General Administrative Regulations; Interpretations of Statutory and Regulatory Provisions

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Subpart X - Supporting Statement as of 7-18-12.docx Supporting Statement A	2012-09-11
2012 PRA grid.docx Supplementary Document	2012-07-05

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
1613	General Administrative Regulations; Interpretations of Statutory and Regulatory Provisions	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0563-0055	ICR Reference No: 201209-0563-003
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201202-0563-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FCIC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: General Administrative Regulations; Interpretations of Statutory and Regulatory Provisions
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Improperly submitted and continue	Conclusion Date: 11/05/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/11/2012
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with the term of 5 CFR 1320, OMB considers this ICR to have been improperly submitted. OMB notes that there has been a change in burden listed as an adjustment, but the changes are not clearly described, making it difficult to evaluate this collection. The Abstract section also does not describe the collection of information and its purpose. Additionally, the supporting statement is, generally, not clearly written. Please review this supporting statement and the collection as a whole and resubmit the OMB when these issues have been corrected.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2012	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2013
Responses	156	0	156
Time Burden (Hours)	78	0	78
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Section 533 of the 1998 Research Act requires FCIC to publish a regulation containing procedures to respond to certain inquires. If RMA does not meet the established deadlines the requesters interpretation will be considered correct.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 105 - 185 533 Name of Law: Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 12002	02/28/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 42692	07/20/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
General Administrative Regulations; Interpretations of Statutory and Regulatory Provisions

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Respondents decreased from 156 to 95 due to re-evaluating past requests received during the 3 year period. However, the burden hours increased by 727 burden hours. The increase was a result of re-evaluting the time required to submit the final agency determination and accounting for Manager's Bulletin MGR-05-018 that was issued in 2005 and had not been accounted for in the previous package.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $314,749

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 09/11/2012

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