Emergency Conservation Program and Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form FSA-848-B-1 Emergency Conservation Program and Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP)	Form	Modified	Available
Supporting Document 2014 6 23 2014.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2014-06-30	Available
FSA-85-1_Reporting_and_Recordkeeping_Requirements_2014 6 23 2014.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-06-30	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
1331	Emergency Conservation Program and Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP)	Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0560-0082	ICR Reference No: 201406-0560-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201303-0560-004
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Emergency Conservation Program and Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/26/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/30/2014
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2015
Responses	307,140	0	476,915
Time Burden (Hours)	82,764	0	86,519
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: To gather information in order to provide eligible producers and landowners cost-share incentives, technical assistance, and to capture Adjusted Gross Income information through several conservation and environmental programs.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 2201-2205 Name of Law: Agricultural Credit Act of 1978
  

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:
	79 FR 15721	03/21/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 124	06/27/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Emergency Conservation Program and Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP)	BCAP-24 Appendix, AD-1026, BCAP- 20 , FSA-578, CCC-36, BCAP-22, AD-1047 (including agreement & BCAP 1), CCC-37, CCC-505, FSA-211-211A, FSA-325, BCAP-23, BCAP-21, BCAP-1, BCAP-817U, CCC-902I, FSA-848A-1, FSA-848-B-1, FSA-848A, ACP-153A, FSA-848-1, CCC-901, FSA-848, FSA-18, FSA-848B , ACP-153, BCAP-24	CONTINUATION SHEET FOR COST-SHARE PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATION AND PAYMENT ,   Cost-Share Agreement ,   Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters - Primary Covered Transactions ,   Producer Contract ,   Producer Contractor/Appendix ,   Highly Erodible Cons & Wetland (0560-0185) ,   Environmenal Screening Worksheet ,   Report of Acreage (0560-0004) ,   Assignment of Payment ,   Joint Payment Authorization ,   VOLUNTARY PERMANENT BASE ACRES REDUCTION ,   Corporation - Risk Management Agency ,   APPLICATION FOR PAYMENT OF AMOUNTS DUE PERSONS WHO HAVE ,   Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) Worksheet (Establishment and Annual Payments for Producers) ,   BIOMASS CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (BCAP) ,   BIOMASS CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (BCAP) ,   Biomass Conversion Facility Overview (part of AD-1047) ,   CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE FOR BCAP ,   Applicants Agreement to Complete an Uncompleted Practice ,   Pooling Agreeement ,   Pooling Agreement Worksheet ,   Members Information 2009 and Subsequest Year ,   Cost-Share Request ,   CONTINUATION SHEET FOR COST-SHARE REQUEST ,   Cost-Share Performance Certificate and Payment ,   Famr Operating Plan for an Individual 2009 and Subsequent ,   CONTINUATION SHEET FOR COST-SHARE AGREEMENT

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	307,140	476,915	0	-10,000	-159,775	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	82,764	86,519	0	-2,500	-1,255	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The program change of the reduction of 2,500 burden hours is due to obsoleting form of AD-245 in this information collection. The adjustment of the reduction of 1,255 burden hours is due to correcting prior miscalculations.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $544,067

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? No

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: 06/30/2014

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