Local Food Promotion Program

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
4040-0012 SF-270 7-16-14.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-07-16	Available
4040-0007 SF-424B Assurances Non-Construction Program 7-16-14.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-07-16	Available
SAM Registration-scrn.sht..docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-06-17	Repair queued
About SAM-scrn. sht..docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-06-17	Repair queued
Farmer to cosumer marketing act and Local Food Farm Bill langua.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-03-13	Available
AMS-71 grid 7-16-14.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-07-22	Available
LFPP Supporting Statement 7-16-14.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2014-07-16	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
210689	LFPP Grant Process (voluntary)	Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0581-0287	ICR Reference No: 201406-0581-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201403-0581-003
Agency/Subagency: USDA/AMS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Local Food Promotion Program
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: 09/16/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/06/2014
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2017	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2014
Responses	10,800	0	10,650
Time Burden (Hours)	34,988	0	49,200
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The 2014 Farm Bill expanded the Farmers Market Promotion Program to provide funding opportunities for projects that develop, improve, and expand local and regional food business enterprises that process, distribute, aggregate or store locally or regionally produced food products to eligible entities for grants under the Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP).

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 113 - 79 10003 Name of Law: Agriculture Act of 2014
   US Code: 7 USC 3005 Name of Law: Farmer-to-Consumer direct Marketing Act of 1976
  

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 14	03/20/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 45755	08/06/2014
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
LFPP Grant Process (voluntary)	None, No Form Number, No Form Number, AMS-34, AMS-33, SF-424, SF-425, No Form Number, None, None	LFPP Grant Narrative Form & Instructions ,   LFPP Budget and Match Request Form ,   LFPP Peer Reviewer & Qualifications Form ,   LFPP Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Statement for Review Panelists ,   AMS Agreement Face Sheet ,   Application for Federal Assistance ,   Federal Financial Report ,   LFPP Interim Performance Rept. ,   LFPP Final Performance Rept. ,   SAM Registration

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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	10,800	10,650	0	0	150	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	34,988	49,200	0	0	-14,212	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Since the Emergency approval, there is an increase in respondents for the Reviewer Qualification Form and the Review Conflict of Interest Form. These forms will be used by both the Local Food Promotion Program and the Farmers Market Promotion Program increasing the burden by 38 hours . Also, since the emergency approval the hours respondents spend on SAM.gov were recalculated from 8 hours per response to 1 hour per response for a decrease of -10,500 burden hours; correcting a per response decimal typo from 3 hours to 30 minutes for a reduction of 3,750 hours. These changes resulted in an overall decrease of -14,212 hours for this submission.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $406,513

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: 08/06/2014

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