National Organic Program: Organic Certification Cost-Share Programs

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form W-9 Producers & Handlers Cost Share (voluntary) Form and Instruction	New
Form SF-424 NOP & AMA Cost-Share Programs (voluntary) State Form and Instruction	Modified
FCIA Authority Cite.docx Supplementary Document	2014-03-12
2014 Farm Bill Organic Cost Share Cite.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-03-14
Emergency Memo NOP Cost-Share.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-03-20
83-I Organic Cost Share 7-10-14.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-07-10
SuptStmt Organic Cost Share 7-10-14.doc Supporting Statement A	2014-07-28

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
212304	Producers & Handlers Cost Share (voluntary) Form and Instruction	New
210674	NOP & AMA Cost-Share Programs (voluntary) State Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0581-0288	ICR Reference No: 201407-0581-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201403-0581-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/AMS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: National Organic Program: Organic Certification Cost-Share Programs
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: 09/25/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/06/2014
Terms of Clearance: Upon OMB’s approval of this new information collection for National Organic Program; Organic Certification Cost-Share Programs, AMS will request to merge this collection into currently approved OMB Control Number 0581-0191 National Organic Program Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2017	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2014
Responses	12,504	0	12,504
Time Burden (Hours)	16,592	0	12,742
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This information will be used when State agencies process producer or handler applications and when NOP processes applications from State Departments of Agriculture for grant funds under the National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program and the Agricultural Management Act (AMA) Organic Certification Cost-Share Program.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 7901 Name of Law: Farm Security and rural Investment Act of 2002
   PL: Pub.L. 113 - 79 10606d Name of Law: 2014 Farm Bill
   US Code: 7 USC 1524 Name of Law: Federal Crop Insurance Act
  

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:
	78 FR 51	03/17/2014
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: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
NOP & AMA Cost-Share Programs (voluntary) State	W-9, AMS-33, SF-270, SF-424, SF-425	Application for Federal Assistance ,   AMS Agreement Face Sheet ,   Request for Advance or Reimbursement ,   Federal Financial Report ,   Request for Taxpayer Idnetification Number and Certification
Producers & Handlers Cost Share (voluntary)	W-9	Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	12,504	12,504	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	16,592	12,742	0	0	3,850	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: There is an overall increase in burden by +3850 burden hours since the emergency request and approval. The increase is due to a comment received requesting re-evaluation of burden for the semi-annual Spreadsheet of Operations be increased. NOP concurs that this is a more accurate reflection of the actual burden and has thereby increased the estimate of hours per response and the corresponding total annual burden on respondents.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $300,000

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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