| 0570-0063 2017 Burden Estimate for 9005 - Advanced Biofuel Payment Program - Typical Year | 
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		| USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service | 
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		| Section of Rule | Title | Form No. (if any) | No. of Respondents | Reports Filed | Total Responses  (D) X (E) | Estimated No. of Manhours per response | Estimated Total Manhours  (F) x (E) | Wage** Class | Total Cost  (H) x (I) | 
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		| (A) | (B) | (C) | (D) | (E) | (F) | (G) | (H) | (I) | (J) | 
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 | Reporting - No Forms Approved Under this Docket | 
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		| 4288.103 | Appeals | written | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 36 | $35.80 | $1,289 | 
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		| 4288.137(a) | Succession request | written | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | $35.80 | $107 | 
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		| 4288.110(b) | Additional information (3% of the applicants) | written | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | $35.80 | $322 | 
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		| 4288.120(a)(4)(i) | Certification for Contracts, Grants and Loans | RD 1940-Q | 288 | 1 | 288 | 0.5 | 144 | $35.80 | $5,155 | 
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		| 4288.113 | Recordkeeping | 
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 | Reporting - Forms Approved Under this Docket | 
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		| 4288.120 | Advanced Biofuel Payment Program Annual Application | RD 4288-1 | 288 | 1 | 288 | 1.40 | 403 | $35.80 | $14,435 | 
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		| 4288.121(a) | Advanced Biofuel Payment Program Contract | RD 4288-2 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 13 | $35.80 | $465 | 
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		| 4288.130(a) | Advanced Biofuel Payment Program - Payment Request | RD 4288-3 | 226 | 4 | 904 | 1 | 904 | $35.80 | $32,363 | 
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		| 4288.120(a)(4)(iii) | Assurance Agreement | RD 400-4 (0575-0018) | 288 | 1 | 288 | 0.16 | 46 | $35.80 | $1,650 | 
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		| 4288.120(a)(4)(ii) | Disclosure of Lobbying Activities | SF LLL (4040-0013) | 
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 | TOTALS | 
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 | 2084.00 | 
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 | Appeals and Succession Requests | Assumes 3 appeals and 3 succession requests. | 
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		| 
 | Number of Applications | Estimated 288 applicants with 282 eligible participants.  Of the applications - 129 are biodiesel, 69 are anaerobic digesters, 32 are ethanol, 52 are pellets, and 6 are others.  These estimates are based on the number of producers enrolled for 2016 plus 5% increase of new enrollees. | 
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 | Production information | Assumes 80% of the 282 eligible participants submit quarterly payment requests (904 payments per year).  This is based on payment requests received in FY 2015 and 2016. | 
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 | Payment Requests | Assumes 80% of the 282 eligible participants submit quarterly payment requests. | 
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 | Recordkeeping | Applies to each of the 288 producers with whom the Agency has contracts. | 
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		| Fed Gov Cost for Interim Rule for Section 9005 - Advanced Biofuel Payment Program - Typical year | 
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		| Item | Number | Hours per item | Rate | Total Cost | NOTES | 
	
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		| Determine producer eligibility | 275 | 1.58 | 37.12 | $16,129 | Equal to the number of new applicants; 3 hours per producer plus 0.5 hours per application for the 8 applications with documentation that woody feedstocks cannot be used in higher value product | 
	
		| Review contract forms | 13 | 1 | 37.12 | $483 | Equal to the number of new contracts | 
	
		| Review contract validity | 13 | 0.7 | 37.12 | $338 | 
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		| Process payment applications | 864 | 3.3 | 37.12 | $105,837 | Equal to the number of payment requests | 
	
		| Determine annual payment amounts | 5 | 44.1 | 37.12 | $8,185 | Calculated quarterly plus the incremental payment calculationer (5 pmt calculations/year). | 
	
		| Review succession requests | 3 | 2 | 37.12 | $223 | 
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		| Appeals | 3 | 12 | 37.12 | $1,336 | 
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		| Conduct site visits | 135 | 8 | 37.12 | $40,090 | Equals half the number of participating producers | 
	
		| Administrative | See footnote a | $50,000 | 
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		| Total | 
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		| Footnote a | This line item addresses the estimated cost for implementing, and administerting 9005.  The estimate includes cost incurred by USDA staff and other Federal agency groups (e.g., OMB, OGC, FO). | 
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