Justification for Change ABC-25-1

Justification of Change Worksheet

OMB Vegetable and Specialty Crops

OMB No. 0581-0178

California Almonds

Marketing Order No. 981 (7 CFR Part 981)

June 2017

Reports of Shipments and Commitments (ABC 25-1)

This change worksheet modifies one form related to the Federal marketing order for California almonds currently approved under OMB No. 0581-0178.

Form ABC 25-1

The Almond Board of California (Board) collects this information from handlers once a month through the Board’s online portal. Handlers file this form to report almond shipments and commitments throughout the year. The Board compiles this information and provides it to the industry in aggregate form.

This form currently includes information for: type of product; amount of product (in kernel weight) of shelled, manufactured, products, and inshell; inter-handler transfers and industry purchase, including net shipment and exempt/inedible almonds. The second half of the form is for almonds sold but not delivered (i.e. committed almonds). It collects data from domestic, non-contract and export for the current crop year.

The Committee wants to update the reporting information on the second half of this form by including an additional table for commitments (domestic, non-contract, and export) for the next year for May, June, and July only. The burden for this form is 30 minutes. This additional information will not affect the burden hours for these handlers since this information is only needed in May, June, and July.