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Justification - Standardized forms

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Standard Vegetable Information Collection 0158-0178

Consolidating the Background Nomination Forms (Industry and Public)


August 2018


This Justification request is to replace the 27 Background/Acceptance forms currently approved in this 0581-0178 information package with the two currently approved ‘standardized’ Background/Acceptance forms approved on July 5, 2018, in the Tart Cherry 0581-0177 information package. These two approved forms are the ‘standardized’ forms (SC-8 and SC-9) that can be catered to each of the Marketing Order and Agreement Division’s (MOAD) Federal marketing orders. The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is following a USDA initiative in consolidating and removing excess forms in each of the information collection packages.


The Standard Vegetable package contains the forms for: 981 Almonds, 987 Dates, 932 Olives, 993 Prunes, 989 Raisins, 984 Walnuts, 948 CO Potatoes, 966 FL Tomatoes, 958 ID/OR Onion, 945 ID/OR Potatoes, 982 OR/WA Hazelnuts, 959 S TX Onions, 985 Spearmint, 955 Vidalia Onions, 946 WA Potatoes, 956 Walla Walla Onions.


The 27 currently approved industry and public member background forms are being replaced by these two standardized forms. In addition, DISTRICT will be added in the POSITION section for the 932 Olives, 993 Prunes, 989 Raisins, 984 Walnuts, 948 CO Potatoes, 966 FL Tomatoes, 958 ID/OR Onion, 945 ID/OR Potatoes, 982 OR/WA Hazelnuts, 959 S TX Onions, 985 Spearmint, 955 Vidalia Onions, 946 WA Potatoes Federal marketing order programs.


Replacing the deleted forms listed below with the approved standardized forms (SC-8 and SC-9) will decrease the burden from 21.98 hours to 18.302 hours. This is a decrease of 3.678 (rounded to 4) burden hours. Below is a description of the burden hour changes:



Forms

Burden Hours

# of Respondents

Responses per Respondents

Total Annual Response

Hours per Response

Total Hours

ADDING

Background Form- Industry Member SC-9

5 mins

16

0.500

8

0.0830

0.664 hours

Background Form- Public Member SC-8

5 mins

425

0.500

212.5

0.0830

17.638 hours

TOTAL ADDING


441 (staying the same)




18.302 hours

DELETING

981 Almonds SC- 176 Producer Nominee Questionnaire

2 mins

10

1.0000

10.00

0.0330

0.33

981 Almonds SC- 177 Handler Nominee Questionnaire

2 mins

10

1.0000

10.00

0.0330

0.33

987 Dates SC 285 Confidential Nominee Questionnaire

10 mins

18

0.5000

9.00

0.1670

1.50

932 Olives SC-150 Producer Nominee Questionnaire

6 mins

16

0.5000

8.00

0.1000

0.80

932 Olives SC-149 Handler Nominee Questionnaire

6 mins

16

0.5000

8.00

0.1000

0.80

993 Prunes SC-165 Committee Nominee

5 mins

42

0.5000

21.00

0.0830

1.74

993 Prunes SC-166 Public Nominee

5 mins

2

0.5000

1.00

0.0830

0.08

989 Raisins SC-222 Grower Nominee

6 mins

70

0.5000

35.00

0.1000

3.50

989 Raisins SC-220 Public Nominee

6 mins

2

0.5000

1.00

0.1000

0.10

989 Raisins SC-219 Handler Nominee

6 mins

26

0.5000

13

0.1000

1.30

984 Walnuts SC-124 Growers and Handlers

5 mins

18

0.5000

9.00

0.0830

0.75

984 Walnuts SC-125 Public Member

5 mins

2

0.5000

1.00

0.0830

0.08

948 CO Potatoes SC-52 Confidential Background Questionnaire/Statement

5 mins

38

0.5000

19.00

0.0830

1.58

966 FL Tomatoes SC-283 Confidential Background Questionnaire/Statement

5 mins

24

1.0000

24.00

0.0830

1.99

958 ID/OR Onion SC-32 Producer/Handler

5 mins

20

0.5000

10.00

0.0830

0.83

958 ID/OR Onion SC-33 Producer Member

5 mins

2

0.5000

1.00

0.0830

0.08

945 ID/OR Potatoes SC-133 Confidential Background Questionnaire/Statement

5 mins

16

0.5000

8.00

0.0830

0.66

982 OR/WA Hazelnuts SC-138 Producer/Handler

3 mins

18

0.5000

9.00

0.0500

0.45

982 OR/WA Hazelnuts SC-139 Public Member

3 mins

2

0.5000

1.00

0.0500

0.05

959 S TX Onions SC-90 Confidential Background Questionnaire/Statement

5 mins

17

0.5000

8.50

0.0830

0.71

985 Spearmint SC-57 Producer Member/Alternate Member

2 mins

14

0.5000

7.00

0.0333

0.23

985 Spearmint SC-58 Public Member/Alternate Member

2 mins


2

0.5000

1.00

0.0333

0.03

955 Vidalia Onions SC-174 Producer & Producer/Handler

10 mins

16

1.0000

16.00

0.1670

2.67

955 Vidalia Onions SC-175 Public Member

10 mins

2

1.0000

2.00

0.1670

0.33

946 WA Potatoes SC-41 Confidential Background Questionnaire/Statement

5 mins

18

0.3333

6.00

0.0830

0.50

956 Walla walla Onions SC-112 Producer/Handler

5 mins

18

0.3333

6.00

0.0830

0.50

956 Walla walla Onions Public Member SC-115

5 mins

2

0.3333

0.67

0.0830

0.06

TOTAL DELETING

139 mins

441 respondents




21.98 burden hours

TOTAL ADDING


441 respondents (staying the same)




18.302

GRAND TOTAL (DELETING – ADDING)


staying the same




21.98 hours -18.302 hours =

3.678 hours (rounded 4)




Background Form- Industry Member (SC-9)

Federal marketing orders are administered by a committee, councils and boards consisting of producer/growers, handler, and sometimes public members. Nominees are required to complete and submit this form, which requests information pertaining to the nominee’s relation to the industry overseen by the committee on which he or she wishes to serve. The Secretary uses this information to determine whether nominees are eligible to serve in the positions for which they are nominated. The Background Questionnaire (with Acceptance Statement Included) includes a statement that the nominee signs, certifying that he or she will uphold the committee ethics regulations if elected. Any specific information regarding commodities specific information has been replaced with blank space so that multiple commodities can use the same form.


Background Form- Public Member (SC-8)

Federal marketing orders are administered by a committee consisting of producer/growers, handler, and sometimes public members. Public nominees are required to complete and submit this form, which requests information pertaining to the nominee’s relation to the industry overseen by the committee on which he or she wishes to serve. The Secretary uses this information to determine whether nominees are eligible to serve in the positions for which they are nominated. The Background Questionnaire (with Acceptance Statement Included) includes a statement that the nominee signs, certifying that he or she will uphold the committee ethics regulations if elected. Any specific information regarding commodities specific information has been replaced with blank space so that multiple commodities can use the same form.

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