Area Risk Protection Insurance

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Act.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-07-29	Available
Burden Grid 2020 ARPI 7-27-2020.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-07-29	Available
ARPI SuptStmt -7-17-2020.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2020-07-29	Available
Documents-and-Supplemental-Standards-Handbook 6-19.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-03-11	Available
Data Elements ARPI ICR 3-11-2020.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-03-11	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
197037	Area Risk Protection Insurance		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0563-0083	ICR Reference No: 202002-0563-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201701-0563-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FCIC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Area Risk Protection Insurance
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: 10/27/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/29/2020
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2023	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2020
Responses	103,359	0	150,173
Time Burden (Hours)	80,324	0	98,322
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,742,419	0	8,730,000

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Abstract: Area Risk Protection Insurance is required to provide area yield and area revenue to producers.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 1501 Name of Law: The 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:
	85 FR 9451	02/19/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 44851	07/24/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Area Risk Protection Insurance

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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	103,359	150,173	0	-46,814	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	80,324	98,322	0	-17,998	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,742,419	8,730,000	0	-5,987,581	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The burden hours decreased due to removing loss adjusters from the total number of respondents. We mistakenly included loss adjusters in the number of respondents in the last package. Loss adjusters are not used to administer ARPI provisions as losses are area based.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,740,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 07/29/2020

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