Federal Marketing Order for Pecans (7 CFR Part 986)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form APC Form 5 Year-End Inventory Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form APC Form 4 Annual Agreement of Inter-Handler Transfers of Pecans	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form APC Form 2 Pecans Purchased Outside of the United States	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form APC Form 1 Summary Report U.S. Pecans Received for your Own Account	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form APC Form 6 Pecans Purchased Outside of the United States	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form APC Form 5 Inshell Pecans Exported to Mexico for Shelling & Returned to U.S. as Shelled Meats 12-2018	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form APC Form 3 Exports by Country of Destination	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form APC Form 2 Report of Shipments and Inventory on Hand	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form APC Form 1 Summary Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form APC Form 1 Pecan Marketing Order Forms	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form SC-9 Background/Acceptance Statement for Industry Members & Alternates	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form SC-8 Background/Acceptance Statement for Public Members & Alternates	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form Form 4 Report of Inter-Handler Transfers of Pecans	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form SC-310 Sheller Nomination Form	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form SC-309 Grower Nomination Form	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form SC-308 Ballot for Sheller Nominees	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form SC-307 Ballot for Grower Nominees	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form SC-242A Certificate of Resolution - Corporations Only	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form SC-313 Pecan Grower Referendum Ballot	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form SC-242 Marketing Agreement (Handlers)	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Justification to combine forms together 2-24-2020.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2020-02-24	Available
AMS 71 Gridsheet (1) 5-31-19.xlsm	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-06-03	Available
Supporting Statement 12-10-19.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2019-12-10	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
218713	Pecan Marketing Order Forms	Form and Instruction	Modified	Year-End Inventory Report
218713	Pecan Marketing Order Forms	Form and Instruction	Modified	Annual Agreement of Inter-Handler Transfers of Pecans
218713	Pecan Marketing Order Forms	Form and Instruction	Modified	Pecans Purchased Outside of the United States
218713	Pecan Marketing Order Forms	Form and Instruction	Modified	Summary Report U.S. Pecans Received for your Own Account
218713	Pecan Marketing Order Forms	Form and Instruction	Modified	Pecans Purchased Outside of the United States
218713	Pecan Marketing Order Forms	Form and Instruction	Modified	Inshell Pecans Exported to Mexico for Shelling & Returned to U.S. as Shelled Meats 12-2018
218713	Pecan Marketing Order Forms	Form and Instruction	Modified	Exports by Country of Destination
218713	Pecan Marketing Order Forms	Form and Instruction	Modified	Report of Shipments and Inventory on Hand
218713	Pecan Marketing Order Forms	Form and Instruction	Modified	Summary Report
218713	Pecan Marketing Order Forms	Form and Instruction	Modified
218713	Pecan Marketing Order Forms	Form	Modified	Background/Acceptance Statement for Industry Members & Alternates
218713	Pecan Marketing Order Forms	Form	Modified	Background/Acceptance Statement for Public Members & Alternates
218713	Pecan Marketing Order Forms	Form and Instruction	Modified	Report of Inter-Handler Transfers of Pecans
218713	Pecan Marketing Order Forms	Form	Modified	Sheller Nomination Form
218713	Pecan Marketing Order Forms	Form	Modified	Grower Nomination Form
218713	Pecan Marketing Order Forms	Form and Instruction	Modified	Ballot for Sheller Nominees
218713	Pecan Marketing Order Forms	Form and Instruction	Modified	Ballot for Grower Nominees
218713	Pecan Marketing Order Forms	Form	Modified	Certificate of Resolution - Corporations Only
218713	Pecan Marketing Order Forms	Form and Instruction	Modified	Pecan Grower Referendum Ballot
218713	Pecan Marketing Order Forms	Form	Modified	Marketing Agreement (Handlers)

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0581-0291	ICR Reference No: 202002-0581-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201906-0581-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/AMS	Agency Tracking No: Marketing Agreement - Handlers
Title: Federal Marketing Order for Pecans (7 CFR Part 986)
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 02/25/2021
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 02/26/2020
Terms of Clearance:

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2022	12/31/2022	12/31/2022
Responses	9,344	0	9,344
Time Burden (Hours)	2,931	0	2,931
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This submission and its supporting statement seeks OMB approval for the Marketing Agreement to allow pecan handlers the opportunity to further the formation of a Federal marketing order for pecans, as well as an industry council that will locally administer the marketing order under the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) supervision.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 601 Name of Law: Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937
  

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:
	84 FR 51	03/15/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 27579	06/13/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Pecan Marketing Order Forms	APC Form 1, SC-309, SC-242A, SC-307, SC-308, SC-310, SC-9, SC-242, APC Form 5, APC Form 6, SC-313, Form 4, SC-8, APC Form 2, APC Form 3, APC Form 1, APC Form 2, APC Form 4, APC Form 5	Marketing Agreement (Handlers) ,   Pecan Grower Referendum Ballot ,   Certificate of Resolution - Corporations Only ,   Ballot for Grower Nominees ,   Ballot for Sheller Nominees ,   Grower Nomination Form ,   Sheller Nomination Form ,   Report of Inter-Handler Transfers of Pecans ,   Background/Acceptance Statement for Public Members & Alternates ,   Background/Acceptance Statement for Industry Members & Alternates ,   Summary Report ,   Report of Shipments and Inventory on Hand ,   Exports by Country of Destination ,   Inshell Pecans Exported to Mexico for Shelling & Returned to U.S. as Shelled Meats 12-2018 ,   Pecans Purchased Outside of the United States ,   Summary Report U.S. Pecans Received for your Own Account ,   Pecans Purchased Outside of the United States ,   Annual Agreement of Inter-Handler Transfers of Pecans ,   Year-End Inventory Report

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list 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	9,344	9,344	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,931	2,931	0	0	0	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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,505

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: 02/26/2020

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