Warehouse Regulations Under the United States Warehouse Act

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form WA-50 Warehouse Regulations Under the United States Warehouse Act Form	Modified
AMS-71.xlsm Supplementary Document	2020-09-04
JOC form WA-502 9-4-20.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2020-09-04
U.S. Warehouse Act of 2000 7-31-18.pdf Supplementary Document	2018-08-09
AMS-71 grid 8-7-18.xls.xlsm Supplementary Document	2018-08-09
SuptStmt. 8-7-18.docx Supporting Statement A	2018-09-12

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
1353	Warehouse Regulations Under the United States Warehouse Act Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0581-0305	ICR Reference No: 202004-0581-005
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201807-0581-004
Agency/Subagency: USDA/AMS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Warehouse Regulations Under the United States Warehouse Act
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: 09/04/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/28/2020
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2021	10/31/2021	10/31/2021
Responses	19,011	0	19,011
Time Burden (Hours)	40,589	0	40,587
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The information collection is required for licensing as required by the United State Warehouse Act (USWA)and provides information for issuance of licenses or approval to determine if warehouse operator meets required standards and continues to meet once licensed or approved.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 241-256 Name of Law: USWA
  

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:
	83 FR 89	05/08/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 47124	09/18/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Warehouse Regulations Under the United States Warehouse Act	WA-490-1, WA-139, WA-62, WA-70, WA-87, WA-88, WA-90, WA-91, WA-80, WA-460-2, WA-460-11-Coffee, WA-460-13, WA-460-9, WA-220, WA-237, WA-460, WA-405, WA-406, WA-89, WA-141, WA-502, WA-50, WA-51-2, WA-53, WA-81, WA-82, WA-105, WA-125, WA-125ER, WA-302, WA-303, WA-460-12, WA-85, WA-308, WA-372, WA-225, WA-561, WA-580-1, WA-460-1, WA-400, WA-401, WA-562, WA-83, WA-570, WA-580, WA-222, WA-402, WA-84, WA-490, WA-140, WA-221	Application for License or Modification of License for the Conduct of a Public Warehouse ,   Financial Statement Supplement ,   Applicaton for a License to Inspect, Classify, Sample, and or weigh Agricultural Products under the US Warehouse Act ,   Bond to Cover Lost Paper Warehouse Receipts under the U.S. Warehouse Act ,   Recept Signature Authority ,   Warehouse Operator's Bond ,   Rider to Warehouse Operator's Bond ,   Warehouse Operator's Irrevocalble Letter of Credit ,   Warehouse Operator's Bond ,   Power of Attorney (To sell Securities) ,   Coroperate Power of Attorney ,   Receipt for Obligor on Return of Securities ,   Receipt for Eligible Securities Accepted as Security ,   Consent of Surety to Changes ,   Corporate Signature Resolution ,   Agreement to Indemnify ,   Returned and Destroyed Receipt Record ,   Memorandum of Adjustments ,   Examination Report of Individual Buildings ,   Warehouse Operator's Statement and Examiner's Comparison of Obligated Stocks ,   Memorandum of Adjustments - Electronic Response ,   Certificate of Loss of Canceled Or Uncanceled Warehouse Receipt ,   Agreement to Assume Agricultural Product Storage Obligations ,   Agreement with Respect to Agricutlural Product Storage Obligations ,   Examination Report ,   Examination Report ,   Order for Printing U.S. Warehouse Receipt Forms ,   Examination Report ,   Original and/or Amendment Examination Report ,   Warehouse Operator's Statement and Examiner's Comparison ,   Schedule of Charges ,   Original Warehouse Examination Report (Processed Commodities) ,   Subsequent Examination Report ,   Inventory Adjustment Notice ,   Port Terminal Inspection Checklist ,   Transloading Inspection Checklist ,   Addendum to the Terms and Conditions of the Licensing/Provider Agreement ,   Liscensing Agreement for Cotton Warehouse Operators ,   Licensing Agreement for Grain and Rice Warehouse Operators ,   Licensign Agreement for Nut Warehouse Operators ,   Licensing Agreement for Dry Edible Beans ,   Provider Agreement to Electronically File and Maitain Warehouse Receipts and US Warehouse Act Documents ,   Addendum to the Provider Agrement to Electronically File and Maintain Cotton Warehouse Receipts ,   Addendum to the Provider Agreement to Electronically Fiel and Maintain Grain Warehouse Receipts and US Warehouse Act Documents ,   Addendum to the Provider Agreement to Electronically File and Maintain Rice Warehouse Receipts ,   Addendum to the Provider Agreement to Electronically File and Maintain Coffee Warehouse Receipts ,   Addendum to the Provider Agreement to Electronically File and Maintain Cocoa Warehouse Receipts ,   Addendum to the Provider Agreement to Electronically Fiel and Maintain Orange Juice Warehouse Receipts ,   Provider Agreement to Electronically File and Maintain Other Electronic Documents ,   Addendum to the Provider Agreement to Electronically File and Maintain Other Documents ,   Licensing Agreement for Export Food Aid Commodites

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ICR Summary 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	19,011	19,011	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	40,589	40,587	0	2	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The addition of verbiage to clarify procedure on form WA-502 caused a slight increase in burden.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $693,000

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: 04/28/2020

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