Justification

OMB Control Number: 0560-0237.

Title of Clearance: Farm Loan Programs; Direct Loan Making.

Agency Form Number affected by Change Worksheet: FSA-2314-STREAMLINED REQUEST FOR DIRECT OL ASSISTANCE.

Other Changes: These changes are necessary to update the language on Form FSA-2314 and the related form instructions consistent with recent handbook amendments to 3-FLP Par. 217.

The specific changes to the FSA-2314 Application:

1. Added to instructions on page 1: “and/or permissible term operating expenditures”;

2. Part A Box 2: Specified “mailing” address;

3. Part A Box 3A: edited “Telephone” to “Phone”;

4. Part A Box 3B: edited to read “Mobile Phone”;

5. Part A Box 3C: Replaced “business phone” with “email”;

6. Part B Box 1: Renamed “Loan Purpose” and added check boxes for AOL & TOL; and

7. Part B Box 2: Renamed “Loan Amount” and added lines for AOL & TOL dollar amounts.

FSA-2314 Instructions

1. Part A Box 1: added “list all current business aliases.”;

2. Part A Box 2: added “not physical address”;

3. Part A Box 3: added “phones numbers and email address as applicable”;

4. Part B Box 1: edited to read
   “Select all that apply. Loan Staff will gather specifics during underwriting.”; and

5. Part A Box 2: edited to read
   “Enter the amount of each type of operating loan being requested”.

No changes to the burden hours for the form.