| 2021 Burden Estimate for Value Added Producer Grant Program - 0570-0064 - 2021 |
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| USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service |
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| Section of Regulations |
Title |
Form No. (if any) |
Estimated No. of Respondents |
Reports Filed Annually |
Total Annual Responses (D) X (E) |
Estimated Number of Man Hours per Response |
Estimated Total Man Hours (F) X (G) |
Wage Class $/hr |
Total Cost to the Public (H)x(I) |
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(B) |
(C) |
(D) |
(E) |
(F) |
(G) |
(H) |
(I) |
(J) |
| APPLICANT Burden |
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PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS: |
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| 4284.951 |
Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters - Lower-Tier Covered Transactions |
Form AD-1048 |
470 |
1 |
470 |
0.25 |
117.5 |
$41.23 |
$4,844.53 |
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Subtotal |
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470 |
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117.5 |
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$4,844.53 |
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| PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS – NO FORMS |
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Reporting - No Forms |
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Project Proposal - Applicants |
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| 4284.931 |
Project Proposal-Working Capital Applications |
written |
465 |
1 |
465 |
76 |
35,340 |
$41.23 |
$1,457,068 |
| 4284.932 |
Project Proposal-Simplified Applications |
written |
254 |
1 |
254 |
64 |
16,256 |
$41.23 |
$670,235 |
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Project Proposal-Planning Grant Applications |
written |
94 |
1 |
94 |
64 |
6,016 |
$41.23 |
$248,040 |
| 4284.924 |
Priority Point Requirement for "Best Contributes" |
written |
15 |
1 |
15 |
3 |
45 |
$41.23 |
$1,855 |
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Subtotal |
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828 |
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57,657 |
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$2,377,198 |
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Recipient Requirements |
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| 4284.960 |
Performance Reports |
written |
470 |
2 |
940 |
9 |
8,460 |
$41.23 |
$348,806 |
| 4284.960 |
Final Report |
written |
470 |
1 |
470 |
30 |
14,100 |
$41.23 |
$581,343 |
| 2 CFR 418.110 |
Certification Regarding Lobbying |
written |
470 |
1 |
470 |
0.25 |
118 |
$41.23 |
$4,845 |
| Dept Regulations |
Recordkeeping |
written |
470 |
1 |
470 |
3 |
1,410 |
$41.23 |
$58,134 |
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Subtotal |
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2,350 |
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24,088 |
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$993,128 |
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GRAND TOTAL |
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3,648 |
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81,862 |
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$3,375,170 |
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Form Burden Approved Under Other OMB Numbers |
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| 4284.931 |
Application for Federal Assistance |
SF-424 (4040-0004) |
828 |
1 |
828 |
1 |
828 |
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| 4284.931 |
Budget Information – Non-Construction |
SF-424A (4040-0006) |
828 |
1 |
828 |
3 |
2484 |
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| 4284.931 |
Federal Financial Report |
SF-425 (4040-0014) |
470 |
2 |
940 |
0.5 |
470 |
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| 4284.931 |
Request for Advance or Reimbursement |
SF-270 (4040-0012) |
470 |
12 |
5640 |
1 |
5,640 |
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| 4284.951 |
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities |
SF-LLL (4040-0013) |
470 |
1 |
470 |
0.25 |
117.5 |
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| 4284.924 |
Report of Separation from the U.S. Military |
DD-214 |
10 |
1 |
10 |
0.2 |
2 |
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| 4284.951 |
Letter of Intent to Meet Conditions |
RD 1942-46 (0570-0062) |
470 |
1 |
470 |
0.5 |
235 |
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| 4284.951 |
Financial Asisstance Agreement |
RD 4280-2
(0570-0067) |
470 |
1 |
470 |
1 |
470 |
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| 4284.951 |
Request for Obligation of Funds |
RD-1940-1 (0575-0062) |
470 |
1 |
470 |
0.25 |
117.5 |
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| *Application and award numbers based on FY2021 results and similar future funding levels. |
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| 2014 Burden Estimate for Value Added Producer Grant Program - 0570-0064 - 2014 |
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| USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service |
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| Section of Notice |
Form No. (if any) |
No. of Respondents |
Reports Filed Annually |
Total Annual Responses (C) x (D) |
Estimated No. of Manhours per response |
Estimated Total Manhours (E) x (F) |
Wage** Class |
Total Cost (G) x (H) |
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(B) |
(C) |
(D) |
(E) |
(F) |
(G) |
(H) |
(I) |
| Annual Cost to the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT |
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| VAPG Application Handling |
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| Receipt and Handling of Applications |
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828 |
1 |
828 |
1 |
828 |
$38.96 |
$32,259 |
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| Non-federal Reviewer Recruitment and Coordination |
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90 |
2 |
180 |
2 |
360 |
$92.49 |
$33,296 |
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| Eligibility Review-Working Capital Grant Applications |
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465 |
1 |
465 |
3 |
1395 |
$79.19 |
$110,470 |
| Eligibility Review-Planning Grant Applications |
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99 |
1 |
99 |
2 |
198 |
$79.19 |
$15,680 |
| Eligibility Review-Simplified Applications |
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254 |
1 |
254 |
2 |
508 |
$79.19 |
$40,229 |
| Eligibility Review-Veterans category |
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15 |
1 |
15 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
$79.19 |
$119 |
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| Application Evaluation-Non-Federal Review, All Application Types |
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564 |
2 |
1128 |
3 |
3384 |
$33.33 |
$112,789 |
| Application Evaluation-State Office Review, All Application Types |
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564 |
1 |
564 |
3 |
1692 |
$79.19 |
$133,989 |
| Application Evaluation-Priority Points for 'best contributes' |
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15 |
1 |
15 |
1 |
15 |
$79.19 |
$1,188 |
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| Grant Award |
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| Ranking and program summary |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
$92.49 |
$786 |
| Award Announcement |
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470 |
1 |
470 |
1 |
470 |
$79.19 |
$37,219 |
| Legal Document Preparation |
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470 |
1 |
470 |
1 |
470 |
$79.19 |
$37,219 |
| Applicant Notification |
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828 |
1 |
828 |
1 |
828 |
$79.19 |
$65,569 |
| Appeals |
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20 |
1 |
20 |
20 |
400 |
$79.19 |
$31,676 |
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| Post Award |
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| Monitoring |
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470 |
1 |
470 |
36 |
16920 |
$79.19 |
$1,339,895 |
| Administrative |
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470 |
1 |
470 |
3 |
1410 |
$38.96 |
$54,934 |
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| TOTAL |
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$2,047,317 |
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| ** $23.72 (adj $38.96) is the rest-of-the-US rate for a GS-7, step 5; $42.08 (adj $69.11) is the average rest-of-the-US rate for a GS-12, Step 5 and $50.04 (adj $79.19) for a GS-13, step 5; $47.35 (adj $77.79) is the WDC rate for a GS-12, step 5 and $56.31 (adj $92.49) for a GS-13, step 5. $33.33 is the hourly rate of non-Federal Reviewers. Wage rates above include 36.25% for fringe benefits and 28% for overhead costs. Those rates are paranthetically noted as "adj" amounts in this note. |
| The estimates provided on the previous pages were generated using the following assumptions |
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| Total number of Applications |
828 |
2021 actual |
| Working capital applications |
465 |
2021 actual |
| Planning applications |
94 |
2021 actual |
| Simplified applications |
254 |
2021 actual. Note that this category is a subset of working capital applications. |
| Eligible applications |
564 |
2021 estimate |
| Veterans priority |
10 |
2021 estimate |
| 'Best contributes' priority |
15 |
2021 estimate |
| Number of awards |
470 |
2021 estimate |
| Number of appeals |
20 |
2021 estimate |
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| Assumes a 3 hour increase in man-hours for additional information for 'best contributes'. |
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| Assumes .2 man-hours for veterans to supply the required DD-214. |
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| Assumes .1 man-hours for State Office staff to review the required DD-214. |
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| Non-federal Reviewer Recruitment and Coordination includes pre-review paperwork (system access, conflict of interest and confidentiality, automated payment information) and post-review payment. |
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| Award Announcement is generation and correction of project information sheets and press release |
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