Justification

OMB Control Number: 0560-0237.

Title of Clearance: Direct Farm Loan Programs

Agency Form Number affected by Change Worksheet: FSA-2001-Request for Direct Loan Assistance.

Other Changes: The specific changes to the Form FSA-2001 are the following:

1. In part A, box 11 is updated to add a new checkbox for “I prefer not to share”;

2. In part A, box 14 is updated to add a new checkbox for “I prefer not to share”;

3. In part A, box 15 is updated to add two additional checkboxes. One is for a “non-binary” gender option and the second is for “I prefer not to share”;

4. In part A, box 16 is removed from the form. In the past this box was not completed by the applicant but by the agency official;

5. In part B, box 7 is updated to add a new checkbox for “I prefer not to share”;

6. In part B, box 10 is updated to add a new checkbox for “I prefer not to share”;

7. In part B, box 11 is updated to add two additional checkboxes. One is for a “non-binary” gender option and the second is for “I prefer not to share”;

8. In part B, box 12 has been removed from the form and reordered to the next item. In the past this box was not completed by the applicant but by the agency official;

9. In part B, box 18 is updated to add a new checkbox for “I prefer not to share”;

10. In part B, box 21 is updated to add a new checkbox for “I prefer not to share”;

11. In part B, box 22 is updated to add two additional checkboxes. One is for a “non-binary” gender option and the second is for “I prefer not to share”;

12. In part B, box 24 is removed from the form. In the past this box was not completed by the applicant but by the agency official;

13. In part C, box 21 is updated to add a new checkbox for “I prefer not to share”;

14. In part C, box 24 is updated to add a new checkbox for “I prefer not to share”;

15. In part C, box 25 is updated to add two additional checkboxes. One is for a “non-binary” gender option and the second is for “I prefer not to share”; and

16. In part C, box 26 has been removed from the form but reordered to the next item. In the past this box was not completed by the applicant but by the agency official.

The form instructions have been updated to reflect the removal of the items listed below;

• In part A, box 16 is removed from the form. In the past this box was not completed by the applicant but by the agency official;

• In part B, box 12 is removed from the form. In the past this box was not completed by the applicant but by the agency official;

• In part B, box 12 is removed from the form. In the past this box was not completed by the applicant but by the agency official; and

• In part C, box 26 is removed from the form. In the past this box was not completed by the applicant but by the agency official.

There are no changes to the burden hours for the form.

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OMB Control Number: 0560-0237.

Title of Clearance: Direct Farm Loan Programs.

Agency Form Number affected by Change Worksheet: FSA-2301-Request for Youth Loan.

Other Changes: The specific changes to the Form FSA-2301 are the following:

1. In part A, box 20A is updated to add a new checkbox for “I prefer not to share”;

2. In part A, box 20B is updated to add a new checkbox for “I prefer not to share”;

3. In part A, box 20C is updated to add two additional checkboxes. One is for a “non-binary” gender option and the second is for “I prefer not to share”; and

4. In part A, box 20D is removed from the form. In the past this box was not completed by the applicant but by the agency official.

The form instructions have been updated to reflect the removal of the items listed below;

5. In part A, box 20D is removed from the form. In the past this box was not completed by the applicant but by the agency official.

There are no changes to the burden hours for the form.

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OMB Control Number: 0560-0237.

Title of Clearance: Direct Farm Loan Programs.

Agency Form Number affected by Change Worksheet: FSA-2330-Request for Microloan Assistance.

Other Changes: The specific changes to the Form FSA-2330 are the following:

1. In part B, box 7 is updated to add a new checkbox for “I prefer not to share”;

2. In part B, box 8 is updated to add a new checkbox for “I prefer not to share”;

3. In part B, box 9 is updated to add two additional checkboxes. One is for a “non-binary” gender option and the second is for “I prefer not to share”;

4. In part B, box 10 is removed from the form. In the past this box was not completed by the applicant but by the agency official.,

5. In part E, box 1K is updated to add a new checkbox for “I prefer not to share”;

6. In part E, box 1L is updated to add a new checkbox for “I prefer not to share”;

7. In part E, box 1M is updated to add two additional checkboxes. One is for a “non-binary” gender option and the second is for “I prefer not to share”; and

8. In part E, box 10 is removed from the form. In the past this box was not completed by the applicant but by the agency official.

The form instructions have been updated to reflect the removal of the items listed below;

• In part B, box 10 is removed from the form. In the past this box was not completed by the applicant but by the agency official; and

• In part E, box 10 is removed from the form. In the past this box was not completed by the applicant but by the agency official.

There are no changes to the burden hours for the form.