Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form CCC-888 Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC Form	New
FSCSC Supporting Document 2022.docx Supporting Statement A	2022-06-14
Emergency request memo.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-06-14
FSCSC Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements.xlsm Supplementary Document	2022-06-13

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
251039	Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202201-0560-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 06/17/2022
Date Submitted to OIRA: 06/14/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	6 Months From Approved
Responses	37,400	0
Time Burden (Hours)	25,652	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The FSCSC information collection request is for the eligible specialty crop operations to provide FSA the information about their eligible expenses to qualify for the payments.

Emergency Justfication: The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting OMB approval on the emergency approval of a collection of information necessary to implement the Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC), which will assist specialty crop operations that incurred eligible expenses for 2022 and 2023 food safety certifications. These operations incur significant costs to comply with market-driven food safety certification requirements each year with little opportunity to recover the increased costs.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 112 - 166 6 Name of Law: COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION CHARTER ACT
  

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

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
Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC	CCC-888, AD-2047	Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC) ,   Customer Data Worksheet

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	37,400	0	0	37,400	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	25,652	0	0	25,652	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: This is a new information collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $440,997

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.     Yes

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: 06/14/2022

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