Justification

OMB Control Number: 0560-0155.

Title of Clearance: Guaranteed Farm Loan Programs.

Agency Form Number affected by Change Worksheet: FSA-2211 “Application for Guarantee”.

Other Changes: The specific changes to the Form FSA-2211 are the following:

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

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

3. In part D, box 2C 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 E, one additional yes/no self-certification question is added to address applicant eligibility related to crop insurance violations.

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

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

7. In part O, box 1N 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 O, box 2L is updated to add a new checkbox for “I prefer not to share”.

9. In part O, box 2M is updated to add a new checkbox for “I prefer not to share”.

10. In part O, box 2N 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”.

The only change to the form instructions reflects the addition of the yes/no self-certification question in part E.

This change primarily adds new response options to existing fields on the form, so there are no changes to the burden hours for the form from that perspective.

Additionally, the new question added to Part E is the result of a soon to be published final rule which corrects a prior version of 7 CFR 762. That prior version of 7 CFR 762 mistakenly had omitted a specific eligibility requirement related to crop insurance violations. However, 7 CFR 718 always required guaranteed loan borrowers to not be disqualified as a result of crop insurance violations. Therefore, this particular eligibility requirement being added to the form actually always existed for guaranteed loan customers. As a result, we believe this doesn’t add any burden to the public because it’s not adding a new eligibility requirement; it’s simply correcting a prior administrative mistake.