Federal and Non-Federal Financial Assistance Instruments

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FS-1500-100 Grants and Agreement Face Sheet Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form FS-1500-17a Individuals Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form FS-1500-10 State, Local, and Tribal Govt. - Federal and Non-Federal Financial Assistance Instruments Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form FS-1500-10 Private Sector - Federal/Non-Federal Financial Assistance Instruments Form and Instruction	Unchanged
0596-0217-- Burden-cost Spreadsheet.non substantive changes.xlsm Supplementary Document	2022-04-05
0596-0217 and 0596-0250 Non-Substantive Change Request Justication.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2022-03-08
Supplemental Provisions to the 7600A.docx Supplementary Document	2021-03-31
Supplemental Provisions to the 7600A.docx Supplementary Document	2021-03-31
Supplemental Provisions to the 7600A.docx Supplementary Document	2021-03-31
SPF-CF handbook.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-03-31
Partnership-Guide_2005.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-03-31
Partner With Us September 2012 FINAL.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-03-31
Forest Legacy Attachment C.docx Supplementary Document	2021-03-31
Domestic Grant 2.0.docx Supplementary Document	2021-03-31
203-partnership-authorities-instruments.ppt Supplementary Document	2021-03-31
International Cooperative Agreement.docx Supplementary Document	2021-03-31
Cooperative Agreement 2.0.docx Supplementary Document	2021-03-31
0596-0217 Supporting Statement--revision with non substantive changes.docx Supporting Statement A	2022-04-05

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
252058	Grants and Agreement Face Sheet Form and Instruction	Unchanged
208925	Individuals Form and Instruction	Unchanged
185951	State, Local, and Tribal Govt. - Federal and Non-Federal Financial Assistance Instruments Form and Instruction	Unchanged
185950	Private Sector - Federal/Non-Federal Financial Assistance Instruments Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0596-0217	ICR Reference No: 202203-0596-006
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202203-0596-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Federal and Non-Federal Financial Assistance Instruments
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 04/05/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2023	02/28/2023
Responses	4,940	4,940
Time Burden (Hours)	42,495	42,495
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of this collection is to collect information necessary for Forest Service to conduct the Agency's Federal and Non-Federal Financial Assistance program to develop projects, make or receive payment, monitor projects, as well as the necessary statements of work and financial plans.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1271 et seq. Name of Law: Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (Pub. L. 90-542)
   US Code: 16 USC 532-538 Name of Law: National Forest Roads and Trails Act of 10/13/1965 (Pub. L. 88-657)
   US Code: 7 USC 2814 Name of Law: Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-629, Pub. L. 101-624)
   US Code: 42 USC 12501 Name of Law: National and Community Service Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-610)
   US Code: 7 USC 2269 Name of Law: Acceptance of Gifts Act of October 10, 1978
   US Code: 16 USC 572 Name of Law: Granger-Thye Act of 4/24/1950
   US Code: 31 USC 6301-6308 Name of Law: Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreements Act of 1977, as amended (Pub. L. 97-258, as amended)
   US Code: 16 USC 565al-a3 Name of Law: Cooperative Funds and Deposits Act of 12/12/1975, Pub. L. 95-442
   US Code: 7 USC 3318-3319 Name of Law: Food Security Act of 1985
   US Code: 16 USC 670g-670l, 670o Name of Law: Sikes Act of September 1, 1960
   PL: Pub.L. 111 - 11 30001 Name of Law: Wyden Amendment
   PL: Pub.L. 106 - 393 All Name of Law: Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000
   PL: Pub.L. 108 - 7 323 Name of Law: Stewardship Authority
   US Code: 16 USC 498 Name of Law: Cooperative Funds Act of 6/30/1914, as amended by Pub. L. 104-127
   PL: Pub.L. 102 - 154 Challenge Cost Share Name of Law: Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 1992
   US Code: 5 USC 3343, 3581-3584 Name of Law: Federal Employees International Organization Service Act, as amended
   US Code: 16 USC 551a Name of Law: Cooperative Law Enforcement Act of August 10, 1971 (Pub. L. 92-82)
   US Code: 15 USC 3710a Name of Law: Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986, Pub. L 96-480
   US Code: 16 USC 1701-1706 Name of Law: Youth Conservation Corps Act of 1970, as amended
   US Code: 16 USC 1641-1646 Name of Law: Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978, as amended (Pub. L 95-307)
   US Code: 16 USC 2101-2114 Name of Law: Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978, as amended (Pub. L. 95-313)
   US Code: 7 USC 6601 Name of Law: National Forest Dependent Rural Communities Economic Diversification Act of 1990
   US Code: 42 USC 1856a Name of Law: Reciprocal Fire Act of May 27, 1955 (Pub. L. 84-46)
   US Code: 16 USC 1246(h) Name of Law: National Trails System Act (Pub. L. 90-543)
  

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
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 56575	09/14/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 24582	05/07/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Grants and Agreement Face Sheet	FS-1500-100	Grant or Agreement Award Cover Sheet
Individuals	FS-1500-9, FS-1500-9a, FS-1500-10c, FS-1500-11, FS-1500-13, FS-1500-14, FS-1500-14a, FS-1500-21b, FS-1500-16a, FS-1500-16b, FS-1500-35, FS-1500-17a, FS-1500-23, FS-1500-19, FS-1500-10, SF-424 (R&R), FS-1500-15, FS-1500-15a, FS-1500-12, FS-1500-13a, FS-1500-13b, FS-1500-16, FS-1500-16f, FS-1500-16g, FS-1500-21, FS-1500-21a, FS-1500-21c, FS-1500-21d, FS-1500-17b, FS-1500-17c, FS-1500-18, SF-424 (Individual), FS-1500-22A, FS-1500-22B, FS-1500-22, FS-1500-34	Financial Plan Long Form ,   Application for Federal Assistance (Individual) ,   Application for Federal Assistance (Research & Related) ,   Optional Project Progress Report ,   Modification of Grant or Agreement ,   Certification Regarding Lobbying ,   Challenge Cost Share Agreement ,   Cooperative Forest Road Agreement ,   Road Project Agreement ,   Non Funded Challenge Cost Share Agreement ,   Collection Agreement ,   Cooperative Research and Development Agreement ,   Joint Venture Agreement ,   International Joint Venture ,   Participating Agreement ,   Participating Agreement for Fuels or Noxious Weed Treatment ,   Non Funded Participating Agreement ,   Master Stewardship Agreement ,   Stewardship Agreement SPA ,   Stewardship Agreement Financial Plan ,   Stewardship Agreement ,   Stewardship Agreement (Short Form) ,   Agreements Financial Plan (Short) ,   Agreements Financial Plan (Medium Form) ,   Collection Agreement Financial Plan ,   Master Participating Agreement ,   Participating Agreement Supplemental Project Agreement ,   Memorandum of Understanding ,   Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperative Frequency Use ,   Cost-Reimbursable Agreement ,   Material Transfer Agreement ,   Nondisclosure Agreement ,   Financial Capability Questionnaire ,   Financial Capability Checklist ,   Financial Capability Checklist for State Agencies and Individuals ,   Grant Equipment Justification and Certification Statement
Private Sector - Federal/Non-Federal Financial Assistance Instruments	FS-1500-23, FS-1500-34, FS-1500-35, FS-1500-11b, FS-1500-23, FS-1500-22, FS-1500-22a, SF-424 (R&R), FS-1500-10c, FS-1500-11a, FS-1500-16g, FS-1500-21d, SF-424, FS-1500-16e , FS-1500-16d, FS-1500-16f, FS-1500-21, FS-1500-21a, FS-1500-21b, FS-1500-10a , FS-1500-13b , FS-1500-13a , FS-1500-17c, FS-1500-10b , FS-1500-13, FS-1500-14, FS-1500-16, FS-1500-10, FS-1500-11, FS-1500-12, FS-1500-15, FS-1500-17a, FS-1500-17b, FS-1500-19, FS-1500-9, FS-1500-18, FS-1500-14a , FS-1500-16a , FS-1500-16b , FS-1500-16c , FS-1500-7 , FS-1500-8 , FS-1500-8a , FS-1500-9a , FS-1500-21c , FS-1500-15a, FS-1500-22B	Challenge Cost-Share Agreement ,   Collection Agreement ,   Cost-Reimbursable Agreement ,   Cooperative Research and Development Agreement ,   Joint Venture Agreement ,   Participating Agreement ,   Modification Form ,   Cooperative Forest Road Agreement ,   Memorandum of Understanding ,   Financial Plan (form A) ,   Financial Plan (form B) ,   Collection Agreement Financial Plan ,   FS 1500-7 Cooperative Fire Agreement.doc ,   FS 1500-8 Cooperative Law Enforcement Agreement ,   FS 1500-8a Cooperative Law Enforcement AOP.doc ,   FS 1500-9a Road Project Agreement ,   FS 1500-10a Master Challenge Cost Share Agreement ,   FS 1500-10b Challenge Cost Share SPA ,   FS 1500-13a Material Transfer Agreement.doc ,   FS 1500-13b Nondisclosure Agreement ,   FS 1500-14a International Joint Venture Agreement ,   FS 1500-16a Master Participating Agreement ,   FS 1500-16b Participating Agreement SPA ,   FS 1500-16c Participating Agreement with Interpretive Association ,   FS 1500-17c Financial Plan Medium Form ,   Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperative Frequency Usage ,   Master Participating Agreement with Interpretative Associations ,   Participating Agreement Supplemental Project Agreement with Interpretive Associations ,   Participating Agreement for Fuels or Noxious Weed Treatment ,   Master Stewardship Agreement ,   Stewardship Agreement Supplemental Project Agreement ,   Stewardship Financial Plan ,   Stewardship Agreement ,   Application for Federal Assistance ,   Application for Federal Assistance – Research ,   Optional Project Progress Report ,   Financial Capability Questionaire ,   Financial Capability Checklist ,   Grant Equipment Justification and Certification Statement ,   Certification Regarding Lobbying ,   Non-Funded Challenge Cost Share Agreement ,   Reimbursable Collection Agreement with Rocky Mountian Elk Foundation ,   Advance Collection Agreement, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation ,   Non Funded Participating Agreement ,   Stewardship Agreement (Short Form) ,   Optional Project Progress Report ,   Financial Capability Checklist for State Government Agencies
State, Local, and Tribal Govt. - Federal and Non-Federal Financial Assistance Instruments	FA-1500-36, FS-1500-22A, FS-1500-36a, FS-1500-36b, FS-1500-37, FS-6500-235, FS-1500-34, FS-1500-35, FS-1500-10c, FS-1500-16g, FS-1500-21d, FS-1500-23, FS-1500-22, FS-1500-22b, Supplemental Provisions, SF-424, SF-424 (R&R), FS-1500-15a, FS-1500-9a, FS-1500-10a, FS-1500-13a, FS-1500-13b, FS-1500-16a, FS-1500-13, FS-1500-14, FS-1500-9, FS-1500-17b, FS-1500-12, FS-1500-11, FS-1500-18, FS-1500-16, FS-1500-7, FS-1500-8a, FS-1500-15, FS-1500-17a, FS-1500-10, FS-1500-19, FS-1500-8, FS-1500-11A, FS-1500-16e, FS-1500-11B, FS-1500-14A, FS-1500-16c, FS-1500-16d, FS-1500-16f, FS-1500-10b, FS-1500-16b, FS-1500-17c, FS-1500-21, FS-1500-21a, FS-1500-21b, FS-1500-21c, FS-1500-22	Challenge Cost-Share Agreement ,   Collection Agreement ,   Cost-Reimbursable Agreement ,   Cooperative Research and Development Agreement ,   Joint Venture Agreement ,   Participating Agreement ,   Coooperative Law Enforcement Agreement ,   Modification Form ,   Cooperative Fire Protection Agreement ,   Cooperative Law Enforcement AOP ,   Cooperative Forest Road Agreement ,   Memorandum of Understanding ,   Financial Plan A ,   Financial Plan B ,   Collection Agreement Financial Plan ,   Road Project Agreement ,   Master Challenge Cost Share Agreement ,   Material Transfer Agreement ,   Nondisclosure Agreement ,   Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperative Frequency Usage ,   Challenge Cost Share Supplemental Project Agreement ,   Master Participating Agrement ,   Participating Agreement Supplemental Project Agreement ,   Agreement Financial Plan (Medium Form) ,   Master Stewardship Agreement ,   Stewardship Agreement Supplemental Project Agreement ,   Stewardship Financial Plan ,   Stewardship Agreement ,   Collection Agreement RMEF Reimbursable ,   Collection Agrement RMEF Advance ,   International Joint Venture Agreement ,   Participating Agreement with Interpretive Association ,   Master Participating Agreement with Interpretive Association ,   Participating Agreement SPA with Interpretive Association ,   Participating Agreement for Fuels or Noxious Weed Treatment ,   Application for Federal Assistance ,   Application for Federal Assistance (Research & Related) ,   Optional Project Progress Report ,   Financial Capability Questionaire ,   Financial Capability Checklist for State Government Agencies Only ,   Grant Equipment Justification and Certification Statement ,   Certification Regarding Lobbying ,   Non Funded Challenge Cost Share Agreement ,   Non Funded Participating Agreement ,   Stewardship Agreements (Short Form) ,   Supplemental Provisions to the 7600A ,   Good Neighbor Agreement ,   Good Neighbor Agreement Master Farm Bill Agreement ,   Good Neighbor Agreement Supplemental Project Agreement ,   Good Neighbor Agreement Appropriations Act Agreement ,   De-obligation and Closeout Request Form ,   Financial Capability Questionnaire ,   Financial Capability Checklist

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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	4,940	4,940	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	42,495	42,495	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: We are requesting approval to combine 0596-0250 / Grant or Agreement Award Face Sheet to 0596-0217 information collection. The face sheet was created as an emergency through USDA publishing a Federal Register Notice on August 10, 2021, to ensure the Paperwork Reduction Act instrument was usable. If approved for emergency use, this form will be combined with 0596-0217 at the time of renewal (expiration date is 02/2023). We are seeking to combine 0596-0250 into 0596-0217 information collection and include 50 burden hours and 50 respondents.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $468,563

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.     No

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: 04/05/2022

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