Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Supporting Document - Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities .docx Supporting Statement A	2022-08-22
Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 6 30 2022 .xlsm Supplementary Document	2022-06-30

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
251446	Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Other-blank	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0578-0031	ICR Reference No: 202205-0578-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202202-0578-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/NRCS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  Yes
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 08/22/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2022
Responses	1,610	110
Time Burden (Hours)	14,370	1,870
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities is to support the production and marketing of climate-smart commodities through a set of pilot projects that provide voluntary incentives through partners to producers and landowners, including early adopters, to implement climate-smart conservation practices, activities, and systems on working lands; measure and quantify, monitor and verify the carbon and greenhouse gas (GHG) benefits associated with those practices; and develop markets and promote the resulting climate-smart commodities.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

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:
	87 FR 11039	02/28/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 51330	08/22/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities

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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	1,610	110	0	1,500	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	14,370	1,870	0	12,500	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: NRCS estimated at least 500 recipients would apply, with a resulting 1,610 annual responses and 14,370 burden hours as stated in the published 60-day notice. This was resulted in more applications than anticipated and increased in estimated numbers, to better reflect the current expectations. Specifically, the number of respondents increased by 445 while the annual responses increased by 1,500 in the request and the burden hours increased 12,500 burden hours. NRCS is expecting to update the estimate numbers. NRCS will plan on completing Request for Approval under the “Generic Clearance for the Collection of Solution for Funding Opportunity Announcement” to absorb the burden hours under the USDA OMB control number. Once the generic request is approved, NRCS will request to discontinue this collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $866,080

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:  Yes

Description/Changes for Common Form Usage:  No change to the common form requests.

Approved RCFs using this ICR

Agency/Sub Agency	RCF ID	RCF Title	RCF Status	IC Title

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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: 08/22/2022

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