Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form CCC-860 SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED, LIMITED RESOURCE, BEGINNING AND VETERAN FARMER OR RANCHER CERTIFICATIO	Form	Modified	Available
Form AD-2047 Customer Data Worksheet	Form	Modified	Available
Form FSA-888 Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC)	Form	Modified	Available
Form FSA-888 Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC)	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Supporting Document FSCSC 2022 (002).docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2022-11-14	Repair queued
FSCSC Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements.xlsm	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-11-14	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
251039	Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC)	Form	Modified	SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED, LIMITED RESOURCE, BEGINNING AND VETERAN FARMER OR RANCHER CERTIFICATIO
251039	Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC)	Form	Modified	Customer Data Worksheet
251039	Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC)	Form	Modified	Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC)
251039	Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC)	Form	Modified
251039	Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC)	Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0560-0311	ICR Reference No: 202208-0560-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202201-0560-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/28/2022
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 11/21/2022
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2025	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2022
Responses	37,400	0	37,400
Time Burden (Hours)	25,652	0	25,652
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	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.

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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
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 36816	06/16/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 69241	11/18/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC)	FSA-888, AD-2047, CCC-860	Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC) ,   Customer Data Worksheet ,   SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED, LIMITED RESOURCE, BEGINNING AND VETERAN FARMER OR RANCHER CERTIFICATIO

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	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	37,400	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	25,652	25,652	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:

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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: 11/21/2022

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