Farm Loan Programs - General Program Administration

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form FSA-2155 Vendor Appraiser Registration	Form	Modified	Available
Form FSA-2153 Release by Claimants	Form	Modified	Available
Form FSA-2154 Release by Contractor	Form	Modified	Available
Form FSA-2150 Development Plan	Form	Modified	Available
Form FSA-2141 Interest Bearing Deposit Agreement	Form	Modified	Available
Form FSA-2039 Farm Business Plan - Worksheet Summary of Year's business	Form	Modified	Available
Form FSA-2140 Deposit Agreement	Form	Modified	Available
Form FSA-2038 Farm Business Plan - Income and Expense	Form	Modified	Available
Form FSA-2037 Farrm Business Plan - Balance Sheet	Form	Modified	Available
Form FSA-2037 Farm Loan Programs - General Program Administration	Form	Modified	Repair queued
supporting_statement_2023 1 .docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-08-31	Repair queued
Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements - 2023.xlsm	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-08-25	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
1568	Farm Loan Programs - General Program Administration	Form	Modified	Vendor Appraiser Registration
1568	Farm Loan Programs - General Program Administration	Form	Modified	Release by Claimants
1568	Farm Loan Programs - General Program Administration	Form	Modified	Release by Contractor
1568	Farm Loan Programs - General Program Administration	Form	Modified	Development Plan
1568	Farm Loan Programs - General Program Administration	Form	Modified	Interest Bearing Deposit Agreement
1568	Farm Loan Programs - General Program Administration	Form	Modified	Farm Business Plan - Worksheet Summary of Year's business
1568	Farm Loan Programs - General Program Administration	Form	Modified	Deposit Agreement
1568	Farm Loan Programs - General Program Administration	Form	Modified	Farm Business Plan - Income and Expense
1568	Farm Loan Programs - General Program Administration	Form	Modified	Farrm Business Plan - Balance Sheet
1568	Farm Loan Programs - General Program Administration	Form	Modified
1568	Farm Loan Programs - General Program Administration	Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0560-0238	ICR Reference No: 202305-0560-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202205-0560-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Farm Loan Programs - General Program Administration
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 10/12/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 09/05/2023
Terms of Clearance:

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2026	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2023
Responses	146,434	0	164,390
Time Burden (Hours)	149,426	0	168,029
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The collection is used to provide supervised credit as legislatively mandated, ensure when loan funds are used for construction, work is completed according to applicable state and local standards; ensure loan repayment plan is developed using realistic data; and develop a loan assessment.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 1921 Name of Law: CONACT
  

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:
	88 FR 33080	05/23/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 60430	09/01/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Farm Loan Programs - General Program Administration	FSA-2155, FSA-2154, FSA-2037, FSA-2038, FSA-2039, FSA-2140, FSA-2150, FSA-2153, FSA-2141	Farrm Business Plan - Balance Sheet ,   Farm Business Plan - Income and Expense ,   Deposit Agreement ,   Farm Business Plan - Worksheet Summary of Year's business ,   Interest Bearing Deposit Agreement ,   Development Plan ,   Release by Contractor ,   Release by Claimants ,   Vendor Appraiser Registration

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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	146,434	164,390	0	-17,956	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	149,426	168,029	0	-18,603	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: FSA reported the program changes in this request. The number of 64,802 respondents did not change since the last OMB approval. The number of responses decreased by 17,956 while the number of burden hours decreased by 18,603. The reasons for these decreases in this request is that borrowers applied for fewer loans and submitted fewer forms for each loan application in the past few years.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $20,016,819

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: 09/05/2023

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