Area Risk Protection Insurance

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
FCI-Act-Compilation-2019.pdf Supplementary Document	2023-07-11
Data Elements ARPI ICR 7-11-2023.docx Supplementary Document	2023-07-11
Document-and-Supplemental-Standards-Handbook.pdf Supplementary Document	2023-07-11
Burden Grid 2023.xlsx Supplementary Document	2023-07-11
2023 ARPI SuptStmt ROCIS 7-11-23 .docx Supporting Statement A	2023-07-11

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
197037	Area Risk Protection Insurance	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0563-0083	ICR Reference No: 202306-0563-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202002-0563-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FCIC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Area Risk Protection Insurance
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/05/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2023
Responses	91,693	103,359
Time Burden (Hours)	57,047	80,324
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,946,487	2,742,419

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Abstract: Area Risk Protection Insurance is required to provide area yield and area revenue to producers.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 1501 Name of Law: The Federal Crop Insurance 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:
	88 FR 33085	05/23/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 68559	10/04/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Area Risk Protection Insurance

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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	91,693	103,359	0	0	-11,666	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	57,047	80,324	0	0	-23,277	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,946,487	2,742,419	0	0	-795,932	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: The total cost to respondents decreased from $2,742,419 to $1,946,487 for a decrease of $795,932 annual cost burden. The burden reduced from 80,234 to 57,047 for a decrease of 23,277 burden hours. The decrease in costs and burden hours is due to less respondents than in the previous years. Fewer farmers are purchasing ARPI policies than in prior years.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $669,763

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: 10/05/2023

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