Conservation Effects Assessment Project

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form SurveyID: 3273 Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Questionnaire	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form Survey ID: 9119 Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Quality Control Worksheet	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form SMETA 3273 Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Chemical & Pesticide Applications Consent Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form SurveyID: 3273 Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Questionnaire	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form SurveyID: 3641 Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Screener	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form SurveyID: 3641 Conservation Effects Assessment Project	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
PC - 0245 - CEAP - Jean Public - Comment - 09-25-2023.docx	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-04-18	Available
PC - 0245 - CEAP - Anonymous Anonymous - Comment - 10-29-2023.pdf	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-04-18	Repair queued
0245 - CEAP - Supplementary Supporting Statements AB - Substantive Change Request - SPD-15 Exemption Request - April 2025.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-04-18	Repair queued
0245 - CEAP - Supplementary Supporting Statements AB - Substantive Change Request - SPD-15 Exemption Request - April 2025.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-04-18	Available
PC - 0245 - CEAP - Public Comment - Anonymous Anonymous - Reply - 01-18-2024.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-30	Repair queued
PC - 0245 - CEAP - Public Comment - Anonymous Anonymous - Reply - 01-18-2024.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-30	Repair queued
0245 - Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Operator Card - January 30, 2024.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-30	Available
0245 - Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Operator Card - January 30, 2024.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-30	Repair queued
0245 - Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Door Hanger - January 30, 2024.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-30	Repair queued
0245 - Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Door Hanger - January 30, 2024.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-30	Missing upstream
0245 - Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Customer Relationship Mgmt Postcard - January 30, 2024.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-30	Repair queued
0245 - Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Customer Relationship Mgmt Postcard - January 30, 2024.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-30	Repair queued
Public Law 115-435 - Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-17	Repair queued
Public Law 115-435 - Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-17	Repair queued
Title 7 USC - Sec 3601.1 - General Statement of Public Information (FOIA).docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-17	Repair queued
Title 7 USC - Sec 3601.1 - General Statement of Public Information (FOIA).docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-17	Repair queued
Title 18 USC - Sec 1905 - Disclosure.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-17	Repair queued
Title 18 USC - Sec 1905 - Disclosure.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-17	Repair queued
Title 7 USC - Sec 2276-Confidentiality[1] - Section 1770 of Food Security Act.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-17	Available
Title 7 USC - Sec 2276-Confidentiality[1] - Section 1770 of Food Security Act.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-17	Repair queued
Title 7 USC - Sec 2204(a) Gen Duties.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-17	Available
Title 7 USC - Sec 2204(a) Gen Duties.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-17	Repair queued
0245 - Final Report from the Blue Ribbon Panel Conducting an External Review of the US Department of Agriculture Conservation Effects Assessment Project - 2006.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-17	Available
0245 - Final Report from the Blue Ribbon Panel Conducting an External Review of the US Department of Agriculture Conservation Effects Assessment Project - 2006.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-17	Repair queued
0245 - CEAP - SSB - 2024 - Jan 17, 2024.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2024-01-17	Repair queued
0245 - CEAP - SSB - 2024 - Jan 17, 2024.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2024-01-17	Repair queued
0245 - CEAP - SSA - 2024 - Jan 31, 2024.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-01-31	Available
0245 - CEAP - SSA - 2024 - Jan 31, 2024.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-01-31	Repair queued
0245 - Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Highlights - January 30, 2024.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-30	Repair queued
0245 - Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Highlights - January 30, 2024.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-30	Repair queued
0245 - NRCS Impacts of Conservation Adoption on Cultivated Acres of Cropland in the Chesapeake Bay Region - 2003-06 to 2011 - Dec 2013.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-17	Available
0245 - NRCS Impacts of Conservation Adoption on Cultivated Acres of Cropland in the Chesapeake Bay Region - 2003-06 to 2011 - Dec 2013.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-17	Repair queued
0245 - Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland A Comparison of CEAP I and CEAP II Survey Data and Modeling - March 2022.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-17	Available
0245 - Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland A Comparison of CEAP I and CEAP II Survey Data and Modeling - March 2022.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-17	Repair queued
0245 - Statistical Methodology for the Conservation Effects Assessment Project Cropland Farmer National Surveys - Feb 2021.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-17	Available
0245 - Statistical Methodology for the Conservation Effects Assessment Project Cropland Farmer National Surveys - Feb 2021.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-17	Repair queued
FRN - SORN - Apr 27, 2009.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-17	Repair queued
FRN - SORN - Apr 27, 2009.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-17	Repair queued
0245 - Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Thank You Postcard - January 30, 2024.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-30	Available
0245 - Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Thank You Postcard - January 30, 2024.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-30	Repair queued
0245 - Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Backgrounder - January 30, 2024.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-30	Available
0245 - Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Backgrounder - January 30, 2024.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-30	Repair queued
0245 - Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Presurvey Letter - Phase 2 - January 30, 2024.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-30	Repair queued
0245 - Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Presurvey Letter - Phase 2 - January 30, 2024.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-30	Repair queued
0245 - Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Presurvey Letter - Phase 1 - January 30, 2024.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-30	Available
0245 - Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Presurvey Letter - Phase 1 - January 30, 2024.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-30	Repair queued
0245 - Conservation Effects Assessment Project - News Release Template - January 30, 2024.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-30	Repair queued
0245 - Conservation Effects Assessment Project - News Release Template - January 30, 2024.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-30	Repair queued
0245 - Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Full Page Ad - January 30, 2024.JPG	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-30	Repair queued
0245 - Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Full Page Ad - January 30, 2024.JPG	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-30	Repair queued
0245 - Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Brochure - January 30, 2024.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-30	Repair queued
0245 - Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Brochure - January 30, 2024.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-30	Repair queued
PIA - NASS DA MA PIA v2_2 - Dec 1, 2017.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-17	Available
PIA - NASS DA MA PIA v2_2 - Dec 1, 2017.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-17	Repair queued
NASDA - 004 Revised - Dec 2020.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-17	Repair queued
NASDA - 004 Revised - Dec 2020.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-17	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
198565	CEAP Non-response	Other-Non Response Statement	Unchanged
1187	Conservation Effects Assessment Project	Form and Instruction	Modified	Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Questionnaire
1187	Conservation Effects Assessment Project	Form and Instruction	Modified	Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Quality Control Worksheet
1187	Conservation Effects Assessment Project	Form and Instruction	Modified	Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Chemical & Pesticide Applications Consent Form
1187	Conservation Effects Assessment Project	Form and Instruction	Modified	Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Questionnaire
1187	Conservation Effects Assessment Project	Form and Instruction	Modified	Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Screener
1187	Conservation Effects Assessment Project	Form and Instruction	Modified
1187	Conservation Effects Assessment Project	Other-Sample Map	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0535-0245	ICR Reference No: 202504-0535-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202401-0535-003
Agency/Subagency: USDA/NASS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Conservation Effects Assessment Project
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: 08/05/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/28/2025
Terms of Clearance: The waiver for implementing SPD15 is only valid for the terms of this clearance period. Subsequent ICRs should plan to implement SPD15.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2027	03/31/2027	03/31/2027
Responses	36,000	0	36,000
Time Burden (Hours)	17,173	0	17,173
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is requesting a substantive change to the National Resources Inventory Conservation Effects Assessment Project (NRI CEAP) survey. NASS requests to use the minimum category version that includes examples for each of the seven main race/ethnicity categories, for the CEAP Survey. Using the minimum categories with examples would allow NASS to keep the questionnaire at 44 pages and reduce burden to the public compared to using the standard version. Disclosure and data quality concerns would prevent most summarized data from the full race/ethnicity version from publication.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 18 USC 1905 Name of Law: Disclosure of Confidential Information
   US Code: 7 USC 3601.1 Name of Law: General Statement of Public Information (FOIA)
   PL: Pub.L. 115 - 435 302 Name of Law: CIPSEA
   US Code: 7 USC 2276 Name of Law: Confidentiality of Information
   US Code: 7 USC 2204(a) Name of Law: General Duties of Secretary
  

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 65652	09/25/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 22056	05/23/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
CEAP Non-response
Conservation Effects Assessment Project	SurveyID: 3641, SurveyID: 3273, SMETA 3273, Survey ID: 9119, SurveyID: 3273	Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Screener ,   Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Questionnaire ,   Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Chemical & Pesticide Applications Consent Form ,   Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Quality Control Worksheet ,   Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Questionnaire

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	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	36,000	36,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	17,173	17,173	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: $15,933,333

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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.     Yes

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: 05/28/2025

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