Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FSA-888 Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC) Form	Modified
Supporting Document FSCSC 2025.docx Supporting Statement A	2025-11-18
Reporting and Recordkeeping 2025 - v2.xlsm Supplementary Document	2025-11-18

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
251039	Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC) Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0560-0311	ICR Reference No: 202508-0560-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202208-0560-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 11/24/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2025
Responses	3,500	37,400
Time Burden (Hours)	2,650	25,652
Cost Burden (Dollars)	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:
	90 FR 42179	08/29/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 52911	11/24/2025
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
Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC)	FSA-888, AD-2047, SF-3881	Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC) ,   Customer Data Worksheet ,   ACH Vendor/Miscellaneous Payment Enrollment Form

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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	3,500	37,400	0	-33,900	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,650	25,652	0	-23,002	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: Changing Forms

Short Statement: The current burden inventory is 22,000 estimated annual respondents: 37,400 estimated annual responses and 25,652 estimated annual burden hours. With this revision the agency is seeking 2,500 estimated annual respondents, 3,500 estimated annual responses and 2,650 estimated annual burden hours. This reflects a decrease in the number of estimated respondents 19,500, decrease in the estimated number of responses -33,900 and a decrease in the number of estimated annual burden hours -23,002 since the last OMB submission. The estimated number of respondents and burden hours have been updated to reflect a reduction in applicants based on prior year program participation. The burden hours have also been reduced due to removal of the burden hours associated with CCC-860, Socially Disadvantaged, Limited Resource, Beginning and Veteran Farmer or Rancher Certification, because this form is not used for FSCSC for the 2024 and 2025 program years.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $96,050

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.     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: 11/24/2025

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