Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) 2023 and 2024.

OMB Control Number: 0503-0028.

Exp. Date: October 2027.

Request for Approval under the “Generic Clearance for the Collection of Solution for Funding Opportunity Announcement”

TITLE: Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) 2023 and 2024.

USDA Agency: Farm Service Agency (FSA).

Alignment with Information Collection Package: (Check one)

[ ] One-Time Pilot Program.

[X] One-Time Funding Announcement of New Program.

Purpose: (Briefly describe the program. Explain the information to be collected to clearly describe to OMB the requirements and burden on the respondents. For example, if the table below shows 150 burden hours for project summary, provide additional detail elaborating on what the respondents are required to provide to meet that requirement.)

FSA is providing producers with ELRP 2023 and 2024 payments. ELRP 2023 and 2024 will use approximately $1 billion in funds authorized by Section 2102 of Division B of Title I of the American Relief Act, 2025 (“the Act”; Pub. L. 118-158) to eligible livestock producers for losses due to qualifying drought and qualifying wildfire occurring in calendar years 2023 and 2024. These payments will help livestock producers to offset foregone profits due to qualifying drought and qualifying wildfires. Foregone profits represent the difference between profits actually achieved by a producer and the profits that could have been achieved by a producer in the absence of certain adverse circumstances. If funding remains available after issuing assistance to livestock producers for other eligible losses under the Act, which will be addressed in a later rule, FSA may make additional payments to ELRP 2023 and 2024 participants.

FSA will calculate payments using data already submitted to FSA by Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) participants; therefore, producers are not required to file an additional application to receive ELRP 2023 and 2024 payments. A livestock producer must have an approved LFP application for either 2023, 2024, or both program years. Eligible producers may receive payment for one or both years. The eligibility criteria applicable to LFP also apply to ELRP 2023 and 2024, excluding the LFP average adjusted gross income (AGI) limitation.

Producers must also submit the following forms that are necessary to obtain producer information and determine eligibility, if not already on file with FSAs:

• AD-1026, Highly Erodible Land Conservation (HELC) and Wetland Conservation Certification (exempt from PRA 16 U.S.C. 3846), for producers and affiliates as required by 7 CFR part 12;

• CCC-901, Member Information for Legal Entities, if applicable;

• CCC-902E, if applicable;

• CCC-902I, Farm Operating Plan for an Individual, if applicable; Farm Operating Plan for an Entity

• FSA-510, Request for an Exception to the $125,000 Payment Limitation for Certain Programs, accompanied by a certification from a certified public accountant or attorney as to that person or legal entity's certification, for participants and members of legal entities to be eligible for the increased payment limitation of $250,000.

Because prior participation in LFP is a requirement for ELRP 2023 and 2024, eligible livestock producers are expected to have already submitted AD-1026, CCC-901, CCC-902E, and CCC-902I, to establish their LFP payment eligibility for the 2023 and 2024 program years.

Announcement Dates: FSA intends to begin issuing ELRP payments on the Federal Register publication date (target publication May 30 2025). The specific dates will be dependent on the publication date of the final rule.

Type of Collection: (Check one)

[ ] Grant.

[ ] Cooperative agreement.

[X] Other: Final rule.

How will information collected be submitted to the agency?
[ ] Grants.gov

[X] Other: No application required. The producers have the opportunity to receive an increased payment limitation of $250,000 by completing the FSA-510, Request for an Exception to the $125,000 Payment Limitation for Certain Programs. This form will be available through a public website and in local FSA Service Centers. The producers will submit the required form to their local FSA office.

Does the agency need to collect information, such as progress reports, beyond the expiration of this generic ICR (October 2027)? If so, will the agency be submitting a regular ICR package?

[ ] Yes. [X] No.

Announcement:

[ ] Notice of Funding of Opportunity (NOFO)

[ ] Grants.gov Announcement

[ ] Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)

[ ] Request for Application (RFA)

[ ] Notice of Funding of Announcement (NOFA) (Announced in the Federal Register)

[ ] Notice of Solicitation of Application (NOSA)

[ ] Notice of Awards

[X] Other Funding Announcement Types: __Final rule_________________________

Is the agency asking any questions of a sensitive nature? If yes, provide additional justification for any questions of a sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, and other matters that are commonly considered private. Include the reasons justifying why the agency considers the questions necessary, the specific uses to be made of the information, the explanation to be given to persons from whom the information is requested, and any steps to be taken to obtain their consent.

[ ] Yes. [X] No.

If yes, additional info:

Certification:

I certify this grant or cooperative agreement to be true:

[X] Yes. [ ] No.

Burden Hours, Formats, and Reporting

Brief description of information being collected (project summary, NOA, etc.)	Forms number	Number of Respondents	Number of Responses per respondent	Total Annual Responses	Time per Response	Burden hours per responses
Request for an Exception to the $125,000 Payment Limitation for Certain Programs	FSA-510	100	1	100	0.0835	8.35
TOTAL		100		100		8.35

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