Change Request Justification for ELRP and SDRP Stages 2

DATE: September 5, 2025

TO: Laurel Havas, OMB Desk Officer

FROM: Rachelle Ragland Greene, USDA/OCIO Desk Officer

RE: Change Justification Request for Approval to revise U.S. Department of Agriculture Generic Solution for Funding Opportunity Announcements Approved Generic OMB Clearance Number: 0503-0028; Expiration Date: 10/31/2027.

This change justification requests changes to increase the number of responses available under this generic collection. USDA is simultaneously publishing a 60- and 30-Day Federal Register Notice to request an increase to the annual estimated number of responses and burden hours needed for this collection. However, given USDA’s planned issuance of the Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) 2023 and 2024 Flood and Wildfire (FW) final rule (RIN 0560-AI72) as well as SUPPLEMENTAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR UNCOVERED LOSSES (RIN 0560-AI81) later this month, a non-substantive change request is simultaneously being requested to increase the number of responses available. No additional hours are required at this time.

This change request also fixes a technical error during the last IC approval on 7/1/25, for Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) Stage 1. USDA mistakenly exceeded what was remaining in the burden response inventory for this collection and is requesting to add the delta needed to response inventory to correct this error (figure 1).

FIGURE 1:

Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) Stage 1 [Final Rule RIN 0560-AI71]	Available balance when SDRP was approved	Needed for this rulemaking	Deficit	Added back with this change request
Responses	636,485	1,104,445	-467,960	+ 467,960
Hours	1,392,029	183,445	NA	NA

FIGURE 2: Additional responses needed for ELRP Stage 2 (Flood and Wildfire)

RIN 0560-AI72 Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) 2023 and 2024 - Food and Wildfire Stage 2	Available as of 9/5 under OMB Control number 0503-0028, after technical error is fixed from Figure 1	Needed for this rulemaking	Delta added with this change request
Responses	0	1,071,137	+ 1,071,137
Hours	1,208,584	240,665	NA

Lastly, the agency is requesting an additional response to accommodate the Department’s anticipated needs later this year for SDRP FOR UNCOVERED LOSSES (RIN 0560-AI81).

FIGURE 3: Additional responses needed for SDRP Stage 2

SPRD Stage 2	Available as of 9/5 under OMB Control number 0503-0028, after technical error is fixed from Figure 1	Needed for this rulemaking	Added through this change request
Responses	0	206,916	+ 206,916
Hours	1,208,584	93,504	NA

FIGURE 4: TOTAL CHANGES REQUESTED:

	Available as of 9/4/2025	Added through this change request	New total available after SRPD Stage 2 and ELRP Stage 2 are completed
Responses	(1,149,531)	1,746,013	596,482
Hours	1,208,584	0.00	690,970

If there are any questions, please email me at [email protected].

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