Christmas Tree Promotion, Research and Information Program

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form XMAS-DF Donation Form	Form	Modified	Available
Form XMAS-SD Domestic Sales Report	Form	Modified	Available
Form XMAS RB Referendum Ballot	Form	Modified	Available
Form XMAS-AR Application for Refund	Form	Modified	Available
Form XMAS-RF Application for Reimbursement of Assessment	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form XMAS-BL Christmas Tree Promotion, Research & Industry Information Ballot	Form	Modified	Available
Form XMAS-NF Nomination for Appointment to the Christmas Tree Promotion Board	Form	Modified	Available
Form AMS-15 Organic Exemption Request Form	Form	Modified	Available
Form XMAS-AE Application for Exemption from Assessment	Form	Modified	Available
Form AD-755 Background Information form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form XMAS-SI Importer Sales Report	Form	Modified	Available
JOC Form Christmas Trees.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2026-04-27	Available
SuptStmt (Christmas Trees).docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-07-22	Available
Final GRID - AMS-71 -Order 10-2023.xls	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-06-04	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
194175	Christmas Trees	Form	Modified	Donation Form
194175	Christmas Trees	Form	Modified	Domestic Sales Report
194175	Christmas Trees	Form	Modified	Referendum Ballot
194175	Christmas Trees	Form	Modified	Application for Refund
194175	Christmas Trees	Form and Instruction	Modified	Application for Reimbursement of Assessment
194175	Christmas Trees	Form	Modified	Christmas Tree Promotion, Research & Industry Information Ballot
194175	Christmas Trees	Form	Modified	Nomination for Appointment to the Christmas Tree Promotion Board
194175	Christmas Trees	Form	Modified	Organic Exemption Request Form
194175	Christmas Trees	Form	Modified	Application for Exemption from Assessment
194175	Christmas Trees	Other-statement	Modified
194174	Christmas Trees (Mandatory)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Background Information form
194174	Christmas Trees (Mandatory)	Form	Modified	Importer Sales Report

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0581-0268	ICR Reference No: 202604-0581-004
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202405-0581-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/AMS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Christmas Tree Promotion, Research and Information Program
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 05/11/2026

table that charts list comparision

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2027	07/31/2027
Responses	9,143	9,143
Time Burden (Hours)	3,956	3,956
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Under the Proposed Order, producers and importers of Christmas trees would be subject to mandatory assessment to fund a coordinated program to maintain, develop, and expand demand for Christmas trees in the United States.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 7411-7425 Name of Law: Commodity Promotion Research, and Information Act of 1996
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: US Code: 7 USC 1214.105 Name of Law: Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act 1996

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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 86876	12/15/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 50546	06/14/2024
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
Christmas Trees	XMAS-NF, XMAS-SD, XMAS-DF, XMAS-AE, XMAS-RF, XMAS-AR, AMS-15, XMAS-BL, XMAS RB	Application for Exemption from Assessment ,   Organic Exemption Request Form ,   Nomination for Appointment to the Christmas Tree Promotion Board ,   Christmas Tree Promotion, Research & Industry Information Ballot ,   Application for Reimbursement of Assessment ,   Application for Refund ,   Referendum Ballot ,   Domestic Sales Report ,   Donation Form
Christmas Trees (Mandatory)	XMAS-SI, AD-755	Importer Sales Report ,   Background Information form

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list 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	9,143	9,143	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,956	3,956	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: The reduction is due to consolidation in the industry and fewer growers.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government:

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: 05/11/2026

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