Standard Reinsurance Agreement Plan of Operations

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Standard Reinsurance Agreement Form	Modified
SRA18questions_as of 4-21-11.doc Supporting Statement A	2011-04-21
SRA.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-12-06
SRA Burden Grid as of 9-29-10.doc Supplementary Document	2010-12-06
Appendix III PASS.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-11-23
Authority for 2010 SRA.docx Supplementary Document	2010-10-04
QualityAssuranceandProgramIntegrity.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-10-04
business-pandemic-influenza.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-10-04
CommericalFundTemplate.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-10-04
EstimatedPremiumTemplate.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-10-04
EscrowAgreementwBank.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-10-04
EscrowAgreementwReinsuredCompany.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-10-04
TotalExpense.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-10-04
LossAdjustmentExpenseTemplate.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-10-04
AgentCompTemplate.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-10-04
Appendix2guide.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-10-04
Appendix2 POO.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-10-04
Appendix1.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-10-04
Federal Crop Insurance & Noninsured Crop Assistance.pdf Supplementary Document	2007-05-15

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
1632	Standard Reinsurance Agreement Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0563-0069	ICR Reference No: 201008-0563-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 200610-0563-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FCIC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Standard Reinsurance Agreement Plan of Operations
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Withdrawn and continue	Conclusion Date: 05/20/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/14/2010
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the ICR has been withdrawn at the request of the agency.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2010	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2011
Responses	40,276	0	40,276
Time Burden (Hours)	144,264	0	144,264
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The information is required to evaluate the insurer's financial and operational capability to deliver the crop insurance program in accordance with the FCIC Act. There are 16 private insurance companies holding an approved Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA).

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC Chapter 36 Sec. 1508(k) Name of Law: Federal Crop Insurance Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 110 - 234 12001-12034 Name of Law: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 - Farm Bill

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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:
	75 FR 44756	07/29/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 76950	12/10/2010
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
Standard Reinsurance Agreement	N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A	Business Pandemic Influenza Checklist ,   Escrow Agreement with Bank ,   Escrow Agreement with Reinsured Company ,   Total Expense ,   Agent Comp Template ,   Estimated Premium Template ,   Commercial Fund Template ,   Loss Adjustment Expense Template

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Program increase due to new statute of 15,384 hours is a result of the 2008 Farm Bill and the program change due to agency discreation increase of 16,036 is the Agency renegotiating the Standard Reinsurance Agreement.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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? Uncollected

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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: 12/14/2010

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