Value Added Producer Grant - Interim Rule

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form RD 400-4 Value-Added Producer Grants - Individuals Form	Modified
Form RD 400-4 Value-Added Producer Grants - Business Form	Modified
VAPG Interim Rule Supporting Statement.doc Supporting Statement A	2011-03-10
SF 270.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-02-17
SF-425.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-02-17
SF424B-V1.1.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-02-17
SF424A-V1.0.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-02-17
SF424_2_1-V2.1.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-02-17
VAPG Grid.xls Supplementary Document	2011-03-10

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
194177	Value-Added Producer Grants - Individuals Form	Modified
194172	Value-Added Producer Grants - Business Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0570-0064	ICR Reference No: 201102-0570-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201007-0570-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/RBS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Value Added Producer Grant - Interim Rule
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/13/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/10/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2014	36 Months From Approved
Responses	3,695	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	66,691	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The collection of information is vital to Rural Development to make decisions regarding the eligibility of grant recipients in order to ensure compliance with the regulations and to ensure that the funds obtained from the Government are being used for the purposes for which they were awarded.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 110 - 246 6202 Name of Law: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0570-AA79	Final or interim final rulemaking	76 FR 10090	02/23/2011

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Value-Added Producer Grants - Individuals	SF 3881, RD 400-4, RD 1942-46, RD 4284-2, RD 1940-20, RD 1940-1, AD 1047, SF LLL, AD 1048, AD 1049	Assurance Agreement ,   Letter of Intent ,   Request for Environmental Information ,   Value-Added Producer Grant Agreement ,   Request for Obligation of Funds ,   ACH Vendor/Miscellaneous Payment Enrollment Form ,   Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters - Primary Covered Transaction ,   Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion - Lower Tier Covered Transactions ,   Certificaqtion Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (Grants) Alternative I - For Grantees Other Than Individuals ,   Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
Value-Added Producer Grants - Business	RD 1940-20, RD 400-4, RD 1942-46, RD 4284-2, RD 1940-1, SF 3881, AD 1047, AD 1048, AD 1049, SF LLL	Assurance Agreement ,   Letter of Intent ,   Request for Environmental Information ,   Value-Added Producer Grant Agreement ,   Request for Obligation of Funds ,   ACH Vendor/Miscellaneous Payment Enrollment Form ,   Disclosure of Lobbying Activities ,   Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters - Primary Covered Transaction ,   Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Inelgiblity and Voluntary Exclusion - Lower Tier Covered Tranaction ,   Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (Grants) Alternative I - For Grantees Other Than Individuals

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	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	3,695	0	0	3,695	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	66,691	0	0	66,691	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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: This is a new collection. There has been a decrease in burden from the proposed rule by 1,252 hours from 67,943 to 66,691. This decrease was due in part by moving the reporting requirements for SF-270, which was previously accounted for in the proposed rule burden package, to the section for Forms Approved Under Other OMB Numbers.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $577,506

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: 03/10/2011

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