Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
NAP Supporting_Statement_2013[1].doc Supporting Statement A	2013-12-11
FSA-85-1_Reporting_and_Recordkeeping_Requirementsjsedits 2013.doc Supplementary Document	2013-12-04

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
1449	Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0560-0175	ICR Reference No: 201306-0560-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201207-0560-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/02/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/24/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2017	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2014
Responses	1,526,402	0	1,876,292
Time Burden (Hours)	2,031,830	0	2,119,280
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The information collected allows CCC to effectively provide disaster assistance to producers of commercial crops and agriculture commodities as authorized by 7 U.S.C. Sec. 7333, and measure compliance according to 7 CFR 137.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 7333 Name of Law: FAIR Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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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:
	78 FR 48411	08/08/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 247	12/24/2013
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
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP)	CCC-471, CCC-452, CCC-576, CCC-576-1, CCC-577	Actual Production History and Approved Yield Record ,   Notice of Loss and Application for Payment NAP ,   Appraisal/Production Report Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program ,   Transfer of NAP Coverage ,   Application for Coverage

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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	1,526,402	1,876,292	0	-349,890	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,031,830	2,119,280	0	-87,450	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The program changes were the result of the revision of CCC-576 Notice of Loss for this information collection. The burden hours decreased by 87, 450 (2,119,280 to 2,031,830) and the number of responses decreased by 348,830 (1,876,292 to 1,596,402. The numbers of responses decreased by 349,890 (1,876,292 to 1,526,402). The number of respondents at 291,500 did not change from the last approval.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $7,077,816

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: 12/24/2013

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