| 2014 Burden Estimate for Value Added Producer Grant Program - 0570-0064 - 2014 |
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| USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service |
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| Section of Regulations |
Title |
Form No. (if any) |
Estimated No. of Respondents |
Reports Filed Annually |
Total Annual Responses (D) X (E) |
Estimated Number of Man Hours per Response |
Estimated Total Man Hours (F) X (G) |
Wage Class $/hr |
Total Cost to the Public (H)x(I) |
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(B) |
(C) |
(D) |
(E) |
(F) |
(G) |
(H) |
(I) |
(J) |
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| APPLICANT Burden |
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PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS: |
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| 4284.951 |
Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters - Primary Covered Transactions |
Form AD-1047 |
274 |
1 |
274 |
0.25 |
68.5 |
$36.49 |
$2,499.57 |
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| 4284.951 |
Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters - Lower-Tier Covered Transactions |
Form AD-1048 |
274 |
1 |
274 |
0.25 |
68.5 |
$36.49 |
$2,499.57 |
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| 4284.951 |
Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (Grants) |
Form AD-1049 |
274 |
1 |
274 |
0.25 |
68.5 |
$36.49 |
$2,499.57 |
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| 4284.924 |
Report of Separation from the U.S. Military |
DD-214 |
27 |
1 |
27 |
0.2 |
5.4 |
$36.49 |
$197.05 |
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| 4284.931 |
Assurance Agreements |
RD 400-4 (0575-0018) |
274 |
1 |
274 |
0.25 |
68.5 |
$36.49 |
$2,499.57 |
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| 4284.951 |
Letter of Intent to Meet Conditions |
RD 1942-46 (0570-0062) |
274 |
1 |
274 |
0.5 |
137 |
$36.49 |
$4,999.13 |
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| 4284.951 |
Request for Obligation of Funds |
RD-1940-1 (0575-0062) |
274 |
1 |
274 |
0.25 |
68.5 |
$36.49 |
$2,499.57 |
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Subtotal |
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1671 |
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484.9 |
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$17,694.00 |
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| 4284.931 |
Application for Federal Assistance |
SF-424 (4040-0004) |
576 |
1 |
576 |
1 |
576 |
$36.49 |
$21,018 |
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| PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS – NO FORMS |
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Reporting - No Forms |
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Project Proposal - Applicants |
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| 4284.931 |
Project Proposal- Working Capital Grants of $50,000 or more |
written |
231 |
1 |
231 |
76 |
17,556 |
$36.49 |
$640,618 |
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| 4284.932 |
Project Proposal-Simplified Working Capital Applications of less than $50,000 |
written |
259 |
1 |
259 |
64 |
16,576 |
$36.49 |
$604,858 |
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Project Proposal-Planning Grant Applications |
written |
86 |
1 |
86 |
64 |
5,504 |
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| 4284.924 |
Priority Point Requirement for "Best Contributes" |
written |
43 |
1 |
43 |
3 |
129 |
$36.49 |
$4,707 |
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Subtotal |
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619 |
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39,765 |
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$1,250,184 |
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Grantee Requirements |
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| 4284.951 |
Grant Agreement |
written |
274 |
1 |
274 |
1 |
274 |
$35.20 |
$9,645 |
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| 4284.960 |
Performance Reports |
written |
274 |
2 |
548 |
9 |
4,932 |
$35.20 |
$173,606 |
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| 4284.960 |
Final Report |
written |
274 |
1 |
274 |
30 |
8,220 |
$35.20 |
$289,344 |
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| Dept Regulations |
Recordkeeping |
written |
274 |
1 |
274 |
3 |
822 |
$35.20 |
$28,934 |
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Subtotal |
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1,370 |
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14,248 |
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$501,530 |
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GRAND TOTAL |
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3,660 |
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54,498 |
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$1,769,407 |
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Form Burden Approved Under Other OMB Numbers |
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| 4284.931 |
Budget Information – Non-Construction |
SF-424A (4040-0006) |
576 |
1 |
576 |
3 |
1728 |
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| 4284.931 |
Assurances – Non-Construction |
SF-424B (4040-0007) |
576 |
1 |
576 |
0.25 |
144 |
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| 4284.931 |
Federal Financial Report |
SF-425 (4040-0014) |
274 |
2 |
548 |
0.5 |
274 |
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| 4284.931 |
Request for Advance or Reimbursement |
SF-270 (4040-0012) |
274 |
12 |
3288 |
1 |
3,288 |
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| 4284.951 |
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities |
SF-LLL (4040-0013) |
102 |
1 |
102 |
0.25 |
25.5 |
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| *Application and award numbers based on FY2014 results, revised by an expected 5 percent increase in number of applicants, and similar future funding levels. |
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| 2014 Burden Estimate for Value Added Producer Grant Program - 0570-0064 - 2014 |
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| USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service |
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| Section of Notice |
Form No. (if any) |
No. of Respondents |
Reports Filed Annually |
Total Annual Responses (C) x (D) |
Estimated No. of Manhours per response |
Estimated Total Manhours (E) x (F) |
Wage** Class |
Total Cost (G) x (H) |
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(B) |
(C) |
(D) |
(E) |
(F) |
(G) |
(H) |
(I) |
| Annual Cost to the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT |
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| VAPG Application Handling |
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| Receipt and Handling of Applications |
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576 |
1 |
576 |
1 |
576 |
$38.40 |
$22,118 |
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| Non-federal Reviewer Recruitment and Coordination |
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90 |
2 |
180 |
2 |
360 |
$68.13 |
$24,527 |
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| Eligibility Review-Working Capital Grant Application $50,000 or more* |
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231 |
1 |
231 |
3 |
693 |
$68.13 |
$47,214 |
| Eligibility Review-Simplified Working Capital Application of less than $50,000 |
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259 |
1 |
259 |
2 |
518 |
$68.13 |
$35,291 |
| Eligibility Review-Planning Grant Application |
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86 |
1 |
86 |
2 |
172 |
$68.13 |
$11,718 |
| Eligibility Review-Veterans category |
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27 |
1 |
27 |
0.1 |
2.7 |
$68.13 |
$184 |
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| Application Evaluation-Non-Federal Review, All Application Types |
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397 |
2 |
397 |
3 |
1191 |
$38.40 |
$45,734 |
| Application Evaluation-State Office Review, All Application Types |
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397 |
1 |
397 |
3 |
1191 |
$68.13 |
$81,143 |
| Application Evaluation-Priority Points for 'best contributes' |
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43 |
1 |
43 |
1 |
43 |
$68.13 |
$2,930 |
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| Grant Award |
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| Ranking and program summary |
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1 |
1 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
$81.00 |
$689 |
| Award Announcement |
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274 |
1 |
274 |
1 |
274 |
$68.13 |
$18,668 |
| Legal Document Preparation |
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274 |
1 |
274 |
1 |
274 |
$68.13 |
$18,668 |
| Applicant Notification |
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576 |
1 |
576 |
1 |
576 |
$68.13 |
$39,243 |
| Appeals |
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15 |
1 |
15 |
20 |
300 |
$68.13 |
$20,439 |
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| Post Award |
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| Monitoring |
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274 |
1 |
274 |
36 |
9864 |
$68.13 |
$672,034 |
| Administrative |
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274 |
1 |
274 |
3 |
822 |
$38.40 |
$31,565 |
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| TOTAL |
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$1,072,165 |
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| ** $21.28 is the rest-of-the-US rate for a GS-7, step 5; $37.74 is the average rest-of-the-US rate for a GS-12, Step 5 and $46.20 for aGS-13, step 5; $41.07 is the WDC rate for a GS-12, step 5 and $48.83 for a GS-13, step 5. $33.33 is the hourly rate of non-Federal Reviewers. |
| The estimates provided on the previous pages were generated using the following assumptions |
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| Total number of Applications |
576 |
Actual submitted in 2014 actual 549 plus 5 percent increase (27) resulting from the new Veterans category |
| Eligible applications |
397 |
69 percent eligible in 2014 |
| Simplified applications |
259 |
45 percent of all applications received in 2014 |
| Planning applications |
86 |
15 percent of all applications received in 2014 |
| Veterans priority |
27 |
Because the Veterans category is tied to the Beginning Farmer and Rancher category, it is not expected to result in more than a 5 percent increase in applications |
| 'Best contributes' priority |
43 |
Assumes no increase in group applications (15 percent of all applicants in 2014) as a result of "best contributes" but assumed half of those applying in those applicant categories (50 percent of 86 2014 applicants = 43) would request those points. |
| Number of awards |
274 |
65 percent of eligible applications receiving awards in 2014 |
| Number of appeals |
15 |
Approximate number of appeals in 2012 (the window for appeals from 2014 applicants is still open, therefore the final number is not available) |
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| Assumes a 3 hour increase in man-hours for additional information for 'best contributes'. |
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| Assumes .2 man-hours for veterans to supply the required DD-214. |
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| Assumes .1 man-hours for State Office staff to review the required DD-214. |
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| Non-federal Reviewer Recruitment and Coordination includes pre-review paperwork (system access, conflict of interest and confidentiality, automated payment information) and post-review payment. |
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| Award Announcement is generation and correction of project information sheets and press release |
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| Number of responses for SF-LLL based on percentage of awards over $100,000 in 2014 |
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