Organic Producer & Marketer Market Promotion Assessment Exemption under 28 Federal Marketing Orders

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FV-649 Organic Producer & Marketer Market Promotion Assessment Exemption under 28 Federal Marketing Orders Form	Modified
FV-649 ORGANIC EXEMPTIONS CoW - Jan 2016.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2016-01-07
Farm Bill 2002.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-12-02
FAIR Act (1996).pdf Supplementary Document	2010-12-02
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT OF 1946.doc Supplementary Document	2010-12-02
AMS-71 grid 1-2014.xlsm Supplementary Document	2014-01-16
2014 Supporting Statement- 1-29-14.docx Supporting Statement A	2016-01-07

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
2786	Organic Producer & Marketer Market Promotion Assessment Exemption under 28 Federal Marketing Orders Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0581-0216	ICR Reference No: 201601-0581-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201401-0581-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/AMS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Organic Producer & Marketer Market Promotion Assessment Exemption under 28 Federal Marketing Orders
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/08/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/07/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2017	04/30/2017	04/30/2017
Responses	190	0	55
Time Burden (Hours)	48	0	28
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Federal marketing orders may authorize production & marketing research, incl paid advertising paid with assessments levied on handlers, exempted certified organic producers and marketers from paying assessments for marketing promotion, incl paid advertising expenses under specified M.O. To be exempt, eligible certified organic producers & marketers need to meet all specified requirements in the assessment exemption, submit application FV-649 to the applicable committee or board to review.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 7401 Name of Law: FAIR Act
   US Code: 7 USC 6502 Name of Law: Organic foods Production Act of 1990
   US Code: 7 USC 601-674 Name of Law: Agricultural Marketing Agreement act of 1937
   US Code: 5 USC 553-559 Name of Law: Administrative Procedure 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 218	11/12/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 11390	02/28/2014
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
Organic Producer & Marketer Market Promotion Assessment Exemption under 28 Federal Marketing Orders	FV-649	Certified Organic Handler Application for Exemption from Market Promotion Assessments Paid Under Federal Marketing Orders

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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	190	55	0	135	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	48	28	0	20	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: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The 2014 Farm Bill allows all organic handlers to apply for an exemption from assessments on products certified as organic or 100 percent organic. This action created an increase in the number of respondents, responses, and burden hours for the FV-649 form..

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $15,030

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: 01/07/2016

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