In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, this information collection is approved for three
years. OMB notes that most of the forms included in this collection
have clear information requests. The exception to this is Form RD
4288-4, which retains several open ended questions that could be
answered in many different ways. The quality and comparability of
the information collected from that form is questionable. OMB
suggests that USDA make best efforts to improve Form RD 4288-4 as
part of subsequent collection requests.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/2021
36 Months From Approved
04/30/2018
42
0
72
462
0
402
0
0
0
The purpose of this program is to
provide financial incentives to biorefineries in existence on the
date of the enactment of the 2008 Farm Bill, to replace the use of
fossil fuels used to produce heat or power at their facilities by
installing new systems that use renewable biomass, or to produce
new energy from renewable biomass.
Responses have decreased by 30
due to the program having few eligible applicants. However, burden
hours have increased by 60 hours. A review of applications that
were successful, and those that were not, enabled a far more robust
analysis of the program burden. Also, responses and burden hours
for the AD-1047 and 1048 are now accounted for in this collection;
the new written environmental reporting requirement replaced the
discontinued Environmental Report 1940-20 previously approved under
0575-0094.
$14,430
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Frederick Petok 202
690-0784
No
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:
(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;
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.