Application for payment of amounts due persons who have died, disappeared, or declared incompetent

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FSA-325 Application for payment of amounts due persons who have died, disappeared, or declared incompetent Form	Modified
supporting statement 2020.docx Supporting Statement A	2020-02-04
Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements.xlsm Supplementary Document	2020-01-29

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
1312	Application for payment of amounts due persons who have died, disappeared, or declared incompetent Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0560-0026	ICR Reference No: 201908-0560-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201610-0560-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application for payment of amounts due persons who have died, disappeared, or declared incompetent
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 04/01/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/04/2020
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2023	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2020
Responses	2,000	0	2,000
Time Burden (Hours)	1,000	0	3,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This information is collected only to determine if a representative or survivor of a producer is entitled to receive payments earned by a producer who dies, disappears, or is declared incompetent before receiving the payments.

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Authorizing Statute(s): Statute at Large: 54 Stat. 728 Name of Statute: Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938
  

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:
	84 FR 57004	10/24/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 5928	02/03/2020
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
Application for payment of amounts due persons who have died, disappeared, or declared incompetent	FSA-325	Application for Payment of Amounts Due Persons Who Have Died, Disappeared, or Have Been Declared Incompetent

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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	2,000	2,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,000	3,000	0	0	-2,000	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 burden hours decreased by 2,000 hours since the last OMB approval. The reason for the decrease is due to the removal of travel times from the request.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $50,770

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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: 02/04/2020

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