VAPG 2022 Burden Package Spreadsheet

VAPG 2021 Burden Package Spreadsheet -Final revised 12-30-21.xlsx

Value Added Producer Grant Program

VAPG 2022 Burden Package Spreadsheet

OMB: 0570-0064

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Overview

Applicant
Federal
Methodology


Sheet 1: Applicant

2021 Burden Estimate for Value Added Producer Grant Program - 0570-0064 - 2021








USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service








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)
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J)
APPLICANT Burden










PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS:






4284.951 Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters - Lower-Tier Covered Transactions Form AD-1048 470 1 470 0.25 117.5 $41.23 $4,844.53









































Subtotal


470
117.5
$4,844.53










PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS – NO FORMS

Reporting - No Forms








Project Proposal - Applicants







4284.931 Project Proposal-Working Capital Applications written 465 1 465 76 35,340 $41.23 $1,457,068
4284.932 Project Proposal-Simplified Applications written 254 1 254 64 16,256 $41.23 $670,235

Project Proposal-Planning Grant Applications written 94 1 94 64 6,016 $41.23 $248,040
4284.924 Priority Point Requirement for "Best Contributes" written 15 1 15 3 45 $41.23 $1,855

Subtotal


828
57,657
$2,377,198











Recipient Requirements







4284.960 Performance Reports written 470 2 940 9 8,460 $41.23 $348,806
4284.960 Final Report written 470 1 470 30 14,100 $41.23 $581,343
2 CFR 418.110 Certification Regarding Lobbying written 470 1 470 0.25 118 $41.23 $4,845
Dept Regulations Recordkeeping written 470 1 470 3 1,410 $41.23 $58,134

Subtotal


2,350
24,088
$993,128











GRAND TOTAL


3,648
81,862
$3,375,170





















Form Burden Approved Under Other OMB Numbers







4284.931 Application for Federal Assistance SF-424 (4040-0004) 828 1 828 1 828

4284.931 Budget Information – Non-Construction SF-424A (4040-0006) 828 1 828 3 2484

4284.931 Federal Financial Report SF-425 (4040-0014) 470 2 940 0.5 470

4284.931 Request for Advance or Reimbursement SF-270 (4040-0012) 470 12 5640 1 5,640

4284.951 Disclosure of Lobbying Activities SF-LLL (4040-0013) 470 1 470 0.25 117.5

4284.924 Report of Separation from the U.S. Military DD-214 10 1 10 0.2 2

4284.951 Letter of Intent to Meet Conditions RD 1942-46 (0570-0062) 470 1 470 0.5 235

4284.951 Financial Asisstance Agreement RD 4280-2
(0570-0067)
470 1 470 1 470

4284.951 Request for Obligation of Funds RD-1940-1 (0575-0062) 470 1 470 0.25 117.5











*Application and award numbers based on FY2021 results and similar future funding levels.









Sheet 2: Federal

2014 Burden Estimate for Value Added Producer Grant Program - 0570-0064 - 2014







USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service







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)
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I)
Annual Cost to the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
















VAPG Application Handling







Receipt and Handling of Applications
828 1 828 1 828 $38.96 $32,259









Non-federal Reviewer Recruitment and Coordination
90 2 180 2 360 $92.49 $33,296









Eligibility Review-Working Capital Grant Applications
465 1 465 3 1395 $79.19 $110,470
Eligibility Review-Planning Grant Applications
99 1 99 2 198 $79.19 $15,680
Eligibility Review-Simplified Applications
254 1 254 2 508 $79.19 $40,229
Eligibility Review-Veterans category
15 1 15 0.1 1.5 $79.19 $119









Application Evaluation-Non-Federal Review, All Application Types
564 2 1128 3 3384 $33.33 $112,789
Application Evaluation-State Office Review, All Application Types
564 1 564 3 1692 $79.19 $133,989
Application Evaluation-Priority Points for 'best contributes'
15 1 15 1 15 $79.19 $1,188









Grant Award







Ranking and program summary
1 1 1 8.5 8.5 $92.49 $786
Award Announcement
470 1 470 1 470 $79.19 $37,219
Legal Document Preparation
470 1 470 1 470 $79.19 $37,219
Applicant Notification
828 1 828 1 828 $79.19 $65,569
Appeals
20 1 20 20 400 $79.19 $31,676









Post Award







Monitoring
470 1 470 36 16920 $79.19 $1,339,895
Administrative
470 1 470 3 1410 $38.96 $54,934









TOTAL






$2,047,317









** $23.72 (adj $38.96) is the rest-of-the-US rate for a GS-7, step 5; $42.08 (adj $69.11) is the average rest-of-the-US rate for a GS-12, Step 5 and $50.04 (adj $79.19) for a GS-13, step 5; $47.35 (adj $77.79) is the WDC rate for a GS-12, step 5 and $56.31 (adj $92.49) for a GS-13, step 5. $33.33 is the hourly rate of non-Federal Reviewers. Wage rates above include 36.25% for fringe benefits and 28% for overhead costs. Those rates are paranthetically noted as "adj" amounts in this note.

Sheet 3: Methodology

The estimates provided on the previous pages were generated using the following assumptions




Total number of Applications 828 2021 actual
Working capital applications 465 2021 actual
Planning applications 94 2021 actual
Simplified applications 254 2021 actual. Note that this category is a subset of working capital applications.
Eligible applications 564 2021 estimate
Veterans priority 10 2021 estimate
'Best contributes' priority 15 2021 estimate
Number of awards 470 2021 estimate
Number of appeals 20 2021 estimate



Assumes a 3 hour increase in man-hours for additional information for 'best contributes'.

Assumes .2 man-hours for veterans to supply the required DD-214.

Assumes .1 man-hours for State Office staff to review the required DD-214.

Non-federal Reviewer Recruitment and Coordination includes pre-review paperwork (system access, conflict of interest and confidentiality, automated payment information) and post-review payment.

Award Announcement is generation and correction of project information sheets and press release

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