Acreage/Crop Reporting Streamling Initiative (ACRSI)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FSA-578 Acreage/Crop Reporting Streamlining Initiative Form and Instruction	Modified
ACRSI - Supporting Statement ROCIS - Final 10 15 2021.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-10-18
ACRSI burden grid - Final 5 20 21.xlsx Supplementary Document	2021-10-15

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
199568	Acreage/Crop Reporting Streamlining Initiative Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0563-0084	ICR Reference No: 202109-0563-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201807-0563-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FCIC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Acreage/Crop Reporting Streamling Initiative (ACRSI)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/26/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2021
Responses	750,000	501,012
Time Burden (Hours)	187,500	187,880
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Acreage/Crop Reporting Streamlining Initiative (ACRSI) is an initiative to improve and streamline the existing information collection activities currently approved by OMB by eliminating or minimizing the duplication of information collected. The improvements and streamlining will reduce the overall burden on the public, USDA employees, and Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs) by eliminating the need for farmers and ranchers to report the same information multiple times and eliminate the need for USDA employees, AIPs and insurance agents to input the same data multiple times, thus reducing USDA administrative and operating costs.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC Section 508(f)(3) Name of Law: Federal Crop Insurance 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:
	86 FR 33209	06/24/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 58636	10/22/2021
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
Acreage/Crop Reporting Streamlining Initiative	FSA-578	Report of Acreage

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	750,000	501,012	0	248,988	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	187,500	187,880	0	-380	0	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: In the previous approved package, the number of annual responses requested were incorrect. The correct number of responses should have been 751,518 and not the 501,012 that was approved. Had the previous annual responses (751,518) been requested and the agency requesting 750,000 for this package, it would have been clear that there would have been a decrease of 1,518. Because of this error, the annual number of responses has an increase of 248,988 for this package. There is a decrease of 380 annual burden hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $10,000,000

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? No

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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: 10/26/2021

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