The information is needed to
effectively administer the Farm Service Agency (FSA) guaranteed
farm loan, EZ Guarantee Program, Micro Lender program (MLP) and
land contract guaranteed loan programs.
The adjustments were -4,619
responses and -23,883 burden hours due to less applicants applying
for Guaranteed Loans. Overall, the number of respondents decreased
by 36 (14,393-14,357 (new)). The annual responses decreased by
27,500 (221,148-193,648(new) while the burden hours decreased by
55,114 (220838-165724(new). The program changes for the decrease of
22,881 responses and 32,341 hours are due to a drop in Guaranteed
loans originated between the years preceding FY 2017 and FY 2020.
Between FY 2016 and FY 2019, the number of Guaranteed loans
originated fell by 24 percent from 10,047 to 7,611. In addition,
the number of loss claims and status reports received is much lower
than FY 2017. The travel times was also removed from this request.
The annual responses decreased since Form FSA-2233 is no longer a
separate response and the hours have been included in the revised
Form FSA-2236. Also, reducing the lender reviews cut 835 annual
responses from the SEL lender reviews. The burden hours decreased
due to the policy change reducing SEL lender reviews and some minor
rounding when we estimated the average hours for Form FSA-2211
prorated between the different lender types and applicants. The
form FSA-2211 have incorporated Forms FSA-2210, “Application for EZ
Guarantee” and FSA-2212, “Preferred Lender Application for
Guarantee” so those forms have been removed from this
collection.
$9,657,280
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Mary Ann Ball 202-720-4283
MaryAnn.Ball@usda.gov
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.