July 31, 2023
OMB Control Number: 0560-0097.
Title of Clearance: “Instructions for Completing Form FSA-153” regarding Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA) filings associated with the acquisition or disposition of agricultural land.
Agency Form Number affected by Change Worksheet: FSA-153 - Instruction for Completing Form FSA-153, (not the FSA-153 form itself).
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Changes: The specific changes to the instructions for completing the form FSA-153 are in the following:
Non-substantive changes: Language was clarified; some partial sentences were made into full sentences (see attached); broken links were changed to working links; a sentence regarding forestry was moved to a footnote; and other changes were made that do not affect the content of the document in any substantive way. These changes were made to increase the clarity and presentation of the material.
Substantive change: There is one substantive change. The document currently on the FSA website assumes that the FSA-153 filer is the holder of the title to the agricultural land. That is not always the case; filers may be at the second, third, or higher tier. As a result, the language is being changed from “title holder” to “filer.”
There are no changes to the burden hours, and there are no changes to what filers are being asked to provide.
| File Type | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document |
| Author | Ball, MaryAnn - FSA, Washington, DC |
| File Modified | 0000-00-00 |
| File Created | 2023-08-01 |