FSA-2370 Request for waiver of borrower training requirements

FSA-2370

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency

(09-25-24)

OMB Approved No: 0560-0237
OMB Expiration Date: 12/31/2026
Position 3

REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF BORROWER TRAINING
REQUIREMENTS / BORROWER TRAINING ASSESSMENT
INSTRUCTIONS: Return this completed form to your County FSA Office.

PART A – WAIVER REQUEST
FSA may waive the financial training requirement if the applicant has successfully completed a financial management training
program or has sufficient practical experience. To document a waiver based on training, the applicant must submit evidence of
having completed a similar course as those approved by FSA, including description of content and subjects covered in the
course, grade received, or certificate of completion. A waiver based on practical experience will be demonstrated by
documentation of successful farm financial determinations and recordkeeping. Information previously submitted (such as college
transcripts and list of training courses previously completed) does not need to be resubmitted.

1. I (a)

request FSA grant a waiver

from financial management borrower training requirements, contained in 7 CFR 764, based on (b)
the following statement below:
documentation, or (c)

the attached

2A. Signature (only required for Borrower Training Waiver Request)

PART B – FOR FSA USE ONLY
3A. FSA’s Waiver Request Decision:

2B. Date (MM/DD/YYYY)

3B. If Denied, Reason for Denial

APPROVED
DENIED
3C. FSA’s Assessment of Previous Waiver and Completed Training 3D. Comments
Additional Training is not required (Check all that apply):
Prior Waiver Remains Valid
Completed Training on:
Training requirement reconsidered and training is required (See
comments in Item 3D).
4A. Name

4B. Title

4C. Signature

4D. Date (MM/DD/YYYY)

Privacy Act Statement: The following is made in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 USC 552a – as amended). The authority for
requesting the information identified on this form is the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1921 et. seq.). The
information will be used to determine eligibility and feasibility for loans and loan guarantees, and servicing of loans and loan guarantees. The
information collected on this form may be disclosed to other Federal, State, and local government agencies, Tribal agencies, and nongovernmental
entities that have been authorized access to the information by statute or regulation and/or as described in the applicable Routine Uses identified
in the System of Records Notice for USDA/FSA-14, Applicant/Borrower. Providing the requested information is voluntary. However, failure to
furnish the requested information may result in a denial for loans and loan guarantees, and servicing of loans and loan guarantees. The provisions
of criminal and civil fraud, privacy, and other statutes may be applicable to the information provided.

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