Emergency Relief Program (ERP) Phase 1 and Phase 2

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status

No forms / supporting documents in this ICR. Check IC Document Collections.

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
253160	Emergency Relief Program- ERP Phase 1 and Phase 2 Other-letter	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0560-0309	ICR Reference No: 202603-0560-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202303-0560-003
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Emergency Relief Program (ERP) Phase 1 and Phase 2
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 03/20/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	244,480	0
Time Burden (Hours)	24,975	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Division B, Title I, of the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act (Pub. L. 117-43) provides $10 billion for necessary expenses related to losses of crops, trees, bushes, and vines due to weather events occurring in calendar years 2020 and 2021. Eligible disaster events include drought, wildfire, hurricane, floods, derechos, excessive heat, winter storms, freeze (including polar vortex) smoke exposure, and excessive moisture. Losses due to drought are only eligible for assistance if any area of a county was rated by the U.S. Drought Monitor as D2 for eight consecutive weeks or D3 or higher level of drought intensity. Similar to the Emergency Livestock Relief Program, ERP will be implemented under two phases. The first phase will leverage crop insurance and NAP claim data; RMA will calculate the ERP benefit for insured producers based on elevated guarantees using the ERP factors as shown in the below table and provide that information to FSA, and FSA will calculate the ERP benefit similarly for NAP producers and then using the data from both RMA and what FSA calculated for NAP, generate a prefilled application that will be sent to identified producers. The application requires little new information from the producer (e.g. shares if not on file), but is important as a clear certification that the loss was a result of an eligible disaster and that the producer agrees to obtain risk management protection in the subsequent two years. This collection covers compliance activities for ERP Phase 1 and Phase 2. The application period has closed and payments were issued prior to the expiration of the approved collection. The compliance activities below will begin after reinstatement.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 117 - 43 Division B, Title 1 Name of Law: xtending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance 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:
	90 FR 56125	12/05/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 13008	03/18/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Emergency Relief Program- ERP Phase 1 and Phase 2

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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	244,480	0	0	-161,438	0	405,918
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	24,975	0	0	-122,327	0	147,302
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: Changing Forms

Short Statement: The current burden inventory is 353,402 estimated annual respondents: 405,918 estimated annual responses and 147,302 estimated annual burden hours. With this reinstatement the agency is seeking 218,930 estimated annual respondents, 244,480 estimated annual responses, and 24,975 estimated annual burden hours. This reflects a decrease of 134,472 estimated respondents, a decrease of 161,438 responses, and a decrease of 122,327 annual burden hours since the last OMB submission. The burden hours and respondents have been updated to remove the respondents and burden hours associated with forms that are no longer being collected because the application periods for ERP Phase 1 and Phase 2 have closed. The burden hours and respondents have also been updated to include notification letters and response time for FSA compliance activities to ensure ERP participants met the statutory required to obtain crop insurance or NAP coverage for the next two crop years.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,704,560

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.     Yes

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: 03/20/2026

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