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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 0570-0050	ICR Reference No: 201412-0570-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201211-0570-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/RBS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 7 CFR 4280-B, Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/17/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 12/17/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2016	08/31/2016	08/31/2016
Responses	110,004	0	63,220
Time Burden (Hours)	378,558	0	312,601
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	110,004	63,220	46,784
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	378,558	312,601	65,957
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: During the review of the final rule, the agency realized that the burden was undercounted for this program. The number of total responses is estimated to increase from 63,220 to 110,004. the increase reflects a more accurate accounting of the responses that will be required of all applicants and the accounting of certain forms associated with RES/EEI guaranteed loans that had not been previously charged against the rulemaking. The total hours to respond are estimated to increase from 312,601 hours to 378,558 hours. The primary reasons for this increase are: (1) the increase in the estimated number of respondents for grants, (2) increase in program funding, and (3) a more accurate accounting of the number of hours for application narrative and technical reports on RES/EEI projects and for the scope of work on feasibility study.