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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 0570-0065	ICR Reference No: 201812-0570-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201412-0570-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/RBS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 11/06/2019
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/20/2019
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2022	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2019
Responses	361	0	790
Time Burden (Hours)	7,803	0	13,180
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	361	790	-429
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	7,803	13,180	-5,377
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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The decrease in burden may be attributed to the nature of the program and projects as applicants and stakeholder have had under 3 years to adjust the revised application process. The revised process facilitates transparency between the applicants and agencies and enables efficient program management of projects, resulting in lower cost to agency and applicants, respectively.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $118,895

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. No

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? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Thomas Dickson 202 690-4492 thomas.dickson@usda.gov