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OMB Control No: 0560-0082	ICR Reference No: 202009-0560-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201709-0560-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Emergency Conservation Program and Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/08/2021
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/28/2021
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2024	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2021
Responses	425,445	0	292,820
Time Burden (Hours)	49,385	0	77,763
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	425,445	292,820	6,428	126,197
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	49,385	77,763	-6,428	-21,950
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The annual number of responses is now 425,445, and the burden hours is now 49,385. The number of respondents stayed the same at 140,000. Activity related to ECP request, approvals, and payments has increased due to major storm systems that caused catastrophic damage across the nation, from 2018–2020. Hurricane Michael and Florence occurred in 2018, followed by the Midwest flooding’s in 2019. Multiple hurricanes and wildfires in 2020 all contribute to the increase in activity. Those increased activities caused the number of respondents increased by 126,197. The burden hours decreased by 21,950 due the activity related to BCAP has drastically reduced because of the lack of funding for BCAP. The travel times also have been removed from the request so the burden hours decreased by 6.428.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,183,089

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. Yes

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

Agency Contact: Mary Ann Ball 202-720-4283 MaryAnn.Ball@usda.gov