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View Generic ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 0584-0524	ICR Reference No: 201407-0584-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201308-0584-004
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FNS	Agency Tracking No: Non substantive Revision to Combine 779 & 780
Title: Generic Clearance to Conduct Formative Research
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: 09/02/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 08/29/2014
Terms of Clearance: Previous terms continue: FNS will submit individual collections under this generic clearance to OMB. OMB will strive to provide feedback on the individual collections within ten working days, whenever possible. Standard incentive amount is remuneration is $40.00; requests for higher levels must be justified (e.g., very difficult recruitments), two-hour focus groups, etc.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2016	06/30/2016	06/30/2016
Responses	151,700	0	151,700
Time Burden (Hours)	58,405	0	58,405
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	151,700	151,700
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	58,405	58,405
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: The Agency requests an increase in the currently approved hours from 33,016 to 58,405 and an increase in the number of respondents from 79,000 to 151,700 over the three-year extension. We based the increase in burden hours and respondents on past use and projections of future needs. The Agency believes that the number of hours and respondents requested will be sufficient to meet the needs of data collection events over the next three years.