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OMB Control No: 0570-0063	ICR Reference No: 202001-0570-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201706-0570-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/RBS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Advanced Biofuel Payment 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: 12/02/2021
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 12/07/2020
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years. For all USDA forms included in this collection but not approved under a RBS 0570 control number, the agency that developed this form must convert it to a common form, and RBS must submit a RCF for their total agency burden for use of this form, including the burden from this collection, all prior to the next renewal. For all RBS 0570 forms included in this collection, not approved under OMB Control number 0570-0063, and used by any other agency other than RBS, must convert this form to a common form prior to the next renewal and advise the other agency to submit their usage under a RCF. For all RBS 0570 forms included in this collection, not approved under OMB Control number 0570-0063, and only used by RBS, RBS must merge the burden for their total agency use of this form into a single ICR under one OMB control number prior to the next renewal.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2024	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2021
Responses	1,294	0	2,084
Time Burden (Hours)	1,306	0	1,846
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	1,294	2,084	-790
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,306	1,846	-540
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: Total annual responses decreased by 790, from 2,084 to 1,294. Total annual hours decreased by 540, from 1,846 to 1,306. The decrease in the burden to the public reflects a full accounting of all Rural Development (RD) forms that must be provided by participating producers. The estimated burden includes accounting for the Certification for Contracts, Grants and Loans (RD 1940-Q). Total estimated costs to the public decreased by $19,066 per year, from $66,096 to 47,030.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $192,436

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

Agency Contact: Lisa Noty 712 254-4366 lisa.noty@usda.gov