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OMB Control No: 0535-0039	ICR Reference No: 202011-0535-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201907-0535-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/NASS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Fruit, Nuts, and Specialty Crops
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: 02/04/2021
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 12/07/2020
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/29/2024	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2021
Responses	74,410	0	80,280
Time Burden (Hours)	31,603	0	26,070
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 2204 Name of Law: General Duties of Secretary
   US Code: 18 USC 1905 Name of Law: Disclosue of Confidential Information
   US Code: 7 USC 2276 Name of Law: Confidentiality of Information
   PL: Pub.L. 107 - 347 3501 Name of Law: Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency
   US Code: 7 USC 3601.1 Name of Law: General Statement of Public Information (FOIA)

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	74,410	80,280	-3,800	-2,070
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	31,603	26,070	-2,203	7,736
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 new annual burden of 30,603 hours is up 5,533 hours from the previous inventory of 26,070 hours. The net increase is a result of program changes and adjustments. The program changes involve the discontinuation of four surveys that were previously conducted under cooperative agreements with the California State Department of Agriculture that will not be included in this renewal. - Prune Crop Handlers Report - Grape Crush and Purchase Inquiry - Raisin Crop Handler’s Report - Walnut Crop Handlers Report The adjustments come from minor changes to the target populations, with the exception of the increase in burden hours. The increase in burden hours is to accommodate a request from the California Department of Agriculture. The Grape, Almond and Walnut Acreage Survey, and Citrus Acreage Survey, which are conducted under cooperative agreements with NASS, will also include the respondents confirming parcel sheets that contain data the respondents reported in previous surveys. The burden for completing the questionnaire will remain the same as previously reported (10 and 20 minutes respectively). However, the burden minutes reflected in the table in item 12 above says 40 minutes. The extra minutes will be for the respondents to approve previously reported data contained on the parcel sheets.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $4,500,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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. 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: David Hancock 202-690-2388 dhancock@nass.usda.gov