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OMB Control No:
0578-0031
ICR Reference No:
202202-0578-001
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency:
USDA/NRCS
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities
Type of Information Collection:
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
Common Form ICR:
Yes
Type of Review Request:
Emergency
Approval Requested By:
02/07/2022
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
02/07/2022
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
02/05/2022
Terms of Clearance:
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320.13, this information collection is approved for six months as an emergency clearance for the new Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program. If the Agency decides to continue use of this collection past the approved emergency clearance time period, it must resubmit an information collection request to OMB under the normal PRA clearance process.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
08/31/2022
6 Months From Approved
Responses
110
0
0
Time Burden (Hours)
1,870
0
0
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The purpose of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities is to support the production and marketing of climate-smart commodities through a set of pilot projects that provide voluntary incentives through partners to producers and landowners, including early adopters, to implement climate-smart conservation practices, activities, and systems on working lands; measure and quantify, monitor and verify the carbon and greenhouse gas (GHG) benefits associated with those practices; and develop markets and promote the resulting climate-smart commodities.
Emergency Justfication:
This request is for OMB review and emergency approval of a collection of information necessary to implement the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities. This grant activity is essential to the mission of USDA in order to award the grantees to provide the support to the projects, and we could not comply with normal clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act. USDA has directed the Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) mission area and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to implement Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities to support the production and marketing of climate-smart commodities through a set of pilot projects that provide voluntary incentives through partners to producers and landowners, including early adopters, to implement climate-smart conservation practices, activities, and systems on working lands; measure and quantify, monitor and verify the carbon and greenhouse gas (GHG) benefits associated with those practices; and develop markets and promote the resulting climate-smart commodities.
Authorizing Statute(s):
None
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
110
0
0
110
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
1,870
0
0
1,870
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
This is a new collection.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
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?
No
Agency Contact:
Mary A Ball 202 720-4283
Common Form ICR:
Yes
Description/Changes for Common Form Usage:
We requested for OMB clearance to use the electronic submission (SF-270, SF-424 and SF-425) in the Grants.gov. SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance-OMB control number-4040-0020 SF-424A, Budget Information Non-Construction-OMB control number -4040-0006 SF-424B, Assurances Non-Construction-OMB control number-4040-0007 SF-425A/B, Financial Status Report- OMB control number -4040-0014 SF-270, Request for Advance and Reimbursement-OMB control number-4040-0012
Approved RCFs using this ICR
Agency/Sub Agency
RCF ID
RCF Title
RCF Status
IC Title
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
02/05/2022
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