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OMB Control No: 0578-0031	ICR Reference No: 202205-0578-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202202-0578-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/NRCS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: Yes
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/09/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 08/22/2022
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for 3 years. OMB reminds the agency, in accordance with 1320.5(a)(1)(iii) (G), of the requirements to submit copies of the statutory authority to collect the information, the statute that allows the authority to collect information, and copies of the Federal Register notices.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2026	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2023
Responses	1,610	0	110
Time Burden (Hours)	14,370	0	1,870
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	1,610	110	1,500
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	14,370	1,870	12,500
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: NRCS estimated at least 500 recipients would apply, with a resulting 1,610 annual responses and 14,370 burden hours as stated in the published 60-day notice. This was resulted in more applications than anticipated and increased in estimated numbers, to better reflect the current expectations. Specifically, the number of respondents increased by 445 while the annual responses increased by 1,500 in the request and the burden hours increased 12,500 burden hours. NRCS is expecting to update the estimate numbers. NRCS will plan on completing Request for Approval under the “Generic Clearance for the Collection of Solution for Funding Opportunity Announcement” to absorb the burden hours under the USDA OMB control number. Once the generic request is approved, NRCS will request to discontinue this collection.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $866,080

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