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OMB Control No: 0570-0072	ICR Reference No: 202408-0570-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202010-0570-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/RBS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 12/31/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2025
Responses	10,477	348
Time Burden (Hours)	84,177	13,834
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	10,477	348	10,129
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	84,177	13,834	70,343
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: There was a significant increase in the number of applicants that actually applied for funds vs. the anticipated number of applicants. Also, there are changes in estimate calculations for the amount of time it was expected to take a respondent to complete certain requirements. The estimates in this collection are based on actual values since the implementation of the program vs. estimates provided prior to implementation. In this collection, there are 641 total respondents which is an increase of 520 from the previous collection of 121 estimated respondents. The total number of burden hours increased for this collection by 74,875 to a total of 84,177 burden hours from the previous collection of 9,302 burden hours.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,257,898

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: Lauren Cusick 202 720-1414 lauren.cusick@usda.gov