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OMB Control No: 0535-0249	ICR Reference No: 202601-0535-023
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202505-0535-003
Agency/Subagency: USDA/NASS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Organic Survey
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 03/27/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/26/2026
Terms of Clearance: The change to the package is approved with the clarified language regarding the protections of CIPSEA.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2028	09/30/2028	09/30/2028
Responses	92,660	0	92,660
Time Burden (Hours)	18,727	0	18,727
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 113 - 79 508 Name of Law: Agricultural Adjustement Act of 1938 and Federal Crop Insurance Act
   US Code: 7 USC 2204 (g) Name of Law: Authority of Secretar of Ag to Conduct Census of Agriculture
   US Code: 7 USC 5925c Name of Law: Organic Production and Market Data Initiatives
   PL: Pub.L. 115 - 435 302 Name of Law: CIPSEA
   US Code: 7 USC 2276 Name of Law: Confidentiality of Information
   US Code: 18 USC 1905 Name of Law: Disclosure of Confidential Information
   US Code: 7 USC 2204 (a) Name of Law: General Duties of the Secretary
   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
Annual Number of Responses	92,660	92,660
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	18,727	18,727
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The USDA RMA Organics survey will be submitted separately via IC 0535-0264 and not included in this ICR. Removing the Quality Control Worksheet decreased responses, but burden hours slightly due questionnaire changes

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,700,000

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: Struther VanHorn 202 973-4538 struther.vanhorn@usda.gov

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