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OMB Control No: 0535-0254	ICR Reference No: 202603-0535-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202601-0535-024
Agency/Subagency: USDA/NASS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Current Agricultural Industrial Reports (CAIR)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 04/13/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2026
Responses	11,965	6,760
Time Burden (Hours)	2,280	2,283
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 115 - 435 301 Name of Law: CIPSEA
   PL: Pub.L. 104 - 13 3501 Name of Law: Paperwork Reduction Act
   US Code: 7 USC 2204(g) Name of Law: Authority of Secretary of Agriculture to Conduct Census of Agriculture
   US Code: 7 USC 2276 Name of Law: Confidentiality of Information
   US Code: 7 USC 3601.1 Name of Law: General statement of Public Information (FOIA)
   US Code: 18 USC 1905 Name of Law: Disclosure of Confidential Information
   US Code: 7 USC 2204 (a) Name of Law: General Duties of Secretary

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	11,965	6,760	5,180	25
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,280	2,283	-28	25
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: There were three major program changes and one minor update to the burden table. The major changes include: • Discontinuation of the Operation Profile/Screener questionnaire. • Introduction of text and email reminder messages. • A reduction in the assumed response rate in the burden table, from 88% to 83%. The minor update adds 25 burden hours to account for cognitive testing.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,300,000

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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