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OMB Control No: 0535-0245	ICR Reference No: 202604-0535-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202601-0535-021
Agency/Subagency: USDA/NASS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Conservation Effects Assessment Project
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 07/02/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/13/2026
Terms of Clearance: The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is requesting a substantive change to the National Resources Inventory Conservation Effects Assessment Project (NRI CEAP) survey. To aid in contacting respondents, the introduction of text and email reminder messages is being requested. The change in this request will increase burden hours. These proposed changes are approved.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2027	12/31/2027	03/31/2027
Responses	36,000	0	36,000
Time Burden (Hours)	17,547	0	17,173
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
CEAP Non-response
Conservation Effects Assessment Project	SurveyID: 3273, SurveyID: 3641, SurveyID: 3273, SMETA 3273, Survey ID: 9119, SurveyID: 3273	, , , , ,

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	36,000	36,000	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	17,547	17,173	374
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 one minor update to the burden table due to the introduction of text and email reminder messages. The minor update adds 374 burden hours to account for the additional contacting of respondents.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $15,933,333

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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