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OMB Control No: 0560-0317	ICR Reference No: 202605-0560-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202402-0560-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Online Loan Application
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/14/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2026
Responses	775	39,330
Time Burden (Hours)	1,152	59,389
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Abstract: FSA implemented the Online Loan Application to collect information electronically. FSA is using and collecting the information that is necessary to thoroughly evaluate the applicant’s request for a direct loan to ensure that: the applicant meets the established program eligibility requirements; their cash flow projections used in determining loan repayment are based on the actual financial and production history of the operation and a loan is adequately secured.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 87 - 128 311-319 Name of Law: CONACT

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 29109	05/19/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 65159	10/14/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Online Loan Application - Businesses
Online Loan Application - Individuals/Households

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	775	39,330	-38,555
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,152	59,389	-58,237
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	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: FSA requests a revision of a currently approved information collection. A new affected public category, individuals, was added to the ROCIS record to accurately reflect the user groups. The estimated burden hours and responses have decreased since the last OMB approval for OLA, primarily because of minimal usage of the OLA submission option by Direct Loan making applicants. Original OMB approval based on assumption of 100% usage of OLA. The changes were tied to the following: • Total number of total unduplicated respondents decreased from 21,610 to 668. • Total reports filed per person decreased from 1.82 to 1.16. • Applicant type percentages were adjusted as follows: o Individual applicants increased from 50% to 58%. This percentage based on total submissions for Direct Loan making assistance, regardless of submission method (OLA and traditional paper) Informal entity applicants, including married couples, decreased from 35% to 27%. This percentage based on total submissions for Direct Loan making assistance, regardless of submission method (OLA and traditional paper) • Total annual OLA responses decreased from 39,330 to 775. • Total OLA burden hours decreased from 59,389 to 1,152. These changes are the result of agency adjustments: o Original OMB approval factored in YL, EM, and ITLAP submissions. However, these loan types were excluded from this request as these will not be part of the existing OLA platform. o Original OMB approval factored in FSA-2001 applications received as part of Primary Loan Servicing (PLS). However, PLS submissions were excluded from this request as they will not be part of the existing OLA platform. o Original OMB approval factored 100% usage of the OLA platform for Direct Loan Making submissions. Actual OLA usage was significantly less than projected from 12/5/2023 (date of national launch) through 4/29/2026. Actual OLA usage was 1.2% of total Direct Loan Making submissions for available loan types.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $41,253

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. 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: Talina Gossen 208 327-2228 talina.gossen@usda.gov

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