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OMB Control No: 0560-0082	ICR Reference No: 202606-0560-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202307-0560-004
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Emergency Conservation Program and Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/08/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2026
Responses	100,300	985,445
Time Burden (Hours)	12,427	67,852
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Abstract: To gather information in order to provide eligible producers and landowners cost-share incentives, technical assistance, and to capture Adjusted Gross Income information through several conservation and environmental programs.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 2201-2205 Name of Law: Agricultural Credit Act of 1978

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 36798	06/18/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 63520	10/06/2026
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
Emergency Conservation Program and Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) - Farms	FSA-848 (SPA) and FSA-848-1 (SPA), FSA-848A (SPA) and FSA-848A-1 (SPA), AD-1026, FSA-848B (SPA) and FSA-848B-1 (SPA), CCC-37, FSA-211-211A, FSA-325, CCC-902I, FSA-848A-1 and A-1 (Continuation), FSA-848B and B1 (Continuation), CCC-901, FSA-848 and FSA-848-1 (Continuation Sheet), FSA-801-801-1, FSA-801A and FSA-801A-1, FSA-801B and FSA-801B-1, FSA-801C and FSA-801C-1	, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Emergency Conservation Program and Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) - Individuals	FSA-848 (SPA) and FSA-848-1 (SPA), FSA-848A (SPA) and FSA-848A-1 (SPA), AD-1026, FSA-848B (SPA) and FSA-848B-1 (SPA), CCC-37, FSA-211-211A, FSA-325, CCC-902I, FSA-848A-1 and A-1 (Continuation), FSA-848B and B1 (Continuation), CCC-901, FSA-848 and FSA-848-1 (Continuation Sheet), FSA-801-801-1, FSA-801A and FSA-801A-1, FSA-801B and FSA-801B-1, FSA-801C and FSA-801C-1	, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	100,300	985,445	-935,295	50,150
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	12,427	67,852	-45,986	-9,439
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: Changing Forms

Short Statement: FSA requests a revision of a currently approved information collection. The current burden inventory is 140,000 estimated annual respondents: 985,445 estimated annual responses and 67,852 estimated annual burden hours. With this revision the agency is seeking 10,000 estimated annual respondents, 100,300 estimated annual responses and 12,427 estimated annual burden hours. This reflects a decrease in the number of estimated respondents –130,000, decrease in the estimated number of responses –885,145 and a decrease in the number of estimated annual burden hours –55,425 since the last OMB submission. Program changes or adjustments may occur due to updated statutory requirements, regulatory changes, or improved program processes for ECP and BCAP. Any changes in burden reflect revisions to forms, updates to program procedures, or adjustments in participation levels. Where applicable, the supporting statement distinguishes between burden changes due to program modifications and those due to adjustments in respondent estimates. For the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP), all respondent burden has been removed as a program change. BCAP has not been funded or operated since 2017, and therefore no participants are currently submitting forms or providing information under this collection. The elimination of BCAP‑related burden is the direct result of the agency’s programmatic decision not to operate the program during the current approval period. For the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP), program changes also resulted from the agency’s transition from the FSA‑848 series forms to the FSA‑801 series forms. This transition reflects modernized forms and changes in the information collected. These modifications represent deliberate agency actions and therefore constitute program changes in the burden calculations. Burden changes not associated with the above program decisions reflect routine updates to respondent counts, estimated completion times, and/or wage rates that occur independent of agency actions.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,693,640

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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