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OMB Control No: 0565-0003	ICR Reference No: 202611-0565-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202302-0560-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FPAC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Power of Attorney
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/09/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/09/2026
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2029	36 Months From Approved
Responses	16,000	0	16,000
Time Burden (Hours)	7,750	0	7,750
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: USDA Service Center customers appoint an attorney-in-fact to act on their behalf for certain FSA, CCC, NRCS, and RMA programs and actions.

Authorizing Statute(s): None

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 12752	03/17/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 37943	06/24/2026
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
Business or other for-profit and farms	FSA-211, FSA-211A	,
Individuals or Households	FSA-211A, FSA 211	,

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	16,000	16,000
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	7,750	7,750
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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 currently approved total annual responses 16,000 and the total annual burden hours 7,750; this request for these burden activities remains unchanged. While the total burden hours have not changed, the total annual cost to the Federal Government has decreased significantly. This is due to the fact that it is estimated to take FSA county employees 30 minutes to act on an FSA-211, as opposed to an hour that was used to calculate the amount on the previous statement. The FSA-211, Power of Attorney form and its instructions and the FSA-211A, Power of Attorney Signature Continuation Sheet and its instructions have been updated to better describe the FSA and NRCS actions that the Grantee may be allowed to perform on behalf of the Grantor. By signing the updated FSA-211, the Grantor certifies to reading and understanding a list of policies. These changes will not change the amount of time it will take to complete the forms.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $266,960

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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