The burden increased due to added hours for new pilot programs and privately developed crop insurance programs under section 508(h) of the Act for malting barley revenue, sugar cane, pecan trees, triticale, APH caneberry, macadamia tree, dairy revenue protection.
The number of crop insurance agents and producers decreased with this package. Our estimates are derived from the number of producers and agents filling out that information. Since there were less producers and agents, there is less burden because not as many respondents are providing information. The increases and decreases within industry resulted in an overall decrease in burden of 671,385 hours.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
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(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
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