Emergency Relief Program (ERP) Phase 1

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FSA-520 Emergency Relief Program (ERP Phase 1) Form	New
Supporting Document 2022 - ERP Phase 1 .docx Supporting Statement A	2022-05-11
Emergency memo - ERP Phase 1.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-05-11
ERP Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 5-11.xlsm Supplementary Document	2022-05-11

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
253160	Emergency Relief Program (ERP Phase 1) Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0560-0309	ICR Reference No: 202204-0560-004
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Emergency Relief Program (ERP) Phase 1
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 05/12/2022
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 05/12/2022
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/12/2022
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2022	6 Months From Approved
Responses	305,000	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	92,310	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Division B, Title I, of the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act (Pub. L. 117-43) provides $10 billion for necessary expenses related to losses of crops, trees, bushes, and vines due to weather events occurring in calendar years 2020 and 2021. Eligible disaster events include drought, wildfire, hurricane, floods, derechos, excessive heat, winter storms, freeze (including polar vortex) smoke exposure, and excessive moisture. Losses due to drought are only eligible for assistance if any area of a county was rated by the U.S. Drought Monitor as D2 for eight consecutive weeks or D3 or higher level of drought intensity. Similar to the Emergency Livestock Relief Program, ERP will be implemented under two phases. The first phase will leverage crop insurance and NAP claim data; RMA will calculate the ERP benefit for insured producers based on elevated guarantees using the ERP factors as shown in the below table and provide that information to FSA, and FSA will calculate the ERP benefit similarly for NAP producers and then using the data from both RMA and what FSA calculated for NAP, generate a prefilled application that will be sent to identified producers. The application requires little new information from the producer (e.g. shares if not on file), but is important as a clear certification that the loss was a result of an eligible disaster and that the producer agrees to obtain risk management protection in the subsequent two years.

Emergency Justfication: The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting OMB approval on the emergency approval of a collection of information necessary to implement the Emergency Relief Program (ERP Phase 1), which will assist producers who suffered losses of crops, trees, bushes, and vines due to wildfires, hurricanes, floods, derechos, excessive heat, winter storms, freeze (including a polar vortex), smoke exposure, excessive moisture, qualifying drought, and related conditions occurring in calendar years 2020 and 2021. FSA needs to disburse the payments to the eligible producers quickly to cover the losses of crops, trees, bushes and vines, and the payments will seriously assist the producers not to consider making business decisions to lose the farm business.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 117 - 43 Division B, Title 1 Name of Law: xtending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Emergency Relief Program (ERP Phase 1)	AD-2047, AD-1026, FSA-510, CC-901, CCC0902I, CC-860, FSA-520	Emergency Relief Program (ERP) Phase 1 Application ,   Customer Data Worksheet ,   Highly Erodible Land Conservation (HELC) and Wetland Conservation (WC) Certification ,   Request for an Exception to the $125,000 Payment Limitation for Certain Programs ,   Members Information ,   Farm Operating Plan for an Individual ,   Socially Disadvantage, Limited Resource, Beginning and Veteran Farmer or Rancher Certification

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	305,000	0	0	305,000	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	92,310	0	0	92,310	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is new information collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,105,663

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.     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.     No

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

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 05/12/2022

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