| 0570-0063 2017 Burden Estimate for 9005 - Advanced Biofuel Payment Program - Typical Year | 
		
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		| Section of Rule | 
		Title | 
		Form No. (if any) | 
		No. of Respondents | 
		Reports Filed | 
		Total Responses  (D) X (E) | 
		Estimated No. of Manhours per response | 
		Estimated Total Manhours  (F) x (E)  | 
		Wage** Class | 
		Total Cost  (H) x (I) | 
		
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		(C) | 
		(D) | 
		(E) | 
		(F) | 
		(G) | 
		(H) | 
		(I) | 
		(J) | 
		
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		Reporting - No Forms Approved Under this Docket | 
		
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		| 4288.103 | 
		Appeals | 
		written | 
		3 | 
		1 | 
		3 | 
		12 | 
		36 | 
		$35.80 | 
		$1,289 | 
		
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		| 4288.137(a) | 
		Succession request | 
		written | 
		3 | 
		1 | 
		3 | 
		1 | 
		3 | 
		$35.80 | 
		$107 | 
		
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		| 4288.110(b) | 
		Additional information (3% of the applicants) | 
		written | 
		9 | 
		1 | 
		9 | 
		1 | 
		9 | 
		$35.80 | 
		$322 | 
		
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		| 4288.120(a)(4)(i) | 
		Certification for Contracts, Grants and Loans | 
		RD 1940-Q  | 
		288 | 
		1 | 
		288 | 
		0.5 | 
		144 | 
		$35.80 | 
		$5,155 | 
		
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		Recordkeeping | 
		
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		| 4288.113 | 
		Recordkeeping | 
		
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		288 | 
		1 | 
		288 | 
		1 | 
		288 | 
		$35.80 | 
		$10,310 | 
		
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		Reporting - Forms Approved Under this Docket | 
		
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		| 4288.120 | 
		Advanced Biofuel Payment Program Annual Application | 
		RD 4288-1 | 
		288 | 
		1 | 
		288 | 
		1.40 | 
		403 | 
		$35.80 | 
		$14,435 | 
		
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		| 4288.121(a) | 
		Advanced Biofuel Payment Program Contract | 
		RD 4288-2 | 
		13 | 
		1 | 
		13 | 
		1 | 
		13 | 
		$35.80 | 
		$465 | 
		
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		| 4288.130(a) | 
		Advanced Biofuel Payment Program - Payment Request | 
		RD 4288-3 | 
		226 | 
		4 | 
		904 | 
		1 | 
		904 | 
		$35.80 | 
		$32,363 | 
		
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		| 4288.120(a)(4)(iii) | 
		Assurance Agreement | 
		RD 400-4 (0575-0018) | 
		288 | 
		1 | 
		288 | 
		0.16 | 
		46 | 
		$35.80 | 
		$1,650 | 
		
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		Forms Approved Under Other OMB Numbers | 
		
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		| 4288.120(a)(4)(ii) | 
		Disclosure of Lobbying Activities | 
		SF LLL (4040-0013) | 
		
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		TOTALS | 
		
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		2084.00 | 
		
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		1846.28 | 
		
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		$66,096.82 | 
		
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		FOOTNOTES: | 
		
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		Appeals and Succession Requests | 
		Assumes 3 appeals and 3 succession requests. | 
		
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		Number of Applications | 
		Estimated 288 applicants with 282 eligible participants.  Of the applications - 129 are biodiesel, 69 are anaerobic digesters, 32 are ethanol, 52 are pellets, and 6 are others.  These estimates are based on the number of producers enrolled for 2016 plus 5% increase of new enrollees. | 
		
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		Production information | 
		Assumes 80% of the 282 eligible participants submit quarterly payment requests (904 payments per year).  This is based on payment requests received in FY 2015 and 2016. | 
		
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		Payment Requests | 
		Assumes 80% of the 282 eligible participants submit quarterly payment requests. | 
		
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		Recordkeeping | 
		Applies to each of the 288 producers with whom the Agency has contracts. | 
		
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		| Fed Gov Cost for Interim Rule for Section 9005 - Advanced Biofuel Payment Program - Typical year | 
		
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		| Item | 
		Number | 
		Hours per item | 
		Rate | 
		Total Cost | 
		NOTES | 
	
	
		
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		| Determine producer eligibility | 
		275 | 
		1.58 | 
		37.12 | 
		$16,129  | 
		Equal to the number of new applicants; 3 hours per producer plus 0.5 hours per application for the 8 applications with documentation that woody feedstocks cannot be used in higher value product | 
	
	
		| Review contract forms | 
		13 | 
		1 | 
		37.12 | 
		$483  | 
		Equal to the number of new contracts | 
	
	
		| Review contract validity | 
		13 | 
		0.7 | 
		37.12 | 
		$338  | 
		
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		| Process payment applications | 
		864 | 
		3.3 | 
		37.12 | 
		$105,837  | 
		Equal to the number of payment requests | 
	
	
		| Determine annual payment amounts | 
		5 | 
		44.1 | 
		37.12 | 
		$8,185  | 
		Calculated quarterly plus the incremental payment calculationer (5 pmt calculations/year). | 
	
	
		| Review succession requests | 
		3 | 
		2 | 
		37.12 | 
		$223  | 
		
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		| Appeals | 
		3 | 
		12 | 
		37.12 | 
		$1,336  | 
		
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		| Conduct site visits | 
		135 | 
		8 | 
		37.12 | 
		$40,090  | 
		Equals half the number of participating producers | 
	
	
		| Administrative | 
		See footnote a | 
		$50,000 | 
		
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		| Total | 
		
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		$222,619  | 
		
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		| Footnote a | 
		This line item addresses the estimated cost for implementing, and administerting 9005.  The estimate includes cost incurred by USDA staff and other Federal agency groups (e.g., OMB, OGC, FO). | 
		
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