Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FSA-63 ECAP (activ Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) Form	New
ECAP Emergency request memo 1.pdf Supplementary Document	2025-03-07
ECAP Supporting Document 1 .docx Supporting Statement A	2025-03-07
AD-1026 Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation (exempt from PRA).pdf Supplementary Document	2025-03-06
ECAP Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements spreadsheet.xlsm Supplementary Document	2025-03-06

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
274196	Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202502-0560-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP)
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: 03/12/2025
Date Submitted to OIRA: 03/07/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	6 Months From Approved
Responses	688,500	0
Time Burden (Hours)	71,310	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: FSA is providing ECAP payments to eligible producers of eligible commodities for the 2024 crop year. The payments will help farmers of eligible commodities cope with increased costs and falling commodity prices, allowing them to pay down debt relative to the 2024 crop and obtain financing for the 2025 crop year.

Emergency Justfication: The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting OMB approval on the emergency approval of a collection of information necessary to implement ECAP. ECAP will use $10 billion in funds authorized by Section 2102 of Division B of Title I of the American Relief Act, 2025 (Pub. L. 118-158) to issue 1-time economic assistance payments to eligible producers of eligible commodities for the 2024 crop year. These payments will help farmers of eligible commodities cope with increased costs and falling commodity prices, allowing them to pay down debt relative to the 2024 crop and obtain financing for the 2025 crop year. FSA will announce ECAP in a notice of funding availability in the Federal Register.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 118 - 158 Division B of Title I Name of Law: American Relief Act, 2025
  

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 Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP)	CCC-902I, FSA-63 ECAP (active website when approved), CCC-943, FSA-578 , AD-2047, CCC-576, CCC-901, CC-902E	Emergency Commodity Assistance Program ,   75% of Average Gross Income from Farming, Ranching, or Forestry Certificate ,   Report of Acreage (electronic) ,   Customer Data Worksheet ,   Notice of Loss and Application for payment ,   Member Information for Legal Entities ,   Farm Operating Plan for Legal Entities ,   Farm Operating Plan for Indviiduals

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	688,500	0	0	688,500	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	71,310	0	0	71,310	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 a new information request which will add 688,500 estimated total annual responses and 71,310 estimated total burden hours to the OMB inventory.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $6,852,296

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

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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: 03/07/2025

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