Notice2025-21992
Information Collection Request; Emergency Relief Program (ERP) Phase 1 and Phase 2
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Published
December 5, 2025
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Agriculture DepartmentFarm Service Agency
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all interested individuals and organizations on an extension with a revision of a currently approved information collection for the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) Phase 1 and Phase 2. The application periods for ERP Phase 1 and Phase 2 have ended; however, the collection is continuing because additional information may be needed to verify compliance with program eligibility requirements.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 232 (Friday, December 5, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56125-56126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-21992]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
[Docket ID: FSA-2025-0235]
Information Collection Request; Emergency Relief Program (ERP)
Phase 1 and Phase 2
AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all interested
individuals and organizations on an extension with a revision of a
currently approved information collection for the Emergency Relief
Program (ERP) Phase 1 and Phase 2. The application periods for ERP
Phase 1 and Phase 2 have ended; however, the collection is continuing
because additional information may be needed to verify compliance with
program eligibility requirements.
DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by February 3, 2026.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. You may
submit comments by this method: Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to:
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> and search for Docket ID FSA-2025-0235. Follow the
online instructions for submitting comments.
You may also send comments to the Desk Officer for Agriculture,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the information collection may
be requested by contacting Kathy Sayers.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activity, contact Kathy Sayers; (202) 720-6870; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9dd6fce9f5e4b3cefce4f8efeedde8eef9fcb3faf2eb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5a113b2e322374093b233f28291a2f293e3b743d352c">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals who require alternative means of
communication for program information should contact the USDA Target
Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice) or dial 711 for Telecommunications
Relay Service (both voice and text telephone users can initiate this
call from any telephone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
FSA is announcing plans to extend and revise a currently approved
information collection that supports ERP Phase 1 and Phase 2. ERP was
authorized by Division B, Title I, of the Extending Government Funding
and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act (Pub. L. 117-43), and provided
assistance for crop, tree, bush, and vine losses that resulted from
wildfires, hurricanes, floods, derechos, excessive heat, winter storms,
freeze (including a polar vortex), smoke exposure, excessive moisture,
and qualifying drought occurring in calendar years 2020 and 2021 (87 FR
30164; 88 FR 1862). The application period has ended for ERP Phase 1
and Phase 2 and payments have been issued.
The Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency
Assistance
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Act requires all participants who received an ERP payment to purchase
crop insurance or Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP)
coverage for the next 2 available years. To ensure that ERP
participants met this statutory requirement, FSA is verifying
compliance using crop insurance participation data on file with the
Risk Management Agency (RMA) and NAP participation data on file with
FSA. FSA is revising the estimated number of respondents and burden
hours associated with this collection to reflect the number of
participants who received an ERP payment and will be subject to the
requirement to purchase crop insurance or NAP coverage, remove forms
that are no longer being accepted, and add responses associated with
eligibility compliance activities.
Description of Information Collection Request
Title: Emergency Relief Program (ERP) Phase 1 and Phase 2.
OMB Control Number: 0560-0309.
Type of Request: Extension with revision.
OMB Expiration Date: December 31, 2025.
Abstract: The Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency
Assistance Act (Pub. L. 117-43) requires all producers who received an
ERP Phase 1 or Phase 2 payment to purchase crop insurance or Noninsured
Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) coverage for the next 2
available years. To ensure that ERP participants met this statutory
requirement, FSA is verifying compliance using crop insurance
participation data on file with the Risk Management Agency (RMA) and
NAP participation data on file with FSA when possible to minimize the
burden on producers.
Producers who are determined to be compliant based on FSA or RMA
data will be notified of the determination by mail, and no other action
will be required. If FSA is not able determine a producer's compliance
based on available data, FSA will notify the producer by mail that they
must submit supporting documentation to verify their compliance in
order to retain their ERP payment. These producers will also be
notified of FSA's final determination of compliance or noncompliance.
FSA is revising the estimated respondents and burden hours for this
collection to reflect the number of ERP participants and responses
associated with these compliance activities. FSA is also removing the
forms previously included under this collection and the corresponding
respondent and burden hour estimates because the time period to submit
the forms has ended. All participants who received an ERP payment have
already filed the required forms.
For the following estimated total annual burden on respondents, the
formula used to calculate the total burden hour is the estimated
average time per response multiplied by the estimated total annual
responses.
Estimate of Respondent Burden: Public reporting burden for this
information collection is estimated to average 0.102155596 hours per
response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching
existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed and
completing and reviewing the collections of information.
Respondents: Producers.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 218,930.
Estimated Number of Reponses Per Respondent: 1.12.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 244,480.
Estimated Average Time per Response: 0.102155596 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 24,975 hours.
We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information
collection to help us:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the collection of information including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used;
(3) Evaluate the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
technology; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the information collection on those who
respond through the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
All comments received in response to this notice, including names
and addresses where provided, will be made a matter of public record.
Comments will be summarized and included in the request for OMB
approval of the information collection.
William Beam,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2025-21992 Filed 12-4-25; 8:45 am]
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