Farm Trade Paperwork Gets USDA Feedback Call
Published Date: 6/24/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Agriculture is asking for public feedback on its Agricultural Trade Promotion Program info collection. Farmers, exporters, and businesses involved in trade might need to share some info, but the agency wants to make sure it’s not too much work. Comments are open until July 24, 2025, so jump in if you want to help shape the process!
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Large reporting burden for ATP applicants
If you are a nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organization, a nonprofit state regional trade group, a U.S. agricultural cooperative, or a state agency applying under the Agricultural Trade Promotion Program (ATP), you must provide information to USDA for reimbursements tied to 2018/2019 tariff damages. The collection lists 67 respondents, a total of 38,684 burden hours, and requires recordkeeping and reporting on occasion and annually; comments on the collection are due by July 24, 2025 (OMB Control Number 0551-0049).
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