[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 23 (Friday, February 2, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 3900] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-2176] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Commodity Credit Corporation Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Commodity Credit Corporation's (CCC) intention to request an extension for and revision to a currently approved information collection in support of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). The collection requirements have been revised to decrease the number of respondents for certain forms, decrease the total annual responses to match the reduction in respondents, change form identified as CRP-42 to CRP-1F Addendum, and reduce the average response time for this form from 30 minutes to 5 minutes. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before April 2, 1996 to be assured consideration. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: Comments may be sent to Cheryl Zavodny, Chief, Conservation Programs Branch, Conservation and Environmental Programs Division, USDA, FSA, P.O. Box 2415, Washington, DC 20013, (202) 720-6221. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 7 CFR Part 704, 1986-1990 Conservation Reserve Program and 7 CFR Part 1410, 1991-1995 Conservation Reserve Program Regulations. OMB Number: 0560-0125. Approval Date of Expiration: March 3, 1996. Type of Request: Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection. Abstract: Revisions were made to the currently approved information collection to reflect the Department's continued efforts to retarget CRP to more environmentally sensitive acreage. Total public burden hours are based on the following assumptions: 1. Some contracts will expire from CRP on September 30, 1996; 2. Easement authority will not be reinstated; 3. Participants with acreage that expires from CRP on September 30, 1996, will be offered an opportunity to modify and extend the expiration date under certain conditions; 4. Five percent of eligible producers will elect to preserve bases, allotments, and quotas by continuing to abide by the terms and conditions of the contract after expiration. Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average .1207253 hours per response. Respondents: Owners, operators, and other producers on eligible cropland. Estimated Number of Respondents: 310,200. Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 37,449. Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments may be sent to Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Washington, D.C., 20503 and to Cheryl Zavodny, Chief, Conservation Programs Branch, Conservation and Environmental Programs Division, USDA, FSA, P.O. Box 2415, Washington, DC 20013, (202) 720-6221. Copies of information collection documents may be obtained from Leslie Deavers, Agriculture Program Specialist, Conservation and Environmental Programs Division, USDA, FSA, P.O. Box 2415, Washington, DC 20013, (202) 720-9563. All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record. Signed at Washington, DC, on January 25, 1996. Bruce R. Weber, Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation. [FR Doc. 96-2176 Filed 2-1-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-05-P