[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 67767]
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[FR Doc No: 96-32622]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency


Notice and Request for Revision of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Farm Service Agency's (FSA) intention to request 
an extension for and revision to a currently approved information 
collection in support of the peanut poundage quota program as 
authorized by the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 
1996 (1996 Act).

DATE: Comments on this notice must be received on or before February 
24, 1997 to be assured of consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: Contact David Kincannon, Marketing 
Specialist, Tobacco and Peanuts Division, USDA, FSA, STOP 014, P.O. Box 
2415, Washington, DC 20013-2415, (202) 720-7914.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Peanuts, 7 CFR Part 729.
    OMB Number: 0560-0006.
    Expiration Date: September 30, 1998.
    Type of Request: Request for revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: The 1996 Act provides for out-of-county transfer of 
peanut poundage quota but limits, for certain counties, the amount that 
may be transferred in any year. The owner or operator must request a 
transfer of quota by registering on form FSA-377. If the total amount 
of quota requested to be transferred exceeds the limit for the county, 
a lottery may be held to select which of those owner/operators listed 
on form FSA-377 may be approved.
    Estimated of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average .1 hours per response.
    Respondents: Individual producers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden of Respondents: 100 hours.
    Comments are requested regarding, but not limited to: (1) Whether 
the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance 
of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; 
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information 
to be collected; or (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection 
of information on those who are to respond, including the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. 
Comments should be sent to the Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
Washington, DC 20503, and to David Kincannon, USDA, Farm Service 
Agency, Tobacco and Peanuts Division, STOP 0514, P.O. Box 2415, 
Washington, DC 20013-2415.
    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 December 16, 1996.
Bruce R. Weber,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 96-32622 Filed 12-23-96; 8:45 am]
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