[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 32 (Friday, February 15, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 7125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-3707]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation


Request for Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC).

ACTION: Proposed information collection and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces CCC's intention to request reinstatement for a 
previously approved information collection. The information collection 
is in support of the regulation for the voluntary assignment of cash 
payments made by Farm Service Agency or CCC to a third party. In 
addition, a payment recipient may voluntarily elect to have a cash 
payment made jointly to the payment recipient and a third party.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before April 16, 
2002 to be assured consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Simmons, Financial Specialist, 
USDA, FSA, FMD, STOP 0581, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 
20250-0581; telephone (703) 305-1309; e-mail 
[email protected]; or facsimile (703) 305-1144.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Assignment of Payment and Joint Payment Authorization.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0183.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of a previously approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: CCC is requesting reinstatement of the OMB clearance for 
Forms CCC-36, Assignment of Payment, CCC-37, Joint Payment 
Authorization, CCC-251, Notice of Assignment, and CCC-252, Instrument 
of Assignment. The Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 
U.S.C. 590h(g)) authorizes producers to assign, in writing, FSA 
conservation program payments. The statute requires that any such 
assignment be signed and witnessed. The Agricultural Act of 1949, as 
amended, extends that authority to CCC programs, including rice, feed 
grains, cotton, and wheat.
    There are no regulations governing joint payments, but this service 
is offered as a result of public requests for this type of payment 
option.
    Estimate of Respondent Burden: Public reporting burden for this 
collection of information is estimated to average 3.75 minutes per 
response.
    Respondents: Producers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 70,450.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 3.75 minutes.
    Comments are sought on these requirements including: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
burden, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of the 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 the Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
Washington, DC 20503, and to Deborah Simmons, Financial Specialist, 
USDA-FSA-FMD, STOP 0581, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20250-0581; telephone (703) 305-1309; e-mail 
[email protected]; or facsimile (703) 305-1144. Copies of 
the information collection may be obtained from Ms. Simmons at the 
above address.
    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 February 4, 2002.
James R. Little,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 02-3707 Filed 2-14-02; 8:45 am]
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