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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 11, 2002.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
regarding (a) whether the collection of information is necessary for 
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 to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the 
burden of the 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 should be addressed to: Desk Officer for 
Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), Washington, DC 20503 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Comments regarding these information collections are best assured 
of having their full effect if received within 30 days of this 
notification. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling 
(202) 720-6746.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Farm Service Agency

    Title: 7 CFR Part 1951-L, Servicing Cases Where Unauthorized Loan 
or Other Assistance are Received.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0160.
    Summary of Collection: The Farm Service Agency (FSA) farm loan 
programs are administered under the provisions of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act (CONACT) [P.L. 87-128). Occasionally, FSA 
encounters cases where unauthorized assistance was received by a 
borrower. This assistance may be a loan where the recipient did not 
meet the eligibility requirements set forth in program regulations or 
where the borrower qualified for loan assistance but a subsidized 
interest was charged on the loan, resulting in receipt of unauthorized 
interest subsidy benefits. The assistance may also be loan servicing 
where a borrower received an excessive write down or write-off of their 
debt. The information collected under the provisions of this regulation 
is provided on a voluntary basis by the borrower, although failure to 
cooperate to correct loan accounts may result in liquidation of the 
loan.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected by FSA 
will primarily be financial data such as amount of income, farm 
operating expenses, crop yields, etc. The borrower will provide written 
records or other information to refute FSA's findings when it is 
determined through audit or by other means that a borrower has received 
financial assistance to which he or she was not entitled. If the 
borrower is unsuccessful in having the FSA change its determination of 
unauthorized assistance, the borrower may appeal the FSA decision. 
Otherwise, the unauthorized loan recipient may pay the loan in full, 
apply for a loan under a different program, convey the loan security to 
the government, enter into an accelerated repayment agreement, or sell 
the security in lieu of forced liquidation.
    Description of Respondents: Farms, Individuals or household; 
Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting; On occasion; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 800.

Farm Service Agency

    Title: Request for Aerial Photography.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0176.
    Summary of Collection. The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Aerial 
Photography Field Office (APFO) has the authority to coordinate aerial 
photography work in USDA, develop and carry out aerial photography and 
remote sensing programs and the Agency's aerial photography flying 
contract programs. Section 387 of the Agriculture Adjustment Act of 
February 1, 1938, states ``The Secretary may furnish reproduction of 
such aerial or other photographs, mosaics, and maps as have been 
obtained in connection with the authorized work of the Department of 
farmers and governmental agencies at the estimated cost of furnishing 
such reproduction, and to persons other than farmers at such prices 
(not less than estimated cost of furnishing such reproductions) as the 
Secretary may determine. The money received from such sales is 
deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the appropriation charged 
with the cost of making such reproductions. FSA will collect 
information using FSA-441 form to collect the necessary customer and 
photography information needed for the USDA FSA Aerial Photography 
Field Office to produce and ship the various products ordered from 
their office.
    Need and Use of the Information: FSA will collect information on 
the name, address, contact name, telephone, fax, e-mail, customer code, 
agency code, purchase order number, credit card number/exp. date and 
amount remitted/po amount. Customers have the option of placing orders 
by mail, fax, telephone, walk-in or floppy disk. Furnishing this 
information requires the customers to research and prepare their 
request before submitting it to APFO.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; Individuals or household; 
Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal 
Government; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 12,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting; Other (when ordering).
    Total Burden Hours: 8,000.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: 9 CFR part 94 Importation of Pork from Yucatan and Sonora, 
Mexico.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0138.

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    Summary of Collection: Title 21, U.S.C. authorizes sections 111, 
114, 114a, 114-1, 115, 120, 121, 125, 126, 134a, 134c, 134f, and 134g 
of 21 U.S.C. These authorities permit the Secretary to prevent, control 
and eliminate domestic disease such as brucellosis, as well as, to take 
actions to prevent and to manage exotic diseases such as classical 
swine fever. Disease prevention is the most effective method for 
maintaining a healthy animal population and enhancing the Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) ability to compete in exporting 
animals and animal products. Veterinary Services, a division within 
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, is responsible for 
administering regulations intended to prevent the introduction of 
animal diseases, such as classical swine fever, into the United States. 
APHIS will collect information from the foreign meat inspection 
certificate that accompanies the pork from Yucatan and Sonora to the 
United States.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to 
certify that; the pork is from swine slaughtered at Federally inspected 
slaughter plants and are approved to export to the United States; and 
the pork has not been in contact with pork from any State in Mexico 
other than Yucatan or Sonora. Also, the Secretary certificate must show 
the seal number that appears on the shipping container in which the 
pork is transported.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit; 
Individuals or households; Federal Government; State, Local, or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting; On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 40.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and Regulations in 9 CFR, Subchapter 
E, Parts 101-124.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0013.
    Summary of Collection: To fulfill its mission of preventing the 
importation, preparation, sale, or shipment of harmful veterinary 
biological products, the Veterinary Biologics Division of USDA's Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issues licenses to 
qualified establishments that produce biological products, and issues 
permits to importers seeking to import such products into the United 
States. In order to effectively implement the licensing, production, 
labeling, importation, and other requirements, APHIS employs a number 
of information gathering tools such as establishment license 
applications, product license applications, product permit 
applications, product and test report forms and field study summaries.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS uses the information 
collected as a primary basis for the approval or acceptance of issuing 
licenses or permits to ensure veterinary biological products that are 
used in the United States are pure, safe, potent, and effective. Also, 
APHIS uses the information to monitor the serials for purity, safety, 
potency and efficacy that are produced by licensed manufacturers prior 
to their release for marketing.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 51,177.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Restricted and Controlled Animal and Poultry 
Products and Byproducts, Organisms, and Vectors into the U.S.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0015.
    Summary of Collection: Title 21, U.S.C. authorizes sections 111, 
114, 114a, 114-1, 115, 120, 121, 125, 126, 134a, 134c, 134f, and 134g 
of 21 U.S.C. which permits the Secretary to prevent, control and 
eliminate domestic disease such as brucellosis, as well as to take 
actions to prevent and to manage exotic diseases such as bovine 
spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and other foreign diseases. Disease 
prevention is the most effective method for maintaining a healthy 
animal population and enhancing the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS) ability to compete in exporting animals and animal 
products.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to 
ensure that imported items do not present a disease risk to the 
livestock and poultry populations of the United States. The information 
will provide APHIS with critical information concerning the origin and 
history of the items destined for importation into the United States. 
Without the information, the United States would be at risk of an 
exotic disease incursion.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; 
Individuals or households; Not for-profit institutions; Federal 
Government; State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 7,098.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting; On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 17,830.

Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Swine Health Protection.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0065.
    Summary of Collection: Title 21, U.S.C. authorizes the Secretary 
and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to prevent, 
control and eliminate domestic diseases, as well as to take actions to 
prevent and manage exotic disease such as hog cholera, foot-and-mouth 
disease, and other foreign disease. Disease prevention is the most 
effective method for maintaining a healthy animal population and 
enhancing APHIS ability to compete in the world market of animals and 
the trade of animal products. Garbage is one of the primary media 
through which numerous infections or communicable diseases of swine are 
transmitted. The Act and the regulations will allow only operators of 
garbage treatment facilities, which meet certain specification to 
utilize garbage for swine feeding. APHIS will use various forms to 
collect information.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS collects information from 
persons desiring to obtain a permit (license) to operate a facility to 
treat garbage. Prior to issuance of a license, an inspection will be 
made of the facility by an authorized representative to determine if it 
meets all requirements of the regulations. Periodic inspections will be 
made to determine if licenses are meeting the standards for operation 
of their approved facilities. Upon receipt of the information from the 
Public Health Officials, the information is used by Federal or State 
animal health personnel to determine: whether the waste collector is 
feeding garbage to swine; whether it is being treated; and whether the 
feeder is licensed or needs to be licensed.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 383.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting; On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 584.

Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Foreign Animal Disease (Emerging Disease Investigation (FAD/
ED) Database).
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0071.
    Summary of Collection: Title 21 U.S.C. authorizes section 111, 114, 
114a, 114-1, 115, 120, 121, 125, 126, 134a, 134c, 134f, and 134g, which 
permits the Secretary to prevent, control and eliminate domestic 
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exotic diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease, exotic Newcastle 
disease, and other foreign diseases. Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS) has the responsibility to investigate and eventually 
control foreign animal disease occurrences. Through its Foreign Animal 
Disease Surveillance Program, the Emergency Program Staff of Veterinary 
Services compiles essential epidemiological and diagnostic data that is 
used to define foreign animal diseases and their risk factors. APHIS 
collects the information using form VS 12-27.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS collects information such as 
the purpose of the diagnostician's visit to the site, the name and 
address of the owner/manager, the type of operation being investigated, 
the number of and type of animals on the premises, the number of sick 
or dead animals, the results of post mortem examinations, and the name 
of the suspected disease. This information assists APHIS personnel in 
detecting and eradicating foreign animal disease incursions.
    Description of Respondents: Farm; Business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 535.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,070.

Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Environmental Monitoring Form.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0117.
    Summary of Collection: The mission of the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) is to provide leadership in ensuring the 
health and care of animals and plants, to improve the agricultural 
productivity and competitiveness, and to contribute to the national 
economy and the public health. The National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., and the regulations of the Council on 
Environmental Quality, which implements the procedural aspects of NEPA 
(40 CFR 1500-1508), requires APHIS to implement environmental 
monitoring for certain activities conducted for pest and disease, 
control and eradication programs. APHIS Form 2060, Environmental 
Monitoring Form, will be used to collect information concerning the 
effects of pesticide used in sensitive habitats.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information on 
the kind of pesticide used, the date of application, the location and 
description of where samples are collected, and the environmental 
conditions at the collection site including wind speed and direction, 
temperature, humidity, amount of rainfall, and topography. The 
supporting information contained on the APHIS Form 2060 is vital for 
interpreting the laboratory test APHIS conducts on collected samples. 
Also, if a given sample were not accompanied by the form, APHIS would 
have no way of knowing from which site the sample was taken.
    Description of Respondents: Federal Government; Individuals or 
households; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 150.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,500.

Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Export Certification, Accreditation of Non-Government 
Facilities.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0130.
    Summary of Collection: The Department of Agriculture is responsible 
for preventing plant diseases or insect pests form entering the United 
States, as well as the spread of pests not widely distributed in the 
United States, and eradicating those imported when feasible. The Plant 
Quarantine Act and the Federal Pest Act authorizes the Department to 
carry out this mission. The regulations in 7 CFR part 353 allow non-
government facilities (such as commercial laboratories and private 
inspection services) to be accredited by the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) to perform specific laboratory testing or 
phytosanitary inspections that could serve as the basis for issuing 
Federal or re-export phytosanitary certificates, or export certificates 
for processed plant products. APHIS provides export certification 
services to assure other countries that the plants and plant products 
are free of plant diseases and insect pests.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information for 
applications submitted by operator/owner of a non-government facility 
seeking accreditation to conduct laboratory testing or phytosanitary 
inspection. The application should contain the legal name, full address 
of the facility, the name, address, telephone and fax numbers of the 
facility's operator, a description of the facility, and a description 
of the specific laboratory testing or phytosanitary inspection services 
for which the facility is seeking accreditation. If the activities are 
not conducted properly, APHIS export certification program would be 
compromised, causing a disruption in plant and plant product exports 
that could prove financially damaging to U.S. exporters.
    Description of Respondents: business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 15.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: on occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 300.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: Report of Coupon Issuance & Commodity Distribution for 
Disaster Relief.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0037.
    Summary of Collection: The Emergency Food Stamp Assistance Program 
is authorized by the Disaster Relief Act of 1970; the Food Stamp Act, 
as amended; and Part 274 of the Food Stamp Program regulations. The 
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) initiated this program in a food stamp 
project area when all or part of the area had been affected by a 
disaster. Sections 274.7 and 274.14 of the Food Stamp Program 
regulations contain requirements that State agencies keep records and 
submit reports on food stamps issued under disaster procedures ``as may 
from time to time be required by FNS.'' Food distribution in disaster 
situation is authorized under Section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935. 
Surplus foods are made available by State distributing agencies for 
relief purposes to victims of natural disaster such as hurricanes, 
floods, tornadoes, etc. Distribution to these recipients is made 
primarily through such organizations as the American Red Cross or the 
Salvation Army. These organizations use surplus foods for both central 
feeding operations and for distribution to families in homes cut off 
from normal sources of food supply. Form FNS-292 will be used by State 
welfare departments to report to FNS the number of households and 
persons who were certified for Emergency Food Stamp Assistance, and 
also to report the value of coupons issued to those households.
    Need and Use of the Information: FNS will collect information 
through the use of form FNS-292, which is used by the FNS 
Administrator, the Food Distribution Division, and the three Food Stamp 
Program divisions to monitor program activity, assess coverage provided 
to needy recipients, and to prepare budget requests. If the information 
were not collected, FNS would be unable to monitor the issuance of food 
stamp coupons and the distribution of surplus foods during disaster 
situations.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 55.

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    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting; On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 97.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: Affidavit of Return or Exchange of Food Coupons.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0052.
    Summary of Collection: Section 11(a), of the Food Stamp Act (the 
Act) requires that the state agencies assume responsibility for the 
certification of applicant households and for the issuance of coupons 
and the control and accountability thereof. Records shall be kept to 
ascertain whether the program is being conducted in compliance with the 
provisions of this Act and the regulations issued pursuant to this Act. 
Such records shall be available for inspection and audit at any 
reasonable time and shall be preserved for not less than 3 years.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Food and Nutrition Service 
(FNS) will collect information on coupons returned or exchanged and 
provides verification of who returned and received the coupons. FNS 
will use form FNS-135, Affidavit of Return or Exchange of Food Coupons 
to collect information.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government; 
Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 30,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting; On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 7,500.

Forest Service

    Title: 36 CFR Part 228, Subpart A--Locatable Minerals.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-0022.
    Summary of Collection: The United States Mining Law of 1982, as 
amended, governs the prospecting for and appropriation of metallic and 
most nonmetallic minerals on 192 million acres of National Forest set 
up by proclamation from the public domain. The law gives individuals 
the right to search for and extract valuable mineral deposits of 
locatable minerals and secure title to the lands involved. Recording 
the claim in the local courthouse and with the appropriate BLM State 
Office affords protection to the mining claimant from subsequent 
locators. A mining claimant is entitled to reasonable access to claim 
for further prospecting, mining or necessary related activities, 
subject to the other laws and applicable regulations. The Forest 
Service (FS) will collect information using form FS 2800-5, Plan of 
Operations for Mining Activities on National Forest System Lands.
    Need and Use of the Information: FS will collect information 
requirements for a Notice of Intent; to identify the area involved; the 
nature of the proposed operations; the route to the area of operations; 
and the method of transport. The information requirements for a Plan of 
Operations includes: the name and legal mailing address of the 
operators; a description of the type of operations proposed; a 
description of how it would be conducted; a description of the type and 
standard of existing/proposed roads/access route; a description of the 
means of transportation to be used; a description of the period during 
which the proposed activity will take place; and measures to meet the 
environmental protection requirements. The information requirements for 
a cessation of operation include: verification to maintain the 
structures, equipment and other facilities; expected reopening date; 
estimate of extended duration of operations; and maintenance of the 
site, structure, equipment and other facilities during nonoperating 
periods.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 4,208.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (approved for a given 
period).
    Total Burden Hours: 13,174.

Forest Service

    Title: Forest Products Free Use Permit, Forest Products Removal 
Permit and Cash Receipt, and Forest Products Sale Permit and Cash 
Receipt.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-0085.
    Summary of Collection: Individuals or other Federal agencies that 
wish to remove forest products from the National Forest must request a 
permit. 16 U.S.C. 551 requires the promulgation of regulations to 
regulate forest use and prevent destruction of the forests. Regulations 
at 36 CFR 223.1 and 223.2 govern the sale of forest products such as 
Christmas trees, pinecones, moss, and mushrooms. Regulations at 36 CFR 
223.5-223.13 sets forth conditions under which free use of forest 
product may be obtained by individuals and organizations. 15 U.S.C. 607 
provides that a defense against trespass is that the forest product be 
removed under the regulations. These statutes and regulations apply to 
16 U.S.C. 477, 492, and 607a. Regulations at 36 CFR 216.6 require 
persons to obtain permits to remove special forest products from 
National Forest Land. Forest Service Regional offices have been issuing 
Forest Product Removal Permit for over 20 years. The collection of 
information is required to determine if the applicant meets the 
criteria under which free use or sale of forest products is authorized 
by the regulations and to ensure that the permittee complies with the 
regulations and terms of the permit. This information is also needed to 
allow Forest Service (FS) compliance personnel to identify permittees 
in the field.
    Need and Use of the Information: FS will collect the name address 
and tax identification number from person applying for permits. The 
information will be used by FS to keep a record of persons buying 
forest products. The information will also be used to ensure that the 
permittee has not received product values in excess of the amount 
allowed by regulation in any one fiscal year. Without the forest 
product removal program, achieving multiple use management programs 
such as reducing fire hazard and improving forest health on the 
National Forest would be impaired.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or 
other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 18,500.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping, Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,365.

Farm Service Agency

    Title: Agreement for the use of Proceeds/Release of Chattel 
Security.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0171.
    Summary of Collection: Section 335(f) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (CONACT) requires release of normal income 
security to pay essential household and farm operating expenses of the 
borrower, until the Farm Service Agency (FSA) accelerates the loans. 
The FSA agreed in the consent degree to approve a borrower's planned 
use of proceeds from the disposition of their chattel security, record 
any changes to planned use, and record the actual disposition of 
chattel security for the year of operation.
    Need and Use of the Information: FSA will collect information on 
the actual and planned disposition of chattel security through the use 
of form FSA 1962-I. This form allows for normal income releases as 
required for payment of essential family living and farm operating 
expenses, provides the borrower with information on how to report sales 
of chattels, income received and how to notify agency of any changes to 
the operation or the use of chattel proceeds. The information collected 
will come from FSA borrowers who may be individual farmers and farming 
entities.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit; 
Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 68,750.

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    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 20,350.

Farm Service Agency

    Title: Lamb Meat Adjustment Assistance Program (LMAAP).
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0205.
    Summary of Collection: The Lamb Meat Adjustment Assistance Program 
(LMAAP) is administered and implemented under the general direction and 
supervision of the Farm Service Agency (FSA) through its State and 
County Committees. Authorizing legislation for LMAAP provides for the 
re-establishment of farmers' purchasing power by making payments in 
connection with the normal production of any agricultural commodity for 
domestic consumption. The objective of the LMAAP is to make direct 
payments to producers of sheep and lamb operations to help them weather 
the current economic crisis, as well as, help improve their production 
efficiencies and the marketability of lamb meat during the 4 year 
period from July 21, 1999 through July 31, 2003.
    Need and Use of the Information: FSA will collect information using 
form FSA 383 for program year 2-4 for the sheep and lamb operations. 
The information obtained from the form is needed to verify commodity 
and producer eligibility and calculate payment amounts. Without the 
information from the producers, FSA would be unable to administer the 
program to provide direct payments to the sheep and lamb operations.
    Description of Respondents: Farm; Individuals or households; 
Business or other-for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 60,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 339,240.

Farm Service Agency

    Title: General Regulations Governing Loans for 1996 and Subsequent 
Crops.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0087.
    Summary of Collection: The Federal Agriculture Improvement and 
Reform Act of 1996, authorizes The Farm Service Agency (FSA) to make 
commodity loans for certain commodities to eligible producers. 
Producers requesting Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) commodity loans 
must meet eligibility requirements that are basic to all commodity loan 
programs. These requirements that are needed to insure the integrity of 
the loan program and that only eligible producers receive the benefits 
of the loan program. FSA will collect information on commodity type, 
quantity of commodity, storage, location, liens on the commodity, etc., 
through the use of a variety of forms.
    Need and Use of the Information: FSA County Committees are 
responsible for administration of the CCC loan program. The committees 
use the information collected to verify eligibility of participants to 
receive loan benefits and to determine cases of noncompliance with the 
regulations governing the loan program. Furnishing this data is 
voluntary; however, without it, assistance under the CCC loan program 
cannot be provided.
    Description of Respondents: Farm.
    Number of Respondents: 382,455.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 700,591.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Recordkeeping Requirements for Certified Application of 
Federally Restricted Use Pesticides (7 CFR part 110).
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0164.
    Summary of Collection: The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade (FACT) Act of 1990 (Subtitle H, Sec. 1491) mandates the 
Department of Agriculture (USDA) in consultation with the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), ``shall require certified 
applicators of federally restricted use pesticides to maintain records 
comparable to records maintained by commercial applicators in each 
state.'' In addition, USDA and the Administrator of EPA are required 
under Section 1491(f) of the FACT Act to survey the records, develop 
and maintain a database so USDA and the Administrator of EPA can 
prepare and publish annual pesticide use reports, of which copies must 
be transmitted to Congress. Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is 
charged with administering the Federal Pesticide Recordkeeping Program. 
AMS requires certified private applicators of federally restricted use 
pesticides to maintain records of all restricted use pesticide 
applications for a period of two years.
    Need and Use of the Information: AMS will collect information using 
form STD-8, Pesticide for Recordkeeping Inspection. The form provides 
information on the brand or product name and the EPA registration 
number of the federally restricted use pesticide that was applied; the 
total amount of the federally restricted use pesticide applied; the 
location, the size of the area treated, the crop, commodity, stored 
product or site to which a restricted use pesticide was applied; the 
month, day and year on which the restricted use pesticide application 
occurred; and the name and certification number of the certified 
applicator who applied or who supervised the application of the 
restricted use of pesticide. In order to properly administer the 
Pesticide Recordkeeping Program, AMS needs to monitor and determine to 
what extent private applicators are complying with the program's 
requirements and identify the reasons for non/or partial compliance. 
AMS has the responsibility to assure records are kept to provide 
information to be utilized by licensed health care professionals for 
possible medical treatment. In addition, the stature requires USDA to 
submit annual reports to Congress pertaining to the use of restricted 
use pesticides in agricultural production.
    Description of Respondents: Farm; Federal Government; State, Local 
or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 915,780.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,785,041.

Rural Development

    Title: 7 CFR 1901-E, Civil Rights Compliance Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 0575-0018.
    Summary of Collection: The Rural Development (RD) is required to 
provide Federal financial assistance through its farmer, housing, and 
community and business programs on an equal opportunity basis. The laws 
implemented in 7 CFR 1901-E, require the recipients of Rural 
Development's Federal financial assistance to collect various types of 
information by race, color, and national origin.
    Need and Use of the Information: RD will use this information to 
monitor a recipient's compliance with the civil rights laws and to 
determine whether or not service and benefits are being provided to 
beneficiaries on an equal opportunity basis. This information is made 
available to USDA officials, officials of other Federal agencies and to 
Congress for reporting purposes. Without the required information, RD 
and its recipient will lack the necessary documentation to demonstrate 
that their programs are being administered in a nondiscriminatory 
manner and in full compliance with the civil rights laws.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Not-for-
profit institutions; Business or other for-profit; Farms; State, Local 
or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 19,565.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 555,692.

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Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: Uniform Grant Application for Non-Entitlement Discretionary 
Grants.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-New.
    Summary of Collection: The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has 
establish a process for a uniform grant application usable for all of 
the non-entitlement discretionary grant programs to collect the 
information from grant applicants needed to evaluate and rank 
applicants and protect the integrity of the grantee selection process. 
All FNS discretionary grant programs will be eligible, but not required 
to use the uniform grant application package. The authorities for these 
grants vary. The term ``grant'' in this submission refers only to non-
entitlement discretionary grants or cooperative agreements 
Discretionary grant announcements include a number of information 
collections, including a ``project description'' (program narrative), 
assurances and certifications. The requirements for the program 
narrative statement are based on the requirements for program narrative 
statements described in section 1.c(5) of OMB Circular A-102 and OMB A-
110.
    Need and Use of the Information: As the primary users of the 
information collected, FNS will review, evaluate and approve 
application package will include general information and instructions; 
requirements for the program narrative statement describing how the 
grant objectives will be reached as well as a description of the 
budget; the Standard Form (SF 424 series that requests basic 
information, budget information and assurances) and certifications. 
Currently, there is no government-wide OMB pre-approved form for the 
project narrative, although a program narrative is required in existing 
OMB circulars.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government; 
Business or other for-profit; Not for profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 505.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (one-time).
    Total Burden Hours: 30,000.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: Consumer Food Guide Pyramid Study.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-New.
    Summary of Collection: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food 
Guide Pyramid is designed to help all healthy Americans two years of 
age and older implement the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The 
proposed qualitative consumer research will describe consumers' 
understanding and use of the Food guide Pyramid along with possible 
barriers to following the Pyramid's guidance. The study involves 18 
focus group sessions, 6 with general consumers and 4 each with the 
elderly, overweight, and food stamp recipients, to explore how 
consumers understand concepts and messages of the consumer brochure and 
graphic illustration of the Food Guide Pyramid. The authority to 
conduct this information collection is found in 7 CFR 2.19(a)(3).
    Need and Use of the Information: The Center for Nutrition Policy 
and promotion (CNPP) will collect information to develop practical and 
meaningful food and nutrition guidance for Americans to help improve 
their diets. Information will be collected concerning how the Food 
Guide Pyramid recommendations and messages are understood and used by 
consumers to improve their diets, and barriers to their use of the 
Pyramid. If the information is not collected, USDA's ability to 
incorporate messages and materials that are practical, meaningful, and 
relevant for the intended audience in any proposed update of the Food 
Guide Pyramid will be impaired.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 2,700.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (one-time).
    Total Burden Hours: 1,035.

Forest Service

    Title: Small Business Timber Set-Aside Program: Appeal Procedures 
on Recomputation of Shares.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-0141.
    Summary of Collection: The Conference Report accompanying the 1997 
Omnibus Appropriation Act (Pub L. 104-208) requires that the Forest 
Service establish a process by which purchasers may appeal decisions 
concerning recomputations of Small Business Set-aside (SBA) shares or 
changes in policies impacting the Small Business Timber Sale Set-aside 
Program.
    Need and Use of the Information: the information collected is 
submitted to a Forest Service Officer to review any appeal of decisions 
related to recomputations of timber sale share to be set-aside for 
small business timber purchasers.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 40.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 320.

Sondra A. Blakey,
Departmental Information Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-6211 Filed 3-14-02; 8:45 am]
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