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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 1, 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 
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 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 the 
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.

Foreign Agricultural Agency

    Title: Request for Vessel Approval.
    OMB Control Number: 0551-0008.
    Summary of Collection: Title I of the Agricultural Trade 
Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (Pub. L. 480, 83rd Congress, as 
amended) provides for U.S. government financing of sales of U.S. 
agricultural commodities to recipients (foreign countries or private 
entities). In accordance with the law, an agreement providing for long-
term credit financing is first negotiated with the recipients through 
diplomatic channels. Within the U.S. government, the Foreign 
Agricultural Service (FAS) of the Department of Agriculture is the 
agency responsible for administering Public Law 480, Title I (``Title 
I'') agreements. After an agreement has been signed, the recipient 
applies to FAS for authorization to purchase each commodity provided in 
the agreement. A purchase authorization is issued which provides for 
financing of commodity sales by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). 
The recipient then purchases the commodity for delivery at U.S. ports 
and arranges for ocean transportation. The recipient must send the 
pertinent terms of all proposed ocean freight contracts, regardless of 
whether any portion of the ocean freight is financed by CCC, to FAS for 
review and approval before the vessel is ``fixed'' (i.e. contracted).
    Need and Use of the Information: FAS will collect information on 
the ocean freight contract. The information is needed to ensure: that 
Title I recipient comply with the requirement that U.S. flag vessels 
carry 75 percent of the tonnage shipped under this program, that 
program recipients comply with Public Law 664 (Cargo Preference Act) 
and the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended. FAS also uses the 
information to prepare form CCC-105, ``Advice of Vessel Approval,'' 
which specifies what part of the ocean freight rate will be financed by 
the CCC.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 5.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting; on occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 9.

Farm Service Agency

    Title: Verification of Debts and Assets.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0166.
    Summary of Collection: The Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act (CONACT) Sections 311 (7 U.S.C. 1941), 302 (7 U.S.C. 1922 and 321 
(7 U.S.C. 1961), authorize the Farm Service Agency to determine an 
applicant's eligibility for Operating, Farm Ownership or Emergency 
loans. Additionally, Section 353 (7 U.S.C. 2001) requires FSA to 
collect financial data to verify debts and assets of borrowers that 
requested primary and preservation loan servicing or debt settlement. 
FSA will collect information using FSA form 440-32, Verification of 
Debts and Assets.
    Need and Use of the Information: FSA will collect information to 
determine whether an applicant is eligible for a loan or the 
appropriateness of a servicing or debt settlement action. The data 
collected is then used to determine feasibility of the loan request. If 
the data were not collected, FSA would be forced to use outdated 
financial information, which would result in much higher losses to the 
Government.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; 
individuals or households; farms; Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 23,656.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting; on occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 11,828.

Rural Business Cooperative Service

    Title: 7 CFR Part 1980-E, Business and Industry Loan Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0570-0014.
    Summary of Collection: The Business and Industry (B&I) program was 
legislated in 1972 under Section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act. The purpose of the program is to improve, 
employ, develop, or finance businesses, industries, and improve the 
economic and environmental climate in rural communities, including 
pollution abatement and control. This is achieved through bolstering 
the existing private credit structure by making direct loans, thereby 
providing lasting community benefits. The B&I program is administered 
by the agency through Rural Development State and sub-State Offices 
serving the State. All the reporting and recordkeeping burden estimates 
for making and servicing B&I Guaranteed Loans have been moved to the 
B&I Guaranteed Loan Program regulations (7 CFR 4279-A and B and

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4287-B). 7 CFR 1980-E, in conjunction with 7 CFR 1942-A and other 
regulations, is currently used only for making B&I Direct Loans. 7 CFR 
1951-E is used for servicing B&I Direct and Community Facility loans.
    Need and Use of the Information: RD will collect the minimum 
information needed from applicant to determine program eligibility, or 
the current financial condition of a business or a credit proposal; is 
requested. The majority of the information is collected only once and 
the agency monitors the progress of the business through the analysis 
of annual borrower financial statements and visits to the borrower.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; State, Local 
or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 4,550.

Rural Business Service

    Title: 7 CFR 1951-R, Rural Development Loan Servicing.
    OMB Control Number: 0570-0015.
    Summary of Collection: The Rural Development (RD) Loan Servicing 
was legislated in 1985 under Section 1323 of the Food and Security Act 
of 1985. This action is needed to implement the provision of Section 
407 of the Health and Human Services Act of 1986, which amended Section 
1323 of the Food Security Act of 1985. Subpart R of part 1951 contains 
regulations for servicing and liquidating existing loans previously 
approved and administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services under 45 CFR Part 1076 and transferred from HHS to the 
Department of Agriculture. This subpart contains regulation for 
servicing and liquidating loans made by RD, successor to the Farmers 
Home Administration, under the Intermediary Relending Program to 
eligible intermediaries and applies to ultimate recipients and other 
involved parties.
    Need and Use of the Information: RD will collect information from 
the Intermediary, i.e. assets and liabilities, income statement and a 
summary of the Intermediary's lending and guarantee program. The 
information is vital to RD for the Agency to make credit and financial 
analysis decisions based on financial information provided by the 
Intermediary.
    Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; business 
or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 420.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; quarterly; semi-
annually; annually.

Rural Housing Service

    Title: Application Certification, Federal Collections Policies for 
Consumer or Commercial Debts.
    OMB Control Number: 0575-0127.
    Summary of Collection: OMB Circular A-129, ``Policies for Federal 
Credit Programs and Non-Tax Receivables,'' states ``further information 
on the implementation of credit management and debt collection policies 
may be found in the credit supplement to the Treasury Financial 
Manual''--According to Managing Government Credit: A Supplement to the 
Treasury Financial Manual. The agency will inform its loan applicants 
of the Federal Government's debt collection policies and procedures 
prior to extending credit. Applicants are required to sign a debt 
collection certification statement to certify knowledge of the 
Government's policies in which the statement details the consequences 
of delinquency.
    Need and Use of the Information: RD will collect the information 
using Form RD 1910-11 to advise applicants of the debt collection 
methods that will and can be used in recovering delinquent or defaulted 
loans. The information will be obtained from loan applicants for 
consumer and commercial debt at the time of loan application. If the 
application results in a loan, the information will be maintained in 
the borrower's case file or loan docket and used as documentation 
should the borrower become delinquent or default.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government; not 
for profit institutions; Individuals, Households; business or other 
for-profit; Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,625.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 406.

Rural Housing Service

    Title: RD 3550-28, ``Authorization Agreement for Preauthorization 
Payments''; RD 1951-65; ``Customer Initiated Payments (CIP)'' and RD 
1951-66, ``Fedwire Worksheet''.
    OMB Control Number: 0575-New.
    Summary of Collection: Rural Development has expanded its use of 
electronic methods for receiving and processing loan payments and 
collections. These electronic collection methods include Preauthorized 
Debits (PAD), Customer Initiated Payments (CIP), and FedWire; and they 
can provide the borrower the ability to submit their loan payments the 
day prior to, or the day of their installment due date. To administer 
these electronic payment methods, Rural Development (RD) will use 
approved agency forms for collecting financial institution routing 
information. Form RD 3550-28, Authorization Agreement for Preauthorized 
Payments, is prepared by the borrower to authorized RD to 
electronically collect regular loan payments from a borrower's account 
at a financial institution (FI) as preauthorized debits. Form RD 1951-
65, is prepared by the borrower to enroll in CIP. CIP is an electronic 
collection method that enables borrowers to input payment data to a 
contract bank via telephone (touch tone and voice) or computer 
terminal. Form RD 1951-66, FedWire Worksheet, is completed by the 
borrower to establish an electronic FedWire format with their FI.
    Need and Use of the Information: Rural Development (RD) will 
request that borrowers make payments electronically via PAD, CIP, or 
FedWire. The information is collected only once unless the FI routing 
information changes. If the information were not collected, RD would be 
unable to collect loan payments electronically, resulting in increased 
costs to borrowers and the government to process hard copy checks, 
money orders, etc.
    Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Business 
or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 600.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 300.

Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Brucellosis Program Cooperative Agreements--Title 9, CFR 
Parts 50, 51, 53, 54, 71, 76, and 78.
    OMB Control Number: 0527-0047.
    Summary of Collection: Brucellosis is a contagious animal disease 
that causes loss of young through spontaneous abortion or birth of weak 
offspring, reduced milk production, and infertility. It is mainly a 
disease of cattle, bison and swine. There is no economically feasible 
treatment for brucellosis in livestock. Veterinary Services, a division 
with USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), is 
responsible for administering regulations intended to prevent the 
dissemination of animal diseases, such as brucellosis, within the 
United States. These regulations are found in Part 78 of Title 9, Code 
of Federal Regulations. The continued presence of brucellosis in a herd 
seriously threatens the health of other animals.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will use the information

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collected from the various forms to continue to search for other 
infected herds, maintain identification of livestock, monitor 
deficiencies in identification of animals for movement, and monitor 
program deficiencies in suspicious and infected herds. This information 
will be used to determine brucellosis area status and aids herd owners 
by speeding up the detection and elimination of serious disease 
conditions in their herds. Without the data, APHIS' Brucellosis 
Eradication Program would be severely crippled.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 7,382.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 4,036.

Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: 7 CFR 319.76 Exotic Bee Diseases and Parasites, 7 CFR 322 
Honeybees and Honeybee Semen.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0072.
    Summary of Collection: The Honeybee Act of 1922 (Title 7, Chapter 
11) was created to prevent the introduction and spread of diseases and 
parasites harmful to honeybees, and the introduction of genetically 
undesirable plasm of honeybees. The introduction and establishment of 
new honeybee diseases, parasites, and undesirable honeybee strains in 
the United States could cause multimillion-dollar losses to American 
agriculture. Diseases and parasites can weaken or kill honeybees, 
thereby causing substantial reductions in the production of honey and 
other honeybee products, as well as reduction in pollination activity. 
Section 281c of the Honeybee Act provides that honeybees and honeybee 
semen can only be imported into the United States under rules and 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). Anyone who seeks to import 
honeybees, honeybee semen, or articles that could harbor diseases or 
parasites of honeybees must apply to APHIS for an import permit. APHIS 
will collect various pieces of information concerning the nature and 
point of origin of the items to be imported using a number of forms and 
documents.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS collects information from 
importers such as name, address, telephone number, the quantity and 
kinds of articles intended for import, the amount of semen to be 
imported; the species or subspecies of honeybee from which the semen 
was collected; the country or locality or origin; the intended port of 
entry in the United States; the means of transportation; and the 
expected date of arrival. The information is needed to determine if the 
honeybee semen or restricted articles are eligible for importation into 
the United States, and under what conditions (i.e., necessary 
treatment, appropriate shipping containers, proper port of entry, etc.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; 
individuals or households; farms; State, Local or Tribal Government; 
Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 13.
    Frequency of responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 9.

Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: 7 CFR 340-Intro of Organisms and Products Altered or 
Produced Through Genetic Engineering Which are Plant Pests or Which 
There is Reason to Believe are Plant Pests.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0085.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS) is charged with preventing the introduction into, and 
dissemination and establishment of plant pests in the United States. 
The statutory requirements for the information collection activity are 
found in the Federal Plant Pest Act (FPPA) and the Plant Quarantine Act 
(PQA). The regulations in 7 CFR part 340 implement the provisions of 
the FPPA and PQA by providing the information necessary to establish 
conditions for proposed introductions of certain genetically engineered 
organisms and products which present a risk of plant pest introduction.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect the information 
through a notification procedure or a permit requirement to ensure that 
certain genetically engineered organisms, when imported, moved 
interstate, or released into the environment, will not present risk of 
plant pest introduction. The information collected through the petition 
process is used to determine whether a genetically engineered organism 
will pose a risk to agriculture or the environment, if grown in the 
absence of regulation by APHIS. The information is also provided to 
State departments of agriculture for review, and made available to the 
public and private sectors on the Internet to ensure that all sectors 
are kept informed concerning any potential risks posed through the use 
of genetic engineering technology.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; not-for-
profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 105.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,984.

Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service

    Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government; 
Federal Government;
    Number of Respondents: 120.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; reporting; on occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 240.

Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: 7 CFR Parts 319--Importation of Fruits and Vegetables.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0136.
    Summary of Collection: The Department of Agriculture is responsible 
for preventing plant diseases or insect pests from entering the United 
States. The Plant Protect Quarantine Act and the Federal Pest Act 
authorizes the Department and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS) to carry out this mission. Implementing the laws is 
necessary to prevent injurious insect pest and plant diseases from 
entering the United States, a situation that could produce serious 
consequences for U.S. agriculture. Providing for the safe importation 
of these fruits and vegetables will necessitate the use of several 
information collection activities and forms, including an application 
for permit, phytosanitary certificate, certain marking requirements, 
trapping and survey procedures.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
from permit applications to determine if the fruits meets the 
requirements for importation and also this enables APHIS to evaluate 
potential risks associated with the proposed movement of these fruits 
and vegetables into the United States. The information is used to 
determine whether a permit can be issued, and also to develop risk-
mitigating conditions for the proposed movement.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; 
individuals or households; not-for-profit institutions; farms; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 822.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,343.

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Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: National Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information 
Programs--Honey Revision--Final Rule.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0093.
    Summary of Collection: The Department of Agriculture has the 
responsibility of implementing and overseeing national commodity 
research and promotion programs for beef, cotton, dairy, eggs, honey, 
kiwifruit, mushrooms, peanuts, popcorn, pork, potatoes, soybeans, and 
watermelons. These programs are established under freestanding 
legislation, which means that each program is authorized under an act 
of Congress.
    In the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996. 
(Pub. L. 104-127, signed April 4, 1996), Congress amended the Honey 
Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 4601-4613), 
hereinafter referred to as the Act. This Act requires honey producers 
to maintain, retain, and make available to the National Honey Board and 
the Secretary of Agriculture such books and records as are necessary 
for the administration and enforcement of the Act. The Act also 
requires producers to file reports with the Board or the Secretary to 
facilitate the administration and enforcement of the Act. Before these 
changes, only handlers, importers, and producer-packers were subject to 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Secretary of the Board uses 
form, AD-755, to conduct applicant background clearances and determine 
qualifications and suitability for appointment. The Transaction Report 
form authorizes the collection of assessments, provides information on 
importers, honey purchased from other producers and countries, and 
domestic honey. The timing and frequency of information collected is 
intended to meet the needs of the industry while staying in compliance 
with the Act and Order. If the information were not collected, the 
Board would be incapable of carrying out the provisions of the Act and 
Order.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; farm; 
Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 320,139.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; reporting: Weekly, monthly, 
semi-Annually, annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 343,487.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Lamb Promotion, Research and Information Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0198.
    Summary of Collection: The authority for Lamb Promotion, Research, 
and Information Order is established under the Commodity Promotion, 
Research, and Information Act of 1996. These programs carry out 
projects relating to research, consumer information, advertising, 
producer information, market development, and product research with the 
goal of maintaining and expanding their existing markets and uses and 
strengthening their position in the marketplace.
    Need and Use of the Information: Various forms will be used to 
collect information for reporting, background, certification, 
remittance and nomination. The information requested on the forms is 
the minimum information necessary to effectively carry out the 
requirements of the program. The information is not available from 
other sources because it relates specifically to individual lamb 
producers, feeders, seedstock producers exporters and first handlers.
    Description of Respondents: Farms: individuals or households; 
business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 70,804.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping; reporting: Monthly.
    Total Burden House: 66,406.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: 14 State Summer Food Service Program Pilot Project.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: Children in low-income communities are 
eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals during the school year 
through the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast 
Program. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) was created to ensure 
that children in low-income areas could continue to receive nutritious 
meals during long school vacations, when they do not have access to 
school lunch or breakfast. Subsection 18 (f) of the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (NSLA) (42 U.S.C. 1769 (f)) added by section 
1 (a)(4) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001 (Pub. L. 106-554, 
December 21, 2000), authorized the Secretary of Agriculture, through 
the Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), to conduct a 
pilot in each eligible State to increase the number of children 
participating in the Summer Food Service Program in that State. 
Definition of ``eligible State'' that is a State which has low (SFSP) 
participation, was provided in the authorizing legislation. Fourteen 
States met the eligibility criteria and are participating in the pilot.
    Need and Use of the Information: FNS will collect information to 
describe (a) any effect on participation by children and service 
institutions in the SFSP in the pilot States; (b) any effect of the 
pilot on the quality of meals and supplements served in the pilot 
States; and (c) any effect of the pilot on program integrity. The 
information collected will provide Congress and FNS with much needed 
information on the impact of implementing this pilot on program 
participation.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 630.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 274.

Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Self-Certification Medical Statement (SCMS).
    OMB Control Number: 0579-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The Secretary of Agriculture is responsible 
for ensuring consumers that food and farm products are moved from 
producer to consumer in the most efficient, dependable, economical, and 
equitable system possible. 5 CFR Part 339 authorizes an agency to 
obtain medical information about the applicant's health status to 
assist management in making employment decisions concerning positions 
that have specific medical standards or physical requirements. The 
Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture hires individuals each year in commodity 
grading and inspection positions. These positions involve arduous 
duties and work under conditions, around moving machinery, slippery 
surfaces, and high noise level noise. APHIS will collect information 
using the MRP-5 form (Self-Certification Medical Statement).
    Need and Use of the Information: The data is needed to obtain 
information from the applicant about his/her health and fitness. Denial 
of the information would greatly hamper APHIS recruiting capability and 
adversely affect management's ability to facilitate hiring, placement, 
and utilization of qualified individuals into positions that have 
specific medical standards and physical requirements.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; farms; 
State, Local or Tribal Government; Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 300.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 50.

Rural Housing Service

    Title: 7 CFR 1901-K, ``Certificates of Beneficial Ownership and 
Insured Notes''.

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    OMB Control Number: 0575-0064.
    Summary of Collection: The Rural Housing Service (RHS), Farm 
Service Agency (FSA), and the Rural Business Service (RBS) and the 
Rural Utilities Service (RUS) currently shared this regulation. FSA's 
Farm Loan Program (FLP) provides supervised credit in the form of loans 
to family farmers and ranchers to purchase land and finance 
agricultural production. RHS provides supervised credit in the form of 
Multi-Family Housing (MFH) loans and Community Facility (CF) loans. The 
MFH loan program provides eligible persons with rental or cooperative 
housing pursuant to the Housing Act of 1949. RBS provides supervised 
credit in the form of direct loans to businesses in rural areas. In the 
past, these agencies financed the lending activity of their respective 
insurance funds through the sale of insured notes, insurance contracts, 
and Certificates of Beneficial Ownership (CBO) to the Federal Financing 
Bank and the public.
    Need and Use of the Information: The owners, holders or assignees 
of notes, contracts and CBO's will submitted the information collected 
to the agency offices. The agency will use the information to redeem or 
replace or pay interest on these documents and monitor CBO sales and 
transfer consistent with sound financial management practices. A 
private holder of RD insured note or CBO is required to document any of 
the following (1) notice and acknowledgement of sale of insured or 
guaranteed loans; (2) assignment of CBO's; (3) loss, theft, 
destruction, mutilation, or defacement of insured CBO's or (4) death of 
a note holder or certificate holder. Failure by RD to monitor 
Certificates of Beneficial Ownership (CBO) sales and transfers could 
possibly lead to non-compliance with statutory intent.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 4.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 2.5.

Sondra A. Blakely,
Departmental Information Clearance Officer.
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