[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 106 (Tuesday, June 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33090-33091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-13768]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency


Information Collection; Record of Pooled Farm Allotment or Quota 
and Application for Transfer of Allotment or Quota From Pool

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Farm Service Agency (FSA) is seeking comments from all interested 
individuals and entities on the reinstatement with revision of a 
previously approved information collection associated with two forms 
that are used in administering the tobacco marketing quota program.

DATES: To be assured of consideration, comments about this notice must 
be received in writing on or before August 4, 2003. Comments received 
after that date will be considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to 
Director, Tobacco Division, FSA, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Room 5750-S, STOP 0514, Washington, DC 20250-0514 and to the Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. Comments may be 
submitted via facsimile to (202) 720-0549 or by e-mail to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Wortham, Tobacco Division, (202) 
720-2715 or [email protected]. The public may inspect comments 
received and copies of the forms at the Tobacco Division at the address 
shown above during normal business hours. Visitors are encouraged to 
call ahead at (202) 720-7413 to facilitate entry into the building. 
Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may 
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., eastern standard time, Monday through 
Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description of Information Collections

    Title: Record of Pooled Farm Allotment of Quota.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0033.
    Form Number: MQ-177.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement With Revision of a Previously 
Approved Information Collection.
    Abstract: The `Record of Pooled Farm Allotment or Quota' form is 
used to record tobacco allotments or quotas that are to be held in a 
reserve `pool' for landowners who have been displaced because their 
farms have been taken by power of `eminent domain' by a Federal, State, 
or other agency either by court proceedings to condemn the land or by 
negotiation between the agency and the owner of the land. When an owner 
is displaced from a farm in such a way, she/he shall notify the FSA 
County Committee at the FSA County office that serves that farm so that 
the farm allotment or quota may be placed in an eminent domain pool. 
The allotment or quota thus placed in a pool is held for the displaced 
owners to transfer to other farms they own or may purchase. An owner 
must request transfer of the allotment or quota from the pool within 3 
years from the date of displacement from the farm to which the 
allotment or quota originally belonged. Pooled allotments or quotas 
shall be considered fully planted and, for each year in the pool, shall 
be established in accordance with tobacco marketing quota regulations. 
(An owner is a person, or persons in a joint ownership, having title to 
the land for a period of at least 12 months immediately prior to the 
date of eminent domain acquisition.)
    Estimate of Annual Burden: 50 minutes.
    Type of Respondents: Tobacco allotment or quota holders who are 
displaced from their land when such land is taken by eminent domain 
acquisition.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 12.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 10 hours.
    Title: Application for Transfer of Allotment or Quota From Pool.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0033.
    Form Number: MQ-178.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement with Revision of a Previously 
Approved Information Collection.
    Abstract: A person who has been displaced from her/his farm by 
eminent domain and who placed that farm's tobacco allotment or quota in 
a pool, will use the `Application for Transfer of Allotment or Quota 
From Pool' to transfer the pooled tobacco to another farm which she/he 
owns or has purchased. The request for transfer must be made within 3 
years from the date of displacement and submitted for approval to the 
FSA County office that serves that farm.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: 50 minutes.
    Type of Respondents: Tobacco allotment or quota holders who are 
displaced from their land when such land is taken by eminent domain 
acquisition.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 12.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 10 hours.
    Comment is invited on: (1) Whether these collections of information 
are necessary for the above stated purposes and the proper performance 
of FSA, including whether the information will have practical or 
scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or other 
technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    All comments received in response to this notice, including names 
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public records. 
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission for Office 
of Management and Budget Approval.


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    Signed in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2003.
James R. Little,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 03-13768 Filed 6-2-03; 8:45 am]
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