[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 180 (Friday, September 17, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56032-56033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20965]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency


Request for Extension of 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 intent of the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to request 
an extension of a currently approved information collection used in 
support of the FSA Farm Loan Programs (FLP). This renewal does not 
involve any revisions to the program rules.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before November 
16, 2004, to be assured consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Wheeler, USDA, Farm Service 
Agency, Loan Servicing and Property Management Division, 1250 Maryland 
Avenue, SW., STOP 0523, Washington, DC 20024-0523; Telephone (202) 690-
4021; Electronic mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: 7 CFR 1951-L, servicing cases where unauthorized loan or 
other assistance was received.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0160.
    Expiration Date: March 31, 2005.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: FSA encounters cases where unauthorized assistance was 
received by a borrower. This assistance may be a loan where the 
borrower did not meet the eligibility requirements contained in statute 
or program regulations or where the borrower was eligible for loan 
assistance but a lower subsidized interest rate was charged on the 
loan, resulting in the borrower's receipt of unauthorized interest 
subsidy benefits. The unauthorized assistance may also be in the form 
of loan servicing where a borrower received an excessive or 
unauthorized write-down or write-off of their debt. The information 
collected is provided on a voluntary basis by the borrower, although 
failure to cooperate to correct loan accounts may result in liquidation 
of the loan. The information to be collected will primarily be 
financial data such as amount of income, farm operating expenses, 
depreciation, crop yields, etc.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 4 hours per response.

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    Respondents: Individuals or households, businesses or other for 
profit and farms.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 200.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 800 hours.
    Comments are invited on: (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; and (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. These 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 
Gary Wheeler, Senior Loan Officer, USDA, FSA, Farm Loan Programs, Loan 
Servicing Division, 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW., STOP 0523, Washington, 
DC 20024-0523.
    Comments will be summarized and included in the request for OMB 
approval of the information collection. All comments will also become a 
matter of public record.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on September 9, 2004.
James R. Little,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 04-20965 Filed 9-16-04; 8:45 am]
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