[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 13 (Friday, January 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3182-3183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1080]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 13, 2005.
    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), [email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 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) 720-8681.
    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 was Received.
    OBM 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) [Pub. 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 the interest rate 
used was incorrect. The assistance may also be loan servicing

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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 
account.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information to be 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 
unauthorized financial assistance. 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.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-1080 Filed 1-19-05; 8:45 am]
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