[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 161 (Monday, August 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 48932]
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[FR Doc No: 05-16513]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency


Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection; Request for Direct Loan Assistance

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 
renewal of the information collection currently approved and used in 
support of the FSA Farm Loan Programs (FLP). This information 
collection has been revised for clarification in conjunction with the 
request for extension of the burden package.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before October 
21, 2005, to be assured consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sam Snyder, USDA, Farm Service Agency, 
Loan Making Division, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 0522, 
Washington, DC 20250-0522; telephone (202) 720-0599; electronic mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Request for Direct Loan Assistance.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0167.
    Expiration Date of Approval: February 28, 2006.
    Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: Form FSA-410-1 is used for collecting information for 
making eligibility and financial feasibility determinations on 
respondents' requests for direct operating, farm ownership, and 
emergency loans and for currently indebted borrowers requesting loan 
servicing assistance as authorized under the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act. Collection information for making eligibility 
and financial feasibility determinations on respondents' requests for 
direct youth loans will now be made on the new Form FSA-2011. Travel 
time has been included in the Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: Public reporting burden for this 
collection of information is estimated to average 120 minutes per 
response for the Form FSA-410-1, and 90 minutes for the Form FSA-2011.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, businesses or other for 
profit and farms.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 30,461.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 59,343.
    Comments are invited on the following: (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. 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 Sam Snyder, Senior Loan Officer, USDA, Farm 
Service Agency, Loan Making Division, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 
STOP 0522, Washington, DC 20250-0522.
    Comments will be summarized and included in the request for Office 
of Management and Budget approval of the information collection. All 
comments will also become a matter of public record.

    Signed in Washington, DC on August 5, 2005.
James R. Little,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 05-16513 Filed 8-19-05; 8:45 am]
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