[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 10003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2813]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency


Request for Approval of a New Information Collection; 2005 
Section 32 Hurricane Disaster Programs

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 
a new information collection to be used in support of the 2005 Section 
32 Hurricane Disaster Programs. These programs consist of the Hurricane 
Indemnity Program (HIP), the Feed Indemnity Program (FIP), the 
Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP), and the Tree Indemnity Program 
(TIP).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be receive on or before May 1, 2006 
to be assured consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven J. Peterson, USDA, Farm Service 
Agency, Production, Emergencies and Compliance Division, Disaster 
Assistance Branch, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0517, Washington, 
DC 20250-0517; Telephone (202) 720-5172; Electronic mail: 
[email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: 2005 Section 32 Hurricane Disaster Assistance Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-NEW.
    Type of Request: Request Approval of a New Information Collection.
    Abstract: This information collection will be used to make 
eligibility determinations on respondent's requests for payments to 
supplement indemnities or payments received under Federal crop 
insurance or the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP), in 
addition to requests for payments to compensate for losses of 
livestock, livestock feed, trees, bushes, and vines, all of which 
resulted from one or more of five named hurricanes that occurred in 
2005 in counties designated as primary under a Presidential disaster 
declaration or Secretarial designation. 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 90 minutes per 
response.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, businesses or other for 
profit and farms.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 34,008.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 51,012.
    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 of Agriculture, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
Washington, DC 20503, and to Steven J. Peterson, Branch Chief, USDA, 
Farm Service Agency, Production, Emergencies and Compliance Division, 
Disaster Assistance Branch, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0517, 
Washington, DC 20250-0517.
    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 February 23, 2006.
Teresa C. Lasseter,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
 [FR Doc. E6-2813 Filed 2-27-06; 8:45 am]
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