[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 143 (Thursday, July 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 41051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14385]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency


Information Collection: Emergency Conservation Program

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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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 organizations on the revision of currently approved 
information collection associated with the Emergency Conservation 
Program (ECP).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before September 
24, 2007 to be assured consideration.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this Notice. In your 
comment, include the volume, date, and page number of this issue of the 
Federal Register. You may submit comments by any of the following 
methods:
    E-mail: Send comments to: [email protected].
    Fax: (202) 720-4619.
    Mail: Farm Service Agency, USDA, Attn: Clayton Furukawa, ECP 
Program Manager, Conservation and Environmental Programs Division, 
USDA, FSA, STOP 0513, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20250-0513.
    Comments also should be sent to the Desk Officer for Agriculture, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clayton Furukawa, ECP Program Manager, 
(202) 690-0571.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description of Information Collection

    Title: Emergency Conservation Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0082.
    Expiration Date: February 28, 2010.
    Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: This information collection is to allow FSA to 
effectively administer the regulations under the ECP. The regulations 
at 7 CFR part 701 set forth basic policies, program provisions, and 
eligibility requirements for owners and operators to enter into 
agreement with to apply for financial and technical assistance and for 
receiving cost-share payments under the ECP. The revision to the 
currently approved information collection is in response to, and 
consistent with, the new requirement that an Adjusted Gross Income 
Limitation be used when determining the eligibility of certain 
respondents who wish to participate in the ECP, pursuant to the 
provisions of Section 9004(b) of Public Law 110-28.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average .25 hours (15 minutes) per 
response. The average travel time, which is included in the total 
annual burden, is estimated to be 1 hour per respondent.
    Respondents: Owners, operators and other eligible agricultural 
producers on eligible farmland.
    Number of Respondents: 90,000.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 90,420.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 67,610.

Comments

    Comments are invited on:
    (1) Whether this collection information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information will have practical utility;
    (2) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden, 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 the 
information on those who are to respond, including the use of 
appropriate 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.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on July 19, 2007.
Glen L. Keppy,
Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. E7-14385 Filed 7-25-07; 8:45 am]
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