[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 143 (Thursday, July 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 41050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14474]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 23, 2007.
    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) 720-8958.
    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: Application for Payment of Amounts Due Persons Who Have 
Died, Disappeared or Declared Incompetent.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0026.
    Summary of Collection: Representatives or survivors of producers 
who die, disappear, or are declared incompetent must be afforded a 
method of obtaining any payment intended for the producer. 7 CFR part 
707 provides that form, FSA-325, be used as the form of application for 
a person desiring to claim such payments. It is necessary to collect 
information recorded on FSA-325 in order to determine whether 
representatives or survivors of a producer are entitled to receive 
payments earned by a producer who dies, disappears, or is declared 
incompetent before receiving the payments due.
    Need and Use of the Information: FSA will collect information to 
determine if the survivors have rights to the existing payments or to 
the unpaid portions of the producer's payments.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (when necessary).
    Total Burden Hours: 3,000.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-14474 Filed 7-25-07; 8:45 am]
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