[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 217 (Friday, November 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 63547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22065]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 6, 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: Emergency Conservation Program
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0082
    Summary of Collection: The Farm Service Agency (FSA), in 
cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Forest 
Service, and other agencies and organizations, provides eligible 
producers and landowners cost-share incentives and technical assistance 
through several conservation and environmental programs to help 
farmers, ranchers, and other eligible landowners and operators conserve 
soil, improve water quality, develop forests, and rehabilitate farmland 
severely damaged by natural disasters. The authorities to collect 
information for this collection are found under the Food Security Act 
of 1985, as amended, and the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
2201-2205).
    Need and Use of the Information: FSA will collect information using 
forms AD-245, Practice Approval and Payment Application, FSA-18, 
Applicant's Agreement to Complete an Uncompleted Practice, FSA-849, 
Emergency Conservation Program Hurricane Gulf of Mexico, Poultry and 
CCC-526, Payment Eligibility Average Adjustment Gross Income 
Certification. The collected information will be used to determine if 
the person, land, and practices are eligible for participation in the 
respective program and to receive cost-share assistance.
    Description of Respondents: Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 90,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 67,610.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-22065 Filed 11-8-07; 8:45 am]
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