[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 223 (Friday, November 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70895-70896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29162]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 15, 2010.
    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: Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0175.
    Summary of Collection: The Noninsured Crop Assistance Program (NAP) 
is authorized under 7 U.S.C. 7333

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and implemented under regulations issued at 7 CFR Part 1437. The NAP is 
administered under the general supervision of the Executive Vice-
President of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) (who also serves as 
Administrator, Farm Service Agency (FSA)), and is carried out by the 
FSA State and County committees. NAP is intended to reduce financial 
losses that occur when natural disasters cause a catastrophic loss of 
production or prevented planting of an eligible crop by providing 
coverage equivalent to the catastrophic risk protection level of 
Federal Crop Insurance. NAP provides assistance for losses of 
floriculture, ornamental nursery, Christmas tree crops, turfgrass sod, 
seed crops, aquaculture (including ornamental fish), sea oats and sea 
grass, and industrial crops. FSA will collect information using several 
forms.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected is 
necessary to determine whether a producer and crop or commodity meet 
applicable conditions for assistance and to determine compliance with 
existing rules. Producers must annually: (1) Request NAP coverage by 
completing an application for coverage and paying a service fee by the 
CCC-established application closing date; (2) file a current crop-year 
report of acreage for the covered crop or commodity; and (3) certify 
production of each covered crop or commodity. The information collected 
allows CCC to provide assistance under NAP for losses of commercial 
crops or other agricultural commodities (except livestock) for which 
catastrophic risk protection under 7 U.S.C. Section 1508 is not 
available, and that are produced for food or fiber. If information is 
not collected FSA will not be able to identify and determine eligible 
participants and crops being planted or produced, or provide assistance 
to agricultural producers who as a result of natural disaster have 
suffered catastrophic losses of agricultural crops or commodities.
    Description of Respondents: Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 291,500.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 
Weekly; Monthly; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,119,280.

Farm Service Agency

    Title: 7 CFR 766, Direct Loan Servicing--Special.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0233.
    Summary of Collection: Authority to establish the regulatory 
requirements contained in 7 CFR 766 is provided under 5 U.S.C. 301 
which provides that ``The head of an Executive department or military 
department may prescribe regulations for the government of his 
department, the distribution and performance of its business * * *'' 
The Secretary delegated authority to administer the provisions of the 
Act applicable to the Farm Loan Program (FLP) to the Under Secretary 
for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service in section 2.16 of 7 CFR part 
2. FLP provides loans to family farmers to purchase real estate 
equipment and finance agricultural production. The regulations covered 
by this information collection package describes the policies and 
procedures for the Farm Service Agency's (FSA) servicing of financially 
distressed or delinquent direct loan borrowers in accordance with the 
provisions of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (Act) 
(Pub. L. 87-128), as amended. FSA's loan servicing options include 
disaster set-aside, primary loan servicing (including reamortization, 
rescheduling, deferral, write down and conservation contracts), buyout 
at market value, and homestead protection.
    Need and Use of the Information: Information collections are 
submitted by FLP direct loan borrowers to the local FSA office serving 
the country in which their business is headquartered. The collected 
information is necessary to evaluate a borrower's request for 
consideration of the special servicing actions.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or 
other for-profit; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 14,505.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 15,236.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-29162 Filed 11-18-10; 8:45 am]
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