[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 156 (Friday, August 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50167-50168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20488]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 8, 2011.
    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: Representations for CCC and FSA Loans and Authorization to 
File a Financing Statement and Related Documents.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0215.
    Summary of Collection: Commodity Credit Corporation and the Farm 
Service Agency (FSA) programs require loans be secured with collateral. 
The security interest is created and attaches to the collateral when: 
(1) Value has been given, (2) the debtor has rights in the collateral 
or the power to transfer rights in the collateral, and (3) the debtor 
has authenticated a security agreement that provides a description of 
the collateral. In order to perfect the security interest in 
collateral, a financing statement must be filed according to a State's 
Uniform Commercial Code. The revised Article 9 of the Uniform 
Commercial Code deals with secured transaction for personal property. 
The revised Article 9 affects the manner in which the CCC and FSA, as 
well as any other creditor, perfect and liquidate security interests in 
collateral.
    Need and Use of the Information: FSA will collect information using 
form CCC-10. The information obtained on CCC-10 is needed to not only 
obtain authorization from loan applicants to file a financing statement 
without their signature, but also to verify the exact legal name and 
location of the debtor. If this information is not collected, CCC and 
FSA will not be able to disburse loans because a security interest 
would not be perfected.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 55,500.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting; On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 32,357.

Farm Service Agency

    Title: County Committee Election.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0229.
    Summary of Collection: As specified in the 2002 Farm Bill, the 
Secretary is required to prepare a report of election that includes, 
among other things, ``the race, ethnicity and gender of each nominee, 
as provided through the voluntary self-identification of each 
nominee''. The information will be collected using form FSA-669-A, 
``Nomination Form for County FSA Committee Election''. Completion of 
the form is voluntary.
    Need and Use of the Information: FSA will collect information on 
race, ethnicity and gender of each nominee as provided through the 
voluntary self-identification of each nominee agreeing to run for a 
position. The information will be sent to Kansas City for preparation 
of the upcoming election. The Secretary will review the information 
annually. If the information is not collected in any given year, the 
Secretary would not be able to prepare the report as required by the 
regulations.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 10,000 .
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 6,700.

Farm Service Agency

    Title: Volunteer Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0232.
    Summary of Collection: Section 1526 of the Food and Agriculture Act 
of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 2272) permits the Secretary of Agriculture to 
establish a program to use volunteers to perform a wide range of 
activities to carry out the programs of or supported by the Department 
of Agriculture. 5 U.S.C. 3111 grants agencies the authority to 
establish program designed to provide educationally related work 
assignments for students in non-pay status. Documentation of service 
performed without compensation by persons who do not receive Federal 
appointment is required by Office of Personnel Management (OPM). While 
serving as a Farm and Foreign Agriculture Service volunteer each 
individual is subject to the same responsibilities and guidelines for 
conduct to which Federal employees are expected to adhere. These 
program(s) will provide a valuable service to the agencies while 
allowing the participants to receive training, supervision and work 
experience.
    Need and Use of the Information: Applicant accepted for the 
Volunteer Programs will complete the ``Service Agreement and Attendance 
Record''. The Agency will use the recording information to respond to 
the Department of Agriculture and OPM request for information on Agency 
Volunteers. Without the information, the Farm Service Agency would be 
unable to document service performed without compensation by persons in 
the program.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 60.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 30.

Farm Service Agency

    Title: Transfer of Farm Records Between Counties.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0253.
    Summary of Collection: Most Farm Service Agency (FSA) programs are 
administered on the basis of ``farm''. For program purposes, a farm is 
a collection of tracts of land that have the same owner and the same 
operator. Land with different owners may be considered to be a farm if 
all the land is operated by one person and additional criteria are met. 
A farm is typically administered in the FSA county office where the 
farm is physically located. A farm transfer can be initiated if the 
farm is being transferred back to the county where the farm is 
physically located, the principal dwelling on the farm operator has 
changed, a change has occurred in the operation of the land, or there 
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a change that would cause the receiving administrative county to be 
more accessible. Form FSA-179, ``Transfer of Farm Record Between 
Counties,'' is used as the request for a farm transfer from one county 
to another initiated by the producer.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected on the 
FSA-179 is collected only if a farm transfer is being requested and is 
collected in a face-to-face setting with county office personnel. The 
information is used by county office employees to document which farm 
is being transferred, what county it is being transferred to, and why 
it is being transferred. Without the information county offices will be 
unable to determine whether the producer desires to transfer a farm.
    Description of Respondents: Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 23,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 26,833.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-20488 Filed 8-11-11; 8:45 am]
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