[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12984]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 23, 2012.
    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: Debt Settlement Policies and Procedures
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0146
    Summary of Collection: Debt Collection Improvement Act (DCIA) of 
1996 and 4 CFR 102, Federal Claim Collection standard and other 
applicable regulation require each Federal agency to collect debts owed 
it, and to employ a cost effective and efficient procedures and methods 
to identify, report and collect debts. Provisions under the Federal 
Claims Collection Standards and the DCIA allow the debtor upon 
receiving a notification letter and unable to pay debt owed to the 
Federal Government in one lump sum, to forward a written request and 
financial statement to Farm Service Administration (FSA) and Commodity 
Credit Corporation (CCC) for establishing an agreed repayment plan in 
the promissory note using form CCC-279, Promissory Note.
    Need and Use of the Information: FSA will collect information on 
the debtor's assets, liabilities, income and expenses when a debtor 
requests to enter into an installment agreement to settle their debt. 
Based on that information a determination can be made on whether the 
debtor can pay the debt in one lump sum or an installment is necessary. 
Without this financial information FSA/CCC would have no method of 
allowing debtor's to pay their debts in installments while still 
ensuring that the government's financial interests are protected.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 200.

Farm Service Agency

    Title: Assignments of Payments and Joint Payment Authorizations
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0183.
    Summary of Collection: The Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment 
Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(g)) authorizes producers to assign, in writing, 
Farm Service Agency (FSA) conservation program payments. The statute 
requires that any such assignment be signed and witnessed. The 
Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, extends that authority to 
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) programs, including rice, feed 
grains, cotton, and wheat. When the recipient of a FSA or CCC payment 
chooses to assign a payment to another party or have the payment made 
jointly with another party, the other party must be identified. FSA 
will collect information using forms CCC-36, CCC 37, CCC-251, CCC-252.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected on the 
forms will be used by FSA employee in order to record the payment or 
contract being assigned, the amount of the assignment, the date, and 
the name and address of the assignee and the assignor. This is to 
enable FSA employee to pay the proper party when payments become due. 
FSA will also use the information to terminate joint payments at the 
request of both the producer and joint payee.
    Description of Respondent: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 211,826.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting; On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 35,266.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-12984 Filed 5-25-12; 8:45 am]
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