[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 56 (Friday, March 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17627-17628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06553]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 18, 2013.
    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.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by April 
22, 2013 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: 
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office 
Building, 725--17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are 
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: [email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. 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: Report of Acreage; Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance 
Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0004.

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    Summary of Collection: 7 U.S.C. 7333(b)(3) specifically requires, 
for crops and commodities covered by the Noninsured Crop Disaster 
Assistance Program (NAP), annual reports of acreage planted and 
prevented from being planted must be reported, as required by the 
Secretary, by the designated acreage reporting data for the crop and 
location as established by the Secretary. The report of acreage is 
conducted on an annual basis and is used by the Farm Service Agency 
(FSA) county offices to determine eligibility for benefits that are 
available to producers on the farm. Respondents must provide the 
information each year because variables such as previous year 
experience, weather occurrences and projections, market demand, new 
farming techniques and personal preferences affect the amount of land 
being farmed, the mix of crops planted, and the projected harvest. 
Prior year information while useful is not sufficient on its own. 
Therefore, respondents must supply on a yearly basis current data on a 
program by the final reporting date established for their county to 
qualify for NAP assistance. The ``Modernize and Innovate the Delivery 
of Agricultural System'' (MIDAS) is FSA's initiative to improve the 
delivery of FSA farm program benefits and services through the 
reengineering of farm program business processes and the adoption of 
enhanced and modernized information technology.
    Need and Use of the Information: FSA will collect information 
verbally from the producers during visits to the county offices. FSA 
will collect one or more of the following data elements, as required: 
crop planted, planting date, crop's intended use, type or variety, 
practice (irrigated or non-irrigated), acres, location of the crop 
(tract and field), and the producer's percent share in the crop along 
with the names of other producers having an interest in the crop. Once 
the information is collected and eligibility established, the 
information is used throughout the crop year to ensure the producer 
remains compliant with program provisions. NAP requires crop, 
commodity, and acreage information collection on a program year basis. 
Failure to collect the data on that basis would result in program 
overpayments through producer ineligibility, incorrect acres, or 
incorrect shares of the crop.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 291,500.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 510,125.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-06553 Filed 3-21-13; 8:45 am]
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