[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 156 (Wednesday, August 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 47416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19108]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 7, 2014.
    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 
September 12, 2014 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: Certified State Mediation Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0165.
    Summary of Collection: The USDA Agricultural Medication Program 
(AMP) is mandated by Subtitle A and B of Title V of the Agricultural 
Credit Act of 1987 (Pub. L. 100-233), as amended. Under the program, 
USDA makes grants to state-designated entitles that provide mediation 
to agricultural producers, their lenders and others that are directly 
affected by the action of certain USDA agencies. In mediation, a 
trained impartial mediator helps participants review and discuss their 
conflicts, identify options to resolve disputes and agree on solutions. 
The program is now being administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA).
    Need and Use of the Information: FSA will collect information to 
determine whether the State meets the eligibility criteria to be 
recipients of grant funds, and secondly, to determine if the grant is 
being administered as provided by the Act. Lack of adequate information 
to make these determinations could result in the improper 
administration and appropriation of Federal grant funds.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 36.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 360.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-19108 Filed 8-12-14; 8:45 am]
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