[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64429-64430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22577]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation

[Docket No. FCIC-16-0004]


Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection--Area Risk Protection Insurance

AGENCY: Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, USDA.

ACTION: Extension of approval of an information collection; comment 
request.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public comment period on the 
information collection requests (ICRs) associated with the Area Risk 
Protection Insurance.

DATES: Comments that we receive on this notice will be accepted until 
close of business November 21, 2016.

ADDRESSES: FCIC prefers that comments be submitted electronically 
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal. You may submit comments, 
identified by Docket ID No. FCIC-16-0004, by any of the following 
methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Director, Product Administration and Standards 
Division, Risk Management Agency, United States Department of 
Agriculture, P.O. Box 419205, Kansas City, MO 64133-6205.
    All comments received, including those received by mail, will be 
posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided, and can be accessed by the public. All 
comments must include the agency name and docket number or Regulatory 
Information Number (RIN) for this rule. For detailed instructions on 
submitting comments and additional information, see http://www.regulations.gov. If you are submitting comments electronically 
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal and want to attach a document, 
we ask that it be in a text-based format. If you want to attach a 
document that is a scanned Adobe PDF file, it must be scanned as text 
and not as an image, thus allowing FCIC to search and copy certain 
portions of your submissions. For questions regarding attaching a 
document that is a scanned Adobe PDF file, please contact the RMA Web 
Content Team at (816)823-4694 or by email at 
[email protected].
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all 
comments received for any dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review the 
complete User Notice and Privacy Notice for Regulations.gov at http://www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Hoffmann, Product Administration 
and Standards Division, Risk Management Agency, United States 
Department of Agriculture, Beacon Facility, Stop 0812, Room 421, P.O. 
Box 419205, Kansas City, MO 64141-6205, telephone (816) 926-7730.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Area Risk Protection Insurance.
    OMB Number: 0563-0083.
    Expiration Date of Approval: March 31, 2017.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The information collection requirements for this renewal 
package are necessary to administer the Area Risk Protection Insurance 
(ARPI) Basic Provisions and affected Crop Provisions to determine 
insurance coverage, premiums, subsidies, payments and indemnities. ARPI 
is an insurance plan that provides coverage based on the experience of 
an entire county. Producers are required to report specific data when 
they apply for ARPI such as acreage and yields. Insurance companies 
accept applications; issue policies; establish and provide insurance 
coverage; compute liability, premium, subsidies, and losses; indemnify 
producers; and report specific data to FCIC as required in Appendix 
III/M13 Handbook. Commodities for which ARPI is available are included 
in this information collection package.
    FCIC is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to 
extend the approval of this information collection for an additional 3 
years.
    The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public 
concerning this information collection. These comments will help us:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information has practical utility;
    (2) evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information;
    (3) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond (such as through the use

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of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other forms of 
information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of 
responses).
    Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for this collection 
of information is estimated to average 0.65 of an hour per response.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Producers and insurance providers 
reinsured by FCIC.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 25,432.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 5.9.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 150,173.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 98,332.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on September 14, 2016.
Timothy J. Gannon,
Acting Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2016-22577 Filed 9-19-16; 8:45 am]
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