[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 25, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48409-48410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20825]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

September 20, 2018.
    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 
are requested regarding (1) 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; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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 October 
25, 2018 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.

Risk Management Agency

    Title: Acreage/Crop Reporting Streamlining Initiative.
    OMB Control Number: 0563-0084.
    Summary of Collection: Section 508(f)(3) of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1515); 7 U.S.C. 7333(b)(3); 7 CFR 457.8 and 7 
CFR 1437.7(d) mandates the collection of acreage and production 
information from producers who wish to participate in certain USDA 
programs. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the Risk Management Agency 
(RMA) are implementing the Acreage/Crop Reporting Streamlining 
Initiative (ACRSI), a web-based single source reporting system to 
establish a single reporting and data collection.
    Need and Use of the Information: This initiative is being conducted 
in phases by geographical area and additional commodities. Counties are 
selected based on their commonality of historical crop reporting, high 
percentage of producers participating in

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both RMA and FSA programs and the high level of interest of the private 
agricultural service industry (precision-ag and farm management) in the 
pilot phases. It will reengineer the procedures, processes, and 
standards to simplify commodity, acreage and production reporting by 
producers, eliminate or minimize duplication of information collection 
by multiple agencies and reduce the burden on producers, insurance 
agents and AIPs. Information being collected will consist of, but not 
be limited to: Producer name, location state, commodity name, commodity 
type or variety, location county, date planted, land location (legal 
description, FSA farm number, FSA track number, FSA field number), 
intended use, prevented planting acres, acres planted but failed, 
planted acres, and production of commodity produced. Failure to collect 
the applicable information could result in unearned Federal benefits 
being issued or producers being denied eligibility to program benefits.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals and households.
    Number of Respondents: 501,012.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: One time.
    Total Burden Hours: 187,880.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-20825 Filed 9-24-18; 8:45 am]
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