[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 87 (Monday, May 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19754-19755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09223]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation

[Docket No. FCIC-19-0003]


Information Collection Request for Multiple Peril Crop Insurance

AGENCY: Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) is requesting comments 
from all interested individuals and organizations on an extension and 
revision of a currently approved information collection request 
associated with the Multiple Peril Crop Insurance. The information 
collection is necessary for producers to submit for their participation 
in the Federal crop insurance program.

DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by the close of 
business July 5, 2019.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. In your 
comments, please include OMB Control Number 0563-0053. FCIC prefers 
that comments be submitted electronically through the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal. You may submit comments 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, U.S. Department of Agriculture, P.O. 
Box 419205, Kansas City, MO 64133-6205.
    You may also send comments to the Desk Officer for Agricultures, 
Office of the Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management 
and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. Comments will be available for public 
inspection online at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Francie Tolle; telephone: (816) 926-
3406; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Multiple Peril Crop Insurance.
    OMB Control Number: 0563-0053.
    Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 2019.
    Type of Request: Extension with a revision.
    Abstract: The information collection requirements for this renewal 
package are necessary for administering the Federal crop insurance 
program. Producers are required to report specific data when they apply 
for Federal crop insurance and report acreage, yields, and notices of 
loss. 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 
Federal crop insurance is available are included in this information 
collection package.
    Estimate of Average Time to Respond: The public reporting burden 
for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.75 of an 
hour per response.
    Type of Respondents: Producers and insurance companies reinsured by 
FCIC.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 547,385.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 19.1.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 10,446,340.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 7,884,471 hours.
    FCIC is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to 
extend the approval of this information collection for an additional 3 
years.
    We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information 
collection to help us to:
    (1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (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 including through the use of appropriate automated,

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electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology. All comments received in 
response to this notice, including names and addresses when provided, a 
matter of public record. Comments will be summarized and included in 
the request for OMB approval.

Martin R. Barbre,
Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2019-09223 Filed 5-3-19; 8:45 am]
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