[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 182 (Friday, September 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 58331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20637]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

September 15, 2020.
    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 required regarding; 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; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 
19, 2020 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for 
the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days 
of the publication of this notice on the following website 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function
    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: Disaster Assistance--General (7 CFR part 1945-A).
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0170.
    Summary of Collection: The regulation at 7 CFR 759, defines the 
responsibilities of the Secretary of Agriculture in making disaster 
area determinations, the types of incidents that can result in a 
disaster area determination, and the factors used in making disaster 
area determinations. The determination of a disaster area is 
prerequisite to authorizing emergency (EM) loans to qualified farmers 
as outlined in 7 CFR 764. EM loan funds may be used to restore or 
replace essential property, pay all or part of production costs 
incurred by the farmer or rancher in the year of the disaster, pay for 
essential family living expenses, pay to reorganize the farming 
operation or refinance USDA and non-USDA creditors. The information 
collection occurs when the Secretary receives a letter from an 
individual farmer, local government officials, State Governor, State 
Agriculture Commissioners, State Secretaries of Agriculture, other 
State government officials, and Indian Tribal Council, requesting a 
Secretarial natural disaster determination. Supporting documentation of 
losses for all counties having disaster is provided by the County 
Emergency Boards in the form of a report entitled ``Loss Assessment 
Report'' (LAR).
    Need and Use of the Information: The Farm Service Agency (FSA) will 
collect the following information to determine if the county is 
eligible to qualify for a natural disaster designation: (1) The nature 
and extent of production losses; (2) the number of farmers who have 
sustained qualifying production losses; and (3) the number of farmers 
that have sustained qualifying production losses that other lenders in 
the county have indicated that they will not be in a position to 
finance. The collection of information is necessary to determine 
whether the counties did sustain sufficient production losses to 
qualify for a natural disaster designation.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,312.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 626.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-20637 Filed 9-17-20; 8:45 am]
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