[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 102 (Friday, May 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28747-28748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11296]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency

[Docket ID FSA-2020-0006]


Information Collection Request; Coronavirus Food Assistance 
Program

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FSA is 
requesting comments from interested individuals and organizations on a 
revision and extension of a currently approved information collection 
request associated with the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP 
2.0). The initial notice for this information collection request was 
published on April 2, 2021. The burden hours from the previously 
approved OMB information collection request are to be increased in this 
request to account for new CFAP payments for contract growers and sod 
and pullet producers.

DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by July 27, 2021.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. You may 
submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to: www.regulations.gov and 
search for Docket ID FSA-2020-0006. Follow the online instructions for 
submitting comments.
     Mail, Hand-Delivery, or Courier: Director, SND, FSA, US 
Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Stop 0522, 
Washington, DC 20250-0522. In your comment, specify the docket ID FS-
2020-0006.
    You may also send comments to the Desk Officer for Agriculture, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20503. Comments will be available for inspection 
online at http://www.regulations.gov. Copies of the information 
collection may be requested by contacting Brittany Ramsburg at the 
above address.

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  For specific questions related to 
collection activities, contact Ms. Brittany Ramsburg at (202) 260-9303 
(voice); or, by email at: [email protected]. Persons with 
disabilities who require alternative means for communication should 
contact the USDA Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: CPAP 2.0.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0297.
    Type of Request: Revision.
    Abstract: This information collection is required to support CFAP 
2.0 information collection activities to provide payments to eligible 
producers who, with respect to their agricultural commodities, have 
been impacted by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The information 
collection is necessary to evaluate the application and other required 
paperwork for determining the producer's eligibility and assist in the 
producer's payment calculations. Producers must submit a completed CFAP 
2 application and additional documentation for eligibility, such as 
certifications of compliance with adjusted gross income provisions and 
conservation compliance activities; those additional documents and 
forms must be submitted no later than 60 days from the date a producer 
signs the application.
    The annual burden hours increased by 65,281 in this collection 
because FSA estimated additional burden hours to account for the new 
CFAP payments for contract growers and sod and pullet producers that 
was previously approved under the OMB control number of 0560-0299. The 
initial notice for OMB 0560-0297 information collection request was 
published on April 2, 2020, (89 FR 17351); this notice needs to be 
published to include the added burden hours as indicated in the above.
    For the following estimated total annual burden on respondents, the 
formula used to calculate the total burden hour is the estimated 
average time per response multiplied by the estimated total annual 
responses.
    Public reporting burden for this information collection is 
estimated to include the time for reviewing instructions, searching 
existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed and 
completing and reviewing the collections of information.
    Type of Respondents: Producers or farmers.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 1,248,901.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 1,248,901.
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 0.741492 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 926,051 hours.
    FSA is 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 FSA, including whether the 
information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the FSA's estimate of burden 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, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

[[Page 28748]]

    All comments received in response to this document, including names 
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record. 
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission for Office 
of Management and Budget approval.

Zach Ducheneaux,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2021-11296 Filed 5-27-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-05-P