[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 103 (Tuesday, June 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29233-29234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11412]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation

Farm Service Agency

[Docket ID FSA-2021-0006]


Information Collection Request; Assignment of Payment; Joint 
Payment Authorization; and Request for Waiver

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation and Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), and Farm Service Agency (FSA) 
are requesting comments from all interested individuals and 
organizations on a revision and an extension of a currently approved 
information collection.

DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by August 2, 2021.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. You may 
submit comments, identified by Docket ID: FSA-2021-0006, by any of the 
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Mail, Hand Delivery, or Courier: Yanira Sanabria, 
Financial Specialist, USDA/FSA/FMD, STOP 0581, Patriot Plaza III, 355 E 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20024-0581.
    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.
    Copies of the information collection may be requested by contacting 
Yanira Sanabria at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, Yanira Sanabria, (202) 772-6032; email: 
[email protected]. Persons with disabilities who require 
alternative mean for communication should contact the USDA's TARGET 
Center at (202)720-2600 (Voice).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Assignment and Joint Payment Elections.
    Forms: CCC-36, ``Assignment of Payment;'' CCC-37, ``Joint Payment 
Authorization;'' CCC-251, ``Notice of Assignment;'' CCC-252, 
``Instrument of Assignment;'' and CCC-40, ``Request for FSA and NRCS 
Payments of Federal Benefits by Check (Request for Waiver).''
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0183.
    Expiration Date of Approval: August 31, 2021.
    Type of Request: Revision and extension of a currently approved 
information collection request.
    Abstract: FSA and CCC are requesting an extension with a revision 
of the currently approved information. Section 8(g) of the Soil 
Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(g)) authorizes 
producers to assign FSA conservation program payments in accordance 
with regulations issued by the Secretary. The Assignment of Payments 
regulation as specified in 7 CFR part 1404 requires that any such 
assignment be signed by both the assignor and the assignee. The 
Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, extends that authority to CCC 
programs, including rice, feed grains, cotton, and wheat. There are no 
regulations governing joint payments, but this service is offered as a 
result of public requests for the type of payment option. The Natural 
Conservation Service (NRCS) is also using the forms but most NRCS 
programs are exempt from the PRA.
    Customer (Assignors) may use form CCC-36--Assignment of Payment to 
assign payments under various CCC, FSA, or NRCS programs. Customers may 
submit a completed CCC-36 to any FSA and NRCS County Office to be 
entered into the Financial Services application or the NRCS ProTracts 
web application. County Office data entry requires a second user for 
verification. The second user may be located in the same County Office 
or another Office. When there is no second user available, an employee 
from another County Office may perform this action by submitting a 
faxed copy of the form.
    Customers may use the form CCC-40, Request for FSA and NRCS 
Payments of Federal Benefits by Check to invoke a hardship waiver 
payment. In accordance with Treasury Regulation 31 CFR 208, Payments by 
electronic funds transfer (EFT) are not required for anyone over the 
age of 90 born prior to May 1, 1921. The hardship waiver request can 
currently be submitted either in person or by phone call to the local 
county FSA and NRCS office by entering the waiver request in the 
Financial Service application for the following reasons: Geographic 
Barrier or Mental Impairment.
    The differences in the forms are that FSA and NRCS use a tax 
identification number instead of a social security number. Most NRCS 
programs and some FSA programs are exempt from the Paperwork Reduction 
Act.
    The number of respondents increased by 573,949, and the burden 
hours also increased by 95,704 likely due to increased producers or 
farmers participating in several programs such as Coronavirus Food 
Assistance Program (CFAP), Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program 
and other FSA programs.
    For the following estimated total annual burden on respondents, the 
formula used to calculate the total burden hours is the estimated 
average time per response multiplied by the estimated total annual 
responses.
    Estimate of Respondent Burden: Public reporting burden for 
collecting information under this notice is estimated to average 0.1667 
hour per response, including 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 participating in FSA, CCC, and NRCS 
programs.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 700,491.
    Estimated Average Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 700,491.
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 0.1667.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 116,687 hours.

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    We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information 
collection to help FSA:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed 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 burden of the 
collection of information including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    (3) Evaluate the quality, ability and clarity of the information 
technology; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the information collection on those who 
respond through the use of appropriate automated, 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, will be made 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.
Robert Stephenson,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.

[FR Doc. 2021-11412 Filed 5-28-21; 8:45 am]
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