[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 50287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17554]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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: 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 
September 15, 2022 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.

Risk Management Agency

    Title: General Administrative Regulations; Interpretations of 
Statutory and Regulatory Provisions.
    OMB Control Number: 0563-0055.
    Summary of Collection: Section 533 of the Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (1998 Research Act) 
requires the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) to publish 
regulation on how FCIC will provide a final agency determination in 
response to certain inquiries. Consistent with section 506(r) of the 
Act and 7 CFR part 400, subpart X in accordance with the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act, as amended, FCIC revised section 20 of the Common Crop 
Insurance Policy Basic Provisions, published at 7 CFR 457.8, to require 
the FCIC to provide interpretations of policy provisions and procedures 
(handbooks, manuals, memoranda, and bulletins) when any dispute in 
mediation, arbitration, or litigation requires interpretation of a 
policy provision or procedure.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collection 
requirements for this renewal package are necessary for FCIC to respond 
to requests for interpretations of provisions of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act, policy provisions codified in the Code of Federal 
Regulations, policy provisions not codified in the Code of Federal 
Regulations, and procedures used in the administration of the Federal 
crop insurance program. This data is used to administer the provisions 
of 7 CFR part 400, subpart X in accordance with the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act, as amended.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 75.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 600.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-17554 Filed 8-15-22; 8:45 am]
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