[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81040-81041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25721]


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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 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 December 
21, 2023 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: Customer Data Worksheet Request for Business Partner Record 
Change.

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    OMB Control Number: 0560-0265.
    Summary of Collection: The Core Customer Data is required in order 
to identify USDA program participants who are individual persons and 
legal entities and is necessary to ensure that benefits are issued to 
the correct customer and valid Tax Identification Numbers. Also, the 
customers can be validated and also to provide a necessary basis for 
pursuing legal remedies in the event of error or fraud. There is no 
public law regarding the use or collection of Core Customer Data. The 
option to document and track Core Customer Data changes is necessary to 
ensure the integrity of the data and to provide the Farm Service Agency 
(FSA), Natural Resources and Conservation Service and Rural Development 
(RD, Risk Management Agency (RMA), and Agricultural Marketing Service 
(AMS), a method of verifying the validity of the information, and 
provide a necessary basis for pursuing legal remedies when needed.
    Need and Use of the Information: Core Customer Data is necessary to 
input customer information for identity purposes and to provide a point 
of contact for the respective customer and a valid Tax Identification 
Number to direct program benefits to. The form (AD-2047) will be used 
to document Corel Customer Data changes and also to provide a method to 
identify who made applicable changes and when this was done. Failure to 
collect and timely maintain the data collected will result in erroneous 
or outdated point of contact information, which could result in program 
information and benefits being directed to incorrect recipients.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 161,250.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (when necessary).
    Total Burden Hours: 8,063.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-25721 Filed 11-20-23; 8:45 am]
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