[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 241 (Monday, December 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 87385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27672]


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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 January 
17, 2024 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: Certified Mediation Program (7 CFR part 785).
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0165.
    Summary of Collection: The Farm Service (FSA) is administering the 
Certified Mediation Program as mandated by Subtitle A and B of Title V 
of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (Pub. L. 100-233), as amended, 
under the USDA Agricultural Mediation Program. USDA authorized FSA to 
administer the program. FSA makes grants to state-designated entitles 
that provide mediation to agricultural producers, their lenders and 
others that are directly affected by the action of certain USDA 
agencies. In mediation, a trained impartial mediator helps participants 
review and discuss their conflicts, identify options to resolve 
disputes and agree on solutions.
    Need and Use of the Information: FSA will collect information to 
determine whether the participants meet the eligibility requirements to 
be recipients of grant funds, and secondly, to determine if the grant 
is being administered as provided by the Agricultural Credit Act. Lack 
of adequate information to make these determinations could result in 
the improper administration and appropriation of Federal grant funds.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 42.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,772.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-27672 Filed 12-15-23; 8:45 am]
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