[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48142-48143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12300]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency

[Docket ID FSA-2024-0007]


Information Collection Request; Coronavirus Food Assistance 
Program 2 (CFAP 2)

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act requirements, 
FSA is requesting comments from interested individuals and 
organizations on an extension of a currently approved information 
collection request associated with the Coronavirus Food Assistance 
Program 2 (CFAP 2).

DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by August 5, 2024.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. You may 
submit comments through: Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to: 
www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID FSA-2024-0007. Follow the 
online instructions for submitting comments.
    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 below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, contact Brittany Sanders 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: CFAP 2.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0297.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Abstract: This information collection is required to support CFAP 2 
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 outbreak. 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. There are no changes to the burden hours since 
the last OMB submission, and FSA is requesting for 3-year approval for 
the collection.
    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.
    Estimate of Average Time to Respond: Public reporting burden for 
this information collection is estimated to average 0.694 hours 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 or farmers.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 957,127.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.41.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 1,350,282.
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 0.694 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 937,640 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 the 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.
    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.

USDA Non-Discrimination Policy

    In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of 
Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, USDA, its 
Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or 
administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on 
race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including 
gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital 
status, family or parental status, income derived from a public 
assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for 
prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or 
funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and 
complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
    Individuals who require alternative means of communication for 
program information (for example, braille, large print, audiotape, 
American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or 
the USDA TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and text telephone 
(TTY)) or dial 711 for Telecommunications Relay Service (both voice and 
text telephone users can initiate this call from any telephone). 
Additionally, program information may be made available in languages 
other than English.
    To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA 
Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at https://www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-a-program-discrimination-complaint and

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at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in 
the letter all the information requested in the form. To request a copy 
of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form 
or letter to USDA by: (1) mail to: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence 
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) 
email: [email protected].
    USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

Zach Ducheneaux,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2024-12300 Filed 6-4-24; 8:45 am]
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