80_FR_12182 80 FR 12138 - Information Collection Request; Debt Settlement Policies and Procedures

80 FR 12138 - Information Collection Request; Debt Settlement Policies and Procedures

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Commodity Credit Corporation

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 44 (March 6, 2015)

Page Range12138-12139
FR Document2015-05227

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and the Farm Service Agency (FSA) are requesting comments from all interested individuals and organizations on an extension of a currently approved information collection that supports the FSA and CCC Debt Settlement Policies and Procedure regulations.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 44 (Friday, March 6, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 44 (Friday, March 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-05227]


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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 44 / Friday, March 6, 2015 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency

Commodity Credit Corporation


Information Collection Request; Debt Settlement Policies and 
Procedures

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency and Commodity Credit Corporation.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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

DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by May 5, 2015.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. In your 
comments, include the date, volume, and page number of this issue of 
the Federal Register, the OMB control number and the title of the 
information collection. You may submit comments by any of the following 
methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Mail: Thomas F. Harris II, Claims Program Specialist, 
Financial Management Division, Office of Budget and Finance, Farm 
Service Agency, USDA, STOP 0581, 355 E Street SW., Suite 11-181B, 
Washington, DC 20024.
    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 Thomas F. Harris at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas F. Harris II, (202) 772-6014. 
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for 
communication (Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) should contact 
the USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (Voice only).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Debt Settlement Policies and Procedures.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0146.
    Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, 2015.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: This information collection is required to enable FSA and 
CCC to effectively administer the regulations at 7 CFR part 792 (FSA) 
and 7 CFR part 1403 (CCC) pertaining to debt settlement policies and 
procedures and the identification of and settlement of outstanding 
claims. Collection of outstanding debts owed to FSA or to CCC can be 
effected by installment payments if a debtor furnishes satisfactory 
evidence of inability to pay a claim in full, and if the debtor 
specifically requests an installment agreement. Part of the requirement 
is that the debtor furnishes a financial statement or other information 
that would disclose the debtor's assets and liabilities. This 
information is required in order to evaluate any proposed plan. Such 
requests for documentation furnished by the debtor are also used in the 
other collection tools employed by both FSA and CCC in managing debt 
settlement policies and procedures. If an installment agreement is 
approved, then a Promissory Note (CCC-279), or an approved alternative 
promissory note format, should be executed between the debtor and the 
FSA/CCC representative(s).
    During the past two years, $13,930,548.07 in debt collection for 
Farm Programs and for the Commodity Office was facilitated by the use 
of this requested information. Eighty four (84) Promissory Notes were 
established between debtors and FSA and CCC from 10/01/2013 to 10/01/
2014. Total active Note amount for the past two years is presently 305 
total Promissory Notes (includes beginning outstanding notes (213); 
total notes established (84); notes defaulted (1), notes paid off in 
full (25); notes paid, small balance loans (-25); notes written off 
(07) and notes discharged in Bankruptcy (00)) with a beginning 
outstanding amount in 2014 of $31,131,509.78, and an ending outstanding 
amount of $13,930,584.07. Collections for FSA and CCC from FSA/CCC 
offices, DOJ actions, and Voluntary Payments totaled $3,416,702.42. The 
Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA) requires the head of an 
agency to take all appropriate steps to collect delinquent debts before 
discharging the debts. The current information collection forms and 
formats have been successfully used for the past several years and have 
become familiar tools for both agency employees and producers. Thus, 
adequate forms and formats already exist and are in use. Developing new 
forms and formats would be costly and is not required to meet the 
demands of the DCIA. Public comment is requested on how the forms and 
process may be improved, as specified below. There are no changes to 
the information collection since the last OMB approval.
    The formula used to calculate the total burden hour is estimated 
average time per responses hours times total annual responses.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this information 
collection is estimated to average 0.66 hours per response. The average 
travel time, which is included in the total annual burden, is estimated 
to be 1 hour per respondent.
    Respondents: Producers participating in FSA and CCC programs.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 300.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 300.
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 0.66.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 200 Hours.
    We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information 
collection to help us to:
    (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 the burden of 
the collection of information including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used;

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    (3) Evaluate the quality, utility, 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 where provided, will be made a matter of public record. 
Comments will be summarized and included in the request for OMB 
approval of the information collection.

    Signed on March 3, 2015.
 Val Dolcini,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency, and Executive Vice President, 
Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2015-05227 Filed 3-5-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3410-05-P

12138 Notices Federal Register Vol. 80, No. 44 Friday, March 6, 2015 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: discharged in Bankruptcy (00)) with a contains documents other than rules or Thomas F. Harris II, (202) 772–6014. beginning outstanding amount in 2014 proposed rules that are applicable to the Persons with disabilities who require of $31,131,509.78, and an ending public. Notices of hearings and investigations, alternative means for communication outstanding amount of $13,930,584.07. committee meetings, agency decisions and (Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) Collections for FSA and CCC from FSA/ rulings, delegations of authority, filing of should contact the USDA’s TARGET CCC offices, DOJ actions, and Voluntary petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are Center at (202) 720–2600 (Voice only). Payments totaled $3,416,702.42. The examples of documents appearing in this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Debt Collection Improvement Act of section. Title: Debt Settlement Policies and 1996 (DCIA) requires the head of an Procedures. agency to take all appropriate steps to OMB Control Number: 0560–0146. collect delinquent debts before DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, discharging the debts. The current 2015. information collection forms and Farm Service Agency Type of Request: Extension of a formats have been successfully used for currently approved information the past several years and have become Commodity Credit Corporation collection. familiar tools for both agency employees Abstract: This information collection and producers. Thus, adequate forms Information Collection Request; Debt is required to enable FSA and CCC to and formats already exist and are in use. Settlement Policies and Procedures effectively administer the regulations at Developing new forms and formats AGENCY: Farm Service Agency and 7 CFR part 792 (FSA) and 7 CFR part would be costly and is not required to Commodity Credit Corporation. 1403 (CCC) pertaining to debt settlement meet the demands of the DCIA. Public policies and procedures and the comment is requested on how the forms ACTION: Notice; request for comments. and process may be improved, as identification of and settlement of SUMMARY: In accordance with the outstanding claims. Collection of specified below. There are no changes to Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the outstanding debts owed to FSA or to the information collection since the last Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) CCC can be effected by installment OMB approval. payments if a debtor furnishes The formula used to calculate the and the Farm Service Agency (FSA) are satisfactory evidence of inability to pay total burden hour is estimated average requesting comments from all interested a claim in full, and if the debtor time per responses hours times total individuals and organizations on an specifically requests an installment annual responses. extension of a currently approved Estimate of Burden: Public reporting information collection that supports the agreement. Part of the requirement is that the debtor furnishes a financial burden for this information collection is FSA and CCC Debt Settlement Policies estimated to average 0.66 hours per and Procedure regulations. statement or other information that would disclose the debtor’s assets and response. The average travel time, DATES: We will consider comments that which is included in the total annual liabilities. This information is required we receive by May 5, 2015. in order to evaluate any proposed plan. burden, is estimated to be 1 hour per ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit Such requests for documentation respondent. comments on this notice. In your furnished by the debtor are also used in Respondents: Producers participating comments, include the date, volume, the other collection tools employed by in FSA and CCC programs. and page number of this issue of the Estimated Number of Respondents: both FSA and CCC in managing debt Federal Register, the OMB control 300. settlement policies and procedures. If an number and the title of the information Estimated Number of Responses per installment agreement is approved, then collection. You may submit comments Respondent: 1. a Promissory Note (CCC–279), or an Estimated Total Annual Responses: by any of the following methods: approved alternative promissory note 300. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to format, should be executed between the Estimated Average Time per http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the debtor and the FSA/CCC Response: 0.66. online instructions for submitting representative(s). Estimated Total Annual Burden on comments. During the past two years, Respondents: 200 Hours. • Mail: Thomas F. Harris II, Claims $13,930,548.07 in debt collection for We are requesting comments on all Program Specialist, Financial Farm Programs and for the Commodity aspects of this information collection to Management Division, Office of Budget Office was facilitated by the use of this help us to: and Finance, Farm Service Agency, requested information. Eighty four (84) (1) Evaluate whether the proposed USDA, STOP 0581, 355 E Street SW., Promissory Notes were established collection of information is necessary Suite 11–181B, Washington, DC 20024. between debtors and FSA and CCC from for the proper performance of the mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES You may also send comments to the 10/01/2013 to 10/01/2014. Total active functions of the agency, including Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Note amount for the past two years is whether the information will have Information and Regulatory Affairs, presently 305 total Promissory Notes practical utility; Office of Management and Budget, (includes beginning outstanding notes (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the (213); total notes established (84); notes agency’s estimate of the burden of the information collection may be requested defaulted (1), notes paid off in full (25); collection of information including the by contacting Thomas F. Harris at the notes paid, small balance loans (-25); validity of the methodology and above address. notes written off (07) and notes assumptions used; VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:59 Mar 05, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06MRN1.SGM 06MRN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 44 / Friday, March 6, 2015 / Notices 12139 (3) Evaluate the quality, utility, and Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Total Burden Hours: 8,353. clarity of the information technology; Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– Charlene Parker, and 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may (4) Minimize the burden of the Departmental Information Collection be obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. Clearance Officer. information collection on those who An agency may not conduct or respond through the use of appropriate [FR Doc. 2015–05263 Filed 3–5–15; 8:45 am] sponsor a collection of information automated, electronic, mechanical, or unless the collection of information BILLING CODE 3410–20–P other technological collection displays a currently valid OMB control techniques or other forms of information number and the agency informs technology. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE potential persons who are to respond to All comments received in response to the collection of information that such Forest Service this notice, including names and persons are not required to respond to addresses where provided, will be made Flathead National Forest, Montana; a matter of public record. Comments the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control Revision of the Land Management Plan will be summarized and included in the for the Flathead National Forest and an request for OMB approval of the number. Amendment of the Helena, Kootenai, information collection. National Agricultural Statistics Service Lewis and Clark, and Lolo National Signed on March 3, 2015. Forest Plans To Incorporate Relevant Title: Colony Loss Surveys. Val Dolcini, Direction From the Northern Administrator, Farm Service Agency, and OMB Control Number: 0535–NEW. Continental Divide Ecosystem Grizzly Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Summary of Collection: The primary Bear Conservation Strategy Corporation. objectives of the National Agricultural AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. [FR Doc. 2015–05227 Filed 3–5–15; 8:45 am] Statistics Service (NASS) are to prepare BILLING CODE 3410–05–P and issue official State and national ACTION:Notice of intent to prepare an estimates of crop and livestock environmental impact statement. production, disposition and prices, SUMMARY: As directed by the National DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE economic statistics, and environmental Forest Management Act, the U.S. statistics related to agriculture and to Department of Agriculture, Forest Submission for OMB Review; conduct the Census of Agriculture and Comment Request Service, is preparing the Flathead its follow-on surveys. Pollinators National Forest’s revised land March 2, 2015. (honeybees) are vital to the agricultural management plan (forest plan) and an The Department of Agriculture has industry for producing food for the amendment to provide relevant submitted the following information world’s population. Ad hoc surveys direction from the Northern Continental collection requirement(s) to OMB for showed a dramatic rise in the number Divide Ecosystem (NCDE) Grizzly Bear review and clearance under the of disappearances of honeybee colonies Conservation Strategy into the forest Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, in North America in late 2006. The plans for the Helena, Kootenai, Lewis Public Law 104–13. Comments collapse or decline of honeybee colonies and Clark and Lolo National Forests. regarding (a) whether the collection of is significant economically because The Forest Service will prepare a single information is necessary for the proper many agricultural crops worldwide are environmental impact statement (EIS) performance of the functions of the pollinated by European honeybees. for its revised forest plan and the agency, including whether the General authority for these data amendment. information will have practical utility; collection activities is granted under This notice briefly describes the (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate U.S.C. Title 7, Section 2204. proposed action based on the need to of burden including the validity of the Need and Use of the Information: To change the existing plans, the nature of methodology and assumptions used; (c) collect critical information NASS will the decision to be made, and ways to enhance the quality, utility and use two surveys which will complement information concerning public clarity of the information to be its existing Bee and Honey Collection participation. This notice also provides collected; (d) ways to minimize the (0535–0153) that focuses on bee keepers estimated dates for filing the EIS, the burden of the collection of information with 5 or more colonies. The Colony name and address of the responsible on those who are to respond, including Loss Quarterly Survey will be agency officials, and the individuals through the use of appropriate administered quarterly to a subsample who can provide additional automated, electronic, mechanical or of bee keepers responding to the annual information. Finally, this notice other technological collection Bee and Honey Inquiry. The Colony identifies the applicable planning rule techniques or other forms of information Loss Annual Survey will be that will be used for completing the technology. administered to bee keepers with fewer plan revision and amendment. Comments regarding this information than 5 colonies. The data collected will The revised Flathead forest plan will collection received by April 6, 2015 will include state of colony residence, the supersede the existing forest plan that be considered. Written comments commercial movement of colonies was approved by the Regional Forester should be addressed to: Desk Officer for between states, newly added or in 1986, and amended more than 20 Agriculture, Office of Information and replacement colonies, colony losses, times since. The existing Flathead forest mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Regulatory Affairs, Office of and presence of colony stress factors, plan will remain in effect until the Management and Budget (OMB), New such as pests or parasites. revised forest plan takes effect. The Executive Office Building, 725—17th Description of Respondents: Farmers management direction pertaining to Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. and Beekeepers. grizzly bear within the current forest Commenters are encouraged to submit plans of the Helena National Forest, their comments to OMB via email to: Number of Respondents: 23,300. approved by the Regional Forester in OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 1986; Kootenai National Forest, (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental Quarterly; One time. approved by the Regional Forester in VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:59 Mar 05, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06MRN1.SGM 06MRN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; request for comments.
DatesWe will consider comments that we receive by May 5, 2015.
ContactThomas F. Harris II, (202) 772-6014. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication (Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) should contact the USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (Voice only).
FR Citation80 FR 12138 
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