80 FR 57145 - Notice of Request for Renewal of a Currently Approved Information Collection
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 183 (September 22, 2015)
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 183 (September 22, 2015)
| Page Range | 57145-57146 | |
| FR Document | 2015-23440 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 183 (Tuesday, September 22, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 57145-57146] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-23440] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Federal Crop Insurance Corporation [Docket No. FCIC-15-0004] Notice of Request for Renewal of a Currently Approved Information Collection AGENCY: Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, USDA. [[Page 57146]] ACTION: Renewal of approval of an information collection; comment request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Note: With the renewal of this package, we are changing the title of the current information collection from General Administrative Regulations; Interpretations of Statutory and Regulatory Provisions to Interpretations of Statutory and Regulatory Provisions and Written Interpretations of FCIC Procedures. This notice announces a public comment period on the information collection requests (ICRs) associated with the interpretation of statutory and regulatory provisions and written interpretations of FCIC procedures administered by Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC). DATES: Written comments on this notice will be accepted until close of business November 23, 2015. ADDRESSES: FCIC prefers that comments be submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal. You may submit comments, identified by Docket ID No. FCIC-15-0004, by any of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Mail: Director, Product Administration and Standards Division, Risk Management Agency, United States Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 419205, Kansas City, MO 64133-6205. All comments received, including those received by mail, will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, and can be accessed by the public. All comments must include the agency name and docket number or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) for this document. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional information, see http://www.regulations.gov. If you are submitting comments electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal and want to attach a document, we ask that it be in a text-based format. If you want to attach a document that is a scanned Adobe PDF file, it must be scanned as text and not as an image, thus allowing FCIC to search and copy certain portions of your submissions. For questions regarding attaching a document that is a scanned Adobe PDF file, please contact the RMA Web Content Team at (816) 823-4694 or by email at rmaweb.content@rma.usda.gov. Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments received for any dockets by the name of the person submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review the complete User Notice and Privacy Notice for Regulations.gov at http://www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Interpretations of Statutory and Regulatory Provisions and Written Interpretations of FCIC Procedures. OMB Number: 0563-0055. Expiration Date of Approval: February 29, 2016. Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information collection. Abstract: FCIC is proposing to renew the currently approved information collection, OMB Number 0563-0055. It is currently up for renewal and extension for three years. The information collection requirements for this renewal package are necessary for FCIC to provide an interpretation of request for a final agency determination and an interpretation of procedures. 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. We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend its approval of our use of this information collection activity for an additional 3 years. The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public concerning this information collection activity. These comments will help us: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information has practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (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, through use, as appropriate, of automated, electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 8 hours per response. Respondents/Affected Entities: Parties affected by the information collection requirements included in this Notice are any producer (including their legal counsel) with a valid crop insurance policy and approved insurance provider (agents, loss adjusters, employees, contractors or legal counsel) with agreement with FCIC. Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 32. Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1. Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 32. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours on Respondents: 256. Comments are invited on: (1) 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) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated, electronic, mechanical, or other collection technologies, e.g. permitting electronic submission of responses. All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record. Signed in Washington, DC, on September 14, 2015. Brandon Willis, Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. [FR Doc. 2015-23440 Filed 9-21-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-08-P
![57145
Notices Federal Register
Vol. 80, No. 183
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER comments and additional information, management education programs and
contains documents other than rules or see http://www.regulations.gov. If you crop insurance education programs in
proposed rules that are applicable to the are submitting comments electronically Targeted States.
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, through the Federal eRulemaking Portal
committee meetings, agency decisions and
Estimate of Burden: The public
and want to attach a document, we ask reporting burden for this collection of
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency
that it be in a text-based format. If you information is estimated to average:
statements of organization and functions are want to attach a document that is a 16.75 per response for the Risk
examples of documents appearing in this scanned Adobe PDF file, it must be Management Education Targeted States
section. scanned as text and not as an image, Partnerships Program for agri-business
thus allowing RMA to search and copy professionals.
certain portions of your submissions. Respondents/Affected Entities:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE For questions regarding attaching a Agribusiness professionals.
document that is a scanned Adobe PDF
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Estimated Annual Number of
file, please contact the RMA Web
Respondents: 250 respondents.
[Docket No. FCIC–15–0005] Content Team at (816) 823–4694 or by
email at rmaweb.content@rma.usda.gov. Estimated Annual Number of
Notice of Request for Extension of a Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search Responses: 250 responses or 1 per
Currently Approved Information the electronic form of all comments respondent.
Collection received for any dockets by the name of Estimated Total Annual Burden per
the person submitting the comment (or Respondents: 4,188 hours.
AGENCY: Risk Management Agency, signing the comment, if submitted on Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
USDA. behalf of an association, business, labor the proposed collection of information
ACTION: Notice and request for union, etc.). You may review the is necessary for the proper performance
comments. complete User Notice and Privacy of the functions of the agency, including
Notice for Regulations.gov at http:// whether the information will have
SUMMARY: In accordance with the www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice. practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 agency’s estimate of the burden of the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
U.S.C. Chapter 35) this notice proposed collection information; (3)
Young Kim at (202) 720–1416 or via
announces the Risk Management ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
email at Young.Kim@rma.usda.gov.
Agency’s intention to request an clarity of the information to be
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
extension for and revision to a currently collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
approved information collection for Title: Risk Management Education
and Targeted States Partnerships burden of the collection of information
Risk Management Education and on those who are to respond, through
Targeted States Partnerships Program; Program.
OMB Number: 0563–0067. use, as appropriate, of automated,
Request for Applications. electronic, mechanical, or other
Type of Request: Extension of a
DATES: Written comments on this notice currently approved information collection technologies, e.g. permitting
will be accepted until close of business collection. electronic submission of responses.
November 23, 2015. Abstract: The Federal Crop Insurance All responses to this notice will be
ADDRESSES: RMA prefers that comments Act directs the Federal Crop Insurance summarized and included in the request
be submitted electronically through the Corporation, operating through RMA, to for OMB approval. All comments will
Federal eRulemaking Portal. You may (a) establish crop insurance education also become a matter of public record.
submit comments, identified by Docket and information programs in States that Signed in Washington, DC, on September
ID No. FCIC–15–0005, by any of the have been historically underserved by 14, 2015.
following methods: the Federal crop insurance program [7 Brandon Willis,
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// U.S.C. 1524(a)(2)]; and (b) provide
Manager, Federal Crop Insurance
www.regulations.gov. Follow the agricultural producers with training Corporation.
instructions for submitting comments. opportunities in risk management, with
[FR Doc. 2015–23438 Filed 9–21–15; 8:45 am]
• Mail: Deputy Director, Risk a priority given to producers of specialty
BILLING CODE 3410–FA–P
Management Education Division, crops and underserved commodities [7
USDA/RMA, 1400 Independence U.S.C. 1522(d)(3)(F)]. With this
Avenue SW., Stop 0808, Washington, submission, RMA seeks to obtain OMB’s DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
DC 20250–0801. approval for an information collection
All comments received, including project that will assist RMA in operating Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
those received by mail, will be posted and evaluating these programs. The
without change to http:// information collection project is a
[Docket No. FCIC–15–0004]
tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
www.regulations.gov, including any Request for Applications. The primary
personal information provided, and can objective of the information collection Notice of Request for Renewal of a
be accessed by the public. All comments projects is to enable RMA to better Currently Approved Information
must include the agency name and evaluate the performance capacity and Collection
docket number or Regulatory plans of organizations that are applying
Information Number (RIN) for this rule. for funds for cooperative and AGENCY: Federal Crop Insurance
For detailed instructions on submitting partnership agreements for risk Corporation, USDA.
VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:39 Sep 21, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22SEN1.SGM 22SEN1](https://thefederalregister.org/doc/80_FR_57328/page/1.svg)
![57146 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 183 / Tuesday, September 22, 2015 / Notices
ACTION: Renewal of approval of an signing the comment, if submitted on (agents, loss adjusters, employees,
information collection; comment behalf of an association, business, labor contractors or legal counsel) with
request. union, etc.). You may review the agreement with FCIC.
complete User Notice and Privacy Estimated Annual Number of
SUMMARY: Note: With the renewal of this Notice for Regulations.gov at http:// Respondents: 32.
package, we are changing the title of the www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice. Estimated Annual Number of
current information collection from Responses per Respondent: 1.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
General Administrative Regulations; Estimated Annual Number of
Interpretations of Statutory and Title: Interpretations of Statutory and
Regulatory Provisions and Written Responses: 32.
Regulatory Provisions to Interpretations Estimated Total Annual Burden
of Statutory and Regulatory Provisions Interpretations of FCIC Procedures.
Hours on Respondents: 256.
and Written Interpretations of FCIC OMB Number: 0563–0055. Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
Procedures. Expiration Date of Approval: February the proposed collection of information
This notice announces a public 29, 2016. is necessary for the proper performance
comment period on the information Type of Request: Extension of a of the functions of the agency, including
collection requests (ICRs) associated currently approved information whether the information will have
with the interpretation of statutory and collection. practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
regulatory provisions and written Abstract: FCIC is proposing to renew agency’s estimate of the burden of the
interpretations of FCIC procedures the currently approved information proposed collection information; (3)
administered by Federal Crop Insurance collection, OMB Number 0563–0055. It ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
Corporation (FCIC). is currently up for renewal and clarity of the information to be
DATES: Written comments on this notice extension for three years. The collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
will be accepted until close of business information collection requirements for burden of the collection of information
November 23, 2015. this renewal package are necessary for on those who are to respond, through
ADDRESSES: FCIC prefers that comments
FCIC to provide an interpretation of use, as appropriate, of automated,
be submitted electronically through the request for a final agency determination electronic, mechanical, or other
Federal eRulemaking Portal. You may and an interpretation of procedures. collection technologies, e.g. permitting
submit comments, identified by Docket This data is used to administer the electronic submission of responses.
ID No. FCIC–15–0004, by any of the provisions of 7 CFR part 400, subpart X All responses to this notice will be
following methods: in accordance with the Federal Crop summarized and included in the request
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// Insurance Act, as amended. for OMB approval. All comments will
www.regulations.gov. Follow the We are asking the Office of also become a matter of public record.
instructions for submitting comments. Management and Budget (OMB) to
Signed in Washington, DC, on September
• Mail: Director, Product extend its approval of our use of this
14, 2015.
Administration and Standards Division, information collection activity for an
additional 3 years. Brandon Willis,
Risk Management Agency, United States
Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box The purpose of this notice is to solicit Manager, Federal Crop Insurance
comments from the public concerning Corporation.
419205, Kansas City, MO 64133–6205.
All comments received, including this information collection activity. [FR Doc. 2015–23440 Filed 9–21–15; 8:45 am]
those received by mail, will be posted These comments will help us: BILLING CODE 3410–08–P
without change to http:// (1) Evaluate whether the proposed
www.regulations.gov, including any collection of information is necessary
personal information provided, and can for the proper performance of the COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
be accessed by the public. All comments functions of the agency, including
must include the agency name and whether the information has practical Notice of Public Meeting of the Kansas
docket number or Regulatory utility; Advisory Committee To Plan for a
Information Number (RIN) for this (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the Public Hearing Regarding Civil Rights
document. For detailed instructions on agency’s estimate of the burden of the and Voting Requirements in the State;
submitting comments and additional proposed collection of information; the Discussion Will Include Approving
information, see http:// (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and an Agenda of Speakers, and Logistical
www.regulations.gov. If you are clarity of the information to be Setup for the Event
submitting comments electronically collected; and AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal (4) Minimize the burden of the Rights.
and want to attach a document, we ask collection of information on those who ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
that it be in a text-based format. If you are to respond, through use, as
want to attach a document that is a appropriate, of automated, electronic, SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given,
scanned Adobe PDF file, it must be mechanical, and other collection pursuant to the provisions of the rules
scanned as text and not as an image, technologies, e.g., permitting electronic and regulations of the U.S. Commission
thus allowing FCIC to search and copy submission of responses. on Civil Rights (Commission) and the
certain portions of your submissions. Estimate of Burden: The public Federal Advisory Committee Act that
For questions regarding attaching a reporting burden for this collection of the Kansas Advisory Committee
document that is a scanned Adobe PDF information is estimated to average 8 (Committee) will hold a meeting on
tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
file, please contact the RMA Web hours per response. Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at 12:00
Content Team at (816) 823–4694 or by Respondents/Affected Entities: Parties p.m. CDT for the purpose of discussing
email at rmaweb.content@rma.usda.gov. affected by the information collection preparations for an upcoming hearing
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search requirements included in this Notice are on voting rights in the State.
the electronic form of all comments any producer (including their legal This meeting is available to the public
received for any dockets by the name of counsel) with a valid crop insurance through the following toll-free call-in
the person submitting the comment (or policy and approved insurance provider number: 888–539–3678, conference ID:
VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:39 Sep 21, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22SEN1.SGM 22SEN1](https://thefederalregister.org/doc/80_FR_57328/page/2.svg)
Document Created: 2015-12-15 09:35:50
Document Modified: 2015-12-15 09:35:50
| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Renewal of approval of an information collection; comment request. | |
| Dates | Written comments on this notice will be accepted until close of business November 23, 2015. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 57145 |
2024 Federal Register | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy
USC | CFR | eCFR