80 FR 60614 - Information Collection; Direct Loan Making
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 194 (October 7, 2015)
Farm Service Agency
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 194 (October 7, 2015)
| Page Range | 60614-60615 | |
| FR Document | 2015-25425 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 194 (Wednesday, October 7, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 60614-60615] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-25425] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Farm Service Agency Information Collection; Direct Loan Making AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all interested individuals and organizations on a revision and an extension of a currently approved information collection that supports 7 CFR part 764. The Direct Loan Making regulations specify the application process and requirements for direct loan assistance. FSA is adding additional information collection to the existing collection to reflect the addition of the Direct Farm Ownership Microloan (DFOML). The collected information is used in eligibility and feasibility determinations on farm loan applications. DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by December 7, 2015. ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. In your comments, include date, volume, and page number of this issue of the Federal Register. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Mail: Russ Clanton, Branch Chief, Direct Loan Making and Funds Management, USDA/FSA/FLP, STOP 0523, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-0503. 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 Russ Clanton at the above address. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Russ Clanton, (202) 690-0214. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Farm Loan Programs, Direct Loan Making. OMB Number: 0560-0237. Expiration Date: 02/29/2016. Type of Request: Revision and Extension. Abstract: FSA's Farm Loan Programs provide loans to family farmers to purchase real estate and equipment, and to finance agricultural production. Direct Loan Making regulations at 7 CFR part 764 provide the requirements and process for determining an applicant's eligibility for a direct loan. Several changes are being made in the estimates for the burden hours and the number of respondents in anticipation of the new DFOML, which will be implemented through rulemaking. FSA anticipates an increase in the use of the forms. Also, the burden hours have changed due to the removal of the existing collection, which was previously included in error. The specific changes are explained below. There will be no new or revised forms for DFOMLs. With the planned addition of the DFOML and the new applicants expected to apply for these real estate microloans, FSA anticipates the total burden hours for Direct Loan Making increasing by 1,725 hours. The anticipated 3,530 burden hours for DFOML takes into account the number of regular FO applications normally received for loan requests of $50,000 or less, which have a reduced application process and paperwork burden. The hours for the Land Contract Guarantee [[Page 60615]] Program and Emergency Equine Loss Loan Program, previously merged into the Direct Loan Making total burden hours, have been removed from the collection as they are already accounted for in other existing information collections. Also, the Farm Storage Facility Loan Program is exempted from PRA as specified in 2014 Farm Bill; therefore, those numbers are no longer included in the collection. The annual number of responses decreased by 12,751, while the number of respondents increases by 172 in the collection. The annual burden hours increase by 1,725 hours in the collection. The formula used to calculate the total burden hour is estimated average time per response in hours times total annual responses. Estimate of Respondent Burden: Public reporting burden for the information collection is estimated to average 0.503851 hours per response. The average travel time, which is included in the total burden, is estimated to be 1 hour. Respondents: Individuals or households, businesses or other for profit farms. Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 182,433. Estimated Number of Reponses per Respondent: 3.8. Estimated Total Annual Responses: 685,686. Estimated Average Time per Response: 0.503851 hours. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 345,484 hours. We are 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 FSA, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of 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; (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 notice, 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. Val Dolcini, Administrator, Farm Service Agency. [FR Doc. 2015-25425 Filed 10-6-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-05-P
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critical veterinary supplies and commercial poultry production) of safe, feasibility determinations on farm loan
equipment. It exists to augment State well-characterized biological products applications.
and local resources in responding to upon making a finding of no significant DATES: We will consider comments that
high-consequence livestock diseases impact (FONSI). we receive by December 7, 2015.
that could potentially devastate U.S. After the comment period closes, ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
agriculture, seriously affect the APHIS will review all written comments comments on this notice. In your
economy, and threaten public health. received during the comment period comments, include date, volume, and
NVS vaccines would be used in APHIS and any other relevant information. If page number of this issue of the Federal
programs or under department control APHIS receives substantive comments Register. You may submit comments by
or supervision. The addition of vaccines that were not previously considered, the any of the following methods:
to the stockpile would not preclude Agency would consider issuing a • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
private development and use of other supplement to the EA and FONSI. www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
poultry vaccines meeting the Because timeliness is essential, it is instructions for submitting comments.
requirements of the Virus-Serum-Toxin imperative that APHIS authorize • Mail: Russ Clanton, Branch Chief,
Act. shipment and field use of safe, well- Direct Loan Making and Funds
The arrival in December 2014 of characterized vaccines as soon as Management, USDA/FSA/FLP, STOP
Eurasian H5 strains of highly pathogenic possible, and possibly prior to the close 0523, 1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
avian influenza (HPAI) and their of the comment period of this notice. Washington, DC 20250–0503.
subsequent dissemination in North Possible Field Use Locations: Where You may also send comments to the
America caused a catastrophic outbreak Federal and State authorities agree on Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of
in both domestic poultry and avian use. Information and Regulatory Affairs,
wildlife. It is thought that wild, The EA has been prepared in Office of Management and Budget,
migratory waterfowl carried an H5 virus accordance with: (1) The National Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the
into North America, which generated Environmental Policy Act of 1969 information collection may be requested
reassortants (genetic variants resulting (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et by contacting Russ Clanton at the above
from crosses among AI strains) that seq.), (2) regulations of the Council on address.
spilled over into the domestic poultry Environmental Quality for
population. The H5 viruses are likely to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Russ
implementing the procedural provisions
persist within the endemic wild, of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3) Clanton, (202) 690–0214.
migratory waterfowl population, which USDA regulations implementing NEPA SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
is the primary reservoir of the virus. (7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA Title: Farm Loan Programs, Direct
This viral reservoir will continue to Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part Loan Making.
pose a significant threat to U.S. poultry 372). OMB Number: 0560–0237.
and avian collections. Expiration Date: 02/29/2016.
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 151–159. Type of Request: Revision and
Two poultry production sectors,
commercial meat turkeys and laying Done in Washington, DC, this 1st day of Extension.
chickens, were heavily impacted by October 2015. Abstract: FSA’s Farm Loan Programs
these H5 viruses, resulting in the loss or Kevin Shea, provide loans to family farmers to
destruction of over 48 million birds Administrator, Animal and Plant Health purchase real estate and equipment, and
between December 2014 and June 2015. Inspection Service. to finance agricultural production.
Response by regulatory agencies [FR Doc. 2015–25445 Filed 10–6–15; 8:45 am] Direct Loan Making regulations at 7 CFR
combined with migration of wild BILLING CODE 3410–34–P part 764 provide the requirements and
waterfowl and the natural disinfectant process for determining an applicant’s
action of the summer heat temporarily eligibility for a direct loan.
halted new disease outbreaks. The DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Several changes are being made in the
return of potentially infected migratory estimates for the burden hours and the
waterfowl in autumn, however, may Farm Service Agency number of respondents in anticipation
precipitate a new round of outbreaks on of the new DFOML, which will be
Information Collection; Direct Loan implemented through rulemaking. FSA
an expanded national scale.
Therefore, we are advising the public Making anticipates an increase in the use of the
that we have prepared an environmental AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. forms. Also, the burden hours have
assessment (EA) entitled ‘‘For Field Use ACTION: Notice; request for comments. changed due to the removal of the
of Avian Influenza Vaccines Against existing collection, which was
Avian Influenza H5 Virus Strains SUMMARY: In accordance with the previously included in error. The
(August 2015)’’ to analyze the potential Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of specific changes are explained below.
use of one or more veterinary biological 1995, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is There will be no new or revised forms
products as a treatment for and as an aid requesting comments from all interested for DFOMLs. With the planned addition
in the reduction of HPAI incidence individuals and organizations on a of the DFOML and the new applicants
caused by H5 strain viruses. We are revision and an extension of a currently expected to apply for these real estate
publishing this notice to inform the approved information collection that microloans, FSA anticipates the total
public that we will accept written supports 7 CFR part 764. The Direct burden hours for Direct Loan Making
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comments regarding the EA from Loan Making regulations specify the increasing by 1,725 hours. The
interested or affected persons for a application process and requirements anticipated 3,530 burden hours for
period of 30 days from the date of this for direct loan assistance. FSA is adding DFOML takes into account the number
notice. Based on an individual vaccine’s additional information collection to the of regular FO applications normally
risk analysis and the findings in this EA, existing collection to reflect the addition received for loan requests of $50,000 or
APHIS would authorize deployment of the Direct Farm Ownership less, which have a reduced application
(including shipment, field testing, Microloan (DFOML). The collected process and paperwork burden. The
addition to the NVS, and use in information is used in eligibility and hours for the Land Contract Guarantee
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Program and Emergency Equine Loss submission for Office of Management any interest in U.S. agricultural land to
Loan Program, previously merged into and Budget approval. report the transactions to FSA on an
the Direct Loan Making total burden AFIDA report (FSA–153). The
Val Dolcini,
hours, have been removed from the information collected is made available
collection as they are already accounted Administrator, Farm Service Agency. to States. Also, although not required by
for in other existing information [FR Doc. 2015–25425 Filed 10–6–15; 8:45 am] law, the information collected from the
collections. Also, the Farm Storage BILLING CODE 3410–05–P AFIDA reports is used to prepare an
Facility Loan Program is exempted from annual report to Congress and the
PRA as specified in 2014 Farm Bill; President concerning the effect of
therefore, those numbers are no longer DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE foreign investment upon family farms
included in the collection. Farm Service Agency and rural communities so that Congress
The annual number of responses may review the annual report and
decreased by 12,751, while the number Information Collection; Agricultural decide if further regulatory action is
of respondents increases by 172 in the Foreign Investment Disclosure Act required. There is no change to the
collection. The annual burden hours Report numbers in the collection.
increase by 1,725 hours in the The formula used to calculate the
collection. AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. total burden hour is estimated average
The formula used to calculate the ACTION: Notice; request for comments. time per responses hours times total
total burden hour is estimated average annual responses.
time per response in hours times total SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Estimate of Respondent Burden:
annual responses. Public reporting burden for the
Estimate of Respondent Burden: Farm Service Agency (FSA) is
requesting comments from all interested information collection is estimated to
Public reporting burden for the average 0.476 hours per response.
information collection is estimated to individuals and organizations on an
average 0.503851 hours per response. extension of a currently approved Respondents: Individuals or
The average travel time, which is information collection associated with households, businesses or other for
included in the total burden, is the Agricultural Foreign Investment profit farms.
estimated to be 1 hour. Disclosure Act (AFIDA) of 1978. Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: Individuals or DATES: We will consider comments that Respondents: 5,525.
households, businesses or other for we receive by December 7, 2015. Estimated Number of Reponses per
profit farms. ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit Respondent: 1.
Estimated Annual Number of comments on the notice. In your Estimated Total Annual Responses:
Respondents: 182,433. comments, include date, volume, and 5,525.
Estimated Number of Reponses per page number of this issue of the Federal
Register. You may submit comments by Estimated Average Time per
Respondent: 3.8.
any of the following methods: Response: 0.476 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
685,686. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Estimated Average Time per http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the Respondents: 2,631.25 hours.
Response: 0.503851 hours. online instructions for submitting We are requesting comments on all
Estimated Total Annual Burden on comments. aspects of this information collection to
Respondents: 345,484 hours. • Mail: Lesa A. Johnson, Agricultural help us to:
We are requesting comments on all Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (1) Evaluate whether the collection of
aspects of this information collection to (AFIDA) Program Manager, Natural information is necessary for the proper
help us to: Resources Analysis Group, Economic performance of the functions of the
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of and Policy Analysis Staff, USDA, FSA, FSA, including whether the information
information is necessary for the proper STOP 0531, 1400 Independence Avenue will have practical utility;
performance of the functions of FSA, SW., Washington, DC 20250–0531.
You may also send comments to the (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the FSA’s
including whether the information will estimate of burden including the
have practical utility; Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, validity of the methodology and
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of FSA’s assumptions used;
estimate of burden including the Office of Management and Budget,
validity of the methodology and Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the (3) Enhance the quality, utility and
assumptions used; information collection may be requested clarity of the information to be
(3) Enhance the quality, utility and by contacting Lesa A. Johnson at the collected;
clarity of the information to be above addresses. (4) Minimize the burden of the
collected; FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lesa collection of information on those who
(4) Minimize the burden of the A. Johnson, (202) 720–9223. are to respond, including through the
collection of information on those who SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: use of appropriate automated,
are to respond, including through the Title: Agricultural Foreign Investment electronic, mechanical, or other
use of appropriate automated, Disclosure Act Report. technological collection techniques or
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electronic, mechanical, or other OMB Control Number: 0560–0097. other forms of information technology.
technological collection techniques or Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, All comments received in response to
other forms of information technology. 2016. this notice, including names and
All comments received in response to Type of Request: Extension of a addresses when provided, will be a
this notice, including names and currently approved information matter of public record. Comments will
addresses when provided, will be a collection. be summarized and included in the
matter of public record. Comments will Abstract: AFIDA requires foreign submission for Office of Management
be summarized and included in the persons who hold, acquire, or dispose of and Budget approval.
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| FR Citation | 80 FR 60614 |
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