80 FR 8843 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 33 (February 19, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8843-8844]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03399]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 11, 2015.
    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 
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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 should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), [email protected] or 
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, 
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602.
    Comments regarding these information collections are best assured 
of having their full affect if received within March 23, 2015. Copies 
of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
    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.

Risk Management Agency

    Title: Acreage/Crop Reporting Streamlining Initiative.
    OMB Control Number: 0563-0084.
    Summary of Collection: Section 508(f)(3) of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1515); 7 U.S.C. 7333(b)(3);

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7 CFR 457.8 and 7 CFR 1437.7(d) mandates the collection of acreage and 
production information from producers who wish to participate in 
certain USDA programs. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the Risk 
Management Agency (RMA) are implementing the Acreage/Crop Reporting 
Streamlining Initiative (ACRSI), a web-based single source reporting 
system to establish a single reporting and data collection.
    Need and Use of the Information: This initiative is being conducted 
in phases by geographical area and additional commodities. Counties are 
selected based on their commonality of historical crop reporting, high 
percentage of producers participating in both RMA and FSA programs and 
the high level of interest of the private agricultural service industry 
(precision-ag and farm management) in the pilot phases. It will 
reengineer the procedures, processes, and standards to simplify 
commodity, acreage and production reporting by producers, eliminate or 
minimize duplication of information collection by multiple agencies and 
reduce the burden on producers, insurance agents and AIPs. Information 
being collected will consist of, but not be limited to: Producer name, 
location state, commodity name, commodity type or variety, location 
county, date planted, land location (legal description, FSA farm 
number, FSA track number, FSA field number), intended use, prevented 
planting acres, acres planted but failed, planted acres, and production 
of commodity produced. Failure to collect the applicable information 
could result in unearned Federal benefits being issued or producers 
being denied eligibility to program benefits.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals and households.
    Number of Respondents: 293,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: One time.
    Total Burden Hours: 358,925.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-03399 Filed 2-18-15; 8:45 am]
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