81 FR 36863 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 110 (June 8, 2016)
Farm Service Agency
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 110 (June 8, 2016)
| Page Range | 36863-36864 | |
| FR Document | 2016-13538 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 8, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 36863-36864] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-13538] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Farm Service Agency Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request June 2, 2016. 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 are required regarding (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (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, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments regarding this information collection received by July 8, 2016 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: [email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958. 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 [[Page 36864]] displays a currently valid OMB control number. Farm Service Agency Title: 7 CFR 1437, Noninsured Disaster Assistance Program and Report of Acreage. OMB Control Number: 0560-0175. Summary Of Collection: The Noninsured Crop Assistance Program (NAP) is authorized under 7 U.S.C. 7333 and implemented under regulations issued at 7 CFR part 1437. NAP is administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA) for the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and is carried out by FSA State and County committees. The purpose of NAP is to help manage and reduce production risks faced by producers of eligible commercial crops or other agricultural commodities during a coverage period. NAP reduces financial losses that occur when natural disasters (damaging weather or adverse natural occurrence that is an eligible cause of loss) cause a loss of expected production or actual value for value loss crops, or where producers are prevented from planting an eligible crop because of an eligible cause of loss in a coverage period. NAP provides assistance for losses of floriculture, ornamental nursery, Christmas tree crops, turfgrass sod, seed crops, aquaculture (including ornamental fish), industrial crops, and sea oats sea grass, biomass, sweet sorghum and biomass sorghum. FSA will collect information using several forms. Need and Use of the Information: The information collected is necessary to determine whether a producer and crop or commodity meet applicable conditions for assistance and to determine compliance with existing regulations. Producers must annually: (1) Request NAP coverage by completing an application for coverage and paying a service fee by the CCC-established application closing date; (2) file a current crop- year report of acreage for the covered crop or commodity; and (3) certify harvest production of each covered crop or commodity. The information collected allows CCC to provide assistance under NAP for losses of commercial crops or other agricultural commodities (except livestock) for which catastrophic risk protection under 7 U.S.C. Section 1508 is not available. Eligible crops including commercial crops and agricultural commodities (except livestock) that are produced for food or fiber or specifically included by statute, including floriculture, ornamental nursery, Christmas trees, turfgrass sod, seed crops, aquaculture (including ornamental fish), industrial crops, and sea grass sea oats, biomass, sweet sorghum and biomass sorghum. Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions. Number of Respondents: 72,294. Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; Weekly; Monthly; Annually. Total Burden Hours: 933,528. Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2016-13538 Filed 6-7-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-05-P
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acreage report. FSA will verify and protected by confirming the shares are as such, no Environmental Assessment
confirm the applicant’s share interest in consistent with the acreage report; or Environmental Impact Statement will
cotton acres reported on the CGCS (3) The applicant, upon the FSA be prepared.
application by comparing it to the county office committee’s request, if
Val Dolcini,
applicant’s share interest in the necessary, will provide a copy of the
lease agreement; and Administrator, Farm Service Agency, and
cropland as reported on that farm’s
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit
acreage report for the 2015 crop year. (4) CCC determines that the payment
Corporation.
For example, if a farm has 50 acres of shares do not circumvent either the
[FR Doc. 2016–13672 Filed 6–7–16; 8:45 am]
cotton and two producers report equal provisions of this NOFA or the
BILLING CODE 3410–05–P
shares of the 50 acres of cotton, each provisions of 7 CFR part 1400.
must each have a 100 percent share The result of an approved application
interest in at least 25 cotton acres (or 50 will be a one-time payment, consistent
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
percent share in the 50 reported cotton with the terms specified in this NOFA
acres) reported on the farm acreage and the payment application. All Farm Service Agency
report for the 2015 crop year to support applications are subject to the approval
their reported share of cotton acres on by FSA on behalf of CCC, and FSA will Submission for OMB Review;
that farm. not approve ineligible applications. Comment Request
If an eligible applicant has sold or
Provisions Requiring Refund to FSA June 2, 2016.
leased a farm that produced cotton in
2015, the applicant may assign the In the event that any application for The Department of Agriculture has
CGCS payment by completing form a CGCS payment resulted from submitted the following information
CCC–36. However, under no erroneous information or a collection requirement(s) to OMB for
circumstances will CCC pay both the miscalculation, the payment will be review and clearance under the
2015 producer and the 2016 producer of recalculated and the participant must Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
such cotton. refund any excess to FSA with interest Public Law 104–13. Comments are
As noted above, if there are any to be calculated from the date of the required regarding (1) whether the
corrections required for acreage reports, disbursement to the participant. If for collection of information is necessary
they may be made, however corrections whatever reason FSA determines that for the proper performance of the
related to upland or ELS cotton acres or the applicant misrepresented either the functions of the agency, including
shares must be received by FSA by acreage or share of cotton acreage or whether the information will have
August 5, 2016, the CGCS Program both, or if the CGCS payment would practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
application deadline in order to be used exceed the participant’s payment based agency’s estimate of burden including
to calculate the CGCS payment. Any upon correct acreage and share, the the validity of the methodology and
correction to 2015 cotton crop acres application will be disapproved and the assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
made to the acreage report after August full CGCS payment for that crop and the quality, utility and clarity of the
5, 2016, is not eligible to be considered participant will be required to be information to be collected; and (4)
for CGCS. refunded to FSA with interest from date ways to minimize the burden of the
of disbursement. If any corrections to collection of information on those who
Process for Evaluation of CGCS are to respond, including through the
the 2015 cotton crop acres or shares are
Applications and Approval of use of appropriate automated,
made to the acreage report after August
Payments electronic, mechanical, or other
5, 2016, and would have resulted in a
FSA will review each CCC–882 lower CGCS payment, the applicant will technological collection techniques or
application to determine eligibility by be required to refund the difference other forms of information technology.
verifying that the application is with interest from date of disbursement. Comments regarding this information
complete and the number of cotton The liability of anyone for any penalty collection received by July 8, 2016 will
acres the applicant certified on the or sanction resulting from a CGCS be considered. Written comments
application for the 2015 crop year is the application, or for any refund to FSA or should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
same as reported on the FSA–578 related charge is in addition to any other Agriculture, Office of Information and
acreage report. liability of such person under any civil Regulatory Affairs, Office of
When there are multiple eligible or criminal fraud statute or any other Management and Budget (OMB), New
applicants for a farm, FSA will approve provision of law including, but not Executive Office Building, 725 17th
an application for the CGCS Program limited to: 18 U.S.C. 286, 287, 371, 641, Street NW., Washington, DC 20502.
and approve the division of payment 651, 1001, and 1014; 15 U.S.C. 714; and Commenters are encouraged to submit
when all the following, as applicable, 31 U.S.C. 3729. their comments to OMB via email to:
occur or have been determined to have OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
occurred: Paperwork Reduction Act fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
(1) Each landlord, tenant, and Requirements Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
sharecropper that apply sign their own In accordance with the Paperwork Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
CGCS Program application, and their Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may
combined payment shares recorded on chapter 35), OMB approved an be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
the application when added together emergency information collection An agency may not conduct or
cannot exceed 100 percent of the shares sponsor a collection of information
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request on CGCS so FSA can begin the
recorded on the acreage report for the application period upon publication of unless the collection of information
2015 cotton crop for the farm, and this NOFA. displays a currently valid OMB control
neither the landlord, tenant, nor number and the agency informs
sharecropper can receive 100 percent of Environmental Review potential persons who are to respond to
CGCS payment for the farm; Because this is a one-time payment, the collection of information that such
(2) CCC determines that the interests there are no impacts to the human persons are not required to respond to
of tenants and sharecroppers are being environment as defined by NEPA and, the collection of information unless it
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displays a currently valid OMB control sea grass sea oats, biomass, sweet phone at 541–383–5576 or via email at
number. sorghum and biomass sorghum. saferrell@fs.fed.us.
Description of Respondents: Farms; Individuals who use
Farm Service Agency
Business or other for-profit; Not-for- telecommunication devices for the deaf
Title: 7 CFR 1437, Noninsured profit institutions. (TDD) may call the Federal Information
Disaster Assistance Program and Report Number of Respondents: 72,294. Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
of Acreage. Frequency of Responses: between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,
OMB Control Number: 0560–0175. Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; Eastern Standard Time, Monday
Summary Of Collection: The Weekly; Monthly; Annually. through Friday.
Noninsured Crop Assistance Program Total Burden Hours: 933,528. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
(NAP) is authorized under 7 U.S.C. 7333
Ruth Brown, purpose of the meeting is to:
and implemented under regulations 1. Discuss the goals and objectives of
issued at 7 CFR part 1437. NAP is Departmental Information Collection
the RAC;
administered by the Farm Service Clearance Officer.
2. Review projects proposals; and
Agency (FSA) for the Commodity Credit [FR Doc. 2016–13538 Filed 6–7–16; 8:45 am]
3. Make project recommendations for
Corporation (CCC) and is carried out by BILLING CODE 3410–05–P Title II funding.
FSA State and County committees. The The meeting is open to the public.
purpose of NAP is to help manage and The agenda will include time for people
reduce production risks faced by DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE to make oral statements of three minutes
producers of eligible commercial crops or less. Individuals wishing to make an
or other agricultural commodities Forest Service
oral statement should request in writing
during a coverage period. NAP reduces by June 13, 2016, to be scheduled on the
financial losses that occur when natural Deschutes-Ochoco Resource Advisory
Committee agenda. Anyone who would like to
disasters (damaging weather or adverse bring related matters to the attention of
natural occurrence that is an eligible AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. the committee may file written
cause of loss) cause a loss of expected ACTION: Notice of meeting. statements with the committee staff
production or actual value for value loss before or after the meeting. Written
crops, or where producers are prevented SUMMARY: The Deschutes and Ochoco comments and requests for time to make
from planting an eligible crop because Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) oral comments must be sent to Sean
of an eligible cause of loss in a coverage will meet in Bend, Oregon. The Ferrell, RAC Coordinator, Deschutes
period. NAP provides assistance for committee is authorized under the National Forest Supervisor’s Office,
losses of floriculture, ornamental Secure Rural Schools and Community 63095 Deschutes Market Road, Bend,
nursery, Christmas tree crops, turfgrass Self-Determination Act (the Act) and Oregon 97701; by email to saferrell@
sod, seed crops, aquaculture (including operates in compliance with the Federal fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to 541–383–
ornamental fish), industrial crops, and Advisory Committee Act. The purpose 5531.
sea oats sea grass, biomass, sweet of the committee is to improve Meeting Accommodations: If you are
sorghum and biomass sorghum. FSA collaborative relationships and to a person requiring reasonable
will collect information using several provide advice and recommendations to accommodation, please make requests
forms. the Forest Service concerning projects
Need and Use of the Information: The in advance for sign language
and funding consistent with title II of interpreting, assistive listening devices,
information collected is necessary to the Act. RAC information can be found
determine whether a producer and crop or other reasonable accommodation. For
at the following Web site: http://www.fs. access to the facility or proceedings,
or commodity meet applicable usda.gov/detail/deschutes/working
conditions for assistance and to please contact the person listed in the
together/advisorycommittees. section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
determine compliance with existing
DATES: The meeting will be held June CONTACT. All reasonable
regulations. Producers must annually:
23, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. accommodation requests are managed
(1) Request NAP coverage by completing
All RAC meetings are subject to on a case by case basis.
an application for coverage and paying
cancellation. For status of meeting prior Dated: June 1, 2016.
a service fee by the CCC-established
to attendance, please contact the person
application closing date; (2) file a A. Shane Jeffries,
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
current crop-year report of acreage for Deschutes National Forest, Deputy Forest
CONTACT.
the covered crop or commodity; and (3) Supervisor.
certify harvest production of each ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at [FR Doc. 2016–13560 Filed 6–7–16; 8:45 am]
covered crop or commodity. The the Central Oregon Intergovernmental BILLING CODE 3411–15–P
information collected allows CCC to Council’s Office, 334 Northeast
provide assistance under NAP for losses Hawthorne Avenue, Bend, Oregon.
of commercial crops or other Written comments may be submitted DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
agricultural commodities (except as described under SUPPLEMENTARY
livestock) for which catastrophic risk INFORMATION. All comments, including Rural Utilities Service
protection under 7 U.S.C. Section 1508 names and addresses when provided,
is not available. Eligible crops including are placed in the record and are Information Collection Activity;
commercial crops and agricultural available for public inspection and Comment Request
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES
commodities (except livestock) that are copying. The public may inspect Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
AGENCY:
produced for food or fiber or specifically comments received at Deschutes
Notice and request for
ACTION:
included by statute, including National Forest Supervisor’s Office.
comments.
floriculture, ornamental nursery, Please call ahead to facilitate entry into
Christmas trees, turfgrass sod, seed the building. SUMMARY: In accordance with the
crops, aquaculture (including FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
ornamental fish), industrial crops, and Sean Ferrell, RAC Coordinator, by U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the
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