81 FR 85508 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 228 (November 28, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 228 (Monday, November 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 85508]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28477]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 22, 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 December 
28, 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 displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Farm Service Agency

    Title: Application for Payment of Amounts Due Persons Who Have 
Died, Disappeared or Declared Incompetent.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0026.
    Summary of Collection: Representa- tives or survivors of persons 
who die, disappear, or are declared incompetent must be afforded a 
method of obtaining any payment intended for the person. 7 CFR 707 
provides that form, FSA-325, be used as the form of application for 
person desiring to claim such payments. It is necessary to collect 
information recorded on FSA-325 in order to determine whether 
representatives or survivors of a person are entitled to receive 
payments earned by a person who dies, disappears, or is declared 
incompetent before receiving the payments due.
    Need and Use of the Information: FSA will collect information to 
determine if the survivors have rights to the existing payments or to 
the unpaid portions of the person's payments. Survivors must show proof 
of death, disappearance, or incompetency.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (when necessary).
    Total Burden Hours: 3,000.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-28477 Filed 11-25-16; 8:45 am]
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