82 FR 29821 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 125 (June 30, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 125 (Friday, June 30, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29821-29822]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13747]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 27, 2017.
    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 31, 
2017 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: Disaster Assistance--General (7 CFR part 1945-A).
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0170.
    Summary of Collection: The regulation at 7 CFR 759, defines the 
responsibilities of the Secretary of Agriculture in making disaster 
area determinations, the types of incidents that can result in a 
disaster area determination, and the factors used in making disaster 
area determinations. The determination of a disaster area is 
prerequisite to authorizing emergency (EM) loans to qualified farmers 
as outlined in 7 CFR 764. EM loan funds may be used to restore or 
replace essential property, pay all or part of production costs 
incurred by the farmer or rancher in the year of the disaster, pay for 
essential family living expenses, pay to reorganize the farming 
operation or refinance USDA and non-USDA creditors. The information 
collection occurs when the Secretary receives a letter from an 
individual farmer, local government officials, State Governor, State 
Agriculture Commissioners, State Secretaries of Agriculture, other 
State government officials, and Indian Tribal Council, requesting a 
Secretarial natural disaster determination. Supporting documentation of 
losses for all counties having disaster is provided by the County 
Emergency Boards in the form of a report entitled ``Loss Assessment 
Report'' (LAR).
    Need and Use of the Information: The Farm Service Agency (FSA) will 
collect the following information to determine if the county is 
eligible to qualify for a natural disaster designation: (1) The nature 
and extent of production losses; (2) the number of farmers who have 
sustained qualifying production losses; and (3) the number of farmers 
that have sustained qualifying production losses that other lenders in 
the county have indicated that they will not be in a position to 
finance. The collection of information is necessary to determine 
whether the counties did sustain sufficient production losses to 
qualify for a natural disaster designation. The information will be 
used by FSA to process request for Secretarial natural disaster 
designations.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 401.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 214.

Farm Service Agency

    Title: Customer Data Worksheet Request for Business Partner Record 
Change.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0265.
    Summary of Collection: Core Customer Data is required in order to 
identify USDA program participants and ensure that benefits are 
directed to the correct customer and respective Tax Identification 
Numbers. USDA requires this data to ensure that customers can be 
validated and also to provide a necessary basis for pursuing legal 
remedies in the event of error or fraud. There is no public law 
regarding the use or collection of Core Customer Data. The option to 
document and track Core Customer Data changes is necessary to ensure 
the integrity of the data and to provide the Farm Service Agency (FSA), 
Natural Resources and Conservation Service and Rural Development a 
method of verifying the validity of the information, and provide a 
necessary basis for pursuing legal remedies when needed.
    Need and Use of the Information: Core Customer Data is necessary to 
input customer information for identity purposes and to provide a point 
of contact for the respective customer and a valid Tax Identification 
Number to direct program benefits to. The AD-2047 will be used to 
document Corel Customer Data changes and also to provide a method to 
identify who made applicable changes and when this was done. Failure to 
collect and timely maintain the data collected will result in 
erroneous/out dated point of contact information, which could result in 
program information and benefits being directed to incorrect 
recipients.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or 
other for-profit; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 56,926.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (when necessary).

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    Total Burden Hours: 9,678.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-13747 Filed 6-29-17; 8:45 am]
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