82_FR_4290 82 FR 4281 - Information Collection Request; General Program Administration

82 FR 4281 - Information Collection Request; General Program Administration

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 9 (January 13, 2017)

Page Range4281-4281
FR Document2017-00650

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all interested individuals and organizations on an extension with a revision of a currently approved information collection associated with FSA's Farm Loan Programs (FLP) General Program Administration. The information collected is used to ensure that applicants meet statutory eligibility requirements, loan funds are used for authorized purposes, and the Government's interest in security is adequately protected.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 9 (Friday, January 13, 2017) 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency


Information Collection Request; General Program Administration

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all interested 
individuals and organizations on an extension with a revision of a 
currently approved information collection associated with FSA's Farm 
Loan Programs (FLP) General Program Administration. The information 
collected is used to ensure that applicants meet statutory eligibility 
requirements, loan funds are used for authorized purposes, and the 
Government's interest in security is adequately protected.

DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by March 14, 2017.

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 Rulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Mail: Niki Chavez, Senior Loan Officer, USDA/FSA/FLP, STOP 
0521, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-0521.
    You may also send comments to the Desk Officer for Agriculture, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20253. Copies of the information collection may 
be requested by contacting Niki Chavez at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Niki Chavez, (202) 690-6129.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Farm Loan Programs, General Program Administration.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0238.
    Expiration Date of Approval: 05/31/2017.
    Type of Request: Extension with a revision.
    Abstract: General Program Administration, as specified in the 7 CFR 
761, contains requirements that are applicable to making and servicing 
direct loans. The information collections are necessary to ensure that 
applicants meet statutory eligibility requirements, loan funds are used 
for authorized purposes, and the Federal Government's interest in 
security is adequately protected. Specific information collection 
requirements include financial information in the form of a balance 
sheet and cash flow projection used in loan making and servicing 
decisions; information needed to establish joint bank accounts in which 
loan funds, proceeds derived from the sale of loan security and 
insurance proceeds, may be deposited; collateral pledges from financial 
institutions when the balance of a supervised bank account will exceed 
the maximum amount insurable by the Federal Government; and documents 
that construction plans and specifications to comply with state and 
local building standards.
    Since the introduction of Microloan Loan (ML) Program certain forms 
are being used less in this request and there are fewer farmers and 
businesses reporting information resulting in a total program changes 
decrease of 6,997 respondents; 16,392 responses; and 19,678 burden 
hours.
    For the following estimated total annual burden on respondents, the 
formula used to calculate the total burden hours is the estimated 
average time per response multiplied by the estimated total annual 
responses.
    Estimated Respondent Burden: Public reporting burden for this 
collection of information is estimated to average 1.12 hours per 
response. The average travel time, which is included in the total 
annual burden, is estimated to be 1 hour per respondent.
    Type of Respondents: Individuals or households, businesses or other 
for profit and farms.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 84,833.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.40.
    Estimated Total Annual Number of Responses: 204,438.
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 1.12 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 229,203 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 the 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; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of the 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 responses to this notice, including name and addresses when 
provided, will be summarized and included in the request for OMB 
approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record.

Val Dolcini,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2017-00650 Filed 1-12-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3410-05-P

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 9 / Friday, January 13, 2017 / Notices 4281 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Government’s interest in security is (4) Minimize the burden of the adequately protected. Specific collection of the information on those Farm Service Agency information collection requirements who are to respond, including through include financial information in the the use of appropriate automated, Information Collection Request; form of a balance sheet and cash flow electronic, mechanical or other General Program Administration projection used in loan making and technological collection techniques or AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. servicing decisions; information needed other forms of information technology. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. to establish joint bank accounts in which loan funds, proceeds derived All responses to this notice, including from the sale of loan security and name and addresses when provided, SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the insurance proceeds, may be deposited; will be summarized and included in the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is collateral pledges from financial request for OMB approval. All requesting comments from all interested institutions when the balance of a comments will also become a matter of individuals and organizations on an supervised bank account will exceed the public record. extension with a revision of a currently maximum amount insurable by the Val Dolcini, approved information collection Federal Government; and documents Administrator, Farm Service Agency. associated with FSA’s Farm Loan that construction plans and [FR Doc. 2017–00650 Filed 1–12–17; 8:45 am] Programs (FLP) General Program specifications to comply with state and Administration. The information local building standards. BILLING CODE 3410–05–P collected is used to ensure that Since the introduction of Microloan applicants meet statutory eligibility Loan (ML) Program certain forms are requirements, loan funds are used for being used less in this request and there DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE authorized purposes, and the are fewer farmers and businesses reporting information resulting in a total Food and Nutrition Service Government’s interest in security is adequately protected. program changes decrease of 6,997 Administrative Reviews in the School DATES: We will consider comments that respondents; 16,392 responses; and Nutrition Programs; Approval of we receive by March 14, 2017. 19,678 burden hours. Information Collection Request ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit For the following estimated total comments on this notice. In your annual burden on respondents, the AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, comments, include date, volume, and formula used to calculate the total USDA. page number of this issue of the Federal burden hours is the estimated average Register. You may submit comments by time per response multiplied by the ACTION:Notice of approval of any of the following methods: estimated total annual responses. Information Collection Request (ICR). • Federal Rulemaking Portal: Go to Estimated Respondent Burden: Public http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the reporting burden for this collection of SUMMARY: The final rule titled online instructions for submitting information is estimated to average 1.12 Administrative Reviews in the School comments. hours per response. The average travel Nutrition Programs was published on • Mail: Niki Chavez, Senior Loan time, which is included in the total July 29, 2016 (81 FR 50170). The Office Officer, USDA/FSA/FLP, STOP 0521, annual burden, is estimated to be 1 hour of Management and Budget (OMB) 1400 Independence Avenue SW., per respondent. cleared the associated information Washington, DC 20250–0521. Type of Respondents: Individuals or collection requirements (ICR) on You may also send comments to the households, businesses or other for September 12, 2016. This document Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of profit and farms. announces approval of the ICR. Information and Regulatory Affairs, Estimated Number of Respondents: Office of Management and Budget, 84,833. DATES: The ICR associated with the final Washington, DC 20253. Copies of the Estimated Number of Responses per rule published in the Federal Register information collection may be requested Respondent: 2.40. on July 29, 2016, at 81 FR 50170, was by contacting Niki Chavez at the above Estimated Total Annual Number of approved by OMB on September 12, address. Responses: 204,438. 2016, under OMB Control Number FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Niki Estimated Average Time per 0584–0006. Chavez, (202) 690–6129. Response: 1.12 hours. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 229,203 hours. Sarah Smith-Holmes, Child Nutrition Title: Farm Loan Programs, General Monitoring and Operations Support Program Administration. We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information collection to Division, Food and Nutrition Service, OMB Control Number: 0560–0238. Expiration Date of Approval: 05/31/ help us to: USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, 2017. (1) Evaluate whether the collection of Alexandria, Virginia 22302; telephone: Type of Request: Extension with a information is necessary for the proper (703) 605–3223. revision. performance of the functions of FSA, Dated: December 23, 2016. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; request for comments.
DatesWe will consider comments that we receive by March 14, 2017.
ContactNiki Chavez, (202) 690-6129.
FR Citation82 FR 4281 
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