83_FR_25071 83 FR 24966 - Information Collection Request; Direct Loan Servicing-Special Programs

83 FR 24966 - Information Collection Request; Direct Loan Servicing-Special Programs

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 105 (May 31, 2018)

Page Range24966-24967
FR Document2018-11694

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all interested individuals and organizations on a revision and an extension of a currently approved information collection request that supports Direct Loan Servicing-Special Programs. The information is used in eligibility and feasibility determinations on borrower requests for disaster set- aside, primary loan servicing, buyout at market value, and homestead protection, as well as liquidation of security.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 105 (Thursday, May 31, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 105 (Thursday, May 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24966-24967]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11694]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency


Information Collection Request; Direct Loan Servicing-Special 
Programs

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 a revision and an extension of a 
currently approved information collection request that supports Direct 
Loan Servicing-Special Programs. The information is used in eligibility 
and feasibility determinations on borrower requests for disaster set-
aside, primary loan servicing, buyout at market value, and homestead 
protection, as well as liquidation of security.

DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by July 30, 2018.

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 eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail, hand delivery, or courier: J. Lee Nault, Senior Loan 
Officer, USDA/FSA/FLP, STOP 0523, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, 
Washington, DC 20250-0503.
    You may also send comments to the Desk Officer for Agriculture, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the information collection may 
be requested by contacting J. Lee Nault at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. Lee Nault, (202) 720-6834. Persons 
with disabilities who require alternative mean for communication 
(Braille, large print, audio tape, and so on) should contact the USDA's 
TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (Voice).

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Farm Loan Programs, Direct Loan Servicing--Special.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0233.
    OMB Expiration Date: 08/31/2018.
    Type of Request: Extension with a revision.
    Abstract: The Farm Loan Programs provide loans to family farmers to 
purchase real estate and equipment and finance agricultural production. 
7 CFR 766, Direct Loan Servicing-Special, provides the requirements for 
servicing financially distressed and delinquent direct loan borrowers. 
The loan servicing options include disaster set-aside, primary loan 
servicing (including reamortization, rescheduling, deferral, write down 
and conservation contracts), buyout at market value, and homestead 
protection. FSA also services borrowers who file bankruptcy or 
liquidate security when available servicing options are not sufficient 
to produce a feasible plan. The information collections contained in 
the regulation are necessary to evaluate a borrower's request for 
consideration of the special servicing actions.
    The numbers of respondents and responses increased because the loan 
servicing activities increased by 15 percent to reflect the current 
numbers since the last OMB approval. The annual burden hours decreased 
due to removal of travel times from the request. The respondents are 
going to the County office to do regular and customary (or normal) 
business for the Farm Loan Programs.
    For the following estimated total annual burden on respondents, the 
formula used to calculate the total burden hour is the estimated 
average time per response multiplied by the estimated total annual 
responses.
    Estimate of Respondent Burden: Public reporting burden for this 
information collection is estimated to average 0.374 hours per 
response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching 
existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed and 
completing and reviewing the collections of information.
    Type of Respondents: Individuals or households, businesses or other 
for profit farms.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 17,174.
    Estimated Number of Reponses per Respondent: 1.869.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 32,114.
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 0.374.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 12,036.
    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 the 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;
    (4) 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.
    All comments received in response to this notice, including names 
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record. 
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission for Office 
of Management and Budget approval.

Richard Fordyce,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2018-11694 Filed 5-30-18; 8:45 am]
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24966 Notices Federal Register Vol. 83, No. 105 Thursday, May 31, 2018 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER of the public, the forms itemize the Dated: May 17, 2018. contains documents other than rules or information we need to provide a timely Chavonda Jacobs-Young, proposed rules that are applicable to the response. Information from forms will Administrator, Agricultural Research Service. public. Notices of hearings and investigations, only be used by ARS for the purposes [FR Doc. 2018–11598 Filed 5–30–18; 8:45 am] committee meetings, agency decisions and identified. rulings, delegations of authority, filing of BILLING CODE 3410–03–P petitions and applications and agency Estimate of Burden: Public reporting statements of organization and functions are burden for this collection of information examples of documents appearing in this is estimated to average 3 minutes per DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE section. response (range: 1–5 minutes). Farm Service Agency Respondents: Agricultural researchers, students, teachers, business Information Collection Request; Direct DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE people, members of service Loan Servicing-Special Programs organizations, community groups, other Agricultural Research Service AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. Federal and local government agencies, Notice of Intent To Renew a Currently and the general public. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. Approved Information Collection Estimated Number Respondents: SUMMARY: In accordance with the 8,750. This is an increase of 3,750 from Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, the 5,000 estimated respondents in the USDA. Farm Service Agency (FSA) is previous Approved Information requesting comments from all interested ACTION: Notice and request for Collection due to more actual annual individuals and organizations on a comments. respondents than originally estimated in revision and an extension of a currently 2015 when fewer software models were approved information collection request SUMMARY: In accordance with the available for download. As of May 2018, Paperwork Reduction Act and Office of that supports Direct Loan Servicing- 147 software models were available for Special Programs. The information is Management and Budget (OMB) download through the ARS website regulations, this notice announces the used in eligibility and feasibility https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/ determinations on borrower requests for Agricultural Research Service’s (ARS) software/. intention to seek approval to collect disaster set-aside, primary loan Estimated Number of Responses per servicing, buyout at market value, and information in support of research and Respondent: 1. homestead protection, as well as related activities. Estimated Total Annual Burden on liquidation of security. DATES: Comments on this notice must be Respondents: 437.5 hours. DATES: We will consider comments that received on or before July 30, 2018 to be assured of consideration. Copies of forms used in this we receive by July 30, 2018. information collection can be obtained ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit ADDRESSES: Address all comments from Jill Lake, ARS Webmaster, comments on this notice. In your concerning this notice to Jill Lake, ARS jill.lake@ars.usda.gov. Webmaster, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, comments, include date, volume, and The information collection extension page number of this issue of the Federal Beltsville, Maryland 20705. requested by ARS is for a period of 3 Register. You may submit comments by FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill years. Comments: Are invited on (a) any of the following methods: Lake, ARS Webmaster, jill.lake@ whether the proposed collection of • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to ars.usda.gov. information is necessary for the proper www.regulations.gov. Follow the online SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: performance of the functions of the instructions for submitting comments. Title: Web Forms for Research Data, Agency, including whether the • Mail, hand delivery, or courier: J. Models, Materials, and Publications as information will have practical utility; Lee Nault, Senior Loan Officer, USDA/ well as Study and Event Registration. (b) the accuracy of the Agency’s FSA/FLP, STOP 0523, 1400 Type of Request: Extension and estimate of the burden of the proposed Independence Avenue SW, Washington, Revision of a Currently Approved collection of information, including the DC 20250–0503. Information Collection. validity of the methodology and You may also send comments to the OMB Number: 0518–0032. assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Expiration Date: December 31, 2018. the quality, utility, and clarity of the Information and Regulatory Affairs, Abstract: Sections 1703 and 1705 of information to be collected; and (d) Office of Management and Budget, the Government Paperwork Elimination ways to minimize the burden of the Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the Act (GPEA), (Pub. L. 105–277) Title collection of information on those who information collection may be requested XVII, require agencies by October 21, are to respond, including through use of by contacting J. Lee Nault at the above 2003, to provide for the option of appropriate automated, electronic, address. amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 electronic submission of information by mechanical, or other technological FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. the public. To advance GPEA goals, collection techniques or other forms of Lee Nault, (202) 720–6834. Persons with online forms are needed to allow the information technology. All responses disabilities who require alternative public to request from ARS research to this notice will be summarized and mean for communication (Braille, large data, models, materials, and included in the request for OMB print, audio tape, and so on) should publications and to register for scientific approval. All comments will also contact the USDA’s TARGET Center at studies and events. For the convenience become a matter of public record. (202) 720–2600 (Voice). 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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 105 / Thursday, May 31, 2018 / Notices 24967 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are requesting comments on all FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kay Title: Farm Loan Programs, Direct aspects of this information collection to Derr, Librarian, telephone: 301–504– Loan Servicing—Special. help us to: 5879; email: kay.derr@ars.usda.gov. OMB Control Number: 0560–0233. (1) Evaluate whether the collection of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Expiration Date: 08/31/2018. information is necessary for the proper Title: Information Collection for Type of Request: Extension with a performance of the functions of the Document Delivery Services. revision. FSA, including whether the information OMB Number: 0518–0027. Abstract: The Farm Loan Programs will have practical utility; Expiration Date of Approval: provide loans to family farmers to (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the FSA’s November 30, 2018. purchase real estate and equipment and estimate of burden including the Type of Request: To extend a finance agricultural production. 7 CFR validity of the methodology and currently approved information 766, Direct Loan Servicing-Special, assumptions used; collection process. provides the requirements for servicing (3) Enhance the quality, utility and Abstract: In its role as both a financially distressed and delinquent clarity of the information to be preeminent agricultural research library direct loan borrowers. The loan collected; and a national library of the United servicing options include disaster set- (4) Minimize the burden of the States, NAL (part of the USDA’s ARS) aside, primary loan servicing (including collection of information on those who provides loans and copies of materials reamortization, rescheduling, deferral, are to respond, including through the from its collections to libraries and write down and conservation contracts), use of appropriate automated, other institutions and organizations. buyout at market value, and homestead electronic, mechanical, or other NAL follows applicable copyright laws protection. FSA also services borrowers technological collection techniques or and interlibrary loan guidelines, who file bankruptcy or liquidate other forms of information technology. standards, codes, and practices when security when available servicing All comments received in response to providing loans and copies and charges options are not sufficient to produce a this notice, including names and a fee, if applicable, for this service. To feasible plan. The information addresses when provided, will be a request a loan or copy, institutions must collections contained in the regulation matter of public record. Comments will provide a formal request to NAL using are necessary to evaluate a borrower’s be summarized and included in the either NAL’s web-based online request request for consideration of the special submission for Office of Management system or an interlibrary loan request servicing actions. and Budget approval. The numbers of respondents and system such as the Online Computer responses increased because the loan Richard Fordyce, Library Center or the National Library of servicing activities increased by 15 Administrator, Farm Service Agency. Medicine’s Docline. Information in percent to reflect the current numbers these requests includes the name, [FR Doc. 2018–11694 Filed 5–30–18; 8:45 am] since the last OMB approval. The mailing address, email address, and BILLING CODE 3410–05–P annual burden hours decreased due to telephone number of the party removal of travel times from the request. requesting the material. The requestor The respondents are going to the County must also provide a statement DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE office to do regular and customary (or acknowledging copyright compliance, normal) business for the Farm Loan National Agricultural Library bibliographic information for the Programs. material they are requesting, and the For the following estimated total Agricultural Research Service maximum dollar amount they are annual burden on respondents, the willing to pay for the material. The formula used to calculate the total Notice of Intent To Renew a Currently collected information is used to deliver burden hour is the estimated average Approved Information Collection the material to the requestor, bill for and time per response multiplied by the track payment of applicable fees, AGENCY: National Agricultural Library, monitor the return of loaned material to estimated total annual responses. Agricultural Research Service, USDA. Estimate of Respondent Burden: NAL, identify and locate the requested ACTION: Notice and request for material in NAL collections, and Public reporting burden for this information collection is estimated to comments. determine whether the requesting party average 0.374 hours per response, consents to the fees charged by NAL. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Estimate of Burden: Average 1.00 including the time for reviewing Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. instructions, searching existing data minute per response. L. 104–13) and Office of Management Description of Respondents: sources, gathering and maintaining the and Budget (OMB) regulations, dated data needed and completing and Respondents to the collection of August 29, 1995), this notice announces information are those libraries, reviewing the collections of the Agricultural Research Service’s information. institutions, or organizations that (ARS) intention to request an extension request interlibrary loans or copies of Type of Respondents: Individuals or of a currently approved information households, businesses or other for material in the NAL collections. Each collection, Information Collection for respondent must furnish the profit farms. Document Delivery Services at the Estimated Annual Number of information for each loan or copying National Agricultural Library (NAL), request. Respondents: 17,174. which expires November 30, 2018. Estimated Number of Reponses per Estimated Number of Respondents: amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 Respondent: 1.869. DATES: Comments must be submitted on 590. Estimated Total Annual Responses: or before July 30, 2018. Frequency of Responses: Average 7 32,114. ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, per respondent. Estimated Average Time per ARS, NAL, Digitization and Access Estimated Total Annual Burden on Response: 0.374. Branch, 10301 Baltimore Avenue, Room Respondents: 69 hours. Estimated Total Annual Burden on 305–D, Beltsville, Maryland 20705– Comments: Comments are invited on Respondents: 12,036. 2351. (a) whether the proposed collection of VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:46 May 30, 2018 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\31MYN1.SGM 31MYN1


Document Created: 2018-05-31 00:48:32
Document Modified: 2018-05-31 00:48:32
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; request for comments.
DatesWe will consider comments that we receive by July 30, 2018.
ContactJ. Lee Nault, (202) 720-6834. Persons with disabilities who require alternative mean for communication (Braille, large print, audio tape, and so on) should contact the USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (Voice).
FR Citation83 FR 24966 
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