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eligibility criteria for orchardists in the
TAP regulations at 7 CFR part 783, and
the other limitations set out in this
notice, except as specified in this notice.
(4) The Deputy Administrator may
allow exceptions to procedures
regarding the special pecan tree
provisions of this paragraph II.(f) of this
notice as may be determined
appropriate based on comments
received on this notice.
(5) Payments for tree damage may
only be made for tree damage which
exceeds more than 15%, after
accounting for normal tree damage.
(6) Persons receiving payment cannot
exceed the higher of 75% of the actual
amount spent on the eligible losses by
the claimant for eligible damage or the
reasonable cost, as determined by the
Farm Service Agency, of the measures
undertaken on the eligible damage.
‘‘Eligible damage’’ means the damage in
excess of the qualifying amount.
III. Appeals
Any person who is dissatisfied with a
determination made with respect to
these programs may make a request for
reconsideration or appeal of such
determination in accordance with the
regulations set forth in 7 CFR parts 11
and 780. A reserve may be created to
handle claims to payments that extend
beyond the conclusion of the
application period, but claims shall not
be payable once the available funding is
expended.
IV. Paperwork Reduction Act
The information collections
associated with TAP have been
approved by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) under 5 CFR
1320.13(a)(2)(iii) and were assigned
OMB control number 0560–0247.
V. Environmental Review
The environmental impacts of this
rule have been considered consistent
with the provisions of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., the
regulations of the Council on
Environmental Quality (40 CFR parts
1500–1508), and the FSA regulations for
compliance with NEPA, 7 CFR part 799.
FSA has initiated the completion of an
environmental assessment (EA) to
determine the potential impacts of this
action upon the human and natural
environments. A copy of the draft EA
will be made available to the public
upon its completion.
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Signed in Washington, DC, March 25,
2005.
Thomas B. Hofeller,
Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Notice of Request for Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection: United States Warehouse
Act
Farm Service Agency, USDA.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Farm Service
Agency’s (FSA) intention to request an
extension from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for an
information collection process currently
in effect with respect to regulations,
licensing and electronic provider
agreements issued under the United
States Warehouse Act (USWA).
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before May 31, 2005 to be assured
consideration. Comments may be
submitted by mail, fax, e-mail or
Internet to the applicable address below.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to
Roger Hinkle, USWA Program Manager,
Warehouse and Inventory Division,
Farm Service Agency (FSA), United
States Department of Agriculture, STOP
0553, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0553, telephone
(202) 720–7433, FAX (202) 690–1323, email address, Roger.Hinkle@usda.gov.
Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means for communication of
regulatory information (Braille, large
print, audiotape, etc.) should contact
USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720–
2600 (voice and TDD).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Roger Hinkle, (202) 720–8433 or e-mail
Roger.Hinkle@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: United States Warehouse Act.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0120.
Expiration Date of Approval: August
31, 2005.
Type of Request: Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection
Abstract: The USWA authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture to license
public warehouse operators that are in
the business of storing agricultural
products; to examine such federallylicensed warehouses; and to license
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qualified persons to sample, inspect,
weigh, and grade agricultural products.
USDA is also authorized to issue
regulations which govern the
establishment and maintenance of
electronic systems under which
electronic documents including title
documents related to the shipment,
payment and financing may be issued or
transferred for any agricultural product.
The USWA licenses over 50 percent of
all commercial grain and cotton
warehouse capacities in the United
States.
The information collected under OMB
Number 0560–0120, as identified above,
allows FSA to effectively administer the
regulations, licensing and electronic
provider agreements and related
reporting and recordkeeping
requirements under the USWA. USWA
activities are administered by the FSA
and also encompass examination of
warehouses operated under the
Standards for Approval of Warehouses
Under the Commodity Credit
Corporation (CCC) Charter Act.
Although there are several types of
warehouses covered by USWA and CCC
functions, the reporting requirements
for a particular type of warehouse are
essentially the same. With some
exceptions, the same forms are used for
both USWA licensing and CCC
purposes. These forms are furnished to
interested warehouse operators or used
by warehouse examiners employed by
FSA to secure and record information
about the warehouse operator and the
warehouse. The general purpose of the
forms are identical, i.e., to provide those
charged with issuing licenses under the
USWA or executing contracts for CCC
with a basis to determine whether the
warehouse and the warehouse operator
meet application standards to receive a
license or contract, and to determine
compliance once the license is issued or
the contract approved.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this information collection is
estimated to average 0.41 hours per
response.
Respondents: Warehouse operators
and electronic providers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
4,000.
Estimated Number of Responses Per
Respondent: 1 or on occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
25,613.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 10,516 Hours.
Comments are invited on these
requirements including: (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
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practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information technology; or (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the information
collection on those who are to respond
(such as through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques) or other forms of
information technology; e.g., permitting
electronic submission response. The
information collection package may be
obtained from Roger Hinkle, at the
address listed below. Comments should
be sent to the Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Washington,
DC 20503, and to Roger Hinkle, USWA
Program Manager, Warehouse and
Inventory Division, FSA, USDA, STOP
0553, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0553.
Comments received in response to
this notice will be made a matter of
public record. Comments will be
summarized and included in the
submission for approval by OMB.
Signed in Washington, DC on March 25,
2005.
Thomas B. Hofeller,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 05–6361 Filed 3–30–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Information Collection; Transfer of
Farm Records Between Counties
Farm Service Agency, USDA.
Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Farm Service Agency (FSA) is seeking
comments from interested individuals
and organizations on a new information
collection associated with transferring
of farm records from one administrative
county office to another.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received on or before May 31, 2005 to
be assured consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to Farm
Service Agency, USDA, Attn: Alison
Groenwoldt, Agricultural Program
Specialist, Common Provisions Branch,
1400 Independence Ave, SW.
Washington, DC 20250. Comments
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be summarized and included in the
submission for Office of Management
and Budget Approval.
should also be sent to the Desk Officer
for Agriculture, Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington,
DC 20503.
Comments also may be submitted by
e-mail to: alison.groenwoldt@usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alison Groenwoldt, Agricultural
Program Specialist, (202) 720–4213 and
alison.groenwoldt@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Signed at Washington, DC, on March 25,
2005.
Thomas B. Hofeller,
Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 05–6363 Filed 3–30–05; 8:45 am]
Description of Information Collection
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Transfer of Farm Records
Between Counties.
OMB Control Number: 0560–NEW.
Type of Request: New.
Abstract: Farm owners or operators
may elect to transfer farm records
between counties when the principal
dwelling of the farm operator has
changed, a change has occurred in the
operation of the land, or there has been
a change that would cause the receiving
administrative county office to be more
accessible such as a new highway,
relocation of the county office building
site, etc. The transfer of farm records is
also required when an FSA county
office closes. The FSA County
Committees from both the transferring
and receiving county must approve or
disapprove all proposed farm transfers.
In some cases, the State Committee and/
or the National Office must also approve
or disapprove proposed farm transfers.
Estimate of Burden: Average 10
minutes per response.
Type of Respondents: Owners and
operators.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
25,000.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondents: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 2,500 hours.
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed 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 the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information from those
who are to respond, including 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
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Form FNS–674,
Computer System Access Request
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on
proposed information collections. The
FNS–674 Form is a standard form used
by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
to collect information necessary to grant
access to FNS computer systems. The
collected data will be used to identify
all users granted access to FNS internal
systems as required by USDA and FNS
Security Policy.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by May 31, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information has practical utility; (b) the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments may be sent to Juanita
Makuta, Information Systems Security
Officer, Information Technology
Division, Food and Nutrition Service, U.
S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park
Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection: United States Warehouse Act
AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Farm Service Agency's (FSA) intention to request
an extension from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an
information collection process currently in effect with respect to
regulations, licensing and electronic provider agreements issued under
the United States Warehouse Act (USWA).
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 31, 2005 to be
assured consideration. Comments may be submitted by mail, fax, e-mail
or Internet to the applicable address below.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Roger Hinkle, USWA Program
Manager, Warehouse and Inventory Division, Farm Service Agency (FSA),
United States Department of Agriculture, STOP 0553, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-0553, telephone (202) 720-7433, FAX
(202) 690-1323, e-mail address, Roger.Hinkle@usda.gov. Persons with
disabilities who require alternative means for communication of
regulatory information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should
contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roger Hinkle, (202) 720-8433 or e-mail
Roger.Hinkle@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: United States Warehouse Act.
OMB Control Number: 0560-0120.
Expiration Date of Approval: August 31, 2005.
Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved Information
Collection
Abstract: The USWA authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to
license public warehouse operators that are in the business of storing
agricultural products; to examine such federally-licensed warehouses;
and to license qualified persons to sample, inspect, weigh, and grade
agricultural products. USDA is also authorized to issue regulations
which govern the establishment and maintenance of electronic systems
under which electronic documents including title documents related to
the shipment, payment and financing may be issued or transferred for
any agricultural product. The USWA licenses over 50 percent of all
commercial grain and cotton warehouse capacities in the United States.
The information collected under OMB Number 0560-0120, as identified
above, allows FSA to effectively administer the regulations, licensing
and electronic provider agreements and related reporting and
recordkeeping requirements under the USWA. USWA activities are
administered by the FSA and also encompass examination of warehouses
operated under the Standards for Approval of Warehouses Under the
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act. Although there are
several types of warehouses covered by USWA and CCC functions, the
reporting requirements for a particular type of warehouse are
essentially the same. With some exceptions, the same forms are used for
both USWA licensing and CCC purposes. These forms are furnished to
interested warehouse operators or used by warehouse examiners employed
by FSA to secure and record information about the warehouse operator
and the warehouse. The general purpose of the forms are identical,
i.e., to provide those charged with issuing licenses under the USWA or
executing contracts for CCC with a basis to determine whether the
warehouse and the warehouse operator meet application standards to
receive a license or contract, and to determine compliance once the
license is issued or the contract approved.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this information
collection is estimated to average 0.41 hours per response.
Respondents: Warehouse operators and electronic providers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,000.
Estimated Number of Responses Per Respondent: 1 or on occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 25,613.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 10,516 Hours.
Comments are invited on these requirements including: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information will have
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practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the collection of information including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information technology; or (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the information collection on those who are to
respond (such as through the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques) or other
forms of information technology; e.g., permitting electronic submission
response. The information collection package may be obtained from Roger
Hinkle, at the address listed below. Comments should be sent to the
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, OMB, Washington, DC 20503, and to Roger Hinkle, USWA Program
Manager, Warehouse and Inventory Division, FSA, USDA, STOP 0553, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-0553.
Comments received in response to this notice will be made a matter
of public record. Comments will be summarized and included in the
submission for approval by OMB.
Signed in Washington, DC on March 25, 2005.
Thomas B. Hofeller,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 05-6361 Filed 3-30-05; 8:45 am]
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