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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Request for Extension and Revision of
a Currently Approved Information
Collection; Farm Reconstitutions
Farm Service Agency, USDA.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
intention of the Farm Service Agency
(FSA) to request an extension and
revision for an information collection
currently approved and used in of farm
reconstitutions.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
submitted on or before May 9, 2006 to
be assured consideration.
Additional Information or Comments:
All comments concerning this notice
should be addressed to Jack Stanley,
Agricultural Program Specialist, USDA/
FSA/PECD, 1400 Independence Ave.
SW., STOP 0517, Washington, DC
20250–0517, (202) 690–4091, FAX (202)
720–0051.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Farm Reconstitutions.
OMB Number: 0560–0025.
Expiration Date: October 31, 2006.
Type of Request: Request for Approval
of an Extension and Revision of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection.
Abstract: The information collected
under Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Number 0560–0025, as identified
above, is needed to enable the FSA to
effectively administer the programs
relating to reconstitution of farms, and
base acres governed by 7 CFR part 718.
Form FSA–155 is used as a request for
farm reconstitution initiated by the
producer who wishes to combine a farm
with another farm or divide a farm into
multiple farming operations. The
reconstitution process is a required
procedure when a producer wishes to
increase acreage attributed to the farm
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from leases or change farm acreage
records as a result of a sale of any part
of a farm. CCC must act on all proposed
farm reconstitutions and issue their
approval or disapproval on the FSA–
155. It is necessary to collect the
information recorded on the FSA–155 to
determine farmland, and cropland
resulting from combination or division
of the farming operation.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
7,154.
Estimated Number of Forms Filed per
person: 1.
Estimates Average Time to Respond:
45 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 5,365
hours.
Proposed topics for comments include
but are not limited to: (1) Whether the
continued 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; or (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
requirement should be directed to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Washington, DC 20503 and
to Jack Stanley, Agricultural Program
Specialist, USDA/FSA/PECD, 1400
Independence Ave SW., STOP 0517,
Washington, DC 20250–0517.
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.
Signed at Washington, DC, on March 2,
2006.
Teresa C. Lasseter,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Request for Revision of a Currently
Approved Information Collection;
Emergency Conservation Program
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 intention of the
Farm Service Agency (FSA) to request a
revision of currently approved
information collection used in support
of the Emergency Conservation Program
(ECP).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received on or before May 9, 2006 to be
assured consideration.
Additional Information or Comments:
Contact Clayton Furukawa, ECP
Program Manager, Conservation and
Environmental Programs Division,
USDA, FSA, STOP 0513, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0513; telephone
(202) 690–0571.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Emergency Conservation
Program.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0082.
Expiration Date: October 31, 2008.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The information collected
under Office of Management and Budget
Control Number 0560–0082, as
identified above, allows FSA to
effectively administer the regulations
under the ECP. The regulations at 7 CFR
part 701 set forth basic policies,
program provisions, and eligibility
requirements for owners and operators
to enter into agreements for financial
and technical assistance and for
receiving cost-share payments under the
ECP.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average .25 hours (15
minutes) per response.
Respondents: Owners, operators and
other eligible agricultural producers on
eligible farmland.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
120,000.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
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delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved
Information Collection; Farm Reconstitutions
AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the intention of the Farm Service Agency
(FSA) to request an extension and revision for an information
collection currently approved and used in of farm reconstitutions.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be submitted on or before May 9,
2006 to be assured consideration.
Additional Information or Comments: All comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to Jack Stanley, Agricultural Program
Specialist, USDA/FSA/PECD, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., STOP 0517,
Washington, DC 20250-0517, (202) 690-4091, FAX (202) 720-0051.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Farm Reconstitutions.
OMB Number: 0560-0025.
Expiration Date: October 31, 2006.
Type of Request: Request for Approval of an Extension and Revision
of a Currently Approved Information Collection.
Abstract: The information collected under Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) Number 0560-0025, as identified above, is needed to enable
the FSA to effectively administer the programs relating to
reconstitution of farms, and base acres governed by 7 CFR part 718.
Form FSA-155 is used as a request for farm reconstitution initiated
by the producer who wishes to combine a farm with another farm or
divide a farm into multiple farming operations. The reconstitution
process is a required procedure when a producer wishes to increase
acreage attributed to the farm from leases or change farm acreage
records as a result of a sale of any part of a farm. CCC must act on
all proposed farm reconstitutions and issue their approval or
disapproval on the FSA-155. It is necessary to collect the information
recorded on the FSA-155 to determine farmland, and cropland resulting
from combination or division of the farming operation.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,154.
Estimated Number of Forms Filed per person: 1.
Estimates Average Time to Respond: 45 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 5,365 hours.
Proposed topics for comments include but are not limited to: (1)
Whether the continued 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; or (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 requirement should be directed to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention:
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Washington, DC 20503 and to Jack Stanley,
Agricultural Program Specialist, USDA/FSA/PECD, 1400 Independence Ave
SW., STOP 0517, Washington, DC 20250-0517.
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.
Signed at Washington, DC, on March 2, 2006.
Teresa C. Lasseter,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. E6-3404 Filed 3-9-06; 8:45 am]
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