Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 34698 [E8-13738]

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 34698]
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[FR Doc No: E8-13738]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 13, 2007.
    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 
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden 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 through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, 
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these 
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if 
received within 30 days of this notification. 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: Volunteer Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0232.
    Summary of Collection: Section 1526 of the Food and Agriculture Act 
of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 2272) permits the Secretary of Agriculture to 
establish a program to use volunteers to perform a wide range of 
activities to carry out the programs of or supported by the Department 
of Agriculture. 5 U.S.C. 3111 grants agencies the authority to 
establish programs designed to provide educationally related work 
assignments for students in non-pay status. While serving as a Farm and 
Foreign Agriculture Service volunteer, each individual is subject to 
the same responsibilities and guidelines for conduct to which Federal 
employees are expected to adhere. These program(s) will provide a 
valuable service to the agencies while allowing the participants to 
receive training, supervision and work experience.
    Need and Use of the Information: Applicants accepted for the 
Volunteer Programs will complete the ``Service Agreement and Attendance 
Record''. The Agency will use the recording information to respond to 
the Department of Agriculture and the Office of Personnel Management 
request for information on Agency Volunteers. Without the information, 
the Farm Service Agency would be unable to document service performed 
without compensation by persons in the program.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 60.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 30.

Farm Service Agency

    Title: Transfer of Farm Records Between Counties.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0253.
    Summary of Collection: Most Farm Service Agency (FSA) programs are 
administered on the basis of ``farm''. For program purposes, a farm is 
a collection of tracts of land that have the same owner and the same 
operator. Land with different owners may be considered to be a farm if 
all the land is operated by one person and additional criteria are met. 
A farm is typically administered in the FSA county office where the 
farm is physically located. A farm transfer can be initiated if the 
farm is being transferred back to the county where the farm is 
physically located, the principal dwelling on 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 
to be more accessible. Form FSA-179, ``Transfer of Farm Record Between 
Counties,'' is used as the request for a farm transfer from one county 
to another initiated by the producer.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected on the 
FSA-179 is collected only if a farm transfer is being requested and is 
collected in a face-to-face setting with county office personnel. The 
information is used by county office employees to document which farm 
is being transferred, what county it is being transferred to, and why 
it is being transferred. Without the information, county offices will 
be unable to determine whether the producer desires to transfer a farm.
    Description of Respondents: Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 25,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 29,175.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.

    Editorial Note: This document was received in the Office of the 
Federal Register on June 13, 2008.
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