Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Conduct an Information Collection, 20450 [E9-10124]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
• Risk Management Agency

[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 84 (Monday, May 4, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 20450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-10124]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Risk Management Agency


Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Conduct an Information 
Collection

AGENCY: Risk Management 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 intention of the Risk Management Agency to request 
approval for the collection of information in support of the agency's 
mission under section 522 (d) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act to 
develop and implement risk management tools for producers of 
agricultural commodities through partnership agreements.

DATES: Written comments on this notice will be accepted until close of 
business, July 6, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to 
Virginia Guzman, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Non-
Insurance Programs Branch, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, Risk 
Management Agency, 6501 Beacon Drive, Mail Stop 813, Kansas City, MO 
64133. Written comments may also be submitted electronically to: 
RMANIP.PRA@rma.usda.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Virginia Guzman at the Kansas City, MO 
address listed above, telephone (816) 926-6343.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Florida Agricultural Workers Survey.
    OMB Number: 0563-NEW.
    Type of Request: New Information Collection.
    Abstract: The Risk Management Agency intends to collect information 
for purposes of the development of non-insurance risk management tools. 
Information collection for this study is required for the purpose of 
collecting employment, demographic, and occupational health and injury 
data on hired specialty crop farm workers in Florida. The purpose of 
this research project is to develop risk management tools to analyze 
producer risks associated with the employment of seasonal labor in 
Florida specialty crops. The risk management tool will enable producers 
to determine the costs and benefits of utilizing different mixes of 
labor and capital, given changes in wages and the supply of workers. 
The information collection will be conducted primarily through in-
person surveys. Results of this collection will be used to develop the 
risk management tools. We are asking the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) to approve this information collection activity for 3 
years.
    The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public 
concerning the information collection activities. These comments will 
help us:
    1. Evaluate 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. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection information;
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other collection technologies, e.g. 
permitting electronic submission of responses.
    Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for this collection 
of information is estimated to average 15 to 75 minutes per response, 
depending on the persons to be interviewed.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Agricultural Producers and 
employers, agricultural workers, as well as individuals and 
organizations involved in education and assistance to agricultural 
producers, including Cooperative Extension Specialists, government 
officials, and businesses in the agricultural sector.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 2,049.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 1,808.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 2,138.
    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 in Washington, DC, on April 27, 2009.
William J. Murphy,
Acting Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.
[FR Doc. E9-10124 Filed 5-1-09; 8:45 am]
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