Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 4859 [2011-1700]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 18 (Thursday, January 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 4859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1700]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 21, 2011.
    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: Emergency Conservation Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0082.
    Summary of Collection: The Farm Service Agency (FSA), in 
cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Forest 
Service, and other agencies and organizations, provides eligible 
producers and landowners cost-share incentives and technical assistance 
through several conservation and environmental programs to help 
farmers, ranchers, and other eligible landowners and operators conserve 
soil, improve water quality, develop forests, and rehabilitate farmland 
severely damaged by natural disasters. The authorities to collect 
information for this collection are found under the Agricultural Credit 
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201-2205), which provides emergency funds for 
sharing with agricultural producers the cost of rehabilitating farmland 
damaged by natural disaster, and for carrying out emergency water 
conservation measures during periods of severe drought.
    Need and Use of the Information: FSA will collect information using 
several forms. The collected information will be used to determine if 
the person, land, and practices are eligible for participation in the 
respective program and to receive cost-share assistance. Without the 
information, FSA will not be able to make eligibility determinations 
and compute payments in a timely manner.
    Description of Respondents: Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 40,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 48,778.

Farm Service Agency

    Title: Customer Data Worksheet Request for SCIMS Record Change.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0265.
    Summary of Collection: Core Customer Data is required in order to 
identify USDA program participants and ensure that benefits are 
directed to the correct customer and respective Tax Identification 
Numbers. There is no public law regarding the use or collection of Core 
Customer Data. The option to document and track Core Customer Data 
changes is necessary to ensure the integrity of the data and to provide 
the Farm Service Agency (FSA), Natural Resources and Conservation 
Service and Rural Development a method of verifying the validity of the 
information, and provide a necessary basis for pursuing legal remedies 
when needed.
    Need and Use of the Information: Core Customer Data is necessary to 
input customer information for identity purposes and to provide a point 
of contact for the respective customer and a valid Tax Identification 
Number to direct program benefits to. The AD-2047 will be used to 
document Core Customer Data changes and also to provide a method to 
identify who made applicable changes and when this was done. Failure to 
collect and timely maintain the data collected will result in 
erroneous/out dated point of contact information, which could result in 
program information and benefits being directed to incorrect 
recipients.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 51,750.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (when necessary).
    Total Burden Hours: 8,798.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-1700 Filed 1-26-11; 8:45 am]
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