Report of Acreage, Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program, 70407 [2011-29290]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Farm Service Agency
Report of Acreage, Noninsured Crop
Disaster Assistance Program
Commodity Credit Corporation
and Farm Service Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)
and the Farm Service Agency (FSA) are
seeking comments from all interested
individuals and organizations on an
extension of a currently approved
information collection associated with
the report of acreage for the Noninsured
Crop Disaster Assistance Program
(NAP). This information collection is
needed to administer the program.
DATES: We will consider comments that
we receive by January 13, 2012.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments on this notice. In your
comments, include date, OMB control
number, volume, and page number of
this issue of the Federal Register. You
may submit comments by any of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Mail: USDA Farm Service Agency,
ATTN: Jantrice Williams, Agriculture
Program Specialist, CPS, Farm
Programs, Production Emergencies and
Compliance Division, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0517,
Washington, DC 20250–0523.
• Email: Send comment to:
jantrice.williams@wdc.usda.gov.
• Fax: (202) 720–4941.
Comments also should be sent to the
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jantrice Williams, Agriculture Program
Specialist, (202) 720–3637.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description of Information Collection
Title: Report of Acreage for the
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance
Program (NAP).
OMB Control Number: 0560–0004.
Expiration Date: 01/31/2012.
Type of Request: Extension.
Abstract: NAP provides financial
assistance to producers who have
suffered a production loss of an eligible
crop or were prevented from planting an
eligible crop as a result of natural
disasters. Eligible crops are commercial
crops or other agricultural commodities
for which catastrophic risk protection
under 7 U.S.C. 1508(b) is not available
and that are produced for food or fiber.
Additionally, eligible crops also include
floricultural, ornamental nursery, and
Christmas tree crops, turfgrass sod, seed
crops, and aquaculture. Specific
information is collected from producers
on identification of the crop (including
type and variety), practices, intended
uses, planting patterns, and
predominant species of forage
vegetation (including intended method
of harvest, i.e. mechanically harvested
or grazed); dates crops were planted or
planting was completed (including age
of perennial crops); number of acres of
each planting of the eligible crop in
which the producer has a share in the
administrative county; number of acres
intended but prevented from being
planted; zero acres planted when the
crop for which a NAP application for
coverage was filed, or is not planted;
shares and identities of all producers
sharing in the crop at the time a NAP
application for coverage was filed; FSA
farm serial number or location of
commodities not necessarily associated
with an FSA farm serial number such as
colonies of bees for honey production
(including the number of bee colonies
belonging to the unit); aquaculture
production (including the name, type,
or variety of each aquaculture species in
a physical location of acreage on which
the facility resides such as ponds and
waterbeds); ornamental nursery
(including the size and origin, i.e.
container or field grown, of plants
belonging to the unit); mushroom
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facilities; turfgrass sod (including the
average number of square yards per acre
and all unharvested acres); and trees for
maple sap production (including
number of eligible trees, average size
and age of producing trees, and total
number of taps placed or anticipated for
the tapping season). NAP operates
under the regulations at 7 CFR part
1437.
Respondents: Producers.
Estimated of Respondent Burden:
Public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to
average 45 minutes (.75 hour) per
response. The average travel time,
which is included in the total burden,
is estimated to be 1 hour per
respondent.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 291,500.
Estimated Annual Number of Forms
per person: 1.5.
Estimate of Total Annual Burden:
619,438.
We are requesting comments on all
aspects of this information collection
and to help us to:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
FSA, including whether the information
will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the FSA’s
estimate of burden including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected;
(4) 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.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
submission for Office of Management
and Budget approval.
Signed on November 7, 2011.
Bruce Nelson,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2011–29290 Filed 11–10–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Farm Service Agency
Report of Acreage, Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program
AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation and Farm Service Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and the Farm Service Agency (FSA)
are seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations
on an extension of a currently approved information collection
associated with the report of acreage for the Noninsured Crop Disaster
Assistance Program (NAP). This information collection is needed to
administer the program.
DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by January 13, 2012.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. In your
comments, include date, OMB control number, volume, and page number of
this issue of the Federal Register. You may submit comments by any of
the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Mail: USDA Farm Service Agency, ATTN: Jantrice Williams,
Agriculture Program Specialist, CPS, Farm Programs, Production
Emergencies and Compliance Division, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP
0517, Washington, DC 20250-0523.
Email: Send comment to: jantrice.williams@wdc.usda.gov.
Fax: (202) 720-4941.
Comments also should be sent to the Desk Officer for Agriculture,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jantrice Williams, Agriculture Program
Specialist, (202) 720-3637.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description of Information Collection
Title: Report of Acreage for the Noninsured Crop Disaster
Assistance Program (NAP).
OMB Control Number: 0560-0004.
Expiration Date: 01/31/2012.
Type of Request: Extension.
Abstract: NAP provides financial assistance to producers who have
suffered a production loss of an eligible crop or were prevented from
planting an eligible crop as a result of natural disasters. Eligible
crops are commercial crops or other agricultural commodities for which
catastrophic risk protection under 7 U.S.C. 1508(b) is not available
and that are produced for food or fiber. Additionally, eligible crops
also include floricultural, ornamental nursery, and Christmas tree
crops, turfgrass sod, seed crops, and aquaculture. Specific information
is collected from producers on identification of the crop (including
type and variety), practices, intended uses, planting patterns, and
predominant species of forage vegetation (including intended method of
harvest, i.e. mechanically harvested or grazed); dates crops were
planted or planting was completed (including age of perennial crops);
number of acres of each planting of the eligible crop in which the
producer has a share in the administrative county; number of acres
intended but prevented from being planted; zero acres planted when the
crop for which a NAP application for coverage was filed, or is not
planted; shares and identities of all producers sharing in the crop at
the time a NAP application for coverage was filed; FSA farm serial
number or location of commodities not necessarily associated with an
FSA farm serial number such as colonies of bees for honey production
(including the number of bee colonies belonging to the unit);
aquaculture production (including the name, type, or variety of each
aquaculture species in a physical location of acreage on which the
facility resides such as ponds and waterbeds); ornamental nursery
(including the size and origin, i.e. container or field grown, of
plants belonging to the unit); mushroom facilities; turfgrass sod
(including the average number of square yards per acre and all
unharvested acres); and trees for maple sap production (including
number of eligible trees, average size and age of producing trees, and
total number of taps placed or anticipated for the tapping season). NAP
operates under the regulations at 7 CFR part 1437.
Respondents: Producers.
Estimated of Respondent Burden: Public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to average 45 minutes (.75 hour)
per response. The average travel time, which is included in the total
burden, is estimated to be 1 hour per respondent.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 291,500.
Estimated Annual Number of Forms per person: 1.5.
Estimate of Total Annual Burden: 619,438.
We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information
collection and to help us to:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the FSA, including whether
the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the FSA's estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(4) 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.
All comments received in response to this notice, including names
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record.
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission for Office
of Management and Budget approval.
Signed on November 7, 2011.
Bruce Nelson,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2011-29290 Filed 11-10-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-05-P