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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.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 291,500.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 619,438.
Ruth Brown.
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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Farm Service Agency
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Title: Report of Acreage; Noninsured
Crop Disaster Assistance Program.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0004.
Summary of Collection: 7 U.S.C.
7333(b)(3) specifically requires, for
crops and commodities covered by the
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance
Program (NAP), annual reports of
acreage planted and prevented from
being planted must be reported, as
required by the Secretary, by the
designated acreage reporting data for the
crop and location as established by the
Secretary. The report of acreage is
conducted on an annual basis and is
used by the Farm Service Agency (FSA)
county offices to determine eligibility
for benefits that are available to
producers on the farm. Respondents
must provide the information each year
because variables such as previous year
experience, weather occurrences and
projections, market demand, new
farming techniques and personal
preferences affect the amount of land
being farmed, the mix of crops planted,
and the projected harvest. Prior year
information while useful is not
sufficient on its own. Therefore,
respondents must supply current data
on a program year basis by the final
reporting date established for their
country to qualify for NAP assistance.
Need and Use of the Information: FSA
will collect information verbally from
the producers during visits to the
county offices. FSA will collect one or
more of the following data elements, as
required: crop planted, planting date,
crop’s intended use, type or variety,
practice (irrigated or non-irrigated),
acres, location of the crop (tract and
field), and the producer’s percent share
in the crop along with the names of
other producers having an interest in
the crop. Once the information is
collected and eligibility established, the
information is used throughout the crop
year to ensure the producer remains
compliant with program provisions.
NAP requires crop, commodity, and
acreage information collection on a
program year basis. Failure to collect the
data on that basis would result in
program overpayments through
producer ineligibility, incorrect acres, or
incorrect shares of the crop.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
January 17, 2012.
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.
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Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Quality Control Review
Schedule.
OMB Control Number: 0584–0299.
Summary of Collection: States
agencies are required to perform Quality
Control (QC) review for the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP). The FNS–380–1,
Quality Control Review Schedule is for
State use to collect both QC data and
case characteristics for SNAP and to
serve as the comprehensive data entry
form for SNAP QC reviews. The
legislative basis for the operation of the
QC system is provided by Section 16 of
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
The proposed OMB inventory for the
reporting and recordkeeping burdens
associated with the FNS–380–1 is
approximately 63,180.60 annual burden
hours. This is a result of an increase in
the current number of completed
reviews and is also attributed to an
increase in the recordkeeping burden
because of a new recording requirement
of all QC errors and error causing
variances in QC final rule titled,
‘‘Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program: Quality Control Error
Tolerance Threshold,’’ Vol. 26, No. 211,
Pg. 67315, which went into effect on
January 3, 2012. The burden estimates
were not included in the regulation
when the rule was published because
FNS did not have clearly defined
burden estimates finalized. At this time,
we developed a more accurate estimate
of these burden requirements, which are
reflected below.
Need and Use of the Information: The
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) will
collect information to monitor and
reduce errors, develop policy strategies,
and analyze household characteristic
data. In addition, FNS will use the data
to determine sanctions and bonus
payments based on error rate
performance, and to estimate the impact
of some program changes to SNAP
participation and costs by analyzing the
available household characteristic data.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local and Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Frequency of Responses: 2,257.74.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
63,180.60.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
January 17, 2012.
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.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Quality Control Review Schedule.
OMB Control Number: 0584-0299.
Summary of Collection: States agencies are required to perform
Quality Control (QC) review for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP). The FNS-380-1, Quality Control Review Schedule is for
State use to collect both QC data and case characteristics for SNAP and
to serve as the comprehensive data entry form for SNAP QC reviews. The
legislative basis for the operation of the QC system is provided by
Section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
The proposed OMB inventory for the reporting and recordkeeping
burdens associated with the FNS-380-1 is approximately 63,180.60 annual
burden hours. This is a result of an increase in the current number of
completed reviews and is also attributed to an increase in the
recordkeeping burden because of a new recording requirement of all QC
errors and error causing variances in QC final rule titled,
``Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Quality Control Error
Tolerance Threshold,'' Vol. 26, No. 211, Pg. 67315, which went into
effect on January 3, 2012. The burden estimates were not included in
the regulation when the rule was published because FNS did not have
clearly defined burden estimates finalized. At this time, we developed
a more accurate estimate of these burden requirements, which are
reflected below.
Need and Use of the Information: The Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS) will collect information to monitor and reduce errors, develop
policy strategies, and analyze household characteristic data. In
addition, FNS will use the data to determine sanctions and bonus
payments based on error rate performance, and to estimate the impact of
some program changes to SNAP participation and costs by analyzing the
available household characteristic data.
Description of Respondents: State, Local and Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Frequency of Responses: 2,257.74.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 63,180.60.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-1159 Filed 1-20-12; 8:45 am]
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