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Download as PDF 17402 Notices Federal Register Vol. 77, No. 58 Monday, March 26, 2012 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES March 21, 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. 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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules 
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings 
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, 
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency 
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents 
appearing in this section.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 21, 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) 720-8681.
    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.

Risk Management Agency

    Title: Multiple Peril Crop Insurance.
    OMB Control Number: 0563-0053.
    Summary of Collection: Previous amendments to the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act expanded the role of the crop insurance program to be the 
principal tool for risk management by producers of farm products and 
provided that crop insurance program operate on an actuarially sound 
basis, provided for independent review of crop insurance products by 
person experienced as actuaries and in underwriting, and required that 
the crop insurance program operate on an actuarially sound basis. To 
meet these goals, existing crop programs must be improved and expanded, 
new crop products developed, and new insurance concepts studied for 
possible implementation. Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) 
offers a Standard Reinsurance Agreement to eligible crop insurance 
companies under which FCIC will use data elements instead of standards 
forms.
    Need and Use of the Information: FCIC requires crop acreage 
information to be submitted to the insurance agent by each producer on 
or before a specific date. The basic provision covers information such 
as the name of the crop, the number of timely planted acres, person 
sharing in the crop, location of the acreage, etc. This information is 
used to determine liability, premium and subsidy. Federal agencies, 
Risk Management Agency, crop insurance companies that are reinsured by 
FCIC, and other agencies that require such information in the 
performance of their duties may use this information. If the 
information were not collected by specified dates, the producers may 
not have insurance coverage or the amount of insurance may be reduced 
and the crop insurance program would not be administered in an 
actuarially sound manner.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 556,408.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Quarterly; 
Weekly; Semi-annually; Monthly; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 7,963,982.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-7191 Filed 3-23-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-08-P
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