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David R. Shipman,
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Service.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Information Collection Request; Farm
Loan Programs, Direct Loan Making
Farm Service Agency, USDA.
Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Farm Service Agency (FSA) is
requesting comments from all interested
individuals and organizations on an
extension and a revision of a currently
approved information collection that
supports Direct Loan Making programs.
The information collection is in support
of 7 CFR part 764, which sets forth the
manner for a person may apply to FSA
for Direct Loan Assistance. A new form
is being added to this request to
streamline the loan process.
DATES: We will consider comments that
we receive by October 26, 2012.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments on this notice. In your
comments, include the date, volume,
and page number of this issue of the
Federal Register, the OMB control
number and the title of the information
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collection. You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
Mail: Michael Moore, Senior Loan
Officer, USDA, FSA, LMD, STOP 0522,
1400 Independence Ave. SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0522.
Email: michael.moore@wdc.usda.gov.
Fax: (202) 720–6797
You may also send comments to the
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the
information collection may be requested
by contacting Michael Moore at the
above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Moore, Senior Loan Officer,
Farm Service Agency (202) 690–0651.
Persons with disabilities who require
alternative mean for communication
(Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.)
should contact the USDA’s TARGET
Center at (202)720–2600 (Voice and
TDD).
Title: Farm Loan Programs Direct
Loan Making.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0237.
Expiration Date of Approval: February
28, 2014.
Type of Request: Revision and
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: FSA’s Farm Loan Programs
provide loans to family farmers to buy
real estate and equipment, and finance
agricultural production. Direct Loan
Making, as specified in 7 CFR part 764,
provides the requirements associated
with direct loans. FSA is required to
actively supervise its borrowers and
provide credit counseling, management
advice, and financial guidance.
Additionally, FSA must document that
credit is not available to the borrower
from commercial credit sources in order
to maintain eligibility for assistance.
Direct loan making information
collection requirements include
financial and production records of the
operation to ensure that cash flow
projections are based on actual
production history, a loan is adequately
secured, the applicant meets established
eligibility requirements, and
assignments on income and sales can be
obtained when appropriate.
FSA is adding a new form to this
information collection request. The new
form is the FSA–2314 Streamlined
Request for Direct OL Assistance. The
new form is a streamlined version of a
current form that will be used by some
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respondents. The burden hours have
decreased due to lower number of
responses by the current participants.
Estimate of Respondent Burden:
Public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to
average 48 minutes per response. The
average travel time, which is included
in the total burden, is estimated to be 1
hour per respondent.
Respondents: Producers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
181,922.
Estimated Annual Number of Forms
per Person: 3.6.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
667,543.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 320,891.
We are requesting comments on all
aspects of this information collection to
help us to:
(1) Determine whether the continued
collection of information is still
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the FSA, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(2) Assess 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; and
(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 the Office of
Management and Budget approval.
Signed on August 7, 2012.
Carolyn B. Cooksie,
Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Information Collection Request; Farm Loan Programs, Direct Loan
Making
AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all interested
individuals and organizations on an extension and a revision of a
currently approved information collection that supports Direct Loan
Making programs. The information collection is in support of 7 CFR part
764, which sets forth the manner for a person may apply to FSA for
Direct Loan Assistance. A new form is being added to this request to
streamline the loan process.
DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by October 26, 2012.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. In your
comments, include the date, volume, and page number of this issue of
the Federal Register, the OMB control number and the title of the
information collection. You may submit comments by any of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Michael Moore, Senior Loan Officer, USDA, FSA, LMD, STOP
0522, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250-0522.
Email: michael.moore@wdc.usda.gov.
Fax: (202) 720-6797
You may also send comments to the Desk Officer for Agriculture,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the information collection may
be requested by contacting Michael Moore at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Moore, Senior Loan Officer,
Farm Service Agency (202) 690-0651. Persons with disabilities who
require alternative mean for communication (Braille, large print, audio
tape, etc.) should contact the USDA's TARGET Center at (202)720-2600
(Voice and TDD).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Farm Loan Programs Direct Loan Making.
OMB Control Number: 0560-0237.
Expiration Date of Approval: February 28, 2014.
Type of Request: Revision and extension of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: FSA's Farm Loan Programs provide loans to family farmers
to buy real estate and equipment, and finance agricultural production.
Direct Loan Making, as specified in 7 CFR part 764, provides the
requirements associated with direct loans. FSA is required to actively
supervise its borrowers and provide credit counseling, management
advice, and financial guidance. Additionally, FSA must document that
credit is not available to the borrower from commercial credit sources
in order to maintain eligibility for assistance. Direct loan making
information collection requirements include financial and production
records of the operation to ensure that cash flow projections are based
on actual production history, a loan is adequately secured, the
applicant meets established eligibility requirements, and assignments
on income and sales can be obtained when appropriate.
FSA is adding a new form to this information collection request.
The new form is the FSA-2314 Streamlined Request for Direct OL
Assistance. The new form is a streamlined version of a current form
that will be used by some respondents. The burden hours have decreased
due to lower number of responses by the current participants.
Estimate of Respondent Burden: Public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to average 48 minutes per
response. The average travel time, which is included in the total
burden, is estimated to be 1 hour per respondent.
Respondents: Producers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 181,922.
Estimated Annual Number of Forms per Person: 3.6.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 667,543.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 320,891.
We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information
collection to help us to:
(1) Determine whether the continued collection of information is
still necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the FSA,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Assess 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; and
(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 the
Office of Management and Budget approval.
Signed on August 7, 2012.
Carolyn B. Cooksie,
Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2012-20950 Filed 8-24-12; 8:45 am]
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