Notice of Request for Renewal and Revision of the Currently Approved Information Collection, 19048-19049 [2014-07615]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 19048 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 66 / Monday, April 7, 2014 / Notices Appendix I of the SRA includes Conflict of Interest data collection, which in addition to the insurance companies reinsured by FCIC, encompasses the insurance companies’ employees and their contracted agents and loss adjusters. Appendix I also includes a Controlled Business data collection from all employed or contracted agents. The estimate below shows the burden that will be placed upon the following affected entities. Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for the collection of Appendix II information is estimated to average 173 hours per response. Respondents/Affected Entities: Insurance companies reinsured by FCIC. Estimated annual number of respondents: 19. Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1. Estimated annual number of responses: 19. Estimated total annual burden on respondents (hours): 3,287. Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for the Appendix I collection of Conflict of Interest information is estimated to average 1 hour per response. Respondents/Affected Entities: Approved Insurance Provider’s employees and their contracted agents and loss adjusters. Estimated annual number of respondents: 20,000. Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1. Estimated annual number of responses: 20,000. Estimated total annual burden on respondents (hours): 20,000. Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for the Appendix I collection of Controlled Business information is estimated to average 1 hour per response. Respondents/Affected Entities: Approved Insurance Provider’s employed and contracted agents. Estimated annual number of respondents: 12,500. Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1. Estimated annual number of responses: 12,500. Estimated total annual burden on respondents (hours): 12,500. All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:49 Apr 04, 2014 Jkt 232001 Signed in Washington, DC, on March 28, 2014. Brandon Willis, Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. [FR Doc. 2014–07616 Filed 4–4–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–08–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Federal Crop Insurance Corporation [Docket No. FCIC–14–0002] Notice of Request for Renewal and Revision of the Currently Approved Information Collection Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, USDA. ACTION: Renewal and Revision of the Currently Approved Information Collection. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) this notice announces the Risk Management Agency’s intention to request an extension to a currently approved information collection for the submission of policies, provisions of policies and rates of premium under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act. This notice announces a public comment period on the information collection requests (ICRs) associated with the submission of policies, provisions of policies and rates of premium under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act. DATES: Written comments on this notice will be accepted until close of business June 6, 2014. ADDRESSES: FCIC prefers that comments be submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal. You may submit comments, identified by Docket ID No. FCIC–14–0002, by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: Director, Product Administration and Standards Division, Risk Management Agency, United States Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 419205, Kansas City, MO 64133–6205. All comments received, including those received by mail, will be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, and can be accessed by the public. All comments must include the agency name and docket number or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) for this rule. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional information, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 see https://www.regulations.gov. If you are submitting comments electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal and want to attach a document, we ask that it be in a text-based format. If you want to attach a document that is a scanned Adobe PDF file, it must be scanned as text and not as an image, thus allowing FCIC to search and copy certain portions of your submissions. For questions regarding attaching a document that is a scanned Adobe PDF file, please contact the RMA Web Content Team at (816)823–4694 or by email at rmaweb.content@rma.usda.gov. Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments received for any dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review the complete User Notice and Privacy Notice for Regulations.gov at https:// www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Hoffmann, Director, Product Administration and Standards Division, Risk Management Agency, United States Department of Agriculture, Beacon Facility, Stop 0812, Room 421, P.O. Box 419205, Kansas City, MO 64141–6205, telephone (816) 926– 7730. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: General Administrative Regulations; Subpart V—Submission of Policies, Provisions of Policies, Rates of Premium, and Non-Reinsured Supplemental Policies. OMB Number: 0563–0064. Expiration Date of Approval: September 30, 2014. Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information collection. Abstract: FCIC is proposing to renew the currently approved information collection, OMB Number 0563–0064. It is currently up for renewal and extension for three years. Subpart V establishes guidelines for the submission of policies or other materials to the Federal Crop Insurance Board of Directors (Board) and identifies the required contents of a submission: the timing, review, and confidentiality requirements; reimbursement of research and development costs, maintenance costs, and user fees; and guidelines for nonreinsured supplemental policies. This data is used to administer the Federal crop insurance program in accordance with the Federal Crop Insurance Act, as amended. The submission’s per-response time was adjusted because RMA removed the requirement that submitters must do a separate actuarial and legal review of E:\FR\FM\07APN1.SGM 07APN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 66 / Monday, April 7, 2014 / Notices the submission, the tasks are part of the review process of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) Board of Directors (Board). The FCIC Board contracts with at least two individuals to conduct an actuarial review of the submission and requests the Office of General Council review the submission for legal sufficiency. RMA removed two respondents per submission (actuary and lawyer); therefore, lowering the amount of time spent on submissions. The Agricultural Act of 2014 requires FCIC provide instructions for indexbased weather insurance products. FCIC expects there will be 2 submissions and the per-response time for the submissions is included in this package. FCIC is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend the approval of this information collection for an additional 3 years. The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public concerning this information collection. These comments will help us: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information has practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (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, through use, as appropriate, of automated, electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. Estimate of burden: The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 461 hours per response. Respondents/Affected Entities: Parties affected by the information collection requirements included in this Notice is a person (including an approved insurance provider, a college or university, a cooperative or trade association, or any other person) who prepares a submission, or proposes to the Board other crop insurance policies, provisions of policies, or rates of premium. Estimated annual number of respondents: 396. Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: .62. Estimated annual number of responses: 246. Estimated total annual burden hours on respondents: 113,289. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:49 Apr 04, 2014 Jkt 232001 All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record. Signed in Washington, DC, on March 28, 2014. Brandon Willis, Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. [FR Doc. 2014–07615 Filed 4–4–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–08–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Housing Service Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program 2014 Industry Forums—Open Teleconference and/or Web Conference Meetings Rural Housing Service, USDA. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: This notice announces a series of teleconference and/or web conference meetings regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program, which are scheduled to occur during the months of March, July, and November of 2014. This notice also outlines suggested discussion topics for the meetings and is intended to notify the general public of their opportunity to participate in the teleconference and/or web conference meetings. DATES: The dates and times for the teleconference and/or web conference meetings will be announced via email to parties registered as described below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to register for the calls and obtain the call-in number, access code, web link and other information for any of the public teleconferences and/or web conferences may contact Monica Cole, Financial and Loan Analyst, Multi-Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Division, Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, telephone: (202) 720–1251, fax: (202) 205–5066, or email: monica.cole@wdc.usda.gov. Those who request registration less than 15 calendar days prior to the date of a teleconference and/or web conference meetings may not receive notice of that teleconference and/or web conference meeting, but will receive notice of future teleconference and/or web conference meetings. The Agency expects to accommodate each participant’s preferred form of participation by telephone or via web link. However, if it appears that existing capabilities may prevent the Agency SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 19049 from accommodating all requests for one form of participation, each participant will be notified and encouraged to consider an alternative form of participation. Individuals who plan to participate and need language translation assistance should inform Monica Cole within 10 business days in advance of the meeting date. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The objectives of this series of teleconferences are as follows: • Enhance the effectiveness of the Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program. • Update industry participants and Rural Housing Service (RHS) staff on developments involving the Section 538 program. • Enhance RHS’ awareness of the market and other forces that impact the Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program. Topics to be discussed could include, but will not be limited to, the following: • Updates on USDA’s Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program activities. • Perspectives on the current state of debt financing and its impact on the Section 538 program. • Enhancing the use of Section 538 financing with the transfer and/or preservation of Section 515 developments. • The impact of Low Income Housing Tax Credits program changes on Section 538 financing. USDA prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program or protected genetic information in employment or any program activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs and/or employment activities.) Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities and you wish to file either an EEO or program complaint, please contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339 or (800) 845– 6136 (in Spanish). Persons with disabilities, who wish to file a program complaint, please see information below on how to contact us by mail directly or by email. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) E:\FR\FM\07APN1.SGM 07APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 66 (Monday, April 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19048-19049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07615]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation

[Docket No. FCIC-14-0002]


Notice of Request for Renewal and Revision of the Currently 
Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, USDA.

ACTION: Renewal and Revision of the Currently Approved Information 
Collection.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35) this notice announces the Risk Management Agency's 
intention to request an extension to a currently approved information 
collection for the submission of policies, provisions of policies and 
rates of premium under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
Act. This notice announces a public comment period on the information 
collection requests (ICRs) associated with the submission of policies, 
provisions of policies and rates of premium under section 508(h) of the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act.

DATES: Written comments on this notice will be accepted until close of 
business June 6, 2014.

ADDRESSES: FCIC prefers that comments be submitted electronically 
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal. You may submit comments, 
identified by Docket ID No. FCIC-14-0002, by any of the following 
methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Director, Product Administration and Standards 
Division, Risk Management Agency, United States Department of 
Agriculture, P.O. Box 419205, Kansas City, MO 64133-6205.
    All comments received, including those received by mail, will be 
posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided, and can be accessed by the public. All 
comments must include the agency name and docket number or Regulatory 
Information Number (RIN) for this rule. For detailed instructions on 
submitting comments and additional information, see https://www.regulations.gov. If you are submitting comments electronically 
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal and want to attach a document, 
we ask that it be in a text-based format. If you want to attach a 
document that is a scanned Adobe PDF file, it must be scanned as text 
and not as an image, thus allowing FCIC to search and copy certain 
portions of your submissions. For questions regarding attaching a 
document that is a scanned Adobe PDF file, please contact the RMA Web 
Content Team at (816)823-4694 or by email at 
rmaweb.content@rma.usda.gov.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all 
comments received for any dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review the 
complete User Notice and Privacy Notice for Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Hoffmann, Director, Product 
Administration and Standards Division, Risk Management Agency, United 
States Department of Agriculture, Beacon Facility, Stop 0812, Room 421, 
P.O. Box 419205, Kansas City, MO 64141-6205, telephone (816) 926- 7730.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: General Administrative Regulations; Subpart V--Submission of 
Policies, Provisions of Policies, Rates of Premium, and Non-Reinsured 
Supplemental Policies.
    OMB Number: 0563-0064.
    Expiration Date of Approval: September 30, 2014.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: FCIC is proposing to renew the currently approved 
information collection, OMB Number 0563-0064. It is currently up for 
renewal and extension for three years. Subpart V establishes guidelines 
for the submission of policies or other materials to the Federal Crop 
Insurance Board of Directors (Board) and identifies the required 
contents of a submission: the timing, review, and confidentiality 
requirements; reimbursement of research and development costs, 
maintenance costs, and user fees; and guidelines for nonreinsured 
supplemental policies. This data is used to administer the Federal crop 
insurance program in accordance with the Federal Crop Insurance Act, as 
amended.
    The submission's per-response time was adjusted because RMA removed 
the requirement that submitters must do a separate actuarial and legal 
review of

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the submission, the tasks are part of the review process of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) Board of Directors (Board). The FCIC 
Board contracts with at least two individuals to conduct an actuarial 
review of the submission and requests the Office of General Council 
review the submission for legal sufficiency. RMA removed two 
respondents per submission (actuary and lawyer); therefore, lowering 
the amount of time spent on submissions. The Agricultural Act of 2014 
requires FCIC provide instructions for index-based weather insurance 
products. FCIC expects there will be 2 submissions and the per-response 
time for the submissions is included in this package.
    FCIC is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to 
extend the approval of this information collection for an additional 3 
years.
    The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public 
concerning this information collection. These comments will help us:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information has practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information;
    (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, through use, as appropriate, of automated, 
electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of responses.
    Estimate of burden: The public reporting burden for this collection 
of information is estimated to average 461 hours per response.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Parties affected by the information 
collection requirements included in this Notice is a person (including 
an approved insurance provider, a college or university, a cooperative 
or trade association, or any other person) who prepares a submission, 
or proposes to the Board other crop insurance policies, provisions of 
policies, or rates of premium.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 396.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: .62.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 246.
    Estimated total annual burden hours on respondents: 113,289.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on March 28, 2014.
Brandon Willis,
Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2014-07615 Filed 4-4-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-08-P
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