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acreage report. FSA will verify and
confirm the applicant’s share interest in
cotton acres reported on the CGCS
application by comparing it to the
applicant’s share interest in the
cropland as reported on that farm’s
acreage report for the 2015 crop year.
For example, if a farm has 50 acres of
cotton and two producers report equal
shares of the 50 acres of cotton, each
must each have a 100 percent share
interest in at least 25 cotton acres (or 50
percent share in the 50 reported cotton
acres) reported on the farm acreage
report for the 2015 crop year to support
their reported share of cotton acres on
that farm.
If an eligible applicant has sold or
leased a farm that produced cotton in
2015, the applicant may assign the
CGCS payment by completing form
CCC–36. However, under no
circumstances will CCC pay both the
2015 producer and the 2016 producer of
such cotton.
As noted above, if there are any
corrections required for acreage reports,
they may be made, however corrections
related to upland or ELS cotton acres or
shares must be received by FSA by
August 5, 2016, the CGCS Program
application deadline in order to be used
to calculate the CGCS payment. Any
correction to 2015 cotton crop acres
made to the acreage report after August
5, 2016, is not eligible to be considered
for CGCS.
Process for Evaluation of CGCS
Applications and Approval of
Payments
FSA will review each CCC–882
application to determine eligibility by
verifying that the application is
complete and the number of cotton
acres the applicant certified on the
application for the 2015 crop year is the
same as reported on the FSA–578
acreage report.
When there are multiple eligible
applicants for a farm, FSA will approve
an application for the CGCS Program
and approve the division of payment
when all the following, as applicable,
occur or have been determined to have
occurred:
(1) Each landlord, tenant, and
sharecropper that apply sign their own
CGCS Program application, and their
combined payment shares recorded on
the application when added together
cannot exceed 100 percent of the shares
recorded on the acreage report for the
2015 cotton crop for the farm, and
neither the landlord, tenant, nor
sharecropper can receive 100 percent of
CGCS payment for the farm;
(2) CCC determines that the interests
of tenants and sharecroppers are being
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protected by confirming the shares are
consistent with the acreage report;
(3) The applicant, upon the FSA
county office committee’s request, if
necessary, will provide a copy of the
lease agreement; and
(4) CCC determines that the payment
shares do not circumvent either the
provisions of this NOFA or the
provisions of 7 CFR part 1400.
The result of an approved application
will be a one-time payment, consistent
with the terms specified in this NOFA
and the payment application. All
applications are subject to the approval
by FSA on behalf of CCC, and FSA will
not approve ineligible applications.
Provisions Requiring Refund to FSA
In the event that any application for
a CGCS payment resulted from
erroneous information or a
miscalculation, the payment will be
recalculated and the participant must
refund any excess to FSA with interest
to be calculated from the date of the
disbursement to the participant. If for
whatever reason FSA determines that
the applicant misrepresented either the
acreage or share of cotton acreage or
both, or if the CGCS payment would
exceed the participant’s payment based
upon correct acreage and share, the
application will be disapproved and the
full CGCS payment for that crop and
participant will be required to be
refunded to FSA with interest from date
of disbursement. If any corrections to
the 2015 cotton crop acres or shares are
made to the acreage report after August
5, 2016, and would have resulted in a
lower CGCS payment, the applicant will
be required to refund the difference
with interest from date of disbursement.
The liability of anyone for any penalty
or sanction resulting from a CGCS
application, or for any refund to FSA or
related charge is in addition to any other
liability of such person under any civil
or criminal fraud statute or any other
provision of law including, but not
limited to: 18 U.S.C. 286, 287, 371, 641,
651, 1001, and 1014; 15 U.S.C. 714; and
31 U.S.C. 3729.
Paperwork Reduction Act
Requirements
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35), OMB approved an
emergency information collection
request on CGCS so FSA can begin the
application period upon publication of
this NOFA.
Environmental Review
Because this is a one-time payment,
there are no impacts to the human
environment as defined by NEPA and,
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as such, no Environmental Assessment
or Environmental Impact Statement will
be prepared.
Val Dolcini,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency, and
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit
Corporation.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
June 2, 2016.
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 are
required regarding (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
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.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by July 8, 2016 will
be considered. Written comments
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), New
Executive Office Building, 725 17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20502.
Commenters are encouraged to submit
their comments to OMB via email to:
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. 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
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Farm Service Agency
Title: 7 CFR 1437, Noninsured
Disaster Assistance Program and Report
of Acreage.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0175.
Summary Of Collection: The
Noninsured Crop Assistance Program
(NAP) is authorized under 7 U.S.C. 7333
and implemented under regulations
issued at 7 CFR part 1437. NAP is
administered by the Farm Service
Agency (FSA) for the Commodity Credit
Corporation (CCC) and is carried out by
FSA State and County committees. The
purpose of NAP is to help manage and
reduce production risks faced by
producers of eligible commercial crops
or other agricultural commodities
during a coverage period. NAP reduces
financial losses that occur when natural
disasters (damaging weather or adverse
natural occurrence that is an eligible
cause of loss) cause a loss of expected
production or actual value for value loss
crops, or where producers are prevented
from planting an eligible crop because
of an eligible cause of loss in a coverage
period. NAP provides assistance for
losses of floriculture, ornamental
nursery, Christmas tree crops, turfgrass
sod, seed crops, aquaculture (including
ornamental fish), industrial crops, and
sea oats sea grass, biomass, sweet
sorghum and biomass sorghum. FSA
will collect information using several
forms.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information collected is necessary to
determine whether a producer and crop
or commodity meet applicable
conditions for assistance and to
determine compliance with existing
regulations. Producers must annually:
(1) Request NAP coverage by completing
an application for coverage and paying
a service fee by the CCC-established
application closing date; (2) file a
current crop-year report of acreage for
the covered crop or commodity; and (3)
certify harvest production of each
covered crop or commodity. The
information collected allows CCC to
provide assistance under NAP for losses
of commercial crops or other
agricultural commodities (except
livestock) for which catastrophic risk
protection under 7 U.S.C. Section 1508
is not available. Eligible crops including
commercial crops and agricultural
commodities (except livestock) that are
produced for food or fiber or specifically
included by statute, including
floriculture, ornamental nursery,
Christmas trees, turfgrass sod, seed
crops, aquaculture (including
ornamental fish), industrial crops, and
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sea grass sea oats, biomass, sweet
sorghum and biomass sorghum.
Description of Respondents: Farms;
Business or other for-profit; Not-forprofit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 72,294.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Weekly; Monthly; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 933,528.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016–13538 Filed 6–7–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Deschutes-Ochoco Resource Advisory
Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Deschutes and Ochoco
Resource Advisory Committee (RAC)
will meet in Bend, Oregon. The
committee is authorized under the
Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act (the Act) and
operates in compliance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
of the committee is to improve
collaborative relationships and to
provide advice and recommendations to
the Forest Service concerning projects
and funding consistent with title II of
the Act. RAC information can be found
at the following Web site: https://www.fs.
usda.gov/detail/deschutes/working
together/advisorycommittees.
DATES: The meeting will be held June
23, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
All RAC meetings are subject to
cancellation. For status of meeting prior
to attendance, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held at
the Central Oregon Intergovernmental
Council’s Office, 334 Northeast
Hawthorne Avenue, Bend, Oregon.
Written comments may be submitted
as described under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION. All comments, including
names and addresses when provided,
are placed in the record and are
available for public inspection and
copying. The public may inspect
comments received at Deschutes
National Forest Supervisor’s Office.
Please call ahead to facilitate entry into
the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sean Ferrell, RAC Coordinator, by
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phone at 541–383–5576 or via email at
saferrell@fs.fed.us.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time, Monday
through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the meeting is to:
1. Discuss the goals and objectives of
the RAC;
2. Review projects proposals; and
3. Make project recommendations for
Title II funding.
The meeting is open to the public.
The agenda will include time for people
to make oral statements of three minutes
or less. Individuals wishing to make an
oral statement should request in writing
by June 13, 2016, to be scheduled on the
agenda. Anyone who would like to
bring related matters to the attention of
the committee may file written
statements with the committee staff
before or after the meeting. Written
comments and requests for time to make
oral comments must be sent to Sean
Ferrell, RAC Coordinator, Deschutes
National Forest Supervisor’s Office,
63095 Deschutes Market Road, Bend,
Oregon 97701; by email to saferrell@
fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to 541–383–
5531.
Meeting Accommodations: If you are
a person requiring reasonable
accommodation, please make requests
in advance for sign language
interpreting, assistive listening devices,
or other reasonable accommodation. For
access to the facility or proceedings,
please contact the person listed in the
section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. All reasonable
accommodation requests are managed
on a case by case basis.
Dated: June 1, 2016.
A. Shane Jeffries,
Deschutes National Forest, Deputy Forest
Supervisor.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Information Collection Activity;
Comment Request
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
June 2, 2016.
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
are required regarding (1) 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; (2) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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.
Comments regarding this information collection received by July 8,
2016 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office Building,
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are encouraged to
submit their comments to OMB via email to: OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV
or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO,
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. 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
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displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Farm Service Agency
Title: 7 CFR 1437, Noninsured Disaster Assistance Program and
Report of Acreage.
OMB Control Number: 0560-0175.
Summary Of Collection: The Noninsured Crop Assistance Program (NAP)
is authorized under 7 U.S.C. 7333 and implemented under regulations
issued at 7 CFR part 1437. NAP is administered by the Farm Service
Agency (FSA) for the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and is carried
out by FSA State and County committees. The purpose of NAP is to help
manage and reduce production risks faced by producers of eligible
commercial crops or other agricultural commodities during a coverage
period. NAP reduces financial losses that occur when natural disasters
(damaging weather or adverse natural occurrence that is an eligible
cause of loss) cause a loss of expected production or actual value for
value loss crops, or where producers are prevented from planting an
eligible crop because of an eligible cause of loss in a coverage
period. NAP provides assistance for losses of floriculture, ornamental
nursery, Christmas tree crops, turfgrass sod, seed crops, aquaculture
(including ornamental fish), industrial crops, and sea oats sea grass,
biomass, sweet sorghum and biomass sorghum. FSA will collect
information using several forms.
Need and Use of the Information: The information collected is
necessary to determine whether a producer and crop or commodity meet
applicable conditions for assistance and to determine compliance with
existing regulations. Producers must annually: (1) Request NAP coverage
by completing an application for coverage and paying a service fee by
the CCC-established application closing date; (2) file a current crop-
year report of acreage for the covered crop or commodity; and (3)
certify harvest production of each covered crop or commodity. The
information collected allows CCC to provide assistance under NAP for
losses of commercial crops or other agricultural commodities (except
livestock) for which catastrophic risk protection under 7 U.S.C.
Section 1508 is not available. Eligible crops including commercial
crops and agricultural commodities (except livestock) that are produced
for food or fiber or specifically included by statute, including
floriculture, ornamental nursery, Christmas trees, turfgrass sod, seed
crops, aquaculture (including ornamental fish), industrial crops, and
sea grass sea oats, biomass, sweet sorghum and biomass sorghum.
Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit;
Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 72,294.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Weekly; Monthly; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 933,528.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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