Information Collection Request; Power of Attorney, 8909 [2017-02128]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
• Farm Service Agency

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 8909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02128]


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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 20 / Wednesday, February 1, 2017 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency


Information Collection Request; Power of Attorney

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 of a currently approved 
information collection associated with the Power of Attorney form. This 
information collection is used to support the FSA, Commodity Credit 
Corporation (CCC), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), 
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) and Risk Management Agency 
(RMA) in conducting business and accepting signatures on certain 
documents from individuals acting on behalf of other individuals or 
entities.

DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by April 3, 2017.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. In your 
comments, include date, volume, and page number of this issue of the 
Federal Register. You may submit comments by any of the following 
methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Joe Lewis Jr., Agricultural Program Specialist, 
USDA, FSA, STOP 0572, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20250-0572.
    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 Joe Lewis Jr. at the above addresses.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Lewis Jr., (202) 720-0795.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Power of Attorney.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0190.
    Expiration Date of Approval: May 31, 2017.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Abstract: Individuals or entities that want to appoint another to 
act as an attorney-in-fact in connection with certain FSA, CCC, NRCS, 
FCIC, and RMA programs and related actions must complete a form FSA-
211, Power of Attorney form. The form is used by a grantor to appoint 
another to act on the individual's or entity's behalf for certain FSA, 
CCC, NRCS, FCIC and RMA programs or other specific actions, giving the 
appointee legal authority to enter into certain programs, agreements, 
or contracts, or other specific actions on the grantor's behalf. The 
form also provides FSA, CCC, NRCS, FCIC and RMA a source to verify an 
individual's authority to sign and act for another in the event of 
errors or fraud. The information collected on the form is limited to 
grantor's name, signature and identification number, the grantee's 
address, and the applicable FSA, CCC, NRCS, FCIC and RMA programs or 
transactions.
    For the following estimated total annual burden on respondents, the 
formula used to calculate the total burden hours is the estimated 
average time per responses multiplied by the estimated total annual of 
responses.
    Estimate of Average Time To Respond: Public reporting burden for 
collecting information under this notice is estimated to average 1.25 
minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, 
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data 
needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. The 
average travel time, which is included in the total annual burden, is 
estimated to be 1 hour per respondent.
    Type of Respondents: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 51,385.
    Estimated Average Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 51,385.
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 1.25.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 64,256 hours.
    We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information 
collection to help us to:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden of the 
collection of information including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    (3) Evaluate the quality, utility and clarity of the information 
technology; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the information collection on those who 
respond 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 where provided, will be made a matter of public record. 
Comments will be summarized and included in the request for OMB 
approval.

Chris P. Beyerhelm,
Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2017-02128 Filed 1-31-17; 8:45 am]
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