Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 14339 [2019-07055]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 10, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 14339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07055]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 5, 2019.
    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 May 10, 
2019 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: [email protected] 
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 displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Farm Service Agency

    Title: Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0097.
    Summary of Collection: The Agricultural Foreign Investment 
Disclosure Act of 1978 (AFIDA) requires foreign investors to report in 
a timely manner all held, acquired, or transferred U.S. agricultural 
land under penalty of law to Farm Service Agency (FSA). Authority for 
the collection of the information was delegated by the Secretary of 
Agriculture to the Farm Service Agency (FSA). The statute of authority 
is 92 STAT (1263-1267) or 7 U.S.C. 3501-3508 or Public Law 95-460. 
Foreign investors may obtain form FSA-153, AFIDA Report, from their 
local FSA county office or from the FSA internet site.
    Need and Use of the Information: The regulations at 7 CFR part 
781.1-5 require foreign investors who buy, sell, or hold a direct or 
indirect interest in U.S. agricultural land to report their holdings 
and transactions to FSA. The information collected from the AFIDA 
Reports is used to monitor the effect of foreign investment upon family 
farms and rural communities and in the preparation of a voluntary 
report to Congress and the President. Congress reviews the report and 
decides if regulatory action is necessary to limit the amount of 
foreign investment in U.S. agricultural land. If this information was 
not collected, USDA could not effectively monitor foreign investment 
and the impact of such holdings upon family farms and rural 
communities.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; 
Individuals or households; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 5,525.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,631.

Farm Service Agency

    Title: Servicing Minor Program Loans.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0230.
    Summary of Collection: The Farm Service Agency (FSA) Farm Loan 
Program staff provides supervised credit in the form of loans to family 
farmers and ranchers to purchase land and finance agricultural 
production. Regulations are promulgated to implement selected 
provisions of sections 331 and 335 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act. Section 331 authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to 
grant releases from personal liability where security property is 
transferred to approve applicants who, under agreement, assume the 
outstanding secured indebtedness. Section 335 provides servicing 
authority for real estate security; operation or lease of realty, 
disposition of surplus property; conveyance of complete interest of the 
United States; easements; and condemnations. The information is 
collected from FSA Minor Program borrowers who may be individual 
farmers or farming partnerships, associations, or corporations.
    Need and Use of the Information: FSA will collect information 
related to a program benefit recipient or loan borrower requesting 
action on security they own, which was purchased with FSA loan funds, 
improved with FSA loan funds or has otherwise been mortgaged to FSA to 
secure a Government loan. The information collected is primarily 
financial data, such as borrower's asset values, current financial 
information and public use and employment data. Failure to obtain this 
information at the time of the request for servicing will result in 
rejection of the borrower's request.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; Individuals or households; 
Business or other-for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; State. Local 
and Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 58.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 37.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-07055 Filed 4-9-19; 8:45 am]
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