Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 8753-8754 [2021-02643]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 25 / Tuesday, February 9, 2021 / Notices Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Rural Utilities Service, (Agency). Section 339 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, 7 U.S.C. 1989 and Section 510 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 1480) is the legislative authorities requiring the use of supervised accounts. Need and Use of the Information: The agency’s state and field offices will collect information from borrowers and financial institutions. The Agency use SBA’s as a mechanism to (1) ensure correct disbursement and expenditure of all funds designated for a project; (2) help a borrower properly manage its financial affairs; (3) ensure that the Government’s security is protected adequately from fraud, waste and abuse. The consequence to Federal program and policy activities if the collection of information was not conducted would be detrimental to both the Government and to borrowers. Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit. Number of Respondents: 13,500. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 23,626. Levi S. Harrell, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2021–02673 Filed 2–8–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES February 4, 2021. The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 on or after the date of publication of this notice. Comments are requested 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:07 Feb 08, 2021 Jkt 253001 Comments regarding these information collections are best assured of having their full effect if received by March 11, 2021. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. 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. National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Title: Agricultural Surveys Program— Substantive Change. OMB Control Number: 0535–0213. Summary of Collection: General authority for these data collection activities is granted under U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204 which specifies that ‘‘The Secretary of Agriculture shall procure and preserve all information concerning agriculture which he can obtain . . . by the collection of statistics . . .’’. The primary objective of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is to provide data users with timely and reliable agricultural production and economic statistics, as well as environmental and specialty agricultural related statistics. To accomplish this objective, NASS relies on the use of diverse surveys that show changes within the farming industry over time. The Agricultural Surveys Program is a combination of surveys utilizing several different sampling frames. Basic agricultural data is collected from farmers and ranchers throughout the nation and used to prepare agricultural estimates and forecasts of crop acreages, yields, and production; stocks of grains and oilseeds; hog and pig inventory; sheep inventory and lamb crop; goat and kid inventory; cattle inventory; cattle on feed, and land values. The surveys provide the basis for estimates of the current season’s crop and livestock production and supplies of grain and oilseeds in storage. Survey results provide the foundation for setting livestock and poultry inventory numbers. Estimates derived from these PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 8753 surveys supply information needed by farmers to make decisions for both short- and long-term planning. Due to the COVID–19 virus, numerous changes took place for the 2020 calendar year. The June Area Survey was suspended for 2020 and will be conducted again in 2021 and 2022. Normally, this survey relies on face to face interviews with farmers and ranchers. Instead the data from the 2019 survey was used to adjust for list incompleteness in 2020. The 2021 June Area Survey will have the field level questions removed and only tract and whole farm data will be collected. This has been done so that the questionnaire can be conducted by telephone to allow for the continuation of social distancing. The overall annual, average sample size for the Agricultural Surveys Program will remain at 551,600. No additional burden is being added for the changes included in this submission. A detailed listing of the questions that have been updated are listed in the Supporting Statement Part A. Need and Use of the Information: Uses of NASS statistical information are extensive and varied. The producer is the primary user; other users of agricultural statistics are farm organizations, agribusinesses, State and national farm policy makers, foreign buyers of agricultural products, universities, and various researchers. Federal farm programs require information on acreages, production potential, stocks, prices, and income. Agricultural statistics are used to plan and administer other related federal and State programs in such areas as consumer protection, conservation, foreign trade, education, and recreation. Estimates are used by producers to determine production and marketing strategies, by the agricultural industry to assess markets and potential demand for products, and by the federal government to analyze potential and actual production. Some of the Federal agricultural agencies that use information from these surveys are the Economic Research Service, Foreign Agricultural Service, Agricultural Marketing Service, Farm Service Agency and the Risk Management Agency. The Bureau of Economic Analysis in the Department of Commerce is a major non-USDA agency that uses data from this information collection to prepare national and regional estimates of farm income and products. The Forest Service and Department of Interior use data collected on forage values to establish public land grazing rates in Western States. E:\FR\FM\09FEN1.SGM 09FEN1 8754 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 25 / Tuesday, February 9, 2021 / Notices Several agricultural agencies utilize NASS data to carry out programs required by legislation. Examples are the school lunch program, administration of marketing orders, grazing fee rates, and establishment of foreign trade policies. The Secretary of Agriculture uses information collected to help determine agricultural policy. Description of Respondents: Farms and Ranches. Number of Respondents: 551,600. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Two. Total Burden Hours: 175,583. Levi S. Harrell, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2021–02643 Filed 2–8–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–20–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Information Collection: Financial Information Security Request Form Forest Service, USDA. Notice; request for comment. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the extension of a currently approved information collection, Financial Information Security Request Form (0596–0204). DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before April 12, 2021 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable. ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to USDAForest Service, Attention: Stephen Wills, Financial Policy, Sidney Yates Federal Building: 201 14th St. SW, Washington, DC 20250. Comments also may be submitted via email to: Stephen.wills@usda.gov. Comments submitted in response to this notice may be made available to the public through relevant websites and upon request. For this reason, please do not include in your comments information of a confidential nature, such as sensitive personal information or proprietary information. If you send an email comment, your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the internet. Please note that responses to this public comment request containing any routine notice about the confidentiality of the khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:07 Feb 08, 2021 Jkt 253001 communication will be treated as public comments that may be made available to the public notwithstanding the inclusion of the routine notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Wills, Director of Financial Policy, 703–605–4938. Individuals who use telecommunications for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 8339, twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Financial Information Security Request Form. OMB Number: 0596–0204. Expiration Date of Approval: Type of Request: Extension without Revision. Abstract: The majority of Forest Service’s financial records are in databases stored at the National Finance Center (NFC). The Forest Service uses employees and contractors to maintain these financial records. The employees and contractors must have access to NFC to perform their duties. The Forest Service uses an electronic form FS–6500–214, Financial Information Security Request Form, to apply to NFC for access for a specific employee or contractor. Due to program management decisions and budget constraints, it has been determined that contractors will need to complete and submit the form. The contractor and the Forest Service systems provide the information necessary to complete form FS–6500– 214. The contractor verifies completion of two courses within the last year: Privacy Act Basics and IT (Information Technology) Security. The contractor then enters their short name assigned by the Forest Service. Using the short name, the screen is populated with information that the contractor can change if incorrect. The information includes: Name, work email, work telephone number, and job title. The contractor checks the box for a nonfederal employee and provides the expiration date of the contract. The contractor then selects the databases and actions needed. Based on the database(s) selected, the contractor provides additional information regarding the financial systems, work location, access scope, etc. Once the form is submitted to the client security officer, a one-page agreement automatically prints, which the contractor and client security officer sign. The agreement is a certification statement that acknowledges the contractor’s recognition of the sensitive nature of the information and agrees to use the information only for authorized PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 purposes. The information collected is shared with those managing or overseeing the financial systems used by the Forest Service. This includes auditors. Estimate of Burden per Response: 10 minutes. Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 9,549. Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 3. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 4,774 hours. Comment is invited on: (1) Whether this collection of information is necessary for the stated purposes and the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the information will have practical or scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the burden of the collection of information, 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 respondents, including the use of 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 request for approval by the Office of Management and Budget. Antoine L. Dixon, Chief Financial Officer. [FR Doc. 2021–02577 Filed 2–8–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411–15–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Utilities Service [Docket Number: RUS–21–WATER–0002] 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, the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on the following information collection for which RUS intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by April 12, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Taylor Marable, Community Program SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\09FEN1.SGM 09FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8753-8754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02643]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 4, 2021.
    The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information 
collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 on or after the date 
of publication of this notice. Comments are requested 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 these information collections are best assured 
of having their full effect if received by March 11, 2021. Written 
comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection 
should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on 
the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this 
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    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.

National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)

    Title: Agricultural Surveys Program--Substantive Change.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0213.
    Summary of Collection: General authority for these data collection 
activities is granted under U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204 which 
specifies that ``The Secretary of Agriculture shall procure and 
preserve all information concerning agriculture which he can obtain . . 
. by the collection of statistics . . .''. The primary objective of the 
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is to provide data 
users with timely and reliable agricultural production and economic 
statistics, as well as environmental and specialty agricultural related 
statistics. To accomplish this objective, NASS relies on the use of 
diverse surveys that show changes within the farming industry over 
time.
    The Agricultural Surveys Program is a combination of surveys 
utilizing several different sampling frames. Basic agricultural data is 
collected from farmers and ranchers throughout the nation and used to 
prepare agricultural estimates and forecasts of crop acreages, yields, 
and production; stocks of grains and oilseeds; hog and pig inventory; 
sheep inventory and lamb crop; goat and kid inventory; cattle 
inventory; cattle on feed, and land values. The surveys provide the 
basis for estimates of the current season's crop and livestock 
production and supplies of grain and oilseeds in storage. Survey 
results provide the foundation for setting livestock and poultry 
inventory numbers. Estimates derived from these surveys supply 
information needed by farmers to make decisions for both short- and 
long-term planning.
    Due to the COVID-19 virus, numerous changes took place for the 2020 
calendar year. The June Area Survey was suspended for 2020 and will be 
conducted again in 2021 and 2022. Normally, this survey relies on face 
to face interviews with farmers and ranchers. Instead the data from the 
2019 survey was used to adjust for list incompleteness in 2020.
    The 2021 June Area Survey will have the field level questions 
removed and only tract and whole farm data will be collected. This has 
been done so that the questionnaire can be conducted by telephone to 
allow for the continuation of social distancing.
    The overall annual, average sample size for the Agricultural 
Surveys Program will remain at 551,600. No additional burden is being 
added for the changes included in this submission.
    A detailed listing of the questions that have been updated are 
listed in the Supporting Statement Part A.
    Need and Use of the Information: Uses of NASS statistical 
information are extensive and varied. The producer is the primary user; 
other users of agricultural statistics are farm organizations, 
agribusinesses, State and national farm policy makers, foreign buyers 
of agricultural products, universities, and various researchers. 
Federal farm programs require information on acreages, production 
potential, stocks, prices, and income. Agricultural statistics are used 
to plan and administer other related federal and State programs in such 
areas as consumer protection, conservation, foreign trade, education, 
and recreation. Estimates are used by producers to determine production 
and marketing strategies, by the agricultural industry to assess 
markets and potential demand for products, and by the federal 
government to analyze potential and actual production.
    Some of the Federal agricultural agencies that use information from 
these surveys are the Economic Research Service, Foreign Agricultural 
Service, Agricultural Marketing Service, Farm Service Agency and the 
Risk Management Agency. The Bureau of Economic Analysis in the 
Department of Commerce is a major non-USDA agency that uses data from 
this information collection to prepare national and regional estimates 
of farm income and products. The Forest Service and Department of 
Interior use data collected on forage values to establish public land 
grazing rates in Western States.

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    Several agricultural agencies utilize NASS data to carry out 
programs required by legislation. Examples are the school lunch 
program, administration of marketing orders, grazing fee rates, and 
establishment of foreign trade policies. The Secretary of Agriculture 
uses information collected to help determine agricultural policy.
    Description of Respondents: Farms and Ranches.
    Number of Respondents: 551,600.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Two.
    Total Burden Hours: 175,583.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-02643 Filed 2-8-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-20-P
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