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Download as PDF 58636 Notices Federal Register Vol. 86, No. 202 Friday, October 22, 2021 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 October 19, 2021. 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 requested regarding: 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; the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 November 22, 2021 will be considered. 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:47 Oct 21, 2021 Jkt 256001 displays a currently valid OMB control number. Risk Management Agency Title: Acreage/Crop Reporting Streamlining Initiative. OMB Control Number: 0563–0084. Summary of Collection: Section 508(f)(3) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1515); 7 U.S.C. 7333(b)(3); 7 CFR 457.8 and 7 CFR 1437.7(d) mandates the collection of acreage and production information from producers who wish to participate in certain USDA programs. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the Risk Management Agency (RMA) are implementing the Acreage/Crop Reporting Streamlining Initiative (ACRSI), a web-based single source reporting system to establish a single reporting and data collection. Need and use of the Information: This initiative is being conducted in phases by geographical area and additional commodities. Counties are selected based on their commonality of historical crop reporting, high percentage of producers participating in both RMA and FSA programs and the high level of interest of the private agricultural service industry (precision-ag and farm management) in the pilot phases. It will reengineer the procedures, processes, and standards to simplify commodity, acreage and production reporting by producers, eliminate or minimize duplication of information collection by multiple agencies and reduce the burden on producers, insurance agents and AIPs. Information being collected will consist of, but not be limited to: Producer name, location state, commodity name, commodity type or variety, location county, date planted, land location (legal description, FSA farm number, FSA track number, FSA field number), intended use, prevented planting acres, acres planted but failed, planted acres, and production of commodity produced. Failure to collect the applicable information could result in unearned Federal benefits being issued or producers being denied eligibility to program benefits. Description of Respondents: Individuals and households. Number of Respondents: 500,000. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: One time. PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Total Burden Hours: 187,500. Levi S. Harrell, Departmental Information Clearance Officer. 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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules 
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings 
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, 
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency 
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents 
appearing in this section.

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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 202 / Friday, October 22, 2021 / 
Notices

[[Page 58636]]



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 19, 2021.
    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 requested regarding: 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; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 November 
22, 2021 will be considered. 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.

Risk Management Agency

    Title: Acreage/Crop Reporting Streamlining Initiative.
    OMB Control Number: 0563-0084.
    Summary of Collection: Section 508(f)(3) of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1515); 7 U.S.C. 7333(b)(3); 7 CFR 457.8 and 7 
CFR 1437.7(d) mandates the collection of acreage and production 
information from producers who wish to participate in certain USDA 
programs. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the Risk Management Agency 
(RMA) are implementing the Acreage/Crop Reporting Streamlining 
Initiative (ACRSI), a web-based single source reporting system to 
establish a single reporting and data collection.
    Need and use of the Information: This initiative is being conducted 
in phases by geographical area and additional commodities. Counties are 
selected based on their commonality of historical crop reporting, high 
percentage of producers participating in both RMA and FSA programs and 
the high level of interest of the private agricultural service industry 
(precision-ag and farm management) in the pilot phases. It will 
reengineer the procedures, processes, and standards to simplify 
commodity, acreage and production reporting by producers, eliminate or 
minimize duplication of information collection by multiple agencies and 
reduce the burden on producers, insurance agents and AIPs. Information 
being collected will consist of, but not be limited to: Producer name, 
location state, commodity name, commodity type or variety, location 
county, date planted, land location (legal description, FSA farm 
number, FSA track number, FSA field number), intended use, prevented 
planting acres, acres planted but failed, planted acres, and production 
of commodity produced. Failure to collect the applicable information 
could result in unearned Federal benefits being issued or producers 
being denied eligibility to program benefits.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals and households.
    Number of Respondents: 500,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: One time.
    Total Burden Hours: 187,500.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-23061 Filed 10-21-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-08-P
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