Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 15358 [2022-05722]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 15358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05722]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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; 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 April 
18, 2022 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.

Farm Service Agency

    Title: 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program (2017 WHIP) 
and (Florida Citrus Block Grant) and Quality Loss Adjustment (QLA) 
Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0291.
    Summary of Collection: The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA, Pub. 
L. 115-123) authorized $2.36 billion in assistance for losses to crops, 
trees, bushes, and vine losses due to 2017 wildfires and hurricanes. 
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is implementing the provisions of the BBA 
by providing up to $2 billion in assistance to eligible producers 
through the 2017 WHIP, and approximately $340 million through a block 
grant with the State of Florida to address losses to citrus trees, and 
production.
    FSA is also providing the QLA assistance to the producers as 
specified in the Disaster Relief Act. The Additional Supplemental 
Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019 (Disaster Relief Act; Pub. 
L. 116-20) also provides disaster assistance for necessary expenses 
related to losses of crops (including milk, on-farm stored commodities, 
crops prevented from planting in 2019, and harvested adulterated wine 
grapes), trees, bushes, and vines, as a consequence of hurricanes, 
floods, tornadoes, typhoons, volcanic activity, snowstorms, and 
wildfires occurring in calendar years 2018 and 2019.
    Need and Use of the Information: In order for FSA to determine 
whether a producer is eligible for 2017 WHIP and to calculate a 
payment, a producer is required to submit FSA-890 2017, WHIP 
application; FSA-891, Crop Insurance and/or NAP Coverage Agreement; 
FSA-892, Request for an Exception to the WHIP Payment Limitation (if 
applicable); FSA-893, 2018 Citrus Actual Production History and 
Approved Yield Record (Florida Only); CCC-902, Farm Operating Plan for 
Payment Eligibility; FSA-578, Report of Acreage; and AD-1026, Highly 
Erodible Land Conservation (HELC) and Wetland Conservation 
Certification. The information collected from the forms will be used by 
FSA and the State of Florida to determine eligibility and distribute 
payments to eligible producers under WHIP.
    In order to determine whether a producer is eligible for the QLA 
Program and to calculate a payment, a producer is required to submit 
form FSA-898, QLA Program application; form FSA-899, Historical 
Nutritional Value Weighted Average Worksheet (Continuation); form FSA-
895, Crop Insurance and/or NAP Coverage Agreement; form FSA-578, Report 
of Acreage; required documentation of the producer's loss, form CCC-
902I, Farm Operating Plan for Individuals; form CCC-901, Member's 
Information; form CCC-941, Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) 
Certification and Consent to Disclosure Tax Information; form CCC-942, 
Certification of Income from Farming, Ranching and Forestry Operations, 
if applicable, and form AD-1026, Highly Erodible Land Conservation 
(HELC) and Wetland Conservation Certification. Failure to submit the 
application and the additional forms would result in payments not being 
provided to eligible producers.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals and households.
    Number of Respondents: 236,100.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 184,551.

    Dated: March 15, 2022.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-05722 Filed 3-17-22; 8:45 am]
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