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the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Specialty Crops Market News
Reports.
OMB Control Number: 0581–0006.
Summary of Collection: Section 203(g)
of the Agricultural Marketing Act of
1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621) directs and
authorizes the collection of information
and disseminating of market
information including adequate outlook
information on a market-area basis for
the purpose of anticipating and meeting
consumer requirements, aiding in the
maintenance of farm income and
bringing about balance between
production and utilization of agriculture
products.
Market News provides all interested
segments of the market chain with
timely, accurate information from an
unbiased third party. Equal access to
timely and reliable market information
tends to equalize the competitive
position of all market participants. In
the absence of Market News information
and reports, small and medium sized
market participants with limited
resources for developing and collecting
information are at a competitive
disadvantage to larger participants who
might be able to afford very
sophisticated information systems.
Need and Use of the Information:
AMS will collect market information on
some 411 specialty crops for prices and
supply. The Specialty Crops Market
News Division reports are used by
academia and various government
agencies for regulatory and other
purposes, but are primarily used by the
specialty crops trade, which includes
packers, processors, brokers, retailers,
producers, and associated industries.
Members of the specialty crops industry
regularly make it clear that they need
and expect AMS to issue price and
supply market reports for commodities
of regional, national, and international
significance in order to assist in making
immediate production and marketing
decisions and as a guide to the amount
of product in the supply channel.
In addition, AMS buys hundreds of
millions of dollars of specialty crops
products each year for domestic feeding
programs, and Specialty Crops Market
News Division data is a critical
component of the decision-making
process. The absence of these data
would deny primary and secondary
users information that otherwise would
be available to aid them in their
production, marketing decisions,
analyses, research and knowledge of
current market conditions. The
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omission of these data could adversely
affect prices, supply, and demand.
Description of Respondents: Farms;
Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 2,761.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Weekly; Monthly.
Total Burden Hours: 50,071.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
[Docket ID FSA–2023–0018]
Information Collection Requests;
Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Customer Feedback on the
Service Delivery (0560–0286)
Farm Service Agency, U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the
Farm Production and Conservation
(FPAC) is requesting comments from all
interested individuals and organizations
on an extension of a currently approved
Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Customer Feedback on the
Service Delivery (0560–0286). The Farm
Service Agency (FSA) initially received
the PRA approval for this information
collection request and has expanded it
to cover all four of the agencies in the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Farm Production and Conservation
(FPAC) mission area. FPAC uses the
approval to cover the surveys, window
pop-up surveys, focus groups, beta
testing new or revised electronic
systems, comment cards, and other
information collection instruments or
methods, which are designed to get
customer feedback on service delivery
for various programs administered by
any of the FPAC agencies. This request
for approval broadly addresses the need
for information about what our
customers think of our services so that
we can improve service delivery;
specific information collection activities
will be incorporated into the approval
as the need for the information is
identified. For example, when we
implement a new program and provide
information about the services for the
program on our website, we may
provide a voluntary customer service
questionnaire about how well the
program is working for our customers,
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specifically within the area of customer
service.
DATES: We will consider comments that
we receive by November 20, 2023.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments on this notice. You may
submit comments through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal by going to https://
www.regulations.gov and searching for
Docket ID FSA–2023–0018.
Comments will be available on https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Ann Ball, (202) 205–5851,
maryann.ball@usda.gov. Individuals
who require alternative means of
communication should contact the
USDA TARGET Center at (202) 720–
2600 (voice and text telephone (TTY)) or
dial 711 for Telecommunications Relay
Service (both voice and text telephone
users can initiate this call from any
telephone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Customer
Feedback on Farm Service Agency
Service Delivery (FastTrack).
OMB Control Number: 0560–0286.
Expiration Date of Approval: January
31, 2024.
Type of Request: Extension.
Abstract: FSA initially received the
PRA approval for this information
collection request and has expanded it
to cover all of the agencies in the USDA
FPAC mission area. FPAC includes the
following four agencies: the FPAC
Business Center, the Farm Service
Agency (FSA), the National Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS), and the
Risk Management Agency (RMA). The
program staff have created several
feedback instruments (customer
surveys) and submitted them to the
FPAC information collection
coordinator for approval under the
current approved information collection
of 0560–0286, Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Customer
Feedback on Service Delivery. The
program staff continue to use fast track
approval to submit new customer
instruments to the information
collection coordinator for approval,
which takes less time than going
through a regular Paperwork Reduction
Act process.
As a result, program staff are able to
quickly implement certain types of
surveys and related collection of
information using OMB control number
of 0560–0286. For example, when we
implement a new program and provide
information about the programs on our
website, we may provide a voluntary
customer service questionnaire about
how well the program is working for our
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customers, specifically within the area
of customer service.
The information collection provides a
means to gather qualitative customer
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner that is consistent with
the commitment to improving service
delivery. By qualitative feedback, we
mean information, generally from
customers, that provides useful insights
on perceptions and opinions based on
experiences with service delivery from
one of the FPAC agencies. Such
information does not include statistical
surveys that yield quantitative results
that can be generalized to the
population. The qualitative feedback
will:
• Provide insights into customer or
stakeholder perceptions, experiences,
and expectations,
• Provide an early warning of issues
with service, and
• Focus attention on areas where
communication, training, or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services.
The collection will allow for ongoing,
collaborative, and actionable
communication between the FPAC
agencies and customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
The solicitation of feedback will target
areas such as: timeliness,
appropriateness, accuracy of
information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of
issues with service delivery. Responses
will be assessed to plan and inform
efforts to improve or maintain the
quality of service offered to the public.
If this information is not collected, vital
feedback from customers and
stakeholders on FPAC agency services
will be unavailable.
We will only submit a collection for
approval under this generic clearance if
it meets the following conditions:
• The collections are voluntary;
• The collections are low burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden hours per
respondent) and are low-cost for both
the respondents and the Federal
Government;
• The collections are
noncontroversial and do not raise issues
of concern to other Federal agencies;
• The collections are targeted to the
solicitation of opinions from
respondents who have experience with
the program or may have experience
with the program in the near future;
• Personally identifiable information
(PII) is collected only to the extent
necessary and is not retained;
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• Information gathered will be used
only internally for general service
improvement and program management
purposes and is not intended for release
outside of the FPAC agencies;
• Information gathered will not be
used for the purpose of substantially
informing influential policy decisions;
and
• Information gathered will yield
qualitative information; the collections
will not be designed or expected to
yield statistically reliable results or used
as though the results are generalizable to
the population of study.
As a general matter, information
collections will not result in any new
system of records containing privacy
information and will not ask questions
of a sensitive nature, such as religious
beliefs, sexual behavior and attitudes,
and other matters that are commonly
considered private.
Additionally, we are including
surveys, focus groups, webinars, and
other information collection
instruments to cover a beta testing or
testing of a newly developed
information system or online
application for any FPAC Business
Center, FSA, RMA, or NRCS programs
to ensure it is meeting the customers’
needs when applying for payments or
benefits electronically. This will be an
expansion of this information collection
request and is being included to
streamline the timing of our conversion
from paper-based forms to encourage
electronic submission of information.
There are no changes to the annual
burden hours in this collection. For the
following estimated total annual burden
on respondents, the formula used to
calculate the total burden hours is the
estimated average time per response
multiplied by the estimated total annual
number of responses.
Estimate of Average Time to Respond:
Public reporting burden for collecting
information under this notice is
estimated to average 11 minutes
(0.17734 hours) per response, including
the time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources, and
completing and reviewing the collection
of information. Specifically, it will be 10
minutes per customer feedback survey,
15 minutes per comment card, and 3
hours per focus group and for beta
testing.
Respondents: Individuals and
households; businesses; organizations;
and State, local, or Tribal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
210,500.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
210,500.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours on Respondents: 37,333 hours.
Requesting Comments
We are requesting comments on all
aspects of this information collection to
help us to:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
FPAC agencies, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
estimate of burden including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected;
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including 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 when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
submission for Office of Management
and Budget approval.
USDA Non-Discrimination Policy
In accordance with Federal civil
rights law and U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) civil rights
regulations and policies, USDA, its
Agencies, offices, and employees, and
institutions participating in or
administering USDA programs are
prohibited from discriminating based on
race, color, national origin, religion, sex,
gender identity (including gender
expression), sexual orientation,
disability, age, marital status, family or
parental status, income derived from a
public assistance program, political
beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior
civil rights activity, in any program or
activity conducted or funded by USDA
(not all bases apply to all programs).
Remedies and complaint filing
deadlines vary by program or incident.
Individuals who require alternative
means of communication for program
information (for example, braille, large
print, audiotape, American Sign
Language, etc.) should contact the
responsible Agency or the USDA
TARGET Center at (202) 720–2600
(voice and text telephone (TTY)) or dial
711 for Telecommunications Relay
Service (both voice and text telephone
users can initiate this call from any
telephone). Additionally, program
information may be made available in
languages other than English.
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To file a program discrimination
complaint, complete the USDA Program
Discrimination Complaint Form, AD–
3027, found online at https://
ww.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-aprogram-discrimination-complaint and
at any USDA office or write a letter
addressed to USDA and provide in the
letter all the information requested in
the form. To request a copy of the
complaint form, call (866) 632–9992.
Submit your completed form or letter to
USDA by: (1) mail to: U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20250–9410; (2) fax: (202) 690–7442;
or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
USDA is an equal opportunity
provider, employer, and lender.
Zach Ducheneaux,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2023–20210 Filed 9–18–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Hiawatha National Forest Resource
Advisory Committee
Forest Service, Agriculture
(USDA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
The Hiawatha National Forest
Resource Advisory Committee (RAC)
will hold a public meeting according to
the details shown below. The
Committee is authorized under the
Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act (the Act) and
operates in compliance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The
purpose of the Committee is to improve
collaborative relationships and to
provide advice and recommendations to
the Forest Service concerning projects
and funding consistent with Title II of
the Act as well as to make
recommendations on recreation fee
proposals for sites on the Hiawatha
National Forest within Chippewa
County, consistent with the Federal
Lands Recreation Enhancement Act.
DATES: An in-person meeting will be
held on September 25, 2023, at 9:30 a.m.
through 4:30 p.m., eastern daylight time
(EDT).
Written and Oral Comments: Anyone
wishing to provide in-person comments
must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. EDT on
September 15, 2023. Written public
comments will be accepted by 11:59
p.m. EDT on September 15, 2023.
Comments submitted after this date will
be provided to the Forest Service, but
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the Committee may not have adequate
time to consider those comments prior
to the meeting.
All RAC meetings are subject to
cancellation. For status of the meeting
prior to attendance, please contact the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held in
person at the St. Ignace District Ranger
Office, located at W1900 US–2, St.
Ignace, MI 49781. RAC information and
meeting details can be found by
contacting the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Written Comments: Written comments
must be sent by email to rita.mills@
usda.gov or via mail (i.e., postmarked)
to Rita Mills, Hiawatha National Forest,
820 Rains Drive, Gladstone, MI 49837.
The Forest Service strongly prefers
comments be submitted electronically.
Oral Comments: Persons or
organizations wishing to make oral
comments must pre-register by 11:59
p.m. EDT, September 20, 2023, and
speakers can only register for one
speaking slot. Oral comments must be
sent by email to rita.mills@usda.gov or
via mail (i.e., postmarked) to Rita Mills,
Hiawatha National Forest, 820 Rains
Drive, Gladstone, MI 49837.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shannon Rische, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), by phone at 906–428–
5839 or email at shannon.rische@
usda.gov or Rita Mills, RAC
Coordinator, at 906–241–0258 or email
at rita.mills@usda.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the meeting is to:
1. Make funding recommendations;
2. Plan outreach efforts for additional
chairs;
3. Plan field trip;
4. Introduce new Forest Supervisor
and District Ranger; and
5. Schedule the next meeting.
The agenda will include time for
individuals to make oral statements of
three minutes or less. Individuals
wishing to make an oral statement
should make a request in writing at least
three days prior to the meeting date to
be scheduled on the agenda. Written
comments may be submitted to the
Forest Service up to 14 days after the
meeting date listed under DATES.
Please contact the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, by
or before the deadline, for all questions
related to the meeting. All comments,
including names and addresses when
provided, are placed in the record and
are available for public inspection and
copying. The public may inspect
comments received upon request.
Meeting Accommodations: The
meeting location is compliant with the
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Americans with Disabilities Act, and the
USDA provides reasonable
accommodation to individuals with
disabilities where appropriate. If you are
a person requiring reasonable
accommodation, please make requests
in advance for sign language
interpretation, assistive listening
devices, or other reasonable
accommodation to the person listed
under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section or contact USDA’s
TARGET Center at (202) 720–2600
(voice and TTY) or USDA through the
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.
Additionally, program information may
be made available in languages other
than English.
USDA programs are prohibited from
discriminating based on race, color,
national origin, religion, sex, gender
identity (including gender expression),
sexual orientation, disability, age,
marital status, family/parental status,
income derived from a public assistance
program, political beliefs, or reprisal or
retaliation for prior civil rights activity,
in any program or activity conducted or
funded by USDA (not all bases apply to
all programs). Remedies and complaint
filing deadlines vary by program or
incident.
Equal opportunity practices in
accordance with USDA’s policies will
be followed in all appointments to the
Committee. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Committee
have taken in account the needs of the
diverse groups served by USDA,
membership shall include to the extent
possible, individuals with demonstrated
ability to represent minorities, women,
and persons with disabilities. USDA is
an equal opportunity provider,
employer, and lender.
Dated: September 12, 2023.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; American Community Survey
Methods Panel: 2024 Sexual
Orientation and Gender Identity Test
Census Bureau, Commerce.
Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
[Docket ID FSA-2023-0018]
Information Collection Requests; Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Customer Feedback on the Service Delivery
(0560-0286)
AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the Farm
Production and Conservation (FPAC) is requesting comments from all
interested individuals and organizations on an extension of a currently
approved Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Customer
Feedback on the Service Delivery (0560-0286). The Farm Service Agency
(FSA) initially received the PRA approval for this information
collection request and has expanded it to cover all four of the
agencies in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Production
and Conservation (FPAC) mission area. FPAC uses the approval to cover
the surveys, window pop-up surveys, focus groups, beta testing new or
revised electronic systems, comment cards, and other information
collection instruments or methods, which are designed to get customer
feedback on service delivery for various programs administered by any
of the FPAC agencies. This request for approval broadly addresses the
need for information about what our customers think of our services so
that we can improve service delivery; specific information collection
activities will be incorporated into the approval as the need for the
information is identified. For example, when we implement a new program
and provide information about the services for the program on our
website, we may provide a voluntary customer service questionnaire
about how well the program is working for our customers, specifically
within the area of customer service.
DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by November 20, 2023.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. You may
submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal by going to
https://www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID FSA-2023-0018.
Comments will be available on https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Ann Ball, (202) 205-5851,
[email protected]. Individuals who require alternative means of
communication should contact the USDA TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600
(voice and text telephone (TTY)) or dial 711 for Telecommunications
Relay Service (both voice and text telephone users can initiate this
call from any telephone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Customer
Feedback on Farm Service Agency Service Delivery (FastTrack).
OMB Control Number: 0560-0286.
Expiration Date of Approval: January 31, 2024.
Type of Request: Extension.
Abstract: FSA initially received the PRA approval for this
information collection request and has expanded it to cover all of the
agencies in the USDA FPAC mission area. FPAC includes the following
four agencies: the FPAC Business Center, the Farm Service Agency (FSA),
the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and the Risk
Management Agency (RMA). The program staff have created several
feedback instruments (customer surveys) and submitted them to the FPAC
information collection coordinator for approval under the current
approved information collection of 0560-0286, Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Customer Feedback on Service Delivery. The
program staff continue to use fast track approval to submit new
customer instruments to the information collection coordinator for
approval, which takes less time than going through a regular Paperwork
Reduction Act process.
As a result, program staff are able to quickly implement certain
types of surveys and related collection of information using OMB
control number of 0560-0286. For example, when we implement a new
program and provide information about the programs on our website, we
may provide a voluntary customer service questionnaire about how well
the program is working for our
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customers, specifically within the area of customer service.
The information collection provides a means to gather qualitative
customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner that
is consistent with the commitment to improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback, we mean information, generally from customers,
that provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions based on
experiences with service delivery from one of the FPAC agencies. Such
information does not include statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be generalized to the population. The
qualitative feedback will:
Provide insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences, and expectations,
Provide an early warning of issues with service, and
Focus attention on areas where communication, training, or
changes in operations might improve delivery of products or services.
The collection will allow for ongoing, collaborative, and
actionable communication between the FPAC agencies and customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management. The solicitation of feedback will
target areas such as: timeliness, appropriateness, accuracy of
information, courtesy, efficiency of service delivery, and resolution
of issues with service delivery. Responses will be assessed to plan and
inform efforts to improve or maintain the quality of service offered to
the public. If this information is not collected, vital feedback from
customers and stakeholders on FPAC agency services will be unavailable.
We will only submit a collection for approval under this generic
clearance if it meets the following conditions:
The collections are voluntary;
The collections are low burden for respondents (based on
considerations of total burden hours, total number of respondents, or
burden hours per respondent) and are low-cost for both the respondents
and the Federal Government;
The collections are noncontroversial and do not raise
issues of concern to other Federal agencies;
The collections are targeted to the solicitation of
opinions from respondents who have experience with the program or may
have experience with the program in the near future;
Personally identifiable information (PII) is collected
only to the extent necessary and is not retained;
Information gathered will be used only internally for
general service improvement and program management purposes and is not
intended for release outside of the FPAC agencies;
Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of
substantially informing influential policy decisions; and
Information gathered will yield qualitative information;
the collections will not be designed or expected to yield statistically
reliable results or used as though the results are generalizable to the
population of study.
As a general matter, information collections will not result in any
new system of records containing privacy information and will not ask
questions of a sensitive nature, such as religious beliefs, sexual
behavior and attitudes, and other matters that are commonly considered
private.
Additionally, we are including surveys, focus groups, webinars, and
other information collection instruments to cover a beta testing or
testing of a newly developed information system or online application
for any FPAC Business Center, FSA, RMA, or NRCS programs to ensure it
is meeting the customers' needs when applying for payments or benefits
electronically. This will be an expansion of this information
collection request and is being included to streamline the timing of
our conversion from paper-based forms to encourage electronic
submission of information.
There are no changes to the annual burden hours in this collection.
For the following estimated total annual burden on respondents, the
formula used to calculate the total burden hours is the estimated
average time per response multiplied by the estimated total annual
number of responses.
Estimate of Average Time to Respond: Public reporting burden for
collecting information under this notice is estimated to average 11
minutes (0.17734 hours) per response, including the time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data sources, and completing and
reviewing the collection of information. Specifically, it will be 10
minutes per customer feedback survey, 15 minutes per comment card, and
3 hours per focus group and for beta testing.
Respondents: Individuals and households; businesses; organizations;
and State, local, or Tribal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 210,500.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 210,500.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours on Respondents: 37,333 hours.
Requesting Comments
We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information
collection to help us to:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the FPAC agencies, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the estimate of burden including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including 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 when provided, will be a matter of public record.
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission for Office
of Management and Budget approval.
USDA Non-Discrimination Policy
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, USDA, its
Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or
administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on
race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including
gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital
status, family or parental status, income derived from a public
assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for
prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or
funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and
complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
Individuals who require alternative means of communication for
program information (for example, braille, large print, audiotape,
American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or
the USDA TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and text telephone
(TTY)) or dial 711 for Telecommunications Relay Service (both voice and
text telephone users can initiate this call from any telephone).
Additionally, program information may be made available in languages
other than English.
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To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA
Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at https://ww.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-a-program-discrimination-complaint and
at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in
the letter all the information requested in the form. To request a copy
of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form
or letter to USDA by: (1) mail to: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3)
email: [email protected].
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
Zach Ducheneaux,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
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