Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 87385 [2023-27672]

Download as PDF 87385 Notices Federal Register Vol. 88, No. 241 Monday, December 18, 2023 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 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 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 January 17, 2024 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 17:41 Dec 15, 2023 Jkt 262001 displays a currently valid OMB control number. Farm Service Agency Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2023–27672 Filed 12–15–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–05–P Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Farm Service Agency [Docket ID: FSA–2023–0017] Title: Certified Mediation Program (7 CFR part 785). OMB Control Number: 0560–0165. Summary of Collection: The Farm Service (FSA) is administering the Certified Mediation Program as mandated by Subtitle A and B of Title V of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (Pub. L. 100–233), as amended, under the USDA Agricultural Mediation Program. USDA authorized FSA to administer the program. FSA makes grants to state-designated entitles that provide mediation to agricultural producers, their lenders and others that are directly affected by the action of certain USDA agencies. In mediation, a trained impartial mediator helps participants review and discuss their conflicts, identify options to resolve disputes and agree on solutions. Need and Use of the Information: FSA will collect information to determine whether the participants meet the eligibility requirements to be recipients of grant funds, and secondly, to determine if the grant is being administered as provided by the Agricultural Credit Act. Lack of adequate information to make these determinations could result in the improper administration and appropriation of Federal grant funds. Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government. Number of Respondents: 42. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually. Total Burden Hours: 2,772. PO 00000 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Sfmt 4703 Request for Information on Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA) FSA–153 Form Modernization and Information Collection Request Notice; and request for comment. ACTION: Farm Service Agency and Farm Production and Conservation Business Center, Department of Agriculture (USDA). SUMMARY: The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting information on proposed revisions to the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report (FSA–153 form). The FSA–153 requires updating. Specifically, the FSA–153 form needs clarification and updating to ensure that foreign owners (or long-term lessees) who are required to file the FSA–153 form have clear instructions and that USDA is collecting the most precise and meaningful data, so that the report to Congress is as accurate and insightful as possible. Foreign owners are investors who buy, sell, or hold a direct or indirect interest in U.S. agricultural land (or who hold long-term leases on agricultural land) and must report their holdings and transactions to USDA on the FSA–153 form. USDA uses the information on the submitted forms to generate the report that it submits to Congress. FSA is moving towards modernizing the collection of information process, clarifying and modernizing the FSA– 153 form, and if funding becomes available, creating an electronic submission system that will allow foreign owners to report by filing electronically. In addition, this document requests public input for our plan to revise not only the information request, but ultimately, the regulation (which will likely result in further modifications at a later date to the FSA– 153 form). DATES: We will consider comments or information that we receive by February 16, 2024. ADDRESSES: We invite you to send comments in response to this notice. You may submit comments, identified by Docket ID: FSA–2023–0017 in the AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\18DEN1.SGM 18DEN1

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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. 88, No. 241 / Monday, December 18, 2023 / 
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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 January 
17, 2024 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: Certified Mediation Program (7 CFR part 785).
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0165.
    Summary of Collection: The Farm Service (FSA) is administering the 
Certified Mediation Program as mandated by Subtitle A and B of Title V 
of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (Pub. L. 100-233), as amended, 
under the USDA Agricultural Mediation Program. USDA authorized FSA to 
administer the program. FSA makes grants to state-designated entitles 
that provide mediation to agricultural producers, their lenders and 
others that are directly affected by the action of certain USDA 
agencies. In mediation, a trained impartial mediator helps participants 
review and discuss their conflicts, identify options to resolve 
disputes and agree on solutions.
    Need and Use of the Information: FSA will collect information to 
determine whether the participants meet the eligibility requirements to 
be recipients of grant funds, and secondly, to determine if the grant 
is being administered as provided by the Agricultural Credit Act. Lack 
of adequate information to make these determinations could result in 
the improper administration and appropriation of Federal grant funds.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 42.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,772.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-27672 Filed 12-15-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-05-P
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