Information Collection Request; Assignment of Payment; Joint Payment Authorization; and Request for Waiver, 47126-47127 [2024-12001]

Download as PDF 47126 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 106 / Friday, May 31, 2024 / Notices website currently contains the Lacey Act, as amended; requirements, commodities and products covered, information on prohibitions, and the current status of implementation of the declaration requirement of the Lacey Act; frequently asked questions; the implementation schedule; and a link to the Lacey Act Web Governance System (LAWGS). The website will be updated as new materials become available. We encourage persons interested in receiving timely updates on APHIS’ Lacey Act efforts to register for our stakeholder registry at https://public.gov delivery.com/accounts/USDAAPHIS/ subscriber/new/ and select ‘‘Lacey Act Declaration’’ as a topic of interest. Paperwork Reduction Act This notice contains no new information collection or recordkeeping requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). The information collection activities included in this notice are approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579– 0349. E-Government Act Compliance The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is committed to compliance with the E-Government Act to promote the use of the internet and other information technologies, to provide increased opportunities for citizen access to Government information and services, and for other purposes. For information pertinent to E-Government Act compliance related to this notice, please contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS’ Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–2533. Done in Washington, DC, this 23rd day of May 2024. Michael Watson, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2024–11901 Filed 5–30–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Commodity Credit Corporation Farm Service Agency khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES [Docket ID: FSA–2024–0006] Information Collection Request; Assignment of Payment; Joint Payment Authorization; and Request for Waiver Commodity Credit Corporation and Farm Service Agency, USDA. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:22 May 30, 2024 Jkt 262001 In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act requirement, the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), and Farm Service Agency (FSA) are requesting comments from all interested individuals and organizations on a revision and an extension of a currently approved information collection. SUMMARY: We will consider comments that we receive by July 30, 2024. ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. You may submit comments electronically through Federal eRulemaking portal, identified by Docket ID: fsa02024–0006: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. You may also send comments to the Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the information collection may be requested by contacting Yanira Sanabria by calling her. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, Yanira Sanabria, (202) 772– 6032; email: yanira.sanabria@usda.gov. Persons with disabilities who require alternative mean for communication should contact the USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720–2600 (Voice). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Assignment and Joint Payment Elections. Forms: CCC–36, ‘‘Assignment of Payment;’’ CCC–37, ‘‘Joint Payment Authorization;’’ and–FPAC–FMD–12 Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Hardship Waiver Request. OMB Control Number: 0560–0183. Expiration Date of Approval: August 31, 2024. Type of Request: Revision and extension of a currently approved information collection request. Abstract: FSA and CCC are requesting an extension with a revision of the currently approved information. Section 8(g) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(g)) authorizes producers to assign FSA conservation program payments in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary. The Assignment of Payments regulation as specified in 7 CFR part 1404 requires that any such assignment be signed by both the assignor and the assignee. The Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, extends that authority to CCC programs, including rice, feed grains, cotton, and wheat. The Natural Conservation Service (NRCS) is also using the forms, DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 but most NRCS programs are exempt from the PRA. Producers (Assignors) use form CCC– 36–Assignment of Payment to assign payments under various CCC, FSA, or NRCS programs. Customers may submit a completed CCC–36 to any FSA and NRCS County Office to be entered into the Financial Services application or the NRCS ProTracts web application. County Office data entry requires a second user for verification. The second user may be located in the same County Office or another Office. When there is no second user available, an employee from another County Office may perform this action by submitting a faxed copy of the form. Producers use form CCC–37–Joint Payment Authorization to make program payments from the CCC or FSA jointly payable to multiple entities. They must submit the form in hard copy or electronically to the FSA County office that retains copies for the producer and joint payee. No fax is allowed for this form. There are no regulations governing joint payments (CCC–37–Joint Payment Authorization), but this service is offered as a result of public requests for the type of payment option. Customers may use the form FPAC FMD–12, Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Hardship Waiver Request for FSA. Payments of Federal Benefits by Check to invoke a hardship waiver payment. In accordance with Treasury Regulation 31 CFR 208, Payments by electronic funds transfer (EFT) are not required for anyone over the age of 90 born prior to May 1, 1921. The hardship waiver request can currently be submitted either in person or by phone call to the local county FSA office by entering the waiver request in the Financial Service application for the following reasons: Geographic Barrier or Mental Impairment. The differences in the forms are that FSA use a tax identification number instead of a social security number. Most NRCS programs and some FSA programs are exempt from the Paperwork Reduction Act. In the information collection request, the number of responses and respondents decreased by 262,107 and the burden hours also decreased by 43,725 which were all due to fewer producers or farmers participating in several programs such as the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program, and other FSA programs. The forms of CCC–251 and CCC–252 were removed from the collection due to less than 10 respondents using each form. E:\FR\FM\31MYN1.SGM 31MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 106 / Friday, May 31, 2024 / Notices khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 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 responses. Estimate of Respondent Burden: Public reporting burden for collecting information under this notice is estimated to average 0.1667 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collections of information. Type of Respondents: Producers participating in FSA, CCC, and NRCS programs. Estimated Number of Respondents: 202,612. Estimated Average Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.163. Estimated Total Annual Responses: 438,584. Estimated Average Time per Response: 0.1664. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 72,962 hours. We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information collection to help FSA: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of burden of the collection of information including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) Evaluate the quality, ability and clarity of the information technology; and (4) Minimize the burden of the information collection on those who respond through 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 made 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:22 May 30, 2024 Jkt 262001 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. To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD– 3027, found online at https:// www.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, Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation. Administrator, Farm Service Agency. [FR Doc. 2024–12001 Filed 5–30–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–05–P COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Notice of Public Meeting of the Ohio Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. ACTION: Notice of virtual business meeting. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 47127 on Civil Rights (Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, that the Ohio Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a public meeting via Zoom. The purpose of this meeting is discuss, revise, and vote, as needed, on matters related to the Committee’s draft report on the source of income discrmination in Ohio housing. DATES: Friday, June 28, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. eastern time. ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held via Zoom. Registration Link (Audio/Visual): https://bit.ly/44Sjc8O Join by Phone (Audio Only): 1–833– 435–1820 USA Toll Free; Webinar ID: 161 452 6976# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Wojnaroski, Designated Federal Officer, at mwojnaroski@usccr.gov or 1– 202–618–4158. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Committee meeting is available to the public through the registration link above. Any interested members of the public may attend this meeting. An open comment period will be provided to allow members of the public to make oral statements as time allows. Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, public minutes of the meeting will include a list of persons who are present at the meeting. If joining via phone, callers can expect to incur regular charges for calls they initiate over wireless lines, according to their wireless plan. The Commission will not refund any incurred charges. Callers will incur no charge for calls they initiate over land-line connections to the toll-free telephone number. Closed captioning is available by selecting ‘‘CC’’ in the meeting platform. To request additional accommodations, please email svillanueva@usccr.gov at least 10 business days prior to each meeting. Members of the public are entitled to submit written comments; the comments must be received in the regional office within 30 days following the scheduled meeting. Written comments may be emailed to Melissa Wojnaroski at mwojnaroski@usccr.gov. Persons who desire additional information may contact the Regional Programs Coordination Unit at 1–202– 618–4158. Records generated from these meetings may be inspected and reproduced at the Regional Programs Coordination Unit Office, as they become available, both before and after each meeting. Records of the meetings will be available via www.facadatabase.gov under the E:\FR\FM\31MYN1.SGM 31MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 106 (Friday, May 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47126-47127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12001]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation

Farm Service Agency

[Docket ID: FSA-2024-0006]


Information Collection Request; Assignment of Payment; Joint 
Payment Authorization; and Request for Waiver

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation and Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act requirement, 
the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), and Farm Service Agency (FSA) 
are requesting comments from all interested individuals and 
organizations on a revision and an extension of a currently approved 
information collection.

DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by July 30, 2024.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. You may 
submit comments electronically through Federal eRulemaking portal, 
identified by Docket ID: fsa02024-0006: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
    You may also send comments to the Desk Officer for Agriculture, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20503.
    Copies of the information collection may be requested by contacting 
Yanira Sanabria by calling her.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, Yanira Sanabria, (202) 772-6032; email: 
[email protected]. Persons with disabilities who require 
alternative mean for communication should contact the USDA's TARGET 
Center at (202) 720-2600 (Voice).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Assignment and Joint Payment Elections.
    Forms: CCC-36, ``Assignment of Payment;'' CCC-37, ``Joint Payment 
Authorization;'' and-FPAC-FMD-12 Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) 
Hardship Waiver Request.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0183.
    Expiration Date of Approval: August 31, 2024.
    Type of Request: Revision and extension of a currently approved 
information collection request.
    Abstract: FSA and CCC are requesting an extension with a revision 
of the currently approved information. Section 8(g) of the Soil 
Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(g)) authorizes 
producers to assign FSA conservation program payments in accordance 
with regulations issued by the Secretary. The Assignment of Payments 
regulation as specified in 7 CFR part 1404 requires that any such 
assignment be signed by both the assignor and the assignee. The 
Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, extends that authority to CCC 
programs, including rice, feed grains, cotton, and wheat. The Natural 
Conservation Service (NRCS) is also using the forms, but most NRCS 
programs are exempt from the PRA.
    Producers (Assignors) use form CCC-36-Assignment of Payment to 
assign payments under various CCC, FSA, or NRCS programs. Customers may 
submit a completed CCC-36 to any FSA and NRCS County Office to be 
entered into the Financial Services application or the NRCS ProTracts 
web application. County Office data entry requires a second user for 
verification. The second user may be located in the same County Office 
or another Office. When there is no second user available, an employee 
from another County Office may perform this action by submitting a 
faxed copy of the form.
    Producers use form CCC-37-Joint Payment Authorization to make 
program payments from the CCC or FSA jointly payable to multiple 
entities. They must submit the form in hard copy or electronically to 
the FSA County office that retains copies for the producer and joint 
payee. No fax is allowed for this form. There are no regulations 
governing joint payments (CCC-37-Joint Payment Authorization), but this 
service is offered as a result of public requests for the type of 
payment option.
    Customers may use the form FPAC FMD-12, Electronic Funds Transfer 
(EFT) Hardship Waiver Request for FSA. Payments of Federal Benefits by 
Check to invoke a hardship waiver payment. In accordance with Treasury 
Regulation 31 CFR 208, Payments by electronic funds transfer (EFT) are 
not required for anyone over the age of 90 born prior to May 1, 1921. 
The hardship waiver request can currently be submitted either in person 
or by phone call to the local county FSA office by entering the waiver 
request in the Financial Service application for the following reasons: 
Geographic Barrier or Mental Impairment.
    The differences in the forms are that FSA use a tax identification 
number instead of a social security number. Most NRCS programs and some 
FSA programs are exempt from the Paperwork Reduction Act.
    In the information collection request, the number of responses and 
respondents decreased by 262,107 and the burden hours also decreased by 
43,725 which were all due to fewer producers or farmers participating 
in several programs such as the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 
(CFAP), Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program, and other FSA 
programs. The forms of CCC-251 and CCC-252 were removed from the 
collection due to less than 10 respondents using each form.

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    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 
responses.
    Estimate of Respondent Burden: Public reporting burden for 
collecting information under this notice is estimated to average 0.1667 
hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, 
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data 
needed, and completing and reviewing the collections of information.
    Type of Respondents: Producers participating in FSA, CCC, and NRCS 
programs.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 202,612.
    Estimated Average Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.163.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 438,584.
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 0.1664.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 72,962 hours.
    We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information 
collection to help FSA:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden of the 
collection of information including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    (3) Evaluate the quality, ability and clarity of the information 
technology; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the information collection on those who 
respond through 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 made 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.
    To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA 
Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at https://www.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,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation. Administrator, 
Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2024-12001 Filed 5-30-24; 8:45 am]
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