Information Collection Request; 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program (WHIP) and Quality Loss Adjustment (QLA) Program, 91313-91314 [2024-26960]
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Tuesday, November 19, 2024
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection—U.S. Agency for
International Development Acquisition
Regulation
U.S. Agency for International
Development.
ACTION: Notice of public information
collection.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID)
seeks Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval to continue the
information collection described below.
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, USAID requests
public comment on this collection from
all interested individuals and
organizations.
SUMMARY:
Submit comments on or before
December 19, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to https://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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Nicole Thompson, at (202) 286–4696 or
via email at policymailbox@usaid.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
proposed information collection was
published in the Federal Register on
August 28, 2024 at 89 FR 68849,
allowing for a 60-day public comment
period. Only one comment was
submitted which was out of scope and
unrelated to the Notice. As a result, no
changes were made; however, USAID
corrected minor clerical errors in the
Form 1420–17. The purpose of this
notice is to allow an additional 30 days
for public comment. Comments are
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requested concerning: (a) Whether the
collections of information are necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
All comments must be in writing and
submitted through the method(s)
specified in the Addresses section
above. All submissions must include the
information collection title. Please
include your name, title, organization,
postal address telephone number, and
email address in the text of the message.
Please note that comments submitted in
response to this Notice are public
record. We recommend that you do not
submit detailed personal information,
Confidential Business Information, or
any information that is otherwise
protected from disclosure by statute.
OMB No: 0412–0520.
Form: AID 1420–17, Contractor
Employee Biographical Data Sheet
(AIDAR 752.7001).
Title: USAID Acquisition Regulation
(AIDAR 701.106).
Type of Review: Extension, without
change, of a currently approved
collection.
Purpose: USAID contractors.
Annual Reporting Burden Hours:
97,208.
Jami J. Rodgers,
Senior Procurement Executive.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
[Docket ID: FSA–2024–0010]
Information Collection Request; 2017
Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity
Program (WHIP) and Quality Loss
Adjustment (QLA) Program
Farm Service Agency, USDA.
Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act requirement,
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the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is
requesting comments from all interested
individuals and organizations on an
extension of a currently approved
information collection to continue
WHIP and the QLA Program. FSA
provides payments to eligible producers
who suffered eligible crop, tree, bush,
and vine losses resulting from a
qualifying disaster event. FSA also
administers the QLA Program to provide
financial assistance to eligible producers
who experienced a crop quality loss due
to a qualifying disaster event in calendar
years 2018 or 2019. The application
periods for WHIP and the QLA Program
have ended; however, the collection is
continuing for additional information
that may be needed to verify compliance
with program eligibility requirements.
DATES: We will consider comments that
we receive by January 21, 2025.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments on this notice. You may
submit comments by this method:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to:
www.regulations.gov and search for
Docket ID FSA–2024–0010. 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 Kathy Sayers.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activity, contact Kathy Sayers; (202)
720–6870; email: Kathy.Sayers@
usda.gov. Individuals who require
alternative means of communication for
program information should contact the
USDA Target Center at (202) 720–2600
(voice) or dial 711 for
Telecommunications Relay Service
(both voice and text telephone users can
initiate this call from any telephone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
FSA is announcing plans to extend
the information collection approval of a
currently approved information
collection that supports WHIP and the
QLA Program. FSA provides payments
to eligible producers who suffered
eligible crop, tree, bush, and vine losses
resulting from a qualifying disaster
event that occurred in the 2017 calendar
year under WHIP, which was authorized
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by Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA)
(Pub. L. 115–123).
FSA also administers the QLA
Program to provide financial assistance
to eligible producers who experienced a
crop quality loss due to a qualifying
disaster event in calendar years 2018 or
2019, which was authorized by the
Additional Supplemental
Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act,
2019 (Pub. L. 116–20), as amended by
the Further Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2020 (Pub. L. 116–
94).
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Extension
Title: 2017 WHIP and Block Grant to
Florida and Quality Loss Adjustment
(QLA) Program.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0291.
Type of Request: Extension.
OMB Expiration Date: June 30, 2025.
Abstract: This information collection
is required to support the regulation in
7 CFR part 760, subpart O, for 2017
WHIP requirements for eligible
producers who suffered eligible crop,
tree, bush, and vine losses resulting
from a qualifying disaster event. The
information collection is necessary to
evaluate the application and other
required paperwork for determining the
producer’s eligibility and the producer’s
payment calculations. FSA also granted
funds to Florida to provide the
payments to eligible citrus crop growers;
the Florida grantee used the same FSA
application for the growers. FSA also
administers the QLA Program to provide
financial assistance to crop producers
who experienced a crop quality loss due
to a qualifying disaster event in calendar
years 2018 or 2019. The application
period for WHIP and the QLA Program
has ended; however, the collection is
continuing for additional information
that may be needed to verify compliance
with program eligibility requirements,
such as the requirement to purchase
crop insurance or Noninsured Crop
Disaster Assistance Program coverage
for the next two available crop years.
For the following estimated total
annual burden on respondents, the
formula used to calculate the total
burden hour is the estimated average
time per response multiplied by the
estimated total annual responses.
Estimate of Respondent Burden:
Public reporting burden for this
information collection is estimated to
average 0.6983 hours 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.
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Type of Respondents: Producers or
farmers.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 236,100.
Estimated Number of Reponses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
236,100.
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 0.78 hours.
Estimated Annual Burden on
Respondents (WHIP applicants):
183,454.
Estimated Annual Burden on
Respondents (Florida Grant): 1,097.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 184,551.
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
FSA, including whether the information
will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the FSA’s
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; or
(4) 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.
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.
William Marlow,
Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities, Proposed Collection:
Request for Comments on Guidance
for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) Certification and
Quality Control Interviews Study
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
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notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on
this proposed information collection.
This is a new information collection for
the contract of the study titled Guidance
for SNAP Certification and Quality
Control Interviews. The purpose of this
collection is to help FNS develop new
guidance for SNAP eligibility and
Quality Control interviews based on
principles of human-centered design
and cultural competency.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before January 21, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to
Eric Williams, Food and Nutrition
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
1320 Braddock Place, 5th Floor,
Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments may
also be submitted via email to
eric.williams@usda.gov. Comments will
also be accepted through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Go to https://
www.regulations.gov and follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments electronically.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for Office of Management and Budget
approval. All comments will be a matter
of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection
should be directed to Eric Williams at
(703) 305–2640.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments
are invited on (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions that were
used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Title: Guidance for SNAP Certification
and Quality Control Interviews.
Form Number: Not applicable.
OMB Number: 0584–NEW.
Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
Type of Request: New collection.
Abstract: The SNAP is the foundation
of the nation’s nutrition safety net.
SNAP provides benefits to millions of
people who are experiencing economic
hardship, and those benefits help to
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
[Docket ID: FSA-2024-0010]
Information Collection Request; 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes
Indemnity Program (WHIP) and Quality Loss Adjustment (QLA) Program
AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act requirement,
the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all
interested individuals and organizations on an extension of a currently
approved information collection to continue WHIP and the QLA Program.
FSA provides payments to eligible producers who suffered eligible crop,
tree, bush, and vine losses resulting from a qualifying disaster event.
FSA also administers the QLA Program to provide financial assistance to
eligible producers who experienced a crop quality loss due to a
qualifying disaster event in calendar years 2018 or 2019. The
application periods for WHIP and the QLA Program have ended; however,
the collection is continuing for additional information that may be
needed to verify compliance with program eligibility requirements.
DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by January 21, 2025.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. You may
submit comments by this method: Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to:
www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID FSA-2024-0010. 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 Kathy Sayers.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activity, contact Kathy Sayers; (202) 720-6870; email:
[email protected]. Individuals who require alternative means of
communication for program information should contact the USDA Target
Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice) or dial 711 for Telecommunications
Relay Service (both voice and text telephone users can initiate this
call from any telephone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
FSA is announcing plans to extend the information collection
approval of a currently approved information collection that supports
WHIP and the QLA Program. FSA provides payments to eligible producers
who suffered eligible crop, tree, bush, and vine losses resulting from
a qualifying disaster event that occurred in the 2017 calendar year
under WHIP, which was authorized
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by Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA) (Pub. L. 115-123).
FSA also administers the QLA Program to provide financial
assistance to eligible producers who experienced a crop quality loss
due to a qualifying disaster event in calendar years 2018 or 2019,
which was authorized by the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for
Disaster Relief Act, 2019 (Pub. L. 116-20), as amended by the Further
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Pub. L. 116-94).
Extension
Title: 2017 WHIP and Block Grant to Florida and Quality Loss
Adjustment (QLA) Program.
OMB Control Number: 0560-0291.
Type of Request: Extension.
OMB Expiration Date: June 30, 2025.
Abstract: This information collection is required to support the
regulation in 7 CFR part 760, subpart O, for 2017 WHIP requirements for
eligible producers who suffered eligible crop, tree, bush, and vine
losses resulting from a qualifying disaster event. The information
collection is necessary to evaluate the application and other required
paperwork for determining the producer's eligibility and the producer's
payment calculations. FSA also granted funds to Florida to provide the
payments to eligible citrus crop growers; the Florida grantee used the
same FSA application for the growers. FSA also administers the QLA
Program to provide financial assistance to crop producers who
experienced a crop quality loss due to a qualifying disaster event in
calendar years 2018 or 2019. The application period for WHIP and the
QLA Program has ended; however, the collection is continuing for
additional information that may be needed to verify compliance with
program eligibility requirements, such as the requirement to purchase
crop insurance or Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program coverage
for the next two available crop years.
For the following estimated total annual burden on respondents, the
formula used to calculate the total burden hour is the estimated
average time per response multiplied by the estimated total annual
responses.
Estimate of Respondent Burden: Public reporting burden for this
information collection is estimated to average 0.6983 hours 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 or farmers.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 236,100.
Estimated Number of Reponses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 236,100.
Estimated Average Time per Response: 0.78 hours.
Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents (WHIP applicants): 183,454.
Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents (Florida Grant): 1,097.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 184,551.
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 FSA, including whether
the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the FSA's 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; or
(4) 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.
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.
William Marlow,
Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2024-26960 Filed 11-18-24; 8:45 am]
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