Information Collection Request; Assignment of Payment; Joint Payment Authorization; and Request for Waiver
| Published date | 01 June 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 29233 |
| Record Number | 2021-11412 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Agriculture Department,Commodity Credit Corporation,Farm Service Agency |
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Notices Federal Register
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Vol. 86, No. 103
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Farm Service Agency
[Docket ID FSA–2021–0006]
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.
SUMMARY
: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, 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 August 2, 2021.
ADDRESSES
: We invite you to submit
comments on this notice. You may
submit comments, identified by Docket
ID: FSA–2021–0006, by any of the
following methods:
•Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
•Mail, Hand Delivery, or Courier:
Yanira Sanabria, Financial Specialist,
USDA/FSA/FMD, STOP 0581, Patriot
Plaza III, 355 E Street SW, Washington,
DC 20024–0581.
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 at the above address.
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;’’ CCC–251, ‘‘Notice of
Assignment;’’ CCC–252, ‘‘Instrument of
Assignment;’’ and CCC–40, ‘‘Request for
FSA and NRCS Payments of Federal
Benefits by Check (Request for
Waiver).’’
OMB Control Number: 0560–0183.
Expiration Date of Approval: August
31, 2021.
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. There are no regulations
governing joint payments, but this
service is offered as a result of public
requests for the type of payment option.
The Natural Conservation Service
(NRCS) is also using the forms but most
NRCS programs are exempt from the
PRA.
Customer (Assignors) may 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.
Customers may use the form CCC–40,
Request for FSA and NRCS 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 and NRCS 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 and NRCS 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.
The number of respondents increased
by 573,949, and the burden hours also
increased by 95,704 likely due to
increased producers or farmers
participating in several programs such
as Coronavirus Food Assistance
Program (CFAP), Wildfires and
Hurricanes Indemnity Program and
other FSA programs.
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:
700,491.
Estimated Average Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
700,491.
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 0.1667.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 116,687 hours.
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 103 / Tuesday, June 1, 2021 / Notices
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.
Zach Ducheneaux,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
Robert Stephenson,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit
Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2021–11412 Filed 5–28–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–05–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Application for
Permit for Use of Roads, Trails, or
Areas Restricted by Regulation or
Order
AGENCY
: Forest Service, Agriculture
(USDA).
ACTION
: Notice; request for comment.
SUMMARY
: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the renewal of an
existing information collection,
Application for Permit for Use of Roads,
Trails, or Areas Restricted by Regulation
or Order.
DATES
: Comments must be received in
writing by August 2, 2021 to be
considered.
ADDRESSES
: Commenters are encouraged
to submit comments by email, if
possible. You may submit comments by
any of the following methods:
•Email: david.b.payne@usda.gov.
•Mail: USDA Forest Service,
Director, Engineering Staff, RPC5, 201
14th Street SW, Mail Stop 1101,
Washington, DC 20024–1101.
•Facsimile: 703–605–1542.
The public may request an electronic
copy of the draft supporting statement
and/or any comments received be sent
via return email. Requests should be
emailed to david.b.payne@usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
David Payne, Engineering Staff, 202–
205–0963. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
may call the Federal Relay Service at
800–877–8339 twenty four hours a day,
every day of the year, including
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
Title: Application for Permit for Use
of Roads, Trails, or Areas Restricted by
Regulation or Order.
OMB Number: 0596–0016.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30,
2022.
Type of Request: Renewal with
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Authority for permits for use
of National Forest System (NFS) roads,
NFS trails, and areas on NFS lands
restricted by order or regulation derives
from the National Forest Roads and
Trails Act (16 U.S.C. 532–538). This
statute authorizes the Secretary of
Agriculture to promulgate regulations
regarding use of NFS roads, NFS trails,
and areas on NFS lands; establish
procedures for sharing investments in
NFS roads; and require commercial
users to perform road maintenance
commensurate with their use of NFS
roads. Forest Service regulations
implementing this authority are found
in 36 CFR 212.5, 212.9, 212.51, 261.10,
261.12, 261.13, 261.54, and 261.55.
In particular, 36 CFR 212.5 and 212.9
authorize the Chief of the Forest Service
to establish procedures for investment
sharing and to require commercial users
to perform maintenance commensurate
with their road use. Section 261.10
contains a national prohibition against
constructing or maintaining an NFS
road or NFS trail without a written
authorization. Section 212.12 contains a
national prohibition against violating
the load, weight, height, length, or
width limitations of State law when
using NFS roads without a written
authorization. Section 212.13 contains a
national prohibition against possessing
or operating a motor vehicle on NFS
roads, NFS trails, or areas on NFS lands
that are not designated for motor vehicle
use on a motor vehicle use map, unless
the use is authorized by a written
authorization. Section 261.54 authorizes
issuance of an order prohibiting use of
an NFS road in a manner prohibited by
the order without a written
authorization, including commercial
hauling without a permit or written
authorization when required by order.
Section 261.55 authorizes issuance of an
order prohibiting use of an NFS trail in
a manner prohibited by the order
without a written authorization.
Forest Service directives
implementing the regulations are found
in Forest Service Manual 2350, 7710,
and 7730 and Forest Service Handbook
7709.59, chapter 20. These directives
provide for the size and weight limits
under State traffic law to apply on NFS
roads and require the responsible
official to designate NFS roads, NFS
trails, and areas on NFS lands for motor
vehicle use; enter into appropriate
investment sharing arrangements,
require commercial users of NFS roads
to perform maintenance commensurate
with their road use; and issue orders
that implement the authority in 36 CFR
261.54. The permits road users obtain
contain appropriate requirements for
implementation of applicable
regulations and directives.
•Form FS–7700–40, Application for
Permit for Use of Roads, Trails, or Areas
Restricted by Regulation or Order. This
form will be used by individuals and
entities that apply for a permit to use
NFS roads, NFS trails, or areas on NFS
lands that are subject to a restriction
established by regulation or order.
Examples of restrictions requiring
permits are motor vehicle use on NFS
roads and NFS trails that are not
designated for that purpose; operating
trucks that exceed size limits
established by State traffic law on NFS
roads; area closures during periods of
high fire danger; and non-Federal
commercial use of NFS roads.
The following information is
collected: (1) The applicant’s name,
address, and telephone number; (2)
identification of the NFS roads, NFS
trails, and areas on NFS lands proposed
for use (NFS roads and NFS trails are
identified by Forest Service route
number, and areas on NFS lands are
identified using a map); (3) purpose of
use; and (4) the proposed use schedule.
The applicant is asked to provide
explanatory information specific to the
proposed use, including information on
the types and size of vehicles, through
attachments and remarks. There are
standard attachments available for use
when the application requests oversize
vehicle use or commercial use of roads.
The application is submitted to the
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