Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
| Published date | 18 September 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 58331 |
| Record Number | 2020-20637 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Agriculture Department |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 182 (Friday, September 18, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 182 (Friday, September 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 58331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20637]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
September 15, 2020.
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 October
19, 2020 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: Disaster Assistance--General (7 CFR part 1945-A).
OMB Control Number: 0560-0170.
Summary of Collection: The regulation at 7 CFR 759, defines the
responsibilities of the Secretary of Agriculture in making disaster
area determinations, the types of incidents that can result in a
disaster area determination, and the factors used in making disaster
area determinations. The determination of a disaster area is
prerequisite to authorizing emergency (EM) loans to qualified farmers
as outlined in 7 CFR 764. EM loan funds may be used to restore or
replace essential property, pay all or part of production costs
incurred by the farmer or rancher in the year of the disaster, pay for
essential family living expenses, pay to reorganize the farming
operation or refinance USDA and non-USDA creditors. The information
collection occurs when the Secretary receives a letter from an
individual farmer, local government officials, State Governor, State
Agriculture Commissioners, State Secretaries of Agriculture, other
State government officials, and Indian Tribal Council, requesting a
Secretarial natural disaster determination. Supporting documentation of
losses for all counties having disaster is provided by the County
Emergency Boards in the form of a report entitled ``Loss Assessment
Report'' (LAR).
Need and Use of the Information: The Farm Service Agency (FSA) will
collect the following information to determine if the county is
eligible to qualify for a natural disaster designation: (1) The nature
and extent of production losses; (2) the number of farmers who have
sustained qualifying production losses; and (3) the number of farmers
that have sustained qualifying production losses that other lenders in
the county have indicated that they will not be in a position to
finance. The collection of information is necessary to determine
whether the counties did sustain sufficient production losses to
qualify for a natural disaster designation.
Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 1,312.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 626.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-20637 Filed 9-17-20; 8:45 am]
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