[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 8, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6533-6534]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2861]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Commodity Credit Corporation
Information Collection Request; Assignment and Joint Payment
Elections
AGENCY: Farm Service Agency and Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and Farm Service Agency (FSA) are
seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on
an extension and a revision of a currently approved information
collection associated with Assignment and Joint Payment Elections. The
information collection is in support of 7 CFR part 1404, which sets
forth the manner in which a person may voluntarily assign a cash
payment made by FSA or CCC to a third party. In addition, a payment
recipient may voluntarily elect to have a cash payment made jointly to
the payment recipient and a third party.
DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by April 9, 2012.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. In your
comments, include the date, volume, and page number of this issue of
the Federal Register, the OMB control number and the title of the
information collection. You may submit comments by any of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
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Mail: Yanira Sanabria, Financial Specialist, USDA, FSA,
FMD, STOP 0581, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250-0581.
Email: [email protected].
Fax: (202) 245-4785.
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: Yanira Sanabria, Financial Specialist,
Farm Service Agency (202) 772-6032. Persons with disabilities who
require alternative mean for communication (Braille, large print, audio
tape, etc.) should contact the USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600
(Voice and TDD).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: CCC-36, ``Assignment of Payment'', CCC-37, ``Joint Payment
Authorization'', CCC-251, ``Notice of Assignment'', and CCC-252,
``Instrument of Assignment.''
OMB Control Number: 0560-0183.
Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, 2012.
Type of Request: Revision and extension of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: FSA and CCC are requesting an extension of the currently
approved information collection for Forms CCC-36, ``Assignment of
Payment'', CCC-37, ``Joint Payment Authorization'', CCC-251, ``Notice
of Assignment'', and CCC-252, ``Instrument of Assignment''. The Soil
Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 USC 590h(g)) authorizes
producers to assign FSA conservation program payments in accordance
with regulations issued by the Secretary. The Assignment of Payments
regulation at 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 this type of payment option.
The burden hours have increased due to more producers participating
in new Disaster Programs in the past few years. They are Livestock
Indemnity Program, Livestock Forage Disaster Assistance Program,
Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payment (SURE), Tree Assistance
Program, Emergency Assistance for Livestock Honeybee and Farm-Raised
Fish Program.
Estimate of Respondent Burden: Public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to average 10 minutes per
response for each form of CCC-36, CCC-37, and CCC-251, and 5 minutes
per response for CCC-252.
Respondents: Producers participating in FSA or CCC programs.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 170,430 for CCC-36; 40,496 for
CCC-37, 450 for CCC-251 and 450 for CCC-252.
Estimated Annual Number of Forms per person: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 211,826.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 35,266.
We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information
collection and to help us to:
(1) Determine whether the continued collection of information is
still necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the FSA,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Assess 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;
(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 the
Office of Management and Budget approval.
Signed on February 3, 2012.
Bruce Nelson,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency, and Executive Vice President,
Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2012-2861 Filed 2-7-12; 8:45 am]
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