[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 56 (Friday, March 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17627-17628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06553]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
March 18, 2013.
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
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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 April
22, 2013 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to:
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office
Building, 725--17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: [email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
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: Report of Acreage; Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance
Program.
OMB Control Number: 0560-0004.
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Summary of Collection: 7 U.S.C. 7333(b)(3) specifically requires,
for crops and commodities covered by the Noninsured Crop Disaster
Assistance Program (NAP), annual reports of acreage planted and
prevented from being planted must be reported, as required by the
Secretary, by the designated acreage reporting data for the crop and
location as established by the Secretary. The report of acreage is
conducted on an annual basis and is used by the Farm Service Agency
(FSA) county offices to determine eligibility for benefits that are
available to producers on the farm. Respondents must provide the
information each year because variables such as previous year
experience, weather occurrences and projections, market demand, new
farming techniques and personal preferences affect the amount of land
being farmed, the mix of crops planted, and the projected harvest.
Prior year information while useful is not sufficient on its own.
Therefore, respondents must supply on a yearly basis current data on a
program by the final reporting date established for their county to
qualify for NAP assistance. The ``Modernize and Innovate the Delivery
of Agricultural System'' (MIDAS) is FSA's initiative to improve the
delivery of FSA farm program benefits and services through the
reengineering of farm program business processes and the adoption of
enhanced and modernized information technology.
Need and Use of the Information: FSA will collect information
verbally from the producers during visits to the county offices. FSA
will collect one or more of the following data elements, as required:
crop planted, planting date, crop's intended use, type or variety,
practice (irrigated or non-irrigated), acres, location of the crop
(tract and field), and the producer's percent share in the crop along
with the names of other producers having an interest in the crop. Once
the information is collected and eligibility established, the
information is used throughout the crop year to ensure the producer
remains compliant with program provisions. NAP requires crop,
commodity, and acreage information collection on a program year basis.
Failure to collect the data on that basis would result in program
overpayments through producer ineligibility, incorrect acres, or
incorrect shares of the crop.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 291,500.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 510,125.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-06553 Filed 3-21-13; 8:45 am]
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