[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 130 (Wednesday, July 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 39050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16650]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 130 / Wednesday, July 8, 2015 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
July 1, 2015.
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 August
7, 2015 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: Debt Settlement Policies and Procedures.
OMB Control Number: 0560-0146.
Summary of Collection: The Federal Claims Collection Standards
provides at 4 CFR 102, that whenever feasible, debts owed to the United
States should be collected in full in one lump sum. The Debt Collection
Improvement Act (DCIA) of 1996 further emphasizes, as one of its goals,
to maximize collections of delinquent debt owed to the Government, by
ensuring quick action is taken to enforce recovery of debts and the use
of all appropriate collection tools, while ensuring that the public is
fully informed of the Federal Government's debt collection policies and
the debtors are fully cognizant of their financial obligations to repay
amounts owed to the Federal Government. Provisions under the Federal
Claims Collection Standards and the DCIA allow the debtor upon
receiving a notification letter and unable to pay debt owed to the
Federal Government in one lump sum, to forward a written request and
financial statement to Farm Service Administration (FSA) and Commodity
Credit Corporation (CCC) for establishing an agreed repayment plan in
the promissory note using form CCC-279, Promissory Note.
Need and Use of the Information: When a debtor requests to enter
into an installment agreement to settle their debt, FSA will collect
information on the debtor's assets, liabilities, income and expenses.
Based on that information a determination can be made on whether the
debtor can pay the debt in one lump sum or an installment is necessary.
Without this financial information FSA/CCC would have no method of
allowing debtor's to pay their debts in installments while still
ensuring that the government's financial interests are protected.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 100.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 200.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-16650 Filed 7-7-15; 8:45 am]
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