98-34522. Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 71884]
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[FR Doc No: 98-34522]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation


Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently 
Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Commodity Credit Corporation's (CCC) intention to 
request an extension for and revision to a currently approved 
information collection. This information collection is used in support 
of loan deficiency payments authorized by the Federal Agriculture 
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (the 1996 Act), for rice, upland 
cotton, feed grains, wheat, and oilseeds.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before March 1, 
1999 to be assured consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: Contact Margaret Wright, 
Agricultural Program Specialist, Price Support Division, USDA, FSA, 
STOP 0512, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-0512; 
telephone [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]; or 
facsimile [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Loan Deficiency Payments.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0129.
    Expiration Date of Approval: March 31, 1999.
    Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: The 1996 Act provides for loan deficiency payments to 
eligible producers with respect to eligible commodities. Forms required 
for requesting these payments are used by producers requesting a loan 
deficiency payment in lieu of a marketing assistance loan with respect 
to eligible production. The information collected is needed to 
determine loan deficiency payment quantities and payment amounts, 
verify producer and commodity eligibility, and to ensure that only 
eligible producers receive loan deficiency payments.
    Producers requesting loan deficiency payments must provide specific 
data relative to the loan deficiency payment request. Forms included in 
this information collection package require various types of 
information including the farm number, type of commodity, quantity of 
commodity, storage location, and percent share of the commodity to 
determine eligibility. Producers must also agree to the terms and 
conditions contained in the loan deficiency payment application. The 
completed application is used by CCC when issuing a loan deficiency 
payment. Without this collection of information, CCC could not carry 
out the statutory loan deficiency payment provisions.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average .38 hours per response.
    Respondents: Producers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 450,000.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 5.15.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,142,250 hours.
    Proposed topics for comments include: (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; or (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 must be sent to the Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
Washington, DC 20503 and to Margaret Wright, Agricultural Program 
Specialist, USDA, FSA, PSD, STOP 0512, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, 
Washington, DC 20250-0512; telephone [phone]; e-mail: 
[e-mail]; or facsimile [phone]. Copies 
of the information collection may be obtained from Margaret Wright at 
the above address.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on December 22, 1998.
Keith Kelly,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 98-34522 Filed 12-29-98; 8:45 am]
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