[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 112 (Friday, June 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31537-31538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14845]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Notice of Request for Reinstatement of a Previously 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, this notice
announces the Commodity Credit Corporation's (CCC) intention to request
a reinstatement of a previously approved information collection, under
the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP). Assistance under
the NAP is authorized by Section 196 of the Federal Agriculture
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (the 1996 Act), and implemented by
regulations issued by CCC. Section 196(b) of the 1996 Act specifies
that producers shall provide records and information as requested by
the Secretary to carry out the program.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by August 10, 1999 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: Contact G. Sean O'Neill, Chief,
NAPB, PECD, FSA, USDA, STOP 0517, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW,
Washington, D.C. 20250-0517; e-mail Sean__Oneill@wdc.fsa.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program.
OMB Control Number: 0560-0175.
Type of Request: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
Abstract: The information which will be collected under OMB control
number 0560-0175 will allow CCC to effectively administer noninsured
crop disaster assistance authorized and mandated by the Federal
Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (1996 Act). The
information collected allows CCC to provide assistance under the
noninsured crop disaster assistance program for losses of commercial
crops or other agricultural commodities (except livestock) for which
catastrophic risk protection under section 508(b) of the Federal Crop
Insurance Act is not available; and that is produced for food or fiber.
Additionally, the 1996 Act specifically makes benefits available for
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floricultural, ornamental nursery, Christmas tree crops, turfgrass sod,
seed crops, aquiculture (including ornamental fish), and industrial
crops. The information collected is necessary to determine whether a
producer, crop and commodity meet applicable conditions for assistance
and to determine compliance with existing rules. When damage to a crop
or commodity occurs as a result of a natural disaster, producers
requesting NAP assistance must: (1) File a current crop year report of
acreage; (2) file a notice of loss with the local FSA county office
within 15 days of the occurrence or 15 days of the date damage to the
crop or commodity becomes apparent; (3) certify production by the
applicable acreage reporting date for the crop in the subsequent crop
year; and (4) file an application for payment with the local FSA county
office no later than the applicable acreage reporting date for the crop
in the subsequent crop year. When a producer requests FSA to calculate
an approved yield for a specific crop on the basis of actual yield
versus reduced yields (i.e. transitional-yield (T-yield), assigned
yield, zero yield, etc.), the producers must certify annually the
planted acreage and production for the crop year prior to the
applicable reporting dates.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this information
collection is estimated to average 0.5554 hours per response.
Respondents: NAP crop producers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 497,000.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 9.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,511,901 hours.
Proposed topics for comments include, but are not limited to: (1)
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; (2) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection on those who are to respond, including the use
of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or other forms of informational
technology. Comments regarding this information collection requirement
should be directed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20503, or to G. Sean O'Neill, Chief,
Noninsured Assistance Program Branch; Production, Emergencies, and
Compliance Division; Farm Service Agency; United States Department of
Agriculture, STOP 0517, Room 3646-South Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-0517; e-mail
Sean__Oneill@wdc.fsa.usda.gov. All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments
will become a matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, on June 7, 1999.
Keith Kelly,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 99-14845 Filed 6-10-99; 8:45 am]
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