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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
June 17, 1998.
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 would be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Washington, D.C. 20503 and to
Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington,
D.C. 20250-7602. Comments regarding these information collections are
best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days of
this notification. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by
calling (202) 720-6746.
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.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) Annual
Financial Report, FMNP Recipient Report and FMNP.
OMB Control Number: 0584-0447.
Summary of Collection: The WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program
(FMNP) is authorized by Public Law 102-314, enacted on July 2, 1992.
The purpose of the FMNP is to provide resources to women, infants, and
children who are nutritionally at risk, in the form of fresh,
nutritious, unprepared foods (such as fruits and vegetables) from
farmers' markets; to expand the awareness and use of farmers' markets;
and, to increase sales at such markets. The Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS) will collect information from each state that receives a grant
under the FMNP program in conjunction with the preparation of annual
financial and recipient reports.
Need and Use of the Information: FNS will collect information from
state agency administering the FMNP to develop an annual financial
report on the number and type of recipients served by both Federal and
non-Federal benefits under the program. The information is necessary
for reporting to Congress in accordance with the Uniform Administrative
Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local
Governments and for program planning purposes.
Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government;
Individuals or households; Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 1,283.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 4,086.
Economic Research Service
Title: Food Security Supplement to the Current Population Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0536-New.
Summary of Collection: The Food Security Supplement is sponsored by
the Economic Research Service (ERS) as a research and evaluation
activity authorized under Section 17 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977. ERS
is collaborating with the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and the
Bureau of Census to continue this program of research and development.
The Food Stamp Program (FSP) is currently the primary source of
nutrition assistance for low-income Americans enabling households to
improve their diet by increasing their food purchasing power. As the
nation's primary public program for ensuring food security and
alleviating hunger, USDA needs to regularly monitor these conditions
among its target population. The Food Security Supplement will be
administered as a set of questions appended to the Current Population
Survey (CPS) managed by the Bureau of Census.
Need and Use of the Information: ERS will collect information from
the Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement to routinely
obtain reliable data from a large, representative national sample in
order to develop a measure that can be used to track the prevalence of
food insecurity and hunger within the U.S. population, as a whole, and
by important population subgroups. The data collection will partially
fulfill the requirements of the Congressionally mandated 10-Year Plan
for the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Program
(NNMRRP). It will also contribute to provisions of the Government
Performance Review Act (GPRA) by allowing FNS to quantify the effects
and accomplishments of the Food Stamp Program.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 50,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 6,667.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Poultry Market News Report.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0033.
Summary of Collection: The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946,
legislates that USDA shall ``* * * collect'' and ``disseminate
marketing information * * * ``and'' * * * collect, tabulate, and
disseminate statistics on marketing agricultural products, including,
but not restricted to statistics on marketing supplies, storage,
stocks, quantity, quality, and condition of such products in various
positions in the marketing channel, use of such products, and shipments
and unloads thereof.'' The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), on
behalf of the Secretary of Agriculture, is directed and authorized to
collect and disseminate marketing information, including
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adequate outlook information on a market-area basis, for the purpose of
anticipating and meeting consumer requirements, aiding in the
maintenance of farm income, and bringing about a balance between
production and utilization of agricultural products. Information is
collected from trade members covering 86 markets and 64 poultry
commodity items to prepare the monthly report.
Need and Use of the Information: Government agencies such as the
Foreign Agricultural Service, Economic Research Service, and the
National Agricultural Statistics Service use market news data. Market
News Reports are an aid to these government agencies in tracking
prices, wages, and productivity or as indicators of economic activity.
Market news information is contained in published reports distributed
by other government agencies; for example, the ``Situation and
Outlook'' reports by the Economic Research Service. The poultry and egg
industry uses the data to help determine future production and
marketing projections. Additionally, educational institutions,
specifically, agricultural colleges and universities use market news
information. The absence of these data would deny primary and secondary
users' information that otherwise would be available to aid them in
their production and marketing decisions, analyses, research and
knowledge of current market conditions. The omission of these data
could adversely affect prices, supply, and demand.
Description of Respondents: .Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 1,720.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Weekly; Monthly.
Total Burden Hours: 17,657.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Seed Service Testing Program.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0140.
Summary of Collection: The Agricultural Marketing Act (AMA) of 1946
and regulations 7 CFR 75, thereunder provide for the inspection and
certification of the quality of agricultural and vegetable seeds in
order to bring about efficient orderly marketing and to assist the
development of new or expanding markets. Under the voluntary program,
samples of agricultural and vegetable seeds submitted to the
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) are tested for certain quality
factors such as purity, germination, and noxious-weed seed content. The
items for which the seed is tested are designated by the applicant for
the service. The Testing Section of the Seed Regulatory and Testing
Branch of AMS which tests the seed and issues the certificates is the
only Federal seed testing facility which can issue the Federal Seed
Analysis Certificate.
Need and Use of the Information: Generally, applicants are seed
firms who use the seed analysis certificates to represent the quality
of seed lots to foreign customers according to the terms specified in
contracts of trade. applicants must provide information such as the
kind and quantity of seed, tests to be performed, and seed treatment if
present, along with a sample of seed in order for AMS to provide the
service. The information provided by the applicant is included on the
seed analysis certificate, often to satisfy requirements of importing
countries or letters of credit. If the pertinent information is not
collected AMS would not know which tests to conduct or would not be
able to relate the test results with a specific lot of seed. The
information must be provided for each sample the applicant submits for
test. Without the AMS program, applicants would have to obtain tests
from state or commercial laboratories.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms;
State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 92.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 389.
Farm Service Agency
Title: Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation Certification
Requirements, 7 CFR Part 12.
OMB Control Number: 0560-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Food Security Act of 1985 as amended by
the Federal Agriculture , conservation and Trade Act of 1990 and the
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 provides that
any person who produces an agricultural commodity on a field that is
predominately highly erodible, converts wetland, or plants an
agricultural commodity on converted wetland shall be ineligible for
certain program benefits. These provisions are an attempt to preserve
the nation's wetlands and to reduce the rate at which the conversion of
highly erodible land occurs. In order to ensure that persons who
request benefits subject to the conservation restrictions get technical
assistance needed and are informed regarding the compliance
requirements on their land, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) collects
information from producers with regard to their intended activities on
their land that could affect their eligibility for requested USDA
benefits.
Need and Use of the Information: Information must be collected from
producers to certify that they intend to comply with the conservation
requirements on their land to maintain their eligibility. Additionally,
information may be collected if producers request that certain
activities be exempt from provisions of the statute in order to
evaluate whether the exempted conditions will be met. The collection of
information allows the FSA county employees to perform the necessary
compliance checks and fulfill USDA's objectives towards preserving
wetlands and reducing erosion.
Description of Respondents: Farms; Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 400,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 109,477.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Coordination Best Practices Handbook project.
OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The special Supplemental Nutrition Program
for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) was established in 1972 through
an amendment to the Federal Child Nutrition Act. Its purpose is to
provide low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women,
infants and children up to age 5 with supplemental foods, nutrition
education, and health care referrals to counteract the adverse effects
of poverty on their nutrition and health status. The FNS is planning to
conduct two consecutive information collections to determine best
practices in coordinating WIC services with primary care services. From
this information, a Best Practices Handbook will be prepared. The
information will be collected through telephone screening and in-depth
interviews with key informants.
Need and Use of the Information: FNS will use the information
gathered in the study to develop a Best Practices Handbook. The
handbook will provide information about collocation, collaboration and
integration efforts, which will be distributed to state and local WIC,
Community/Migrant Health Centers, and Indian Health Service directors.
It is designed to motivate agency directors to move ahead with concrete
plans that will results in improved coordination between their
collective programs, thereby increasing access for women and children
to the benefits available from all three programs.
Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government;
Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government.
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Number of Respondents: 270.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (One time).
Total Burden Hours: 195.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Case Study Data Collection for Tracking State Food Stamp
choices and Implementation Strategies Under Welfare Reform.
OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Food Stamp Program, administered by the
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), is a major components of the nation's
nutrition security strategy and a central element of America's
antipoverty efforts. With the enactment of the new Federal welfare
reform law, States have been given many more policy options in the way
they administer the Food Stamp Program. FNS is conducting a two-part
study to collect information regarding innovative local implementation
of State Food Stamp Program choices. The first phase of this study was
completed in December 1997. This proposed collection represents the
second phase where information will be collected through qualitative
interviews with State and local food stamp officials in up to 10
states. Information will be gathered on changes in State food stamp
policy decisions, how these changes are being implemented, and, if
available, the number of food stamp participants affected by individual
provisions.
Need and Use of the Information: The information collected should
help FNS understand more about how States make choices regarding
implementation strategies and how successful the implementation
policies have been in helping clients move from welfare to work. FNS
also hopes to gain insight into how various State policy choices have
been translated into changes in local office practices and where and
how the Food Stamp Program most succeeds in embodying the goals of
welfare reform.
Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government;
Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 285.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (One time).
Total Burden Hours: 350.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and Regulations in 9 CFR, Subchapter
E, Parts 101-124.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0013.
Summary of Collection: To fulfill its mission of preventing the
importation, preparation, sale, or shipment of harmful veterinary
biological products, the Veterinary Biologics Division of USDA's Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issues licenses to
qualified establishments that produce biological products, and issues
permits to importers seeking to import such products into the United
States. In order to effectively implement the licensing, production,
labeling, importation, and other requirements, APHIS employs a number
of information gathering tools such as establishment license
applications, product license applications, product permit
applications, product and test report forms, and field study summaries.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS uses the information
collected as a primary basis for the approval or acceptance of issuing
licenses or permits to ensure veterinary biological products that are
used in the United States are pure, safe, potent, and effective. Also
APHIS uses the information to monitor the serials for purity, safety,
potency and efficacy that are produced by licensed manufacturers prior
to their release for marketing.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 115.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping, Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 71,547.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Federal Seed Act Program.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0026.
Summary of Collection: The Federal Seed Act (FSA) (7 U.S.C. 1551-
1611) regulates agricultural and vegetable seeds in interstate
commerce. Agricultural and vegetable seeds shipped in interstate
commerce are required to be labeled with certain quality information
such as the name of the seed, the purity, the germination, and the
noxious-weed seeds of the state into which the seed is being shipped.
State seed regulatory agencies refer to the Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) complaints involving seed found to be mislabeled and to
have moved in interstate commerce. AMS investigates the alleged
violations and if the violation is substantiated, takes regulatory
action ranging from letters of warning to monetary penalties. AMS will
collect information from records of each lot of seed and make them
available for inspection by agents of the Secretary.
Need and Use of the Information: The information collected consists
of records pertaining to interstate shipments of seed which have been
alleged to be in violation of the FSA. The shipper's records pertaining
to a complaint are examined by AMS program specialists and are used to
determine if a violation of the FSA occurred. The records are also used
to determine the precautions taken by the shipper to assure that the
seed was accurately labeled. The FSA program would be ineffective
without the ability to examine pertinent records as necessary to
resolve complaints of violations.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farm;
State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 3,208.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 36,793.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Reporting Requirements Under the Regulations Governing the
Inspection and Grading Services of Manufactured or Processed Dairy
Products.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0126.
Summary of Collection: The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7
U.S.C. 1621-1627), Title II, Section 202 states, ``The Congress hereby
declares that a sound, efficient, and privately operated system for
distributing and marketing agricultural products is essential to a
prosperous agriculture and is indispensable to the maintenance of full
employment and to the welfare, prosperity, and health of the nation.
The Government, industry, and the consumer will be well served if the
Government can help insure that dairy products are produced under
sanitary conditions and that buyers have the choice of purchasing the
quality of the product they desire. The dairy grading program is a
voluntary user fee program. In order for a voluntary inspection program
to perform satisfactorily with a minimum of confusion, information must
be collected to determine what services are being requested.
Need and Use of the Information: The information requested is used
to identify the product offered for grading, to identify and contact
the party responsible for payment of the grading fee and expense, to
identify persons who are responsible for payment of the grading fee and
expense, and to identify persons who are responsible for administering
the grade label program. Only information essential to provide service
is requested. AMS uses several forms to collect information that is
essential to carrying out and administering the inspection and grading
program.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 131.
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Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 383.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Cotton Classification and Market News Service.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0009.
Summary of Collection: The Cotton Statistics and Estimates Act, 7
U.S.C. 471-476, authorizes and directs the Secretary of Agriculture and
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), to collect and publish annually,
statistics or estimates concerning the grades and staple length of
stocks of cotton, known as the carryover, on hand on the 1st of August
of each year in warehouses and other establishments of every character
in the continental U.S.; and following such publication each year, to
publish at intervals, in his/her discretion, his/her estimate of the
grades and staple length of cotton of the then current crop (7 U.S.C.
471). Additionally, AMS collects, authenticates, publishes, and
distributes by telegraph, radio, mail, and otherwise, timely
information of the market supply, demand, location, and market prices
for cotton (7 U.S.C. 473B).
Need and Use of the Information: AMS will collect information on
the quality of cotton in the carryover stocks along with the size or
volume of the carryover. This is information that is needed and used by
all segments of the cotton industry. Growers use this information in
making decisions relative to marketing their present crop and planning
for the next one; cotton merchants use the information in marketing
decisions; and the mills that provide the data also use the combined
data in planning their future purchase to cover their needs. Importers
of U.S. cotton use the data in making their plans for purchases of U.S.
cotton. In addition, other USDA agencies use the information on
carryover stocks for calculating accurate projections and estimates
used in policy decisions.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 495.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; weekly; annually.
Total Burden Hours: 218.
Farm Service Agency
Title: Servicing Cases Where Unauthorized Loan or Other Financial
Assistance Was Received--7 CFR Part 1951.
OMB Control Number: 0560-0160.
Summary of Collection: The Farm Service Agency (FSA) farm loan
programs are administered under the provisions of the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act (CONACT) [P.L. 87-128]. Occasionally, FSA
encounters cases where unauthorized assistance was received by a
borrower. This assistance may be a loan where the recipient did not
meet the eligibility requirements set forth in program regulations or
where the borrower qualified for loan assistance but a subsidized
interest was charged on the loan, resulting in receipt of unauthorized
interest subsidy benefits. The assistance may also be loan servicing
where a borrower received an excessive write down or write-off of their
debt. The information collected under the provisions of this regulation
is provided on a voluntary basis by the borrower, although failure to
cooperate to correct loan accounts may result in liquidation of the
loan.
Need and Use of the Information: The information to be collected by
FSA will primarily be financial data such as amount of income, farm
operating expenses, crop yields, etc. The borrower will provide written
records or other information to refute FSA's finding when it is
determined through audit or by other means that a borrower has received
financial assistance to which he or she was not entitled. If the
borrower is unsuccessful in having the FSA change its determination of
unauthorized assistance, the borrower may appeal the FSA decision.
Otherwise, the unauthorized loan recipient may pay the loan in full,
apply for a loan under a different program, convey the loan security to
the government, enter into an accelerated repayment agreement, or sell
the security in lieu of forced liquidation.
Description of Respondents: Farms; Individuals or households;
Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 105.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 420.
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Title: Trade Association Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) has been asked by the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and the
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to conduct a survey
of U.S. agricultural producer and commodity trade associations. This
survey is designed to determine the degree that agricultural trade
associations and other associations and organizations who support
agriculture and the broader food and fiber economy participate in or
facilitate international marketing, foreign direct investment,
agricultural research and development, and food safety related
activities. NASS will collect information using a survey.
Need and Use of the Information: NASS will ask for information
about steps the organizations have taken, are taking, or may be
thinking of taking to help their organization members become more
competitive in the emerging global economy. The data collected are
vital to helping USAID formulate programs to foster agricultural trade
that is mutually beneficial to agricultural producers and consumers in
the U.S. and in the rest of the world. The USAID/Economic Research
Service will analyze the data to determine the extent that the trade
associations encourage international trade and the extent to which they
use U.S. government information in determining trading partners and
investment opportunities.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 706.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (One-time).
Total Burden Hours: 165.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Certificate for Poultry and Hatching Eggs for Export.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0048.
Summary of Collection: Certificate for Poultry and Hatching Eggs
for Export is authorized by 21 U.S.C. 112 and 113. The regulation that
implements this law is found in part 91 of Title 9, Code of Federal
Regulations. The export of agricultural commodities, including poultry
and hatching eggs, is a major business in the United States and
contributes to a favorable balance of trade. As part of its mission to
facilitate the export of U.S. poultry and poultry products, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services, maintains information regarding
the import health requirements of other countries for poultry and
hatching eggs exported from the U.S. Most countries require a
certification that our poultry and hatching eggs are disease free.
APHIS will collect information on the quantity and type of poultry and
hatching eggs designated for export, using form 17-6, Certificate for
Poultry & Hatching Eggs for Export.
Need and Use of the Information: The information collected prevents
unhealthy poultry or disease-carrying hatching eggs from being exported
from the United States, thereby preventing the international
dissemination of poultry diseases. The collection of
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information also is necessary to satisfy the import requirements of the
receiving countries, thereby protecting and encouraging trade with the
United States.
Description of Respondents: Farms; Individuals or households;
Business or other for-profit; Federal Government; State, Local or
Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 300.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 10,500.
Economic Research Service
Title: Family Child Care Homes Legislative Changes Study.
OMB Control Number: 0536-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Family Child Care Homes (FCCHs)
Legislative Changes Study is designed to study the effects of the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996, Public Law 104-193, on the family child care component of USDA's
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). The study was mandated by
Congress to provide information on the impact of the legislative
changes on the characteristics and operations of family child care home
(FCCH) sponsors and providers, and to assess the effects of the
legislation on targeting low-income families for participation.
Information collected will come from information received from the
study.
Need and Use of the Information: Information collected will be on
the effect of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act on the family child care component of CACFP. The
study will examine the effects of the legislative changes on the
sponsors, providers, and families served by the program.
Descripition of Respondents: Business or other for-profit;
Individuals or households; Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 3,676.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 4,521.
Farm Service Agency
Title: Authorization Agreement for Peanut Handlers Automatic
Marketing Assessment Payments.
OMB Control Number: 0560-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Federal Agriculture Improvement and
Reform Act of 1996 requires that the Secretary and the Farm Service
Agency (FSA) provide for a non-refundable Peanut Marketing Assessment
(PMA) for peanuts. The regulations found at 7 CFR Part 729.316(c)(1)
provide that the peanut handler must remit the PMA required in the
regulations to the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) in a manner
specified by the Secretary. For 1991 through 1996 crop years, peanut
handlers were required to remit their PMA checks to lockboxes. However,
for the 1997 and subsequent crop years, the Tobacco and Peanuts
Division, in conjunction with the lockbox bank, NationsBank, is
providing peanut handlers with a PMA payment alternative, the DirectPay
debit authorization service. Form CCC-1047, Authorization Agreement for
Peanut Handler's Automatic Marketing Assessment Payments, will be used
to collect information to enroll peanut handlers in the NationsBank
DirectPay service for the 1998 and subsequent crop years.
Need and Use of the Information: Information collected will include
the peanut handler's address, accounting contact, depository name,
branch, address and checking account information to be forwarded to
NationsBank to enroll the peanut handler in the DirectPay Service. The
new payment alternative will allow peanut handlers to make automated
PMA payments to CCC.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 30.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 5.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Animal Welfare, 9 CFR, Part 3, Marine Mammals.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0115.
Summary of Collection: The Laboratory Animal Welfare Act (AWA)
requires the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to regulate the humane care and
handling of most warmblooded animals including marine mammals, used for
research or exhibition purposes, sold as pets, or transported in
commerce. The purpose of the AWA is to insure that animals intended for
use in research facilities or exhibition purposes or for use as pets
are provided humane care and treatment and to ensure the humane
treatment of animals during transportation in commerce; and to protect
the owners of animals from the theft of their animals by preventing the
sale or use of animals which have been stolen. Records and reports will
be used to collect information on the care and maintenance of marine
mammals.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information
from records and reports on facilities construction, veterinary care,
personnel, feeding, water quality, sanitation space requirements,
transportation enclosures, and handling and care in transit. The
records and reports provide APHIS with the data necessary for review
and evaluation of program compliance by regulated facilities, and
provide a workable enforcement system to carry out the requirements of
the AWA, and the intent of Congress, on a practical daily basis without
resorting to more detailed and stringent regulations and standards
which could be more burdensome to regulated facilities.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; not for-
profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 812.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Weekly; Semi-annually.
Total Burden Hours: 9,555.
Emergency approval for this information collection has been
requested by June 26, 1998.
Farm Service Agency
Title: Operating Loans, Policies, Procedures and Authorizations--7
CFR Part 1941.
OMB Control Number: 0560-0162.
Summary of Collection: The Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act (7 U.S.C. 1941) (CONACT) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture
and the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to make (1) direct loans to eligible
farmers and ranchers for farm operating loans, and (2) youth loans to
enable them to operate enterprises in connection with 4-H Clubs, Future
Farmers of America, and similar organizations. The basic objective of
the farm operating loan program is to provide credit management
assistance to farmers and ranchers to become operators of family sized
farms, or continue such operations when credit is not available
elsewhere. The assistance enables family farm operators to use their
land, labor, and other resources and to improve their living and
financial conditions so that they can eventually obtain credit
elsewhere. Information must be collected in order for FSA officials to
determine a loan applicant's eligibility to qualify for a loan and
repayment ability.
Need and Use of the Information: FSA will collect the information
through the use of the following forms: FmHA 441-10, Non-disturbance
Agreement; FmHA 441-13, Division of Income and Non-disturbance
Agreement; FmHA 1940-51, ``Crop-share-Cash Farm Lease,'' FmHA 1940-53,
``Cash Farm Lease,'' FmHA 1940-55,'' ``Livestock Share Farm Lease,''
FmHA 1940-56, ``Annual Supplement to Farm Lease; FmHA 441-8,
``Assignment of Proceeds from the
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Sale of Products''; FmHA 441-18, ``Consent to Payment of Proceeds from
Sale of Farm Products''; FmHA 441-25, ``Assignment of Proceeds from the
Sale of Dairy Products and Release of Security Interest''. The FSA loan
approval official must determine that adequate security and repayment
ability exists before a loan is granted and that funds are used only
for those purposes authorized by law.
Description of Respondents: Farm; individuals or households;
business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 52,210.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 11,012.
Farm Service Agency
Title: Agreement For The Use of Proceeds/Release of Chattel
Security.
OMB Control Number: 0560-0171.
Summary of Collection: The Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act (CONACT) requires release of normal income security to pay
essential household and farm operating expenses of the borrower, until
the Farm Service Agency (FSA) accelerates the loans. The FSA agreed in
the consent decree to approve a borrower's planned use of proceeds from
the disposition of their chattel security, record any changes to
planned use, and record the actual disposition of chattel security for
the year of operation. FSA will collect information on the actual and
planned disposition of chattel security through the use of form FmHA
1962-I.
Need and Use of the Information: Information collected will be from
FSA borrowers who may be individual farmers or farming partnerships or
corporations. The collection is on an individual-case basis by FSA
staff directly from the borrower.
Description of Respondents: Farms; business or other for-profit;
individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 56,075.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 18,505.
Nancy Sternberg,
Departmental Information Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-16540 Filed 6-19-98; 8:45 am]
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