[Federal Register: July 19, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 137)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
July 13, 2005
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 should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP. GOV or
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO,
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 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) 720-8681.
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: Standard Rules Tender Governing Motor Carrier
Transportation.
OMB Control Number: 0560-0195.
Summary of Collection: Public Law 104-88 authorizes the Export
Operation Division (EOD) to collect information to determine motor
carrier compliance with Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO)
requirements, to determine eligibility of motor carriers to haul
agricultural products for the USDA. A motor carrier shall complete
KCCO's standard Rules Tender Governing Motor Carrier Transportation and
file its rates with EOD. The Standard Rules Tender set the operating
rules for the motor carrier to determine motor carrier compliance,
accessorial charges, and the terms and conditions of carriage. Carriers
are selected based on their rate and service levels. The information
enables KCCO to evaluate the rates to obtain transportation services to
meet domestic and export program needs.
Need and Use of the Information: FSA will collect information to
establish the motor carrier's qualifications, and carriage rates and
conditions. Without this information FSA and KCCO could not obtain
transportation services to meet program requirements.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-
profit institutions; Federal government; State, local or tribal
government.
Number of Respondents: 143.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Once.
Total Burden Hours: 143.
Farm Service Agency
Title: Representations for CCC and FSA Loans and Authorization to
File a Financing Statement.
OMB Control Number: 0560-0215.
Summary of Collection: The revised Article 9 of the Uniform
Commercial Code deals with secured transaction for personal property.
The revised Article 9 affects the manner in which the Commodity Credit
Corporation (CCC) and the Farm Service Agency (FSA), as well as any
other creditor, perfect and liquidate security interests in collateral.
FSA operates several loan programs that are affected by the revision to
Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Each of the programs requires
that loans be secured with collateral. The security interest is created
and attaches to the collateral when: (1) value has been given, (2) the
debtor has rights in the collateral or the power to transfer rights in
the collateral, and (3) the debtor has authenticated a security
agreement that provides a description of the collateral. FSA will
collect information using form CCC-10. The information obtained on CCC-
10 is needed to not only obtain authorization from loan applicants to
file a financing statement without their signature, and to verify the
name and location of the debtor.
Need and Use of the Information: The information that FSA collects
will be used to gather or verify basic data regarding the applicant
which is required on a financing statement and to obtain permission to
file a financing statement prior to the execution of a security
agreement. Without obtaining the information from loan applicants, CCC
and FSA would be unable to perfect a security interest in collateral
used to secure loans.
Description of Respondents: Farms; Individuals or households;
Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 105,500.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting; On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 61,507.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-14117 Filed 7-18-05; 8:45 am]
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