[Federal Register: July 17, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 136)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 11, 2006.
    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: Payment Eligibility and Limitation Determinations for the 
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0096.
    Summary of Collection: The Farm Service Agency (FSA) administers 
certain farm programs in which the payments are subject and not subject 
to the established payment limitations. The Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 amended the provisions of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 to provide for a $40,000 limitation per crop year on the direct 
payments; $65,000 per crop year on counter-cyclical payments, $75,000 
per crop year on the amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency 
payments a person may receive; and apply the payment eligibility 
provisions of the 1985 Act to payments made under the direct and 
counter-cyclical payment program contract, marketing loan gains and 
loan deficiency payments. FSA will collect information using several 
forms.
    Need and Use of the Information: FSA will collect information to 
determine the eligibility for payment and the number of ``persons'' for 
the application of the payment limitation required for the respective 
program. Information is captured on different forms depending upon the 
nature and the type of program participant's farming operation. Without 
the data, FSA cannot determine whether the individual or the entity 
requesting program benefits is eligible and or in compliance with the 
statutory and regulatory requirements of payment eligibility and 
payment limitation. FSA and the National Appeals Division also use the 
information on review in the event an appeal is filed by the producer 
regarding any of the determinations.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; Individuals or households; 
Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 162,142.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Annually; Other (as 
needed).
    Total Burden Hours: 266,364.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-11201 Filed 7-14-06; 8:45 am]

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