[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34093-34094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14428]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency


Information Collection; General Program Administration

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Farm 
Service (FSA) is requesting comments from individuals and organizations 
on an extension with revision of a currently approved information 
collection that supports Farm Loan Programs (FLP) for the General 
Program Administration.

DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by August 16, 2010.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. In your 
comments, include date, volume, and page number of this issue of the 
Federal Register. You may submit comments by any of the following 
methods:
     Mail: Clarence (Chuck) Ropp, Senior Loan Officer, USDA/
FSA/FLP, STOP 0521, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20250-0521.
     E-mail: [email protected].
     Fax: 202-720-8474.
    You may also send comments to the Desk Officer for Agriculture, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20253. Copies of the information collection may 
be requested by contacting Clarence (Chuck) Ropp at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clarence (Chuck) Ropp, Senior Loan 
Officer, Farm Service Agency, (202) 690-4008.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Farm Loan Programs--General Program Administration (7 CFR 
part 761).
    OMB Number: 0560-0238.
    Expiration Date: 11/30/2010.
    Type of Request: Extension with revision.
    Abstract: FSA established the requirements that are applicable to 
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making and servicing direct loans, as specified in 7 CFR part 761. 
Information collections are necessary to ensure that program applicants 
and participants meet statutory eligibility requirements, loan funds 
are used for authorized purposes and the Government's interest in 
security is adequately protected. Specific information collection 
requirements include financial information in the form of a balance 
sheet and cash flow projection used in loan making and servicing 
decisions; information needed to establish joint bank accounts in which 
loan funds, proceeds derived from the sale of loan security and 
insurance proceeds may be deposited; collateral pledges from financial 
institutions when the balance of a supervised bank account will exceed 
$100,000; and documents showing that construction plans and 
specifications comply with State and local building standards.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, businesses or other for 
profit and farms.
    Estimated Average Time To Respond: Public reporting for this 
collection of information is estimated to average 53 minutes per 
response. The average travel time, which is included in the total 
annual burden, is estimated to be 1 hour per respondent.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 90,947.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.40.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 218,482.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 245,762.
    We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information 
collection to help us to:
    (1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of FSA, including whether the 
information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of FSA's estimate of burden including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to 
be collected;
    (4) 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.
    All comments received in response to this notice, including names 
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record. 
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission for Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) approval.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on June 8, 2010.
 Jonathan W. Coppess,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2010-14428 Filed 6-15-10; 8:45 am]
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