8754 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 25 / Tuesday, February 9, 2021 / Notices 

Several agricultural agencies utilize 

NASS data to carry out programs 

required by legislation. Examples are 

the school lunch program, 

administration of marketing orders, 

grazing fee rates, and establishment of 

foreign trade policies. The Secretary of 

Agriculture uses information collected 

to help determine agricultural policy. 

Description of Respondents: Farms 

and Ranches. 

Number of Respondents: 551,600. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Two. 

Total Burden Hours: 175,583. 

Levi S. Harrell, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–02643 Filed 2–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection: Financial 

Information Security Request Form 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Forest Service is seeking comments 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations on the extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection, Financial Information 

Security Request Form (0596–0204). 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before April 12, 2021 to 

be assured of consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this 

notice should be addressed to USDAForest Service, Attention: Stephen 

Wills, Financial Policy, Sidney Yates 

Federal Building: 201 14th St. SW, 

Washington, DC 20250. Comments also 

may be submitted via email to: 

Stephen.wills@usda.gov. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice may be made available to the 

public through relevant websites and 

upon request. For this reason, please do 

not include in your comments 

information of a confidential nature, 

such as sensitive personal information 

or proprietary information. If you send 

an email comment, your email address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the public docket and made 

available on the internet. Please note 

that responses to this public comment 

request containing any routine notice 

about the confidentiality of the 

communication will be treated as public 

comments that may be made available to 

the public notwithstanding the 

inclusion of the routine notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen Wills, Director of Financial 

Policy, 703–605–4938. Individuals who 

use telecommunications for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 

8339, twenty-four hours a day, every 

day of the year, including holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Financial Information Security 

Request Form. 

OMB Number: 0596–0204. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

Type of Request: Extension without 

Revision. 

Abstract: The majority of Forest 

Service’s financial records are in 

databases stored at the National Finance 

Center (NFC). The Forest Service uses 

employees and contractors to maintain 

these financial records. The employees 

and contractors must have access to 

NFC to perform their duties. 

The Forest Service uses an electronic 

form FS–6500–214, Financial 

Information Security Request Form, to 

apply to NFC for access for a specific 

employee or contractor. Due to program 

management decisions and budget 

constraints, it has been determined that 

contractors will need to complete and 

submit the form. 

The contractor and the Forest Service 

systems provide the information 

necessary to complete form FS–6500– 

214. The contractor verifies completion 

of two courses within the last year: 

Privacy Act Basics and IT (Information 

Technology) Security. The contractor 

then enters their short name assigned by 

the Forest Service. Using the short 

name, the screen is populated with 

information that the contractor can 

change if incorrect. The information 

includes: Name, work email, work 

telephone number, and job title. The 

contractor checks the box for a nonfederal employee and provides the 

expiration date of the contract. The 

contractor then selects the databases 

and actions needed. Based on the 

database(s) selected, the contractor 

provides additional information 

regarding the financial systems, work 

location, access scope, etc. Once the 

form is submitted to the client security 

officer, a one-page agreement 

automatically prints, which the 

contractor and client security officer 

sign. The agreement is a certification 

statement that acknowledges the 

contractor’s recognition of the sensitive 

nature of the information and agrees to 

use the information only for authorized 

purposes. The information collected is 

shared with those managing or 

overseeing the financial systems used by 

the Forest Service. This includes 

auditors. 

Estimate of Burden per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 9,549. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 3. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 4,774 hours. 

Comment is invited on: (1) Whether 

this collection of information is 

necessary for the stated purposes and 

the proper performance of the functions 

of the Agency, including whether the 

information will have practical or 

scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including the use of 

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 request for approval by the 

Office of Management and Budget. 

Antoine L. Dixon, 

Chief Financial Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–02577 Filed 2–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

[Docket Number: RUS–21–WATER–0002] 

Information Collection Activity; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites 

comments on the following information 

collection for which RUS intends to 

request approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by April 12, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Taylor Marable, Community Program 


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