Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 25 / Tuesday, February 9, 2021 / Notices 8753 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service, 

Rural Utilities Service, (Agency). 

Section 339 of the Consolidated Farm 

and Rural Development Act, 7 U.S.C. 

1989 and Section 510 of the Housing 

Act of 1949, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 

1480) is the legislative authorities 

requiring the use of supervised 

accounts. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

agency’s state and field offices will 

collect information from borrowers and 

financial institutions. The Agency use 

SBA’s as a mechanism to (1) ensure 

correct disbursement and expenditure of 

all funds designated for a project; (2) 

help a borrower properly manage its 

financial affairs; (3) ensure that the 

Government’s security is protected 

adequately from fraud, waste and abuse. 

The consequence to Federal program 

and policy activities if the collection of 

information was not conducted would 

be detrimental to both the Government 

and to borrowers. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 13,500. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 23,626. 

Levi S. Harrell, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–02673 Filed 2–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

February 4, 2021. 

The Department of Agriculture will 

submit the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 on or after the date 

of publication of this notice. Comments 

are requested regarding: (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden 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 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. 

Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received by 

March 11, 2021. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

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. 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) 

Title: Agricultural Surveys Program— 

Substantive Change. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0213. 

Summary of Collection: General 

authority for these data collection 

activities is granted under U.S. Code 

Title 7, Section 2204 which specifies 

that ‘‘The Secretary of Agriculture shall 

procure and preserve all information 

concerning agriculture which he can 

obtain . . . by the collection of statistics 

. . .’’. The primary objective of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) is to provide data users with 

timely and reliable agricultural 

production and economic statistics, as 

well as environmental and specialty 

agricultural related statistics. To 

accomplish this objective, NASS relies 

on the use of diverse surveys that show 

changes within the farming industry 

over time. 

The Agricultural Surveys Program is a 

combination of surveys utilizing several 

different sampling frames. Basic 

agricultural data is collected from 

farmers and ranchers throughout the 

nation and used to prepare agricultural 

estimates and forecasts of crop acreages, 

yields, and production; stocks of grains 

and oilseeds; hog and pig inventory; 

sheep inventory and lamb crop; goat 

and kid inventory; cattle inventory; 

cattle on feed, and land values. The 

surveys provide the basis for estimates 

of the current season’s crop and 

livestock production and supplies of 

grain and oilseeds in storage. Survey 

results provide the foundation for 

setting livestock and poultry inventory 

numbers. Estimates derived from these 

surveys supply information needed by 

farmers to make decisions for both 

short- and long-term planning. 

Due to the COVID–19 virus, numerous 

changes took place for the 2020 calendar 

year. The June Area Survey was 

suspended for 2020 and will be 

conducted again in 2021 and 2022. 

Normally, this survey relies on face to 

face interviews with farmers and 

ranchers. Instead the data from the 2019 

survey was used to adjust for list 

incompleteness in 2020. 

The 2021 June Area Survey will have 

the field level questions removed and 

only tract and whole farm data will be 

collected. This has been done so that the 

questionnaire can be conducted by 

telephone to allow for the continuation 

of social distancing. 

The overall annual, average sample 

size for the Agricultural Surveys 

Program will remain at 551,600. No 

additional burden is being added for the 

changes included in this submission. 

A detailed listing of the questions that 

have been updated are listed in the 

Supporting Statement Part A. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Uses of NASS statistical information are 

extensive and varied. The producer is 

the primary user; other users of 

agricultural statistics are farm 

organizations, agribusinesses, State and 

national farm policy makers, foreign 

buyers of agricultural products, 

universities, and various researchers. 

Federal farm programs require 

information on acreages, production 

potential, stocks, prices, and income. 

Agricultural statistics are used to plan 

and administer other related federal and 

State programs in such areas as 

consumer protection, conservation, 

foreign trade, education, and recreation. 

Estimates are used by producers to 

determine production and marketing 

strategies, by the agricultural industry to 

assess markets and potential demand for 

products, and by the federal government 

to analyze potential and actual 

production. 

Some of the Federal agricultural 

agencies that use information from these 

surveys are the Economic Research 

Service, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

Agricultural Marketing Service, Farm 

Service Agency and the Risk 

Management Agency. The Bureau of 

Economic Analysis in the Department of 

Commerce is a major non-USDA agency 

that uses data from this information 

collection to prepare national and 

regional estimates of farm income and 

products. The Forest Service and 

Department of Interior use data 

collected on forage values to establish 

public land grazing rates in Western 

States. 


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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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