71068 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 224 / Monday, November 22, 2010 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

November 16, 2010. 

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) 720–8958. 

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: 7 CFR 765, Direct Loan 

Servicing—Regular. 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0236. 

Summary of Collection: Authority to 

establish the regulatory requirements 

contained in 7 CFR 765, which provides 

that ‘‘The Head of an Executive 

department or military department may 

prescribe regulations for the government 

of his department, the distribution and 

performance of its business * * *’’ The 

Secretary delegated authority to 

administer the provisions of the Act 

applicable to the Farm Loan Program 

(FLP) to the Under Secretary for Farm 

and Foreign Agricultural Service in 

section 2.16 of 7 CFR part 2. FLP 

provides loans to family farmers to 

purchase real estate equipment and 

finance agricultural production. The 

regulations covered by this information 

collection package describes, the 

policies and procedures the agency uses 

to service most FLP loans to ensure 

borrowers are meeting the requirements 

of their loan agreements. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Information requested under this 

collection is submitted to the office 

serving the county in which their 

business is headquartered. The 

information is used by the agency to 

consider whether a borrower is in 

compliance with their loan covenants, 

assist the borrower in achieving their 

business goals, conduct day-to-day 

management of the agency’s loan 

portfolio, and ensure that the agency’s 

interests are protected. Failure to collect 

the information or collecting it less 

frequently could result in the failure of 

the farm operation or loss of agency 

security property or position. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 53,344. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion; Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 63,189. 

Farm Service Agency 

Title: 7 CFR 764, Direct Loan Making. 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0237. 

Summary of Collection: Authority to 

establish the regulatory requirements 

contained in 7 CFR 764, which provides 

that ‘‘The Head of an Executive 

department or military department may 

prescribe regulations for the government 

of his department, the distribution and 

performance of its business * * *’’ The 

Secretary delegated authority to 

administer the provisions of the Act 

applicable to the Farm Loan Program 

(FLP) to the Under Secretary for Farm 

and Foreign Agricultural Service in 

section 2.16 of 7 CFR part 2. FLP 

provides loans to family farmers to 

purchase real estate equipment and 

finance agricultural production. The 

Farm Service Agency (FSA) also 

provides the requirements associated 

with Farm Ownership, Operating, 

Emergency and Farm Storage Facility 

loan programs. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Information is submitted by the 

applicants to the local agency office 

serving the county in which their 

business is headquartered. The 

information is necessary to thoroughly 

evaluate the applicant’s request for a 

direct loan and is used by agency 

officials to: (1) Ensure that cash flow 

projections used in determining loan 

repayment are based on the actual 

production history of the operation, 

(2) Ensure that a loan is adequately 

secured, (3) Ensure the applicant meets 

the statutorily established program 

eligibility requirements, and (4) Obtain 

assignment on income or sales proceeds, 

when appropriate, to ensure timely 

repayment of the loans. If the 

information were not collected, or 

collected less frequently, the agency 

would be unable to meet the 

congressionally mandated mission of its 

loan programs. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 176,378. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion; Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 310,347. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–29284 Filed 11–19–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Eleven Point Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Eleven Point Resource 

Advisory Committee will meet in 

Winona, Missouri. The committee is 

meeting as authorized under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L. 110–343) 

and in compliance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The purpose 

of the meeting is to review proposed 

forest management projects so that 

recommendations may be made to the 

Forest Service on which should be 

funded through Title II of the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community Self 

Determination Act of 2000, as amended 

in 2008. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010, 6:30 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Twin Pines Conservation Education 

Center located on US Highway 60, Rt 1, 

Box 1998, Winona, MO. Written 

comments should be sent to David 

Whittekiend, Designated Federal 

Official, Mark Twain National Forest, 

401 Fairgrounds Road, Rolla, MO. 


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