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Vol. 75, No. 36 

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

February 18, 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: Disaster Assistance—General (7 

CFR part 1945–A). 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0170. 

Summary of Collection: The 

regulation at 7 CFR 1945–A, defines the 

responsibilities of the Secretary of 

Agriculture in making disaster area 

determinations, the types of incidents 

that can result in a disaster area 

determination, and the factors used in 

making disaster area determinations. 

The determination of a disaster area is 

prerequisite to authorizing emergency 

(EM) loans to qualified farmers. EM loan 

funds may be used to restore or replace 

essential property, pay all or part of 

production costs incurred by the farmer 

or rancher in the year of the disaster, 

pay for essential family living expenses, 

pay to reorganize the farming operation 

or refinance USDA and non-USDA 

creditors. The information collection 

occurs when the Secretary receives a 

letter from the Governor requesting a 

Secretarial natural disaster 

determination. Supporting 

documentation of losses for all counties 

having disaster is provided by the 

County Emergency Boards in the form of 

a report entitled ‘‘Loss Assessment 

Report’’ (LAR). 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

Farm Service Agency will collect the 

following information to determine if 

the county is eligible to qualify for a 

natural disaster designation: (1) The 

nature and extent of production losses; 

(2) the number of farmers who have 

sustained qualifying production losses; 

and (3) the number of farmers that have 

sustained qualifying production losses 

that other lenders in the county have 

indicated that they will not be in a 

position to finance. The information 

will be used by FSA to process State 

Governor requests for Secretarial natural 

disaster designations. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 1,581. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion; Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 900. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3696 Filed 2–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

February 18, 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 


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