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Vol. 88, No. 160 

Monday, August 21, 2023 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

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 are 

required regarding; 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; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 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 this information 

collection received by September 20, 

2023 will be considered. 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. 

Farm Service Agency 

Title: Emergency Grain Storage 

Facility Assistance Program (EGSFP). 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0315. 

Summary of Collection: FSA is 

providing assistance to producers or 

groups of producers in their efforts to 

build and acquire new or used, 

permanent or portable on-farm grain 

storage capacity, drying and handling 

equipment. FSA is administering the 

EGSFP and addressing the emergency 

on-farm grain storage, drying and 

handling needs, while mitigating supply 

chain disruption. The financial 

assistance for the producers is covered 

in the sections 5(b), (d), and (e) of the 

Commodity Credit Cooperation (CCC) 

Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714c(b), (d), and 

(e)), in the amount of 80 million to be 

used to partially compensate producers 

for on-going market disruptions and 

assist with the transition to a more 

orderly marketing system. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information submitted by producers is 

used by FSA to determine eligibility and 

distribute payments to eligible 

producers under EGSFP program. 

Description of Respondents: Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 9,350. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Other (once). 

Total Burden Hours: 4,244. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–17893 Filed 8–18–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Farm Service Agency 

[Docket ID: FSA–2023–0016] 

Information Collection Request; 

Emergency Conservation Program 

(ECP) and Biomass Crop Assistance 

Program (BCAP) 

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, the Farm 

Service Agency (FSA) is requesting 

comments from all interested 

individuals and organizations on a 

revision of currently approved 

information collection associated with 

the Emergency Conservation Program 

(ECP) and Biomass Crop Assistance 

Program (BCAP). The revision will 

include new forms related to ECP that 

will accompany new software to be 

implemented fiscal year 2024. The 

existing forms for prior ECP contracts 

will remain in use until contracts 

executed prior to fiscal year 2024 are 

closed. 

DATES: We will consider comments that 

we receive by October 20, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

comments on this Notice. You may 

submit comments, identified by Docket 

ID: FSA–2023–0016, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail, Hand Delivery, or Courier: 

Shanita Landon, ECP Program Manager, 

Conservation Division, Farm Service 

Agency, United States Department of 

Agriculture, STOP 0513, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–0513. 

You may also send comments to the 

Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the 

information collection may be requested 

by contacting Shanita Landon. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, Shanita London, (202) 578– 

9928 (work mobile); email: 

shanita.landon@usda.gov. Persons with 

disabilities who require alternative 

means for communication should 

contact the USDA Target Center at (202) 

720–2600 (voice). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description of Information Collection 

Title: Emergency Conservation 

Program and Biomass Crop Assistance 

Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0082. 

Expiration Date: July 31, 2024. 

Type of Request: Revision. 

Abstract: The collection of this 

information is necessary to allow FSA 

to: 

(1) Effectively administer the 

regulations under ECP, which are set 

forth at 7 CFR part 701, so as to provide 

funding and technical assistance for 

farmers and ranchers to restore farmland 


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