62530 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 175 / Tuesday, September 12, 2023 / Notices 

FNS SNAP FORMS ICR TOTAL BURDEN ESTIMATE—Continued 

[OMB Control No. 0584–0064] 

Affected public 

Estimated 

number of 

respondent 

Estimated 

responses 

annually per 

respondent 

Estimated 

total annual 

responses 

Estimated 

average 

number of 

hours per 

response 

Estimated 

total hours 

Total Estimated Third-Party Disclosures Burden .............................. 53 36.00 1,908.00 0.50 954.00 

Total Burden for 0584–0064 ....................................................... 18,804,777 54.44 1,023,763,955.93 0.14 139,973,104.13 

Tameka Owens, 

Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19633 Filed 9–11–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Notice of Intent To Request Revision 

and Extension of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the intention of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) to request revision and 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection, the Agricultural 

Surveys Program. Revision to burden 

hours will be needed due to changes in 

the size of the target population, 

sampling design, and/or questionnaire 

length. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by November 13, 2023 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: 

• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

Include the docket number above in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Efax: (855) 838–6382. 

• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD– 

ROM submissions to: Richard Hopper, 

NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Room 5336, 

South Building, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250– 

2024. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand 

deliver to: Richard Hopper, NASS 

Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Room 5336, South 

Building, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW, Washington, DC 20250–2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kevin L. Barnes, Associate 

Administrator, National Agricultural 

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, (202) 720–4333. Copies of 

this information collection and related 

instructions can be obtained without 

charge from Richard Hopper, NASS— 

OMB Clearance Officer, at (202) 720– 

2206 or at ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Agricultural Surveys Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0213. 

Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 

2024. 

Type of Request: To revise and extend 

a currently approved information 

collection for a period of three years. 

Abstract: The primary objective of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) is to collect, prepare and issue 

State and national estimates of crop and 

livestock production, prices and 

disposition as well as economic 

statistics, farm numbers, land values, 

on-farm pesticide usage, pest crop 

management practices, as well as the 

Census of Agriculture. The Agricultural 

Surveys Program contains a series of 

surveys that obtains basic agricultural 

data from farmers, ranchers, and 

feedlots throughout the Nation for 

preparing agricultural estimates and 

forecasts of crop acreage, yield, and 

production; stocks of grains and 

soybeans; hog and pig numbers; sheep 

inventory and lamb crop; cattle 

inventory; cattle on feed; grazing fees; 

and land values. Uses of the statistical 

information collected by these surveys 

are extensive and varied. Producers, 

farm organizations, agribusinesses, 

commodity exchanges, State and 

national farm policy makers, and 

government agencies are important 

users of these statistics. 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. 

Revisions to burden are needed due to 

changes in the size of the target 

population, sample design, and minor 

changes in questionnaire design. 

These data will be collected under the 

authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204(a). 

Individually identifiable data collected 

under this authority are governed by 

Section 1770 of the Food Security Act 

of 1985, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2276, 

which requires USDA to afford strict 

confidentiality to non-aggregated data 

provided by respondents. This Notice is 

submitted in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et 

seq.) and Office of Management and 

Budget regulations at 5 CFR part 1320. 

All NASS employees and NASS 

contractors must also fully comply with 

all provisions of the Confidential 

Information Protection and Statistical 

Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of 2018, title III 

of Public Law 115–435, codified in 44 

U.S.C. ch. 35. CIPSEA supports NASS’s 

pledge of confidentiality to all 

respondents and facilitates the agency’s 

efforts to reduce burden by supporting 

statistical activities of collaborative 

agencies through designation of NASS 

agents, subject to the limitations and 

penalties described in CIPSEA. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

will range from 5 to 40 minutes per 

response. 

Respondents: Farmers, Ranchers and 

Feed Lots. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

492,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 185,000 hours. 

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

(a) whether the proposed 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 the burden of the proposed collection 

of information including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, through 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, technological or 

other forms of information technology 

collection methods. 

All responses to this notice will 

become a matter of public record and be 

summarized in the request for OMB 

approval. 


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Signed at Washington, DC, August 30, 

2023. 

Kevin L. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19610 Filed 9–11–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Housing Service 

[Docket No. RHS–21–Admin–0021] 

Notice of Request for Approval of a 

New Information Collection 

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, Rural 

Business-Cooperative Service, and Rural 

Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the intention of the 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service, 

Rural Housing Service, and the Rural 

Utilities Service, agencies of the Rural 

Development mission area within the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), 

hereinafter collectively referred to as the 

Agency to request approval for a new 

information collection in support of 

compliance with applicable acts for 

planning and performing construction 

and other development work. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by November 13, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by the following method: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This 

website provides the ability to type 

short comments directly into the 

comment field on this web page or 

attach a file for lengthier comments. Go 

to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 

the on-line instructions at that site for 

submitting comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lynn Gilbert, Rural Development 

Innovation Center—Regulations 

Management Division, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, South 

Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202) 690–2682. Email 

lynn.gilbert@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires 

that interested members of the public 

and affected agencies have an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice 

identifies an information collection that 

Rural Development is submitting to 

OMB for a new collection. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed 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 the burden 

of the proposed collection of 

information including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

Ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (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. 

Comments may be sent by the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://

www.regulations.gov and, in the lower 

‘‘Search Regulations and Federal 

Actions’’ box, select ‘‘RHS’’ from the 

agency drop-down menu, then click on 

‘‘Submit.’’ In the Docket ID column, 

select RHS–21–Admin–0021 to submit 

or view public comments and to view 

supporting and related materials 

available electronically. Information on 

using Regulations.gov, including 

instructions for accessing documents, 

submitting comments, and viewing the 

docket after the close of the comment 

period, is available through the site’s 

‘‘User Tips’’ link. 

Title: 7 CFR 1927—Common Forms 

Package for Real Estate Title Clearance 

and Loan Closing. 

OMB Number: 0575–New. 

Expiration Date of Approval: Three 

years from approval date. 

Type of Request: New information 

collection. 

Abstract: The information collection 

under OMB Number 0575-New will 

enable the Agencies to effectively 

extend financial assistance to construct, 

improve, alter, repair, replace or 

rehabilitate dwellings, farm buildings, 

and/or related facilities to provide 

decent, safe, and sanitary living 

conditions and adequate farm buildings 

and other structures in rural areas. Title 

clearance is required to assure the 

Agency(s) that the loan is legally 

secured and has the required lien 

priority. 

RD will be collecting information to 

assure that those participating in this 

program remain eligible to proceed with 

loan closing and to ensure that loans are 

made with Federal funds are legally 

secured. The respondents are 

individuals or households, businesses 

and non-profit institutions. The 

information required is used by the 

USDA personnel to verify that the 

required lien position has been 

obtained. The information is collected at 

the field office responsible for 

processing a loan application through 

loan closing. The information is also 

used to ensure the program is 

administered in manner consistent with 

legislative and administrative 

requirements. If not collected, the 

Agency would be unable to determine if 

the loan is adequately and legally 

secure. RD continually strives to ensure 

that information collection burden is 

kept to a minimum. 

Information for the RD forms and 

their usage in this collection package are 

included in this supporting statement. 

Estimate of Burden: RD is requesting 

approval for one respondent and a onehour place holder in order for OMB to 

issue a control number for these forms. 

The burden for each of the forms will 

be accounted for within the individual 

Rural Development program collection 

packages using the form(s). 

Respondents: Individuals or 

Households, Businesses, Closing agents/ 

Attorneys and the field office staff. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent per Form in package: 

Form Nos. 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

1927–5, 8, 9, 10, 15, 19 and 

20 ...................................... 1 

3550–25 ................................ 1 

Comments from interested parties are 

invited on: (1) Whether the proposed 

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 the burden of the 

proposed 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 those who are to respond, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Joaquin Altoro, 

Administrator, Rural Housing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19675 Filed 9–11–23; 8:45 am] 

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