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Notices Federal Register

68559 

Vol. 88, No. 191 

Wednesday, October 4, 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 

requested 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 November 3, 

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. 

Risk Management Agency 

Title: Area Risk Protection Insurance. 

OMB Control Number: 0563–0083. 

Summary of Collection: FCIC is a 

wholly-owned Government corporation 

created February 16, 1938 (7 U.S.C. 

1501). The program was amended 

previously, but Public Law 96–365, 

dated September 26, 1980, provided for 

nationwide expansion of a 

comprehensive crop insurance program. 

The Federal Crop Insurance Act (Act), 

as amended in later years, further 

expanded the role of the crop insurance 

program to be the principal tool for risk 

management by producers of 

agricultural commodities. The Act 

further required that the crop insurance 

program operate on an actuarially sound 

basis. To meet these goals, existing crop 

programs must be improved and 

expanded, new crop products 

developed, and new insurance concepts 

studied for possible implementation. 

Meeting these goals requires the 

collection of a wide range of 

information (data elements). These data 

elements are used in part to determine 

insurance coverage, premiums, 

subsidies, payments, and indemnities. It 

creates an information database used to 

support continued development and 

improvements in crop insurance 

products available to producers and 

which meet the goal of a sound 

insurance program. The Act was again 

amended on June 20, 2000, by Public 

Law 106–224 which mandates changes 

to crop insurance regulations, provides 

for independent review of crop 

insurance products by persons 

experienced as actuaries and in 

underwriting, and gives contracting 

authority for the development of new 

products. 

Need and use of the Information: The 

Area Risk Protection Insurance (ARPI) 

includes three separate plans of 

insurance: (1) Area Revenue Protection 

which protects against price declines 

and automatically includes Upside 

Harvest Price Protection (UHPP) which 

protects against price increases; (2) ARP 

with the Harvest Price Exclusion, which 

excludes UHPP and protects against 

price declines but not against price 

increases; and (3) Area Yield Protection 

which only protects against loss of 

yield. Using a wide range of data 

elements producers are required to 

report specific data when they apply for 

ARPI such as acreage and yields. 

Insurance companies accept 

applications; issue policies; establish 

and provide insurance coverage; 

compute liability, premium, subsidies, 

and losses; indemnify producers; and 

report specific data to FCIC as required 

in Appendix III/M13 Handbook. 

If producers and insurance companies 

did not submit the required data at the 

specified time, accurate liabilities, 

premium, and subsidies may not be 

determined, errors may not be resolved 

timely, producers may not receive 

accurate indemnities, payments may be 

late, crop insurance may not be 

actuarially sound as mandated by the 

Act. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments. 

Number of Respondents: 15,509. 

Frequency of Responses: Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 57,047. 

Levi S. Harrell, 

Departmental Information Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21963 Filed 10–3–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–08–P 

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 

requested 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 November 2, 

2023 will be considered. Written 


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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. 

Rural Housing Service 

Title: 7 CFR 4280—Common Forms 

Package for Financial Assistance Forms 

for Loans/Grants. 

OMB Control Number: 0575–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Housing Service (RHS), Rural Business 

and Cooperative Service (RBCS) and 

Rural Utilities service (RUS) agencies 

within the Rural Development mission 

area, hereinafter referred to as Agency, 

is the credit Agency for agriculture and 

rural development for the United States 

Department of Agriculture. The Agency 

offers loans, grants and loan guarantees 

to help create jobs and support 

economic development and essential 

services such as housing; health care; 

first responder services and equipment; 

and water, electric and communications 

infrastructure. 

The Authorities that allow the Rural 

Housing Service (RHS), Rural Business 

and Cooperative Service (RBCS) and 

Rural Utilities service (RUS), Agencies 

within Rural Development (RD) are as 

follows: 

The RHS is authorized under various 

sections of Title V of the Housing Act 

of 1949, as amended, to provide 

financial assistance to construct, 

improve, alter, repair, replace, or 

rehabilitate dwellings, which will 

provide modest, decent, safe, and 

sanitary housing to eligible individuals 

in rural areas. The Consolidated Farm 

and Rural Development Act, as 

amended, authorizes the credit 

programs of the RHS, RBCS and RUS to 

provide financial assistance for essential 

community facilities such as 

construction of community facilities 

and water and waste systems; and the 

improvement, development, and 

financing of businesses, industries, and 

employment. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information will be collected through 

the use of forms that can be accessed 

electronically (or in hard copy) for use 

as attachments to financial assistance 

applications. The information is 

collected once and is not typically 

shared, unless by a FOIA request. 

(USDA agencies and staff offices will 

have the option of adding the forms to 

their individual application packages on 

the Grants.gov website that is managed 

by the U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services. The formal process of 

having the forms added to Grants.gov 

will occur after they are approved by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB)). 

Description of Respondents: 

Businesses or other for-profits; Farms; 

Not-for-profit institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 1. 

Frequency of Responses: Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 1. 

Rural Housing Service 

Title: 7 CFR 1910–B and C, Federal 

Debt and Employment Verification 

Compliance Requirements. 

OMB Control Number: 0575–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Housing Service (RHS), Rural Business 

and Cooperative Service (RBCS) and 

Rural Utilities service (RUS) agencies 

within the Rural Development mission 

area, hereinafter referred to as Agency, 

is the credit Agency for agriculture and 

rural development for the United States 

Department of Agriculture. The Agency 

offers offer loans, grants and loan 

guarantees to help create jobs and 

support economic development and 

essential services such as housing; 

health care; first responder services and 

equipment; and water, electric and 

communications infrastructure on an 

equal opportunity basis. 

The information collection under 

OMB Number 0575–New will enable the 

Agencies to effectively monitor a 

recipient’s compliance with the federal 

debt reporting and to determine 

employment verification and eligibility 

for Federal financial assistance. 

The Agencies offer supervised credit 

programs to build modest housing and 

essential community facilities in rural 

areas. Section 517 (d) of Title V of the 

Housing Act of 1949, as amended, 

provides the authority for the Secretary 

of Agriculture to issue loan guarantees 

for the acquisition of new or existing 

dwellings and related facilities to 

provide decent, safe, and sanitary living 

conditions and other structures in rural 

areas. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

This information collection will be 

utilized by the Rural Housing Service 

(RHS), Rural Business and Cooperative 

Service (RBCS) and Rural Utilities 

service (RUS), Agencies within Rural 

Development (RD) for various loan and 

grant making activities. Information 

requested can include financial 

documents such as confirmation of 

household income, assets and liabilities, 

a credit record, evidence the borrower 

has adequate repayment ability for the 

loan amount requested and if the 

condition and location of the property 

meet program guidelines. All 

information is necessary to confirm the 

borrower qualifies for all assistance for 

which they are eligible. 

Description of Respondents: 

Businesses or other for-profits; Not-forprofit institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 1. 

Frequency of Responses: Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 4. 

Rural Housing Service 

Title: 7 CFR 1927—Common Forms 

Package for Real Estate Title Clearance 

and Loan Closing. 

OMB Control Number: 0575–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Housing Service (RHS), Rural Business 

and Cooperative Service (RBCS) and 

Rural Utilities service (RUS) agencies 

within the Rural Development mission 

area, hereinafter referred to as Agency, 

is the credit Agency for agriculture and 

rural development for the United States 

Department of Agriculture. The Agency 

offers loans, grants and loan guarantees 

to help create jobs and support 

economic development and essential 

services such as housing; health care; 

first responder services and equipment; 

and water, electric and communications 

infrastructure. 

The Authorities that allow the Rural 

Housing Service (RHS), Rural Business 

and Cooperative Service (RBCS) and 

Rural Utilities service (RUS), Agencies 

within Rural Development (RD) are as 

follows: 

The RHS is authorized under various 

sections of Title V of the Housing Act 

of 1949, as amended, to provide 

financial assistance to construct, 

improve, alter, repair, replace, or 

rehabilitate dwellings, which will 

provide modest, decent, safe, and 

sanitary housing to eligible individuals 

in rural areas. The Consolidated Farm 

and Rural Development Act, as 

amended, authorizes the credit 

programs of the RHS, RBCS and RUS to 

provide financial assistance for essential 

community facilities such as 

construction of community facilities 

and water and waste systems; and the 

improvement, development, and 

financing of businesses, industries, and 

employment. 


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In several sections of both acts, the 

policies and responsibilities including 

the collection and use of information 

necessary to complete real estate title 

clearance and loan closing are 

prescribed. Also, the Secretary is 

authorized to prescribe regulations to 

ensure that Federal funds are not wasted 

or dissipated and that construction will 

be undertaken economically and will 

not be of elaborate or extravagant design 

or materials. 

Information for the RD forms and 

their usage in this collection package are 

included in this supporting statement. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

required information is collected by the 

Closing Agent/Attorney and the field 

office staff. Forms and/or guidelines are 

provided to assist in the collection and 

submission of this information. Most of 

these forms collect information that is 

standard in the industry and do not 

entail additional burdens on the public 

beyond the time needed to review and 

understand the forms and fill them out. 

Description of Respondents: 

Businesses or other for-profits. 

Number of Respondents: 1. 

Frequency of Responses: Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 1. 

Rural Housing Service 

Title: 7 CFR 1942, Letter of Intent to 

Meet Conditions for Loan and Grant 

Agreement Common Forms Package. 

OMB Control Number: 0575–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Housing Service (RHS), Rural Business 

and Cooperative Service (RBCS) and 

Rural Utilities service (RUS) agencies 

within the Rural Development mission 

area, hereinafter referred to as Agency, 

is the credit Agency for agriculture and 

rural development for the United States 

Department of Agriculture. The Agency 

offers offer loans, grants and loan 

guarantees to help create jobs and 

support economic development and 

essential services such as housing; 

health care; first responder services and 

equipment; and water, electric and 

communications infrastructure. 

The Authorities that allow the Rural 

Housing Service (RHS), Rural Business 

and Cooperative Service (RBCS) and 

Rural Utilities service (RUS), Agencies 

within Rural Development (RD) are as 

follows: 

The RHS is authorized under various 

sections of Title V of the Housing Act 

of 1949, as amended, to provide 

financial assistance to construct, 

improve, alter, repair, replace, or 

rehabilitate dwellings, which will 

provide modest, decent, safe, and 

sanitary housing to eligible individuals 

in rural areas. The Consolidated Farm 

and Rural Development Act, as 

amended, authorizes the credit 

programs of the RHS, RBCS and RUS to 

provide financial assistance for essential 

community facilities such as 

construction of community facilities 

and water and waste systems; and the 

improvement, development, and 

financing of businesses, industries, and 

employment. 

In several sections of both acts, loan 

limitations are established as 

percentages of development costs, 

requiring careful monitoring of those 

costs. Also, the Secretary is authorized 

to prescribe regulations to ensure that 

Federal funds are not wasted or 

dissipated. The information collection 

under OMB Number 0575–New will 

enable the Agencies to effectively 

monitor a recipient’s compliance with 

the conditions set forth in the loan and/ 

or grant agreement. 

The Secretary of Agriculture is 

authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1936(b) to make 

or guarantee loans to eligible entities 

(Indian tribes, public agencies, 

cooperatives and nonprofit 

corporations) so that loans will be 

provided to individuals and entities for 

the purposes that predominantly serve 

communities in rural areas and promote 

community development, establish new 

businesses, establish and support 

microlending programs and create or 

retain employment opportunities. 

The Agencies are required to provide 

Federal financial assistance through its 

housing and community and business 

programs. The laws implemented in 7 

CFR part 1942, require the recipients of 

RD Federal financial assistance to 

collect various types of information. 

Recipients of awards are required to 

submit reporting and payment request 

information to facilitate monitoring of 

the award and disbursement of funds. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information collected is of such type 

and nature that the use of improved 

information technology, such as data 

and word processing would not 

significantly reduce the public burden. 

Information for each loan/grant 

application is unique and, therefore, 

cannot take significant advantage of this 

technology. Forms have been automated 

and are available on the USDA Service 

Center website. Provision of information 

is faster, however the time for electronic 

input roughly equals the time for 

handwriting the form. 

Description of Respondents: 

Businesses or other for-profits; Farms; 

Not-for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 1. 

Frequency of Responses: Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 1. 

Levi S. Harrell, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21907 Filed 10–3–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

USDA Equity Commission; Meeting 

AGENCY: USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public and virtual 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) and 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that a public meeting of the 

USDA Equity Commission (EC or 

Commission), Subcommittee for 

Agriculture and the Rural Community 

Economic Development (RCED) 

Subcommittee will convene to continue 

its work reviewing USDA programs, 

services, and policies for the purpose of 

making recommendations for how the 

Department can improve access and 

advance equity. The Commission and 

Subcommittees are authorized under 

section 22007c of the Inflation 

Reduction Act of 2022, Public Law 117– 

169, and operates in compliance with 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended. 

DATES: The EC meeting will be held 

Tuesday, October 24 through Thursday, 

October 26 from 12:00 p.m. EST to 7:00 

p.m. EST each day. 

ADDRESSES: The public can participate 

via a zoom meeting link. Access 

information will be provided to 

registered individuals via email. 

Detailed information can be found at: 

https://www.usda.gov/equitycommission. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cecilia Hernandez, Designated Federal 

Officer, USDA Equity Commission, 

Office of the Deputy Secretary, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Room 6006– 

S, Washington, DC 20250–0235; 

Phone:(202) 913–5907; Email: 

Equitycommission@usda.gov. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the FCC 

Telecommunications Relay Service 

(TRS) at 7–1–1 between 8:00 a.m. and 

8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, 

Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 20, 2021, President Biden 

signed an Executive Order On 

Advancing Racial Equity and Support 


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