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Vol. 88, No. 188 

Friday, September 29, 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 October 30, 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: Farm Loan Program (FLP)— 

Online Loan Application. 

OMB Control Number: 0560–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The Farm 

Service Agency (FSA) is implementing 

a new Online Loan Application to 

collect information electronically from 

the applicants and borrowers. FSA 

provides loans to family farmers to 

purchase real estate and equipment and 

finance agricultural production 

authorized under the Consolidated Farm 

and Rural Development Act (CONACT) 

(7 U.S.C. 1921 and Pub. L. 87–128), as 

amended. Direct loan making 

information collection requirements 

include debt verifications, employment 

& income verification, and actual 

financial and production records of the 

operation. 

Need and Use of the Information: FSA 

is collecting the information that is 

necessary to thoroughly evaluate the 

applicant’s request for a direct loan to 

ensure that: the applicant meets the 

established program eligibility 

requirements; their cash flow 

projections used in determining loan 

repayment are based on the actual 

financial and production history of the 

operation and a loan is adequately 

secured. FSA is mandated to provide 

supervised credit, failure to collect the 

information, or collecting it less 

frequently, could result in the failure of 

the farm operation or loss of FSA 

security property. If the information 

were not collected, or collected less 

frequently, FSA would be unable to 

meet the congressionally mandated 

mission of the loan programs. 

Description of Respondents: Farms; 

Business or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 21,610. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Other (when applying for loans). 

Total Burden Hours: 59,389. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21452 Filed 9–28–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2023–0061] 

Notice of Request for Revision to and 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; Commercial 

Transportation of Equines to Slaughter 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Revision to and extension of 

approval of an information collection; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service’s intention to 

request a revision to and extension of 

approval of an information collection 

associated with the regulations for the 

commercial transportation of equines to 

slaughtering facilities. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before November 

28, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS– 

2023–0061 in the Search field. Select 

the Documents tab, then select the 

Comment button in the list of 

documents. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2023–0061, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed at regulations.gov or in 

our reading room, which is located in 

Room 1620 of the USDA South 

Building, 14th Street and Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC. Normal 

reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

holidays. To be sure someone is there to 

help you, please call (202) 799–7039 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the regulations for the 

commercial transportation of equines to 

slaughter, contact Dr. Lisa Rochette, 

Equine Health Director, Strategy and 

Policy, VS, APHIS, 920 Main Campus 

Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27606; 


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(801) 879–5156; lisa.t.rochette@

usda.gov. For more information on the 

information collection reporting 

process, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, 

APHIS’ Paperwork Reduction Act 

Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483; 

joseph.moxey@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Commercial Transportation of 

Equines to Slaughter. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0332. 

Type of Request: Revision to and 

extension of approval of an information 

collection. 

Abstract: Sections 901–905 of the 

Federal Agriculture Improvement and 

Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901) 

authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to 

issue guidelines for regulating the 

commercial transportation of equines to 

slaughter by persons regularly engaged 

in that activity within the United States. 

Specifically, the Secretary is authorized 

to regulate the food, water, and rest 

provided to these equines while the 

equines are in transit and to review 

related issues appropriate to ensuring 

that these animals are treated humanely. 

To implement the provisions of this 

Act, the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) within the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

has established minimum standards to 

ensure the humane movement of 

equines to slaughtering facilities or to 

assembly points while en route to 

slaughtering facilities, via commercial 

transportation. These standards, 

contained in 9 CFR part 88, require that 

conveyances protect the health and 

well-being of the animals and meet 

certain other criteria; that double-decker 

conveyances are prohibited; and that 

access to food, water, and rest be 

provided to these animals 6 hours prior 

to shipment. APHIS’ regulations also 

require the application of backtags and 

completion of owner/shipper 

certificates of fitness to travel to a 

slaughtering facility with identification 

of the animals and details of the 

transportation and signatures attesting 

to compliance with the provision of 

food, rest, and water and to the animal’s 

fitness to travel. The regulations further 

prohibit the use of electric prods and 

state aggressive animals must be 

separated. Any owner/shipper 

transporting equines to slaughtering 

facilities outside the United States must 

present the owner-shipper certificates to 

USDA representatives at the border. 

Implementing these regulations 

entails the use of information collection 

activities, such as providing business 

information; completing owner/shipper 

certificates of fitness to travel to a 

slaughtering facility; applying backtags, 

as needed; and maintaining records of 

the owner/shipper certificates and 

continuation sheets. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities, as described, for an 

additional 3 years. 

The purpose of this notice is to solicit 

comments from the public (as well as 

affected agencies) concerning our 

information collection. These comments 

will help us: 

(1) Evaluate 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; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, through use, as 

appropriate, of automated, electronic, 

mechanical, and other collection 

technologies; e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses. 

Estimate of burden: The public 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.25 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Owners and shippers of 

slaughter horses, owners or operators of 

slaughtering facilities, and drivers of the 

transport vehicles. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 232. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 69. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 16,100 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 4,049 hours. (Due to 

averaging, the total annual burden hours 

may not equal the product of the annual 

number of responses multiplied by the 

reporting burden per response.) 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 25th day of 

September 2023. 

Michael Watson, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21303 Filed 9–28–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Supplemental Nutrition 

Assistance Program (SNAP) Retailer 

Applications 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS), USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on 

this proposed information collection. 

This collection is a revision of a 

currently approved collection. FNS 

seeks OMB approval for the burden 

associated with SNAP application forms 

and other document requests that are 

necessary to effectively administer a 

large population of retailers, varied in 

type and scope, and ensure that these 

retailers remain in compliance with 

program requirements. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before November 28, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: The Food and Nutrition 

Service, USDA, invites interested 

persons to submit written comments on 

this information collection. Comments 

may be submitted in writing by one of 

the following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

online instructions for submitting 

comments electronically. 

Mail: Comments should be addressed 

to Marga Ortiz, Chief, Retailer Policy 

Branch, Retailer Policy Division, 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program, 1320 Braddock Place, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22314. 

FNS will summarize all responses to 

this notice and include them in the 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget approval. All comments will be 

a matter of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this information collection 

should be directed to Marga Ortiz at 

703–305–2546. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 shall 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 that were 


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