23794 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 83 / Tuesday, May 1, 2007 / Notices 

information (Braille, large print, 

audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s 

Target Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice 

and TDD). 

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. 

Signed at Washington, DC on April 20, 

2007. 

W. Kirk Miller, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service. 

[FR Doc. 07–2110 Filed 4–30–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Farm Service Agency 

Request for Extension of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection; 

Emergency Farm Loans 

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Farm Service Agency (FSA) is seeking 

comments from all interested 

individuals and entities on the 

extension of currently approved 

information collection that supports the 

Emergency Loan Program (ELP). The 

collection of information from loan 

applicants and commercial lenders is 

used to determine eligibility, financial 

feasibility and security positions when 

the applicant requests emergency loan 

assistance. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before July 2, 2007 to be 

assured consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anne Steppe, Loan Officer, USDA, Farm 

Service Agency, Loan Making Division, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 

0522, Washington, DC 20250–0522; 

Telephone (202) 690–4017; Electronic 

mail: anne.steppe@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Emergency Farm Loans. 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0159. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

December 31, 2007. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection. 

Abstract: This information collection 

is necessary to effectively administer the 

Emergency Loan Program in accordance 

with the requirements of 7 CFR part 764 

as authorized by the Consolidated Farm 

and Rural Development Act (CONACT). 

The collected information is submitted 

to the FSA loan official by loan 

applicants and commercial lenders for 

use in making program eligibility, 

financial feasibility determinations and 

loan security determinations as required 

by the CONACT. 

Estimate of Annual Respondent 

Burden: Public reporting burden for this 

collection of information is estimated to 

average 0.76 hours per response. 

Respondents: Individuals and entity 

farmers and commercial lenders. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

6,030. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 4,566. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the above stated purposes 

and 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 being 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. 

These comments should be sent to the 

Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Washington, DC 20503 and to Anne 

Steppe, Loan Officer, USDA Farm 

Service Agency, Loan Making Division, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 

0522, Washington, DC 20250–0522. 

Comments will be summarized and 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

information collection. All comments 

will also become a matter of public 

record. 

Signed in Washington, DC on April 23, 

2007. 

Teresa C. Lasseter, 

Administrator, Farm Service Agency. 

[FR Doc. E7–8242 Filed 4–30–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Farm Service Agency 

Request for Extension of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection: 

Management Advice to Individual 

Borrowers and Applicants 

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the intent of the Farm 

Service Agency (FSA) to request an 

extension of the Office of Management 

and Budget’s (OMB) approval of 

previously approved information 

collection which supports FSA, Farm 

Loan Programs (FLP) loan making and 

servicing applications. This renewal 

does not involve any revisions to the 

program regulations. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before July 2, 2007 to be 

assured of consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chuck Ropp, Senior Loan Officer, 

USDA, FSA, Farm Loan Programs, 

Program Development and Economic 

Enhancement Division, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 

0521, Washington, DC 20250–0521; 

telephone (202) 680–4008; electronic 

mail: Clarence.ropp@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Management Advice to 

Individual Borrowers and Applicants. 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0154. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

December 31, 2007. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection. 

Abstract: The information collected 

under the OMB Control Number 0560– 

0154 is necessary to provide proper 

farm assessments, credit counseling and 

supervision to direct loan borrowers in 

accordance with the requirements of 7 

CFR part 1924 subpart B as authorized 

by the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

Development Act. Specifically, FSA 

uses the information to protect the 

Government’s financial interests by 

ensuring that the farming operations of 

direct loan applicants and borrowers are 

properly assessed for short and longterm financial feasibility. The 

information is needed to assure that the 

recipients of direct loans receive 

appropriate credit counseling and 

supervision to ensure the greatest 

chance for financial success. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 1.15 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households, businesses or other for 

profit and farms. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

54,081. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 2.3. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 125,824. 


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