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Notices Federal Register

74824 

Vol. 77, No. 243 

Tuesday, December 18, 2012 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

December 13, 2012. 

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 

regarding (a) 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; 

(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 to be 

collected; (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 regarding this information 

collection received by January 17, 2013 

will be considered. Written comments 

should be addressed to: Desk Officer for 

Agriculture, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), New 

Executive Office Building, 725—17th 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. 

Commenters are encouraged to submit 

their comments to OMB via email to: 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Copies of the submission(s) may 

be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. 

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: 7 CFR 764, Direct Loan Making. 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0237. 

Summary of Collection: Authority to 

establish the regulatory requirements 

contained in 7 CFR 764, is provided 

under 5 U.S.C. 301, which provides that 

‘‘The Head of an Executive department 

or military department may prescribe 

regulations for the government of his 

department, the distribution and 

performance of its business * * *.’’ The 

Secretary delegated authority to 

administer the provisions of the Act 

applicable to the Farm Loan Program 

(FLP) to the Under Secretary for Farm 

and Foreign Agricultural Service in 

section 2.16 of 7 CFR part 2. FLP 

provides loans to family farmers to 

purchase real estate equipment and 

finance agricultural production. The 

Farm Service Agency (FSA) also 

provides the requirements associated 

with Farm Ownership, Operating, 

Emergency and Farm Storage Facility 

loan programs. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Information is submitted by the 

applicants to the local agency office 

serving the county in which their 

business is headquartered. The 

information is necessary to thoroughly 

evaluate the applicant’s request for a 

direct loan and is used by agency 

officials to: (1) Ensure that cash flow 

projections used in determining loan 

repayment are based on the actual 

production history of the operation, (2) 

Ensure that a loan is adequately 

secured. (3) Ensure the applicant meets 

the statutorily established program 

eligibility requirements, and (4) Obtain 

assignment on income or sales proceeds, 

when appropriate, to ensure timely 

repayment of the loans. Since the 

agency 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 agency 

security property. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 181,922. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion; Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 320,891. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–30419 Filed 12–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Notice of Revision of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection 

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the intention of the 

Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to 

request a revision for a currently 

approved information collection in 

support of the CCC’s Dairy Export 

Incentive Program (DEIP) based on reestimates. Although the Export 

Enhancement Program (EEP) was 

repealed by the Food, Conservation and 

Energy Act of 2008, the regulations for 

EEP, found at 7 CFR part 1494, subpart 

B, also apply to the DEIP. The request 

for revision of this information 

collection applies only to DEIP. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by February 19, 2013 to be 

assured of consideration. 

Additional Information or Comments: 

Contact Mark Rowse, Director, Credit 

Programs Division, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

AgStop 1025, Washington, DC 20250– 

1025, telephone (202) 720–6211. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Dairy Export Incentive Program 

(DEIP). 

OMB Number: 0551–0028. 

Expiration Date of Approval: March 

31, 2013. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The major objective of the 

DEIP is to expand U.S. agricultural 

exports by paying cash to exporters as 

bonuses, allowing them to sell U.S. 

agricultural products in targeted 

countries at competitive prices. When 

the program is operational, 

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regions are targeted export destinations. 

Approximately 425 exporters are 

currently eligible to participate under 

the DEIP. 

Under 7 CFR part 1494, exporters are 

required to submit the following: (1) 

Information required for program 

participation (section 1494.301), (2) 

performance security (section 1494.401), 

(3) export sales information in 

connection with applying for a CCC 

bonus (section 1494.501), and (4) 

documentation evidencing export to 

support payment of the bonus (section 

1494.701). In addition, each exporter 

must maintain accurate records showing 

sales and deliveries of the eligible 

commodity exported in connection with 

an agreement made under the DEIP as 

outlined in section 1494.1001. The 

information collected is used by CCC to 

manage, plan for, evaluate the use of, 

and account for Government resources. 

The reports and records are required to 

ensure the proper and judicious use of 

public funds. 

Estimate of Burden: The public 

reporting burden for these collections is 

estimated to average 37 minutes per 

response. 

Respondents: Exporters of U.S. 

agricultural commodities. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 20 

per annum. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 84 per annum. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1,036 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Connie Ehrhart, 

the Agency Information Collection 

Coordinator, at (202) 690–1578. 

Requests for comments: Send 

comments regarding (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; (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 automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be sent to Mark Rowse, 

Director, Credit Programs Division, 

Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, AgStop 

1025, Washington, DC 20250–1025, 

telephone (202) 720–6211, or to the 

Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

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 October 5, 

2012. 

Janet Nuzum, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

and Vice President, Commodity Credit 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2012–30485 Filed 12–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection: Federal and 

Non-Federal Financial Assistant 

Instruments 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Forest Service is seeking comments 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations on the revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection, OMB 0596–0217, Federal 

and Non-Federal Financial Assistant 

Instruments. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before February 19, 2013 

to be assured of consideration. 

Comments received after that date will 

be considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this 

notice should be addressed to Clark 

Woolley, USDA Forest Service, Director 

of Acquisitions Management, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Mailstop 1138, 

Washington, DC 20250. 

Comments also may be submitted via 

facsimile to 703–605–5100 or by email 

to: cmwoolley@fs.fed.us. 

The public may inspect comments 

received at USDA Forest Service, 1621 

N. Kent Street, RPE Suite 707, 

Arlington, VA 22209 during normal 

business hours. Visitors are encouraged 

to call ahead to 703–605–4719 to 

facilitate entry to the building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Clark Woolley, Acquisitions 

Management, 703–605–4654. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339, 24 

hours a day, 7 days a week, including 

holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Federal and Non-Federal 

Financial Assistant Instruments. 

OMB Number: 0596–0217. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 02/28/ 

2014. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: In order to perform specific 

Forest Service activities, Congress 

created several authorities to assist the 

Agency in carrying out its mission. The 

Forest Service issues Federal Financial 

Assistance (FFA) awards, which are 

grants and cooperative agreements, as 

authorized by the Federal Grants and 

Cooperative Agreements Act (FGCAA). 

This collection includes the following 

forms: 

(1) Federal Financial Assistance 

Standard Forms, 

(2) Pre-certification forms, 

(3) Award and administrative related 

correspondence, and 

(4) A new questionnaire related to a 

recipient’s accounting system and 

financial management capabilities. 

In addition to FFA, Congress created 

specific authorizations for acts outside 

the scope of the FGCAA. Appropriations 

language was developed to convey 

authority for the Forest Service to enter 

into relationships that are outside the 

scope of the FGCAA. The Forest Service 

implements these authorizations using 

instruments such as collection 

agreements, FGCAA exempted 

agreements, memorandums of 

understanding, and other agreements 

which mutually benefit participating 

parties. These instruments fall outside 

the scope of the Federal Acquisition 

Regulations (FAR) and often require 

financial plans and statements of work. 

Forest Service employees collect 

information from cooperating parties 

from the pre-award to the closeout stage 

via telephone calls, emails, postal mail, 

and person-to-person meetings to create, 

develop, and administer these funded 

and non-funded agreements. The 

multiple means for respondents to 

communicate their responses include 

forms, non-forms, electronic documents, 

face-to-face, telephone, and Internet. 

The scope of information collected 

varies, however, it typically includes 

the project type, project scope, financial 

plan, statement of work, and 

cooperator’s business information. 

The Forest Service would not be able 

to create, develop, and administer these 

funded and non-funded agreements 

without the collected information. The 

Agency would also be unable to develop 

or monitor projects, make or receive 

payments, or identify financial and 

accounting errors. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 to 4 

hours annually per person. 

Type of Respondents: Non-profit and 

for profit institutions; institutions of 


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