[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 19 (Thursday, January 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4855-4856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01651]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency


Information Collection; Data on Nonresident Applicants

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all interested 
individuals and organizations on a new information collection that will 
be used to determine the applicant's citizenship.

DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by March 30, 2015.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. In your 
comments, include date, volume, and page number of this issue of the 
Federal Register. You may submit comments by any of the following 
methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.

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    <bullet> Mail: Jackie Pickens, USDA/FSA/FMD, STOP 0581, Patriot 
Plaza III, 355 E. Street SW., Washington, DC 20024.
    You may also send comments to the Desk Officer for Agriculture, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the information collection may 
be requested by contacting Jackie Pickens at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jackie Pickens; (615) 277-2613.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Data on Nonresident.
    OMB Number: 0560-NEW.
    Type of Request: New.
    Abstract: FSA is using the FSA-500 Data on Nonresident Applicants, 
to verify each applicant's citizenship, if applications for payments 
are filed by or for applicants who reside outside the United States, 
its territories or possessions, even if the application is filed by an 
agent of the applicant whose address is in the United States. County 
office employees provide the FSA-500 to the nonresident applicants or 
agents to complete the form. The FSA-500 request the applicant's name, 
address, United States citizenship and signature of applicant or 
authorized agent. The completed returned form will be filed at the 
County office. The data collected on the FSA-500 will assist with 
ensuring foreign taxes are collected and reported to the IRS.
    The formula used to calculate the total burden hour is estimated 
average time per responses hours times total annual responses.
    Estimate of Respondent Burden: Public reporting burden for this 
information collection is estimated to average 0.0833 hours per 
response. The average travel time, which is included in the total 
burden, is estimated to be 1 hour per respondent.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, businesses or other for 
profit farms.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 55.
    Estimated Number of Reponses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 55.
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 1.0833.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 60.
    We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information 
collection to help us to:
    (1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the FSA, including whether 
the information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the FSA's estimate of burden including 
the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to 
be collected;
    (4) 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.
    All comments received in response to this notice, including names 
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record. 
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission for Office 
of Management and Budget approval.

    Signed on January 23, 2015.
Val Dolcini,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2015-01651 Filed 1-28-15; 8:45 am]
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