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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 74, No. 71 

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

April 10, 2009. 

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 should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), OIRA_Submission@ 

OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806 

and to Departmental Clearance Office, 

USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, 

Washington, DC 20250–7602. 

Comments regarding these information 

collections are best assured of having 

their full effect if received within 30 

days of this notification. 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: Debt Settlement Policies and 

Procedures. 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0146. 

Summary of Collection: Debt 

Collection Improvement Act (DCIA) of 

1996 and 4 CFR part 102, Federal Claim 

Collection standard and other 

applicable regulation require each 

Federal agency to collect debts owed it, 

and to employ a cost effective and 

efficient procedures and methods to 

identify, report and collect debts. 

Provisions under the Federal Claims 

Collection Standards and the DCIA 

allow the debtor upon receiving a 

notification letter and unable to pay 

debt owed to the Federal Government in 

one lump sum, to forward a written 

request and financial statement to Farm 

Service Administration (FSA) and 

Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) 

for establishing an agreed repayment 

plan in the promissory note using form 

CCC–279, Promissory Note. 

Need and Use of the Information: FSA 

will collect information on the debtor’s 

assets, liabilities, income and expenses 

when a debtor requests to enter into an 

installment agreement to settle their 

debt. Based on that information a 

determination can be made on whether 

the debtor can pay the debt in one lump 

sum or an installment is necessary. 

Without this financial information FSA/ 

CCC would have no method of allowing 

debtor’s to pay their debts in 

installments while still ensuring that the 

government’s financial interests are 

protected. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households; Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 100. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 200. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–8643 Filed 4–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

April 10, 2009. 

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 should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 

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. 

Forest Service 

Title: Forest Landscape Value and 

Special Area Place Mapping for 

National Forest Planning. 

OMB Control Number: 0596–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The Forest 

Service (FS) is authorized under the 


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