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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 86, No. 103 

Tuesday, June 1, 2021 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Farm Service Agency 

[Docket ID FSA–2021–0006] 

Information Collection Request; 

Assignment of Payment; Joint 

Payment Authorization; and Request 

for Waiver 

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation 

and Farm Service Agency, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Commodity Credit 

Corporation (CCC), and Farm Service 

Agency (FSA) are requesting comments 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations on a revision and an 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection. 

DATES: We will consider comments that 

we receive by August 2, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

comments on this notice. You may 

submit comments, identified by Docket 

ID: FSA–2021–0006, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail, Hand Delivery, or Courier: 

Yanira Sanabria, Financial Specialist, 

USDA/FSA/FMD, STOP 0581, Patriot 

Plaza III, 355 E Street SW, Washington, 

DC 20024–0581. 

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 Yanira 

Sanabria at the above address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, Yanira Sanabria, (202) 772– 

6032; email: yanira.sanabria@usda.gov. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative mean for communication 

should contact the USDA’s TARGET 

Center at (202)720–2600 (Voice). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Assignment and Joint Payment 

Elections. 

Forms: CCC–36, ‘‘Assignment of 

Payment;’’ CCC–37, ‘‘Joint Payment 

Authorization;’’ CCC–251, ‘‘Notice of 

Assignment;’’ CCC–252, ‘‘Instrument of 

Assignment;’’ and CCC–40, ‘‘Request for 

FSA and NRCS Payments of Federal 

Benefits by Check (Request for 

Waiver).’’ 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0183. 

Expiration Date of Approval: August 

31, 2021. 

Type of Request: Revision and 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection request. 

Abstract: FSA and CCC are requesting 

an extension with a revision of the 

currently approved information. Section 

8(g) of the Soil Conservation and 

Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 

590h(g)) authorizes producers to assign 

FSA conservation program payments in 

accordance with regulations issued by 

the Secretary. The Assignment of 

Payments regulation as specified in 7 

CFR part 1404 requires that any such 

assignment be signed by both the 

assignor and the assignee. The 

Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, 

extends that authority to CCC programs, 

including rice, feed grains, cotton, and 

wheat. There are no regulations 

governing joint payments, but this 

service is offered as a result of public 

requests for the type of payment option. 

The Natural Conservation Service 

(NRCS) is also using the forms but most 

NRCS programs are exempt from the 

PRA. 

Customer (Assignors) may use form 

CCC–36—Assignment of Payment to 

assign payments under various CCC, 

FSA, or NRCS programs. Customers may 

submit a completed CCC–36 to any FSA 

and NRCS County Office to be entered 

into the Financial Services application 

or the NRCS ProTracts web application. 

County Office data entry requires a 

second user for verification. The second 

user may be located in the same County 

Office or another Office. When there is 

no second user available, an employee 

from another County Office may 

perform this action by submitting a 

faxed copy of the form. 

Customers may use the form CCC–40, 

Request for FSA and NRCS Payments of 

Federal Benefits by Check to invoke a 

hardship waiver payment. In 

accordance with Treasury Regulation 31 

CFR 208, Payments by electronic funds 

transfer (EFT) are not required for 

anyone over the age of 90 born prior to 

May 1, 1921. The hardship waiver 

request can currently be submitted 

either in person or by phone call to the 

local county FSA and NRCS office by 

entering the waiver request in the 

Financial Service application for the 

following reasons: Geographic Barrier or 

Mental Impairment. 

The differences in the forms are that 

FSA and NRCS use a tax identification 

number instead of a social security 

number. Most NRCS programs and some 

FSA programs are exempt from the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. 

The number of respondents increased 

by 573,949, and the burden hours also 

increased by 95,704 likely due to 

increased producers or farmers 

participating in several programs such 

as Coronavirus Food Assistance 

Program (CFAP), Wildfires and 

Hurricanes Indemnity Program and 

other FSA programs. 

For the following estimated total 

annual burden on respondents, the 

formula used to calculate the total 

burden hours is the estimated average 

time per response multiplied by the 

estimated total annual responses. 

Estimate of Respondent Burden: 

Public reporting burden for collecting 

information under this notice is 

estimated to average 0.1667 hour per 

response, including the time for 

reviewing instructions, searching 

existing data sources, gathering and 

maintaining the data needed, and 

completing and reviewing the 

collections of information. 

Type of Respondents: Producers 

participating in FSA, CCC, and NRCS 

programs. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

700,491. 

Estimated Average Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

700,491. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Response: 0.1667. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 116,687 hours. 


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29234 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 103 / Tuesday, June 1, 2021 / Notices 

We are requesting comments on all 

aspects of this information collection to 

help FSA: 

(1) Evaluate 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; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden of the 

collection of information including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(3) Evaluate the quality, ability and 

clarity of the information technology; 

and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

information collection on those who 

respond 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 made 

a matter of public record. Comments 

will be summarized and included in the 

submission for Office of Management 

and Budget approval. 

Zach Ducheneaux, 

Administrator, Farm Service Agency. 

Robert Stephenson, 

Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2021–11412 Filed 5–28–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection; Application for 

Permit for Use of Roads, Trails, or 

Areas Restricted by Regulation or 

Order 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture 

(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 renewal of an 

existing information collection, 

Application for Permit for Use of Roads, 

Trails, or Areas Restricted by Regulation 

or Order. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing by August 2, 2021 to be 

considered. 

ADDRESSES: Commenters are encouraged 

to submit comments by email, if 

possible. You may submit comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Email: david.b.payne@usda.gov. 

• Mail: USDA Forest Service, 

Director, Engineering Staff, RPC5, 201 

14th Street SW, Mail Stop 1101, 

Washington, DC 20024–1101. 

• Facsimile: 703–605–1542. 

The public may request an electronic 

copy of the draft supporting statement 

and/or any comments received be sent 

via return email. Requests should be 

emailed to david.b.payne@usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Payne, Engineering Staff, 202– 

205–0963. Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

may call the Federal Relay Service at 

800–877–8339 twenty four hours a day, 

every day of the year, including 

holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Application for Permit for Use 

of Roads, Trails, or Areas Restricted by 

Regulation or Order. 

OMB Number: 0596–0016. 

Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 

2022. 

Type of Request: Renewal with 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: Authority for permits for use 

of National Forest System (NFS) roads, 

NFS trails, and areas on NFS lands 

restricted by order or regulation derives 

from the National Forest Roads and 

Trails Act (16 U.S.C. 532–538). This 

statute authorizes the Secretary of 

Agriculture to promulgate regulations 

regarding use of NFS roads, NFS trails, 

and areas on NFS lands; establish 

procedures for sharing investments in 

NFS roads; and require commercial 

users to perform road maintenance 

commensurate with their use of NFS 

roads. Forest Service regulations 

implementing this authority are found 

in 36 CFR 212.5, 212.9, 212.51, 261.10, 

261.12, 261.13, 261.54, and 261.55. 

In particular, 36 CFR 212.5 and 212.9 

authorize the Chief of the Forest Service 

to establish procedures for investment 

sharing and to require commercial users 

to perform maintenance commensurate 

with their road use. Section 261.10 

contains a national prohibition against 

constructing or maintaining an NFS 

road or NFS trail without a written 

authorization. Section 212.12 contains a 

national prohibition against violating 

the load, weight, height, length, or 

width limitations of State law when 

using NFS roads without a written 

authorization. Section 212.13 contains a 

national prohibition against possessing 

or operating a motor vehicle on NFS 

roads, NFS trails, or areas on NFS lands 

that are not designated for motor vehicle 

use on a motor vehicle use map, unless 

the use is authorized by a written 

authorization. Section 261.54 authorizes 

issuance of an order prohibiting use of 

an NFS road in a manner prohibited by 

the order without a written 

authorization, including commercial 

hauling without a permit or written 

authorization when required by order. 

Section 261.55 authorizes issuance of an 

order prohibiting use of an NFS trail in 

a manner prohibited by the order 

without a written authorization. 

Forest Service directives 

implementing the regulations are found 

in Forest Service Manual 2350, 7710, 

and 7730 and Forest Service Handbook 

7709.59, chapter 20. These directives 

provide for the size and weight limits 

under State traffic law to apply on NFS 

roads and require the responsible 

official to designate NFS roads, NFS 

trails, and areas on NFS lands for motor 

vehicle use; enter into appropriate 

investment sharing arrangements, 

require commercial users of NFS roads 

to perform maintenance commensurate 

with their road use; and issue orders 

that implement the authority in 36 CFR 

261.54. The permits road users obtain 

contain appropriate requirements for 

implementation of applicable 

regulations and directives. 

• Form FS–7700–40, Application for 

Permit for Use of Roads, Trails, or Areas 

Restricted by Regulation or Order. This 

form will be used by individuals and 

entities that apply for a permit to use 

NFS roads, NFS trails, or areas on NFS 

lands that are subject to a restriction 

established by regulation or order. 

Examples of restrictions requiring 

permits are motor vehicle use on NFS 

roads and NFS trails that are not 

designated for that purpose; operating 

trucks that exceed size limits 

established by State traffic law on NFS 

roads; area closures during periods of 

high fire danger; and non-Federal 

commercial use of NFS roads. 

The following information is 

collected: (1) The applicant’s name, 

address, and telephone number; (2) 

identification of the NFS roads, NFS 

trails, and areas on NFS lands proposed 

for use (NFS roads and NFS trails are 

identified by Forest Service route 

number, and areas on NFS lands are 

identified using a map); (3) purpose of 

use; and (4) the proposed use schedule. 

The applicant is asked to provide 

explanatory information specific to the 

proposed use, including information on 

the types and size of vehicles, through 

attachments and remarks. There are 

standard attachments available for use 

when the application requests oversize 

vehicle use or commercial use of roads. 

The application is submitted to the 


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