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Vol. 82, No. 220 

Thursday, November 16, 2017 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 

[Docket No. FCIC–17–0002] 

Notice of Request for Renewal and 

Revision of the Currently Approved 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation, USDA. 

ACTION: Renewal and Revision of the 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces a public comment 

period on the information collection 

requests (ICRs) associated with the 

Standard Reinsurance Agreement and 

Appendices I, II and IV administered by 

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 

(FCIC). Appendix III is excluded 

because it contains the Data Acceptance 

System requirements. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

will be accepted until close of business 

January 16, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: FCIC prefers that comments 

be submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. You may 

submit comments, identified by Docket 

ID No. FCIC–17–0002, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• By Mail to: David L. Miller, 

Director, Reinsurance Services Division, 

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, 

United States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA), 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Stop 0801, Washington, DC 20250. 

All comments received, including 

those received by mail, will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, and can 

be accessed by the public. All comments 

must include the agency name and 

docket number or Regulatory 

Information Number (RIN) for this rule. 

For detailed instructions on submitting 

comments and additional information, 

see http://www.regulations.gov. If you 

are submitting comments electronically 

through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 

and want to attach a document, we ask 

that it be in a text-based format. If you 

want to attach a document that is a 

scanned Adobe PDF file, it must be 

scanned as text and not as an image, 

thus allowing FCIC to search and copy 

certain portions of your submissions. 

For questions regarding attaching a 

document that is a scanned Adobe PDF 

file, please contact the RMA Web 

Content Team at (816) 823–4694 or by 

email at rmaweb.content@rma.usda.gov. 

Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search 

the electronic form of all comments 

received for any dockets by the name of 

the individual submitting the comment 

(or signing the comment, if submitted 

on behalf of an association, business, 

labor union, etc.). You may review the 

complete User Notice and Privacy 

Notice for Regulations.gov at http://

www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David L. Miller, Director, Risk 

Management Agency, at the address 

listed above, telephone (202) 720–9830. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Standard Reinsurance 

Agreement; Appendices I, II and IV. 

OMB Number: 0563–0069. 

Type of Request: Renewal of current 

Information Collection. 

Abstract: The Federal Crop Insurance 

Act (Act), Title 7 U.S.C. Chapter 36, 

Section 1508(k), authorizes the FCIC to 

provide reinsurance to insurers 

approved by FCIC that insure producers 

of any agricultural commodity under 

one or more plans acceptable to FCIC. 

The Act also states that the reinsurance 

shall be provided on such terms and 

conditions as the Board may determine 

to be consistent with subsections (b) and 

(c) of this section and sound reinsurance 

principles. 

FCIC executes the same form of 

reinsurance agreement, called the 

Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA), 

with sixteen participating insurers 

approved for the 2018 reinsurance year. 

Appendix I of the SRA, Regulatory 

Duties and Responsibilities, sets forth 

the company’s responsibilities as 

required by statute. Appendix I 

includes; a) Conflict of Interest data 

collection, which in addition to the 

insurance companies reinsured by FCIC, 

encompasses the insurance companies’ 

employees and their contracted agents 

and loss adjusters; and b) Controlled 

Business data collection from all 

employed or contracted agents. 

Appendix II of the SRA, the Plan of 

Operations (Plan), sets forth the 

information the insurer is required to 

file with RMA for each reinsurance year 

they wish to participate. The Plan’s 

information enables RMA to evaluate 

the insurer’s financial and operational 

capability to deliver the crop insurance 

program in accordance with the Act. 

Estimated premiums by fund by state, 

and retained percentages along with 

current policyholders surplus are used 

in calculations to determine whether to 

approve the insurer’s requested 

maximum reinsurable premium volume 

for the reinsurance year per 7 CFR 400 

Subpart L. This information has a direct 

effect upon the insurer’s amount of 

retained premium and associated 

liability and is required to calculate the 

insurer’s underwriting gain or loss. 

Appendix IV of the SRA, Quality 

Control and Program Integrity, 

establishes the minimum annual agent 

and loss adjuster training requirements, 

and quality control review procedures 

and performance standards required of 

the insurance companies. FCIC requires 

each insurer to submit, for each 

reinsurance year, a Quality Control 

Report to FCIC containing details of the 

results of their completed reviews. The 

insurance companies must also provide 

an annual Training and Performance 

Evaluation Report which details the 

evaluation of each agent and loss 

adjuster and reports of any remedial 

actions taken by the Company to correct 

any error or omission or ensure 

compliance with the SRA. The 

submission of these reports is included 

in Appendix II. 

FCIC is requesting the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

extend the approval of this information 

collection for an additional 3 years. 

The purpose of this notice is to solicit 

comments from the public concerning 

the continuation of the current 

information collection activity as 

associated with the SRA in effect for the 

2018 and subsequent reinsurance years. 

These comments will help us: 

(1) Evaluate whether the current 

collection of information is necessary 


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for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information has practical 

utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

current collection of information; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information being 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, through use, as 

appropriate, of automated, electronic, 

mechanical, and other collection 

technologies, e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses. 

The estimate below shows the burden 

that will be placed upon the following 

affected entities. 

Appendix I—Regulatory Duties and 

Responsibilities 

Conflict of Interest 

Estimate of Burden: The public 

reporting burden of employees, agents 

and loss adjusters for the Appendix I 

collection of Conflict of Interest 

information is estimated to average 1 

hour per response. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Insurance company employees and their 

contracted agents and loss adjusters. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 20,000. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 20,000. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents (hours): 20,000. 

Estimate of Burden: The public 

reporting burden of the insurance 

companies of the Appendix I collection 

of Conflict of Interest information is 

estimated to average 24 hours per 

response. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Insurance companies reinsured by FCIC. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 16. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 16. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents (hours): 384. 

Controlled Business 

Estimate of Burden: The public 

reporting burden of agents for the 

Appendix I collection of Controlled 

Business information is estimated to 

average 1 hour per response. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Insurance company agents. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 12,500. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 12,500. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents (hours): 12,500. 

Estimate of Burden: The public 

reporting burden of the insurance 

companies for the Appendix I collection 

of Controlled Business information is 

estimated to average 24 hours per 

response. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Insurance companies reinsured by FCIC. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 16. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 16. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents (hours): 384. 

Appendix II—Plan of Operations 

Estimate of Burden: The public 

reporting burden of the insurance 

companies for the collection of 

Appendix II information is estimated to 

average 128 hours per response. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Insurance companies reinsured by FCIC. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 16. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 16. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents (hours): 2,048. 

Appendix IV—Quality Control and 

Program Integrity 

Quality Control and Training Plan and 

Report 

Estimate of Burden: The public 

reporting burden of the insurance 

companies for the collection of 

Appendix IV information is estimated to 

average 74 hours per response. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Insurance companies reinsured by FCIC. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 16. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 16. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents (hours): 1,184. 

Agent Training Requirements 

Estimate of Burden: The public 

reporting burden of agents the 

Appendix IV training requirements is 

estimated to average 4 hours per 

response. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Insurance company agents. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 12,500. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 12,500. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents (hours): 50,000. 

Loss Adjuster Training Requirements 

Estimate of Burden: The public 

reporting burden of loss adjusters for the 

Appendix IV training requirements is 

estimated to average 17 hours per 

response. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Insurance company loss adjusters. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 5,000. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 5,000. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents (hours): 85,000. 

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 in Washington, DC, on November 9, 

2017. 

Heather Manzano, 

Acting Director, Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24743 Filed 11–15–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–08–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the Delaware Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of monthly 

planning meetings. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that a planning meeting of the 

Delaware State Advisory Committee to 

the Commission will convene by 

conference call, on Monday, November 

20 at 10:00 a.m. (EST). The purpose of 

the meeting is to discuss what more 

needs to be done to complete the record 

of the briefing meeting conducted in 

Wilmington on November 1, 2017, 

titled, Implicit Bias and Policing in 

Communities of Color in Delaware. The 

Committee will also discuss tasks 

needed to prepare the report of its 

review to the Commission. 

DATES: Monday, November 20, 2017, at 

10:00 a.m. (EST). 


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