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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
July 3, 2003.
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
Office for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Pamela--Beverly-- 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 be 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.
Agricultural Research Service
Title: Suggestions for changes to NAL Agricultural Thesaurus Form.
OMB Control Number: 0518--New.
Summary of Collection: The National Agricultural Thesaurus is a
publication of the National Agricultural Library (NAL). The proposed
``Proposal Form'' is an instrument by which NAL thesaurus staff may
receive feedback from online users of the thesaurus. Users may suggest
additions or other changes to the thesaurus. The thesaurus staff will
review each suggestion via a Proposal Review Board and provide feedback
to the user.
Need and Use of the Information: Information to be submitted
includes, user contact information (name, affiliation, email, phone),
the proposed changes to the thesaurus, the field of study or subject
area of the term being proposed, justification for the change, and any
reference material which the user would like to provide as background
information. The information collected will help NAL thesaurus staff to
make improvements to the content and organization of the thesaurus.
Failure of the NAL thesaurus staff to collect this information would
significantly inhibit public relations with their users.
Description of Respondents: Federal Government; Not-for-profit
institutions; Business or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 250.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 42.
Agricultural Research Service
Title: Electronic Mailing List Subscription Form-- Nutrition and
Food Safety.
OMB Control Number: 0518-New.
Summary of Collection: The National Agricultural Library's Food
Information Team (FIT) currently maintains several on-line discussion
groups. The proposed ``Electronic Mailing List Subscription Form''
would give individuals working in the area of nutrition and food safety
an opportunity to participate in these groups. Data collected using
this form will help FIT determine a person's eligibility to participate
in these discussion groups. The authority for the National Agricultural
Library (NAL) to collect this information is contained in the CFR,
Title 7, Volume 1, Part 2, and Subpart K, Sec. 2.65 (92).
Need and Use of the Information: NAL will collect the name, email
address, job title, job location, mailing address and telephone number
in order to approve subscription for nutrition and food safety on-line
discussion groups. Failure to collect this informatin would inhibit
NAL's ability to provide subscription services to these discussion
groups.
Description of Respondents: State, Local and Tribal Government;
Individuals or households; Federal Government.
Number of Responses: 1,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting : Monthly; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 17.
Farm Service Agency
Title: Payment Eligibility/Limitation Determinations Under the
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program.
OMB Control Number: 0560-0096.
Summary of Collection: The Farm Service Agency (FSA) administers
certain farm programs in which the payments are subject and not subject
to the established payment limitations. The Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 amended the provisions of the Food Security Act
of 1985 to provide for a $40,000 limitation per crop year on the direct
payments; $65,000 per crop year on counter-cyclical payments, $75,000
per crop year on the amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency
payments a person may receive; and apply the payment eligibility
provisions of the 1985 Act to payments made under the direct and
counter-cyclical payment program contract, marketing loan gains and
loan deficiency payments. All program participants must provide certain
information concerning their farming operations for FSA to determine
both the eligibility for payment and the number of ``persons'' for the
application of the payment limitation required for the respective
program. Information is captured on different forms depending upon the
nature and the type of program participant's farming operation.
Need and Use of the Information: FSA will collect information to
determine the eligibility for payment and the number of ``persons'' for
the application
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of the payment limitation required for the respective program. Without
the date, FSA cannot determine whether the individual or the entity
requesting program benefits is eligible and or in compliance with the
statutory and regulatory requirements of payment eligibility and
payment limitation. FSA and the National Appeals Division also use the
information on review in the event an appeal is filed by the producer
regarding any of the determinations.
Description of Respondents: Farms; Individuals or households;
Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 123,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Other (as needed).
Total Burden Hours: 237,871.
Farm Service Agency
Title: End-Use Certificate Program.
OMB Control Number: 0560-0151.
Summary of Collection: Public Law 103-181, Section 321(f) of the
North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act mandates that
the Secretary of Agriculture shall implement, in coordination with the
Commissioner of Customs and Border Protections, a program requiring
that end-use certificates be included in the documentation covering the
entry into the United States of any wheat originating from Canada. The
end-use certificate program was designed to ensure that Canadian wheat
does not benefit from USDA or CCC-assisted export programs.
Need and Use of the Information: The information collected on the
end-use certificate is used in conjunction with USDA's domestic origin
compliance review process during quarterly audits of contractors
involved in foreign food assistance programs. The form FSA-750 ``End-
Use Certificate for Wheat'' is used by approximately 200 importers of
Canadian wheat to report entry into the United States. Form FSA-751,
``Wheat Consumption and Resale Report'' is used by millers and
exporters to report final disposition of Canadian wheat in the U.S.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 421.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Quarterly.
Total Burden Hours: 4,520.
Farm Service Agency
Title: Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation
(7 CFR Part 12).
OMB Control Number: 0560-0185.
Summary of Collection: The Food Security Act of 1985 as amended by
the Federal Agriculture Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 and the
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (the 1996 Act),
and the Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 (the 2003 Act) provides
that any person who produces an agricultural commodity on a field that
is predominately highly erodible, converts wetland, or plants an
agricultural commodity on converted wetland after December 23, 1985,
shall be ineligible for certain program benefits. These provisions are
an attempt to preserve the nation's wetland and to reduce the rate at
which the conversion of highly erodible land occurs which contributes
to the national erosion problem. In order to ensure that persons who
request benefits subject to the conservation restrictions get technical
assistance needed and are informed regarding the compliance
requirements on their land, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) collects
information using several forms from producers with regard to their
financial activities on their land that could affect their eligibility
for requested USDA benefits.
Need and Use of the Information: Information must be collected from
producers to certify that they intend to comply with the conservation
requirements on their land to maintain their eligibility. Additional,
information may be collected if producers request that certain
activities be exempt from provisions of the statute in order to
evaluate whether the exempted conditions will be met. The collection of
information allows the FSA county employees to perform the necessary
compliance checks and fulfill USDA's objectives towards preserving
wetlands and reducing erosion.
Description of Respondents: Farms; Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 200,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 251,153.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Animal & Poultry, Animal/Poultry Products,
Certain Animal Embryos, Semen, and Zoological Animals.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0040.
Summary of Collection: Title 21 U.S.C. authorizes sections 111,
114, 114a, 114-1, 115, 120, 121, 125, 126, 134a, 134f, and 134g of 21
U.S.C. These authorities permit the Secretary to prevent, control and
eliminate domestic diseases such as brucellosis and tuberculosis, as
well as to take actions to prevent and to manage exotic diseases such
as foot-and-mouth disease and rinderpest. Disease prevention is the
most effective method for maintaining a healthy animal population and
enhancing the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
ability to compete in exporting animals and animal products. To fulfill
this mission APHIS must collect pertinent information from those
individuals who import animals and poultry, animal products, zoological
animals, or animal germplasm into the United States. APHIS will collect
information using several forms.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information
from foreign animal health authorities seeking to engage in the
regionalization process. The information includes such data as the last
reported outbreak of a given animal disease in the region, the trading
practices engaged in by the region, and the intensity of the disease
surveillance activities occurring in the region. This vital information
helps APHIS to ensure that these imports pose a negligible risk of
introducing exotic animal diseases into the United States. If the
information was not collected, it would cripple or destroy APHIS
ability to protect the United States from exotic animal disease
incursions.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms.
Number of Respondents: 169,921.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 64,870.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Federal Plant Pest and Noxious Weeds Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0054.
Summary of Collection: The Plant Protection and Quarantine Program
of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United
States Department of Agriculture is responsible for preventing plant
pests and noxious weeds from entering the United States, preventing the
spread of pests and weeds not widely distributed in the United States,
and eradicating those imported pests and weeds when eradication is
feasible. APHIS will collect information using several forms.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to
evaluate the risk associated with the proposed movement of plant pest
noxious weeds, and soil. APHIS will also collect information to monitor
operations at facility to ensure permit conditions are being met. The
information is used to determine whether a permit can be issued, and
also to develop risk-mitigating conditions for the proposed movement.
If the information were not collected,
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APHIS ability to protect the United States from a plant pest or noxious
weed incursion would be significantly compromised.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit;
Individuals or households; Federal Government; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 39,962.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 38,133.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Animal Welfare Act, Part 3.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0093.
Summary of Collection: The Laboratory Animal Welfare Act (AWA)
(Public Law 890544) enacted August 24, 1966, required the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, (USDA), to regulate the humane care and
handling of dog, and nonhuman primates. The legislation was the result
of extensive demand by organized animal welfare groups and private
citizens requesting a Federal law covering the transportation, care,
and handling of laboratory animals. The Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS), Animal Care (AC) has the responsibility to
enforce the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131-2156) and the provisions
of 9 CFR, Subchapter A, which implements the Animal Welfare Act.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to
insure that animal used in research facilities or exhibition purposes
are provided humane care and treatment. The information is used to
ensure those dealers, exhibitors, research facilities, carriers, etc.,
are in compliance with the Animal Welfare Act and regulations and
standards promulgated under this authority of the Act.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not for-
profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 5,000.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 34,918.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Conifer Solid Wood Packing Material to China, Export
Certification.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0147.
Summary of Collection: The Plant Protection and Quarantine Program
of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United
States Department of Agriculture is responsible for preventing plant
diseases or insect pests from entering the United States, preventing
the spread of pests not widely distributed in the United States, and
eradicating those imported pests and weeds when eradication is
feasible. The Federal Plant Pest Act authorizes the Department to carry
out this mission. APHIS provides export certification services to
assure other countries that the plants and plant products (as well as
associated packing materials) they are receiving from the United States
are free of prohibited (or regulated) plant diseases and insect pest.
Effective January 1, 2000, the government of China requires goods from
the United States to be accompanied by either a statement from the
exporter that the shipment does not contain any softwood (conifer)
packing materials, or by an APHIS-issued certificate certifying that
the conifer packing materials in the shipment have been heat treated by
being subjected to a minimum core temperature of 56 degrees Celsius for
30 minutes. APHIS will collect information using form PPQ 553,
``Certificate of Heat Treatment.''
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect the names and
address of the exporter and the consignee and a description of the
consignment. APHIS will also collect information certifying that heat
treatment has been performed, as well as the actual certification. The
information is needed to assure China that conifer packing materials
from the United States do not harbor insect pests such as the pine wood
nematode. If the information is not collected, this would cause China
to refuse any shipments from the United States that contained conifer
packing materials.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit;
Individuals or households; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 6,500.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 2,808.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Field Testing of Plants Engineered to Produce Pharmaceutical
and Industrial Compounds.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0216.
Summary of Collection: Under the authority of the Plant Protection
Act (7 U.S.C. 7701-7772), the Secretary of Agriculture has delegated to
the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) the authority to regulate the introduction (importation,
interstate movement or release into the environment) of organisms and
products altered or produced through genetic engineering, where any
such organism may be a plant pest or that there is reason to believe
are plant pests (7 CFR Parts 330 and 340, Plant Pest; Introduction of
Genetically Engineered Organisms or Products). Since the inception of
the biotechnology regulatory program in USDA, APHIS in 1987 with the
publication of 7 CFR Parts 330 and 340 thousands of field tests have
been performed safely with plant engineered to contain agronomic
improvement traits such as resistance to disease, pests or tolerance to
specific herbicides. APHIS will collect information through permitting
procedures defined in the permit application APHIS Form 2000,
``Application for Permit or Courtesy Permit Under 7 CFR 340.''
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to
monitor, audit and verify compliance with more stringent permitting
conditions for pharmaceutical manufacturing plants traits. APHIS will
also collect information to ensure that no volunteers or regulated
material is allowed to remain to be disseminated into the environment.
Without the required information, APHIS could not carry out its mission
to prevent the introduction or dissemination of plant pests in the
United States.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-
profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 12.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 804.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Summer Food Service Program Claim for Reimbursement.
OMB Control Number: 0584-0041.
Summary of Collection: The Summer Food Service Program Claim for
Reimbursement Form is used to collect meal and cost data from sponsors
to determine the reimbursement entitlement for meals served. The form
is sent to the Food and Nutrition Service's (FNS) Regional Offices
where it is entered into a computerized payment system. The payment
system computes earnings to date and the number of meals to date and
generates payments for the amount of earnings in excess of prior
advance and claim payments. To fulfill the earned reimbursement
requirements set forth in the Summer Food Service Program Regulation
issued by the Secretary of Agriculture (7 CFR 225.9), the meal and cost
data must be collected on the FNS-143 claim form.
Need and Use of the Information: FNS will collect information to
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government resources. The reports and records are required to ensure
the proper and judicious use of public funds. If the information is not
collected on the claim form, the sponsor could not receive
reimbursement.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit; institutions; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 212.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Other (Summer).
Total Burden Hours: 610.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Coupon Account and Destruction Report.
OMB Control Number: 0584-0053.
Summary of Collection: Section 7 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977,
requires the Secretary to develop appropriate procedures for
determining and monitoring the amount of food coupon inventories
maintained by State agencies for the Food Stamp Program. The Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) administers and Food Stamp Program on behalf of
the Secretary of Agriculture and issues regulations which ensure the
proper control and accounting for food stamp coupons that are no longer
usable. Form FNS-471 is used by FNS to obtain consistent documentation
from State agencies to account for unusable coupons as well as coupons
destroyed.
Need and Use of the Information: FNS uses the information gathered
through monthly submissions of the FNS-471 to substantiate benefit de-
obligations reported by State agencies, reconcile coupon inventory
reports, and determine benefits returned as payment on claims.
Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government;
Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 3,896.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Monthly.
Total Burden Hours: 5,474.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: WIC Federal and State Agreement.
OMB Control Number: 0584-0332.
Summary of Collection: The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and
the Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) are carried out by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture under Section 17 of the Child Nutrition
Act (CNA) of 1966, as amended. Form FNS-399 is the agreement between
USDA and the State agency. The agreement empowers USDA to release funds
to the State agency to operate the Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
Program or the Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP).
Need and Use of the Information: FNS will collect information to
authorize payment of cash grants to State agencies, which operate the
program locally through nonprofit organizations and must ensure
coordination of the Program among the appropriate agencies and
organizations. Each FMNP or WIC State agency desiring to administer the
program shall annually enter into a written agreement with USDA for
administration of the program in the jurisdiction of the State agency.
If the information is not collected, Federal funds cannot be provided
to the State agency without a signed agreement.
Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 101.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 25.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Supplemental Form for Collecting Taxpayer Identifying
Numbers.
OMB Control Number: 0584-0501.
Summary of Collection: Section 3100(y) of the Debt Collection
Improvement Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-134) requires all Federal
agencies to obtain taxpayer identifying numbers (TINs) from all
individuals and entities they do business with, and to furnish the TIN
whenever a request for payment is submitted to Federal payment
officials. A taxpayer identifying number can be either a Social
Security Number or an Employer Identification Number. The Food and
Nutrition Service will collect information using form FNS-711.
Need and Use of the Information: FNS will collect taxpayer identify
numbers from individuals and entities receiving payments directly from
the agency under any of the various nutrition and nutrition education
programs. The information will be collected at the time of program
application and will only be collected once unless an entity renews its
application or reapplies for program participation. If the information
is not collected, FNS would be unable to include taxpayer identifying
numbers with each certified request for payment.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit;
Individuals or households; Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 800.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Other (At time of
app.)
Total Burden Hours: 66.
Rural Housing Service
Title: 7 CFR 1942-A, Community Facility Loans.
OMB Control Number: 0575-0015.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Housing Service (RUS) is a credit
agency within the Rural Development (RD) mission area of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Community Programs Division of
the RHS administers the Community Facilities program under 7 CFR Part
1942, Subpart A. Rural Development provides loan and grant funds
through the Community Facilities program to finance many types of
projects varying in size and complexity, from large general hospitals
to small fire trucks. The facilities financed are designed to promote
the development of rural communities by providing the infrastructure
necessary to attract residents and rural jobs.
Need and Use of the Information: RHS' field offices will collect
information from applicants/borrowers to determine applicant/borrower
eligibility, project feasibility, and to ensure borrowers operate on a
sound basis and use loan and grant funds for authorized purposes.
Failure to collect proper information could result in improper
determinations of eligibility, improper use of funds, and/or unsound
loans.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Business
or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 3,231.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 51,441.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: Certification of Authority.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0074.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is a
credit agency that makes mortgage loans and loan guarantees to finance
electric, telecommunications, and water and waste facilities in rural
areas. Rural Electrification Act of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq, as
amended, (RE Act) gives authorization to the Secretary to make loans
for rural electrification for the purpose of furnishing and improving
electric and telephone service in rural areas. RUS will manage the loan
programs as prescribed by Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Circular A-129, Policies for Federal Credit Programs and Non-Tax
Receivables, which states that agencies must, based on a review of a
loan application, determine that an applicant complies with statutory,
regulatory, and administrative eligibility requirements for loan
assistance. A major factor in managing loan programs is controlling the
advancement of funds. RUS Form 675, Certificate of Authority, allows
this
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control to be achieved by providing a list of authorized signatures
against which signatures requesting funds are compared.
Need and Use of the Information: RUS will collect information to
ensure that only authorized representatives of the borrowers signs the
lending requisition form. Without the information, RUS would not know
if the request for a loan advance was legitimate or not and so the
potential for waste, loss, unauthorized use, and misappropriation would
be increased.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Business
or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 625.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 63.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: 7 CFR 1717 Subpart Y, Settlement of Debt Owed by Electric
Borrowers.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0116.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) makes
mortgage loans and loan guarantees to electric systems to provide and
improve electric service in rural areas pursuant to the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) (RE
Act). Only those electric borrowers that are unable to fully repay
their debts to the government and who apply to RUS for relief will be
affected by this collection of information. The information collected
will be similar to that which any prudent lender would require to
determine whether debt settlement is required and the amount of relief
that is needed.
Need and Use of the Information: RUS will collect information to
determine the need for debt settlement; the amount of debt the borrower
can repay; the future scheduling of debt repayment; and, the range of
opportunities for enhancing the amount of debt that can be recovered.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 3,000.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: Water and Waste Disposal Programs Guaranteed Loans.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0121.
Summary of Collection: The Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act authorizes Rural Utilities Service (RUS) to make loans to public
agencies, nonprofit corporations, and Indian tribes for the development
of water and waste disposal facilities primarily servicing rural
residents with populations up to 10,000 residents. The reporting
requirements to administer the Waste and Water Disposal Program relate
to 7 CFR part 1780.
Need and Use of the Information: Rural Development's field offices
will collect information from applicants/borrowers and consultants to
determine eligibility and project feasibility. The information will
help to ensure borrowers operate on a sound basis and use loan funds
for authorized purposes. There are agency forms required as well as
other requirements that involve certifications from the borrower,
lenders, and other parties. Failure to collect proper information could
result in improper determinations of eligibility, use of funds and or
unsound loans.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 6,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Annually;
Recordkeeping.
Total Burden Hours: 132,069.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Reporting Requirements Under Regulations Governing
Inspection and Grading Services of Manufactured or Processed Dairy
Products.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0126.
Summary of Collection: The Agricultural Marketing Act (AMA) of 1946
(7 U.S.C. 1621-1627), directs and authorizes the Department to develop
standards of quality, condition, quantity, grading programs, and
services to enable a more orderly marketing of agricultural products.
The Government, industry and consumer will be well served if the
Government can help insure that dairy products are produced under
sanitary conditions and that buyers have the choice of purchasing the
quality of the product they desire. The dairy grading program is a
voluntary user fee program. In order for a voluntary inspection program
to perform satisfactorily with a minimum of confusion, information must
be collected to determine what services are requested.
Need and Use of the Information: The information collected is used
to identify the product offered for grading, to identify and contact
the individuals responsible for payment of the grading fee and to
identify the person responsible for administering the grade label
program. The Agriculture Marketing service will use forms to collect
essential information to carry out and administer the inspection and
grading program.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 400.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 360.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Sweet Cherries Grown in Designated Counties in Washington,
M.O. 923.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0214.
Summary of Collection: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has
the responsibility for the national commodity research and promotion
programs. The Agriculture Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 was designed
to permit regulation of certain agricultural commodities for the
purpose of providing orderly marketing conditions in interstate
commerce and improving returns to growers. The Market Order No. 923
authorizes the issuance of grade, size, quality, maturity, pack,
container, inspection and reporting requirements. The order authorizes
the establishment of marketing research and development projects.
Need and Use of the Information: Forms were developed as a
convenience to persons who are required to file information with the
Committee. Handlers or receivers desiring to ship or receive sweet
cherries for grading or packing outside the production area must
complete the application forms. This form is completed prior to
receiving any production area sweet cherries each year. The handlers or
receivers report all Washington sweet cherries shipped or received for
grading or packing outside the production area.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 6.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 5.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Quality Control Review Schedule.
OMB Control Number: 0584-0299.
Summary of Collection: States agencies are required to perform
Quality Control (QC) review for the Food Stamp Program (FSP). The
legislative basis for the operation of the QC system is provided by
Section 16 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977. The FNS-380-1, Quality
Control Review Schedule is for State use to collect both QC data and
case characteristics for the Food Stamp Program and to serve as the
comprehensive data entry form for FSP QC reviews.
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Need and Use of the Information: The Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS) will collect information to monitor and reduce errors, develop
policy strategies and analyze household characteristic data. In
addition, FNS will use the data to determine sanctions and incentive
based on error rate performance, and to estimate the impact of some
program changes to FSP participation and costs by analyzing the
available household characteristic data.
Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government;
Federal Government; Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Weekly; Monthly.
Total Burden Hours: 58,729.
Sondra A. Blakey,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-17347 Filed 7-8-03; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-01-M
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