Notice2026-05248
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
March 18, 2026
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 18, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13008-13009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05248]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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
are required regarding; 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; the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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.
Comments regarding this information collection received by April
17, 2026 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for
the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days
of the publication of this notice on the following website
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
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.
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Farm Service Agency
Title: Emergency Relief Program (ERP) Phase 1 and Phase 2.
OMB Control Number: 0560-0309.
Summary of Collection: The agency is requesting a reinstatement
with change of a previously approved collection. The Extending
Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act, (Division
B, Title I, Pub. L. 117-43) requires all producers who received an ERP
Phase 1 or Phase 2 payment to purchase crop insurance or Noninsured
Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) coverage for the next available
year(s). To ensure that ERP participants meet this statutory
requirement, FSA is verifying compliance using crop insurance
participation data on file with the Risk Management Agency (RMA) and
NAP participation data on file with FSA, when possible, to minimize the
burden on producers.
Producers who are determined to be compliant based on FSA or RMA
data will be notified of the determination by mail, and no other action
will be required. If FSA is not able determine a producer's compliance
based on available data, FSA will notify the producer by mail that they
must submit supporting documentation to verify their compliance to
retain their ERP payment. These producers will also be notified of
FSA's final determination of compliance or noncompliance.
Need and Use of the Information: The information submitted by
respondents will be used by FSA to determine eligibility and issue
payments to eligible applicants under ERP.
Description of Respondents: Farms.
Number of Respondents: 218,930.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting; On Occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 24,975.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Departmental Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-05248 Filed 3-17-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-05-P
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