Notice2026-07100

Information Collection Request; Inventory Property Management

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Published
April 13, 2026

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Agriculture DepartmentFarm Service Agency

Abstract

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all interested individuals and organizations on a revision of a currently approved collection associated with the Inventory Property Management. In the Inventory Property Management, the collected information is used to evaluate applicant requests to purchase inventory property, determine eligibility to lease or purchase inventory property, and ensure the payment of the lease amount or purchase amount associated with the acquisition of inventory property.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 70 (Monday, April 13, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18813-18814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07100]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency

[Docket ID: FSA-2026-0199]


Information Collection Request; Inventory Property Management

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all interested 
individuals and organizations on a revision of a currently approved 
collection associated with the Inventory Property Management. In the 
Inventory Property Management, the collected information is used to 
evaluate applicant requests to purchase inventory property, determine 
eligibility to lease or purchase inventory property, and ensure the 
payment of the lease amount or purchase amount associated with the 
acquisition of inventory property.

DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by June 12, 2026.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on the notice. You may 
submit comments by any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="http://regulations.gov">http://regulations.gov</a> 
and search for docket ID FSA-2026-0199. Follow the online instructions 
for submitting comments.
    <bullet> Mail: Lee Nault, Loan Servicing and Properties Management 
Division, USDA, FSA, Farm Loan Programs, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, 
Mail Stop 0523 Washington, DC 20250-00523.
    Comments will be available for inspection online at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Copies of the information collection may be 
requested by contacting Lee Nault (see For Further Information Contact 
below). 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lee Nault, (202) 720-6834; email: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c78ba2a2e989a6b2abb387b2b4a3a6e9a0a8b1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="155970703b5b7460796155606671743b727a63">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Persons with disabilities who require alternative 
means for communication should contact the USDA Target Center at (202) 
720-2600 (voice).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description of Information Collection Request

    Title: Inventory Property Management.
    OMB Number: 0560-0234.
    Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, 2026.
    Type of Request: Revision.
    Abstract: FSA is requesting comments from all interested 
individuals and organizations on a revision of a currently approved 
information collection request associated with Inventory Property 
Management. FSA's Farm Loan Programs provide supervised credit in the 
form of loans to family farmers to purchase real estate and equipment 
and finance agricultural production. Inventory Property Management, as 
specified in 7 CFR part 767, provides the requirements for the 
management, lease, and sale of security property acquired by FSA. FSA 
may take title to real estate as part of dealing with a problem loan 
either by entering a winning bid to protect its interest at a 
foreclosure sale, or by accepting a deed of conveyance in lieu of 
foreclosure. Information collections established in the regulation are 
necessary for FSA to determine an applicant's eligibility to lease or 
purchase inventory property and to ensure the applicant's ability to 
make payment on the lease or purchase amount. The number of responses 
and total burden hours increase in this request. While the overall 
number of inventory properties on hand has decreased by 20.45 percent 
since the last collection, the increase in responses and burden hours 
is due to a higher estimated number of inventory properties that will 
be sold annually. The projected number of properties to be sold has 
been revised upward because FSA has resumed the sale of inventory 
properties and due to the anticipated rate at which new properties are 
acquired.
    For the following estimated total annual burden on respondents, the 
formula used to calculate the total burden hour is the estimated 
average time per responses hours multiplied by the estimated total 
annual responses.
    Estimate of Respondent Burden: Public reporting burden for this 
collection of information is estimated to average 0.56 hours per 
response.
    Type of Respondents: Individuals or households, business or other 
for-profit, and farms.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 202.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 202.
    Estimated Average Time per Responses: 0.56 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 113 hours.
    We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information 
collection to help us to:
    (1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of FSA, including whether the 
information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of FSA's estimate of burden including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

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    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected;
    (4) 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.
    All responses to this notice, including names and addresses when 
provided, will be summarized and included in the request for OMB 
approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record.

William Beam,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2026-07100 Filed 4-10-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3411-E2-P


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