Notice2026-11227
Office of The Secretary; Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
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June 4, 2026
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Abstract
Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-108, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) gives notice that it proposes to modify an existing system of records notice titled Farm Records File (Automated) USDA/FSA-2, which currently includes information for certain Farm Service Agency (FSA) Farm Programs and records about the majority of agricultural producers in the United States. USDA is modifying the system to add new purposes, new categories of covered individuals, new categories of records and record sources, a new system location, and four new routine uses, all related to USDA activities under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (AFIDA).
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 107 (Thursday, June 4, 2026)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Commodity Credit Corporation
[Docket ID FSA-2025-0136]
Office of The Secretary; Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
AGENCY: Department of Agriculture, USDA
ACTION: Notice of a modified system of records.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 and Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-108, the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) gives notice that it proposes to modify an existing system of
records notice titled Farm Records File (Automated) USDA/FSA-2, which
currently includes information for certain Farm Service Agency (FSA)
Farm Programs and records about the majority of agricultural producers
in the United States. USDA is modifying the system to add new purposes,
new categories of covered individuals, new categories of records and
record sources, a new system location, and four new routine uses, all
related to USDA activities under the Agricultural Foreign Investment
Disclosure Act of 1978 (AFIDA).
DATES: This notice of revision will be open for a 30-day notice and
comment period following its publication in the Federal Register,
during which written comments may be submitted. Submit comments on or
before July 6, 2026. This notice will be effective upon publication.
Routine uses will become effective on the date following the end of the
comment period unless comments are received which result in a contrary
determination.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. In your
comment, include the system of records number (USDA/FSA-2) and Docket
ID: FSA-2025-0136. You may submit comments, identified by Docket ID:
FSA-2025-0136, in the Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Comments will be posted and made publicly available on
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: System Owner, Farm Production and
Conservation--Business Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture;
telephone: (816) 926-6951; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e3b0aecda5b3a2a0cdb3b1aab5a2a0bacdaca5a5aaa0a6a3b6b0a7a2cda4acb5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fdaeb0d3bbadbcbed3adafb4abbcbea4d3b2bbbbb4beb8bda8aeb9bcd3bab2ab">[email protected]</span></a>.
Individuals with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication should contact the USDA Target Center at (202) 720-2600
(voice and text telephone (TTY mode)) or dial 711 for
Telecommunications Relay Service (both voice and text telephone users
can initiate this call from any telephone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USDA maintains the Farm Records File
(Automated), USDA/FSA-2 Privacy Act system of records to collect and
manage information about the majority of agricultural producers in the
United States. USDA also administers activities under AFIDA, which
requires that foreign persons with interest in U.S. agricultural lands
report information to USDA. Through this notice, USDA is adding all
records received, maintained, or generated under AFIDA to the Farm
Records File (Automated), USDA/FSA-2 system of records. USDA is
revising the categories of individuals covered in the system of records
to include those persons who may provide USDA with information under
AFIDA, such as representatives of foreign persons with interest in
agricultural land or their representatives. USDA is adding USDA
employees administering or performing activities under AFIDA, members
of the public, and representatives of foreign persons as new record
source categories. USDA is also adding administration of AFIDA and
recording foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural lands as new purposes
of the system, and storage of AFIDA records in an online database and
in USDA offices in Washington DC as new system locations. The last
revision of Farm Records File (Automated), USDA/FSA-2, was published in
the Federal Register on March 22, 2019 (84 FR 10770-10775).
To ensure compliance with all applicable federal laws, USDA is
adding four new routine uses related to the administration of AFIDA and
modifying eight routine uses to provide more information about the
purpose of each routine use, as discussed below.
Revised Routine Use D
We are revising routine use D to specify that the purpose of the
audit may be related to the Federal Credit Reform Act or other
statutes.
Revised Routine Use E
We are revising routine use E to align with Office of Management
and Budget memorandum M-17-12, ``Preparing for and Responding to a
Breach of Personally Identifiable Information.''
Revised Routine Use F
We are revising routine use F to specify that USDA will require
individuals provided information under this routine use to comply with
all applicable requirements and limitations of disclosure imposed by
the Privacy Act.
Revised Routine Use R
We are revising routine use R to specify that it is for purposes
related to the redemption of all commodities, not solely cotton,
pledged under an FSA Marketing Assistance Loan.
Revised Routine Use S
We are revising routine use S to specify that it is for the purpose
of classification and grading of all commodities, not solely cotton.
Revised Routine Use T
We are revising routine use T to specify that it may apply to any
congressional request for the purpose of evaluating information
relevant to specific states, committees, or topics in which members
have interest.
Revised Routine Use AA
We are revising routine use AA to specify that it is for the
purpose of accurately calculating producer and government share of
producers' insurance premiums in accordance with the Agricultural Act
of 2014.
Revised Routine Use EE
We are revising routine use EE to ensure it is consistent with OMB
Memorandum M-25-32, ``Preventing
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Improper Payments and Protecting Privacy through Do Not Pay.''
Proposed New Routine Use GG
We are adding new routine use GG to establish that USDA will
disclose records to members of Congress or Congressional staff for
purposes related to agriculture or national security. National security
concerns have increased in recent years, and Members of Congress have
expressed interest in AFIDA and its requirements in this context.
Proposed New Routine Use HH
We are adding new routine use HH to establish that USDA will
disclose records to other federal agencies, including member agencies
of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
CFIUS is an interagency committee authorized to review certain
transactions involving foreign investment in the United States to
determine the effect of such transactions on the national security of
the United States. Its member agencies require access to AFIDA records
and include the U.S. Departments of Treasury, Homeland Security,
Commerce, Defense, and State.
Proposed New Routine Use II
We are adding new routine use II to establish that USDA will
disclose records to appropriate agencies or organizations within the
United States, whether federal, State, Territorial, local, or Tribal,
or any other public authority, for the purpose of tracking, validating,
or administering use of agricultural land within that agency or
organization's jurisdiction. AFIDA is a statute that requires foreign
persons, as defined in 7 CFR 781.2, with interest in U.S. agricultural
land to report information to USDA. Other agencies track or record
foreign interest in U.S. assets and real estate. USDA and other
agencies, in particular state agencies, have an interest in sharing
this information for reasons including efficiency and validation of
data.
Proposed New Routine Use JJ
We are adding new routine use JJ to establish that any report
submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture under AFIDA will be available
for public inspection at USDA in Washington, DC, not later than 10 days
after the Secretary receives the report as required by 7 U.S.C. 3506.
Privacy Act
As required by the Privacy Act (specifically 5 U.S.C. 552a(r)) and
implemented by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-
108, Federal Agency Responsibilities for Review, Reporting, and
Publication under the Privacy Act, USDA provided a report of this
system of records to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget; the Chairman, Committee on Government
Reform and Oversight, House of Representatives; Governmental Affairs,
United States Senate.
William Beam,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency, and Executive Vice President,
Commodity Credit Corporation.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
Farm Records File (Automated), USDA/FSA-2.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
This system of records is under the control of the Administrator
for Farm Programs, Farm Service Agency (FSA), 1400 Independence Avenue
SW, Stop 0539, Washington, DC 20250-0539.
Records are maintained at the FSA county offices, the FSA State
offices, the FSA National office, the FSA Aerial Photography Field
Office, and the USDA National Information Technology Center, in online
databases, and in USDA offices in Washington, DC. The address of each
FSA county office and FSA State office can be found in the local
telephone directory under the heading ``United States Government,
Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency.'' The FSA Aerial
Photography Field Office is located in Salt Lake City, UT. The USDA
National Information Technology Center is located in Kansas City, MO.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
Administrator for Farm Programs, FSA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Stop 0539, Washington, DC 20250-0539; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#96e5fbb8f0e5f7b8f7f9d6e3e5f2f7b8f1f9e0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6f1c0241091c0e410e002f1a1c0b0e41080019">[email protected]</span></a>, (202) 720-
9875.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
44 U.S.C. 2104; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 31; 18 U.S.C. 2071; 18 U.S.C.
641; 36 CFR Chapter XII, Subchapter B; Agricultural Act of 2014, Public
Law 113-79; Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, 7 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.;
Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978, 7 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.; Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, Public Law 115-334;
Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000, Public Law 106-224, 114 Stat.
358; Conservation Stewardship Program, 16 U.S.C. 3839aa-21 et seq.;
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 1972, 7 U.S.C. 1921 et
seq.; Emergency Farm Loan Program, 7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.; Environmental
Quality Incentives Program, 16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.; Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002, Public Law 107-171; Federal Crop
Insurance Act of 1938, 7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.; Food, Conservation, and
Energy Act of 2008, Public Law 110-246; Food Security Act of 1985, 7
U.S.C. 1631 et seq.; Food Security Act of 1985, Title II, 16 U.S.C.
3831 et seq.; Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936, 16
U.S.C. 590a et seq.; Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of
1954, 16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.
PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
To deliver Federal farm program benefits and loans that are
authorized by law to farm and ranch owners and operators to support
farms and ranches, protect the environment, and enhance the marketing
of agriculture products. To administer AFIDA and record foreign
interest in U.S. agricultural lands.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
Current, former, and prospective producers or landowners, farm and
ranch owners, operators, tenants, applicants, borrowers, cooperators,
representatives of partner organizations, entity members and other FSA
agricultural production program participants; persons providing USDA
with information under ADIFA, persons who are alleged or adjudicated to
be noncompliant with AFIDA reporting requirements, complainants who
report potential noncompliance, and witnesses or other persons with
knowledge or information pertaining to noncompliance.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
The information in the system of records consists of electronic and
hard copy documentation of participation in FSA programs, including
active programs as well as discontinued programs, and records received,
maintained, or generated in the administration of AFIDA. This includes
names and addresses of producers and also includes, but is not
necessarily limited to:
<bullet> Farm allotments, quotas, bases, and history;
<bullet> Compliance data; producer entity data;
<bullet> Combined producer data;
<bullet> Production and marketing data;
<bullet> Lease and transfer of allotments and quotas;
<bullet> Appeals;
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<bullet> New grower applications;
<bullet> Conservation program documents;
<bullet> Program participation and payment documents; including
information related to a person's indirect interest in payments through
shares or interest in a payee entity;
<bullet> Appraisals, leases, and data for farm reconstitution;
<bullet> For payment limitation and conservation compliance
purposes, financial statements, and other applicable farm information
such as tax statements, wills, trusts, partnership agreements, and
corporate charters; and
<bullet> Records received, maintained, or generated in the
administration of AFIDA. Information about foreign interest in U.S.
agricultural land, including legal names, addresses, citizenship
information, country in which a legal entity is created or organized,
principal place of business, form FSA-153, social security and tax
identification numbers, nature and name of the person holding the
interest; type of interest held, including percent ownership or
leasehold interest; acreage records related to identification of the
land; purchase price and current value; how the land was acquired or
transferred, including information about persons to whom the land is
transferred; current and expected use of the land and date land was
acquired or transferred; records related to noncompliance, including
investigative or enforcement records, and information about other
foreign persons who may have indirect interest in the land.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Information in this system of records is submitted by FSA State and
county committees and their representatives, the Office of Inspector
General and other investigatory agencies, the Office of the General
Counsel, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, by third parties,
by the individual who is the subject of the record, by USDA employees
administering or performing activities under AFIDA, by members of the
public, and by foreign persons or their representatives about interests
in U.S. agricultural land.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
Records or information contained in this system of records may be
disclosed outside USDA as a routine use (see 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3)) as
follows:
A. To the Department of Justice when:
1. USDA or any part of USDA;
2. Any USDA employee in an official capacity if the Department of
Justice has agreed to represent the employee; or
3. The United States Government is a party to litigation or has an
interest in such litigation, and by careful review, USDA determines
that the records are both relevant and necessary to the litigation and
the use of such records by the Department of Justice is therefore
deemed by USDA to be for a purpose that is compatible with the purpose
for which USDA collected the records.
B. To a Member of Congress or to a Congressional office in response
to any inquiry made at the written request of the individual about whom
the record pertains.
C. To the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) or to
other Federal government agencies pursuant to records management
inspections being conducted under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and
2906.
D. To any agency, organization, or individual engaged in performing
audit, oversight, or evaluation activities authorized by law, including
the Government Accountability Office and external auditing firms
conducting reviews related to the Federal Credit Reform Act or other
applicable statutes, but only such information as is necessary and
relevant to the specific audit, oversight, or evaluation.
E. To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when:
1. USDA suspects or has confirmed that there has been a breach of
the system of records.
2. USDA has determined that as a result of the suspected or
confirmed breach there is a risk of harm to individuals, USDA
(including its information systems, programs, and operations), the
Federal Government, or national security; and
3. The disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and individuals
is reasonably necessary to assist in connection with USDA's efforts to
respond to the suspected or confirmed breach or to prevent, minimize,
or remedy such harm.
F. To contractors, grantees, experts, consultants, and their
agents, and others performing or working on a contract, grant,
cooperative agreement, or other assignment for USDA, when necessary to
accomplish a USDA function related to this system of records. USDA will
require individuals provided information under this routine use to
comply with all applicable requirements and limitations of disclosure
imposed by the Privacy Act.
G. When a record on its face, or in conjunction with other records,
indicates a violation or potential violation of law, whether civil,
criminal, or regulatory in nature, and whether arising by general law
or particular program law, or by regulation, rule, or order issued as a
result of that law, disclosure may be made to the appropriate agency,
whether federal, foreign, State, local, or Tribal, or other public
authority responsible for enforcing, investigating, or prosecuting such
violation or charged with enforcing or implementing the law, or rule,
regulation, or order issued as a result of that law, if the information
disclosed is relevant to any enforcement, regulatory, investigative, or
prosecutive responsibility of the receiving entity.
H. To a cooperative marketing association (CMA), designated
marketing association (DMA), or loan servicing agent (LSA) approved to
carry out Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) price support loan and
marketing programs, which are administered by FSA on behalf of CCC.
Records that will be disclosed include only data that is necessary for
the CMA, DMA, or LSA to make producer eligibility determinations,
reasonable quantity determinations, producer payment limitations, and
denied benefit determinations.
I. To the Internal Revenue Service to establish the tax liability
of individuals as required by the Internal Revenue Code.
J. To State or local tax authorities having an agreement with CCC
to withhold taxes or fees from loan proceeds.
K. To the Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), but
only that data necessary for the BOR to administer the Reclamation Act
of 1982, as amended.
L. To boards or other entities authorized by State law to collect
commodity assessments.
M. To the Peanut Board, with respect to producers of peanuts and
their participation in the peanut price support program.
N. To the Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, the
name and correspondence address of producers to assist in the
distribution of funds to Native American Indians.
O. To candidates for FSA county committee positions, the names and
correspondence addresses of producers in the county for the purpose of
county committee elections.
P. To the public, farm allotment and quota data for marketing quota
crops, as allowed by the Agricultural Act of 1938, as amended, and
payment information for farm and related programs including information
of indirect benefits from payments as indicated by shares of each
individual or entity that receive payments or that themselves are
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considered to have an indirect interest in payments.
Q. To State Foresters, the names and correspondence addresses of
producers and crop-specific data regarding their operations with
respect to forestry conservation practices.
R. To commodity buyers, the name and correspondence address of
commodity producers for purposes related to the redemption of
commodities pledged under an FSA Marketing Assistance Loan.
S. To commodity delivery points, the names, correspondence
addresses, farm numbers, commodity acreages of producers for the
purpose of commodity classification and grading.
T. To members of Congress, the names and correspondence addresses
of all producers in the system of records for the purpose of evaluating
information relevant to specific states, committees, or topics in which
members have interest.
U. To the public when they need to obtain the names and
correspondence addresses of producers who have commodity loans with FSA
or CCC to prevent one of those producers from purchasing a commodity
that has been placed under a CCC loan.
V. To State or local taxing authorities or their contracted
appraisal companies, the name and correspondence address of producers
for tax appraisal purposes.
W. To State-certified or State-licensed appraisers and employees of
federal agencies qualified to perform and actually performing real
estate appraisals for USDA. Records that will be disclosed include only
the data that is necessary for the appraiser to complete the appraisal.
X. To cooperating persons or federal, State, local, or Tribal
agencies working in cooperation with the Secretary in any USDA program.
Records that will be disclosed include only the data that is necessary
for the cooperating person or agency to complete work on the USDA
program.
Y. To any federal agency or any approved insurance provider (AIP),
the information collected using the Comprehensive Information
Management System (CIMS) used to administer the programs of the Federal
Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) and FSA as specified in 7 U.S.C.
8002(b)(2). All information disclosed to CIMS may be further disclosed
to any contractor engaged in the development or maintenance of CIMS.
Select CIMS data may also be further disclosed to AIPs and AIP
employees, insurance agents, and loss adjusters, but will be limited to
only the producer reported information that is associated with a given
AIP's insured producers and that insured producer's farming operations
(for data to be disclosed, the producer must actually be insured by the
given AIP). For the disclosure of CLU information, CIMS will provide
the AIP a limited file of CLU information containing data elements for
those States in the AIP plan of operation to include Shape, (CLU
boundaries), Location State Code, Location County Code, Administrative
State Code, Administrative County Code, CLU Number, CLU Calculated
Acres, CLU Class, Last Change Date, Common Land Unit Identifier, Farm
Number, Tract Number, and Field Number information. The limited CLU
data set provided to the AIP will not contain data reported to FSA by
the producer via the FSA-578, ``Report of Acreage'' (for example,
planted acres, name, address, crops, etc.).
Z. To any federal agency or any AIP, the information in the USDA
data warehouse and data mining operation Agricultural Risk Protection
Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1515(j)). All information disclosed to the USDA
data warehouse and data mining operation may be further disclosed to
any contractor engaged in the development or maintenance of the USDA
data warehouse and data mining operation. Select data may also be
further disclosed to AIPs and AIP employees, insurance agents, and loss
adjusters. Disclosure is limited to only the producer reported
information that is associated with a given AIP's insured producers and
that insured producer's farming operations (for data to be disclosed,
the producer must actually be insured by the given AIP).
AA. For the purpose of accurately calculating producer and
government share of producers' insurance premiums in accordance with
the Agricultural Act of 2014 (i.e., 2014 Farm Bill), to the AIPs
(excluding the AIP's insurance agents) and loss adjusters, USDA will
disclose records that may include the producer's name, crop name, FSA
county office address, program years, and the last 4 digits of
producer's tax ID number. USDA may disclose a copy of both current and
prior Producer Print and Map Photocopies, Farm Operating Plan for
Payment Eligibility Review for an Individual, Highly Erodible Land
Conservation (HELC), and Wetland Conservation (WC) Certification.
Disclosure will be made only in response to a properly submitted
request for certain information.
BB. USDA will disclose information about individuals from this
system of records in accordance with the Federal Funding Accountability
and Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101-6106); section 204 of the
EGovernment Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note), and the Office of
Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403-440), or similar laws
requiring agencies to make available publicly names, locations, and
other information concerning federal financial assistance, including
grants, subgrants, loan awards, cooperative agreements, and other
financial assistance; and contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders,
task orders, and delivery orders.
CC. To a court or adjudicative body in a proceeding when:
1. USDA or any component of USDA;
2. Any USDA employee in his or her official capacity;
3. Any USDA employee in his or her individual capacity where USDA
has agreed to represent the employee; or
4. The United States Government is a party to litigation or has an
interest in such litigation, and by careful review, USDA determines
that the records are both relevant and necessary to the litigation and
the use of such records is therefore deemed by USDA to be for a purpose
that is compatible with the purpose for which USDA collected the
records.
DD. Information may be disclosed to federal agencies pursuant to
the Debt Collection Improvement Act and related authorities for any
purpose related to debt collection, including locating debtors for debt
collection efforts and/or effecting remedies against monies payable to
such debtors by the Federal Government. In accordance with computer
matching or data sharing programs, information may be disclosed to
federal agencies, the Department of Housing and Urban Development for
the purpose of evaluating a loan applicant's creditworthiness,
information that will allow for the pre-screening of applicants through
the Credit Alert Verification Reporting System (CAIVRS) computer
matching program. An applicant will be pre-screened for any debts owed
or loans guaranteed by the Federal Government to ascertain if the
applicant is delinquent in paying a debt owed to or insured by the
Federal Government. Authorized employees of, and approved private
lenders acting on behalf of, the federal agencies participating in the
CAIVRS computer matching program will be able to search the CAIVRS
database. The disclosure may include the applicant's name, home
address, Social Security Number, and income or financial information.
EE. To the U.S. Department of the Treasury when disclosure of the
information is relevant to review payment and award eligibility through
the Do Not Pay Working System for the
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purposes of identifying, preventing, or recouping improper payments to
an applicant for, or recipient of, Federal funds, including funds
disbursed by a state (meaning a state of the United States, the
District of Columbia, a territory or possession of the United States,
or a federally recognized Indian tribe) in a state-administered,
federally funded program.
FF. To another Federal agency or Federal entity, when USDA
determines that information from this system of records is reasonably
necessary to assist the recipient agency or entity in (1) responding to
a suspected or confirmed breach or (2) preventing, minimizing, or
remedying the risk of harm to individuals, the recipient agency or
entity (including its information systems, programs, and operations),
the Federal Government, or national security, resulting from a
suspected or confirmed breach.
GG. Specifically, regarding records and information collected under
AFIDA, to a Member of Congress or to a Congressional staff member in
response to a request related to agriculture or national security
interests.
HH. Specifically regarding information and records collected under
AFIDA, to any federal agencies, including member agencies of the
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), including
but not limited to the Department of Treasury, Department of State,
Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, and Department
of Commerce, for the purposes of identifying, assessing, or addressing
national-security risks associated with foreign ownership, acquisition,
or control of U.S. agricultural land.
II. Specifically regarding information and records collected under
AFIDA, to appropriate agencies or organizations within the United
States, whether federal, State, Territorial, local, or Tribal, or other
public authority, for the purpose of tracking, validating, or
administering use of agricultural land within that agency or
organization's jurisdiction.
JJ. Specifically, regarding information and records collected under
AFIDA, to the public. Any report submitted to the Secretary of
Agriculture under section 3501 of AFIDA will be available for public
inspection at USDA in Washington, DC, not later than 10 days after the
Secretary receives the report for the purpose of meeting statutory
requirements in 7 U.S.C. 3506.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
Records in this system of records are stored electronically on
security measure protected (for example, eAuthentication, password,
restricted access protocol, etc.) databases, electronically on e-media
devices (computer hard drive, magnetic disc, tape, digital media, CD,
DVD, etc.), and on paper copy. Record storage is located within secured
or locked facilities.
See also ``Policies and Practices for Retrieval of Records,''
``Policies And Practices for Retention And Disposal Of Records,''
``Administrative, Technical, and Physical Safeguards,'' ``Record Access
Procedure'' and ``Notification Procedures'' below.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS:
Records may be retrieved by the individual's name, Social Security
Number, tax identification number, loan number, or farm number.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
Records are maintained in file folders and Department computer
systems at applicable locations as set out above under the heading
``System Location.'' Detailed retention and disposal instructions are
provided in Records Control Schedule RG 0145: Farm Service Agency and
Records Control Schedule RG 0161: Commodity Credit Corporation.
ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
Records in this system of records are safeguarded in accordance
with applicable rules and policies, including all applicable USDA
automated systems security and access policies. Strict controls have
been imposed to minimize the risk of compromising the information that
is being stored. Access to the computer systems containing the records
in this system of records is limited to those individuals who have a
need to know the information for the performance of their official
duties and who have appropriate clearances or permissions.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
To request notification of and access to any record contained in
the system of records, or to contest the content of a record, submit a
request in writing to the FSA FOIA officer or the FOIA officer for the
relevant part of USDA responsible for your information (FOIA contact
information is at <a href="http://www.da.usda.gov/foia.htm">http://www.da.usda.gov/foia.htm</a>). If you believe more
than one USDA agency maintains Privacy Act records concerning you,
submit the request to the Chief FOIA Officer, Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250.
When seeking records about yourself from this system of records or
any other Departmental system of records, your request must conform
with the Privacy Act regulations in 7 CFR 1.110-1.122, as follows.
Verify your identity by providing your:
<bullet> Full name,
<bullet> Current address, and
<bullet> Date and place of birth.
You must sign your request, and your signature must either be
notarized or submitted under 28 U.S.C. 1746, which is a law that
permits statements to be made under penalty of perjury as a substitute
for notarization. While no specific form is required, you may obtain
forms for this purpose from the Chief FOIA Officer, Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250. In
addition, you should provide the following:
<bullet> Explain why you believe USDA would have information on
you,
<bullet> Identify which USDA agency you believe may have the
information about you,
<bullet> Specify when you believe the records would have been
created, and
<bullet> Provide any other information that will help the FOIA
staff determine which USDA component agency may have responsive
records.
If your request is seeking records pertaining to another living
individual, you must include a statement from that individual
certifying agreement for you to access the records.
If your request does not include the information specified above,
FSA may not be able to conduct an effective search, and may result in
your request being denied due to lack of specificity or lack of
compliance with applicable regulations.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
Individuals desiring to contest or amend information maintained in
the system should direct their request to the above listed System
Manager and should include the reason for contesting the information as
well as the proposed amendment to the information with supporting
information to show how the record is inaccurate. A request for
contesting records pertaining to an individual should contain:
<bullet> Name,
<bullet> Address,
<bullet> ZIP code,
<bullet> Name of system of record,
<bullet> Year of records in question, and
<bullet> Any other pertinent information to help identify the file.
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NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
An individual may request information regarding this system of
records or information as to whether the system contains records
pertaining to the individual from the System Manager above.
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
HISTORY:
The prior document for this system of records was published on
March 22, 2019 (84 FR 10770).
[FR Doc. 2026-11227 Filed 6-3-26; 8:45 am]
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