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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 14, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 65159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20985]


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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 November 
13, 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.

Farm Service Agency

    Title: Farm Loan Program (FLP) Online Loan Application.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0317.
    Summary of Collection: The Farm Service Agency (FSA) currently 
exploring broader IT Modernization efforts to enhance program delivery. 
As part of the broader IT modernization effort, the existing OLA 
platform may be incorporated into a new fully integrated lending 
platform for USDA to push out to the applicants and borrowers. In April 
2026, further OLA expansion occurred to accept requests from legal 
entity applicants. As it relates to available loan types, OLA is only 
available for Farm Ownership Loans and Operating Loans requests. It is 
not available for Youth Loans, Emergency Loans, or the Indian Tribal 
Land Acquisition Loan Program. As it relates solely to the automated 
form FSA-2001 completed via the OLA experience, the burden hours were 
projected to decrease from the paper FSA-2001 ``Request for Direct Loan 
Assistance'' form due to the intuitive design of the online application 
software. FSA provides loans to family farmers to purchase real estate 
and equipment and finance agricultural production authorized under the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (CONACT) (7 U.S.C. 1921 and 
Pub. L. 87-128), as amended. Direct loan making information collection 
requirements include debt verifications, employment & income 
verification, and actual financial and production records of the 
operation.
    Need and Use of the Information: FSA is collecting the information 
that is necessary to thoroughly evaluate the applicant's request for a 
direct loan to ensure that: the applicant meets the established program 
eligibility requirements; their cash flow projections used in 
determining loan repayment are based on the actual financial and 
production history of the operation and a loan is adequately secured. 
FSA is mandated to provide supervised credit, failure to collect the 
information, or collecting it less frequently, could result in the 
failure of the farm operation or loss of FSA security property. If the 
information were not collected, or collected less frequently, FSA would 
be unable to meet the congressionally mandated mission of the loan 
programs.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals/Households; Business or 
other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 668.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (when applying for loans).
    Total Burden Hours: 1,152.

Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-20985 Filed 10-13-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-18-P


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