Information Collection Request; Transfer of Farm Records Between Counties

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the revision of the following currently approved information collection request: Transfer of Records between Counties (0560-0253).

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 67813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21972]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency

[Docket ID: FSA-2026-0529]


Information Collection Request; Transfer of Farm Records Between 
Counties

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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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 the revision of the following 
currently approved information collection request: Transfer of Records 
between Counties (0560-0253).

DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by December 28, 2026.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. You may 
submit comments by this method: Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to: 
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> and search for Docket ID FSA-2026-0529. Follow the 
online instructions for submitting comments.
    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. Copies of the information collection may 
be requested by contacting Tyler Gilkey.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tyler Gilkey, 402-437-5895, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b1c5c8ddd4c39fd6d8dddad4c8f1c4c2d5d09fd6dec7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a6d2dfcac3d488c1cfcacdc3dfe6d3d5c2c788c1c9d0">[email&#160;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:

Description of Information Collection Requests

    Title: Transfer of Farm Records Between Counties.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0253.
    Expiration Date: January 31, 2027.
    Type of Request: Revision.
    Abstract: Farm owners or operators may request a transfer of the 
administration of their farm records to a different FSA county office 
under certain circumstances, such as a change in the principal dwelling 
of the farm operator, a change in the operation of the land, a change 
that would cause the receiving administrative county office to be more 
accessible (for example, the construction of a new highway or 
relocation of the county office), or when an FSA county office closes.
    Form FSA-179, Transfer of Farm Records Between Counties, is used to 
record requests for farm transfers. This form collects the name and 
address of the person making the request, the requested State and 
county that the records will be transferred to if the request is 
approved, the reason for the transfer, and the signature of the 
operator and all owners to document their agreement with the request.
    Form FSA-179 is available to producers at the USDA e-Forms website 
(<a href="https://forms.sc.egov.usda.gov/eForms/welcomeAction.do?Home">https://forms.sc.egov.usda.gov/eForms/welcomeAction.do?Home</a>) or in 
person at FSA offices. All owners and the operator of the farm being 
transferred are required to sign form FSA-179. The information on FSA-
179 is collected in a face-to-face setting with FSA county office 
personnel or may be completed by customers at home and submitted to 
FSA.
    FSA is currently reviewing how customers interact with USDA as part 
of the ``One Farmer, One File'' modernization initiative (see <a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-events/news/03-02-2026/usda-launches-one-farmer-one-file-initiative-better-support-farmers">https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-events/news/03-02-2026/usda-launches-one-farmer-one-file-initiative-better-support-farmers</a>). Through ``One Farmer, One 
File,'' USDA's mission is to create a single, streamlined record that 
follows the farmer throughout the USDA system while reducing the 
administrative burden for farmers and making program delivery more 
efficient. As part of that initiative, FSA is establishing an 
electronic method for customer submission of requests to transfer the 
administration of their farm records to a different FSA county office. 
The responses and burden hours associated with use of this electronic 
method are included in this information collection request.
    The number of respondents and responses decreased by 137 while the 
burden hours decreased by 19 hours. The change reflects minor 
variations in the number of requests submitted per year since last 
approval. For the following estimated total annual burden on 
respondents, the formula used to calculate the total burden hours is 
the estimated average time per response multiplied by the estimated 
total annual responses.
    Estimated Respondent Burden: Public reporting burden for this 
collection of information is estimated to average 0.167 hours per 
response.
    Type of Respondents: Farms.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,407.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Number of Responses: 7,407.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,237 hours.

Request for Comments

    FSA is 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 of the 
collection of information including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    (3) Evaluate 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 using appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.
    All comments received in response to this notice, including names 
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record. 
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission for Office 
of Management and Budget approval.

William Beam,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2026-21972 Filed 10-27-26; 8:45 am]
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