This submission is disapproved and continued. The agency failed to address prior terms of clearance. Also there is no indication that the exisitng clearance which is due to expire has had the requisite Federal Register notice. The agency should resubmit the emergency clearance as a new collection so that OMB can act on the emergency, while the agency clarifies the existing clearance. In the clearance package for the emergency, there should be a more descriptive response to the burden than that it is a new collection. For the exisiting collection, a response is expected to the prior terms of clearance: "With the submission of the regular clearance package, the agency shall include a report discussing its internal process to restore and abtain proper OMB approvals of its information collections with this number."
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/1997
12/31/1997
07/31/1997
381,000
0
381,000
81,832
0
0
0
0
0
Certification of losses and eligibility to receive payment for livestock and poultry losses due to disaster.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance, Disaster Assistance, and