80 FR 10660 - Reestablishment of the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 39 (February 27, 2015)
Office of the Secretary
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 39 (February 27, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-04107 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 39 (Friday, February 27, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 10660] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-04107] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Office of the Secretary Reestablishment of the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Secretary of Agriculture intends to reestablish the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture (AC21) for a two-year period. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions should be addressed to Michael Schechtman, Designated Federal Official, telephone (202) 720- 3817; fax (202) 690-4265; email [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Advisory Committee Purpose: USDA supports the responsible development and application of biotechnology within the global food and agricultural system. Biotechnology intersects many of the policies, programs, and functions of USDA. The charge for the AC21 is two-fold: To examine the long-term impacts of biotechnology on the U.S. food and agriculture system and USDA; and to provide guidance to USDA on pressing individual issues, identified by the Office of the Secretary, related to the application of biotechnology in agriculture. The AC21 will meet in Washington, DC, up to four (4) times per year. Done at Washington, DC, this 11th day of February 2015. Catherine E. Woteki, Under Secretary, REE, Chief Scientist, USDA. [FR Doc. 2015-04107 Filed 2-26-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-03-P
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public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Food and Nutrition Service
committee meetings, agency decisions and Reestablishment of the Advisory
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of Title: WIC Infant and Toddler Feeding Committee on Biotechnology and 21st
petitions and applications and agency Practices Study-2 (ITFPS–2) Age 3 Century Agriculture
statements of organization and functions are Extension.
examples of documents appearing in this AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service,
section. OMB Control Number: 0584–0580.
USDA.
Summary of Collection: The Health, ACTION: Notice.
Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Pub.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE L.111–296, Sec. 305) mandates SUMMARY: The Secretary of Agriculture
programs under its authorization, intends to reestablish the Advisory
Submission for OMB Review; including WIC, to cooperate with USDA Committee on Biotechnology and 21st
Comment Request
program research and evaluation Century Agriculture (AC21) for a two-
February 23, 2015. activities. The United States Department year period.
The Department of Agriculture has of Agriculture’s (USDA) Special FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
submitted the following information Supplemental Nutrition Program for Questions should be addressed to
collection requirement(s) to OMB for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Michael Schechtman, Designated
review and clearance under the serves a highly-vulnerable population Federal Official, telephone (202) 720–
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, low-income pregnant and post-partum 3817; fax (202) 690–4265; email
Public Law 104–13. Comments women, infants, and children through michael.schechtman@ars.usda.gov.
regarding (a) whether the collection of their fifth birthday who are at SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Advisory
information is necessary for the proper nutritional risk. The program provides Committee Purpose: USDA supports the
performance of the functions of the supplemental food packages, health responsible development and
agency, including whether the referrals and nutrition education for application of biotechnology within the
information will have practical utility; global food and agricultural system.
participants. The Age 3 Extension will
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate Biotechnology intersects many of the
provide the data to answer research
of burden including the validity of the policies, programs, and functions of
methodology and assumptions used; (c) questions relevant to WIC program and
policy as well as the nutrition and USDA. The charge for the AC21 is two-
ways to enhance the quality, utility and fold: To examine the long-term impacts
clarity of the information to be wellbeing of children up to their 3rd
birthday. of biotechnology on the U.S. food and
collected; (d) ways to minimize the agriculture system and USDA; and to
burden of the collection of information Need and Use of the Information: The provide guidance to USDA on pressing
on those who are to respond, including study is needed to provide FNS with individual issues, identified by the
through the use of appropriate information on the factors that influence Office of the Secretary, related to the
automated, electronic, mechanical, or feeding practices and the nutrition and application of biotechnology in
other technological collection health outcomes of infants and toddlers agriculture. The AC21 will meet in
techniques or other forms of information in the first two years of their lives. The Washington, DC, up to four (4) times per
technology should be addressed to: Desk Age 3 Extension study will expand the year.
Officer for Agriculture, Office of data collection to their third year of life.
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Done at Washington, DC, this 11th day of
Office of Management and Budget Description of Respondents: Not-for- February 2015.
(OMB), OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov profit institutions; Individual or Catherine E. Woteki,
or fax (202) 395–5806 and to households; Business or other for-profit; Under Secretary, REE, Chief Scientist, USDA.
Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, State, Local or Tribal Government. [FR Doc. 2015–04107 Filed 2–26–15; 8:45 am]
OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC Number of Respondents: 4,353. BILLING CODE 3410–03–P
20250–7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
of having their full effect if received On occasion; Other (alt month). DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
within 30 days of this notification. Total Burden Hours: 5,409.
Copies of the submission(s) may be Agricultural Marketing Service
Ruth Brown,
obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
An agency may not conduct or Departmental Information Collection [Document No. AMS–ST–14–0083]
Clearance Officer.
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sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information [FR Doc. 2015–04088 Filed 2–26–15; 8:45 am] Plant Variety Protection Board;
displays a currently valid OMB control BILLING CODE 3410–30–P Renewal of the Plant Variety Protection
number and the agency informs Board Charter
potential persons who are to respond to AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,
the collection of information that such USDA.
persons are not required to respond to
ACTION: Notice.
the collection of information unless it
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