80 FR 12139 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 44 (March 6, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 44 (March 6, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-05263 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 44 (Friday, March 6, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 12139] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-05263] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request March 2, 2015. 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 regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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 April 6, 2015 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office Building, 725--17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250- 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720- 8681. 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. National Agricultural Statistics Service Title: Colony Loss Surveys. OMB Control Number: 0535-NEW. Summary of Collection: The primary objectives of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) are to prepare and issue official State and national estimates of crop and livestock production, disposition and prices, economic statistics, and environmental statistics related to agriculture and to conduct the Census of Agriculture and its follow-on surveys. Pollinators (honeybees) are vital to the agricultural industry for producing food for the world's population. Ad hoc surveys showed a dramatic rise in the number of disappearances of honeybee colonies in North America in late 2006. The collapse or decline of honeybee colonies is significant economically because many agricultural crops worldwide are pollinated by European honeybees. General authority for these data collection activities is granted under U.S.C. Title 7, Section 2204. Need and Use of the Information: To collect critical information NASS will use two surveys which will complement its existing Bee and Honey Collection (0535-0153) that focuses on bee keepers with 5 or more colonies. The Colony Loss Quarterly Survey will be administered quarterly to a subsample of bee keepers responding to the annual Bee and Honey Inquiry. The Colony Loss Annual Survey will be administered to bee keepers with fewer than 5 colonies. The data collected will include state of colony residence, the commercial movement of colonies between states, newly added or replacement colonies, colony losses, and presence of colony stress factors, such as pests or parasites. Description of Respondents: Farmers and Beekeepers. Number of Respondents: 23,300. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Quarterly; One time. Total Burden Hours: 8,353. Charlene Parker, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2015-05263 Filed 3-5-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-20-P
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(3) Evaluate the quality, utility, and Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Total Burden Hours: 8,353.
clarity of the information technology; Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
Charlene Parker,
and 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may
(4) Minimize the burden of the Departmental Information Collection
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8681.
Clearance Officer.
information collection on those who An agency may not conduct or
respond through the use of appropriate [FR Doc. 2015–05263 Filed 3–5–15; 8:45 am]
sponsor a collection of information
automated, electronic, mechanical, or unless the collection of information
BILLING CODE 3410–20–P
other technological collection displays a currently valid OMB control
techniques or other forms of information number and the agency informs
technology. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
potential persons who are to respond to
All comments received in response to
the collection of information that such Forest Service
this notice, including names and
persons are not required to respond to
addresses where provided, will be made Flathead National Forest, Montana;
a matter of public record. Comments the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control Revision of the Land Management Plan
will be summarized and included in the for the Flathead National Forest and an
request for OMB approval of the number.
Amendment of the Helena, Kootenai,
information collection. National Agricultural Statistics Service Lewis and Clark, and Lolo National
Signed on March 3, 2015. Forest Plans To Incorporate Relevant
Title: Colony Loss Surveys.
Val Dolcini, Direction From the Northern
Administrator, Farm Service Agency, and OMB Control Number: 0535–NEW. Continental Divide Ecosystem Grizzly
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Summary of Collection: The primary Bear Conservation Strategy
Corporation. objectives of the National Agricultural
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
[FR Doc. 2015–05227 Filed 3–5–15; 8:45 am] Statistics Service (NASS) are to prepare
BILLING CODE 3410–05–P and issue official State and national ACTION:Notice of intent to prepare an
estimates of crop and livestock environmental impact statement.
production, disposition and prices, SUMMARY: As directed by the National
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE economic statistics, and environmental Forest Management Act, the U.S.
statistics related to agriculture and to Department of Agriculture, Forest
Submission for OMB Review; conduct the Census of Agriculture and
Comment Request Service, is preparing the Flathead
its follow-on surveys. Pollinators National Forest’s revised land
March 2, 2015. (honeybees) are vital to the agricultural management plan (forest plan) and an
The Department of Agriculture has industry for producing food for the amendment to provide relevant
submitted the following information world’s population. Ad hoc surveys direction from the Northern Continental
collection requirement(s) to OMB for showed a dramatic rise in the number Divide Ecosystem (NCDE) Grizzly Bear
review and clearance under the of disappearances of honeybee colonies Conservation Strategy into the forest
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, in North America in late 2006. The plans for the Helena, Kootenai, Lewis
Public Law 104–13. Comments collapse or decline of honeybee colonies and Clark and Lolo National Forests.
regarding (a) whether the collection of is significant economically because The Forest Service will prepare a single
information is necessary for the proper many agricultural crops worldwide are environmental impact statement (EIS)
performance of the functions of the pollinated by European honeybees. for its revised forest plan and the
agency, including whether the General authority for these data amendment.
information will have practical utility; collection activities is granted under This notice briefly describes the
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate U.S.C. Title 7, Section 2204. proposed action based on the need to
of burden including the validity of the Need and Use of the Information: To change the existing plans, the nature of
methodology and assumptions used; (c) collect critical information NASS will the decision to be made, and
ways to enhance the quality, utility and use two surveys which will complement information concerning public
clarity of the information to be its existing Bee and Honey Collection participation. This notice also provides
collected; (d) ways to minimize the (0535–0153) that focuses on bee keepers estimated dates for filing the EIS, the
burden of the collection of information with 5 or more colonies. The Colony name and address of the responsible
on those who are to respond, including Loss Quarterly Survey will be agency officials, and the individuals
through the use of appropriate administered quarterly to a subsample who can provide additional
automated, electronic, mechanical or of bee keepers responding to the annual information. Finally, this notice
other technological collection Bee and Honey Inquiry. The Colony identifies the applicable planning rule
techniques or other forms of information Loss Annual Survey will be that will be used for completing the
technology. administered to bee keepers with fewer plan revision and amendment.
Comments regarding this information than 5 colonies. The data collected will The revised Flathead forest plan will
collection received by April 6, 2015 will include state of colony residence, the supersede the existing forest plan that
be considered. Written comments commercial movement of colonies was approved by the Regional Forester
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for between states, newly added or in 1986, and amended more than 20
Agriculture, Office of Information and replacement colonies, colony losses, times since. The existing Flathead forest
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Regulatory Affairs, Office of and presence of colony stress factors, plan will remain in effect until the
Management and Budget (OMB), New such as pests or parasites. revised forest plan takes effect. The
Executive Office Building, 725—17th Description of Respondents: Farmers management direction pertaining to
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. and Beekeepers. grizzly bear within the current forest
Commenters are encouraged to submit plans of the Helena National Forest,
their comments to OMB via email to: Number of Respondents: 23,300. approved by the Regional Forester in
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 1986; Kootenai National Forest,
(202) 395–5806 and to Departmental Quarterly; One time. approved by the Regional Forester in
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