80 FR 26216 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 88 (May 7, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-10951

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 88 (Thursday, May 7, 2015)

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[FR Doc No: 2015-10951]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 1, 2015.
    The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information 
collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 on or after the date 
of publication of this notice. 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 should 
be addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC; New Executive Office 
Building, 725--17th Street NW., Washington, DC, 20503. Commenters are 
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: 
[email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602.
    Comments regarding these information collections are best assured 
of having their full effect if received by June 8, 2015. 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.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Specialty Crop Block Grant Program--2008 Farm Bill.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0248.
    Summary of Collection: The Specialty Crop Block Grant Program--Farm 
Bill (SCBGP-FB) is authorized under section 101 of the Specialty Crops 
Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note, amended under section 
10109 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, the Farm 
Bill). Section 10109 directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make 
grants to States to be used by State departments of agriculture solely 
to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected is 
needed for the implementation of the SCBGP-FB, to determine a State 
department of agriculture's eligibility in the program, and to certify 
that grant participants are complying with applicable program 
regulations.
    Description of Respondents: State Agriculture Departments.
    Number of Respondents: 56.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,624.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER An agency may not conduct or ACTION:Notice of intent to hold a public
contains documents other than rules or sponsor a collection of information workshop and prepare an
proposed rules that are applicable to the unless the collection of information Environmental Assessment.
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, displays a currently valid OMB control
committee meetings, agency decisions and number and the agency informs SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
potential persons who are to respond to (RUS) intends to hold a public scoping
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are the collection of information that such workshop and prepare an
examples of documents appearing in this persons are not required to respond to Environmental Assessment (EA) in
section. the collection of information unless it connection with possible impacts
displays a currently valid OMB control related to the construction and
number. operation of a new gas-fired combustion
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE turbine generation facility. The project,
Agricultural Marketing Service Hill County Generation Facility, is
Submission for OMB Review; Title: Specialty Crop Block Grant proposed by Brazos Electric Power
Comment Request Program—2008 Farm Bill. Cooperative, Inc. (Brazos), of Waco,
Texas. RUS may provide financial
May 1, 2015. OMB Control Number: 0581–0248.
assistance for the project. The public
The Department of Agriculture will Summary of Collection: The Specialty scoping workshop is scheduled for
submit the following information Crop Block Grant Program—Farm Bill Thursday, May 21, 2015, from 4:00 p.m.
collection requirement(s) to OMB for (SCBGP–FB) is authorized under section until 7:00 p.m. in the Community Hall
review and clearance under the 101 of the Specialty Crops of the First Presbyterian Church at 106
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. N. Lamar, Itasca, TX 76055.
Public Law 104–13 on or after the date 1621 note, amended under section
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
of publication of this notice. Comments 10109 of the Food, Conservation, and
Energy Act of 2008, the Farm Bill). Dennis E. Rankin, Environmental
regarding (a) whether the collection of
Section 10109 directs the Secretary of Protection Specialist, RUS, Engineering
information is necessary for the proper
Agriculture to make grants to States to and Environmental Staff, Stop 1571,
performance of the functions of the
be used by State departments of 1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
agency, including whether the
agriculture solely to enhance the Washington, DC 20250–1571,
information will have practical utility;
competitiveness of specialty crops. Telephone: (202) 720–1953 or email:
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
dennis.rankin@wdc.usda.gov; or Dave
of burden including the validity of the Need and Use of the Information: The McDaniel, Brazos Electric Power, 7616
methodology and assumptions used; (c) information collected is needed for the Bagby Avenue, Waco, Texas 76712,
ways to enhance the quality, utility and implementation of the SCBGP–FB, to Telephone: (254) 750–6324 or email:
clarity of the information to be determine a State department of dmcdaniel@brazoselectric.com.
collected; (d) ways to minimize the agriculture’s eligibility in the program,
burden of the collection of information and to certify that grant participants are SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Brazos is
on those who are to respond, including complying with applicable program proposing to construct a new gas-fired
through the use of appropriate regulations. combustion turbine generation facility
automated, electronic, mechanical, or and is evaluating a potential site located
Description of Respondents: State in Hill County, Texas. The 40 acre site
other technological collection
Agriculture Departments. is located in the northeast corner of Hill
techniques or other forms of information
technology should be addressed to: Desk Number of Respondents: 56. County approximately 8 miles east of
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Itasca, Texas on FM 66 just west of the
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Annually. Hill County line. Associated facilities
Office of Management and Budget Total Burden Hours: 1,624. include a 4.5 mile gas pipeline and new
(OMB), New Executive Office Building, switching facilities to connect the
Washington, DC; New Executive Office Charlene Parker, generation plant to existing
Building, 725—17th Street NW., Departmental Information Collection transmission lines crossing the site.
Washington, DC, 20503. Commenters Clearance Officer. Comments regarding the proposed
are encouraged to submit their [FR Doc. 2015–10951 Filed 5–6–15; 8:45 am] project may be submitted in writing at
comments to OMB via email to: OIRA_ BILLING CODE 3410–02–P the public scoping workshop or in
Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax (202) writing no later than June 21, 2015, to
395–5806 and to Departmental RUS at the address provided above.
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
An Environmental Assessment (EA)
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
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Rural Utilities Service will be prepared for the proposed
7602. project. Based on a review of the EA and
Comments regarding these Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, other relevant information, RUS will
information collections are best assured Inc.; Notice of Intent To Hold a Public determine if the preparation of an
of having their full effect if received by Workshop and Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement is
June 8, 2015. Copies of the Environmental Assessment necessary. Should RUS determine that
submission(s) may be obtained by the preparation of an Environmental
calling (202) 720–8681. AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. Impact Statement is not necessary, it

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		80 FR 26216