80 FR 9688 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 36 (February 24, 2015)

Page Range		9688-9688
FR Document		2015-03686

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2015)]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-03686]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 18, 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 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 20502.
    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 March 26, 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.

Rural Housing Service

    Title: 7 CFR 1901-E, Civil Rights Compliance Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 0575-0018.
    Summary Of Collection: Rural Development (RD) is required to 
provide Federal financial assistance through its farmer, housing, and 
community and business programs on an equal opportunity basis. The laws 
implemented in 7 CFR 1901-E, require the recipients of Rural 
Development`s Federal financial assistance to collect various types of 
information by race, color, and national origin.
    Need and Use of the Information: RD will use the information to 
monitor a recipient's compliance with the civil rights laws, and to 
determine whether or not service and benefits are being provided to 
beneficiaries on an equal opportunity basis. This information is made 
available to USDA officials, officials of other Federal agencies and to 
Congress for reporting purposes. Without the required information, RD 
and its recipient will lack the necessary documentation to demonstrate 
that their programs are being administered in a nondiscriminatory 
manner and in full compliance with the civil rights laws.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Not-for-
profit institutions; Business or other for-profit; Farms; State, Local 
or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 27,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 560,276.

    Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER number and the agency informs collection requirement(s) to OMB for
contains documents other than rules or potential persons who are to respond to review and clearance under the
proposed rules that are applicable to the the collection of information that such Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, persons are not required to respond to Public Law 104–13. Comments
committee meetings, agency decisions and the collection of information unless it regarding (a) whether the collection of
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
displays a currently valid OMB control information is necessary for the proper
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are number. performance of the functions of the
examples of documents appearing in this agency, including whether the
Rural Housing Service information will have practical utility;
section.
Title: 7 CFR 1901–E, Civil Rights (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
Compliance Requirements. of burden including the validity of the
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OMB Control Number: 0575–0018. methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Summary Of Collection: Rural ways to enhance the quality, utility and
Submission for OMB Review; Development (RD) is required to provide clarity of the information to be
Comment Request Federal financial assistance through its collected; (d) ways to minimize the
farmer, housing, and community and burden of the collection of information
February 18, 2015. business programs on an equal on those who are to respond, including
The Department of Agriculture has opportunity basis. The laws through the use of appropriate
submitted the following information implemented in 7 CFR 1901–E, require automated, electronic, mechanical, or
collection requirement(s) to OMB for the recipients of Rural Development‘s other technological collection
review and clearance under the Federal financial assistance to collect techniques and other forms of
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, various types of information by race, information technology.
Public Law 104–13. Comments color, and national origin. Comments regarding this information
regarding (a) whether the collection of Need and Use of the Information: RD collection received by March 26, 2015
information is necessary for the proper will use the information to monitor a will be considered. Written comments
performance of the functions of the recipient’s compliance with the civil should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
agency, including whether the rights laws, and to determine whether or Agriculture, Office of Information and
information will have practical utility; not service and benefits are being Regulatory Affairs, Office of
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate provided to beneficiaries on an equal Management and Budget (OMB), New
of burden including the validity of the opportunity basis. This information is Executive Office Building, 725 17th
methodology and assumptions used; (c) made available to USDA officials, Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
ways to enhance the quality, utility and officials of other Federal agencies and to Commentors are encouraged to submit
clarity of the information to be Congress for reporting purposes. their comments to OMB via email to:
collected; (d) ways to minimize the Without the required information, RD OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax
burden of the collection of information and its recipient will lack the necessary (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
on those who are to respond, including documentation to demonstrate that their Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
through the use of appropriate programs are being administered in a Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
automated, electronic, mechanical, or nondiscriminatory manner and in full 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may
other technological collection compliance with the civil rights laws. be obtained by calling (202) 720–8681.
techniques or other forms of information Description of Respondents: An agency may not conduct or
technology should be addressed to: Desk Individuals or households; Not-for- sponsor a collection of information
Officer for Agriculture, Office of profit institutions; Business or other for- unless the collection of information
Information and Regulatory Affairs, profit; Farms; State, Local or Tribal displays a currently valid OMB control
Office of Management and Budget Government. number and the agency informs
(OMB), New Executive Office Building, Number of Respondents: 27,000. potential persons who are to respond to
725–17th Street NW., Washington, DC Frequency of Responses: Reporting: the collection of information that such
20502. On occasion. persons are not required to respond to
Commenters are encouraged to submit Total Burden Hours: 560,276. the collection of information unless it
their comments to OMB via email to: displays a currently valid OMB control
Charlene Parker,
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax number.
Departmental Information Collection
(202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Officer. Forest Service
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
[FR Doc. 2015–03686 Filed 2–23–15; 8:45 am]
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– Title: Qualified Product List for Wild
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7602. Comments regarding these Land Fire Chemicals.
information collections are best assured Omb Control Number: 0596–0182.
of having their full effect if received by Summary of Collection: In the Forest
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March 26, 2015. Copies of the Service (FS) Manual 5162, its objective
submission(s) may be obtained by Submission for OMB Review; is, ‘‘To have available and utilize
calling (202) 720–8681. Comment Request adequate types and quantities of
An agency may not conduct or qualified fire chemical products to
sponsor a collection of information February 18, 2015. accomplish fire management activities
unless the collection of information The Department of Agriculture has safely, efficiently, and effectively.’’ To
displays a currently valid OMB control submitted the following information accomplish their objective, FS evaluates

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FR Citation		80 FR 9688