81_FR_17193 81 FR 17134 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

81 FR 17134 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 59 (March 28, 2016)

Page Range17134-17135
FR Document2016-06924

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 59 (Monday, March 28, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 59 (Monday, March 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17134-17135]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06924]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 22, 2016.
    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 
are requested regarding (1) 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; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,

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electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by April 
27, 2016 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), 
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-
8958.
    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.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: Federal Collection Methods for Supplemental Nutrition 
Assistance Program Recipient Claims.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0446.
    Summary of Collection: Section 13(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (The Act) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 
regulations at 7 CFR 273.18 require State agencies to refer delinquent 
debtors for SNAP benefit over-issuance to the U.S. Department of 
Treasury for collection. The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 
(DCIA), 31 U.S.C. 3701, et seq., requires these debts to be referred to 
Treasury for collection when they are 180 days or more delinquent. 
Through the Treasury Offset Program (TOP), 31 CFR part 285, payments 
such as Federal income tax refunds, Federal salaries and other Federal 
payments payable to these delinquent debtors will be offset and the 
amount applied to the delinquent debt.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected is used 
by individuals or households to obtain due process before debts are 
referred to TOP for offset. State agencies will use the collected 
information to provide due process to individuals/households; to add 
and maintain debts in TOP; to request addresses; and to certify to 
Treasury the accuracy and legality of debts that are submitted to TOP. 
Without the information, compliance with the DCIA would not be possible 
and departmental participation in TOP would be jeopardized.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government; 
Individual or households.
    Number of Respondents: 523,272.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 
Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 47,051.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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                                             inspectors. Currently, there are 79                       practices, provide annual updates to                     Estimated Number of Respondents:
                                             certifying agents accredited under NOP.                   continue their certification, and report              31,329.
                                                Administrative costs for reporting,                    changes in their practices. Producers                    Estimated Number of Responses:
                                             disclosure of information, and                            include farmers, livestock and poultry                1,007,189.
                                             recordkeeping vary among certifying                       producers, and wild crop harvesters.                     Estimated Number of Responses per
                                             agents. Factors affecting costs include                   Handlers include those who transport or               Respondent: 32.15.
                                             the number and size of clients, the                       transform food and include millers, bulk                 Estimated Total Annual Burden on
                                             categories of certification provided, and                 distributors, food manufacturers,                     Respondents: 4,826,189.
                                             the type of systems maintained.                           processors, or packers. Some handlers                    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
                                                When an entity applies for                             are part of a retail operation that                   the proposed collection of information
                                             accreditation as a certifying agent, it                   processes organic products in a location              is necessary for the proper performance
                                             must provide a copy of its procedures                     other than the premises of the retail                 of the functions of the agency, including
                                             for complying with recordkeeping                          outlet. Based upon AMS NOP’s 2015                     whether the information will have
                                             requirements (§ 205.504(b)(3)). Once                      List of certified organic operations, there           practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
                                             accredited, agents have to make their                     are approximately 31,000 certified                    agency’s estimate of the burden of the
                                             records available for inspection and                      operations globally.2 Based on past                   proposed collection of information
                                             copying by authorized representatives of                  growth of the industry, AMS estimates                 including the validity of the
                                             the Secretary (§ 205.501(a)(9)). USDA                                                                           methodology and assumptions used; (3)
                                                                                                       the addition of 1,900 new certified
                                             charges certifying agents for the time                                                                          ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
                                                                                                       organic operations a year. In addition,
                                             required to do these document reviews.                                                                          clarity of the information to be
                                                                                                       AMS estimates that there are 7,650
                                             Audits require less time when the                                                                               collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
                                                                                                       producers exempt from certification, but
                                             documents are well organized and                                                                                burden of the collection of information
                                                                                                       who must still maintain records
                                             centrally located.                                                                                              on those who are to respond, including
                                                                                                       pursuant to section 205.101(c).
                                                Recordkeeping requirements for                            Administrative costs for reporting and             the use of appropriate automated,
                                             certifying agents are divided into three                  recordkeeping vary among certified                    electronic, mechanical, or other
                                             categories of records with varying                        operators. Factors affecting costs                    technological collection techniques or
                                             retention periods: (1) Records created by                 include the type and size of operation,               other forms of information technology.
                                             certifying agents regarding applicants                                                                             All responses to this notice will be
                                                                                                       and the type of systems maintained.
                                             for certification and certified operations,                  AMS believes that operations using                 summarized and included in the request
                                             maintain 10-years, consistent with                        product labels containing the term                    for OMB approval. All comments will
                                             OFPA’s requirement for maintaining all                    ‘‘organic’’ handle an average of 20 labels            become a matter of public record.
                                             records concerning activities of                          annually. Based upon AMS NOP’s 2015                     Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6501–6522.
                                             certifying agents; (2) records obtained                   List of certified organic operations, there             Dated: March 22, 2016.
                                             from applicants for certification and                     are over 13,100 certified organic
                                             certified operations, maintain 5-years,                                                                         Elanor Starmer,
                                                                                                       handlers. For each certified handler,                 Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
                                             the same as OFPA’s requirement for the                    AMS estimates that the average annual
                                             retention of records by certified                                                                               Service.
                                                                                                       burden to develop product labels with                 [FR Doc. 2016–06930 Filed 3–25–16; 8:45 am]
                                             operations; and (3) records created or                    organic claims is one hour per product
                                             received by certifying agents regarding                   label times 20 product labels per
                                                                                                                                                             BILLING CODE 3410–02–P
                                             accreditation, maintain 5-years,                          handler. The annual burden will be
                                             consistent with OFPA’s requirement for                    lower for smaller operations and higher
                                             renewal of agent’s accreditation                                                                                DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
                                                                                                       for large operations that produce a
                                             (§ 205.510(b)).                                           significant volume of organic processed               Food and Nutrition Service
                                                Organic inspectors. Inspectors, on
                                                                                                       product.
                                             behalf of certifying agents, conduct on-                                                                        Submission for OMB Review;
                                                                                                          Interested parties. Any interested
                                             site inspections of certified operations                                                                        Comment Request
                                                                                                       party may petition the National Organic
                                             and operations applying for
                                                                                                       Standards Board (NOSB) for the purpose                March 22, 2016.
                                             certification. They report the findings
                                                                                                       of having a substance evaluated for                     The Department of Agriculture has
                                             from their inspection to the certifying
                                                                                                       recommendation to the Secretary for                   submitted the following information
                                             agent. Inspectors are the agents
                                                                                                       inclusion on or deletion from the                     collection requirement(s) to OMB for
                                             themselves, employees of the agents, or
                                                                                                       National List. Based on the number of                 review and clearance under the
                                             individual contractors. We estimate that
                                                                                                       petitions received in the past, AMS                   Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
                                             about half are certifying agents or their
                                                                                                       estimates 25 parties petitioning the                  Public Law 104–13. Comments are
                                             employees and half are individual
                                                                                                       NOSB to amend the National List in a                  requested regarding (1) whether the
                                             contractors. Individuals who apply for
                                                                                                       given year. The annual burden for each                collection of information is necessary
                                             positions as inspectors submit to the
                                                                                                       interested party to prepare a complete                for the proper performance of the
                                             agents information documenting their
                                                                                                       petition is an average of 30 hours.                   functions of the agency, including
                                             qualifications to conduct such                               Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
                                             inspections. According to International                                                                         whether the information will have
                                                                                                       burden for this collection of information
                                             Organic Inspectors Association (IOIA),                                                                          practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
                                                                                                       is estimated to average 4.79 hours per
                                             there are at least 250 inspectors                                                                               agency’s estimate of burden including
                                                                                                       response.
                                             currently providing services.1                               Respondents: Producers, handlers,                  the validity of the methodology and
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                                                Producers and handlers. Producers                      certifying agents, inspectors and State,              assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
                                             and handlers, domestic and foreign,                       Local or Tribal governments and                       the quality, utility and clarity of the
                                             apply to certifying agents for organic                    interested parties.                                   information to be collected; and (4)
                                             certification, submit detailed                                                                                  ways to minimize the burden of the
                                             information documenting their specific                      2 AMS NOP 2012 List of certified organic            collection of information on those who
                                                                                                       operations. Available at: http://apps.ams.usda.gov/   are to respond, including through the
                                               1 Not   all inspectors are members of IOIA.             nop/.                                                 use of appropriate automated,


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                                             electronic, mechanical, or other                          Description of Respondents: State,                  potential persons who are to respond to
                                             technological collection techniques or                  Local, or Tribal Government; Individual               the collection of information that such
                                             other forms of information technology.                  or households.                                        persons are not required to respond to
                                               Comments regarding this information                     Number of Respondents: 523,272.                     the collection of information unless it
                                             collection received by April 27, 2016                     Frequency of Responses:                             displays a currently valid OMB control
                                             will be considered. Written comments                    Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;                number.
                                             should be addressed to: Desk Officer for                Annually.
                                                                                                       Total Burden Hours: 47,051.                         Forest Service
                                             Agriculture, Office of Information and
                                             Regulatory Affairs, Office of                           Ruth Brown,                                              Title: Health Screening Questionnaire.
                                             Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_                      Departmental Information Collection
                                             Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax (202)                     Clearance Officer.                                       OMB Control Number: 0596–0164.
                                             395–5806 and to Departmental                            [FR Doc. 2016–06924 Filed 3–25–16; 8:45 am]              Summary of Collection: The
                                             Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail                      BILLING CODE 3410–30–P                                Protection Act of 1922 (16 U.S.C. 594)
                                             Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–                                                                              authorizes the Forest Service (FS) to
                                             7602. Copies of the submission(s) may                                                                         fight fires on National Forest System
                                             be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.                  DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                             lands. Title 5 CFR, part 339, authorizes
                                               An agency may not conduct or                                                                                the FS to establish medical qualification
                                                                                                     Forest Service                                        standards and require pre-appointment
                                             sponsor a collection of information
                                             unless the collection of information                    Submission for OMB Review;                            medical examinations, regular recurring
                                             displays a currently valid OMB control                  Comment Request                                       periodic examinations after
                                             number and the agency informs                                                                                 appointment, and whenever there is a
                                             potential persons who are to respond to                 March 22, 2016.                                       direct question about a firefighter’s
                                             the collection of information that such                   The Department of Agriculture has                   continued ability to meet the medical
                                             persons are not required to respond to                  submitted the following information                   qualification standards. The information
                                             the collection of information unless it                 collection requirement(s) to OMB for                  collected pertains to an individual’s
                                             displays a currently valid OMB control                  review and clearance under the                        health status and health history. The
                                             number.                                                 Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,                      collection of this information and use
                                                                                                     Public Law 104–13. Comments are                       thereof are consistent with the
                                             Food and Nutrition Service                              requested regarding (1) whether the
                                                                                                                                                           provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552a (Privacy Act
                                                Title: Federal Collection Methods for                collection of information is necessary
                                                                                                                                                           of 1974).
                                             Supplemental Nutrition Assistance                       for the proper performance of the
                                             Program Recipient Claims.                               functions of the agency, including                       Need and Use of the Information:
                                                                                                     whether the information will have                     Individuals seeking recertification or
                                                OMB Control Number: 0584–0446.
                                                                                                     practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the            employment as a new firefighter with
                                                Summary of Collection: Section 13(b)                 agency’s estimate of burden including                 the FS or Department of Interior (DOI)
                                             of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008                   the validity of the methodology and                   must complete the Health Screening
                                             (The Act) and Supplemental Nutrition                    assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance                 Questionnaire (HSQ). FS and DOI will
                                             Assistance Program (SNAP) regulations                   the quality, utility and clarity of the               collect information from potential
                                             at 7 CFR 273.18 require State agencies                  information to be collected; and (4)                  applicants using forms FS–5100–30,
                                             to refer delinquent debtors for SNAP                    ways to minimize the burden of the                    Work Capacity Test Informed Consent
                                             benefit over-issuance to the U.S.                       collection of information on those who
                                             Department of Treasury for collection.                                                                        and FS–5100–31, Health Screening
                                                                                                     are to respond, including through the                 Questionnaire. Applicants will also
                                             The Debt Collection Improvement Act of                  use of appropriate automated,
                                             1996 (DCIA), 31 U.S.C. 3701, et seq.,                                                                         need to complete the Wildland
                                                                                                     electronic, mechanical, or other                      Firefighter Medical Qualifications
                                             requires these debts to be referred to                  technological collection techniques and
                                             Treasury for collection when they are                                                                         Program Medical Exam and a Self-
                                                                                                     other forms of information technology.                Certification Statement and Blood
                                             180 days or more delinquent. Through                      Comments regarding this information
                                             the Treasury Offset Program (TOP), 31                                                                         Pressure Check. Wildland firefighters
                                                                                                     collection received by April 27, 2016
                                             CFR part 285, payments such as Federal                                                                        perform long hours of arduous labor in
                                                                                                     will be considered. Written comments
                                             income tax refunds, Federal salaries and                should be addressed to: Desk Officer for              adverse conditions. The information
                                             other Federal payments payable to these                 Agriculture, Office of Information and                collected is used to determine whether
                                             delinquent debtors will be offset and the               Regulatory Affairs, Office of                         an individual being considered for a
                                             amount applied to the delinquent debt.                  Management and Budget (OMB), New                      position can carry out those duties in a
                                                Need and Use of the Information: The                 Executive Office Building, 725 17th                   manner that will not place the candidate
                                             information collected is used by                        Street NW., Washington, DC, 20503.                    or coworkers unduly at risk due to
                                             individuals or households to obtain due                 Commentors are encouraged to submit                   inadequate physical fitness and health.
                                             process before debts are referred to TOP                their comments to OMB via email to:                   If the information is not collected, the
                                             for offset. State agencies will use the                 OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax                    Government’s liability risk is high,
                                             collected information to provide due                    (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental                    special needs of an individual may not
                                             process to individuals/households; to                   Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail                    be known, or the screening of an
                                             add and maintain debts in TOP; to                       Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–                      applicant’s physical suitability would
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                                             request addresses; and to certify to                    7602. Copies of the submission(s) may                 be greatly inhibited.
                                             Treasury the accuracy and legality of                   be obtained by calling (202) 720–8681.                   Description of Respondents:
                                             debts that are submitted to TOP.                          An agency may not conduct or                        Individuals or households.
                                             Without the information, compliance                     sponsor a collection of information
                                             with the DCIA would not be possible                     unless the collection of information                     Number of Respondents: 20,271.
                                             and departmental participation in TOP                   displays a currently valid OMB control                   Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
                                             would be jeopardized.                                   number and the agency informs                         Annually.


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