81 FR 3779 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and Agriculture Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 14 (January 22, 2016)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 14 (January 22, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-01262 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 14 (Friday, January 22, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 3779-3780] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-01262] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Institute of Food and Agriculture Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request January 19, 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, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments regarding this information collection received by February 22, 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), New Executive Office Building, 725-17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. 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- 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. National Institute of Food and Agriculture Title: Reporting Requirements for State Plans of Work for Agricultural Research and Extension Formula Funds. OMB Control Number: 0524-0036. Summary of Collection: Section 202 and 225 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (AREERA) which requires that a plan of work must be submitted by each institution and approved by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) before formula funds may be provided to the 1862 and 1890 land-grant institutions. The plan of work must address critical agricultural issues in the State and describe the programs and project targeted to address these issues using the NIFA formula funds. The plan of work also must describe the institution's multistate activities as well as their integrated research and extension activities. NIFA is requesting to continue to collect an update to the 5-Year Plan of Work which began with the Fiscal Year 2007, and as a result no longer needs to collect the initial 5-Year Plan. Also, as required by the Food Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA) (Pub. L. 110-246, Sec. 7505), NIFA is working with the university partners in extension and research to review and identify measures to streamline the submission, reporting under, and implementation of plan of work requirements. Need and Use of the Information: Institutions are required to annually report to NIFA the following: (1) The actions taken to seek stakeholder input to encourage their participation; (2) a brief statement of the process used by the recipient institution to identify individuals or groups who are stakeholders and to collect input from them; and (3) a statement of how collected input was considered. NIFA uses the information to provide feedback to the institutions on their Plans of Work and Annual Reports of Accomplishments and Results in order for institutions to improve the conduct [[Page 3780]] and the delivery of their programs. Failure to comply with the requirements may result in the withholding of a recipient institution's formula funds and redistribution of its share of formula funds to other eligible institutions. Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government. Number of Respondents: 75. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually. Total Burden Hours: 49. National Institute of Food and Agriculture Title: Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Year End Report. OMB Control Number: 0524-0043. Summary of Collection: Funding for the Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) is authorized under section 3(d) of the Smith- Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as amended and other relevant authorizing legislation, which provides jurisdictional basis for the establishment and operation of extension educational work for the benefit of youth and families in communities. The CYFAR funding program supports community-based programs serving children, youth, and families in at risk environments. CYFAR funds are intended to support the development of high quality, effective programs based on research and to document the impact of these programs on intended audiences which are children, youth, and families in at-risk environments. Need and Use of the Information: The purpose of the CYFAR Year End Report is to collect the demographic and impact data from each community site in order to evaluate the impact of the programs on intended audiences. Data from the CYFAR annual reports is used to refine and improve program focus and effectiveness. The CYFAR data is also used to respond to requests for impact information from Congress, the White House, and other Federal agencies. Without the information NIFA would not be able to verify if CYFAR programs are reaching at risk, low-income audiences. Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government. Number of Respondents: 51. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually. Total Burden Hours: 16,422. National Institute of Food and Agriculture Title: Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). OMB Control Number: 0524-0044. Summary of Collection: The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) is a unique program that began in 1969 and is designed to reach limited resource audiences, especially youth and families with young children. EFNEP operates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and in American Samoa, Guam, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Extension professionals train and supervise paraprofessionals and volunteers who teach food and nutrition information and skills to limited resources families and youth. Need and Use of the Information: NIFA will collect information using Web-Based Nutrition Education Evaluation and Reporting System (WebNEERS), which is an integrated database system that stores information on: (1) Adult program participants, their family structure and dietary practices; (2) youth group participants; and (3) staff, NEERS consists of separate software sub-systems for the County and the State levels (State also refers to U.S. Territories). Without the information it would be extremely difficult for the national office to compare, assess, and analyze the effectiveness and the impact of EFNEP without the annual collection of data. Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government. Number of Respondents: 75. Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually. Total Burden Hours: 86,826. Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2016-01262 Filed 1-21-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-09-P
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and the Food, Conservation, and Energy email to lschoonhoven@fs.fed.us. A Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Act of 2008 (the Act) (Pub. L. 110–246). summary of the meeting will be posted Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
Committee information can be found at on the Web site listed above within 21 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may
the following Web site at http://www.fs. days after the meeting. be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
fed.us/spf/coop/frcc/. Meeting Accommodations: If you are An agency may not conduct or
DATES: The teleconference will be held a person requiring reasonable sponsor a collection of information
on February 17, 2016 from 12:00 p.m. to accommodation, please make requests unless the collection of information
1:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST). in advance for sign language displays a currently valid OMB control
All meetings are subject to interpreting, assistive listening devices number and the agency informs
cancellation. For status of the meeting or other reasonable accommodation for potential persons who are to respond to
prior to attendance, please contact the access to the facility or proceedings by the collection of information that such
person listed under FOR FURTHER contacting the person listed in the persons are not required to respond to
INFORMATION CONTACT. section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION the collection of information unless it
CONTACT. All reasonable displays a currently valid OMB control
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
accommodation requests are managed number.
via teleconference. For anyone who
on a case by case basis.
would like to attend the teleconference, National Institute of Food and
please visit the Web site listed in the Dated: January 15, 2016. Agriculture
SUMMARY section or contact Andrea James E. Hubbard,
Title: Reporting Requirements for
Bedell-Loucks at abloucks@fs.fed.us for Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry. State Plans of Work for Agricultural
further details. [FR Doc. 2016–01220 Filed 1–21–16; 8:45 am] Research and Extension Formula Funds.
Written comments may be submitted BILLING CODE 3411–15–P OMB Control Number: 0524–0036.
as described under SUPPLEMENTARY Summary of Collection: Section 202
INFORMATION. All comments, including and 225 of the Agricultural Research,
names and addresses when provided, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Extension, and Education Reform Act of
are placed in the record and are 1998 (AREERA) which requires that a
available for public inspection and National Institute of Food and plan of work must be submitted by each
copying. The public may inspect Agriculture institution and approved by the
comments placed on the Committee’s National Institute of Food and
Web site listed above. Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request Agriculture (NIFA) before formula funds
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: may be provided to the 1862 and 1890
Andrea Bedell-Loucks, Designated January 19, 2016. land-grant institutions. The plan of
Federal Officer, at 202–205–1190. The Department of Agriculture has work must address critical agricultural
Individuals who use submitted the following information issues in the State and describe the
telecommunication devices for the deaf collection requirement(s) to OMB for programs and project targeted to address
(TDD) may call the Federal Information review and clearance under the these issues using the NIFA formula
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, funds. The plan of work also must
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Public Law 104–13. Comments are describe the institution’s multistate
Eastern Standard Time, Monday requested regarding (1) whether the activities as well as their integrated
through Friday. collection of information is necessary research and extension activities.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The for the proper performance of the NIFA is requesting to continue to
purpose of the meeting is to: functions of the agency, including collect an update to the 5-Year Plan of
1. Learn about extension and whether the information will have Work which began with the Fiscal Year
university landowner outreach efforts; practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the 2007, and as a result no longer needs to
2. Work group report outs on outreach agency’s estimate of burden including collect the initial 5-Year Plan. Also, as
efforts; the validity of the methodology and required by the Food Conservation and
3. Develop future meeting topics; and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA) (Pub. L. 110–
4. Develop April meeting agenda. the quality, utility and clarity of the 246, Sec. 7505), NIFA is working with
The teleconference is open to the information to be collected; and (4) the university partners in extension and
public. However, the public is strongly ways to minimize the burden of the research to review and identify
encouraged to RSVP prior to the collection of information on those who measures to streamline the submission,
teleconference to ensure all related are to respond, including through the reporting under, and implementation of
documents are shared with public use of appropriate automated, plan of work requirements.
meeting participants. The agenda will electronic, mechanical, or other Need and Use of the Information:
include time for people to make oral technological collection techniques or Institutions are required to annually
statements of three minutes or less. other forms of information technology. report to NIFA the following: (1) The
Individuals wishing to make an oral Comments regarding this information actions taken to seek stakeholder input
statement should submit a request in collection received by February 22, 2016 to encourage their participation; (2) a
writing 10 days before the planned will be considered. Written comments brief statement of the process used by
meeting to be scheduled on the agenda. should be addressed to: Desk Officer for the recipient institution to identify
Anyone who would like to bring related Agriculture, Office of Information and individuals or groups who are
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matters to the attention of the Regulatory Affairs, Office of stakeholders and to collect input from
Committee may file written statements Management and Budget (OMB), New them; and (3) a statement of how
with the Committee staff before or after Executive Office Building, 725–17th collected input was considered. NIFA
the meeting. Written comments and Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. uses the information to provide
time requests for oral comments must be Commenters are encouraged to submit feedback to the institutions on their
sent to Laurie Schoonhoven, 1400 their comments to OMB via email to: Plans of Work and Annual Reports of
Independence Avenue SW., Mailstop OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or Accomplishments and Results in order
1123, Washington, DC 20250; or by fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental for institutions to improve the conduct
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and the delivery of their programs. Institute of Food and Agriculture claimed the lives of twelve volunteer
Failure to comply with the requirements (NIFA), Expanded Food and Nutrition firefighters and at least two members of
may result in the withholding of a Education Program (EFNEP) is a unique the public. CSB staff will present the
recipient institution’s formula funds program that began in 1969 and is final investigation report and proposed
and redistribution of its share of formula designed to reach limited resource recommendations for the Board’s review
funds to other eligible institutions. audiences, especially youth and families and approval. The Board will hear
Description of Respondents: Not-for- with young children. EFNEP operates in public comments on the investigation.
profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal all 50 states, the District of Columbia CSB staff will also present to the Board
Government. and in American Samoa, Guam,
Number of Respondents: 75. details of a proposed study on land use
Micronesia, Northern Marianas, Puerto planning.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Extension
Annually. professionals train and supervise Additional Information
Total Burden Hours: 49. paraprofessionals and volunteers who
National Institute of Food and teach food and nutrition information The meeting is free and open to the
Agriculture and skills to limited resources families public. If you require a translator or
and youth. interpreter, please notify the individual
Title: Children, Youth, and Families listed below as the ‘‘Contact Person for
Need and Use of the Information:
at Risk (CYFAR) Year End Report. Further Information,’’ at least three
OMB Control Number: 0524–0043. NIFA will collect information using
Summary of Collection: Funding for Web-Based Nutrition Education business days prior to the meeting.
the Children, Youth, and Families at Evaluation and Reporting System This meeting will be webcast for those
Risk (CYFAR) is authorized under (WebNEERS), which is an integrated who cannot attend in person. Please
section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 database system that stores information visit www.csb.gov for access to the live
U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as amended and on: (1) Adult program participants, their webcast.
other relevant authorizing legislation, family structure and dietary practices;
(2) youth group participants; and (3) The CSB is an independent federal
which provides jurisdictional basis for
staff, NEERS consists of separate agency charged with investigating
the establishment and operation of
extension educational work for the software sub-systems for the County and accidents and hazards that result, or
benefit of youth and families in the State levels (State also refers to U.S. may result, in the catastrophic release of
communities. The CYFAR funding Territories). Without the information it extremely hazardous substances. The
program supports community-based would be extremely difficult for the agency’s Board Members are appointed
programs serving children, youth, and national office to compare, assess, and by the President and confirmed by the
families in at risk environments. CYFAR analyze the effectiveness and the impact Senate. CSB investigations look into all
funds are intended to support the of EFNEP without the annual collection aspects of chemical accidents and
development of high quality, effective of data. hazards, including physical causes such
programs based on research and to Description of Respondents: State, as equipment failure as well as
document the impact of these programs Local or Tribal Government. inadequacies in regulations, industry
on intended audiences which are Number of Respondents: 75. standards, and safety management
children, youth, and families in at-risk Frequency of Responses:
systems.
environments. Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
Need and Use of the Information: The Total Burden Hours: 86,826. Public Comment
purpose of the CYFAR Year End Report Ruth Brown, The time provided for public
is to collect the demographic and Departmental Information Collection
impact data from each community site statements will depend upon the
Clearance Officer.
in order to evaluate the impact of the number of people who wish to speak.
[FR Doc. 2016–01262 Filed 1–21–16; 8:45 am]
programs on intended audiences. Data Speakers should assume that their
BILLING CODE 3410–09–P
from the CYFAR annual reports is used presentations will be limited to three
to refine and improve program focus minutes or less, but commenters may
and effectiveness. The CYFAR data is submit written statements for the
CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD record.
also used to respond to requests for
INVESTIGATION BOARD
impact information from Congress, the Contact Person for Further Information
White House, and other Federal Sunshine Act Meeting
agencies. Without the information NIFA Shauna Lawhorne, Public Affairs
would not be able to verify if CYFAR TIME AND DATE: January 28, 2016, 6:00 Specialist, public@csb.gov or (202) 384–
programs are reaching at risk, low- p.m. CST 2839. Further information about this
income audiences. PLACE: Hilton Waco—113 S. University public meeting can be found on the CSB
Description of Respondents: State, Parks Dr., Waco, TX 76701 Web site at: www.csb.gov.
Local or Tribal Government. STATUS: Open to the public.
Number of Respondents: 51. Dated: January 19, 2016.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Pursuant to
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Kara A. Wenzel,
Annually. the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5
U.S.C. 552b, the Chemical Safety and Acting General Counsel, Chemical Safety and
Total Burden Hours: 16,422. Hazard Investigation Board.
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Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) will
National Institute of Food and convene a public meeting on January 28, [FR Doc. 2016–01334 Filed 1–20–16; 11:15 am]
Agriculture 2016, starting at 6:00 p.m. CST at the BILLING CODE 6350–01–P
Title: Expanded Food and Nutrition Hilton Waco, 113 S. University Parks
Education Program (EFNEP). Dr., Waco, TX 76701. The Board will
OMB Control Number: 0524–0044. discuss the investigation into the April
Summary of Collection: The 17, 2013, ammonium nitrate explosion
Department of Agriculture’s National at the West Fertilizer facility that
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