81 FR 72773 - Notice of Intent To Revise a Currently Approved Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 204 (October 21, 2016)

Page Range		72773-72774
FR Document		2016-25498

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, this notice announces the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) intention to renew a currently approved information collection entitled, ``4-H Youth Enrollment Report''.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Institute of Food and Agriculture


Notice of Intent To Revise a Currently Approved Information 
Collection

AGENCY: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA.

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ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, this notice 
announces the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) 
intention to renew a currently approved information collection 
entitled, ``4-H Youth Enrollment Report''.

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by December 20, 
2016, to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date 
will be considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Written comments concerning this notice and requests for 
copies of the information collection may be submitted by any of the 
following methods: Email: [email protected]; Fax: 202-720-0857; 
Mail: Office of Information Technology (OIT), NIFA, USDA, STOP 2216, 
1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-2216

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Martin, eGovernment Program 
Leader; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: 4-H Youth Enrollment.
    OMB Number: 0524-0045.
    Expiration Date of Current Approval: December 31, 2016.
    Type of Request: Intent to seek approval for the extension of a 
currently approved information collection for three years.
    Abstract: The mission of 4-H National Headquarters; National 
Institute of Food and Agriculture; United States Department of 
Agriculture (USDA); is to advance knowledge for agriculture, the 
environment, human health and well-being, and communities by creating 
opportunities for youth. 4-H is a complex national organization, led by 
4-H National Headquarters, NIFA, USDA, with hundreds of educational 
curricula, activities, and events for youth ages 5 to 18. Programs 
originate at 106 land-grant universities (LGUs), and local programs are 
conducted and managed by some 3,000 professional Extension staff in 
3,150 counties, with nearly 6 million youth enrolled each year. Over 
500,000 volunteer leaders work directly with the 4-H youth.
    The 1914 Smith-Lever Act created the Cooperative Extension System 
(CES) of the LGUs and their Federal partner, the Extension Service, now 
the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), USDA. 4-H was 
already well-established and became the first operating part of the new 
extension work. The Smith-Lever Act stipulated that ``It shall be the 
duty of said colleges, annually, on or about the first day of January, 
to make to the Governor of the State in which it is located a full and 
detailed report of its operations in extension work as defined in this 
Act . . . a copy of which report shall be sent to the Secretary of 
Agriculture.'' As a result of this requirement, annually each county 
sends their state 4-H office an electronic aggregated summary of their 
4-H enrollment.
    Information collected in the 4-H Youth Enrollment Report includes 
youth enrollment totals by delivery mode, youth enrollment totals by 
type of 4-H activity, youth enrollment totals by school grade, youth 
enrollment totals by gender, youth enrollment totals by place of 
residence, adult volunteer totals, youth volunteer totals, and youth 
enrollment totals by race and ethnicity.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Annual 4-H Enrollment Report 
is the principal means by which the 4-H movement can keep track of its 
progress, as well as emerging needs, potential problems, and 
opportunities.
    The information from this collection is used to report, as 
requested by the Congress or the Administration, on rural versus urban 
outreach, enrollment by race, youth participation in leadership, 
community service, etc. It also is used to determine market share or 
percentage of the youth of each state by age and place of residence who 
are enrolled in the 4-H youth development program. The annual 4-H Youth 
Enrollment Report also allows oversight of all reasonable efforts by 
staff and volunteers to reach underserved and minority groups.
    Information also is available at http://frwebgate.access.thefederalregister.org/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.national4-hheadquarters.gov/library/4h_stats.htm.
    Estimate of Burden: The hour burden estimates have not been 
modified from the previous approval because there have been no 
significant changes to the collection.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 75.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 75 hours.
    Comments: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 
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 
the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; 
and (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.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request to OMB for approval. All comments will become a matter of 
public record.

    Done at Washington, DC, this day of October 12, 2016.
Jake Caldwell,
Chief of Staff, Research, Education, and Economics.
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conducted under the United States for OMB approval. All comments will time the Advisory Committee will
Cotton Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 51b), the become a matter of public record. discuss topics including the status of
Cotton Statistics and Estimates Act of Dated: October 18, 2016. NASS programs, Census of Agriculture
1927 (7 U.S.C. 473c), and the Elanor Starmer, Updates, Census of Agriculture Program
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 Plans, Country Estimates and Farm
Administrator.
U.S.C. 1622h) and regulations appear at Structure panels, and Respondent
[FR Doc. 2016–25500 Filed 10–20–16; 8:45 am]
7 CFR part 28. Relation Issues.
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The information collection The Committee meeting is open to the
requirements in this request are public. The public is asked to pre-
essential to carry out the intent of the register for the meeting at least 10
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Acts and to provide the cotton industry business days prior to the meeting. Your
the type of information they need to National Agricultural Statistics Service pre-registration must state the names of
make sound business decisions. The each person in your group, organization,
information collected is the minimum Notice of the Advisory Committee on or interest represented; the number of
required. Information is requested from Agriculture Statistics Meeting people planning to give oral comments,
growers, cooperatives, merchants, if any; and whether anyone in your
manufacturers, and other government AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics
Service, USDA. group requires special accommodations.
agencies. Submit registrations to Executive
The information collected is used ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
Secretary, Advisory Committee on
only by authorized employees of the SUMMARY: In accordance with the Agriculture Statistics, via eFax: 855–
USDA, AMS. The cotton industry is the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 493–0445, or email: HQOA@
primary user of the compiled National Agricultural Statistics Service nass.usda.gov. Members of the public
information and AMS and other (NASS) announces a meeting of the who request to give oral comments to
government agencies are secondary Advisory Committee on Agriculture the Committee must arrive at the
users. Statistics. meeting site by 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday,
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
DATES: The Committee meeting will be November 8, 2016. Written comments
burden for this collection of information
held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on by attendees or other interested
is estimated to average 0.07 hours per
Tuesday, November 8, 2016, and from 8 stakeholders will be welcomed for the
response.
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, public record before and up to two
Respondents: Cotton merchants,
November 9, 2016. There will be an weeks following the meeting. The
warehouses, and gins.
opportunity for public questions and public may file written comments by
Estimated Number of Respondents:
comments at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, mail to the Executive Director, Advisory
993.
November 8, 2016. All times mentioned Committee on Agriculture Statistics,
Estimated Number of Responses per
herein refer to Eastern Standard Time. U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Respondent: 1.91.
ADDRESSES: The Committee meeting National Agricultural Statistics Service,
Estimated Number of Responses:
will take place at the United States 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room
1,893.
Department of Agriculture, 1400 5029 South Building, Washington, DC,
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 20250–2000. Written comments can also
Respondents: 141.30.
DC 20250. On Tuesday November 8, be sent via eFax: 855–493–0445, or
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
2016 the meeting will be held in the email: HQOA@nass.usda.gov. All
the proposed collection of information
Jamie L. Whitten Federal Building, statements will become a part of the
is necessary for the proper performance
Room 107A. On Wednesday, November official records of the USDA Advisory
of the functions of the agency, including
9, 2016 the meeting will be held in the Committee on Agriculture Statistics and
whether the information will have
South Building, Room 3109. Written will be kept on file for public review in
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
comments may be filed before or up to the office of the Executive Director,
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
two weeks after the meeting with the Advisory Committee on Agriculture
proposed collection of information
contact person identified herein at: U.S. Statistics, U.S. Department of
including the validity of the
Department of Agriculture, National Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250.
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and Agricultural Statistics Service, 1400 Signed at Washington, DC, October 5,
clarity of the information to be Independence Avenue SW., Room 5029, 2016.
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the South Building, Washington, DC 20250– R. Renee Picanso,
burden of the collection of information 2000.
Associate Administrator, National
on those who are to respond, including FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Agricultural Statistics Service.
the use of appropriate automated, Hubert Hamer, Administrator, National [FR Doc. 2016–25447 Filed 10–20–16; 8:45 am]
electronic, mechanical, or other Agricultural Statistics Service,
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technological collection techniques or telephone: 202–720–2707, eFax: 855–
other forms of information technology. 493–0445, or email: HQOA@
Comments may be sent to Shethir M. nass.usda.gov. General information
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Riva, Director, Research and Promotion, about the committee can also be found
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Cotton and Tobacco Program, AMS, at www.nass.usda.gov/about_nass. National Institute of Food and
USDA, 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agriculture
101, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 22406, Advisory Committee on Agriculture
telephone (540) 361–2726, facsimile Statistics, which consists of 20 members Notice of Intent To Revise a Currently
(540) 361–1199, or email at appointed from 7 categories covering a Approved Information Collection
Shethir.Riva@ams.usda.gov. All broad range of agricultural disciplines
responses to this notice will be and interests, has scheduled a meeting AGENCY: National Institute of Food and
summarized and included in the request on November 8 and 9, 2016. During this Agriculture, USDA.

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FR Citation		81 FR 72773

81 FR 72773 - Notice of Intent To Revise a Currently Approved Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURENational Institute of Food and Agriculture

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 204 (October 21, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and Agriculture