82 FR 11339 - Notice of Request for Approval of a New Information Collection
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 34 (February 22, 2017)
Foreign Agricultural Service
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 34 (February 22, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-03429 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 34 (Wednesday, February 22, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 11339-11340] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-03429] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Foreign Agricultural Service Notice of Request for Approval of a New Information Collection AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the Foreign Agricultural Service to request approval for a new information collection for the USDA's Quality Samples Program. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by April 24, 2017. ADDRESSES: FAS invites interested persons to submit comments on this notice. Comments may be submitted by one of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: This Web site provides the ability to type short comments directly into the comment field or attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to http://www/regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions at the site for submitting comments. Mail, including CD-ROMs, etc.: Send to Curt Alt, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 6512, Washington, DC 20250. Hand or courier delivered submittals: Deliver to Curt Alt, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 6512, Washington, DC 20250. Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must include the agency name. Comments received in response to this docket will be made available for public inspection and posted without change, including any personal information, to http://www.regulations.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Curt Alt, Program Operations Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 6512, Washington, DC 20250-1034, telephone: (202) 690-4784, email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: USDA Quality Samples Program. OMB Number: 0551--New. Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from approval date. Type of Request: New information collection. Abstract: Under the USDA Quality Samples Program, information will be gathered from applicants desiring to receive grants under the program to determine the viability of requests for resources to implement activities in foreign countries. Recipients of grants under the program must submit written evaluation reports as set forth in the annual Notices of Funding Availability for the Quality Samples Program. Submitted information is used to develop effective grant agreements and assure that statutory requirements and program objectives are met. Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for each respondent resulting from information collection under the USDA Quality Samples Program varies in direct relation to the number and type of agreements entered into by such respondent. The estimated average reporting burden for the USDA Quality Samples Program is 4.4 hours per response. Type of Respondents: Government agencies, private organizations, agricultural cooperatives, and export trade associations. Estimated Number of Respondents: 10 per annum. Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 25 per annum. Estimated Total Annual Burden of Respondents: 1,100 hours. Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Connie Ehrhart, the Agency Information Collection Coordinator, at (202) 690- 1578 or email at [email protected]. Request for Comments: Send comments regarding (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; (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 automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments may be sent to the Director, Program Operations Division, FAS, USDA, Room 6512, Washington, DC 20250, or to [email protected]. [[Page 11340]] Comments may also be sent to the Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Washington, DC 20503. All comments received in response to this notice, including names and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record. Comments will be summarized and included in the submission for Office of Management and Budget approval. E-Government Act Compliance FAS is committed to complying with the E-Government Act of 2002, to promote the use of the Internet and other information technologies to provide increased opportunities for citizen access to Government information and services, and for other purposes. Persons with disabilities who require an alternative means for communication of information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). Dated: February 13, 2017. Holly Higgins, Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service. [FR Doc. 2017-03429 Filed 2-21-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-10-P
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Type of Respondents: Private Dated: February 13, 2017. Title: USDA Quality Samples
organizations, agricultural cooperatives, Holly Higgins, Program.
universities, state departments of Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural OMB Number: 0551—New.
agriculture, Federal Agencies, local Service. Expiration Date of Approval: Three
government agencies, non-profit [FR Doc. 2017–03428 Filed 2–21–17; 8:45 am] years from approval date.
organizations and export trade BILLING CODE 3410–10–P
Type of Request: New information
associations. collection.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 50 Abstract: Under the USDA Quality
per annum. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Samples Program, information will be
Estimated Number of Responses per gathered from applicants desiring to
Respondent: 5 per annum. Foreign Agricultural Service receive grants under the program to
Estimated Total Annual Burden of determine the viability of requests for
Notice of Request for Approval of a resources to implement activities in
Respondents: 1,600 hours. New Information Collection foreign countries. Recipients of grants
Copies of this information collection
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, under the program must submit written
can be obtained from Connie Ehrhart,
USDA. evaluation reports as set forth in the
the Agency Information Collection
ACTION: Notice and request for
annual Notices of Funding Availability
Coordinator, at (202) 690–1578 or email
comments. for the Quality Samples Program.
at Connie.Ehrhart@fas.usda.gov.
Submitted information is used to
Request for Comments: Send
SUMMARY: In accordance with the develop effective grant agreements and
comments regarding (a) whether the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this assure that statutory requirements and
proposed collection of information is
notice announces the intention of the program objectives are met.
necessary for the proper performance of Estimate of Burden: The public
Foreign Agricultural Service to request
the functions of the agency, including reporting burden for each respondent
approval for a new information
whether the information will have resulting from information collection
collection for the USDA’s Quality
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the under the USDA Quality Samples
Samples Program.
agency’s estimate of the burden of the Program varies in direct relation to the
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
proposed collection of information; (c) number and type of agreements entered
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and received by April 24, 2017.
ADDRESSES: FAS invites interested into by such respondent. The estimated
clarity of the information to be average reporting burden for the USDA
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the persons to submit comments on this
notice. Comments may be submitted by Quality Samples Program is 4.4 hours
burden of the collection of information per response.
on those who are to respond, including one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This Type of Respondents: Government
through the use of automated, agencies, private organizations,
electronic, mechanical, or other Web site provides the ability to type
short comments directly into the agricultural cooperatives, and export
technological collection techniques or trade associations.
other forms of information technology. comment field or attach a file for
lengthier comments. Go to http://www/ Estimated Number of Respondents: 10
Comments may be sent to the Director, per annum.
Program Operations Division, FAS, regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions at the site for submitting Estimated Number of Responses per
USDA, Room 6512, Washington, DC Respondent: 25 per annum.
20250, or to PODAdmin@FAS.usda.gov. comments.
• Mail, including CD–ROMs, etc.: Estimated Total Annual Burden of
Comments may also be sent to the Desk Respondents: 1,100 hours.
Send to Curt Alt, U.S. Department of
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Copies of this information collection
Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural
Information and Regulatory Affairs, can be obtained from Connie Ehrhart,
Service, 1400 Independence Avenue
Office of Management and Budget the Agency Information Collection
SW., Room 6512, Washington, DC
(OMB), Washington, DC 20503. Coordinator, at (202) 690–1578 or email
20250.
All comments received in response to • Hand or courier delivered at Connie.Ehrhart@fas.usda.gov.
this notice, including names and submittals: Deliver to Curt Alt, U.S. Request for Comments: Send
addresses when provided, will be a Department of Agriculture, Foreign comments regarding (a) whether the
matter of public record. Comments will Agricultural Service, 1400 proposed collection of information is
be summarized and included in the Independence Avenue SW., Room 6512, necessary for the proper performance of
submission for Office of Management Washington, DC 20250. the functions of the agency, including
and Budget approval. Instructions: All items submitted by whether the information will have
mail or electronic mail must include the practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
E-Government Act Compliance
agency name. Comments received in agency’s estimate of the burden of the
FAS is committed to complying with response to this docket will be made proposed collection of information; (c)
the E-Government Act of 2002, to available for public inspection and ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
promote the use of the Internet and posted without change, including any clarity of the information to be
other information technologies to personal information, to http:// collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
provide increased opportunities for www.regulations.gov. burden of the collection of information
citizen access to Government on those who are to respond, including
information and services, and for other FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Curt through the use of automated,
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purposes. Alt, Program Operations Division, electronic, mechanical, or other
Persons with disabilities who require Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. technological collection techniques or
an alternative means for communication Department of Agriculture, Room 6512, other forms of information technology.
of information (e.g., Braille, large print, Washington, DC 20250–1034, telephone: Comments may be sent to the Director,
audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s (202) 690–4784, email: PODAdmin@ Program Operations Division, FAS,
Target Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice FAS.usda.gov. USDA, Room 6512, Washington, DC
and TDD). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 20250, or to PODAdmin@FAS.usda.gov.
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Comments may also be sent to the Desk proposed Project, a waste-to-energy components: A municipal solid waste
Officer for Agriculture, Office of generation and resource recovery receiving and processing building;
Information and Regulatory Affairs, facility described previously in the Draft processed refuse fuel storage building;
Office of Management and Budget Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). boiler and steam turbine; emission
(OMB), Washington, DC 20503. It also addresses the roughly 3,820 control system; ash processing and
All comments received in response to comments received during the comment storage building; and other associated
this notice, including names and periods for the DEIS. The overall project infrastructure and buildings. Two other
addresses when provided, will be a area encompasses parts of the connected actions, which would be
matter of public record. Comments will Cambalache Ward in Arecibo, Puerto constructed by other utilities, include
be summarized and included in the Rico. installation of an approximately 2.0-
submission for Office of Management DATES: Written comments on the FEIS mile raw water line and construction of
and Budget approval. will be accepted 30 days following the a 115 kilovolt (kV) transmission line
publication of the Environmental approximately 0.8 miles in length. The
E-Government Act Compliance connected actions will be addressed in
Protection Agency’s environmental
FAS is committed to complying with impact statement receipt notice in the the proposed Project’s EIS.
the E-Government Act of 2002, to Federal Register. Notices of Availability In accordance with 7 CFR
promote the use of the Internet and of the FEIS will be published in the 1970.15(c)(2) and 40 CFR 1502.18, RUS
other information technologies to local newspapers. After a 30-day public incorporates as an appendix received on
provide increased opportunities for review period on the FEIS, RUS will the environmental impact analyses and
citizen access to Government consider comments and prepare a associated documentation prepared by
information and services, and for other Record of Decision for its respective the Puerto Rico Industrial Development
purposes. action. The environmental review Company (PRIDCO) and the United
Persons with disabilities who require process is expected to conclude in the States Environmental Protection Agency
an alternative means for communication late winter or spring of 2017. (USEPA) where appropriate. PRIDCO
of information (e.g., Braille, large print, served as a lead agency in preparing an
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s EIS under the Puerto Rico
receive copies of the FEIS or request
Target Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice Environmental Public Policy Act,
information on the proposed Project, the
and TDD). Article 4(B)(3), Law No. 416 (September
FEIS process, and RUS financing,
Dated: February 13, 2017.
22, 2004). The USEPA completed air
contact Mr. Steven Polacek,
quality analyses and issued a Prevention
Holly Higgins, Environmental Protection Specialist,
of Significant Deterioration (PSD)
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Rural Utilities Service, Water and
permit for the proposed Project on June
Service. Environmental Programs, 1400
11, 2013. As applicable, the EIS
[FR Doc. 2017–03429 Filed 2–21–17; 8:45 am] Independence Ave. SW., Mail Stop
documents changes in the affected
1571, Washington, DC 20250, telephone:
BILLING CODE 3410–10–P environment and environmental
(202) 205–9805, fax: (202) 690–0649, or
consequences that may have changed
email: Steve.Polacek@wdc.usda.gov.
since issuance of the PRIDCO–EIS and
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Copies of the FEIS will be available for
USEPA PSD permit.
review in the Arecibo Public Library Under NEPA regulations, RUS is
Rural Utilities Service (Nicolas Nabal Barreto), located at: 210 required to identify and evaluate
Santiago Iglesias Pantin Ave., Arecibo, reasonable alternatives to the Project, as
Energy Answers Arecibo, LLC: Notice Puerto Rico 00612.
of availability of a Final Environmental well as a no-action alternative.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Energy Reasonable alternatives are those that
Impact Statement Answers plans to request financial are ‘‘practical or feasible from the
AGENCY:Rural Utilities Service, USDA. assistance for the proposed Project from technical and economic standpoint.’’ In
ACTION:Notice of Availability of a Final RUS. Completing the Environmental determining reasonable alternatives,
Environmental Impact Statement. Impact Statement (EIS) is a precursor RUS considered a number of factors
requirement to processing a loan including the proposed action’s size and
SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service application from Energy Answers. Upon scope, state of the technology, economic
(RUS), an agency within the Department completion of the EIS process, RUS considerations, legal considerations,
of Agriculture (USDA), has prepared a would review Energy Answers’ socioeconomic concerns, availability of
Final Environmental Impact Statement application along with other technical resources, and the timeframe in which
(FEIS) to meet its responsibilities under and financial considerations. Energy the identified need must be fulfilled.
the National Environmental Policy Act Answers proposes to construct a waste Alternative site locations, thermal
(NEPA), RUS’s implementing to energy generation and resource conversion technologies, cooling
regulations, 7 CFR part 1970, and other recovery facility in the Cambalache process water sources, alternative fuels
applicable environmental requirements Ward of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. The and renewable energy technologies were
related to providing financial assistance proposed facility would receive and also considered.
for Energy Answers Arecibo, LLC’s process approximately 2,300 tons of RUS reviewed multiple needs
(Energy Answers) proposed (Project) in municipal waste per day and generate a including (1) providing a dispatchable
Arecibo, Puerto Rico. RUS will also use gross capacity of 77 megawatts (MW). electrical generation resource that adds
the FEIS to meet its responsibilities The Puerto Rico Electric Power to Puerto Rico Electric Power
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under Section 106 of the National Authority will purchase power Authority’s (PREPA) reserve capacity
Historic Preservation Act, 54 U.S.C. generated from the facility. The levels, (2) helping PREPA meet the
300101, and its implementing preferred location of the facility is the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard
regulations, ‘‘Protection of Historic site of a former paper mill and would enacted by Puerto Rico and use cleaner
Properties’’ (36 CFR part 800). The FEIS cover approximately 79.6 acres of the and more environmentally friendly
addresses the construction, operation, 90-acre parcel. The proposal would energy resources, and (3) decreasing
and maintenance of Energy Answers’ include the following facility Puerto Rico’s dependence on imported
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| Action | Notice and request for comments. | |
| Dates | Comments on this notice must be received by April 24, 2017. | |
| Contact | Curt Alt, Program Operations Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 6512, Washington, DC 20250-1034, telephone: (202) 690-4784, email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 11339 |
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