82 FR 12427 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 41 (March 3, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-04159
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 28, 2017.
    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; (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 April 3, 
2017 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 20503. 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) 720-8681.
    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

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the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number.

National Agricultural Statistics Service

    Title: Aquaculture Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0150.
    Summary of Collection: The primary function of the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service is to estimate production and stocks of 
agricultural food, fiber, and specialty commodities. Congress has 
mandated the collection of basic data for aquaculture and provides 
funding for these surveys. Public Law 96-362 was passed to increase the 
overall effectiveness and productivity of federal aquaculture programs 
by improving coordination and communication among Federal agencies 
involved in those programs. Aquaculture is an alternative method to 
produce a high protein, low fat product demanded by the consumer. 
Aquiculture surveys provide information on trout and catfish inventory, 
acreage and sales as well as catfish processed.
    Need and Use of the Information: The survey results are useful in 
analyzing changing trends in the number of commercial operations and 
production levels by State. The information collected is used to 
demonstrate the growing importance of aquaculture to officials of 
Federal and State government agencies who manage and direct policy over 
programs in agriculture and natural resources. The type of information 
collected and reported provides extension educators and research 
scientists with data that indicates important areas that require 
special educational and/or research efforts, such as causes for loss of 
fish and pond inventories of fish of various sizes. The data gathered 
from the various reports provide information to establish contract 
levels for fishing programs and to evaluate prospective loans to 
growers and processors.
    This is a request for the three-year renewal of this information 
collection. In addition to the national Catfish and Trout Production 
Surveys, NASS is requesting approval to conduct three state-specific 
aquaculture surveys to be conducted under reimbursable agreements in 
Florida, Hawaii, and Pennsylvania. Also, NASS will discontinue the 
Catfish Feed Deliveries Report and the Catfish Processing Report.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 3,655.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Monthly; Semi-annually; 
Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,030.

National Agricultural Statistics Service

    Title: Confidentiality Pledge Revision.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0260.
    Summary of Collection: The revision to the confidentiality pledge 
made by NASS to all respondents on all data collection efforts under 
CIPSEA and Title 7, Chapter 55, Sec, 2276, was changed to incorporate 
provisions that became law as a part of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016. Congress included the Federal Cybersecurity 
Enhancement Act of 2015 (H.R. 2029, Division N, Title II, Subtitle B, 
Sec.223). This Act permits and requires the Secretary of Homeland 
Security to provide federal civilian agencies' information technology 
systems with cybersecurity protection for their Internet traffic. The 
technology currently used is ``Einstein 3A'' and it searches Internet 
traffic in and out of federal civilian agencies in real time for 
malware signatures.
    Need and Use of the Information: CIPSEA; Title 7, Chapter 55, 
Section 2276; and similar confidentiality pledges promise that 
respondents' data will be seen only by statistical agency personnel or 
their sworn agents. With the passage of the Federal Cybersecurity 
Enhancement Act of 2015, it is possible that Department of Homeland 
Security personnel could see some portion of those confidential data in 
the course of examining the suspicious Internet packets identified by 
the Einstein 3A technology. NASS needs to revise their confidentiality 
pledge to reflect this process change. Without this change the 
availability of NASS data could be significantly impacted.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; 
Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 1.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 1.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER of advising the Secretary regarding the Dated: February 27, 2017.
contains documents other than rules or establishment of quality and handling Bruce Summers,
proposed rules that are applicable to the standards for all domestic and imported Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Service.
peanuts marketed in the United States.
committee meetings, agency decisions and
[FR Doc. 2017–04080 Filed 3–2–17; 8:45 am]
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of The 2002 Farm Bill provides that the
BILLING CODE 3410–02–P
petitions and applications and agency Board’s makeup will include three
statements of organization and functions are producers and three peanut industry
examples of documents appearing in this representatives from States specified in
section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
each of the following producing regions:
Southeast (Alabama, Georgia, and Submission for OMB Review;
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Florida); Southwest (Texas, Oklahoma, Comment Request
and New Mexico); and Virginia/North
February 28, 2017.
Agricultural Marketing Service Carolina.
The Department of Agriculture has
[Doc. No. AMS–SC–16–0119; SC17–996–1] The term ‘‘peanut industry submitted the following information
representatives’’ includes, but is not collection requirement(s) to OMB for
Peanut Standards Board limited to, representatives of shellers, review and clearance under the
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, manufacturers, buying points, marketing Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
USDA. associations and marketing Public Law 104–13. Comments are
cooperatives. The 2002 Farm Bill requested regarding (1) whether the
ACTION: Notice; request for nominations.
exempted the appointment of the Board collection of information is necessary
SUMMARY: The Farm Security and Rural from the requirements of the Federal for the proper performance of the
Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Farm Bill) Advisory Committee Act. functions of the agency, including
requires the Secretary of Agriculture whether the information will have
USDA invites individuals,
(Secretary) to establish a Peanut practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
organizations, and groups affiliated with agency’s estimate of burden including
Standards Board (Board) for the purpose the categories listed above to nominate
of advising the Secretary on quality and the validity of the methodology and
individuals for membership on the assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
handling standards for domestically
Board. Nominees sought by this action the quality, utility and clarity of the
produced and imported peanuts. The
would fill two positions in the information to be collected; (4) ways to
initial Board was appointed by the
Secretary and announced on December Southeast region, two positions in the minimize the burden of the collection of
5, 2002. USDA seeks nominations for Southwest region, and two positions in information on those who are to
individuals to be considered for the Virginia/North Carolina region. respond, including through the use of
selection as Board members for a term Nominees should complete an appropriate automated, electronic,
of office ending June 30, 2020. Selected Advisory Committee or Research and mechanical or other technological
nominees would replace three producer Promotion Background Information collection techniques or other forms of
and three industry representatives who form (AD–755) and submit it to Steven information technology.
currently serve on the Board and have Comments regarding this information
Kauffman at the address provided in the
terms of office that end on June 30, collection received by April 3, 2017 will
ADDRESSES section above. Copies of this
2017. The Board consists of 18 members be considered. Written comments
form may be obtained at the Internet site
representing producers and the should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
http://www.ams.usda.gov/about-ams/ Agriculture, Office of Information and
industry. In an effort to obtain diversity facas-advisory-councils/peanut-board,
among candidates, USDA encourages Regulatory Affairs, Office of
or from the Southeast Marketing Field Management and Budget (OMB), New
the nomination of men and women of Office. USDA seeks a diverse group of
all racial and ethnic groups and persons Executive Office Building, 725 17th
members representing the peanut Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
with a disability.
industry. Commenters are encouraged to submit
DATES: Written nominations must be
received on or before April 17, 2017. Equal opportunity practices will be their comments to OMB via email to:
followed in all appointments to the OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent
Board in accordance with USDA (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
to Steven W. Kauffman of the Southeast Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Marketing Field Office, Marketing Order policies. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Board have Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
and Agreement Division, Specialty 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may
Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1124 1st taken into account the needs of the
diverse groups within the peanut be obtained by calling (202) 720–8681.
Street South, Winter Haven, FL 33880; An agency may not conduct or
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Telephone: (863) 324–3375; Fax: (863) industry, membership shall include, to
sponsor a collection of information
291–8614; Email: Steven.Kauffman@ the extent practicable, individuals with
unless the collection of information
ams.usda.gov. demonstrated abilities to represent
displays a currently valid OMB control
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
minorities, women, persons with number and the agency informs
1308 of the 2002 Farm Bill requires the disabilities, and limited resource potential persons who are to respond to
Secretary of Agriculture to establish and agriculture producers. the collection of information that such
consult with the Board for the purpose Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7958. persons are not required to respond to

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		82 FR 12427