82_FR_16848 82 FR 16783 - Notice of Request for Comments on Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection

82 FR 16783 - Notice of Request for Comments on Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Procurement and Property Management

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 65 (April 6, 2017)

Page Range16783-16784
FR Document2017-06856

This notice announces the Department of Agriculture, Departmental Management, Office of Procurement and Property Management's intention to request an extension and a revision to a currently approved information collection, Voluntary Labeling Program for Biobased Products for Federal Biobased Products Preferred Procurement Program.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 65 (Thursday, April 6, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 65 (Thursday, April 6, 2017)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of Procurement and Property Management


Notice of Request for Comments on Extension of a Currently 
Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Departmental Management, Office of Procurement and Property 
Management, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Department of Agriculture, 
Departmental Management, Office of Procurement and Property 
Management's intention to request an extension and a revision to a 
currently approved information collection, Voluntary Labeling Program 
for Biobased Products for Federal Biobased Products Preferred 
Procurement Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 5, 2017 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: The Office of Procurement and Property Management 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 on this 
Web page or attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include ``Notice 
on Request for Comments on Extension of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection'' on the subject line. Please include your name 
and address in your message.
     Mail/commercial/hand delivery: Mail or deliver your 
comments to: Karen Zhang, USDA, Office of Procurement and Property 
Management, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250.
    Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must 
include the Agency name (Office of Procurement and Property 
Management). Comments received in response to this notice will be made 
available for public inspection and posted without change, including 
any personal information, to http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Zhang, USDA, Office of 
Procurement and Property Management, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., 
Washington, DC 20250.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the intention 
of the USDA, Office of Procurement and Property Management, to request 
approval for an extension of an existing collection.
    Title: Voluntary Labeling Program for Biobased Products for Federal 
Biobased Products Preferred Procurement Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0503-0020.
    Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, 2017.
    Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: Section 9002(h) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act (FSRIA) of 2002 (the 2002 Farm Bill), as amended by the Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act (FCEA) of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill) and 
the Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Farm Bill), requires the 
Secretary of Agriculture to implement a voluntary labeling program that 
would enable qualifying biobased products to be labeled with a ``USDA 
Certified Biobased Product'' label. USDA subsequently published the 
terms and conditions for voluntary use of the label. These terms and 
conditions can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 7 
CFR part 3202. To implement the statutory requirements of FSRIA, USDA 
will gather relevant product information on biobased products for which 
manufacturers and vendors seek certification to use the label. 
Participation in the voluntary labeling program is entirely voluntary. 
The information collected will enable USDA to evaluate the 
qualifications of biobased products to carry the USDA Certified 
Biobased Product label and to ensure that the label is used properly 
and in accordance with the requirements specified in 7 CFR part 3202. 
To the extent feasible, the information sought by USDA can be 
transmitted electronically using the Web site http://www.biopreferred.gov. If electronic transmission of information is not 
practical for some applicants, USDA will provide technical assistance 
to support the transmission of information to USDA.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 3 hours per response.
    Respondents: Manufacturers and vendors who wish to apply the ``USDA 
Certified Biobased Product'' label to their biobased products. 
Participation is entirely voluntary.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 150.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 3. One response is 
required for each stand-alone product or product family for which 
certification is sought. The average number of stand-alone products or 
product families that each respondent is expected to apply for 
certification is three. A stand-alone product is one that is marketed 
or sold under a single product name, while a product family is a group 
of products that share the same formulation and biobased content 
(within 3%) yet are marketed differently depending on factors such as 
brand names or uses.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,350 hours, one time 
only. Manufacturers and vendors are only required to respond once for 
each stand-alone product or product family for which they wish to 
receive certification. Therefore, there is no ongoing annual paperwork 
burden on respondents unless they wish to apply to label additional 
stand-alone products or product families. Furthermore, their 
participation in the voluntary labeling program is entirely voluntary.
    Comments are invited on: (1) 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; (2) 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; (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 the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology. Comments may be sent to Karen Zhang, USDA, 
Office of Procurement and Property Management, 1400 Independence Ave. 
SW., Washington, DC 20250. All comments received will be available for 
public inspection during regular business hours at the same address.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB (Office of Management and Budget) approval. All 
comments will become a matter of public record.


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    Dated: March 24, 2017.
Malcom A. Shorter,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Administration, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2017-06856 Filed 4-5-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 65 / Thursday, April 6, 2017 / Notices 16783 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1400 Independence Ave. SW., their biobased products. Participation is Washington, DC 20250. entirely voluntary. Office of Procurement and Property SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In Estimated Annual Number of Management accordance with the Paperwork Respondents: 150. Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Notice of Request for Comments on Estimated Number of Responses per Chapter 35), this notice announces the Extension of a Currently Approved Respondent: 3. One response is required intention of the USDA, Office of Information Collection for each stand-alone product or product Procurement and Property Management, to request approval for an extension of family for which certification is sought. AGENCY: Departmental Management, Office of Procurement and Property an existing collection. The average number of stand-alone Management, USDA. Title: Voluntary Labeling Program for products or product families that each Biobased Products for Federal Biobased respondent is expected to apply for ACTION: Notice and request for Products Preferred Procurement certification is three. A stand-alone comments. Program. product is one that is marketed or sold SUMMARY: This notice announces the OMB Control Number: 0503–0020. under a single product name, while a Department of Agriculture, Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, product family is a group of products Departmental Management, Office of 2017. that share the same formulation and Procurement and Property Type of Request: Extension and biobased content (within 3%) yet are Management’s intention to request an revision of a currently approved marketed differently depending on extension and a revision to a currently information collection. factors such as brand names or uses. approved information collection, Abstract: Section 9002(h) of the Farm Estimated Total Annual Burden on Voluntary Labeling Program for Security and Rural Investment Act Respondents: 1,350 hours, one time Biobased Products for Federal Biobased (FSRIA) of 2002 (the 2002 Farm Bill), as only. Manufacturers and vendors are Products Preferred Procurement amended by the Food, Conservation, only required to respond once for each Program. and Energy Act (FCEA) of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill) and the Agricultural Act stand-alone product or product family DATES: Comments on this notice must be for which they wish to receive received by June 5, 2017 to be assured of 2014 (the 2014 Farm Bill), requires the Secretary of Agriculture to certification. Therefore, there is no of consideration. ongoing annual paperwork burden on implement a voluntary labeling program ADDRESSES: The Office of Procurement respondents unless they wish to apply that would enable qualifying biobased and Property Management invites products to be labeled with a ‘‘USDA to label additional stand-alone products interested persons to submit comments Certified Biobased Product’’ label. or product families. Furthermore, their on this notice. Comments may be USDA subsequently published the terms participation in the voluntary labeling submitted by one of the following and conditions for voluntary use of the program is entirely voluntary. methods: label. These terms and conditions can • Federal eRulemaking Portal: This Comments are invited on: (1) Whether be found in the Code of Federal the proposed collection of information Web site provides the ability to type Regulations (CFR) at 7 CFR part 3202. short comments directly into the is necessary for the proper performance To implement the statutory of the functions of the agency, including comment field on this Web page or requirements of FSRIA, USDA will attach a file for lengthier comments. Go whether the information will have gather relevant product information on practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow biobased products for which the instructions for submitting agency’s estimate of the burden of the manufacturers and vendors seek comments. proposed collection of information, certification to use the label. • Email: biopreferred_support@ Participation in the voluntary labeling including the validity of the amecfw.com. Include ‘‘Notice on program is entirely voluntary. The methodology and assumptions used; (3) Request for Comments on Extension of information collected will enable USDA ways to enhance the quality, utility, and a Currently Approved Information to evaluate the qualifications of clarity of the information to be Collection’’ on the subject line. Please biobased products to carry the USDA collected; and (4) ways to minimize the include your name and address in your Certified Biobased Product label and to burden of the collection of information message. ensure that the label is used properly on those who are to respond, including • Mail/commercial/hand delivery: and in accordance with the the use of appropriate automated, Mail or deliver your comments to: Karen requirements specified in 7 CFR part electronic, mechanical, or other Zhang, USDA, Office of Procurement 3202. To the extent feasible, the technological collection techniques or and Property Management, 1400 information sought by USDA can be other forms of information technology. Independence Ave. SW., Washington, transmitted electronically using the Web Comments may be sent to Karen Zhang, DC 20250. site http://www.biopreferred.gov. If USDA, Office of Procurement and Instructions: All items submitted by electronic transmission of information is Property Management, 1400 mail or electronic mail must include the not practical for some applicants, USDA Independence Ave. SW., Washington, Agency name (Office of Procurement will provide technical assistance to DC 20250. All comments received will and Property Management). Comments support the transmission of information received in response to this notice will be available for public inspection during to USDA. mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES be made available for public inspection regular business hours at the same Estimate of Burden: Public reporting address. and posted without change, including burden for this collection of information any personal information, to http:// is estimated to average 3 hours per All responses to this notice will be www.regulations.gov. response. summarized and included in the request FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Respondents: Manufacturers and for OMB (Office of Management and Karen Zhang, USDA, Office of vendors who wish to apply the ‘‘USDA Budget) approval. All comments will Procurement and Property Management, Certified Biobased Product’’ label to become a matter of public record. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:51 Apr 05, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06APN1.SGM 06APN1

16784 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 65 / Thursday, April 6, 2017 / Notices Dated: March 24, 2017. minutes or less, but commenters may line connections to the toll-free Malcom A. Shorter, submit written statements for the telephone number herein. Acting Assistant Secretary for record. Persons with hearing impairments Administration, U.S. Department of may also follow the discussion by first Contact Person for Further Information Agriculture. calling the Federal Relay Service at 1– [FR Doc. 2017–06856 Filed 4–5–17; 8:45 am] Hillary Cohen, Communication 888–364–3109 and providing the BILLING CODE 3410–93–P Manager, at public@csb.gov or (202) operator with the toll-free conference 446–8094. Further information about call number: 1–888–684–1264 and this public meeting can be found on the conference call ID: 9702460. CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD CSB Web site at: www.csb.gov. Members of the public are invited to INVESTIGATION BOARD Dated: April 3, 2017. submit written comments; the Kara A. Wenzel, comments must be received in the Sunshine Act Meeting regional office approximately 30 days Acting General Counsel, Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. after each scheduled meeting. Written Time and Dates: April 13, 2017, 1:00 comments may be mailed to the Eastern p.m. EDT. [FR Doc. 2017–06981 Filed 4–4–17; 4:15 pm] Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Place: U.S. Chemical Safety Board, BILLING CODE 6350–01–P Civil Rights, 1331 Pennsylvania 1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 910, Avenue, Suite 1150, Washington, DC Washington, DC 20006. 20425, faxed to (202) 376–7548, or Status: Open to the public. emailed to Evelyn Bohor at ero@ Matters to be Considered: The COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS usccr.gov. Persons who desire Chemical Safety and Hazard additional information may contact the Investigation Board (CSB) will convene Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Maine Advisory Committee Eastern Regional Office at (202) 376– a public meeting on April 13, 2017, 7533. starting at 1:00 p.m. EDT in Washington, AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. Records and documents discussed DC, at the CSB offices located at 1750 ACTION:Announcement of monthly during the meeting will be available for Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite 910. planning meeting. public viewing as they become available The Board will discuss open at https://database.faca.gov/committee/ investigations, the status of audits from SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, meetings.aspx?cid=252; click the the Office of the Inspector General, pursuant to the provisions of the rules ‘‘Meeting Details’’ and ‘‘Documents’’ financial and organizational updates, and regulations of the U.S. Commission links. Records generated from this and a review of the agency’s action plan. on Civil Rights (Commission), and the meeting may also be inspected and An opportunity for public comment will Federal Advisory Committee Act reproduced at the Eastern Regional be provided. (FACA) that a meeting of the Maine Office, as they become available, both Additional Information Advisory Committee to the Commission before and after the meeting. Persons will convene by conference call at 1:30 interested in the work of this advisory The meeting is free and open to the p.m. (EDT) on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. committee are advised to go to the public. If you require a translator or The purpose of the meeting is to discuss Commission’s Web site, www.usccr.gov, interpreter, please notify the individual potential panelists for the briefing on its or to contact the Eastern Regional Office listed below as the ‘‘Contact Person for project regarding the criminalization of at the above phone number, email or Further Information,’’ at least three the mentally ill and other details related street address. business days prior to the meeting. to its briefing to be held in Lewiston in A conference call line will be June 2017. Agenda provided for those who cannot attend in I. Roll Call DATES: Tuesday, April 18, 2017, from person. Please use the following dial-in II. Update on HQ Activities 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT. number to join the conference: (888) III. Planning Meeting Public Call-In Information: 466–9863 Confirmation Number Discuss Potential Panelists Conference call number: 1–888–359– 8378825#. IV. Other Business 3627 and conference call ID: 5355775. The CSB is an independent federal V. Adjournment agency charged with investigating FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ivy L. Davis, at ero@usccr.gov or by phone Dated: March 31, 2017. accidents and hazards that result, or at 202–376–7533. David Mussatt, may result, in the catastrophic release of extremely hazardous substances. The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. agency’s Board Members are appointed members of the public may listen to the [FR Doc. 2017–06780 Filed 4–5–17; 8:45 am] by the President and confirmed by the discussion by calling the following toll- BILLING CODE P Senate. CSB investigations look into all free conference call number: 1–888– aspects of chemical accidents and 359–3627 and conference call ID: hazards, including physical causes such 5355775. Please be advised that before COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS as equipment failure as well as placing them into the conference call, the conference call operator will ask Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting inadequacies in regulations, industry callers to provide their names, their of the South Dakota Advisory standards, and safety management organizational affiliations (if any), and Committee mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES systems. email addresses (so that callers may be AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. Public Comment notified of future meetings). Callers can ACTION: Announcement of meetings. The time provided for public expect to incur charges for calls they statements will depend upon the initiate over wireless lines, and the SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, number of people who wish to speak. Commission will not refund any pursuant to the provisions of the rules Speakers should assume that their incurred charges. Callers will incur no and regulations of the U.S. Commission presentations will be limited to three charge for calls they initiate over land- on Civil Rights (Commission), and the VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:51 Apr 05, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06APN1.SGM 06APN1


Document Created: 2017-04-06 01:46:36
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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesComments on this notice must be received by June 5, 2017 to be assured of consideration.
ContactKaren Zhang, USDA, Office of Procurement and Property Management, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250.
FR Citation82 FR 16783 
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