82_FR_19096 82 FR 19018 - Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

82 FR 19018 - Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 78 (April 25, 2017)

Page Range19018-19019
FR Document2017-08324

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 199, the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on this information collection for which RUS intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 78 (Tuesday, April 25, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19018-19019]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08324]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service


Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 199, the 
Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on this information 
collection for which RUS intends to request approval from the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 26, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, 
Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 
1400 Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522, Room 5164, South Building, 
Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-4492, FAX: (202) 720-
8435 or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) 
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) requires that interested members 
of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on 
information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an information collection that RUS 
is submitting to OMB for reinstatement.
    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

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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. Comments may be 
sent to: Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, Program Development and 
Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, STOP 1522, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 
20250-1522. Telephone (202) 690-4492, FAX: (202) 720-8435 or email 
[email protected].
    Title: RUS Specification for Quality Control and Inspection of 
Timber Products.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0076.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: RUS Bulletin 1728H-702 and 7 CFR 1728.202 describe the 
responsibilities and procedures pertaining to the quality control by 
producers and pertaining to inspection of timber products produced in 
accordance with RUS specifications. In order to ensure the security of 
loan funds, adequate quality control of timber products is vital to 
loan security on electric power systems where hundreds of thousands of 
wood poles and cross-arms are used. Since RUS and its borrowers do not 
have the expertise or manpower to quickly determine imperfections in 
the wood products or their preservatives treatments, they must obtain 
service of an inspection agency to insure that the specifications for 
wood poles and cross-arms are being met. Copies of test reports on 
various preservatives must accompany each load of poles treated at the 
same time in a pressure cylinder (charge) as required by 7 CFR 
1728.202(i). RUS feels the importance of safety concerns are enough to 
justify requiring test reports so that the purchaser, inspectors, and 
RUS will be able to spot check the general accuracy and reliability of 
the tests.
    Estimate of Burden: This collection of information is estimated to 
average 1 hour per response.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Business or other for 
profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 25.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 800.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 20,333 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Rebecca 
Hunt, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, at (202) 205-3660, 
FAX: (202) 720-8435 or email: [email protected].
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Dated: April 17, 2017.
Christopher A. McLean,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-08324 Filed 4-24-17; 8:45 am]
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19018 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 78 / Tuesday, April 25, 2017 / Notices U.S.C. 7401) to exempt any person that collection for the Advanced Biofuel Regulations and Paperwork produces and markets solely 100 Payment Program. Management Branch, U.S. Department percent organic products, and that does DATES: Comments on this notice must be of Agriculture, Rural Development, Stop not produce any conventional or non- received by June 26, 2017 to be assured 0742, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., organic products, from paying of consideration. Washington, DC 20250. All comments assessments under a commodity FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: received will be available for public promotion law with respect to any Contact Lisa Noty, U.S. Department of inspection during regular business agricultural commodity that is produced Agriculture, 511 W. 7th Street, Atlantic, hours at the same address. on a certified organic farm as defined in IA 50022, email: lisa.noty@ All responses to this notice will be section 2103 of the Organic Foods wdc.usda.gov, phone (712) 243–2107 summarized and included in the request Production Act of 1990. x116, fax (855)–251–2238. for OMB approval. All comments will Section 10004 of the 2014 Farm Bill become a matter of public record. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: expanded the organic assessment Dated: April 18, 2017. Title: Advanced Biofuel Payment exemption originally established by the Chad Parker, Program. FAIR Act. The 2014 Farm Bill allows all OMB Number: OMB No. 0570–0063. Acting Administrator, Rural Business- organic handlers to apply for an Expiration Date of Approval: Cooperative Service. exemption from assessments on September 30, 2017. [FR Doc. 2017–08323 Filed 4–24–17; 8:45 am] products certified as ‘‘organic’’ or ‘‘100 Type of Request: Revision of a BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P percent organic,’’ regardless of whether currently approved information the handler also markets conventional collection. or non-organic products. At the same Abstract: The Advanced Biofuel DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE time, the 2014 Farm bill reduced the per Payment Program was authorized under response time to complete the form from section 9005 of Title IX of the Food, Rural Utilities Service 30 minutes to 15 minutes. Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 Need and Use of the Information: Information Collection Activity; (2008 Farm Bill). It authorizes the Handlers submit the completed SC–649 Comment Request Agency to enter into contracts to make form to the appropriate committee, payments to eligible entities to support Rural Utilities Service, USDA. AGENCY: board or council once a year to apply for and ensure an expanding production of Notice and request for ACTION: an assessment exemption to a certain advanced biofuels. Entities eligible to comments. percentage. The information gathered on receive payments under the Program are this form is necessary to assist the producers of advanced biofuels that SUMMARY: In accordance with the committees, boards and councils to meet all of the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 199, the determine an applicant’s eligibility Program. Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites assessment exemption and to verify Estimate of Burden: Public reporting compliance. comments on this information burden for this collection of information collection for which RUS intends to Description of Respondents: Business is estimated to average 0.89 hours per request approval from the Office of or other for-profit; Farms. response. Management and Budget (OMB). Number of Respondents: 190. Frequency of Responses: Respondents: The respondents are the DATES: Comments on this notice must be Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; advanced biofuel producers and Agency received by June 26, 2017. Annually. staff who process applications and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Total Burden Hours: 48. quarterly payment requests. Estimated Number of Respondents: Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, Charlene Parker, 275 advanced biofuel producers. Program Development and Regulatory Estimated Number of Responses per Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 1400 Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. Respondent: 7.2. Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522, Estimate Number of Responses: 1,986. Room 5164, South Building, [FR Doc. 2017–08291 Filed 4–24–17; 8:45 am] Estimated Total Annual Burden on Washington, DC 20250–1522. BILLING CODE 3410–02–P Respondents: 1,761 hours. Telephone: (202) 690–4492, FAX: (202) Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 720–8435 or email Thomas.Dickson@ DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE the proposed collection of information wdc.usda.gov. is necessary for the proper performance SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office Rural Business-Cooperative Service of the functions of the agency, including of Management and Budget’s (OMB) whether the information will have regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing Notice of Request for Revision of a practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Currently Approved Information agency’s estimate of the burden of the Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires Collection proposed collection of information that interested members of the public AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative including the validity of the and affected agencies have an Service, USDA methodology and assumptions used; (3) opportunity to comment on information ACTION: Notice and request for ways to enhance the quality, utility, and collection and recordkeeping activities clarity of the information to be (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES comments. collected; and (4) ways to minimize the identifies an information collection that SUMMARY: In accordance with the burden of the collection of information RUS is submitting to OMB for Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the on those who are to respond, including reinstatement. Rural Business-Cooperative Service the use of appropriate automated, Comments are invited on: (a) Whether gives notice that it is requesting from electronic, mechanical, or other the proposed collection of information the Office of Management and Budget technological collection techniques or is necessary for the proper performance (OMB) approval of a revision to a other forms of information technology. of the functions of the Agency, currently approved information Comments may be sent to Jeanne Jacobs, including whether the information will VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:42 Apr 24, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25APN1.SGM 25APN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 78 / Tuesday, April 25, 2017 / Notices 19019 have practical utility; (b) The accuracy Estimated Number of Responses per line connections to the toll-free of the Agency’s estimate of the burden Respondent: 800. conference call-in number. of the proposed collection of Estimated Total Annual Burden on Persons with hearing impairments information including the validity of the Respondents: 20,333 hours. may also follow the discussion by first methodology and assumptions used; (c) Copies of this information collection calling the Federal Relay Service at 1– Ways to enhance the quality, utility and can be obtained from Rebecca Hunt, 800–977–8339 and providing the clarity of the information to be Program Development and Regulatory operator with the toll-free conference collected; and (d) Ways to minimize the Analysis, at (202) 205–3660, FAX: (202) call-in number: 1–877–440–5787 and burden of the collection of information 720–8435 or email: Rebecca.hunt@ conference call 7771068. on those who are to respond, including wdc.usda.gov. Members of the public are invited to through the use of appropriate All responses to this notice will be make statements during the open automated, electronic, mechanical, or summarized and included in the request comment period of the meeting or other technological collection for OMB approval. All comments will submit written comments. The techniques or other forms of information also become a matter of public record. comments must be received in the technology. Comments may be sent to: regional office approximately 30 days Dated: April 17, 2017. Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, after each scheduled meeting. Written Christopher A. McLean, comments may be mailed to the Eastern Program Development and Regulatory Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP 1522, [FR Doc. 2017–08324 Filed 4–24–17; 8:45 am] Civil Rights, 1331 Pennsylvania 1400 Independence Ave. SW., BILLING CODE P Avenue, Suite 1150, Washington, DC Washington, DC 20250–1522. 20425, faxed to (202) 376–7548, or Telephone (202) 690–4492, FAX: (202) emailed to Evelyn Bohor at ero@ 720–8435 or email Thomas.Dickson@ usccr.gov. Persons who desire COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS additional information may contact the wdc.usda.gov. Title: RUS Specification for Quality Notice of Public Meetings of the Eastern Regional Office at (202) 376– Control and Inspection of Timber Connecticut Advisory Committee 7533. Records and documents discussed Products. AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. during the meeting will be available for OMB Control Number: 0572–0076. ACTION: Announcement of meetings. public viewing as they become available Type of Request: Extension of a at https://database.faca.gov/committee/ currently approved collection. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, meetings.aspx?cid=239; click the Abstract: RUS Bulletin 1728H–702 pursuant to the provisions of the rules ‘‘Meeting Details’’ and ‘‘Documents’’ and 7 CFR 1728.202 describe the and regulations of the U.S. Commission links. Records generated from this responsibilities and procedures on Civil Rights (Commission), and the meeting may also be inspected and pertaining to the quality control by Federal Advisory Committee Act reproduced at the Eastern Regional producers and pertaining to inspection (FACA), that meetings of the Office, as they become available, both of timber products produced in Connecticut Advisory Committee to the before and after the meetings. Persons accordance with RUS specifications. In Commission will convene by conference interested in the work of this advisory order to ensure the security of loan call at 12:00 p.m. (EDT) on: Tuesday, committee are advised to go to the funds, adequate quality control of May 2, 2017, and Wednesday, May 10, Commission’s Web site, www.usccr.gov, timber products is vital to loan security 2017. The purpose of the meetings is to or to contact the Eastern Regional Office on electric power systems where discuss and vote on an advisory at the above phone numbers, email or hundreds of thousands of wood poles memorandum to the Commission on street address. and cross-arms are used. Since RUS and solitary confinement and discuss future its borrowers do not have the expertise Agenda May 2, 2017 advice on the topic. or manpower to quickly determine 1. Open—Rollcall imperfections in the wood products or ADDRESSES: Public call-in information: 2. Planning Meeting their preservatives treatments, they Conference call-in number: 1–877–440– • Discussion of Statement of Concern must obtain service of an inspection 5787 and conference call 7771068. • Vote on Statement of Concern agency to insure that the specifications FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ivy 3. Open Comment for wood poles and cross-arms are being L. Davis, at ero@usccr.gov or by phone 4. Adjourn met. Copies of test reports on various at 202–376–7533. Agenda May 10, 2017 preservatives must accompany each SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested load of poles treated at the same time in members of the public may listen to the 1. Open—Roll Call a pressure cylinder (charge) as required 2. Discussion of Advisory Memorandum discussion by calling the following toll- 3. Vote on Memorandum by 7 CFR 1728.202(i). RUS feels the free conference call-in number: 1–877– 4. Open Comment importance of safety concerns are 440–5787 and conference call 7771068. 5. Adjournment enough to justify requiring test reports Please be advised that before placing Exceptional Circumstance: Pursuant so that the purchaser, inspectors, and them into the conference call, the to 41 CFR 102–3.150, the notice for this RUS will be able to spot check the conference call operator will ask callers meeting is given less than 15 calendar general accuracy and reliability of the to provide their names, their asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES days prior to the meeting because of the tests. organizational affiliations (if any), and exceptional circumstance of an Estimate of Burden: This collection of email addresses (so that callers may be administrative holdup on the notice. information is estimated to average 1 notified of future meetings). Callers can hour per response. expect to incur charges for calls they Dated: April 19, 2017. Respondents: Not-for-profit initiate over wireless lines, and the David Mussatt, institutions; Business or other for profit. Commission will not refund any Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. Estimated Number of Respondents: incurred charges. Callers will incur no [FR Doc. 2017–08279 Filed 4–24–17; 8:45 am] 25. charge for calls they initiate over land- BILLING CODE P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:42 Apr 24, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\25APN1.SGM 25APN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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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 26, 2017.
ContactThomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522, Room 5164, South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-4492, FAX: (202) 720- 8435 or email [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 19018 
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