82 FR 21186 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 86 (May 5, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-09138

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 2, 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 required 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; and (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 June 5, 
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 20502. Commenters are encouraged to 
submit their comments to OMB via email to: [email protected] 
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) 720-8958.
    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

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persons are not required to respond to the collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Farm Service Agency

    Title: 7 CFR 765, Direct Loan Servicing--Regular.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0236.
    Summary of Collection: Authority to establish the regulatory 
requirements contained in 7 CFR 765 is provided under 5 U.S.C. 301, 
which provides that ``The Head of an Executive department or military 
department may prescribe regulations for the government of his 
department, the distribution and performance of its business . . .'' 
The Secretary delegated authority to administer the provisions of the 
Act applicable to the Farm Loan Program (FLP) to the Under Secretary 
for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service in section 2.16 of 7 CFR part 
2. FLP provides loans to family farmers to purchase real estate 
equipment and finance agricultural production. The regulations covered 
by this information collection package describes, the policies and 
procedures the agency uses to service most FLP loans to ensure 
borrowers are meeting the requirements of their loan agreements.
    Need and Use of the Information: Information requested under this 
collection is submitted by borrowers to the local agency office serving 
the county in which their business is headquartered. The information is 
used by the agency to manage application of proceeds from the sale of 
agency security, consider whether a borrower is in compliance with 
their loan covenants, assist the borrower in achieving their business 
goals, conduct day-to-day management of the agency's loan portfolio, 
and ensure that the agency's interests are protected. Failure to 
collect the information or collecting it less frequently could result 
in the failure of the farm operation or loss of agency security 
property or position.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 54,524.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 82,565.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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Agricultural Research Service Submission for OMB Review;
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Comment Request
Agricultural Research Service Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive May 2, 2017.
License The Department of Agriculture has
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive submitted the following information
License AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, collection requirement(s) to OMB for
USDA. review and clearance under the
AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
USDA. ACTION: Notice of intent.
Public Law 104–13. Comments are
ACTION: Notice of intent. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that required regarding (1) whether the
the U.S. Department of Agriculture, collection of information is necessary
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Agricultural Research Service, intends for the proper performance of the
the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to grant to Oregon State University of functions of the agency, including
Agricultural Research Service, intends whether the information will have
Corvallis, Oregon, an exclusive license
to grant to Oregon State University of practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
to the variety of blackberry described in
Corvallis, Oregon, an exclusive license agency’s estimate of burden including
U.S. Plant Patent Application Serial No. the validity of the methodology and
to the variety of strawberry described in 15/330,508, ‘‘BLACKBERRY PLANT
U.S. Plant Patent Application Serial No. assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
NAMED ‘COLUMBIA SUNRISE’,’’ filed the quality, utility and clarity of the
15/330,507, ‘‘STRAWBERRY PLANT on September 29, 2016.
NAMED ‘MARY’S PEAK’,’’ filed on information to be collected; and (4)
DATES: Comments must be received on ways to minimize the burden of the
September 29, 2016.
or before June 5, 2017. collection of information on those who
DATES: Comments must be received on are to respond, including through the
or before June 5, 2017. ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, use of appropriate automated,
ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, electronic, mechanical, or other
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4–1174, technological collection techniques or
ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, Beltsville, Maryland 20705–5131. other forms of information technology.
5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4–1174, Comments regarding this information
Beltsville, Maryland 20705–5131. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
collection received by June 5, 2017 will
Brian T. Nakanishi of the Office of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: be considered. Written comments
Technology Transfer at the Beltsville
Brian T. Nakanishi of the Office of should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
address given above; telephone: 301– Agriculture, Office of Information and
Technology Transfer at the Beltsville 504–5989.
address given above; telephone: 301– Regulatory Affairs, Office of
504–5989. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Management and Budget (OMB), New
Federal Government’s patent rights in Executive Office Building, 725–17th
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Street NW., Washington, DC 20502.
this plant variety are assigned to the
Federal Government’s patent rights in Commenters are encouraged to submit
United States of America, as represented
this plant variety are assigned to the their comments to OMB via email to:
by the Secretary of Agriculture. The
United States of America, as represented OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
prospective exclusive license will be
by the Secretary of Agriculture. The fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
royalty-bearing and will comply with
prospective exclusive license will be Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C.
royalty-bearing and will comply with Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may
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209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless,
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
exclusive license may be granted unless, within thirty (30) days from the date of An agency may not conduct or
within thirty (30) days from the date of this published Notice, the Agricultural sponsor a collection of information
this published Notice, the Agricultural Research Service receives written unless the collection of information
Research Service receives written evidence and argument which displays a currently valid OMB control
evidence and argument which establishes that the grant of the license number and the agency informs
establishes that the grant of the license would not be consistent with the potential persons who are to respond to
would not be consistent with the the collection of information that such

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persons are not required to respond to DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE the test or sanitation procedure
the collection of information unless it available for public comment. Paragraph
displays a currently valid OMB control Animal and Plant Health Inspection (e)(2)(i) states that, at the end of the
number. Service comment period, the test or sanitation
[Docket No. APHIS–2016–0103] procedure will be added to the NPIP
Farm Service Agency Program Standards, or the NPIP Program
Title: 7 CFR 765, Direct Loan Notice of Determination; Changes to Standards will be updated to reflect
the National Poultry Improvement Plan changes to an existing test or sanitation
Servicing—Regular.
Program Standards procedure, if:
OMB Control Number: 0560–0236. • No comments were received on the
Summary of Collection: Authority to AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health notice;
establish the regulatory requirements Inspection Service, USDA. • The comments on the notice
contained in 7 CFR 765 is provided ACTION: Notice. supported the action described in the
under 5 U.S.C. 301, which provides that notice; or
SUMMARY: We are updating the National • The comments on the notice were
‘‘The Head of an Executive department Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) evaluated but did not change the
or military department may prescribe Program Standards document. In a Administrator’s determination that
regulations for the government of his previous notice, we made available to approval of the test or sanitation
department, the distribution and the public for review and comment procedure is appropriate based on the
performance of its business . . .’’ The proposed changes to the NPIP Program standards in paragraph (a) of § 147.53.
Secretary delegated authority to Standards document to establish new On February 13, 2017, we published
administer the provisions of the Act biosecurity principles, amend testing a notice 2 in the Federal Register (82 FR
applicable to the Farm Loan Program procedures for Mycoplasma, clarify 10452–10453, Docket No. APHIS–2016–
(FLP) to the Under Secretary for Farm laboratory procedures for Salmonella, 0103) advising the public that we had
and Foreign Agricultural Service in add new diagnostic tests for prepared updates to the NPIP Program
section 2.16 of 7 CFR part 2. FLP Mycoplasma and Salmonella, and Standards document. The proposed
provides loans to family farmers to reduce confusion between references to updates would amend the Program
purchase real estate equipment and the regulations and the Program Standards by establishing new
finance agricultural production. The Standards. standards for biosecurity principles.
regulations covered by this information DATES: Effective July 5, 2017. They also would amend the
collection package describes, the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. hemagglutination inhibition test
policies and procedures the agency uses Denise Brinson, DVM, Senior procedures for Mycoplasma, clarify the
to service most FLP loans to ensure Coordinator, National Poultry laboratory procedure recommended for
borrowers are meeting the requirements Improvement Plan, VS, APHIS, USDA, the bacteriological examination of
of their loan agreements. 1506 Klondike Road, Suite 101, Salmonella in birds, amend the
Conyers, GA 30094–5104; (770) 922– laboratory procedure recommended for
Need and Use of the Information: polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests
Information requested under this 3496.
for Mycoplasma gallisepticum and M.
collection is submitted by borrowers to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The synoviae, and add new diagnostic tests
the local agency office serving the regulations in 9 CFR parts 145, 146, and for Mycoplasma and Salmonella.
county in which their business is 147 (referred to below as the Finally, we noted that the Program
headquartered. The information is used regulations) contain the provisions of Standards are currently divided into
by the agency to manage application of the National Poultry Improvement Plan subparts in the same way the
proceeds from the sale of agency (NPIP), a cooperative Federal-State- regulations are. Therefore, we proposed
security, consider whether a borrower is Industry mechanism for controlling to change the use of the word ‘‘Subpart’’
in compliance with their loan certain poultry diseases. The Animal to ‘‘Standard’’ in the Program Standards
covenants, assist the borrower in and Plant Health Inspection Service for ease of distinguishing between
achieving their business goals, conduct (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of references to the regulations and
day-to-day management of the agency’s Agriculture amends these provisions references to the Program Standards.
loan portfolio, and ensure that the from time to time to incorporate new We solicited comments on the notice
agency’s interests are protected. Failure scientific information and technologies for 30 days ending on March 15, 2017.
to collect the information or collecting within the Plan. We did not receive any comments by
it less frequently could result in the In § 147.53, paragraph (b) states that that date.
failure of the farm operation or loss of approved tests and sanitation Therefore, in accordance with our
agency security property or position. procedures used to qualify flocks for regulations in § 147.53(e)(2)(i)(A), we
NPIP classifications are set out in the are revising the NPIP Program Standards
Description of Respondents: Business NPIP Program Standards.1 In that as described in our previous notice. We
or other for-profit; Farms. section, paragraphs (d) and (e) set out are also making a minor change to the
Number of Respondents: 54,524. the process for adding or revising tests NPIP Program Standards document due
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: or sanitation procedures. Paragraph to a change in company ownership of
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(e)(1) states that APHIS will publish a one of the approved diagnostic test kits.
On occasion; Annually.
notice in the Federal Register making The diagnostic test kit is the Bax® PCR
Total Burden Hours: 82,565. assays for Salmonella 1 and 2, which
1 The Program Standards may be viewed on the
Ruth Brown, was previously owned by Dupont
NPIP Web site at http://
Departmental Information Collection www.poultryimprovement.org/documents/ Qualicon. The test kit is now owned by
Clearance Officer. ProgramStandardsAugust2014.pdf, or by writing to
the Service at National Poultry Improvement Plan, 2 To view the notice, go to http://
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APHIS, USDA, 1506 Klondike Road, Suite 101, www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-
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Section		Notices
FR Citation		82 FR 21186