82_FR_25700 82 FR 25595 - Notice of Request for Approval of Information Collection

82 FR 25595 - Notice of Request for Approval of Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Advocacy and Outreach

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 105 (June 2, 2017)

Page Range25595-25596
FR Document2017-11389

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Office of Advocacy and Outreach's (OAO) intent to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct data collection for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Scholars Program.

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 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of Advocacy and Outreach


Notice of Request for Approval of Information Collection

AGENCY: Office of Advocacy and Outreach, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Office of Advocacy and Outreach's (OAO) intent to 
request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to 
conduct data collection for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 
Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Scholars Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by August 1, 2017 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: The Office of Advocacy and Outreach 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 (http://www.regulations.gov) provides the ability to type short comments 
directly into the comment field on this Web page or attach a file for 
lengthier comments. Follow the on-line instructions at that site for 
submitting comments. Send mail, including CD-ROMs, etc., to: Jacqueline 
Padron, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Advocacy and 
Outreach, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Whitten Building Room 520-A, 
Mailstop 0601, Washington, DC 20250.
    Hand or courier submittals should be delivered to: Office of 
Advocacy and Outreach, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Whitten Building 
Room 520-A, Mailstop 0601, Washington, DC 20250.
    Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must 
include Office of Advocacy and Outreach, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture. 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.
    Docket: For access to background documents or comments received, 
please contact the Office of Advocacy and Outreach, 1400 Independence 
Avenue SW., Whitten Building Room 520-A, Mailstop 0601, Washington, DC 
20250, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Padron, Program Director, 
Hispanic-Serving Institutions National Program (HSINP), USDA OAO, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW., Room 520-A, Mailstop 0601, Washington, DC 
20250, email: [email protected], Telephone: (202) 720-6506, Fax: 
(202) 720-7704.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: USDA/HSI Scholars Program.
    OMB Number: 0503-New.
    Expiration Date of Approval: 3 years from approval date.
    Type of Request: New information collection.
    Abstract: The purpose of the USDA/HSI Scholars Program is to 
strengthen the long-term partnership between USDA and the Hispanic-
Serving Institutions; to increase the number of students studying and 
graduating in food, agriculture, natural resources, and other related 
fields of study; to develop a pool of scientists and professionals to 
fill jobs in the food, agricultural, or natural resources system; and 
to create a talent pipeline for USDA.
    The USDA/HSI Scholars Program is a joint human capital initiative 
between USDA and Hispanic-Serving Institutions. Through the program, 
the USDA offers scholarships to high school and college students who 
are seeking a bachelor's degree in the fields of agriculture, food, or 
natural resource sciences, and related disciplines at Hispanic-Serving 
Institutions. In order for graduating high school students and current 
freshmen and sophomores to be considered for the scholarship, a 
completed application is required. The first section of the high school 
application requests the applicant to include biographical information 
(e.g., name, address, etc.); educational background information (e.g., 
grade point average, name of university(ies) interested in attending, 
and desired major); and extracurricular activities. The second section 
of the application is completed by the student's guidance counselor and 
requests information pertaining to the student's academic status and 
grade point average. The last section of the application, which is to 
be completed by a teacher, provides information that assesses the 
applicant's interests, character, and potential. In addition to the 
application form, the college submission requires two letters of 
recommendation--one from a Department Head, Dean or University Vice 
President, and another from a College Professor. There are no sections 
included in the application that these individuals will need to 
complete.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average one to two hours per response.
    Respondents: High School students, freshman and sophomore college 
students, teachers, principals, guidance counselors, and school 
administrators.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 600 (200 applications).
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 700 hours.
    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; (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 respondents, 
including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments may be sent to Jacqueline Padron, Program Director, 
Hispanic-Serving Institutions National Program, USDA Office of Advocacy 
and Outreach, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 520-A, Mail Stop 0601, 
Washington, DC 20250, or via email at: [email protected]. All 
comments received will be available for public inspection during 
regular business hours at the same address.

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    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB's approval.
    All comments will become a matter of public record.

    Signed this 23rd day of May 2017.
Christian Obineme,
Associate Director, Office of Advocacy and Outreach.
[FR Doc. 2017-11389 Filed 6-1-17; 8:45 am]
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25595 Notices Federal Register Vol. 82, No. 105 Friday, June 2, 2017 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER Department of Agriculture. Comments interested in attending, and desired contains documents other than rules or received in response to this docket will major); and extracurricular activities. proposed rules that are applicable to the be made available for public inspection The second section of the application is public. Notices of hearings and investigations, and posted without change, including completed by the student’s guidance committee meetings, agency decisions and any personal information, to http:// counselor and requests information rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency www.regulations.gov. pertaining to the student’s academic statements of organization and functions are Docket: For access to background status and grade point average. The last examples of documents appearing in this documents or comments received, section of the application, which is to be section. please contact the Office of Advocacy completed by a teacher, provides and Outreach, 1400 Independence information that assesses the applicant’s Avenue SW., Whitten Building Room interests, character, and potential. In DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 520–A, Mailstop 0601, Washington, DC addition to the application form, the 20250, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., college submission requires two letters Office of Advocacy and Outreach Monday through Friday. of recommendation—one from a FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Department Head, Dean or University Notice of Request for Approval of Vice President, and another from a Jacqueline Padron, Program Director, Information Collection College Professor. There are no sections Hispanic-Serving Institutions National AGENCY: Office of Advocacy and Program (HSINP), USDA OAO, 1400 included in the application that these Outreach, USDA. Independence Avenue SW., Room 520– individuals will need to complete. ACTION: Notice and request for A, Mailstop 0601, Washington, DC Frequency: Annually. comments. 20250, email: hsinp@osec.usda.gov, Estimate of Burden: Public reporting Telephone: (202) 720–6506, Fax: (202) burden for this collection of information SUMMARY: In accordance with the 720–7704. is estimated to average one to two hours Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: per response. notice announces the Office of Title: USDA/HSI Scholars Program. Respondents: High School students, Advocacy and Outreach’s (OAO) intent OMB Number: 0503–New. freshman and sophomore college to request approval from the Office of Expiration Date of Approval: 3 years students, teachers, principals, guidance Management and Budget (OMB) to from approval date. counselors, and school administrators. conduct data collection for the U.S. Type of Request: New information Estimated Number of Respondents: Department of Agriculture (USDA) collection. 600 (200 applications). Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Abstract: The purpose of the USDA/ Estimated Number of Responses per Scholars Program. HSI Scholars Program is to strengthen Respondent: 1. DATES: Comments on this notice must be the long-term partnership between Estimated Total Annual Burden on received by August 1, 2017 to be USDA and the Hispanic-Serving Respondents: 700 hours. assured of consideration. Institutions; to increase the number of Comments are invited on: (1) Whether ADDRESSES: The Office of Advocacy and students studying and graduating in the proposed collection of information Outreach invites interested persons to food, agriculture, natural resources, and is necessary for the proper performance submit comments on this notice. other related fields of study; to develop of the functions of the agency, including Comments may be submitted by one of a pool of scientists and professionals to whether the information will have the following methods: fill jobs in the food, agricultural, or practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the Federal eRulemaking Portal: This natural resources system; and to create agency’s estimate of the burden of the Web site (http://www.regulations.gov) a talent pipeline for USDA. proposed collection of information; (3) provides the ability to type short The USDA/HSI Scholars Program is a ways to enhance the quality, utility, and comments directly into the comment joint human capital initiative between clarity of the information to be field on this Web page or attach a file USDA and Hispanic-Serving collected; and (4) ways to minimize the for lengthier comments. Follow the on- Institutions. Through the program, the burden of the collection of information line instructions at that site for USDA offers scholarships to high school on respondents, including the use of submitting comments. Send mail, and college students who are seeking a appropriate automated, electronic, including CD–ROMs, etc., to: Jacqueline bachelor’s degree in the fields of mechanical, or other technological Padron, U.S. Department of Agriculture, agriculture, food, or natural resource collection techniques or other forms of Office of Advocacy and Outreach, 1400 sciences, and related disciplines at information technology. Independence Avenue SW., Whitten Hispanic-Serving Institutions. In order Comments may be sent to Jacqueline Building Room 520–A, Mailstop 0601, for graduating high school students and Padron, Program Director, Hispanic- Washington, DC 20250. current freshmen and sophomores to be Serving Institutions National Program, Hand or courier submittals should be considered for the scholarship, a USDA Office of Advocacy and nlaroche on DSK30NT082PROD with NOTICES delivered to: Office of Advocacy and completed application is required. The Outreach, 1400 Independence Avenue Outreach, 1400 Independence Avenue first section of the high school SW., Room 520–A, Mail Stop 0601, SW., Whitten Building Room 520–A, application requests the applicant to Washington, DC 20250, or via email at: Mailstop 0601, Washington, DC 20250. include biographical information (e.g., hsinp@osec.usda.gov. All comments Instructions: All items submitted by name, address, etc.); educational received will be available for public mail or electronic mail must include background information (e.g., grade inspection during regular business Office of Advocacy and Outreach, U.S. point average, name of university(ies) hours at the same address. VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:31 Jun 01, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\02JNN1.SGM 02JNN1

25596 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 105 / Friday, June 2, 2017 / Notices All responses to this notice will be comments; the comments must be The facility is used for the production summarized and included in the request received in the Regional Programs Unit of household trash cans and plastic for OMB’s approval. within 30 days following the meeting. storage totes. Pursuant to 15 CFR All comments will become a matter of Written comments may be mailed to the 400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited public record. Western Regional Office, U.S. to the specific foreign-status materials/ Signed this 23rd day of May 2017. Commission on Civil Rights, 300 North components and specific finished Christian Obineme, Los Angeles Street, Suite 2010, Los products described in the submitted Associate Director, Office of Advocacy and Angeles, CA 90012. They may be faxed notification (as described below) and Outreach. to the Commission at (213) 894–0508, or subsequently authorized by the FTZ [FR Doc. 2017–11389 Filed 6–1–17; 8:45 am] emailed Ana Victoria Fortes at afortes@ Board. usccr.gov. Persons who desire BILLING CODE 3412–89–P additional information may contact the Production under FTZ procedures Regional Programs Unit at (213) 894– could exempt Hans-Mill from customs 3437. duty payments on the foreign-status COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Records and documents discussed materials/components used in export during the meeting will be available for production (an estimated five percent of Notice of Public Meeting of the Texas public viewing prior to and after the shipments). On its domestic sales, Hans- Advisory Committee meeting at http://facadatabase.gov/ Mill would be able to choose the duty AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil committee/meetings.aspx?cid=276. rates during customs entry procedures Rights. Please click on the ‘‘Meeting Details’’ that apply to stainless steel/plastic trash ACTION: Announcement of meeting. and ‘‘Documents’’ links. Records cans and plastic storage totes, trash cans generated from this meeting may also be and liners (duty rates—2 or 3%) for the SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, inspected and reproduced at the foreign-status materials/components pursuant to the provisions of the rules Regional Programs Unit, as they become noted below. Customs duties also could and regulations of the U.S. Commission available, both before and after the possibly be deferred or reduced on on Civil Rights (Commission) and the meeting. Persons interested in the work foreign-status production equipment. Federal Advisory Committee Act of this Committee are directed to the (FACA) that a meeting of the Texas Commission’s Web site, http:// The materials/components sourced Advisory Committee (Committee) to the www.usccr.gov, or may contact the from abroad include pre-cut/pre-treated Commission will be held at 2:00 p.m. Regional Programs Unit at the above stainless steel sheets, plastic lids, plastic (Central Time) Wednesday, June 28, email or street address. bases, pulp packaging material and 2017. The purpose of the meeting is for polypropylene resin material (duty rates the Committee to receive orientation Agenda range from free to 6.5%). The request from Commission staff and share project I. Welcome indicates that stainless steel sheets are process. II. Committee Meeting Discussion subject to an antidumping/ DATES: The meeting will be held on III. Discussion on FY17 Civil Rights Project countervailing duty (AD/CVD) order. Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. Ideas The FTZ Board’s regulations (15 CFR IV. Public Comment CDT. 400.14(e)) require that merchandise V. Next Steps PUBLIC CALL INFORMATION: VI. Adjournment subject to AD/CVD orders be admitted Dial: 800–310–7032. to the zone in privileged foreign status Conference ID: 6093907. Dated: May 26, 2017. (19 CFR 146.41). David Mussatt, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana Public comment is invited from Victoria Fortes (DFO) at afortes@ Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. [FR Doc. 2017–11403 Filed 6–1–17; 8:45 am] interested parties. Submissions shall be usccr.gov or (213) 894–3437. addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This BILLING CODE P Secretary at the address below. The meeting is available to the public closing period for their receipt is July through the following toll-free call-in 12, 2017. number: 800–310–7032, conference ID DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE number: 6093907. Any interested A copy of the notification will be member of the public may call this Foreign-Trade Zones Board available for public inspection at the number and listen to the meeting. Office of the Executive Secretary, [B–36–2017] Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room Callers can expect to incur charges for calls they initiate over wireless lines, 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 64— and the Commission will not refund any 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Jacksonville, Florida; Notification of incurred charges. Callers will incur no Proposed Production Activity; Hans- Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the charge for calls they initiate over land- Mill Corporation; Subzone 64D; ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ line connections to the toll-free (Household Trash Cans and Plastic Board’s Web site, which is accessible telephone number. Persons with hearing Storage Totes); Jacksonville, Florida via www.trade.gov/ftz. impairments may also follow the For further information, contact Diane proceedings by first calling the Federal Hans-Mill Corporation (Hans-Mill), Finver at Diane.Finver@trade.gov or Relay Service at 1–800–977–8339 and operator of Subzone 64D, submitted a nlaroche on DSK30NT082PROD with NOTICES (202) 482–1367. providing the Service with the notification of proposed production conference call number and conference activity to the FTZ Board for its facility Dated: May 26, 2017. ID number. within Subzone 64D, in Jacksonville, Elizabeth Whiteman, Members of the public are entitled to Florida. The notification conforming to Acting Executive Secretary. make comments during the open period the requirements of the regulations of [FR Doc. 2017–11416 Filed 6–1–17; 8:45 am] at the end of the meeting. 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Document Created: 2017-06-02 00:38:00
Document Modified: 2017-06-02 00:38:00
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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 August 1, 2017 to be assured of consideration.
ContactJacqueline Padron, Program Director, Hispanic-Serving Institutions National Program (HSINP), USDA OAO, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 520-A, Mailstop 0601, Washington, DC 20250, email: [email protected], Telephone: (202) 720-6506, Fax: (202) 720-7704.
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