82 FR 29821 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 125 (June 30, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 125 (June 30, 2017)
| Page Range | 29821-29822 | |
| FR Document | 2017-13747 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 125 (Friday, June 30, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 29821-29822] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-13747] ======================================================================== Notices Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 125 / Friday, June 30, 2017 / Notices [[Page 29821]] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request June 27, 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 July 31, 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: 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) 720-8958. 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 persons are not required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Farm Service Agency Title: Disaster Assistance--General (7 CFR part 1945-A). OMB Control Number: 0560-0170. Summary of Collection: The regulation at 7 CFR 759, defines the responsibilities of the Secretary of Agriculture in making disaster area determinations, the types of incidents that can result in a disaster area determination, and the factors used in making disaster area determinations. The determination of a disaster area is prerequisite to authorizing emergency (EM) loans to qualified farmers as outlined in 7 CFR 764. EM loan funds may be used to restore or replace essential property, pay all or part of production costs incurred by the farmer or rancher in the year of the disaster, pay for essential family living expenses, pay to reorganize the farming operation or refinance USDA and non-USDA creditors. The information collection occurs when the Secretary receives a letter from an individual farmer, local government officials, State Governor, State Agriculture Commissioners, State Secretaries of Agriculture, other State government officials, and Indian Tribal Council, requesting a Secretarial natural disaster determination. Supporting documentation of losses for all counties having disaster is provided by the County Emergency Boards in the form of a report entitled ``Loss Assessment Report'' (LAR). Need and Use of the Information: The Farm Service Agency (FSA) will collect the following information to determine if the county is eligible to qualify for a natural disaster designation: (1) The nature and extent of production losses; (2) the number of farmers who have sustained qualifying production losses; and (3) the number of farmers that have sustained qualifying production losses that other lenders in the county have indicated that they will not be in a position to finance. The collection of information is necessary to determine whether the counties did sustain sufficient production losses to qualify for a natural disaster designation. The information will be used by FSA to process request for Secretarial natural disaster designations. Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government. Number of Respondents: 401. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Annually. Total Burden Hours: 214. Farm Service Agency Title: Customer Data Worksheet Request for Business Partner Record Change. OMB Control Number: 0560-0265. Summary of Collection: Core Customer Data is required in order to identify USDA program participants and ensure that benefits are directed to the correct customer and respective Tax Identification Numbers. USDA requires this data to ensure that customers can be validated and also to provide a necessary basis for pursuing legal remedies in the event of error or fraud. There is no public law regarding the use or collection of Core Customer Data. The option to document and track Core Customer Data changes is necessary to ensure the integrity of the data and to provide the Farm Service Agency (FSA), Natural Resources and Conservation Service and Rural Development a method of verifying the validity of the information, and provide a necessary basis for pursuing legal remedies when needed. Need and Use of the Information: Core Customer Data is necessary to input customer information for identity purposes and to provide a point of contact for the respective customer and a valid Tax Identification Number to direct program benefits to. The AD-2047 will be used to document Corel Customer Data changes and also to provide a method to identify who made applicable changes and when this was done. Failure to collect and timely maintain the data collected will result in erroneous/out dated point of contact information, which could result in program information and benefits being directed to incorrect recipients. Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or other for-profit; Farms. Number of Respondents: 56,926. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (when necessary). [[Page 29822]] Total Burden Hours: 9,678. Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2017-13747 Filed 6-29-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-05-P
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Total Burden Hours: 9,678. Notice is hereby given that I have DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
determined, in accordance with
Ruth Brown,
paragraph (a)(i) of the Additional U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Departmental Information Collection Service
Clearance Officer. Note 5, Chapter 17 in the HTS and
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section 359(k) of the 1938 Act, that an [Docket No. APHIS–2016–0053]
aggregate quantity of up to 1,117,195
BILLING CODE 3410–05–P
MTRV of raw cane sugar may be entered Notice of Availability of an Evaluation
or withdrawn from warehouse for of the Highly Pathogenic Avian
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE consumption during FY 2018. This is Influenza and Newcastle Disease
the minimum amount to which the Status of Japan
Office of the Secretary United States is committed under the AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health
WTO Uruguay Round Agreements. I Inspection Service, USDA.
Determination of Total Amounts of have further determined that an
Fiscal Year 2018 WTO Tariff-Rate ACTION: Notice of availability.
aggregate quantity of 182,000 MTRV of
Quotas for Raw Cane Sugar and sugars, syrups, and molasses may be SUMMARY: We are advising the public
Certain Sugars, Syrups and Molasses that we are proposing to recognize Japan
entered or withdrawn from warehouse
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA. for consumption during FY 2018. This as being free of highly pathogenic avian
ACTION: Notice. quantity includes the minimum amount influenza and Newcastle disease. This
to which the United States is committed proposed recognition is based on a risk
SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary of under the WTO Uruguay Round evaluation we have prepared in
the Department of Agriculture (the Agreements, 22,000 MTRV, of which connection with this action, which we
Secretary) announces the establishment 20,344 MTRV is established for any are making available for review and
of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 (October 1, sugars, syrups and molasses, and 1,656 comment.
2017–September 30, 2018) in-quota MTRV is reserved for specialty sugar. DATES: We will consider all comments
aggregate quantity of raw cane sugar at An additional amount of 160,000 MTRV that we receive on or before July 31,
1,117,195 metric tons raw value is added to the specialty sugar TRQ for 2017.
(MTRV), and the establishment of the a total of 161,656 MTRV. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
FY 2018 in-quota aggregate quantity of
Because the specialty sugar TRQ is by either of the following methods:
certain sugars, syrups, and molasses
first-come, first-served, tranches are • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
(also referred to as refined sugar) at
needed to allow for orderly marketing http://www.regulations.gov/
182,000 MTRV.
throughout the year. The FY 2018 #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0053.
DATES: Effective Date: June 30, 2017. • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
specialty sugar TRQ will be opened in
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Send your comment to Docket No.
Souleymane Diaby, Import Policies and five tranches. The first tranche, totaling
APHIS–2016–0053, Regulatory Analysis
Export Reporting Division, Foreign 1,656 MTRV, will open October 2, 2017. and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
Agricultural Service, Department of All specialty sugars are eligible for entry 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118,
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue under this tranche. The second tranche Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
SW., AgStop 1021, Washington, DC will open on October 18, 2017, and be Supporting documents and any
20250–1021; by telephone (202) 720– equal to 48,000 MTRV. The third comments we receive on this docket
2916; by fax (202) 720–0876; or by email tranche of 48,000 MTRV will open on may be viewed at http://
souleymane.diaby@fas.usda.gov. January 23, 2018. The fourth and fifth www.regulations.gov/
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The tranches of 32,000 MTRV each will #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0053 or
provisions of paragraph (a)(i) of the open on April 17, 2018, and July 17, in our reading room, which is located in
Additional U.S. Note 5, Chapter 17 in 2018, respectively. The second, third, Room 1141 of the USDA South
the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule fourth, and fifth tranches will be Building, 14th Street and Independence
(HTS) authorize the Secretary to reserved for organic sugar and other Avenue SW., Washington, DC. Normal
establish the in-quota tariff-rate quota specialty sugars not currently produced reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30
(TRQ) amounts (expressed in terms of commercially in the United States or p.m., Monday through Friday, except
raw value) for imports of raw cane sugar reasonably available from domestic holidays. To be sure someone is there to
and certain sugars, syrups, and molasses sources. help you, please call (202) 799–7039
that may be entered under the before coming.
* Conversion factor: 1 metric ton =
subheadings of the HTS subject to the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
1.10231125 short tons.
lower tier of duties during each fiscal Kelly Rhodes, Senior Staff Veterinarian,
year. The Office of the U.S. Trade Dated: June 21, 2017. Regionalization Evaluation Services,
Representative (USTR) is responsible for Jason Hafemeister, National Import Export Services, VS,
the allocation of these quantities among Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Trade and APHIS, USDA, 4700 River Road, Unit
supplying countries and areas. Foreign Agricultural Affairs. 38, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231;
Section 359(k) of the Agricultural Dated: June 22, 2017. Kelly.Rhodes@aphis.usda.gov; (301)
Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, 851–3315.
Robert Johansson,
requires that at the beginning of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES
Acting Under Secretary, Farm Production and
quota year the Secretary of Agriculture The regulations in 9 CFR part 94
Conservation.
establish the TRQs for raw cane sugar (referred to below as the regulations)
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and refined sugars at the minimum govern the importation of certain
levels necessary to comply with BILLING CODE 3410–10–P animals and animal products into the
obligations under international trade United States in order to prevent the
agreements, with the exception of introduction of various animal diseases,
specialty sugar. including highly pathogenic avian
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