82_FR_29946 82 FR 29821 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

82 FR 29821 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 125 (June 30, 2017)

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FR Document2017-13747

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 125 (Friday, June 30, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 125 (Friday, June 30, 2017)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-13747]


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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).

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    Total Burden Hours: 9,678.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-13747 Filed 6-29-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                  This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER                    potential persons who are to respond to                process request for Secretarial natural
                                                  contains documents other than rules or                  the collection of information that such                disaster designations.
                                                  proposed rules that are applicable to the               persons are not required to respond to
                                                  public. Notices of hearings and investigations,
                                                                                                                                                                   Description of Respondents: State,
                                                                                                          the collection of information unless it                Local or Tribal Government.
                                                  committee meetings, agency decisions and                displays a currently valid OMB control
                                                  rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
                                                                                                          number.                                                  Number of Respondents: 401.
                                                  petitions and applications and agency
                                                                                                                                                                   Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
                                                  statements of organization and functions are            Farm Service Agency
                                                  examples of documents appearing in this                                                                        On occasion; Annually.
                                                  section.                                                   Title: Disaster Assistance—General (7                 Total Burden Hours: 214.
                                                                                                          CFR part 1945–A).
                                                                                                             OMB Control Number: 0560–0170.                      Farm Service Agency
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                                  Summary of Collection: The                            Title: Customer Data Worksheet
                                                                                                          regulation at 7 CFR 759, defines the                   Request for Business Partner Record
                                                  Submission for OMB Review;                              responsibilities of the Secretary of                   Change.
                                                  Comment Request                                         Agriculture in making disaster area
                                                                                                          determinations, the types of incidents                   OMB Control Number: 0560–0265.
                                                  June 27, 2017.
                                                                                                          that can result in a disaster area                       Summary of Collection: Core
                                                    The Department of Agriculture has
                                                                                                          determination, and the factors used in                 Customer Data is required in order to
                                                  submitted the following information
                                                                                                          making disaster area determinations.                   identify USDA program participants and
                                                  collection requirement(s) to OMB for
                                                                                                          The determination of a disaster area is                ensure that benefits are directed to the
                                                  review and clearance under the
                                                                                                          prerequisite to authorizing emergency                  correct customer and respective Tax
                                                  Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
                                                                                                          (EM) loans to qualified farmers as                     Identification Numbers. USDA requires
                                                  Public Law 104–13. Comments are
                                                  required regarding (1) whether the                      outlined in 7 CFR 764. EM loan funds                   this data to ensure that customers can be
                                                  collection of information is necessary                  may be used to restore or replace                      validated and also to provide a
                                                  for the proper performance of the                       essential property, pay all or part of                 necessary basis for pursuing legal
                                                  functions of the agency, including                      production costs incurred by the farmer                remedies in the event of error or fraud.
                                                  whether the information will have                       or rancher in the year of the disaster,                There is no public law regarding the use
                                                  practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the              pay for essential family living expenses,              or collection of Core Customer Data. The
                                                  agency’s estimate of burden including                   pay to reorganize the farming operation                option to document and track Core
                                                  the validity of the methodology and                     or refinance USDA and non-USDA                         Customer Data changes is necessary to
                                                  assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance                   creditors. The information collection                  ensure the integrity of the data and to
                                                  the quality, utility and clarity of the                 occurs when the Secretary receives a                   provide the Farm Service Agency (FSA),
                                                  information to be collected; and (4)                    letter from an individual farmer, local                Natural Resources and Conservation
                                                  ways to minimize the burden of the                      government officials, State Governor,                  Service and Rural Development a
                                                  collection of information on those who                  State Agriculture Commissioners, State                 method of verifying the validity of the
                                                  are to respond, including through the                   Secretaries of Agriculture, other State                information, and provide a necessary
                                                  use of appropriate automated,                           government officials, and Indian Tribal                basis for pursuing legal remedies when
                                                  electronic, mechanical, or other                        Council, requesting a Secretarial natural              needed.
                                                  technological collection techniques or                  disaster determination. Supporting                       Need and Use of the Information:
                                                  other forms of information technology.                  documentation of losses for all counties               Core Customer Data is necessary to
                                                    Comments regarding this information                   having disaster is provided by the                     input customer information for identity
                                                  collection received by July 31, 2017 will               County Emergency Boards in the form of                 purposes and to provide a point of
                                                  be considered. Written comments                         a report entitled ‘‘Loss Assessment                    contact for the respective customer and
                                                  should be addressed to: Desk Officer for                Report’’ (LAR).                                        a valid Tax Identification Number to
                                                  Agriculture, Office of Information and                     Need and Use of the Information: The                direct program benefits to. The AD–
                                                  Regulatory Affairs, Office of                           Farm Service Agency (FSA) will collect                 2047 will be used to document Corel
                                                  Management and Budget (OMB), New                        the following information to determine                 Customer Data changes and also to
                                                  Executive Office Building, 725 17th                     if the county is eligible to qualify for a             provide a method to identify who made
                                                  Street NW., Washington, DC 20502.                       natural disaster designation: (1) The                  applicable changes and when this was
                                                  Commenters are encouraged to submit                     nature and extent of production losses;                done. Failure to collect and timely
                                                  their comments to OMB via email to:                     (2) the number of farmers who have                     maintain the data collected will result
                                                  OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or                          sustained qualifying production losses;                in erroneous/out dated point of contact
                                                  fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental                  and (3) the number of farmers that have                information, which could result in
                                                  Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail                      sustained qualifying production losses                 program information and benefits being
                                                  Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–                        that other lenders in the county have                  directed to incorrect recipients.
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                                                  7602. Copies of the submission(s) may                   indicated that they will not be in a                     Description of Respondents:
                                                  be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.                  position to finance. The collection of                 Individuals or households; Business or
                                                    An agency may not conduct or                          information is necessary to determine                  other for-profit; Farms.
                                                  sponsor a collection of information                     whether the counties did sustain
                                                  unless the collection of information                    sufficient production losses to qualify                  Number of Respondents: 56,926.
                                                  displays a currently valid OMB control                  for a natural disaster designation. The                  Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
                                                  number and the agency informs                           information will be used by FSA to                     Other (when necessary).


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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
                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–13747 Filed 6–29–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          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:
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                                                                                                          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)
                                                                                                          [FR Doc. 2017–13781 Filed 6–29–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  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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