82 FR 31933 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 131 (July 11, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 131 (July 11, 2017)
| Page Range | 31933-31934 | |
| FR Document | 2017-14509 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 11, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 31933-31934] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-14509] ======================================================================== 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. 131 / Tuesday, July 11, 2017 / Notices [[Page 31933]] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request July 6, 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 requested 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 and other forms of information technology. Comments regarding this information collection received by August 10, 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 20503. Commentors 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- 8681. 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. Forest Service Title: Bid for Advertised Timber. OMB Control Number: 0596-0066. Summary of Collection: Authorized under 16 U.S.C. 472a, unless extraordinary conditions exist as defined by regulation, the Secretary of Agriculture must (1) advertise sales of all National Forest System timber or forest products exceeding $10,000 in appraised value; (2) select bidding methods that ensure open and fair competition; (3) select bidding methods that ensure that the Federal government receives not less than appraised value of the timber or forest product; and (4) monitor bidding patterns for evidence of unlawful bidding practices. Individuals, large and small businesses, and corporations who wish to purchase timber or forest products from the National Forest must enter into a timber sale contract or Forest product contract with the Forest Service (FS). Information must be collected by FS in order to ensure that: National Forest System timber is sold at not less than appraised value; bidders meet specific criteria when submitting a bid; and anti- trust violations do not occur during the bidding process. Several statutes, regulations, and polices impose requirements on the Government and purchasers in the bidding process. Need and Use of the Information: FS will collect information using different bid forms FS-2400-42a, FS-2400-14UR, FS-2400-14WA and FS- 2400-14TV, and two versions of the Solicitation and Offer for Integrated Resource Contract form FS-2400-14BV and FS-2400-14BVU. The sale officer will ensure: The bidder has signed the bid form; provided a tax identification number; completed the unit rate, weighted average, or total sale value bid; entered the bid guarantee amount, type, and ensure the bid guarantee is enclosed with the bid, the bidder has provided the required information concerning Small Business Administration size and Equal Opportunity compliance on previous sales. The Timber Sale Contracting Officers will use the information to complete the contract prior to award to the highest bidder. Failure to include the required information may result in the bid being declared non-responsive or the Contracting Officer may be unable to make an affirmative finding of purchaser responsibility and not able to award the contract. Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Individuals or households. Number of Respondents: 1,089. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 68,530. Forest Service Title: Federal Excess Personal and Firefighter Property Program Administration. OMB Control Number: 0596-0223. Summary of Collection: Federal Excess Personal Property (FEPP) and Firefighter Property (FFP) programs provide state (including U.S. territories) forestry agencies the opportunity to obtain excess Department of Defense and other Federal agencies equipment and supplies to be used in firefighting and emergency services. The authority to provide excess supplies to state agencies comes from Federal Property and Administration Services Act of 1949, as amended, 40 U.S.C., Sec 202. Authority to loan excess supplies comes from 10 U.S.C., Subtitle A, Part IV, Chapter 153, 2576b grants the authority for the FFP. Need and Use of the Information: The Forest Service (FS) ``Federal Excess Property Management Information System (FEPMIS) database allows the FS to collect FEPP and FFP information used to manage property inventory electronically. Access to the database is limited to those state employees with access authorized by FS Management Officers working in the fire and Aviation staff. Each state designates an Accountable Officer who is responsible for the integrity of the program within their respective state and completing the necessary documentation for each program in which the state participates. For this reason FEPP and FFP collects the state forestry agency contact information and the information of the Accountable Officer. Cooperative Agreement forms FS-3100-10 and/or FS-3100-11 are used to collect the required information from the participating state agency that outlines the requirements and rules for the cooperation. Participating state agencies [[Page 31934]] must submit separate agreements if they desire to participate in both programs. Description of Respondents: State and local government. Number of Respondents: 56. Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annual. Total Burden Hours: 600. Charlene Parker, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2017-14509 Filed 7-10-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411-15-P
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must submit separate agreements if they unless the collection of information featured fruit or vegetable, if they found
desire to participate in both programs. displays a currently valid OMB control the class valuable, and if their
Description of Respondents: State and number and the agency informs attendance affected their market
local government. potential persons who are to respond to purchases.
Number of Respondents: 56. the collection of information that such Description of Respondents: Business
Frequency of Responses: persons are not required to respond to or other for-profit; Farms; Individuals.
Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annual. the collection of information unless it Number of Respondents: 588.
Total Burden Hours: 600. displays a currently valid OMB control Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
number. Annually.
Charlene Parker, Total Burden Hours: 284.
Departmental Information Collection Agricultural Marketing Service
Clearance Officer. Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: USDA Farmers Market
[FR Doc. 2017–14509 Filed 7–10–17; 8:45 am] Application. Title: USDA Web Based Supply Chain
BILLING CODE 3411–15–P OMB Control Number: 0581–0229. Management System (WBSCM).
Summary of Collection: The OMB Control Number: 0581–0273.
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 Summary of Collection: Section 32 of
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE U.S.C. 1622(n) authorizes the Secretary the Act of August 24, 1935, as amended
to conduct services and to perform (Section 32 Pub. L. 74–320; 7 U.S.C.
Submission for OMB Review; activities that will facilitate the 612c); Sections 6(a) and (e), 13, and 17
Comment Request marketing and utilization of agricultural of the National School Lunch Act, as
products through commercial channels. amended, (42 U.S.C. 1751, 1761, and
DATES: July 6, 2017. The Agricultural Marketing Service 1766) in addition to several other acts
The Department of Agriculture will (AMS) is authorized to implement authorize the Agricultural Marketing
submit the following information established regulations and procedures Service (AMS) Procurement Branches to
collection requirement(s) to OMB for under 7 CFR part 170 for AMS to prepare and issue announcements for
review and clearance under the operate the U.S. Department of the purchase and sale of perishable
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Agriculture (USDA) Farmers Market, agricultural commodities. AMS
Public Law 104–13 on or after the date specify vendor criteria and selection purchases agricultural commodities for
of publication of this notice. Comments procedures, and define guidelines to be the Section 32 and 6a & e National
are requested regarding: (1) Whether the used for governing the USDA Farmers School Lunch Program/Child & Adult
collection of information is necessary Market annually. Care Food Program; Nutrition Service
for the proper performance of the Need and Use of the Information: Incentive Program; Food Distribution
functions of the agency, including Information will be collected on form Program on Indian Reservations;
whether the information will have TM–28, ‘‘USDA Farmers Market Commodity Supplemental Food
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the Application.’’ The application was Program; The Emergency Food
agency’s estimate of burden including developed to ensure a uniform and fair Assistance Program and Disaster
the validity of the methodology and process for deciding which farm Feeding in addition to providing
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance operations are allowed to participate in support for commodity markets with
the quality, utility and clarity of the the market, as well as ensure diversity surplus inventory.
information to be collected; and (4) of product for consumers. The Program Need and Use of the Information:
ways to minimize the burden of the has expanded to a year-round market. AMS issues solicitation for offers in
collection of information on those who The Summer/Outdoor market season is order to solicit bids for commodities for
are to respond, including through the from June through November and the delivery to domestic nutrition assistance
use of appropriate automated, Winter/Indoor market season operates programs. Vendors respond by making
electronic, mechanical, or other from December through May. AMS will electronic offers using the secure Web
technological collection techniques or collect information to review the type of Based Supply Chain Management
other forms of information technology products available for sale and selecting System (WBSCM). Vendors must be
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for participants for the annual market registered, and have an ID and
Agriculture, Office of Information and season. The information collected password, in order to submit bids
Regulatory Affairs, Office of consists of (1) certification that the electronically through WBSCM via the
Management and Budget (OMB), New applicant is the owner or a Internet. The information will change in
Executive Office Building, Washington, representative of the farm or business; response to the needs of the domestic
DC; New Executive Office Building, 725 (2) name(s), address, telephone number feeding programs and each solicitation.
17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. and email address; (3) farm or business Information collected has been
Commenters are encouraged to submit location; (4) types of products grown; (5) consolidated into three processes—a
their comments to OMB via email to: business practices; and (6) insurance New Vendor Application, Bid
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax coverage. Solicitation, and Contract Delivery,
(202) 395–5806 and to Departmental Two new forms are being included in Invoice Submission and Inspection
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail this renewal submission. The ‘‘USDA Results. The data collected from
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– Farmers Market Customer Satisfaction vendors assists AMS with making a
7602. Questionnaire’’ to learn who our determination whether a business is
Comments regarding these customers are and their preferences in viable and capable of supplying product
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information collections are best assured order to improve the Farmers Market. to the Federal government.
of having their full effect if received by Taught by USDA subject matter experts, Description of Respondents: Business
August 10, 2017. Copies of the free fruit and vegetable education or other for profit; Farms.
submission(s) may be obtained by classes called VegU take place weekly at Number of Respondents: 330.
calling (202) 720–8681. the Farmers Market. The ‘‘VegUcation Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
An agency may not conduct or Questionnaire’’ will be used to learn On occasion; Weekly; Monthly;
sponsor a collection of information how familiar attendees are with the Quarterly.
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