82 FR 45795 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 189 (October 2, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-21024

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 189 (Monday, October 2, 2017)

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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

September 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 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; (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 November 
1, 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. 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-
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

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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.

National Agricultural Statistics Service

    Title: Livestock Slaughter.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0005.
    Summary of Collection: The primary functions of the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) are to prepare and issue current 
official State and national estimates of crop and livestock production, 
disposition and prices and to collect information on related 
environmental and economic factors. General authority for data 
collection activities is granted under U.S. Code Title 7, Section 
2204(a). This statue specifies the ``The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
procure and preserve all information concerning agriculture which he 
can obtain . . . by the collection of statistics . . . and shall 
distribute them among agriculturists''. Information from federally and 
non-federally inspected slaughter plants are used to estimate total red 
meat production. NASS will use a Federally and non-Federally-inspected 
livestock slaughter survey to collect data.
    Need and Use of the Information: NASS will combine information 
collected from both types of plants to estimate total red meat 
production, consisting of the number of head slaughtered plus live 
weights of cattle, calves, hogs, sheep, goats, and bison. Accurate and 
timely livestock estimates provide USDA and the livestock industry with 
basic data to project future meat supplies and producer prices. 
Agricultural economists in both the public and private sectors use this 
information in economic analysis and research.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Monthly, Quarterly and Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,748.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER An agency may not conduct or Total Burden Hours: 363.
contains documents other than rules or sponsor a collection of information
proposed rules that are applicable to the Charlene Parker,
unless the collection of information
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Departmental Information Collection
displays a currently valid OMB control Clearance Officer.
committee meetings, agency decisions and
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of number and the agency informs [FR Doc. 2017–21023 Filed 9–29–17; 8:45 am]
petitions and applications and agency potential persons who are to respond to
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statements of organization and functions are the collection of information that such
examples of documents appearing in this persons are not required to respond to
section. the collection of information unless it DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. Submission for OMB Review;
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Comment Request
Agricultural Marketing Service
Submission for OMB Review; September 2, 2017.
Comment Request Title: Report Forms under a California The Department of Agriculture has
Federal Milk Marketing Order (from submitted the following information
September 27, 2017. Milk Handlers and Milk Marketing collection requirement(s) to OMB for
The Department of Agriculture will Cooperatives); Referendum Procedures. review and clearance under the
submit the following information OMB Control Number: 0581–New. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
collection requirement(s) to OMB for Public Law 104–13. Comments are
review and clearance under the Summary of Collection: The
requested regarding (1) whether the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act
collection of information is necessary
Public Law 104–13 on or after the date of 1937 (AMAA) as amended, (7 U.S.C.
for the proper performance of the
of publication of this notice. Comments 601–674, and 7253), authorizes the functions of the agency, including
are requested regarding: (1) Whether the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) whether the information will have
collection of information is necessary Program. The authority for conducting a practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
for the proper performance of the producer referendum to ascertain agency’s estimate of burden including
functions of the agency, including whether the issuance of an order is the validity of the methodology and
whether the information will have approved or favored is outlined in 7 assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the U.S.C. 608c(9). The California dairy the quality, utility and clarity of the
agency’s estimate of burden including industry requested promulgation of a information to be collected; (4) ways to
the validity of the methodology and FMMO for California similar, to the 10 minimize the burden of the collection of
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance existing FMMO’s throughout the United information on those who are to
the quality, utility and clarity of the States. The proposed FMMO respond, including through the use of
information to be collected; and (4) incorporates the entire state of appropriate automated, electronic,
ways to minimize the burden of the California and would adopt the same mechanical or other technological
collection of information on those who dairy product classification and pricing collection techniques or other forms of
are to respond, including through the provisions used throughout the current information technology.
use of appropriate automated, FMMO system. AMS will issue a Final Comments regarding this information
electronic, mechanical, or other collection received by November 1,
Decision on promulgating a California
technological collection techniques or 2017 will be considered. Written
FMMO.
other forms of information technology comments should be addressed to: Desk
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Need and Use of the Information: A Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Agriculture, Office of Information and referendum will be conducted and the Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Regulatory Affairs, Office of information collected would be used by Office of Management and Budget
Management and Budget (OMB), New the Agricultural Marketing Service (OMB), New Executive Office Building,
Executive Office Building, Washington, Dairy Program to determine whether 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
DC; New Executive Office Building, producers and/or cooperative 20503. Commenters are encouraged to
725—17th Street NW., Washington, DC associations support implementation of submit their comments to OMB via
20503. Commenters are encouraged to the California FMMO. If the collection email to: OIRA_Submission@
submit their comments to OMB via is not conducted, producers and/or omb.eop.gov or fax (202) 395–5806 and
email to: OIRA_Submission@ cooperative associations would be to Departmental Clearance Office,
omb.eop.gov or fax (202) 395–5806 and unable to vote on the California FMMO. USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602,
to Departmental Clearance Office, The referendum is necessary to Washington, DC 20250–7602. Copies of
USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, determine whether the California the submission(s) may be obtained by
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Washington, DC 20250–7602. FMMO should be established. calling (202) 720–8681.
Comments regarding these Description of Respondents: Business An agency may not conduct or
information collections are best assured or other for-profit. sponsor a collection of information
of having their full effect if received by unless the collection of information
November 1, 2017. Copies of the Number of Respondents: 1,453. displays a currently valid OMB control
submission(s) may be obtained by Frequency of Responses: Reporting: number and the agency informs
calling (202) 720–8681. On occasion. potential persons who are to respond to

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the collection of information that such DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE and crops, particularly in the northern
persons are not required to respond to prairies of North America. First
the collection of information unless it Animal and Plant Health Inspection introduced to northeastern North
displays a currently valid OMB control Service America in the 1600s, yellow toadflax
number. [Docket No. APHIS–2017–0071] has since spread throughout the United
States. Invasions of yellow toadflax in
National Agricultural Statistics Service Availability of an Environmental pastures and rangelands displace native
Title: Livestock Slaughter. Assessment for the Biological Control and planted—and more valued and
of Yellow Toadflax nutritious—forage species. Yellow
OMB Control Number: 0535–0005.
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health toadflax is difficult to control using
Summary of Collection: The primary chemical, mechanical, cultural, or
Inspection Service, USDA.
functions of the National Agricultural existing biological control practices, and
Statistics Service (NASS) are to prepare ACTION: Notice of availability and
request for comments. infestations of the plant have caused
and issue current official State and economically significant losses to
national estimates of crop and livestock SUMMARY: We are advising the public peppermint producers, mainly because
production, disposition and prices and that the Animal and Plant Health chemical control is generally
to collect information on related Inspection Service has prepared a draft incompatible with production cropping
environmental and economic factors. environmental assessment relative to practices. The Animal and Plant Health
General authority for data collection the control of yellow toadflax (Linaria Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing
activities is granted under U.S. Code vulgaris). The environmental to issue permits for the field release of
Title 7, Section 2204(a). This statue assessment considers the effects of, and a stem gall weevil, Rhinusa pilosa, into
specifies the ‘‘The Secretary of alternatives to, the field release of a the continental United States to reduce
Agriculture shall procure and preserve stem gall weevil, Rhinusa pilosa, into the severity of yellow toadflax
all information concerning agriculture the continental United States for use as infestations and to reduce economic
which he can obtain . . . by the a biological control agent to reduce the
losses in the areas of greatest impact
collection of statistics . . . and shall severity of yellow toadflax infestations.
since other alternatives are not effective
distribute them among agriculturists’’. We are making the environmental
or feasible.
Information from federally and non- assessment available to the public for
review and comment. APHIS’ review and analysis of the
federally inspected slaughter plants are
DATES: We will consider all comments proposed action are documented in
used to estimate total red meat
that we receive on or before November detail in a draft environmental
production. NASS will use a Federally
1, 2017. assessment (EA) entitled ‘‘Field release
and non-Federally-inspected livestock
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments of the stem gall weevil Rhinusa pilosa
slaughter survey to collect data.
by either of the following methods: (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) for classical
Need and Use of the Information:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to biological control of yellow toadflax
NASS will combine information http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket (Linaria vulgaris) (Plantaginaceae) in the
collected from both types of plants to Detail;D=APHIS-2017-0071. contiguous United States’’ (March
estimate total red meat production, • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 2017). We are making this EA available
consisting of the number of head Send your comment to Docket No. to the public for review and comment.
slaughtered plus live weights of cattle, APHIS–2017–0071, Regulatory Analysis We will consider all comments that we
calves, hogs, sheep, goats, and bison. and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station receive on or before the date listed
Accurate and timely livestock estimates 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, under the heading DATES at the
provide USDA and the livestock Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. beginning of this notice.
industry with basic data to project Supporting documents and any
comments we receive on this docket The EA may be viewed on the
future meat supplies and producer
may be viewed at http:// Regulations.gov Web site or in our
prices. Agricultural economists in both
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D= reading room (see ADDRESSES above for
the public and private sectors use this
APHIS-2017-0071 or in our reading a link to Regulations.gov and
information in economic analysis and
room, which is located in Room 1141 of information on the location and hours of
research.
the USDA South Building, 14th Street the reading room). You may request
Description of Respondents: Business paper copies of the EA by calling or
and Independence Avenue SW.,
or other for-profit. Washington, DC. Normal reading room writing to the person listed under FOR
Number of Respondents: 1,000. hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: through Friday, except holidays. To be refer to the title of the EA when
Monthly, Quarterly and Annually. sure someone is there to help you, requesting copies.
please call (202) 799–7039 before The EA has been prepared in
Total Burden Hours: 1,748. coming. accordance with: (1) The National
Charlene Parker, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Environmental Policy Act of 1969
Departmental Information Collection Colin D. Stewart, Assistant Director, (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
Clearance Officer. Pests, Pathogens, and Biocontrol seq.), (2) regulations of the Council on
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[FR Doc. 2017–21024 Filed 9–29–17; 8:45 am] Permits, Permitting and Compliance Environmental Quality for
BILLING CODE 3410–20–P Coordination, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River implementing the procedural provisions
Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737– of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3)
1231; (301) 851–2327, email: USDA regulations implementing NEPA
Colin.Stewart@aphis.usda.gov. (7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Yellow Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part
toadflax is an invasive plant in pastures 372).

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		82 FR 45795