82 FR 47446 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 196 (October 12, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-22052

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 196 (Thursday, October 12, 2017)

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 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 or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by November 
13, 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: 
[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-
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.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: National Veterinary Service Laboratories; Bovine Spongiform 
Encephalopathy Surveillance Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0409.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 
U.S.C. 8301 et seq.) the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS) is authorized, among other things, to carry out activities to 
detect, control, and eradicate pests and diseases of livestock within 
the United States. APHIS' National Veterinary Services Laboratories 
(NVSL) safeguard U.S. animal health and contribute to public health by 
ensuring that timely and accurate laboratory support is provided by 
their nationwide animal health diagnostic system. USDA complies with 
the standard set by the World Organization for Animal Health for bovine 
spongiform encephalopathy surveillance.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
using forms VS 17-146 and VS 17-146a, BSE Surveillance Submission Form/
Continuation Sheet and VS 17-131, BSE Surveillance Data Collection 
Form. APHIS will use the information collected to safeguard the U.S. 
animal health population against BSE. Without the information APHIS 
would be unable to monitor and prevent the incursion of BSE into the 
United States.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,035.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 3,026.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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Thursday, October 12, 2017

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER number and the agency informs DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
contains documents other than rules or potential persons who are to respond to
proposed rules that are applicable to the the collection of information that such Rural Utilities Service
public. Notices of hearings and investigations,
persons are not required to respond to
committee meetings, agency decisions and Announcement of Grant Application
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of the collection of information unless it
Deadlines and Funding Levels for the
petitions and applications and agency displays a currently valid OMB control
Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural
statements of organization and functions are number.
Communities Grant Program
examples of documents appearing in this
section. Animal and Plant Health Inspection
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Service
ACTION:Notice of Solicitation of
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Title: National Veterinary Service Applications (NOSA).
Laboratories; Bovine Spongiform
Submission for OMB Review; Encephalopathy Surveillance Program. SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service
Comment Request OMB Control Number: 0579–0409. (RUS), an agency of the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA),
October 6, 2017. Summary of Collection: Under the announces the availability of up to $10
The Department of Agriculture has Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. million in fiscal year 2017 (FY17) and
submitted the following information 8301 et seq.) the Animal and Plant application deadlines for competitive
collection requirement(s) to OMB for Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is grants to assist communities with
review and clearance under the authorized, among other things, to carry extremely high energy costs. These
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, out activities to detect, control, and grants are made available under the
Public Law 104–13. Comments are eradicate pests and diseases of livestock authority of section 19 of the Rural
requested regarding (1) whether the within the United States. APHIS’ Electrification Act of 1936, as amended,
collection of information is necessary National Veterinary Services and program regulations. The grant
for the proper performance of the Laboratories (NVSL) safeguard U.S. funds may be used to acquire, construct,
functions of the agency, including animal health and contribute to public extend, upgrade, or otherwise improve
whether the information will have energy generation, transmission, or
health by ensuring that timely and
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the distribution facilities serving
accurate laboratory support is provided
agency’s estimate of burden including communities in which the average
the validity of the methodology and by their nationwide animal health
diagnostic system. USDA complies with residential expenditure for home energy
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance is at least 275 percent of the national
the quality, utility and clarity of the the standard set by the World
Organization for Animal Health for average. Grants may also be used for
information to be collected; and (4) programs that install on-grid and off-
ways to minimize the burden of the bovine spongiform encephalopathy
grid renewable energy systems and
collection of information on those who surveillance.
energy efficiency improvements in
are to respond, including through the Need and Use of the Information: eligible communities. Grant awards are
use of appropriate automated, APHIS will collect information using not made directly to individuals or for
electronic, mechanical, or other forms VS 17–146 and VS 17–146a, BSE projects that primarily benefit a single
technological collection techniques or Surveillance Submission Form/ household or business. This notice
other forms of information technology. Continuation Sheet and VS 17–131, BSE describes the eligibility and application
Comments regarding this information Surveillance Data Collection Form. requirements, the criteria that will be
collection received by November 13, APHIS will use the information used by RUS to award funding, and how
2017 will be considered. Written to obtain application materials.
collected to safeguard the U.S. animal
comments should be addressed to: Desk
health population against BSE. Without DATES: You may submit completed grant
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
the information APHIS would be unable applications on paper or electronically
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
to monitor and prevent the incursion of according to the following deadlines:
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), New Executive Office Building, BSE into the United States. • Paper applications must be
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC Description of Respondents: Business postmarked and mailed, shipped, or
20502. Commenters are encouraged to or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal sent overnight, no later than December
submit their comments to OMB via Government. 11, 2017, or hand delivered to RUS by
email to: OIRA_Submission@ Number of Respondents: 1,035. this deadline, to be eligible under this
OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806 NOSA. Late or incomplete applications
Frequency of Responses: will not be eligible for FY 2017 grant
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and to Departmental Clearance Office,
USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. funding.
Washington, DC 20250–7602. Copies of Total Burden Hours: 3,026. • Electronic applications must be
the submission(s) may be obtained by submitted through Grants.gov no later
Ruth Brown, than midnight Eastern Standard Time
calling (202) 720–8958.
An agency may not conduct or Departmental Information Collection December 11, 2017 to be eligible under
sponsor a collection of information Clearance Officer. this notice for FY 2017 grant funding.
unless the collection of information [FR Doc. 2017–22052 Filed 10–11–17; 8:45 am] Late or incomplete electronic
displays a currently valid OMB control BILLING CODE 3410–34–P applications will not be eligible.

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