82 FR 48786 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 202 (October 20, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-22793

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 17, 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 
20, 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), 
[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

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displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: Evaluation of Alternatives to Improve Elderly Access to 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Study.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), under 
authorization of SEC. 17. [7 U.S.C. 2026] of the FOOD AND NUTRITION ACT 
OF 2008, as amended, intends to conduct the Evaluation of Alternatives 
to Improve Elderly Access. FNS is interested in exploring whether 
policy options designed to improve access to the Supplemental Nutrition 
Assistance Program (SNAP) for the elderly are effective. The objective 
of the study is to better understand how to maximize elder (60+) access 
to SNAP.
    Need and Use of the Information: This study will provide FNS with a 
better understanding of the barriers to serving elderly populations in 
SNAP and the extent to which available policy options improve program 
access, whether certain program models or combinations are more 
effective than others, and what tradeoffs exist between program 
simplification/access goals and ensuring benefit adequacy.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals/Households (681); Business-
not-for-profit (90) and State, Local & Tribal agencies (253).
    Number of Respondents: 1,024.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Once.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,380.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER the collection of information unless it Total Burden Hours: 34,523 over the
contains documents other than rules or displays a currently valid OMB control three-year approval.
proposed rules that are applicable to the number.
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Ruth Brown,
committee meetings, agency decisions and Food and Nutrition Service Departmental Information Collection
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of Clearance Officer.
Title: Special Nutrition Programs
petitions and applications and agency [FR Doc. 2017–22767 Filed 10–19–17; 8:45 am]
statements of organization and functions are Quick Response Surveys.
examples of documents appearing in this OMB Control Number: 0584–0613. BILLING CODE 3410–30–P

section. Summary of Collection: FNS is
submitting a revision to this generic
clearance to include more detailed DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE information concerning the sample Submission for OMB Review;
frame data collection. This generic Comment Request
Submission for OMB Review; clearance, which allows the Food and
Comment Request Nutrition Service (FNS) to quickly October 17, 2017.
October 17, 2017. collect and analyze specific information The Department of Agriculture has
The Department of Agriculture has from State and local administrators of submitted the following information
submitted the following information the Special Nutrition Programs (SNP), collection requirement(s) to OMB for
collection requirement(s) to OMB for includes two data collections: (1) An review and clearance under the
review and clearance under the annual sample frame data collection and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (2) quick response surveys. FNS Public Law 104–13. Comments are
Public Law 104–13. Comments are conducts lengthy, large, and complex requested regarding (1) whether the
requested regarding (1) whether the studies on broad topics about the SNPs, collection of information is necessary
collection of information is necessary which often take several years to for the proper performance of the
for the proper performance of the complete. The Quick Response Surveys functions of the agency, including
functions of the agency, including provides a mechanism for succinct, whether the information will have
whether the information will have quick-turnaround studies to practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the complement the larger SNP studies. agency’s estimate of burden including
agency’s estimate of burden including Collecting sample frame data on an the validity of the methodology and
the validity of the methodology and annual basis provides FNS the assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance flexibility to conduct these shorter, the quality, utility and clarity of the
the quality, utility and clarity of the quick-turnaround studies. This generic information to be collected; and (4)
information to be collected; and (4) clearance enables FNS to administer the ways to minimize the burden of the
ways to minimize the burden of the SNPs more effectively by providing a collection of information on those who
collection of information on those who mechanism for rapidly collecting are to respond, including through the
are to respond, including through the current information on specific time- use of appropriate automated,
use of appropriate automated, sensitive features or issues. electronic, mechanical, or other
electronic, mechanical, or other Need and Use of the Information: FNS technological collection techniques or
technological collection techniques or will use the data collected for the other forms of information technology.
other forms of information technology. sample frames to identify the universe Comments regarding this information
Comments regarding this information of entities that can be sampled for the collection received by November 20,
collection received by November 20, quick-response surveys. These surveys 2017 will be considered. Written
2017 will be considered. Written will collect information from key comments should be addressed to: Desk
comments should be addressed to: Desk administrators of the SNPs at the State, Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Officer for Agriculture, Office of local, and site level in response to Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Information and Regulatory Affairs, various program and research questions Office of Management and Budget
Office of Management and Budget resulting from the larger and more (OMB), OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov
(OMB), OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov complex SNP studies. The data or fax (202) 395–5806 and to
or fax (202) 395–5806 and to collected from these quick turnaround Departmental Clearance Office, USDA,
Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, studies will be used to answer policy OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC
OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC and implementation questions posed by 20250–7602. Copies of the
20250–7602. Copies of the the larger studies and will enable FNS submission(s) may be obtained by
submission(s) may be obtained by to monitor program funding, comply calling (202) 720–8958.
calling (202) 720–8958. with statutes and regulations, and adopt An agency may not conduct or
An agency may not conduct or program changes. sponsor a collection of information
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sponsor a collection of information Description of Respondents: Not-for unless the collection of information
unless the collection of information profit institutions and State, Local, or displays a currently valid OMB control
displays a currently valid OMB control Tribal Government. number and the agency informs
number and the agency informs Number of Respondents: 107,740 over potential persons who are to respond to
potential persons who are to respond to the three-year approval. the collection of information that such
the collection of information that such Frequency of Responses: Reporting: persons are not required to respond to
persons are not required to respond to On Occasion; Annually. the collection of information unless it

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displays a currently valid OMB control effective on December 15, 2008, and described in five notices published in
number. enforcement of those requirements is the Federal Register.1
being phased in. In 2009, we initiated a Commenters on these notices asked
Food and Nutrition Service that we consider establishing a program
blanket declaration pilot program for
Title: Evaluation of Alternatives to participants in U.S. Customs and Border through which importers could submit
Improve Elderly Access to Protection’s expedited border release periodic blanket declarations instead of
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance programs. In this notice, we are submitting declarations with each
Program (SNAP) Study. announcing the end of the blanket shipment. The commenters noted that
OMB Control Number: 0584–NEW. declaration pilot program and providing such declarations would reduce the
Summary of Collection: The Food and paperwork burden on affected entities,
guidance on how participants in the
Nutrition Service (FNS), under reduce costs, and could, in addition,
program may continue to file
authorization of SEC. 17. [7 U.S.C. 2026] improve the quality and usefulness of
declarations as required by the Lacey
of the FOOD AND NUTRITION ACT OF the information collected. Some
Act.
2008, as amended, intends to conduct commenters provided detailed
the Evaluation of Alternatives to DATES:The blanket declaration pilot descriptions of possible blanket
Improve Elderly Access. FNS is program will end on April 18, 2018. declaration programs.
interested in exploring whether policy In response to these comments, the
options designed to improve access to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Animal and Plant Health Inspection
the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Richard Schading, Regulatory Policy Service (APHIS) began a pilot blanket
Program (SNAP) for the elderly are Specialist, Permitting and Compliance declaration program on May 1, 2009 for
effective. The objective of the study is Coordination, Compliance and participants in U.S. Customs and Border
to better understand how to maximize Environmental Coordination Branch, Protection’s (CBP’s) expedited border
elder (60+) access to SNAP. PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 60, release programs, Automated Line
Need and Use of the Information: Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 851– Release (ALR) or Border Release
This study will provide FNS with a 2045. Advance Screening and Selectivity
better understanding of the barriers to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (BRASS) in CBP’s Automated
serving elderly populations in SNAP Commercial System (ACS). This pilot
and the extent to which available policy Background program tested the feasibility of
options improve program access, collecting the required information
whether certain program models or The Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. 3371 et
through the use of a monthly ‘‘blanket’’
combinations are more effective than seq.), first enacted in 1900 and
declaration, with subsequent
others, and what tradeoffs exist between significantly amended in 1981, is the
reconciliation reports. Blanket
program simplification/access goals and United States’ oldest wildlife protection
declarations could be used to declare
ensuring benefit adequacy. statute. The Act combats trafficking in
routine and/or repeat shipments. The
Description of Respondents: illegally taken wildlife, fish, and plants. pilot program for the Lacey Act blanket
Individuals/Households (681); Business- The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act declaration was open only to those
not-for-profit (90) and State, Local & of 2008, effective May 22, 2008, entities participating in ALR or BRASS.
Tribal agencies (253). amended the Lacey Act by expanding its Eligible importers who wished to
Number of Respondents: 1,024. protections to a broader range of plants participate in the pilot were required to
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: and plant products (Section 8204, send a letter to APHIS specifically
Once. Prevention of Illegal Logging Practices). requesting participation in the program.
Total Burden Hours: 1,380. As amended, the Lacey Act now makes Eighty-two individual companies
Ruth Brown, it unlawful to, among other things, registered a total of 119 participants
import, export, transport, sell, receive, with the pilot program. We note that by
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer. acquire, or purchase in interstate or January 2017, only eight companies
[FR Doc. 2017–22793 Filed 10–19–17; 8:45 am]
foreign commerce any plant, with some were still participating in the program.
limited exceptions, taken, possessed, Executive Order 13659 required CBP
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transported, or sold in violation of any to create a ‘‘single window’’ for trade to
Federal, State, tribal, or foreign law that file entries through its Automated
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE protects plants or that regulates the theft Commercial Environment (ACE). As a
of plants; the taking of plants from a result, the ACS was discontinued and
Animal and Plant Health Inspection park, forest reserve, or other officially entries are no longer filed in that
Service protected area; the taking of plants from system.
an officially designated area; or the Due to the development of the ACE
[Docket No. APHIS–2008–0119]
taking of plants without, or contrary to, system, and a diminishing number of
Implementation of Revised Lacey Act required authorization. participants, APHIS has decided to end
Provisions In addition, Section 3 of the Lacey the pilot program on April 18, 2018.
Act, as amended, makes it unlawful, CBP’s BRASS program will continue to
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health operate as it did prior to the creation of
beginning December 15, 2008, to import
Inspection Service, USDA. the pilot program, and participants in
plants and plant products without an
ACTION: Notice. the blanket declaration pilot program
import declaration. The declaration
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must contain, among other things, the will not lose their line release status in
SUMMARY: The Food, Conservation, and the expedited border release programs.
Energy Act of 2008 amended the Lacey scientific name of the plant, value of the
importation, quantity of the plant, and When the program ends, importers
Act to provide, among other things, that whose products are subject to the Lacey
importers submit a declaration at the the name of the country in which the
time of importation for certain plants plant was harvested. Currently, 1 To view these notices and the comments we
and plant products. The declaration enforcement of the declaration received, go to http://www.regulations.gov/
requirements of the Lacey Act became requirement is being phased in, as #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2008-0119.

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		82 FR 48786