83_FR_11539 83 FR 11488 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

83 FR 11488 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 51 (March 15, 2018)

Page Range11488-11489
FR Document2018-05250

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11488-11489]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05250]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 12, 2018.
    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 April 
16, 2018 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: Volunteer Application and Agreement for Natural and Cultural 
Resource Agencies.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-0080.
    Summary of Collection: The Volunteer Act of 1972, (Pub. L. 92-300), 
as amended, authorizes Federal land management agencies to use 
volunteers and volunteer organizations to plan, develop, maintain and 
manage, where appropriate, trails and campground facilities, improve 
wildlife habitat, and perform other useful and important conservation 
services throughout the Nation. Participating agencies in Department of 
Agriculture: Forest Service and National Resources Conservation 
Service; Department of the Interior: National Park Service, Fish and 
Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
Enforcement, and U.S. Geological Survey; Department of Defense: U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers and Department of Commerce: National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric; Administration--Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. 
Agencies will collect information using Common Forms OF 301--Volunteer 
Service Application; OF 301a Volunteer Service Agreement and OF 301b 
Volunteer Service Agreement and Sign-up Form for Groups.
    Need and Use of the Information: Agencies will collect the names, 
addresses, and certain information about individuals who are interested 
in public service as volunteers. The information is used by the 
agencies as a position application, to review and determine if a 
potential volunteer is a good fit for a particular volunteer position. 
The OF-301a is used to enroll volunteers, collect contact information, 
parent or guardian approval, describe duties, project locations, 
schedules and any reimbursements, describe safety requirements and 
delineate any other terms of service. The OF-301b form is

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used to record the name and contact information of the volunteer group, 
and the names and signatures of volunteers participating in a project. 
If the information is not collected, participating natural resource 
agencies will be unable to recruit and/or screen volunteer applicants 
or administer/run volunteer programs that are crucial to assisting 
these agencies in fulfilling their missions.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 516,134.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Other: One time.
    Total Burden Hours: 77,941.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-05250 Filed 3-14-18; 8:45 am]
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11488 Notices Federal Register Vol. 83, No. 51 Thursday, March 15, 2018 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER Dated: March 6, 2018. unless the collection of information contains documents other than rules or Lynn P. Winston, displays a currently valid OMB control proposed rules that are applicable to the Chief, Information and Records Division, number and the agency informs public. Notices of hearings and investigations, FOIA Public Liaison, Agency Records Officer, potential persons who are to respond to committee meetings, agency decisions and U.S. Agency for International Development, the collection of information that such rulings, delegations of authority, filing of Bureau for Management, Office of persons are not required to respond to petitions and applications and agency Management Service, Information and statements of organization and functions are the collection of information unless it Records Division (M/MS/IRD), 1300 displays a currently valid OMB control examples of documents appearing in this Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 2.07–70, section. number. Washington, DC 20523. [FR Doc. 2018–04879 Filed 3–14–18; 8:45 am] Forest Service U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL BILLING CODE 6116–01–M Title: Volunteer Application and DEVELOPMENT Agreement for Natural and Cultural Resource Agencies. Notice of Public Information Collection DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OMB Control Number: 0596–0080. Requirements Submitted to OMB for Summary of Collection: The Submission for OMB Review; Volunteer Act of 1972, (Pub. L. 92–300), Review Comment Request as amended, authorizes Federal land SUMMARY: U.S. Agency for International management agencies to use volunteers March 12, 2018. and volunteer organizations to plan, Development (USAID) has submitted The Department of Agriculture has develop, maintain and manage, where the following information collection to submitted the following information appropriate, trails and campground OMB for review and clearance under the collection requirement(s) to OMB for facilities, improve wildlife habitat, and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. review and clearance under the perform other useful and important Comments regarding this information Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, conservation services throughout the collection are best assured of having Public Law 104–13. Comments are Nation. Participating agencies in their full effect if received within 30 requested regarding (1) whether the Department of Agriculture: Forest days of this notification. Comments collection of information is necessary Service and National Resources should be addressed to: Desk Officer for for the proper performance of the Conservation Service; Department of the USAID, Office of Information and functions of the agency, including Interior: National Park Service, Fish and Regulatory Affairs, Office of whether the information will have Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management and Budget (OMB), 725 practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the Management, Bureau of Reclamation, 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 agency’s estimate of burden including Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of or email address: OIRA_Submission@ the validity of the methodology and Surface Mining Reclamation and OMB.eop.gov. Copies of submission may assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance Enforcement, and U.S. Geological be obtained by calling (202) 712–5007. the quality, utility and clarity of the Survey; Department of Defense: U.S. information to be collected; and (4) Army Corps of Engineers and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ways to minimize the burden of the Department of Commerce: National OMB Number: OMB 0412–XXXX. collection of information on those who Oceanic and Atmospheric; are to respond, including through the Administration—Office of National Form No.: AID 309–2. use of appropriate automated, Marine Sanctuaries. Agencies will Title: Offeror Information for Personal electronic, mechanical, or other collect information using Common Services Contracts with Individuals. technological collection techniques and Forms OF 301—Volunteer Service Type: Renewal. other forms of information technology. Application; OF 301a Volunteer Service Comments regarding this information Agreement and OF 301b Volunteer Purpose: United States Agency for collection received by April 16, 2018 Service Agreement and Sign-up Form International Development must collect will be considered. Written comments for Groups. information for reporting purposes to should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Need and Use of the Information: Congress and Office of Acquisition and Agriculture, Office of Information and Agencies will collect the names, Assistance Contract Administration. Regulatory Affairs, Office of addresses, and certain information This form will be used to collect Management and Budget (OMB), New about individuals who are interested in information to determine the most Executive Office Building, 725 17th public service as volunteers. The qualified person for a position without Street NW, Washington, DC, 20503. information is used by the agencies as gathering information that may lead to Commentors are encouraged to submit a position application, to review and discrimination or bias towards or their comments to OMB via email to: determine if a potential volunteer is a sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES gathered from applicant. OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax good fit for a particular volunteer Annual Reporting Burden: (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental position. The OF–301a is used to enroll Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail volunteers, collect contact information, Respondents per request: 1. Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– parent or guardian approval, describe Total annual responses: 12,684. 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may duties, project locations, schedules and Total annual hours requested: 12,684. be obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. any reimbursements, describe safety An agency may not conduct or requirements and delineate any other sponsor a collection of information terms of service. The OF–301b form is VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:34 Mar 14, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15MRN1.SGM 15MRN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 51 / Thursday, March 15, 2018 / Notices 11489 used to record the name and contact fax to (202) 245–4793. Comments may (domestic and foreign) (‘‘Other information of the volunteer group, and also be posted on: https:// Government Officials’’); and (3) the names and signatures of volunteers www.regulations.gov/. All comments representatives of the regulated participating in a project. If the must include the Agency’s name and establishments and businesses, such as information is not collected, docket number, FSIS–2015–0015, and importers and exporters of food participating natural resource agencies will be publicly posted, including any products, who require access to PHIS will be unable to recruit and/or screen personal information submitted, on (‘‘Business Personnel’’). PHIS collects volunteer applicants or administer/run https://www.regulations.gov. Docket: To from all three user groups basic volunteer programs that are crucial to obtain a copy of, or to view, the docket, identifying contact information. The assisting these agencies in fulfilling visit FSIS Docket Room, Patriots Plaza system also collects identifying their missions. 3, 355 E Street SW, Room 164–A, information about individuals who are Description of Respondents: Washington, DC 20250–3700, 8:00 a.m. not PHIS users, but whose names may Individuals or households. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. appear in records entered by a user, for Number of Respondents: 516,134. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: contact purposes. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Roberta Wagner, Assistant PHIS obtains and stores the On occasion; Other: One time. Administrator, Office of Policy and identifying information for USDA Total Burden Hours: 77,941. Program Development (OPPD), FSIS, Personnel, including: the user’s and Room 350–E, Jamie Whitten Building, supervisor’s full names, titles, duty Ruth Brown, stations, business contact information, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Departmental Information Collection assigned PHIS role(s), and USDA Clearance Officer. Washington, DC 20250, or Neal Westgerdes, PHIS System Owner/ eAuthentication numbers. This [FR Doc. 2018–05250 Filed 3–14–18; 8:45 am] Manager, OPPD, FSIS, Room 2925– information is used for contacting BILLING CODE 3411–15–P South, 1400 Independence Ave. SW personnel, shipping documents and supplies, inspection assignment Washington, DC 20250, (202) 205–4233. For Privacy Questions: Marj Leaming, scheduling and for security and access DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE control purposes. In addition to this USDA Privacy Officer, Policy, E- [Docket No. FSIS–2015–0015] Government and Fair Information basic identifying contact information, Practices, Office of the Chief the system receives employee profile Privacy Act of 1974; New System of information for USDA Personnel from Information Officer, USDA, 1400 Records the National Finance Center, including, Independence Ave. SW, Room 450–W, but not limited to: Social security AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Washington, DC 20250; telephone 202– numbers (stored in masked formats); Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 205–0926. hire dates; organizational level; pay SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The plan; and locality and pay code. This ACTION: Notice of a new system of records. Privacy Act requires agencies to publish employee profile data are used to verify in the Federal Register (FR) a notice of USDA Personnel employment status. SUMMARY: In accordance with the any new or revised system of records. A For Other Government Officials and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the ‘‘system of records’’ is a group of any Business Personnel, the system collects Department of Agriculture (USDA) records under the control of an agency information including the name and proposes a new Food Safety and from which information is retrievable by title of the user, business contact Inspection Service (FSIS) system of the name of the individual or by some information, and PHIS roles and USDA records entitled: USDA/FSIS–0004, unique identifier assigned to the eAuthentication information. From Public Health Information System individual. USDA is proposing to Business Personnel, it collects the user’s (PHIS). PHIS is a Web-based system that establish a new system of records, entity name and associated business or collects information generated from entitled USDA/FSIS–04, Public Health tax identification numbers, as FSIS inspection, compliance Information System (PHIS). The primary applicable. Only basic contact verification, notification and monitoring purpose of PHIS is to collect information is collected about activities regarding the slaughter, information gathered by USDA individuals who are not PHIS users, but processing, import and export of meat, Personnel from their inspection, whose names appear in records entered and poultry and egg products. Within compliance verification and notification by a user. PHIS, FSIS maintains contact and other activities at regulated establishments, USDA Personnel enter records in identifying information about and to assess data entered by Business connection with their inspection, employees and contractors of USDA, Personnel. PHIS enhances USDA’s compliance verification, and government officials, representatives of ability to predict hazards and notification activities at regulated regulated establishments, and third vulnerabilities in the food supply and establishments. The records entered by parties. thus prevent or mitigate food safety- Other Government Officials include related threats to the public health in a documents concerning the equivalence DATES: Applicable date: April 16, 2018. timely manner. Additionally, in regard of foreign inspection systems, Written comments must be received on to imports and exports, PHIS provides documents concerning State program or before the above date. The proposed USDA and other domestic and foreign inspection verification and activities, system will be adopted on the above regulatory authorities with information responses to USDA decisions, and date, without further notice, unless it is requests for information from USDA. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES to monitor the movement of meat, modified in response to comments, in poultry and egg products in advance of Business Personnel enter records in which case the notice will be re- a shipment’s arrival. connection with, or in response to, published. USDA grants PHIS access to and USDA Personnel’s activities and ADDRESSES: Send written comments to: collect information from the following decisions, and requests for services from Docket Clerk, FSIS, Patriots Plaza 3, 355 user groups: (1) Employees and USDA. Examples include records E Street SW, Mailstop 3782, Room 8– contractors of USDA (‘‘USDA supporting compliance with FSIS 163B, Washington, DC 20250–3700 or Personnel’’); (2) government officials regulations, such as applications for VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:34 Mar 14, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15MRN1.SGM 15MRN1


Document Created: 2018-03-15 02:38:04
Document Modified: 2018-03-15 02:38:04
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
FR Citation83 FR 11488 
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