83 FR 15784 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 71 (April 12, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-07572

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 71 (Thursday, April 12, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 71 (Thursday, April 12, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 9, 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 or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by May 14, 
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 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.

Natural Resources Conservation Service

    Title: Long Term Contracting.
    OMB Control Number: 0578-0013.
    Summary of Collection: The Long Term Contracting regulations at 7 
CFR part 630, and the Conservation program regulations at 7 CFR 624, 
625, 701 set forth the basic policies, program provisions, and 
eligibility requirements for owners and operators to enter into and 
carry out long-term conservation program contracts with technical 
assistance under the various program. These programs are administered 
by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). These programs 
authorize federal technical and financial long-term cost sharing 
assistance for conservation treatment with eligible land users and 
entities. Under the terms of the agreement, the participant agrees to 
apply, or arrange to apply, the conservation treatment specified in the 
conservation plan. In return for this agreement, Federal financial 
assistance payments are made to the land user, or third party, upon 
successful application of the conservation treatment.
    Need and Use of the Information: NRCS will collect information 
using several NRCS forms. The forms are needed to administer NRCS long-
term contracting programs as authorized. NRCS uses the information to 
ensure the proper utilization of program funds.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Farms; Not-
for-profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 5,560.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting; Annually, Other (As required).
    Total Burden Hours: 3,085.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER potential persons who are to respond to DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
contains documents other than rules or the collection of information that such
proposed rules that are applicable to the persons are not required to respond to Submission for OMB Review;
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Comment Request
the collection of information unless it
committee meetings, agency decisions and
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of displays a currently valid OMB control April 9, 2018.
petitions and applications and agency number. The Department of Agriculture has
statements of organization and functions are submitted the following information
examples of documents appearing in this
Natural Resources Conservation
Service collection requirement(s) to Office of
section. Management and Budget (OMB) for
Title: Long Term Contracting. review and clearance under the
OMB Control Number: 0578–0013. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Public Law 104–13. Comments are
Summary of Collection: The Long requested regarding (1) whether the
Submission for OMB Review; Term Contracting regulations at 7 CFR
Comment Request collection of information is necessary
part 630, and the Conservation program for the proper performance of the
April 9, 2018. regulations at 7 CFR 624, 625, 701 set functions of the agency, including
The Department of Agriculture has forth the basic policies, program whether the information will have
submitted the following information provisions, and eligibility requirements practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
collection requirement(s) to OMB for for owners and operators to enter into agency’s estimate of burden including
review and clearance under the and carry out long-term conservation the validity of the methodology and
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, program contracts with technical assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
Public Law 104–13. Comments are assistance under the various program. the quality, utility and clarity of the
requested regarding (1) whether the These programs are administered by the information to be collected; (4) ways to
collection of information is necessary Natural Resources Conservation Service minimize the burden of the collection of
for the proper performance of the (NRCS). These programs authorize information on those who are to
functions of the agency, including federal technical and financial long- respond, including through the use of
whether the information will have appropriate automated, electronic,
term cost sharing assistance for
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the mechanical, or other technological
conservation treatment with eligible
agency’s estimate of burden including collection techniques or other forms of
the validity of the methodology and land users and entities. Under the terms
information technology.
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance of the agreement, the participant agrees Comments regarding this information
the quality, utility and clarity of the to apply, or arrange to apply, the collection received by May 14, 2018 will
information to be collected; and (4) conservation treatment specified in the be considered. Written comments
ways to minimize the burden of the conservation plan. In return for this should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
collection of information on those who agreement, Federal financial assistance Agriculture, Office of Information and
are to respond, including through the payments are made to the land user, or Regulatory Affairs, Office of
use of appropriate automated, third party, upon successful application Management and Budget (OMB), New
electronic, mechanical, or other of the conservation treatment. Executive Office Building, 725 17th
technological collection techniques or Need and Use of the Information: Street NW, Washington, DC 20502.
other forms of information technology. NRCS will collect information using Commenters are encouraged to submit
Comments regarding this information their comments to OMB via email to:
several NRCS forms. The forms are
collection received by May 14, 2018 will OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
needed to administer NRCS long-term
be considered. Written comments fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
contracting programs as authorized.
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Agriculture, Office of Information and NRCS uses the information to ensure the
proper utilization of program funds. Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
Regulatory Affairs, Office of 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may
Management and Budget (OMB), New Description of Respondents: be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
Executive Office Building, 725—17th Individuals or households; Farms; Not- An agency may not conduct or
Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. for-profit institutions; State, Local or sponsor a collection of information
Commenters are encouraged to submit Tribal Government. unless the collection of information
their comments to OMB via email to: Number of Respondents: 5,560. displays a currently valid OMB control
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or number and the agency informs
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental Frequency of Responses: Reporting; potential persons who are to respond to
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Annually, Other (As required). the collection of information that such
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Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– Total Burden Hours: 3,085. persons are not required to respond to
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may the collection of information unless it
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. Ruth Brown,
displays a currently valid OMB control
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Section		Notices
FR Citation		83 FR 15784