83 FR 24273 - Opportunity for Designation in the Topeka, Kansas; Minot, North Dakota; Cincinnati, Ohio; Pocatello, Idaho; Evansville, Indiana; Salt Lake City, Utah; West Sacramento, California; Richmond, Virginia; and Savage, Minnesota Areas; Request for Comments on the Official Agencies Servicing This Area
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 102 (May 25, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 102 (May 25, 2018)
| Page Range | 24273-24274 | |
| FR Document | 2018-11294 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 102 (Friday, May 25, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 24273-24274] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-11294] [[Page 24273]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Opportunity for Designation in the Topeka, Kansas; Minot, North Dakota; Cincinnati, Ohio; Pocatello, Idaho; Evansville, Indiana; Salt Lake City, Utah; West Sacramento, California; Richmond, Virginia; and Savage, Minnesota Areas; Request for Comments on the Official Agencies Servicing This Area AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The designations of the following official agencies listed below will end on the prescribed dates: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Headquarters Official agency location and Designation telephone end ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kansas Grain Inspection Service, Topeka, KS--785-233- 6/30/2018 Inc. 7063. Minot Grain Inspection, Inc....... Minot, ND--701-838- 6/30/2018 1734. Tri-State Grain Inspection Cincinnati, OH--513- 6/30/2018 Service, Inc. 251-6571. Idaho Grain Inspection Service, Pocatello, ID--208- 9/30/2018 Inc. 233-8303. Ohio Valley Grain Inspection, Inc. Evansville, IN--812- 9/30/2018 423-9010. Utah Department of Agriculture and Salt Lake City, UT-- 9/30/2018 Food. 801-392-2292. California Agri Inspection Co., West Sacramento, CA-- 12/31/2018 Ltd. 916-374-9700. Virginia Department of Agriculture Richmond, VA--757- 12/31/2018 and Consumer Services. 494-2455. State Grain Inspection, Inc....... Savage, MN--952-808- 12/31/2018 8566. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are asking persons or governmental agencies interested in providing official services in the areas presently served by these agencies to submit an application for designation. In addition, we are asking for comments on the quality of services provided by the following designated agencies: Kansas Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Kansas); Minot Grain Inspection, Inc. (Minot); Tri-State Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Tri-State); Idaho Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Idaho); Ohio Valley Grain Inspection, Inc. (Ohio Valley); Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (Utah); California Agri Inspection Co., Ltd. (Cal-Agri); Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (Virginia); and State Grain Inspection, Inc. (State Grain). The realignment of offices within the U.S. Department of Agriculture authorized by the Secretary's Memorandum dated November 14, 2017, eliminates the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) as a standalone agency. The grain inspection activities formerly part of GIPSA are now organized under AMS. DATES: Applications and comments must be received by June 25, 2018. ADDRESSES: Submit applications and comments concerning this Notice using any of the following methods:Applying for Designation on the Internet: Use FGISonline (https://fgis.gipsa.usda.gov/default_home_FGIS.aspx) and then click on the Delegations/Designations and Export Registrations (DDR) link. You will need to obtain an FGISonline customer number and USDA eAuthentication username and password prior to applying. Submit Comments Using the Internet: Go to Regulations.gov (http://www.regulations.gov). Instructions for submitting and reading comments are detailed on the site. Mail, Courier or Hand Delivery: Jacob Thein, Compliance Officer, USDA, AMS, FGIS, QACD, 10383 North Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, MO 64153. Fax: Jacob Thein, 816-872-1257 Email: [email protected] Read Applications and Comments: All applications and comments will be available for public inspection at the office above during regular business hours (7 CFR 1.27(c)). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Thein, 816-866-2223, [email protected] or [email protected] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 7(f) of the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA) authorizes the Secretary to designate a qualified applicant to provide official services in a specified area after determining that the applicant is better able than any other applicant to provide such official services (7 U.S.C. 79(f)). Under section 7(g) of the USGSA, designations of official agencies are effective for no longer than five years, unless terminated by the Secretary, and may be renewed according to the criteria and procedures prescribed in section 7(f) of the USGSA. Areas Open for Designation Kansas, Minot, and Tri-State: Areas of designation include Colorado, Kansas, and parts of Nebraska, Wyoming, North Dakota, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. Please see Federal Register (80 FR 7564- 7565) for designations of areas open for designation. Idaho, Ohio Valley, and Utah: Areas of designation include Utah and parts of Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Please see Federal Register (80 FR 37581) for designations of areas open for designation. Cal-Agri and Virginia: Areas of designation include Virginia and parts of California. Please see Federal Register (80 FR 37580) for designations of areas open for designation. State Grain: Areas of designation include parts of Minnesota. Please see Federal Register (82 FR 30818-30819) for designations of areas open for designation. Opportunity for Designation Interested persons or governmental agencies may apply for designation to provide official services in the geographic areas of the official agencies specified above under the provisions of section 7(f) of the USGSA and 7 CFR 800.196. Designation in the specified geographic areas for Kansas, Minot, and Tri-State is for the period beginning July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2023. Designation in the specified geographic areas for Idaho, Ohio Valley, and Utah is for the period beginning October 1, 2018, to September 30, 2023. Designation in the specified geographic areas for Cal-Agri, Virginia, [[Page 24274]] and State Grain is for the period beginning January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2023. To apply for designation or to request more information on the geographic areas serviced by these official agencies, contact Jacob Thein at the address listed above. Request for Comments We are publishing this Notice to provide interested persons the opportunity to comment on the quality of services provided by the Kansas, Minot, Tri-State, Idaho, Ohio Valley, Utah, Cal-Agri, Virginia, and State Grain official agencies. In the designation process, we are particularly interested in receiving comments citing reasons and pertinent data supporting or objecting to the designation of the applicant(s). Submit all comments to Jacob Thein at the above address or at http://www.regulations.gov. We consider applications, comments, and other available information when determining which applicants will be designated. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87k. Dated: May 22, 2018. Greg Ibach, Under Secretary, Marketing and Regulatory Programs. [FR Doc. 2018-11294 Filed 5-24-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-02-P
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and State Grain is for the period Agriculture, Office of Information and crop substitution possibilities. Without
beginning January 1, 2019, to December Regulatory Affairs, Office of these data, decision makers cannot
31, 2023. To apply for designation or to Management and Budget (OMB), New analyze and report on critical issues that
request more information on the Executive Office Building, Washington, affect farms and farm households when
geographic areas serviced by these DC; New Executive Office Building, pesticide regulatory actions are being
official agencies, contact Jacob Thein at 725—17th Street NW, Washington, DC, considered.
the address listed above. 20503. Commenters are encouraged to Description of Respondents: Farms;
submit their comments to OMB via Business or other for-profit.
Request for Comments email to: OIRA_Submission@ Number of Respondents: 131,619.
We are publishing this Notice to omb.eop.gov or fax (202) 395–5806 and Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
provide interested persons the to Departmental Clearance Office, Annually.
opportunity to comment on the quality USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Total Burden Hours: 105,615.
of services provided by the Kansas, Washington, DC 20250–7602. National Agricultural Statistics Service
Minot, Tri-State, Idaho, Ohio Valley, Comments regarding these
Utah, Cal-Agri, Virginia, and State Grain information collections are best assured Title: Irrigation and Water
official agencies. In the designation of having their full effect if received by Management Survey (IWMS).
process, we are particularly interested June 25, 2018. Copies of the OMB Control Number: 0535–0234.
submission(s) may be obtained by Summary of Collection: The Irrigation
in receiving comments citing reasons
calling (202) 720–8681. and Water Management Survey (IWMS)
and pertinent data supporting or
An agency may not conduct or is a reinstatement of a previously
objecting to the designation of the
sponsor a collection of information conducted survey (2013 Farm and
applicant(s). Submit all comments to
unless the collection of information Ranch Irrigation Survey). The IWMS is
Jacob Thein at the above address or at
displays a currently valid OMB control a follow-on survey and in integral part
http://www.regulations.gov.
number and the agency informs of the 2017 Census of Agriculture which
We consider applications, comments,
potential persons who are to respond to is conducted every five years under the
and other available information when
the collection of information that such authority of the Census of Agriculture
determining which applicants will be
persons are not required to respond to Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105–113). This law
designated.
the collection of information unless it requires the Secretary of Agriculture to
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k. displays a currently valid OMB control conduct a census of agriculture
Dated: May 22, 2018. number. beginning in 2002 and every fifth year
Greg Ibach, thereafter (prior to 1997 the census was
National Agricultural Statistics Service conducted by the Department of
Under Secretary, Marketing and Regulatory
Programs. Title: Agricultural Resource Commerce). The 2018 IWMS will be
[FR Doc. 2018–11294 Filed 5–24–18; 8:45 am] Management, Chemical Use, and Post- obtaining data describing the irrigation
BILLING CODE 3410–02–P
Harvest Chemical Use Surveys. activities of U.S. farm operations. Some
OMB Control Number: 0535–0218. of these activities are of National
Summary of Collection: The primary concern, such as the use of chemigation,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE functions of the National Agricultural fertigation and water-conserving
Statistics Service (NASS) are to prepare practices of irrigators. The 2018 IWMS
Submission for OMB Review; and issue State and national estimates of will play an important part in providing
Comment Request crop and livestock production, critically needed data to address these
disposition, and prices and to collect types of issues.
May 21, 2018. information on related environmental Need and Use of the Information:
The Department of Agriculture will and economic factors. Detailed NASS will collect information from the
submit the following information economic and environmental data for IWMS on acres irrigated by land use
collection requirement(s) to OMB for various crops and livestock help to category, acres and yields of irrigated
review and clearance under the maintain a stable economic atmosphere and non-irrigated crops, quantity of
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and reduce the risk for production, water applied, method of application to
Public Law 104–13 on or after the date marketing, and distribution operations. selected crops, acres irrigated, quantity
of publication of this notice. Comments The Agricultural Resource Management of water used by source, acres irrigated
are requested regarding: (1) Whether the Surveys (ARMS), are the primary source by type of water distribution systems,
collection of information is necessary of information for the U.S. Department and number of irrigation wells and
for the proper performance of the of Agriculture on a broad range of issues pumps. The primary purpose of IWMS
functions of the agency, including related to agricultural resource use, cost is to provide detailed data relating to
whether the information will have of production, and farm sector financial on-farm irrigation activities for use in
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the conditions. NASS uses a variety of preparing a wide variety of water-
agency’s estimate of burden including survey instruments to collect the related local programs, economic
the validity of the methodology and information in conjunction with these models, legislative initiatives, market
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance studies. General authority for these data analyses, and feasibility studies. The
the quality, utility and clarity of the collection activities is granted under absence of the study data would
information to be collected; and (4) U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204. certainly affect irrigation policy
ways to minimize the burden of the Need and Use of the Information: decisions, federal programs, legislation,
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1
collection of information on those who ARMS is the only annual source of and impact studies would instead be
are to respond, including through the whole farm information available for subject to greater uncertainty and error.
use of appropriate automated, objective evaluation of many critical Description of Respondents: Farms;
electronic, mechanical, or other issues related to agriculture and the Business or other for-profit.
technological collection techniques or rural economy, such as: Whole farm Number of Respondents: 35,100.
other forms of information technology finance data, marketing information, Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for input usage, production practices, and Other (one-time).
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| FR Citation | 83 FR 24273 |
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