83 FR 46136 - Notice of Request for Approval of New Information Collection for Almonds Grown in California (Marketing Order No. 981)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 177 (September 12, 2018)

Page Range		46136-46137
FR Document		2018-19827

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to request approval for ballots and a petition form used to collect nominations of members and alternates to serve on the Board. Once approved, the forms would be merged with other forms the Board and AMS uses to collect information under Federal Marketing Order No. 981, Almonds Grown in California.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Doc. No. AMS SC-18-0056; SC18-981-4]


Notice of Request for Approval of New Information Collection for 
Almonds Grown in California (Marketing Order No. 981)

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention 
to request approval for ballots and a petition form used to collect 
nominations of members and alternates to serve on the Board. Once 
approved, the forms would be merged with other forms the Board and AMS 
uses to collect information under Federal Marketing Order No. 981, 
Almonds Grown in California.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by November 13, 2018.
    Additional Information: Contact Andrew Hatch, Supervisory Marketing 
Specialist, Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Specialty Crops 
Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Stop 0237, Washington, 
DC 20250-0237; (202) 720-2491, Fax: (202) 720-8938, or Email: 
andrew.hatch@ams.usda.gov.
    Small businesses may request information on this notice by 
contacting Richard Lower, Marketing Order and Agreement Division, 
Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, STOP 
0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237; telephone (202) 720-2491, Fax: (202) 
720-8938, or Email: richard.lower@ams.usda.gov.
    Comments: Comments are welcome and should reference OMB No. 0581-
NEW and the Marketing Order for Almonds Grown in California, Marketing 
Order No. 981, and the date and page number of this issue of the 
Federal Register. Comments may be submitted by mail to the Docket 
Clerk, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, 
Stop 0237, Room 1406-S, Washington, DC 20250-0237; Fax: (202) 720-8938; 
or submitted online at http://www.regulations.gov. All comments 
received will be available for public inspection in the Office of the 
Docket Clerk during regular USDA business hours or they can be viewed 
at www.regulations.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Almonds Grown in California, Marketing Order No. 981.
    OMB Number: 0581-NEW.
    Expiration Date of Approval: This is a NEW collection.
    Type of Request: Approval of New Information Collection.
    Abstract: Under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 
(AMAA), as amended (7 U.S.C. 601-674), fresh fruits, vegetables and 
specialty crop industries can create marketing order programs that 
provide an opportunity for producers, in a specified production area, 
to work together to solve marketing problems. The Secretary of 
Agriculture is authorized to oversee the marketing order operations and 
to consider the issuance of regulations recommended by a committee of 
representatives from each commodity industry.
    The Almond Marketing Order, as amended, (7 CFR part 981), 
hereinafter referred to as the ``Order'' regulates the handling of 
almonds grown in California. The Order authorizes research and 
promotion activities, as well as quality regulations, and provides for 
the establishment of the Almond Board of California (Board).
    The Board locally administers the Order with USDA oversight. Board 
members and alternates are appointed by USDA from nominations submitted 
by industry members to the Board. The Board conducts the nomination 
process with a petition form completed by individual growers and 
handlers to nominate themselves or others. Industry members then 
complete ballots to vote on those individuals whose names would be 
submitted to USDA for consideration for appointment to the Board. Only 
authorized employees of the Board, and authorized representatives of 
the USDA, including AMS, Specialty Crops Program's regional and 
headquarters staff have access to information provided on the forms.
    Requesting public comments on the ballots and petition form 
described below is part of the process to obtain approval of the forms 
by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). These forms have been 
designated OMB No. 0581-NEW. The forms include Independent Grower 
Ballot (ABC-15), Independent Handler Ballot (ABC-16), Cooperative 
Grower Ballot (ABC-17), Cooperative Handler Ballot (ABC-18), and Grower 
Petition (ABC-19). Once approved by OMB, USDA will request permission 
to merge the ballots and petition form into OMB No. 0581-0178 Vegetable 
and Specialty Crops collection that includes other forms related to the 
Order.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 5.03 minutes per response.
    Respondents: Almond producers and handlers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 677.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 677.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 56.83 hours.
    Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed 
collection of the 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 
the burden of the proposed collection of information; (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.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.


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    Dated: September 7, 2018.
Bruce Summers,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER Marketing Order No. 981, and the date representatives of the USDA, including
contains documents other than rules or and page number of this issue of the AMS, Specialty Crops Program’s
proposed rules that are applicable to the Federal Register. Comments may be regional and headquarters staff have
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, submitted by mail to the Docket Clerk, access to information provided on the
committee meetings, agency decisions and Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA,
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of forms.
petitions and applications and agency
1400 Independence Avenue SW, Stop Requesting public comments on the
statements of organization and functions are 0237, Room 1406–S, Washington, DC
ballots and petition form described
examples of documents appearing in this 20250–0237; Fax: (202) 720–8938; or
below is part of the process to obtain
section. submitted online at http://
approval of the forms by the Office of
www.regulations.gov. All comments
received will be available for public Management and Budget (OMB). These
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE inspection in the Office of the Docket forms have been designated OMB No.
Clerk during regular USDA business 0581–NEW. The forms include
Agricultural Marketing Service hours or they can be viewed at Independent Grower Ballot (ABC–15),
www.regulations.gov. Independent Handler Ballot (ABC–16),
[Doc. No. AMS SC–18–0056; SC18–981–4]
Cooperative Grower Ballot (ABC–17),
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Request for Approval of New Cooperative Handler Ballot (ABC–18),
Title: Almonds Grown in California,
Information Collection for Almonds and Grower Petition (ABC–19). Once
Marketing Order No. 981.
Grown in California (Marketing Order approved by OMB, USDA will request
OMB Number: 0581–NEW.
No. 981) Expiration Date of Approval: This is permission to merge the ballots and
a NEW collection. petition form into OMB No. 0581–0178
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, Vegetable and Specialty Crops
USDA. Type of Request: Approval of New
Information Collection. collection that includes other forms
ACTION: Notice and request for related to the Order.
Abstract: Under the Agricultural
comments.
Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
SUMMARY: In accordance with the (AMAA), as amended (7 U.S.C. 601– burden for this collection of information
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 674), fresh fruits, vegetables and is estimated to average 5.03 minutes per
notice announces the Agricultural specialty crop industries can create response.
Marketing Service’s (AMS) intention to marketing order programs that provide
Respondents: Almond producers and
request approval for ballots and a an opportunity for producers, in a
handlers.
petition form used to collect specified production area, to work
nominations of members and alternates together to solve marketing problems. Estimated Number of Respondents:
to serve on the Board. Once approved, The Secretary of Agriculture is 677.
the forms would be merged with other authorized to oversee the marketing Estimated Number of Responses: 677.
forms the Board and AMS uses to order operations and to consider the
Estimated Number of Responses per
collect information under Federal issuance of regulations recommended
Respondent: 1.
Marketing Order No. 981, Almonds by a committee of representatives from
Grown in California. each commodity industry. Estimated Total Annual Burden on
DATES: Comments on this notice must be The Almond Marketing Order, as Respondents: 56.83 hours.
received by November 13, 2018. amended, (7 CFR part 981), hereinafter Comments: Comments are invited on:
Additional Information: Contact referred to as the ‘‘Order’’ regulates the (1) Whether the proposed collection of
Andrew Hatch, Supervisory Marketing handling of almonds grown in the information is necessary for the
Specialist, Marketing Order and California. The Order authorizes proper performance of the functions of
Agreement Division, Specialty Crops research and promotion activities, as the agency, including whether the
Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 well as quality regulations, and provides information will have practical utility;
Independence Avenue SW, Stop 0237, for the establishment of the Almond (2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
Washington, DC 20250–0237; (202) 720– Board of California (Board). of the burden of the proposed collection
2491, Fax: (202) 720–8938, or Email: The Board locally administers the of information; (3) ways to enhance the
andrew.hatch@ams.usda.gov. Order with USDA oversight. Board quality, utility and clarity of the
Small businesses may request members and alternates are appointed
information to be collected; and (4)
information on this notice by contacting by USDA from nominations submitted
ways to minimize the burden of the
Richard Lower, Marketing Order and by industry members to the Board. The
collection of information on those who
Agreement Division, Specialty Crops Board conducts the nomination process
are to respond, including through the
Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 with a petition form completed by
use of appropriate automated,
Independence Avenue SW, STOP 0237, individual growers and handlers to
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nominate themselves or others. Industry electronic, mechanical, or other
Washington, DC 20250–0237; telephone
members then complete ballots to vote technological collection techniques or
(202) 720–2491, Fax: (202) 720–8938, or
on those individuals whose names other forms of information technology.
Email: richard.lower@ams.usda.gov.
Comments: Comments are welcome would be submitted to USDA for All responses to this notice will be
and should reference OMB No. 0581– consideration for appointment to the summarized and included in the request
NEW and the Marketing Order for Board. Only authorized employees of for OMB approval. All comments will
Almonds Grown in California, the Board, and authorized also become a matter of public record.

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Dated: September 7, 2018. Office of the Chief Financial Officer Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria.
Bruce Summers, Title: Request to Change FEHB States impacted include: Florida,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Enrollment or to Receive Plan Brochures Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, and the
Service. for Spouse Equity/Temporary territories of Puerto Rico and Virgin
[FR Doc. 2018–19827 Filed 9–11–18; 8:45 am] Continuation of Coverage Enrollees/ Islands.
BILLING CODE 3410–02–P Direct Pay Annuitants (DPRS 2809). DATES: Unless otherwise specified in
OMB Control Number: 0505–0024. this Notice, applications will be
Summary of Collection: Title 5, U.S.
accepted on a continual basis until
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Code, Chapter 89, sections 8905 and
funds are exhausted.
8905a specifies the opportunities and
Submission for OMB Review; conditions under which a retiree, ADDRESSES: Entities wishing to apply for
Comment Request survivor annuitant, separated employee, assistance, or that are in need of further
former spouse or former dependent information, should contact the USDA
September 7, 2018. child of a retiree, employee, or Rural Development State Office in the
The Department of Agriculture has separated employee is eligible to change State where the project is located. A list
submitted the following information enrollment in the Federal Employees of the USDA Rural Development State
collection requirement(s) to OMB for Health Benefits (FEHB) Program. DPRS– Offices addresses and telephone
review and clearance under the 2809 is completed by the enrollee to numbers is as follows:
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, make an open season enrollment Note: Telephone numbers are not toll-free.
Public Law 104–13. Comments are change.
Need and Use of the Information: The Florida/Virgin Islands
requested regarding (1) whether the
DPRS–2809 is administered by the U.S. USDA Rural Development State Office, 4440
collection of information is necessary
Department of Agriculture’s National NW 25th Place, P.O. Box 147010,
for the proper performance of the Finance Center (NFC) for use by Gainesville, FL 32614–7010, (352) 338–
functions of the agency, including separated employees or former spouses 3400/TDD (352) 338–3499.
whether the information will have and former dependent children of active
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the Georgia
or separated employees. NFC
agency’s estimate of burden including determines whether all conditions USDA Rural Development State Office,
the validity of the methodology and Stephens Federal Building, 355 E Hancock
permitting change in enrollment are met Avenue, Athens, GA 30601–2768, (706)
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance and implements the enrollment change. 546–2162/TDD (706) 546–2034.
the quality, utility and clarity of the NFC also informs the FEHB carriers of
information to be collected; (4) ways to the action. If this information were not South Carolina
minimize the burden of the collection of collected, NFC could not comply with USDA Rural Development State Office, Strom
information on those who are to the provisions of title 5, U.S. Code, Thurmond Federal Building, 1835
respond, including through the use of Chapter 89. Assembly Street, Room 1007, Columbia, SC
appropriate automated, electronic, Description of Respondents: 29201, (803) 765–5163/TDD (803) 765–
mechanical, or other technological Individuals. 5697.
collection techniques or other forms of Number of Respondents: 25,000. Texas
information technology. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: USDA Rural Development State Office,
Other (One time). Federal Building, Suite 102, 101 South
Comments regarding this information Total Burden Hours: 18,750.
collection received by October 12, 2018 Main, Temple, TX 76501, (254) 742–9700/
Ruth Brown, TDD (254) 742–9712.
will be considered. Written comments
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Departmental Information Collection Puerto Rico
Agriculture, Office of Information and Clearance Officer. USDA Rural Development State Office, IBM
Regulatory Affairs, Office of [FR Doc. 2018–19820 Filed 9–11–18; 8:45 am] Building, Suite 601, 654 Munos Rivera
Management and Budget (OMB), New BILLING CODE 3410–KS–P Avenue, San Juan, PR 00918–6106, (787)
Executive Office Building, 725–17th 766–5095/TDD (787) 766–5332.
Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Commenters are encouraged to submit DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Main point of contact: Derek Jones,
their comments to OMB via email to: Community Programs Specialist, Water
Rural Utilities Service
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or and Environmental Programs, Rural
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental Announcement of Disaster Assistance Utilities Service, Rural Development,
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Grant Application Deadlines and U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– Funding Levels Phone: (202) 720–9640.
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. Fax: (202) 690–0649.
An agency may not conduct or ACTION: Notice of funds availability. Email: derek.jones@wdc.usda.gov
sponsor a collection of information SUMMARY: As part of the Bipartisan SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
unless the collection of information Budget Act of 2018, Public Law 115– Paperwork Reduction Act
displays a currently valid OMB control 123, dated February 9, 2018, the Rural
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number and the agency informs Utilities Service’s Water and In accordance with the Paperwork
potential persons who are to respond to Environmental Programs (WEP) Reduction Act of 1995, the information
the collection of information that such received $165,475,000 in supplemental collection requirements associated with
person are not required to respond to grant funding of which $163,475,000 is the Program, as covered in this Notice,
the collection of information unless it available for repairs to drinking water have been approved by the Office of
displays a currently valid OMB control systems and sewer and solid waste Management Budget (OMB) under OMB
number. disposal systems impacted by Control Number 0572–0121.

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83 FR 46136 - Notice of Request for Approval of New Information Collection for Almonds Grown in California (Marketing Order No. 981)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAgricultural Marketing Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 177 (September 12, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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