83_FR_64338 83 FR 64099 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

83 FR 64099 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 239 (December 13, 2018)

Page Range64099-64100
FR Document2018-27012

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 239 (Thursday, December 13, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 239 (Thursday, December 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64099-64100]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27012]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 10, 2018.
    The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information 
collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 on or after the date 
of publication of this notice. 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 should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC; New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street NW, 
Washington, DC, 20503. Commenters are encouraged to submit their 
comments to OMB via email to: [email protected] or fax (202) 
395-5806 and to Departmental

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Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602.
    Comments regarding these information collections are best assured 
of having their full effect if received by January 14, 2019. 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.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Application for Plant Variety Protection Certificate and 
Objective Description of Variety.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0055.
    Summary of Collection: The Plant Variety Protection Act (PVPA) 
(December 24, 1970; 84 Stat. 1542, 7 U.S.C. 2321 et seq.) was 
established to encourage the development of novel varieties of 
sexually-reproduced plants and make them available to the public, 
providing intellectual property rights (IPR) protection to those who 
breed, develop, or discover such novel varieties, and thereby promote 
progress in agriculture in the public interest. The PVPA is a voluntary 
user funded program that grants intellectual property ownership rights 
to breeders of new and novel seed-and tuber-reproduced plant varieties. 
To obtain these rights the applicant must provide information that 
shows the variety is eligible for protection and that it is indeed new, 
distinct, uniform, and stable, as the law requires. Applicants are 
provided with applications to identify the information that is required 
to issue a certificate of protection.
    Need and Use of the Information: Applicants must complete the ST-
470,
    ``Application for Plant Variety Protection Certificate,'' and the 
ST-470 series of forms, ``Objective Description of Variety'' along with 
other forms. The Agricultural Marketing Service will use the 
information from the applicant to be evaluated by examiners to 
determine if the variety is eligible for protection under the PVPA. If 
this information were not collected there will be no basis for issuing 
certificate of protection, and no way for applicants to request 
protection.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 93.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Other (when forms 
are requested).
    Total Burden Hours: 2,062.

Kimble Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-27012 Filed 12-12-18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-02-P

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 239 / Thursday, December 13, 2018 / Notices 64099 descriptive of type, amount, and pilots in face to face meetings (such as ‘‘Loggers Survey’’ will track information location of applications, as well as name, age, pilots license number, pertaining to the logging company to identification of qualifying credentials number of hours flown in type of determine changes in the logging of those performing the work. Proposals aircraft, etc.) is based on the length and contractor workforce as a whole, not by will be evaluated by FS pesticide use type of contract but is usually done on individual company. This type of data coordinators and other administrative an reoccurring annual basis. Without is important in understanding the personnel to safeguard human health the information supplied on these logging industry and its response to and ecological protection consistent forms, FS contracting officers and pilot/ outside influences. If the information with FS land use management aircraft inspectors cannot determine if were not collected, data would not be programs. Without the ability to collect pilots and aircraft meet the detailed available for sub-state, state, regional the details of proposed projects from qualification, equipment, and condition and national policy makers and program outside parties, the FS would not be requirements essential to safe, efficient developers to make decisions related to able to make appropriately informed accomplishment of FS specified flying the forestland on a scientific basis. decisions concerning land stewardship missions and which are included in Description of Respondents: and necessary ecological and human contract specifications. Businesses or other for-profit; Not-for- health safeguards. Description of Respondents: profit institutions. Description of Respondents: Individuals or households, Businesses Number of Respondents: 5,737. Individuals or households, Businesses and Organizations, and State, Local and Frequency of Responses: Reporting: and Organizations, and State, Local and Tribal Governments. Other (One time only). Tribal Governments. Number of Respondents: 2,555. Total Burden Hours: 2,223. Number of Respondents: 36. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Kimble Brown, Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (One time only). Departmental Information Collection Other (One time only). Total Burden Hours: 3,577. Clearance Officer. Total Burden Hours: 600. Title: Forest Industries Post Data [FR Doc. 2018–27011 Filed 12–12–18; 8:45 am] TItle: Airplane Pilot Qualifications Collection Systems. and Approval Record, Helicopter Pilot OMB Control Number: 0596–0010. BILLING CODE 3411–15–P Qualifications and Approval Record, Summary of Collection: The Forest Airplane Data Record, and Helicopter and Range Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93–278), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Data Record. OMB Control Number: 0596–0015. National Forest Management Act of Submission for OMB Review; Summary of Collection: The Forest 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600), and the Forest Comment Request Service (FS) is the largest owner and and Rangeland Renewable Resources operator of aircraft in the federal Research Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–307) December 10, 2018. government outside of the Department amended by the Energy Security Act of The Department of Agriculture will of Defense. The process by which FS 1980 (42 U.S.C. 8701) require the Forest submit the following information operates, maintains, and provides Service (FS) to evaluate trends in the collection requirement(s) to OMB for aircraft is through the use of Federal use of logs and wood chips, to forecast review and clearance under the Government contractual agreements anticipated levels of logs and wood Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, with private industry. Two types of chips, and to analyze changes in the Public Law 104–13 on or after the date aviation contracts are used: Exclusive harvest of the resources. Forest product of publication of this notice. Comments Use contracts and Call-When-Needed and other wood-using industries are are requested regarding: (1) Whether the (CWN) contracts. Currently, in excess of important to state, regional, and collection of information is necessary 700 private companies contract with the national economies. In most southern for the proper performance of the FS for use in resource protection and states, the value of rounded timber functions of the agency, including administrative projects. In addition, the products is ranked either first or second whether the information will have agency owns and operates 27 agency in relation to other major agricultural practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the aircraft. The majority of FS flying is in crops. The importance and value of the agency’s estimate of burden including support of wildland fire suppression. timber products industry is significant the validity of the methodology and Contractor aircraft and pilots are used to in other regions of the United States as assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance place water and chemical retardants on well. The FS will collect information the quality, utility and clarity of the fires, provide aerial delivery of using questionnaires. information to be collected; and (4) firefighters to fires, perform Need and Use of the Information: To ways to minimize the burden of the reconnaissance, resource surveys, monitor the types, species, volumes, collection of information on those who search for lost personnel, and fire sources, and prices of the timber are to respond, including through the detection. Contracts for such services products harvested throughout the use of appropriate automated, established rigorous qualification Nation. Using the ‘‘Primary Mill electronic, mechanical, or other requirements for pilots and specific Questionnaire’’ FS will collect technological collection techniques or condition/equipment/performance industrial round wood information from other forms of information technology requirements for aircraft. The authority the primary wood-using industries should be addressed to: Desk Officer for is granted under the Federal Aviation throughout the United States and from Agriculture, Office of Information and Administration Regulations in Title 14 mills in Canada that directly receive Regulatory Affairs, Office of (Aeronautics and Space) of the Code of wood from the United States. FS will Management and Budget (OMB), New amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Regulations. also use the ‘‘Pulp & Board Forest Executive Office Building, Washington, Need and Use of the Information: FS Industries Questionnaire.’’ The data will DC; New Executive Office Building, 725 will collect information using FS forms be used to develop specific economic 17th Street NW, Washington, DC, 20503. to document the basis for approval of development plans for a new forest Commenters are encouraged to submit contract pilot and aircraft for use in related industry in a State and to assist their comments to OMB via email to: specific FS aviation missions. The existing industries in identifying raw OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax information collected from contract material problems and opportunity. The (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:12 Dec 12, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13DEN1.SGM 13DEN1

64100 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 239 / Thursday, December 13, 2018 / Notices Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Food Safety and Inspection Service Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– On occasion; Other (when forms are Title: Foodborne Illness Outbreak 7602. requested). Surveys for the FSIS Public Health Comments regarding these Total Burden Hours: 2,062. Partners. information collections are best assured Kimble Brown, OMB Control Number: 0583—New. of having their full effect if received by Summary of Collection: The Food Departmental Information Collection January 14, 2019. Copies of the Clearance Officer. Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has submission(s) may be obtained by been delegated the authority to exercise [FR Doc. 2018–27012 Filed 12–12–18; 8:45 am] calling (202) 720–8681. the functions of the Secretary as BILLING CODE 3410–02–P An agency may not conduct or provided in the Federal Meat Inspection sponsor a collection of information Act (FMIA) (21 U. S.C. 601 et seq.), the unless the collection of information DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) displays a currently valid OMB control (21 U.S.C. 451, et seq.), and the Egg number and the agency informs Submission for OMB Review; Products Inspection Act (EPIA) (21 potential persons who are to respond to Comment Request U.S.C. 1031). These statues mandate the collection of information that such December 10, 2018. that FSIS protect the public by ensuring persons are not required to respond to The Department of Agriculture has that meat, poultry, and egg products are the collection of information unless it submitted the following information safe, wholesome, unadulterated, and displays a currently valid OMB control collection requirement(s) to OMB for properly labeled and packaged. FSIS number. review and clearance under the intends to collect information from state Agricultural Marketing Service Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and territorial government partners on Title: Application for Plant Variety Public Law 104–13. Comments are ways to strengthen the collaborative Protection Certificate and Objective requested regarding (1) whether the response to illness outbreaks associated Description of Variety. collection of information is necessary with FSIS-regulated food products. OMB Control Number: 0581–0055. for the proper performance of the Need and Use of the Information: Summary of Collection: The Plant functions of the agency, including FSIS will administer a series of surveys Variety Protection Act (PVPA) whether the information will have regarding foodborne illness outbreak (December 24, 1970; 84 Stat. 1542, 7 practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the investigation to state and territorial U.S.C. 2321 et seq.) was established to agency’s estimate of burden including government partners. The results of encourage the development of novel the validity of the methodology and these surveys will help FSIS assess varieties of sexually-reproduced plants assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance communication trends and prioritize and make them available to the public, the quality, utility and clarity of the outreach efforts. providing intellectual property rights information to be collected; and (4) Description of Respondents: State, (IPR) protection to those who breed, ways to minimize the burden of the Local or Tribal Government. develop, or discover such novel collection of information on those who Number of Respondents: 112. varieties, and thereby promote progress are to respond, including through the Frequency of Responses: Reporting: in agriculture in the public interest. The use of appropriate automated, Annually. PVPA is a voluntary user funded electronic, mechanical, or other Total Burden Hours: 19. program that grants intellectual property technological collection techniques or Ruth Brown, ownership rights to breeders of new and other forms of information technology. Departmental Information Collection novel seed-and tuber-reproduced plant Comments regarding this information Clearance Officer. varieties. To obtain these rights the collection received by January 14, 2019 [FR Doc. 2018–26970 Filed 12–12–18; 8:45 am] applicant must provide information that will be considered. Written comments BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P shows the variety is eligible for should be addressed to: Desk Officer for protection and that it is indeed new, Agriculture, Office of Information and distinct, uniform, and stable, as the law Regulatory Affairs, Office of DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE requires. Applicants are provided with Management and Budget (OMB), New applications to identify the information Executive Office Building, 725 17th Forest Service that is required to issue a certificate of Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. protection. Commenters are encouraged to submit Notice of Proposed New Fee Site; Need and Use of the Information: their comments to OMB via email to: Federal Lands Recreation Applicants must complete the ST–470, OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or Enhancement Act ‘‘Application for Plant Variety fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental Protection Certificate,’’ and the ST–470 Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail AGENCY: Helena–Lewis & Clark National series of forms, ‘‘Objective Description Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– Forest, USDA, Forest Service. of Variety’’ along with other forms. The 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may ACTION: Notice of proposed new fee site. Agricultural Marketing Service will use be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. the information from the applicant to be An agency may not conduct or SUMMARY: The Helena-Lewis & Clark evaluated by examiners to determine if sponsor a collection of information National Forest is proposing to the variety is eligible for protection unless the collection of information implement a new fee at the newly under the PVPA. If this information displays a currently valid OMB control acquired AT&T cabin with a proposed amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 were not collected there will be no basis number and the agency informs fee of $45 per night. for issuing certificate of protection, and potential persons who are to respond to This fee is only proposed and will be no way for applicants to request the collection of information that such determined upon further analysis and protection. persons are not required to respond to public comment. Description of Respondents: Business the collection of information unless it DATES: Comments will be accepted or other for profit. displays a currently valid OMB control through January 14, 2019. Comments Number of Respondents: 93. number. can be compiled, analyzed, and shared VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:12 Dec 12, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13DEN1.SGM 13DEN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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FR Citation83 FR 64099 
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