83 FR 8239 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 38 (February 26, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-03826
Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 38 (Monday, February 26, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 38 (Monday, February 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 21, 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 March 
28, 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

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persons are not required to respond to the collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

30-Day Federal Register Notice

Forest Service

    Title: Financial Information Security Request Form.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-0204.
    Summary of Collection: The majority of Forest Service's (FS) 
financial records are in databases stored at the National Finance 
Center (NFC). The Federal Information Security Reform Act of 2002 (Pub. 
L. 107-347) and Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996 
(Pub. L. 104-106) authorize the Forest Service to obtain information 
necessary for contracted employees to access and maintain these 
records.
    Need and use of the Information: The Forest Service uses a paper 
and electronic version of its form FS-6500-214 to gather name, work 
email, work telephone number, job title etc. for a specific contracted 
employee to apply to NFC for access. Prior to filling out the firm, 
contractors must first complete specific training before a user may 
request access to certain financial systems. NFC grants access to users 
only at the request of Client Security Officers. The unit's Client 
Security Officer is responsible for management of access to computers 
and coordinates all requests for NFC. The information collected is 
shared with those managing or overseeing the financial systems used by 
the FS, this includes auditors.
    Description of Respondents: Contracted Employees.
    Number of Respondents: 209.
    Frequency of Reponses: Reporting: Yearly.
    Total Burden Hours: 315.

Forest Service

    Title: Outreach Opportunity Questionnaire.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-0207.
    Summary of Collection: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act prohibits 
discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in federally 
assisted or direct programs of the Federal Government. Section 703 in 
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination in 
employment based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in 
actions affecting employees or applicants for employment. The Forest 
Service (FS) requires outreach and recruitment of diverse candidates as 
a strategy to create a diverse and multicultural workforce within the 
agency. FS will the Outreach Opportunity Questionnaire to collect 
information regarding ethnicity and race, and responses on: Helpfulness 
of information provided by the FS at career fairs, whether information 
received was what the respondents was seeking, and whether application 
procedures were clear and simple.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information will be used to 
evaluate effectiveness of the Civil Rights Outreach Programs conducted 
by the Northeastern Research Service Center. The information will also 
be used to determine the effectiveness of career days and to track 
outreach efforts at career fairs.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 675.
    Frequency of Reponses: Reporting: Yearly.
    Total Burden Hours: 44.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER potential persons who are to respond to Total Burden Hours: 8,608.
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 Ruth Brown,
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, the collection of information unless it Departmental Information Collection
committee meetings, agency decisions and displays a currently valid OMB control Clearance Officer
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of [FR Doc. 2018–03798 Filed 2–23–18; 8:45 am]
petitions and applications and agency
number.
BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
statements of organization and functions are Animal Plant and Health Inspection
examples of documents appearing in this Service
section.
Title: Commercial Transportation of DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Equines for Slaughter.
Submission for OMB Review;
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OMB Control Number: 0579–0332. Comment Request
Submission for OMB Review; Summary of Collection: Section 901–
905 of the Federal Agriculture February 21, 2018.
Comment Request The Department of Agriculture has
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7
February 21, 2018. U.S.C. 1901) authorize the Secretary of submitted the following information
The Department of Agriculture has Agriculture to issue guidelines for collection requirement(s) to OMB for
submitted the following information regulating the commercial review and clearance under the
collection requirement(s) to OMB for transportation of equine for slaughter, Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
review and clearance under the by persons regularly engaged in that Public Law 104–13. Comments are
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, activity within the United States. requested regarding (1) whether the
Public Law 104–13. Comments are Specifically, the Secretary is authorized collection of information is necessary
requested regarding (1) whether the to regulate the food, water, and rest for the proper performance of the
collection of information is necessary provided to the equines equines while functions of the agency, including
for the proper performance of the they are in transit and to review related whether the information will have
functions of the agency, including issues be appropriate to ensuring that practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
whether the information will have these animals are treated humanely. To agency’s estimate of burden including
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the implement the provisions of this Act, the validity of the methodology and
agency’s estimate of burden including the Veterinary Services program of the assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the validity of the methodology and U.S. Department of Agriculture’s the quality, utility and clarity of the
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance Animal and Plant Health Inspection information to be collected; and (4)
the quality, utility and clarity of the Service (APHIS) has established ways to minimize the burden of the
information to be collected; and (4) minimum standards to ensure the collection of information on those who
ways to minimize the burden of the humane movement of equines for are to respond, including through the
collection of information on those who slaughter. use of appropriate automated,
are to respond, including through the Need and Use of the Information: electronic, mechanical, or other
use of appropriate automated, APHIS will collect information in the technological collection techniques and
electronic, mechanical, or other form of owner-shipper certificates of other forms of information technology.
technological collection techniques or Comments regarding this information
fitness to travel to slaughter facility;
other forms of information technology. collection received by March 28, 2018
certificate of veterinary inspection;
Comments regarding this information will be considered. Written comments
application of backtags; collection of
collection received by March 28, 2018 should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
business information on any person
will be considered. Written comments Agriculture, Office of Information and
found to be transporting horses to a
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Regulatory Affairs, Office of
slaughtering facility; and recordkeeping.
Agriculture, Office of Information and Management and Budget (OMB), New
The collected information is use to
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Executive Office Building, 725 17th
ensure that equines being transported
Management and Budget (OMB), New Street NW, Washington, DC, 20503.
for slaughter receive adequate food,
Executive Office Building, 725 17th Commentors are encouraged to submit
water, and rest and are treated
Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. their comments to OMB via email to:
humanely. If the information was
Commenters are encouraged to submit OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax
collected less frequently or not
their comments to OMB via email to: (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
collected, APHIS’ ability to ensure that
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
equines destined for slaughter are
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
treated humanely would be significantly
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may
hampered.
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– be obtained by calling (202) 720–8681.
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7602. Copies of the submission(s) may Description of Respondents: Business An agency may not conduct or
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. or other for profit, Individuals or sponsor a collection of information
An agency may not conduct or Households, and Federal Government. unless the collection of information
sponsor a collection of information Number of Respondents: 332. displays a currently valid OMB control
unless the collection of information Frequency of Responses: Reporting, number and the agency informs
displays a currently valid OMB control Recordkeeping, and Third-Party potential persons who are to respond to
number and the agency informs Disclosure: On occasion. the collection of information that such

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persons are not required to respond to information regarding ethnicity and their comments to OMB via email to:
the collection of information unless it race, and responses on: Helpfulness of OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
displays a currently valid OMB control information provided by the FS at career fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
number. fairs, whether information received was Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
what the respondents was seeking, and Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
30-Day Federal Register Notice whether application procedures were 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may
Forest Service clear and simple. be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
Title: Financial Information Security Need and Use of the Information: The An agency may not conduct or
information will be used to evaluate sponsor a collection of information
Request Form.
effectiveness of the Civil Rights unless the collection of information
OMB Control Number: 0596–0204.
Outreach Programs conducted by the displays a currently valid OMB control
Summary of Collection: The majority
Northeastern Research Service Center. number and the agency informs
of Forest Service’s (FS) financial records
The information will also be used to potential persons who are to respond to
are in databases stored at the National
determine the effectiveness of career the collection of information that such
Finance Center (NFC). The Federal
days and to track outreach efforts at persons are not required to respond to
Information Security Reform Act of
career fairs. the collection of information unless it
2002 (Pub. L. 107–347) and Information Description of Respondents:
Technology Management Reform Act of displays a currently valid OMB control
Individuals or households. number.
1996 (Pub. L. 104–106) authorize the Number of Respondents: 675.
Forest Service to obtain information Frequency of Reponses: Reporting: Rural Business—Cooperative Service
necessary for contracted employees to Yearly. Title: Rural Energy for America
access and maintain these records. Total Burden Hours: 44. Program.
Need and use of the Information: The OMB Control Number: 0570–0067.
Forest Service uses a paper and Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Summary of Collection: The
electronic version of its form FS–6500– collection of this information is required
214 to gather name, work email, work Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018–03826 Filed 2–23–18; 8:45 am] pursuant to the passing of the Food,
telephone number, job title etc. for a Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
specific contracted employee to apply to BILLING CODE 3411–15–P
(2008 Farm Bill), which established the
NFC for access. Prior to filling out the Rural Energy for America Program
firm, contractors must first complete (REAP) under Title IX, Section 9007.
specific training before a user may DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
The Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014
request access to certain financial Submission for OMB Review; Farm Bill) continued this authority
systems. NFC grants access to users only Comment Request except that the ability to make grants for
at the request of Client Security Officers. feasibility studies has been removed
The unit’s Client Security Officer is February 21, 2018.
from REAP. REAP provides grants and
responsible for management of access to The Department of Agriculture has loan guarantees to eligible agricultural
computers and coordinates all requests submitted the following information producers and rural small businesses for
for NFC. The information collected is collection requirement(s) to OMB for the purchase of renewable energy
shared with those managing or review and clearance under the systems and the implementation of
overseeing the financial systems used by Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, energy efficiency improvements. REAP
the FS, this includes auditors. Public Law 104–13. Comments are also provides grants for eligible entities
Description of Respondents: requested regarding (1) whether the to conduct energy audits and provide
Contracted Employees. collection of information is necessary renewable energy development
Number of Respondents: 209. for the proper performance of the assistance.
Frequency of Reponses: Reporting: functions of the agency, including Need and Use of the Information:
Yearly. whether the information will have Information will be collected using
Total Burden Hours: 315. practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the several forms and non-forms. The
agency’s estimate of burden including information will be used to determine
Forest Service
the validity of the methodology and applicant eligibility and feasibility, and
Title: Outreach Opportunity assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance to ensure that grantees/borrowers
Questionnaire. the quality, utility and clarity of the operate on a sound basis and use funds
OMB Control Number: 0596–0207. information to be collected; and (4) for authorized purposes. Failure to
Summary of Collection: Title VI of the ways to minimize the burden of the collect proper information could result
Civil Rights Act prohibits collection of information on those who in improper determinations of eligibility
discrimination based on race, color, or are to respond, including through the or improper use of funds.
national origin in federally assisted or use of appropriate automated, Description of Respondents: Business
direct programs of the Federal electronic, mechanical, or other or other for-profit; Individuals; State,
Government. Section 703 in Title VII of technological collection techniques or local government, or Tribal.
the Civil Rights Act prohibits other forms of information technology. Number of Respondents: 1,918.
discrimination in employment based on Comments regarding this information Frequency of Responses:
race, color, religion, sex, or national collection received by March 26, 2018 Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
origin in actions affecting employees or will be considered. Written comments Monthly; Annually.
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applicants for employment. The Forest should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Total Burden Hours: 109,986.
Service (FS) requires outreach and Agriculture, Office of Information and
recruitment of diverse candidates as a Regulatory Affairs, Office of Ruth Brown,
strategy to create a diverse and Management and Budget (OMB), New Departmental Information Collection
multicultural workforce within the Executive Office Building, 725 17th Clearance Officer.
agency. FS will the Outreach Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. [FR Doc. 2018–03797 Filed 2–23–18; 8:45 am]
Opportunity Questionnaire to collect Commenters are encouraged to submit BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
FR Citation		83 FR 8239