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Office of the Secretary
Meeting Notice of the National
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ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App 2, Section 1408 of the
National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123), and the
Agricultural Act of 2014, the United
States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) announces an open virtual
meeting of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, Education, and
Economics Advisory Board.
DATES: The National Agricultural
Research, Extension, Education, and
Economics Advisory Board will meet
via teleconference on August 11, 2015,
at 2 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
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Education, and Economics Advisory
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On
Tuesday, August 11, 2015, at 2 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time, a virtual meeting
of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board will be conducted to
hear the summary of findings and
recommendations from the Animal
Handling and Welfare Review Panel’s
Phase II report on the research animal
care and well-being policies,
procedures, and standards at the
Agricultural Research Service. The
National Agricultural Research,
Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board will provide additional
advice and recommendations to USDA
on the report and hear stakeholder input
received at this meeting, as well as,
other written comments. The report,
entitled Findings and
Recommendations on the Phase II
Review of the Animal Care and WellBeing at the Agricultural Research
Service to the Research, Education, and
Economics Under Secretary, is available
at www.ree.usda.gov.
This meeting is open to the public
and any interested individuals wishing
to attend. Opportunity for verbal public
comment will be offered on the day of
the meeting. Written comments by
attendees or other interested
stakeholders will be welcomed for the
public record before and up to the day
of the meeting (by close of business
Tuesday, August 11, 2015). All written
statements must be sent to Michele
Esch, Designated Federal Officer and
Executive Director, National
Agricultural Research, Extension,
Education, and Economics Advisory
Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP
0321, Washington, DC 20250–0321; or
email: nareee@ars.usda.gov. All
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Economics Advisory Board Office.
Done at Washington, DC, this 10 day of
July, 2015.
Ann Bartuska,
Deputy Under Secretary, Research,
Education, and Economics.
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ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
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burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
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other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
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Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB),
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fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
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7602. Comments regarding these
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Rural Utilities Service
Information Collection Activity;
Comment Request
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
Title: Suspension and Debarment and
Drug-Free Workplace Certifications.
OMB Control Number: 0505—New.
Summary of Collection: Suspension
and debarment is a discretionary or
statutory administrative action taken by
Federal agencies to protect the
government by excluding person and
entities that are not presently
responsible from participating in
Federal programs or activities. The
information will be collected by USDA
Federal financial assistance agencies as
certifying information concerning
applicant suitability in compliance with
Federal Suspension and Debarment and
Drug-Free Work Place regulations, as
defined by 2 CFR parts 180, 417 and
Public Law 100–690, Title V, Subtitle D;
41 U.S.C., 8101 et seq., 2 CFR parts 182
and 421.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information will be collected using the
following Forms: AD–1047, Certification
Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and
Other Responsibility Matters Primary
Covered Transaction; AD–1048,
Certification Regarding Debarment,
Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary
Exclusion Lower Tier Covered
Transactions; AD–1049, Certification
Regarding Drug-Free Workplace
Requirements (Grants) Alternative I—
For Grantees Other than Individuals;
AD–1050, Certification Regarding DrugFree Workplace Requirements (Grants)
Alternative II—For Grantees Who Are
Individuals; AD–1052, Certification
Regarding Drug-Free Workplace State
and State Agencies, Federal Fiscal Year.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or household; Business or
other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; Federal Government; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
One time.
Total Burden Hours: 1.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the
United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
invites comments on the following
information collections for which the
RUS intends to request approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB).
SUMMARY:
Comments on this notice must be
received by September 18, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, USDA Rural Utilities Service,
1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP
1522, Room 5164, South Building,
Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Fax: (202)
720–8435 or email Thomas.Dickson@
wdc.usda.gov.
DATES:
The Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires
that interested members of the public
and affected agencies have an
opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping activities
[see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. This notice
identifies information collections that
USDA Rural Development is submitting
to OMB for extension.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
this collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Comments may
be sent to Thomas P. Dickson, Acting
Director, Program Development and
Regulatory Analysis, USDA Rural
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Utilities Service, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., STOP 1522, Room 5164,
South Building, Washington, DC 20250–
1522. Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Fax:
(202) 720–8435 or email
Thomas.Dickson@wdc.usda.gov.
Title: Borrower Investments—
Telecommunications Loan Program, 7
CFR 1744, Subpart E.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0098.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Rural Economic
Development Act of 1990, Title XXIII of
the Farm Bill, Public Law 101–624,
authorized qualified Rural Utilities
Service (RUS) borrowers to make
investments in rural development
projects without the prior approval of
the Agency’s Administrator provided
that such investments do not cause the
borrower to exceed its allowable
qualified investment level as
determined in accordance with the
procedures set forth in 7 CFR part 1744,
subpart E. When a borrower exceeds
these limits, the security for the
Government’s loans could be in
jeopardy. However, in the interest of
encouraging rural development, RUS
will consider approving such
investments that exceed a borrower’s
qualified investment level. This
information collection covers those
items that a borrower would need to
submit to RUS for consideration of the
borrower’s request to make such an
investment.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 1 hour per
response.
Respondents: Not for profit
institutions; business or other for-profit
entities.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1 hour.
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.
Dated: July 10, 2015.
Brandon McBride,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
July 14, 2015.
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
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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), OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 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 August 19, 2015. Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling (202) 720-8958 or (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
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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.
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Title: Suspension and Debarment and Drug-Free Workplace
Certifications.
OMB Control Number: 0505--New.
Summary of Collection: Suspension and debarment is a discretionary
or statutory administrative action taken by Federal agencies to protect
the government by excluding person and entities that are not presently
responsible from participating in Federal programs or activities. The
information will be collected by USDA Federal financial assistance
agencies as certifying information concerning applicant suitability in
compliance with Federal Suspension and Debarment and Drug-Free Work
Place regulations, as defined by 2 CFR parts 180, 417 and Public Law
100-690, Title V, Subtitle D; 41 U.S.C., 8101 et seq., 2 CFR parts 182
and 421.
Need and Use of the Information: The information will be collected
using the following Forms: AD-1047, Certification Regarding Debarment,
Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters Primary Covered
Transaction; AD-1048, Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension,
Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion Lower Tier Covered Transactions;
AD-1049, Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements
(Grants) Alternative I--For Grantees Other than Individuals; AD-1050,
Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (Grants)
Alternative II--For Grantees Who Are Individuals; AD-1052,
Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace State and State Agencies,
Federal Fiscal Year.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or household; Business or
other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government;
State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: One time.
Total Burden Hours: 1.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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