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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 142 / Friday, July 24, 2015 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
Notice of Intent To Extend and Revise
a Currently Approved Information
Collection
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the National Institute
of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA)
intention to extend a currently approved
information collection entitled,
‘‘Reporting Requirements for State Plans
of Work for Agricultural Research and
Extension Capacity Funds.’’
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received by September 22, 2015
to be assured of consideration.
Comments received after that date will
be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Written comments
concerning this notice and requests for
copies of the information collection may
be submitted by any of the following
methods: Email: rmartin@nifa.usda.gov;
Fax: 202–720–0857; Mail: Office of
Information Technology (OIT), NIFA,
USDA, STOP 2216, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250–
2216.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Martin, eGovernment Program
Leader; Email: rmartin@nifa.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title:
Reporting Requirements for State Plans
of Work for Agricultural Research and
Extension Capacity Grants.
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Number: 0524–0036.
Expiration Date of Current Approval:
January 1, 2016.
Type of Request: Notice of intent to
extend and revise the submission
requirements for a currently approved
information collection. The burden for
this submission remains unchanged.
Abstract: Type of Request: Intent to
seek approval for the extension of a
currently approved information
collection for three years.
Abstract: The purpose of this
collection of information is to continue
implementing the requirements of
sections 202 and 225 of the Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Education
Reform Act of 1998 (AREERA) which
require that a plan of work must be
submitted by each institution and
approved by the National Institute of
Food and Agriculture (NIFA) before
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capacity funds may be provided to the
1862 and 1890 land-grant institutions.
The capacity funds are authorized
under the Hatch Act for agricultural
research activities at the 1862 land-grant
institutions, under the Smith-Lever Act
for the extension activities at the 1862
land-grant institutions, and under
sections 1444 and 1445 of the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 for research
and extension activities at the 1890
land-grant institutions. The plan of
work must address critical agricultural
issues in the State and describe the
programs and projects targeted to
address these issues using the NIFA
capacity funds. The plan of work also
must describe the institution’s
multistate activities as well as their
integrated research and extension
activities.
This collection of information also
includes the reporting requirements of
section 102(c) of AREERA for the 1862
and 1890 land-grant institutions. This
section requires the 1862, 1890, and
1994 land-grant institutions receiving
agricultural research, education, and
extension capacity funds from NIFA of
the Department of Agriculture (USDA)
to establish and implement processes
for obtaining input from persons who
conduct or use agricultural research,
extension, or education concerning the
use of such funds by October 1, 1999.
Section 102(c) further requires that
the Secretary of Agriculture promulgate
regulations that prescribe what the
institutions must do to meet this
requirement and the consequences of
not complying with this requirement.
The Stakeholder Input Requirements for
Recipients of Agricultural Research,
Education, and Extension Capacity
Funds (7 CFR part 3418) final rule (65
FR 5993, Feb. 8, 2000) applies not only
to the land-grant institutions receiving
capacity funds but also to the veterinary
and forestry schools that are not landgrant institutions but receive forestry
research funds under the McIntireStennis Act of 1962 and animal health
and disease research funds under
section 1433 of the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977
(NARETPA). Failure to comply with the
requirements of this rule may result in
the withholding of a recipient
institution’s capacity funds and
redistribution of its share of capacity
funds to other eligible institutions. The
institutions are required to annually
report to NIFA: (1) The actions taken to
seek stakeholder input to encourage
their participation; (2) a brief statement
of the process used by the recipient
institution to identify individuals and
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groups who are stakeholders and to
collect input from them; and (3) a
statement of how collected input was
considered. There is no legislatively
prescribed form or format for this
reporting requirement. However, the
1862 and 1890 land-grant institutions
are required to report on their
Stakeholder Input Process annually as
part of their Annual Report of
Accomplishments and Results.
Section 103(e) of AREERA requires
that the 1862, 1890, and 1994 land-grant
institutions establish a merit review
process, prior to October 1, 1999, in
order to obtain agricultural research and
extension funds. Section 104 of
AREERA also stipulated that a scientific
peer review process be established for
research programs funded under section
3(c)(3) of the Hatch Act (commonly
referred to as Hatch Multistate Research
Funds).
I. Initial 5-Year Plan of Work
Estimate of Burden: The Initial 5-Year
Plan of Work was submitted for the FY
2007–2011 Plan of Work in 2006. Thus,
this reporting burden has been satisfied
and will no longer be collected.
Consequently, the total reporting and
record keeping requirements for the
submission of the ‘‘Initial 5-Year Plan of
Work’’ is estimated to average 0 hours
per response.
II. Annual Update to 5-Year Plan of
Work
Estimate of the Burden: The total
reporting and record keeping
requirements for the submission of the
‘‘Annual Update to the 5-Year Plan of
Work’’ is estimated to average 64 hours
per response. There are five components
of this ‘‘5-Year Plan of Work’’: ‘‘Planned
Programs,’’ ‘‘Stakeholder Input
Process,’’ ‘‘Program Review Process,’’
‘‘Multi state Activities,’’ and ‘‘Integrated
Activities.’’
Estimated Number of Respondents:
75.
Estimated Number of Responses: 150.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 9,600 hours.
Frequency of Responses: Annually.
III. Annual Report of Accomplishments
and Results
Estimate of the Burden: The total
annual reporting and record keeping
requirements of the ‘‘Annual Report of
Accomplishments and Results’’ is
estimated to average 260 hours per
response.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
75.
Estimated Number of Responses: 150.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 39,000 hours.
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Frequency of Responses: Annually.
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed 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 proposed
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 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
to OMB for approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 10th day of
July, 2015.
Ann Bartuska,
Deputy Under Secretary, Research,
Education, and Economics.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Information Collection Activity;
Comment Request
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the
Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites
comments on this information
collection for which RUS intends to
request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by September 22, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522,
Room 5181, South Building,
Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–4492. FAX: (202)
720–4120.
Email: Thomas.Dickson@
wdc.usda.gov.
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SUMMARY:
The Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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 an information collection that
RUS is submitting to OMB for
reinstatement.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed 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 proposed 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 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. Comments may be sent to:
Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, STOP 1522,
1400 Independence Ave. SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–1522. FAX:
(202) 720–8435.
Title: Lien Accommodations and
Subordinations, 7 CFR 1717, Subparts R
& S.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0100.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The RE Act of 1936, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.),
authorizes and empowers the
Administrator of RUS to make loans in
the several United States and Territories
of the United States for rural
Electrification and the furnishing of
electric energy to persons in rural areas
who are not receiving central station
service. The RE Act also authorizes and
empowers the Administrator of RUS to
provide financial assistance to
borrowers for purposes provided in the
RE Act by accommodating or
subordinating loans made by the
national Rural Utilities Cooperative
Finance Corporation, the Federal
Financing Bank, and other lending
agencies. Title 7 CFR part 1717,
subparts R & S sets forth policy and
procedures to facilitate and support
borrowers’ efforts to obtain private
sector financing of their capital needs,
to allow borrowers greater flexibility in
the management of their business affairs
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without compromising RUS loan
security, and to reduce the cost to
borrowers, in terms of time, expenses
and paperwork, of obtaining lien
accommodations and subordinations.
The information required to be
submitted is limited to necessary
information that would allow the
Agency to make a determination on the
borrower’s request to subordinate and
accommodate their lien with other
lenders.
Estimate of Burden: Public Reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 19 hours per
response.
Respondents: Not-for-profit
institutions; Business or other for profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
21.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 290 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from MaryPat Daskal,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, at (202) 720–7853. FAX: (202)
720–8435.
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 16, 2015.
Brandon McBride,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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International Trade Administration
[A–570–970]
Multilayered Wood Flooring From the
People’s Republic of China: Notice of
Court Decision Not in Harmony With
the Final Determination and Amended
Final Determination of the
Antidumping Duty Investigation
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On July 6, 2015, the United
States Court of International Trade
(‘‘CIT’’) issued Changzhou Hawd
Flooring Co. v. United States, Ct. No.
12–20, Slip Op. 15–71 (CIT July 6,
2015), affirming the Department of
Commerce’s (the ‘‘Department’’)
amended final determination of sales at
less than fair value in the antidumping
duty investigation on multilayered
wood flooring from the People’s
Republic of China (‘‘Amended Final
AGENCY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Notice of Intent To Extend and Revise a Currently Approved
Information Collection
AGENCY: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, 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 National Institute of Food and Agriculture's
(NIFA) intention to extend a currently approved information collection
entitled, ``Reporting Requirements for State Plans of Work for
Agricultural Research and Extension Capacity Funds.''
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by September
22, 2015 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that
date will be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Written comments concerning this notice and requests for
copies of the information collection may be submitted by any of the
following methods: Email: rmartin@nifa.usda.gov; Fax: 202-720-0857;
Mail: Office of Information Technology (OIT), NIFA, USDA, STOP 2216,
1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-2216.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Martin, eGovernment Program
Leader; Email: rmartin@nifa.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Reporting Requirements for State
Plans of Work for Agricultural Research and Extension Capacity Grants.
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Number: 0524-0036.
Expiration Date of Current Approval: January 1, 2016.
Type of Request: Notice of intent to extend and revise the
submission requirements for a currently approved information
collection. The burden for this submission remains unchanged.
Abstract: Type of Request: Intent to seek approval for the
extension of a currently approved information collection for three
years.
Abstract: The purpose of this collection of information is to
continue implementing the requirements of sections 202 and 225 of the
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998
(AREERA) which require that a plan of work must be submitted by each
institution and approved by the National Institute of Food and
Agriculture (NIFA) before capacity funds may be provided to the 1862
and 1890 land-grant institutions.
The capacity funds are authorized under the Hatch Act for
agricultural research activities at the 1862 land-grant institutions,
under the Smith-Lever Act for the extension activities at the 1862
land-grant institutions, and under sections 1444 and 1445 of the
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977 for research and extension activities at the 1890 land-grant
institutions. The plan of work must address critical agricultural
issues in the State and describe the programs and projects targeted to
address these issues using the NIFA capacity funds. The plan of work
also must describe the institution's multistate activities as well as
their integrated research and extension activities.
This collection of information also includes the reporting
requirements of section 102(c) of AREERA for the 1862 and 1890 land-
grant institutions. This section requires the 1862, 1890, and 1994
land-grant institutions receiving agricultural research, education, and
extension capacity funds from NIFA of the Department of Agriculture
(USDA) to establish and implement processes for obtaining input from
persons who conduct or use agricultural research, extension, or
education concerning the use of such funds by October 1, 1999.
Section 102(c) further requires that the Secretary of Agriculture
promulgate regulations that prescribe what the institutions must do to
meet this requirement and the consequences of not complying with this
requirement. The Stakeholder Input Requirements for Recipients of
Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension Capacity Funds (7 CFR
part 3418) final rule (65 FR 5993, Feb. 8, 2000) applies not only to
the land-grant institutions receiving capacity funds but also to the
veterinary and forestry schools that are not land-grant institutions
but receive forestry research funds under the McIntire-Stennis Act of
1962 and animal health and disease research funds under section 1433 of
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act
of 1977 (NARETPA). Failure to comply with the requirements of this rule
may result in the withholding of a recipient institution's capacity
funds and redistribution of its share of capacity funds to other
eligible institutions. The institutions are required to annually report
to NIFA: (1) The actions taken to seek stakeholder input to encourage
their participation; (2) a brief statement of the process used by the
recipient institution to identify individuals and groups who are
stakeholders and to collect input from them; and (3) a statement of how
collected input was considered. There is no legislatively prescribed
form or format for this reporting requirement. However, the 1862 and
1890 land-grant institutions are required to report on their
Stakeholder Input Process annually as part of their Annual Report of
Accomplishments and Results.
Section 103(e) of AREERA requires that the 1862, 1890, and 1994
land-grant institutions establish a merit review process, prior to
October 1, 1999, in order to obtain agricultural research and extension
funds. Section 104 of AREERA also stipulated that a scientific peer
review process be established for research programs funded under
section 3(c)(3) of the Hatch Act (commonly referred to as Hatch
Multistate Research Funds).
I. Initial 5-Year Plan of Work
Estimate of Burden: The Initial 5-Year Plan of Work was submitted
for the FY 2007-2011 Plan of Work in 2006. Thus, this reporting burden
has been satisfied and will no longer be collected. Consequently, the
total reporting and record keeping requirements for the submission of
the ``Initial 5-Year Plan of Work'' is estimated to average 0 hours per
response.
II. Annual Update to 5-Year Plan of Work
Estimate of the Burden: The total reporting and record keeping
requirements for the submission of the ``Annual Update to the 5-Year
Plan of Work'' is estimated to average 64 hours per response. There are
five components of this ``5-Year Plan of Work'': ``Planned Programs,''
``Stakeholder Input Process,'' ``Program Review Process,'' ``Multi
state Activities,'' and ``Integrated Activities.''
Estimated Number of Respondents: 75.
Estimated Number of Responses: 150.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 9,600 hours.
Frequency of Responses: Annually.
III. Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results
Estimate of the Burden: The total annual reporting and record
keeping requirements of the ``Annual Report of Accomplishments and
Results'' is estimated to average 260 hours per response.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 75.
Estimated Number of Responses: 150.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 39,000 hours.
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Frequency of Responses: Annually.
Comments: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
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 proposed 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
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 to OMB for approval. All comments will become a matter of
public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 10th day of July, 2015.
Ann Bartuska,
Deputy Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics.
[FR Doc. 2015-18058 Filed 7-23-15; 8:45 am]
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