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critical veterinary supplies and
equipment. It exists to augment State
and local resources in responding to
high-consequence livestock diseases
that could potentially devastate U.S.
agriculture, seriously affect the
economy, and threaten public health.
NVS vaccines would be used in APHIS
programs or under department control
or supervision. The addition of vaccines
to the stockpile would not preclude
private development and use of other
poultry vaccines meeting the
requirements of the Virus-Serum-Toxin
Act.
The arrival in December 2014 of
Eurasian H5 strains of highly pathogenic
avian influenza (HPAI) and their
subsequent dissemination in North
America caused a catastrophic outbreak
in both domestic poultry and avian
wildlife. It is thought that wild,
migratory waterfowl carried an H5 virus
into North America, which generated
reassortants (genetic variants resulting
from crosses among AI strains) that
spilled over into the domestic poultry
population. The H5 viruses are likely to
persist within the endemic wild,
migratory waterfowl population, which
is the primary reservoir of the virus.
This viral reservoir will continue to
pose a significant threat to U.S. poultry
and avian collections.
Two poultry production sectors,
commercial meat turkeys and laying
chickens, were heavily impacted by
these H5 viruses, resulting in the loss or
destruction of over 48 million birds
between December 2014 and June 2015.
Response by regulatory agencies
combined with migration of wild
waterfowl and the natural disinfectant
action of the summer heat temporarily
halted new disease outbreaks. The
return of potentially infected migratory
waterfowl in autumn, however, may
precipitate a new round of outbreaks on
an expanded national scale.
Therefore, we are advising the public
that we have prepared an environmental
assessment (EA) entitled ‘‘For Field Use
of Avian Influenza Vaccines Against
Avian Influenza H5 Virus Strains
(August 2015)’’ to analyze the potential
use of one or more veterinary biological
products as a treatment for and as an aid
in the reduction of HPAI incidence
caused by H5 strain viruses. We are
publishing this notice to inform the
public that we will accept written
comments regarding the EA from
interested or affected persons for a
period of 30 days from the date of this
notice. Based on an individual vaccine’s
risk analysis and the findings in this EA,
APHIS would authorize deployment
(including shipment, field testing,
addition to the NVS, and use in
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commercial poultry production) of safe,
well-characterized biological products
upon making a finding of no significant
impact (FONSI).
After the comment period closes,
APHIS will review all written comments
received during the comment period
and any other relevant information. If
APHIS receives substantive comments
that were not previously considered, the
Agency would consider issuing a
supplement to the EA and FONSI.
Because timeliness is essential, it is
imperative that APHIS authorize
shipment and field use of safe, wellcharacterized vaccines as soon as
possible, and possibly prior to the close
of the comment period of this notice.
Possible Field Use Locations: Where
Federal and State authorities agree on
use.
The EA has been prepared in
accordance with: (1) The National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), (2) regulations of the Council on
Environmental Quality for
implementing the procedural provisions
of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3)
USDA regulations implementing NEPA
(7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA
Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part
372).
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 151–159.
Done in Washington, DC, this 1st day of
October 2015.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Information Collection; Direct Loan
Making
Farm Service Agency, USDA.
Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is
requesting comments from all interested
individuals and organizations on a
revision and an extension of a currently
approved information collection that
supports 7 CFR part 764. The Direct
Loan Making regulations specify the
application process and requirements
for direct loan assistance. FSA is adding
additional information collection to the
existing collection to reflect the addition
of the Direct Farm Ownership
Microloan (DFOML). The collected
information is used in eligibility and
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feasibility determinations on farm loan
applications.
DATES: We will consider comments that
we receive by December 7, 2015.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments on this notice. In your
comments, include date, volume, and
page number of this issue of the Federal
Register. You may submit comments by
any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Russ Clanton, Branch Chief,
Direct Loan Making and Funds
Management, USDA/FSA/FLP, STOP
0523, 1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0503.
You may also send comments to the
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the
information collection may be requested
by contacting Russ Clanton at the above
address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Russ
Clanton, (202) 690–0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Farm Loan Programs, Direct
Loan Making.
OMB Number: 0560–0237.
Expiration Date: 02/29/2016.
Type of Request: Revision and
Extension.
Abstract: FSA’s Farm Loan Programs
provide loans to family farmers to
purchase real estate and equipment, and
to finance agricultural production.
Direct Loan Making regulations at 7 CFR
part 764 provide the requirements and
process for determining an applicant’s
eligibility for a direct loan.
Several changes are being made in the
estimates for the burden hours and the
number of respondents in anticipation
of the new DFOML, which will be
implemented through rulemaking. FSA
anticipates an increase in the use of the
forms. Also, the burden hours have
changed due to the removal of the
existing collection, which was
previously included in error. The
specific changes are explained below.
There will be no new or revised forms
for DFOMLs. With the planned addition
of the DFOML and the new applicants
expected to apply for these real estate
microloans, FSA anticipates the total
burden hours for Direct Loan Making
increasing by 1,725 hours. The
anticipated 3,530 burden hours for
DFOML takes into account the number
of regular FO applications normally
received for loan requests of $50,000 or
less, which have a reduced application
process and paperwork burden. The
hours for the Land Contract Guarantee
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Program and Emergency Equine Loss
Loan Program, previously merged into
the Direct Loan Making total burden
hours, have been removed from the
collection as they are already accounted
for in other existing information
collections. Also, the Farm Storage
Facility Loan Program is exempted from
PRA as specified in 2014 Farm Bill;
therefore, those numbers are no longer
included in the collection.
The annual number of responses
decreased by 12,751, while the number
of respondents increases by 172 in the
collection. The annual burden hours
increase by 1,725 hours in the
collection.
The formula used to calculate the
total burden hour is estimated average
time per response in hours times total
annual responses.
Estimate of Respondent Burden:
Public reporting burden for the
information collection is estimated to
average 0.503851 hours per response.
The average travel time, which is
included in the total burden, is
estimated to be 1 hour.
Respondents: Individuals or
households, businesses or other for
profit farms.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 182,433.
Estimated Number of Reponses per
Respondent: 3.8.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
685,686.
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 0.503851 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 345,484 hours.
We are requesting comments on all
aspects of this information collection to
help us to:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of FSA,
including whether the information will
have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of FSA’s
estimate of burden including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected;
(4) 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 comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
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submission for Office of Management
and Budget approval.
Val Dolcini,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Information Collection; Agricultural
Foreign Investment Disclosure Act
Report
Farm Service Agency, USDA.
Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Farm Service Agency (FSA) is
requesting comments from all interested
individuals and organizations on an
extension of a currently approved
information collection associated with
the Agricultural Foreign Investment
Disclosure Act (AFIDA) of 1978.
DATES: We will consider comments that
we receive by December 7, 2015.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments on the notice. In your
comments, include date, volume, and
page number of this issue of the Federal
Register. You may submit comments by
any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Mail: Lesa A. Johnson, Agricultural
Foreign Investment Disclosure Act
(AFIDA) Program Manager, Natural
Resources Analysis Group, Economic
and Policy Analysis Staff, USDA, FSA,
STOP 0531, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20250–0531.
You may also send comments to the
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the
information collection may be requested
by contacting Lesa A. Johnson at the
above addresses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lesa
A. Johnson, (202) 720–9223.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Agricultural Foreign Investment
Disclosure Act Report.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0097.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30,
2016.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: AFIDA requires foreign
persons who hold, acquire, or dispose of
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any interest in U.S. agricultural land to
report the transactions to FSA on an
AFIDA report (FSA–153). The
information collected is made available
to States. Also, although not required by
law, the information collected from the
AFIDA reports is used to prepare an
annual report to Congress and the
President concerning the effect of
foreign investment upon family farms
and rural communities so that Congress
may review the annual report and
decide if further regulatory action is
required. There is no change to the
numbers in the collection.
The formula used to calculate the
total burden hour is estimated average
time per responses hours times total
annual responses.
Estimate of Respondent Burden:
Public reporting burden for the
information collection is estimated to
average 0.476 hours per response.
Respondents: Individuals or
households, businesses or other for
profit farms.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 5,525.
Estimated Number of Reponses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
5,525.
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 0.476 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 2,631.25 hours.
We are requesting comments on all
aspects of this information collection to
help us to:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
FSA, including whether the information
will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the FSA’s
estimate of burden including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected;
(4) 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 comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
submission for Office of Management
and Budget approval.
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[FR Doc No: 2015-25425]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Information Collection; Direct Loan Making
AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995,
the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all
interested individuals and organizations on a revision and an extension
of a currently approved information collection that supports 7 CFR part
764. The Direct Loan Making regulations specify the application process
and requirements for direct loan assistance. FSA is adding additional
information collection to the existing collection to reflect the
addition of the Direct Farm Ownership Microloan (DFOML). The collected
information is used in eligibility and feasibility determinations on
farm loan applications.
DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by December 7, 2015.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. In your
comments, include date, volume, and page number of this issue of the
Federal Register. You may submit comments by any of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Russ Clanton, Branch Chief, Direct Loan Making and
Funds Management, USDA/FSA/FLP, STOP 0523, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20250-0503.
You may also send comments to the Desk Officer for Agriculture,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the information collection may
be requested by contacting Russ Clanton at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Russ Clanton, (202) 690-0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Farm Loan Programs, Direct Loan Making.
OMB Number: 0560-0237.
Expiration Date: 02/29/2016.
Type of Request: Revision and Extension.
Abstract: FSA's Farm Loan Programs provide loans to family farmers
to purchase real estate and equipment, and to finance agricultural
production. Direct Loan Making regulations at 7 CFR part 764 provide
the requirements and process for determining an applicant's eligibility
for a direct loan.
Several changes are being made in the estimates for the burden
hours and the number of respondents in anticipation of the new DFOML,
which will be implemented through rulemaking. FSA anticipates an
increase in the use of the forms. Also, the burden hours have changed
due to the removal of the existing collection, which was previously
included in error. The specific changes are explained below.
There will be no new or revised forms for DFOMLs. With the planned
addition of the DFOML and the new applicants expected to apply for
these real estate microloans, FSA anticipates the total burden hours
for Direct Loan Making increasing by 1,725 hours. The anticipated 3,530
burden hours for DFOML takes into account the number of regular FO
applications normally received for loan requests of $50,000 or less,
which have a reduced application process and paperwork burden. The
hours for the Land Contract Guarantee
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Program and Emergency Equine Loss Loan Program, previously merged into
the Direct Loan Making total burden hours, have been removed from the
collection as they are already accounted for in other existing
information collections. Also, the Farm Storage Facility Loan Program
is exempted from PRA as specified in 2014 Farm Bill; therefore, those
numbers are no longer included in the collection.
The annual number of responses decreased by 12,751, while the
number of respondents increases by 172 in the collection. The annual
burden hours increase by 1,725 hours in the collection.
The formula used to calculate the total burden hour is estimated
average time per response in hours times total annual responses.
Estimate of Respondent Burden: Public reporting burden for the
information collection is estimated to average 0.503851 hours per
response. The average travel time, which is included in the total
burden, is estimated to be 1 hour.
Respondents: Individuals or households, businesses or other for
profit farms.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 182,433.
Estimated Number of Reponses per Respondent: 3.8.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 685,686.
Estimated Average Time per Response: 0.503851 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 345,484 hours.
We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information
collection to help us to:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of FSA, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of FSA's estimate of burden including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(4) 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 comments received in response to this notice, including names
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record.
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission for Office
of Management and Budget approval.
Val Dolcini,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2015-25425 Filed 10-6-15; 8:45 am]
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