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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.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by March 11, 2016
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), OIRA_
Submission@omb.eop.gov 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) 720–8958.
An agency may not conduct or
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displays a currently valid OMB control
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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
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Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Food Program Reporting System
(FPRS).
OMB Control Number: 0584–0594.
Summary of Collection: The Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) is the Federal
agency responsible for managing the
domestic nutrition assistance programs.
Its mission is to increase food security
and reduce hunger in partnership with
cooperating organization by providing
children and low-income people with
access to food, a healthful diet and
nutrition education in a manner that
supports American agriculture and
inspires public confidence. FNS is
consolidating certain programmatic and
financial data reporting requirements
under the Food Programs Reporting
System (FPRS), an electronic reporting
system. The purpose is to give States
and Indian Tribal Organizations (ITO)
agencies one portal for the various
reporting required for the programs that
the States and ITO operate.
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Need and Use of the Information: The
data collected will be used for a variety
of purposes, mainly program evaluation,
planning, audits, funding, research,
regulatory compliance and general
statistics. The data is gathered at various
times, ranging from monthly, quarterly,
annual or final submissions. With the
information FNS would be unable to
meet its legislative and regulatory
reporting requirements for the affected
programs.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 5,095.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Quarterly, Semi-annually, Monthly;
Annually
Total Burden Hours: 104,184.00.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Humboldt County Resource Advisory
Committee Meeting
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Humboldt County
Resource Advisory Committee (RAC)
will meet in Eureka, California. The
committee is authorized under the
Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act (the Act) and
operates in compliance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
of the committee is to improve
collaborative relationships and to
provide advice and recommendations to
the Forest Service concerning projects
and funding consistent with Title II of
the Act. RAC information can be found
at the following Web site: https://
www.fs.usda.gov/main/srnf/
workingtogether/advisorycommittee.
DATES: The meeting will be held March
8, 2016, at 4:00 p.m.
All RAC meetings are subject to
cancellation. For status of meeting prior
to attendance, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held at
the Six Rivers National Forest
Supervisor’s Office, 1330 Bayshore Way,
Eureka, California.
Written comments may be submitted
as described under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION. All comments, including
names and addresses when provided,
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are placed in the record and are
available for public inspection and
copying. The public may inspect
comments received at Six Rivers
National Forest (NF) Office. Please call
ahead to facilitate entry into the
building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lynn Wright, RAC Coordinator, by
phone at 707–441–3562 or via email at
hwright02@fs.fed.us.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time, Monday
through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the meeting is to:
1. Provide updates regarding status of
Secure Rural Schools Title II program
and funding; and
2. Review and recommend projects
eligible for funding.
The meeting is open to the public.
The agenda will include time for people
to make oral statements of three minutes
or less. Individuals wishing to make an
oral statement should request in writing
by March 4, 2016, to be scheduled on
the agenda. Anyone who would like to
bring related matters to the attention of
the committee may file written
statements with the committee staff
before or after the meeting. Written
comments and requests for time to make
oral comments must be sent to Lynn
Wright, RAC Coordinator, Six Rivers NF
Office, 1330 Bayshore Way, Eureka,
California 95501; by email to
hwright02@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to
707–445–8677.
Meeting Accommodations: If you are
a person requiring reasonable
accommodation, please make requests
in advance for sign language
interpreting, assistive listening devices,
or other reasonable accommodation. For
access to the facility, please contact the
person listed in the section titled FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. All
reasonable accommodation requests are
managed on a case by case basis.
Dated: February 3, 2016.
Merv George, Jr.,
Forest Supervisor.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
National Urban and Community
Forestry Advisory Council
AGENCY:
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Vacancy
Call for nominations.
The United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking
nominations for the National Urban and
Community Forestry Advisory Council
(Council) pursuant to Section 9 of the
Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act, as
amended by Title XII, Section 1219 of
Public Law 101–624 (the Act) (16 U.S.C.
2105g) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App.
II). Additional information on the
Council can be found by visiting the
Council’s Web site at: https://
www.fs.fed.us/ucf/nucfac.shtml.
DATES: Written nominations must be
received by March 11, 2016.
Nominations must contain a completed
application packet that includes the
nominee’s name, resume, cover letter,
and completed Form AD–755 (Advisory
Committee or Research and Promotion
Background Information). The package
must be sent to the address below.
ADDRESSES: Nancy Stremple, USDA
Forest Service, Office of Cooperative
Forestry, Sidney Yates Federal Building,
201 14th Street SW., Mail Stop 1123,
Washington DC 20024, or by email at
nstremple@fs.fed.us.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff to the
National Urban and Community
Forestry Advisory Council, Sidney
Yates Federal Building, 201 14th Street
SW., Mail Stop 1123, Washington, DC
20024, or by phone at (202) 205–0929 or
by email at nstremple@fs.fed.us.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
Background
In accordance with the provisions of
FACA, the Secretary of Agriculture is
seeking nominations to fill four
positions that will occur when current
appointments expire in December 2015.
The purpose of the Council is to
continue: (a) Developing a National
Urban and Community Forestry Action
Plan; (b) evaluating the implementation
of that plan; and (c) developing criteria
for, and submitting recommendations
with respect to the National Urban and
Community Forestry Challenge CostShare Grant Program.
The Council was created to draw
representative members from all levels
of government, citizen action groups,
industry and trade associations,
educational institutions, and national
non-profit organizations to advise the
Secretary.
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Members appointed to the Council
will be fairly balanced in terms of the
points of view represented, functions to
be performed, and will represent a
broad array of expertise, leadership and
relevancy to a membership position.
Geographic balance and a balanced
distribution among the positions are
also important. Representatives from the
following positions will be appointed by
the Secretary for a term of 3 years:
(1) One of two members representing
a national non-profit forestry and/or
conservation citizen organization;
(2) A member representing city or
town government;
(3) A member representing academic
institutions with an expertise in urban
and community forestry activities (first
of two); and
(4) A member representing
populations less than 50,000 who have
experience and are active in urban and
community forestry. They may not be
officers or employees of any government
body.
Vacancies will be filled in the manner
in which the original appointment was
made.
Nominations and Application
Instructions
The appointment of members to the
Council will be made by the Secretary
of Agriculture from a list of qualified
applicants. The public is invited to
submit nominations for membership on
the Council, either as a self-nomination
or a nomination of any qualified and
interested person. Any individual or
organization may nominate one or more
qualified persons to represent the above
vacancies on the Council. To be
considered for membership, nominees
must provide the following:
1. Resume describing qualifications
for membership to the Council;
2. Cover letter with a rationale for
serving on the Council and what you
can contribute; and
3. Complete Form AD–755, Advisory
Committee Membership Background
Information. The Form AD–755 may be
obtained from the Forest Service point
of contact or from the Council’s Web
site.
Letters of recommendation are
welcome. All nominations will be
vetted by USDA. Applicants are strongly
encouraged to submit nominations via
overnight mail or delivery to ensure
timely receipt by the USDA. Members of
the Council will serve without
compensation, but may be reimbursed
for travel expenses while performing
duties on behalf of the Council, subject
to approval by the Designated Federal
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Officer. Equal opportunity practices in
accordance with USDA policies shall be
followed in all appointments to the
Council. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Council have
taken into account the needs of the
diverse groups served by USDA,
membership will, to the extent
practicable, include individuals with
demonstrated ability to represent all
racial and ethnic groups, women and
men, and persons with disabilities.
Dated: January 29, 2016.
Gregory L. Parham,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Forest Resource Coordinating
Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Forest Resource
Coordinating Committee (Committee)
will meet via teleconference. The
Committee is established consistent
with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act of 1972 (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. II),
and the Food, Conservation, and Energy
Act of 2008 (the Act) (Pub. L. 110–246).
Committee information can be found at
the following Web site: https://
www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/frcc/.
DATES: The teleconference will be held
on March 9, 2016, from 12:00 p.m. to
1:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST).
All meetings are subject to
cancellation. For status of the meeting
prior to attendance, please contact the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via teleconference. For anyone who
would like to attend the teleconference,
please visit the Web site listed in the
SUMMARY section or contact Andrea
Bedell-Loucks at abloucks@fs.fed.us for
further details.
Written comments may be submitted
as described under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION. All comments, including
names and addresses when provided,
are placed in the record and are
available for public inspection and
copying. The public may inspect
comments placed on the Committee’s
Web site listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrea Bedell-Loucks, Designated
Federal Officer, at 202–205–1190.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
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ACTION: Call for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking
nominations for the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory
Council (Council) pursuant to Section 9 of the Cooperative Forestry
Assistance Act, as amended by Title XII, Section 1219 of Public Law
101-624 (the Act) (16 U.S.C. 2105g) and the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. II). Additional information on the Council
can be found by visiting the Council's Web site at: https://www.fs.fed.us/ucf/nucfac.shtml.
DATES: Written nominations must be received by March 11, 2016.
Nominations must contain a completed application packet that includes
the nominee's name, resume, cover letter, and completed Form AD-755
(Advisory Committee or Research and Promotion Background Information).
The package must be sent to the address below.
ADDRESSES: Nancy Stremple, USDA Forest Service, Office of Cooperative
Forestry, Sidney Yates Federal Building, 201 14th Street SW., Mail Stop
1123, Washington DC 20024, or by email at nstremple@fs.fed.us.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff to the
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council, Sidney Yates
Federal Building, 201 14th Street SW., Mail Stop 1123, Washington, DC
20024, or by phone at (202) 205-0929 or by email at
nstremple@fs.fed.us.
Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In accordance with the provisions of FACA, the Secretary of
Agriculture is seeking nominations to fill four positions that will
occur when current appointments expire in December 2015. The purpose of
the Council is to continue: (a) Developing a National Urban and
Community Forestry Action Plan; (b) evaluating the implementation of
that plan; and (c) developing criteria for, and submitting
recommendations with respect to the National Urban and Community
Forestry Challenge Cost-Share Grant Program.
The Council was created to draw representative members from all
levels of government, citizen action groups, industry and trade
associations, educational institutions, and national non-profit
organizations to advise the Secretary.
Vacancy
Members appointed to the Council will be fairly balanced in terms
of the points of view represented, functions to be performed, and will
represent a broad array of expertise, leadership and relevancy to a
membership position. Geographic balance and a balanced distribution
among the positions are also important. Representatives from the
following positions will be appointed by the Secretary for a term of 3
years:
(1) One of two members representing a national non-profit forestry
and/or conservation citizen organization;
(2) A member representing city or town government;
(3) A member representing academic institutions with an expertise
in urban and community forestry activities (first of two); and
(4) A member representing populations less than 50,000 who have
experience and are active in urban and community forestry. They may not
be officers or employees of any government body.
Vacancies will be filled in the manner in which the original
appointment was made.
Nominations and Application Instructions
The appointment of members to the Council will be made by the
Secretary of Agriculture from a list of qualified applicants. The
public is invited to submit nominations for membership on the Council,
either as a self-nomination or a nomination of any qualified and
interested person. Any individual or organization may nominate one or
more qualified persons to represent the above vacancies on the Council.
To be considered for membership, nominees must provide the following:
1. Resume describing qualifications for membership to the Council;
2. Cover letter with a rationale for serving on the Council and
what you can contribute; and
3. Complete Form AD-755, Advisory Committee Membership Background
Information. The Form AD-755 may be obtained from the Forest Service
point of contact or from the Council's Web site.
Letters of recommendation are welcome. All nominations will be
vetted by USDA. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit
nominations via overnight mail or delivery to ensure timely receipt by
the USDA. Members of the Council will serve without compensation, but
may be reimbursed for travel expenses while performing duties on behalf
of the Council, subject to approval by the Designated Federal Officer.
Equal opportunity practices in accordance with USDA policies shall be
followed in all appointments to the Council. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Council have taken into account the needs of the
diverse groups served by USDA, membership will, to the extent
practicable, include individuals with demonstrated ability to represent
all racial and ethnic groups, women and men, and persons with
disabilities.
Dated: January 29, 2016.
Gregory L. Parham,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
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