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in response to Congressional mandate in
the Agricultural Research Extension,
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (Pub.
L. 105–185, Section 103d). The ARS
peer-review panels are comprised of
scientists who review current scientific
research projects and who have expert
knowledge in the fields being reviewed.
Need and Use of the Information:
ARS will collect the information using
the following forms:
ARS–199A, Ad Hoc Peer Review of
ARES Research Project
ARS–200PA, Confidentiality Agreement
ARS–202P, Chair & Panelist Information
Form
ARS–203PA, Suggested Peer Reviewer
Form
ARS–209P, OSQR Expense Report
ARS–211P, Request for Honorarium
ARS–223P Panel Recommendation on
ARS Research Project Plan
ARS–225P, Panelist Peer Review of ARS
Research Project
ARS–227P, Action Class Judgement
ARS–231 Reviewer Comment Form
The information collected is used to
manage the travel and stipend payments
to panel reviewers and provide wellorganized feedback to ARS’s researchers
about their projects. If information were
not collected, ARS would not meet the
administrative or legislative
requirements of the Peer Review Process
as mandated by Public Law 105–185;
Section 103(d).
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 230.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Quarterly; Weekly; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 2,708.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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April 21, 2016.
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
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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 May 26, 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), New
Executive Office Building, 725 17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20502.
Commenters are encouraged to submit
their comments to OMB via email to:
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
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
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Importation of Wooden
Handicrafts from China.
Omb Control Number: 0579–0357.
Summary of Collection: Under the
Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et
seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is
authorized to carry out operations or
measures to detect, eradicate, suppress,
control, prevent, or retard the spread of
plant pests new to the United States or
not known to be widely distributed
throughout the United States. The
regulations in ‘‘Subpart-Logs, Lumber,
and Other Unmanufactured Wood
Articles’’ (7 CFR 319.40–1 through
319.40–11, referred to as the
regulations) govern the importation of
various logs, lumber, and other
unmanufactured wood products in the
United States. APHIS’ regulations
provide for the importation of wooden
handicrafts from China under certain
conditions. Trade in these handicrafts
has resumed while continuing to protect
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the United States against the
introduction of plant pests.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS uses the following information
activities to allow for trade in Chinese
wooden handicrafts while continuing to
protect the United States: Merchandise
tags, a fumigation certification, and an
application for permit to import timber
or timber products. Failure to collect
this information would cause foreign
countries to refuse any shipments from
the United States that contained
wooden handcrafts, a development that
could cause a significant disruption in
trade with foreign countries and result
in serious economic consequences not
only to U.S. exporters, but to many U.S.
industries that export products to
foreign countries.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 361.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 5,271.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016–09743 Filed 4–25–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
April 21, 2016.
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 or
other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by May 26, 2016 will
be considered. Written comments
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
April 21, 2016.
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 or
other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information collection received by May 26,
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), New Executive Office Building,
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are encouraged to
submit their comments to OMB via email to: 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 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 persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Wooden Handicrafts from China.
Omb Control Number: 0579-0357.
Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
7701 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to carry out
operations or measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control,
prevent, or retard the spread of plant pests new to the United States
or not known to be widely distributed throughout the United States. The
regulations in ``Subpart-Logs, Lumber, and Other Unmanufactured Wood
Articles'' (7 CFR 319.40-1 through 319.40-11, referred to as the
regulations) govern the importation of various logs, lumber, and other
unmanufactured wood products in the United States. APHIS' regulations
provide for the importation of wooden handicrafts from China under
certain conditions. Trade in these handicrafts has resumed while
continuing to protect the United States against the introduction of
plant pests.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS uses the following
information activities to allow for trade in Chinese wooden handicrafts
while continuing to protect the United States: Merchandise tags, a
fumigation certification, and an application for permit to import
timber or timber products. Failure to collect this information would
cause foreign countries to refuse any shipments from the United States
that contained wooden handcrafts, a development that could cause a
significant disruption in trade with foreign countries and result in
serious economic consequences not only to U.S. exporters, but to many
U.S. industries that export products to foreign countries.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 361.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 5,271.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-09743 Filed 4-25-16; 8:45 am]
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