Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 12533 [2017-04220]

Download as PDF 12533 Notices Federal Register Vol. 82, No. 42 Monday, March 6, 2017 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES March 1, 2017. 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 April 5, 2017 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:24 Mar 03, 2017 Jkt 241001 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. Total Burden Hours: 7,830. Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2017–04220 Filed 3–3–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Title: National Animal Health Monitoring System; Antimicrobial Use Studies. OMB Control Number: 0579–NEW. Summary of Collection: Collection and dissemination of animal health data and information is mandated by 7 U.S.C. 391, the Animal Industry Act of 1884, which established the precursor of the APHIS, Veterinary Services, the Bureau of Animal Industry. Legal requirements for examining and reporting on animal disease control methods were further mandated by 7 U.S.C. 8308 of the Animal Health Protection Act, ‘‘Detection, Control, and Eradication of Diseases and Pests,’’ May 13, 2002. APHIS will initiate the Antimicrobial Use Study which will consist of two surveys; a swine and feedlot survey. The information collected through the Antimicrobial Use Study will be analyzed and organized into one or more descriptive reports. Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will use the data collected from the Antimicrobial Use Study to: (1) Describe antimicrobial usage to control and treat disease and promote growth on a regional and national basis both before and after implementation of the Food and Drug Administration’s Veterinary Feed Directive; (2) Provide this information to industry as well as legislators to help form policy based on objective estimates; and (3) Use findings from the study as a basis for more indepth evaluation of usage and resistance in a subsequent longitudinal study on farms. Without this information on antimicrobial use, the United States would have no ability to understand and develop information on trends in antimicrobial use nor would it be able to provide objective information to evaluate the results of the Food and Drug Administration’s Veterinary Feed Directive. Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit. Number of Respondents: 15,375. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other: One time. PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food and Nutrition Service Summer Food Service Program; 2017 Reimbursement Rates Food and Nutrition Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice informs the public of the annual adjustments to the reimbursement rates for meals served in the Summer Food Service Program for Children. These adjustments address changes in the Consumer Price Index, as required under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. The 2017 reimbursement rates are presented as a combined set of rates to highlight simplified cost accounting procedures. The 2017 rates are also presented individually, as separate operating and administrative rates of reimbursement, to show the effect of the Consumer Price Index adjustment on each rate. DATES: Effective date: January 1, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Saracino, Program Monitoring and Operational Support Division, Child Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Suite 628, Alexandria, Virginia 22302, 703–305–1620. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance under No. 10.559 and is subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372, which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and local officials. (See 2 CFR part 415 and final rule-related notice published at 48 FR 29114, June 24, 1983.) In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501– 3518, no new recordkeeping or reporting requirements have been included that are subject to approval from the Office of Management and Budget. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\06MRN1.SGM 06MRN1

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and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, 
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency 
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 1, 2017.
    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 April 5, 
2017 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: National Animal Health Monitoring System; Antimicrobial Use 
Studies.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: Collection and dissemination of animal 
health data and information is mandated by 7 U.S.C. 391, the Animal 
Industry Act of 1884, which established the precursor of the APHIS, 
Veterinary Services, the Bureau of Animal Industry. Legal requirements 
for examining and reporting on animal disease control methods were 
further mandated by 7 U.S.C. 8308 of the Animal Health Protection Act, 
``Detection, Control, and Eradication of Diseases and Pests,'' May 13, 
2002. APHIS will initiate the Antimicrobial Use Study which will 
consist of two surveys; a swine and feedlot survey. The information 
collected through the Antimicrobial Use Study will be analyzed and 
organized into one or more descriptive reports.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will use the data collected 
from the Antimicrobial Use Study to: (1) Describe antimicrobial usage 
to control and treat disease and promote growth on a regional and 
national basis both before and after implementation of the Food and 
Drug Administration's Veterinary Feed Directive; (2) Provide this 
information to industry as well as legislators to help form policy 
based on objective estimates; and (3) Use findings from the study as a 
basis for more in-depth evaluation of usage and resistance in a 
subsequent longitudinal study on farms. Without this information on 
antimicrobial use, the United States would have no ability to 
understand and develop information on trends in antimicrobial use nor 
would it be able to provide objective information to evaluate the 
results of the Food and Drug Administration's Veterinary Feed 
Directive.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 15,375.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other: One time.
    Total Burden Hours: 7,830.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-04220 Filed 3-3-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
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