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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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December 10, 2007.
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
regarding (a) 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;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (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 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. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received
within 30 days of this notification.
Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling (202) 720–8681.
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
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the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
[Docket Number: AMS–ST–07–0149; ST08–
01]
Title: Telecommunications System
Construction Policies and Procedures.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0059.
Summary of Collection: The Rural
Electrification Act of 1936 (RE Act), 7
U.S.C. 901 et seq., was amended in 2002
by Title IV, Rural Broadband Access, by
Farm Security and Rural Investment
Act, which authorizes Rural Utilities
Service (RUS) to provide loans and loan
guarantees to fund the cost of
construction, improvement, or
acquisition for facilities and equipment
for the provision of broadband service
in eligible rural communities in the
States and territories of the United
States. Title VI of the RE Act requires
that loans are granted only to borrowers
who demonstrated that they will be able
to repay in full within the time agreed.
RUS has established certain standards
and specifications for materials,
equipment and construction to assure
that standards are maintained, loans are
not adversely affected, and loans are
used for intended purposes.
Need and Use of the Information:
RUS has developed specific forms for
borrowers to use when entering into
contracts for goods or services. The
information collected is used to
implement certain provisions of loan
documents about the borrower’s
purchase of materials and equipment
and the construction of its broadband
system and is provided on an as needed
basis or when the individual borrower
undertakes certain projects. The
standardization of the forms has
resulted in substantial savings to
borrowers by reducing preparation of
the documentation and the costly
review by the government.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 513.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 10,724.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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Agricultural Marketing Service
Request for an Extension and Revision
to a Currently Approved Information
Collection
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice
announces the Agricultural Marketing
Service’s (AMS) intention to request
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget, for an extension of and
revision to the currently approved
information collection for
Recordkeeping Requirements for
Certified Applicators of Federally
Restricted Use Pesticides (7 CFR part
110).
Comments received by February
12, 2008 will be considered.
Additional Information or Comments:
Contact Bonnie Poli, Pesticide Records
Branch, Science and Technology,
Agricultural Marketing Service, Suite
203, 8609 Sudley Road, Manassas,
Virginia 20110–4582, Telephone (703)
330–7826, Fax (703) 330–6110.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Recordkeeping Requirements
for Certified Applicators of Federally
Restricted Use Pesticides (7 CFR part
110)
OMB Number: 0581–0164.
Expiration Date of Approval: May 30,
2008.
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Section 1491 of the Food,
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
Act of 1990, (Pub. L. 101–624; 7 U.S.C.
136i–1) (Act), directs and authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture to require that
certified pesticide applicators maintain
records of applications of federally
restricted use pesticides for a period of
two years.
The Act also (1) requires that the
pesticide records be made available to
Federal or State officials, and to
licensed health care professionals who
need the records in order to treat an
DATES:
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individual who may have been exposed
to restricted use pesticides; (2) requires
that the Secretary of Agriculture enforce
the recordkeeping and access
requirements of the Act and promulgate
regulations to administer the Act; and
(3) establishes civil penalties for
violations of the Act. A certified
applicator is an individual who is
certified by the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) or a State
under cooperative agreement with EPA
to use or supervise the use of restricted
use pesticides.
The Secretary of Agriculture
delegated his responsibilities under the
Act to the Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS), which promulgated
regulations to administer the Act at 7
CFR part 110 (regulations). In order to
enforce these regulations, AMS must
collect information through personal
inspections of the application records of
certified applicators of restricted use
pesticides.
The information collected by AMS is
used only by authorized representatives
of AMS (AMS’ Science and Technology
national staff, other designated Federal
employees and designated State
supervisors and their staffs) who are
delegated authority to access the records
pursuant to subsection (b) of the Act.
The collected information is used to
administer the Federal Pesticide
Recordkeeping program. AMS is the
primary user of this information. The
secondary user of the information is
each designated State agency which has
a cooperative agreement with AMS.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated as follows:
(a) Approximately 307,151 certified
private applicators (recordkeepers)
apply restricted use pesticides. It is
estimated that certified private
applicators average 1.31 hours per
recordkeeper for a total of 402,368
annual burden hours. This is a 247,708
increase in burden hours from the
previous collection request due to an
increase in the number of restricted use
pesticide applications being made by
certified private applicators. The new
data indicates that certified private
applicators make an average of 16
restricted use pesticide applications per
year. Of the 307,151 certified private
applicators, approximately 3,600 are
selected annually for recordkeeping
inspections. It is estimated that a private
applicator that is subject to a pesticide
record inspection has an annual burden
of .330 hours, which contributes to a
total annual burden of 1,195 hours.
(b) There are approximately 281,428
certified commercial applicators
nationally who are required to provide
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copies of restricted use pesticide
application records to their clients. It is
estimated that certified commercial
applicators have a total annual burden
of 1,386,877 hours.
(c) It is estimated that State agency
personnel who work through
cooperative agreements with AMS to
inspect certified private applicator’s
records have a total annual burden of
7,274 hours. This is a decrease of 1,702
burden hours from the previous
collection request due to fewer states
participating in cooperative agreements
with AMS.
Respondents: Certified private and
commercial applicators, State
governments or employees, and Federal
agencies or employees.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
592,233—The total number of
respondents includes certified
commercial applicators, certified private
applicators (recordkeepers) and
designated State agency personnel
utilized to inspect certified private
applicator’s records.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: The estimated number of
responses per respondent is as follows:
(a) It is estimated that certified private
applicators (recordkeepers), record on
an average 16 restricted use pesticide
application records annually.
(b) It is estimated that certified
commercial applicators provide 616
copies of restricted use pesticide records
to their clients annually.
(c) State agency personnel, who work
under cooperative agreements with
AMS to conduct restricted use pesticide
records inspections, have approximately
3,591 responses annually.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1,797,714. This revision
in the Total Annual Burden on
Respondents increases the current
burden by 116,917 hours due to the
increase in the number of restricted use
pesticides applications that the private
applicators are making annually.
Although there are fewer states
participating in the cooperative
program, the total annual burden did
increase.
Comments are invited on: (1) 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; (2) 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; (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
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on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments should be sent to Bonnie
Poli, Pesticide Records Branch, Science
and Technology, Agricultural Marketing
Service, Suite 203, 8609 Sudley Road,
Manassas, Virginia 20110–4582. All
comments received will be available for
public inspection during regular
business hours at the same address.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
Dated: December 10, 2007.
Lloyd C. Day,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
[FR Doc. E7–24202 Filed 12–13–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
RIN 0596–AC50
Notice of Extension of Public
Comment Period—Proposed Directives
for Forest Service Outfitting and
Guiding Special Use Permits and
Insurance Requirements for Forest
Service Special Use Permits
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of Extension of Public
Comment Period.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Forest Service is
extending the public comment period
for the proposed directive regarding
Forest Service Outfitting and Guiding
Special Use Permits and Insurance
Requirements for Forest Service Special
Use Permits for an additional 30 days.
The original notice called for comments
to be submitted by January 17, 2008 (72
FR 59246, October 19, 2007).
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing by February 19, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send comments
electronically by following the
instructions at the Federal eRulemaking
portal at https://www.regulation.gov.
Comments may also be submitted by
mail to U.S. Forest Service, Attn:
Carolyn Holbrook, Recreation and
Heritage Resources Staff (2720), 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Mailstop
1125, Washington, DC 20250–1125. If
comments are sent electronically, the
public is requested not to send
duplicate comments by mail. Please
confine comments to issues pertinent to
the proposed directives, explain the
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Docket Number: AMS-ST-07-0149; ST08-01]
Request for an Extension and Revision to a Currently Approved
Information Collection
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing
Service's (AMS) intention to request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget, for an extension of and revision to the
currently approved information collection for Recordkeeping
Requirements for Certified Applicators of Federally Restricted Use
Pesticides (7 CFR part 110).
DATES: Comments received by February 12, 2008 will be considered.
Additional Information or Comments: Contact Bonnie Poli, Pesticide
Records Branch, Science and Technology, Agricultural Marketing Service,
Suite 203, 8609 Sudley Road, Manassas, Virginia 20110-4582, Telephone
(703) 330-7826, Fax (703) 330-6110.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Recordkeeping Requirements for Certified Applicators of
Federally Restricted Use Pesticides (7 CFR part 110)
OMB Number: 0581-0164.
Expiration Date of Approval: May 30, 2008.
Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Section 1491 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and
Trade Act of 1990, (Pub. L. 101-624; 7 U.S.C. 136i-1) (Act), directs
and authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to require that certified
pesticide applicators maintain records of applications of federally
restricted use pesticides for a period of two years.
The Act also (1) requires that the pesticide records be made
available to Federal or State officials, and to licensed health care
professionals who need the records in order to treat an
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individual who may have been exposed to restricted use pesticides; (2)
requires that the Secretary of Agriculture enforce the recordkeeping
and access requirements of the Act and promulgate regulations to
administer the Act; and (3) establishes civil penalties for violations
of the Act. A certified applicator is an individual who is certified by
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or a State under cooperative
agreement with EPA to use or supervise the use of restricted use
pesticides.
The Secretary of Agriculture delegated his responsibilities under
the Act to the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), which promulgated
regulations to administer the Act at 7 CFR part 110 (regulations). In
order to enforce these regulations, AMS must collect information
through personal inspections of the application records of certified
applicators of restricted use pesticides.
The information collected by AMS is used only by authorized
representatives of AMS (AMS' Science and Technology national staff,
other designated Federal employees and designated State supervisors and
their staffs) who are delegated authority to access the records
pursuant to subsection (b) of the Act. The collected information is
used to administer the Federal Pesticide Recordkeeping program. AMS is
the primary user of this information. The secondary user of the
information is each designated State agency which has a cooperative
agreement with AMS.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated as follows:
(a) Approximately 307,151 certified private applicators
(recordkeepers) apply restricted use pesticides. It is estimated that
certified private applicators average 1.31 hours per recordkeeper for a
total of 402,368 annual burden hours. This is a 247,708 increase in
burden hours from the previous collection request due to an increase in
the number of restricted use pesticide applications being made by
certified private applicators. The new data indicates that certified
private applicators make an average of 16 restricted use pesticide
applications per year. Of the 307,151 certified private applicators,
approximately 3,600 are selected annually for recordkeeping
inspections. It is estimated that a private applicator that is subject
to a pesticide record inspection has an annual burden of .330 hours,
which contributes to a total annual burden of 1,195 hours.
(b) There are approximately 281,428 certified commercial
applicators nationally who are required to provide copies of restricted
use pesticide application records to their clients. It is estimated
that certified commercial applicators have a total annual burden of
1,386,877 hours.
(c) It is estimated that State agency personnel who work through
cooperative agreements with AMS to inspect certified private
applicator's records have a total annual burden of 7,274 hours. This is
a decrease of 1,702 burden hours from the previous collection request
due to fewer states participating in cooperative agreements with AMS.
Respondents: Certified private and commercial applicators, State
governments or employees, and Federal agencies or employees.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 592,233--The total number of
respondents includes certified commercial applicators, certified
private applicators (recordkeepers) and designated State agency
personnel utilized to inspect certified private applicator's records.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: The estimated number
of responses per respondent is as follows:
(a) It is estimated that certified private applicators
(recordkeepers), record on an average 16 restricted use pesticide
application records annually.
(b) It is estimated that certified commercial applicators provide
616 copies of restricted use pesticide records to their clients
annually.
(c) State agency personnel, who work under cooperative agreements
with AMS to conduct restricted use pesticide records inspections, have
approximately 3,591 responses annually.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,797,714. This
revision in the Total Annual Burden on Respondents increases the
current burden by 116,917 hours due to the increase in the number of
restricted use pesticides applications that the private applicators are
making annually. Although there are fewer states participating in the
cooperative program, the total annual burden did increase.
Comments are invited on: (1) 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; (2) 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; (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 the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology. Comments should be sent to Bonnie Poli,
Pesticide Records Branch, Science and Technology, Agricultural
Marketing Service, Suite 203, 8609 Sudley Road, Manassas, Virginia
20110-4582. All comments received will be available for public
inspection during regular business hours at the same address.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: December 10, 2007.
Lloyd C. Day,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. E7-24202 Filed 12-13-07; 8:45 am]
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