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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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April 29, 2010.
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), Pamela_Beverly_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) 720–8958.
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
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the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Cooperative State Research, Education,
and Extension Service
Title: Veterinary Medicine Loan
Repayment Program (VMLRP) Shortage
Situation.
OMB Control Number: 0524–0046.
Summary of Collection: In January
2003, the National Veterinary Medical
Service Act (NVMSA) was passed into
law adding section 1415A to the
National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1997. This law established a new
Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment
Program (VMLRP) (7 U.S.C. 3151a)
authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture
to carry out a program of entering into
agreements with veterinarians under
which they agree to provide veterinary
services in veterinarian shortage
situations. The purpose of the program
is to assure an adequate supply of
trained food animal veterinarians in
shortage situations and provide USDA
with a pool of veterinary specialists to
assist in the control and eradication of
animal disease outbreaks.
Need and Use of the Information: The
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture (NIFA) will collect
information using the Veterinarian
Shortage Situation Nomination form.
Applications for the VMLRP will be
accepted from eligible veterinarians
who agree to serve in one of the
designated shortage situations in
exchange for the repayment of the
veterinarian’s qualifying educational
loans. The nomination form includes a
series of questions that will need to be
answered before the nomination can be
submitted to the peer panelists for their
review and recommendations.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 60.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Biennially.
Total Burden Hours: 480.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
April 29, 2010.
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) 720–8958.
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: Untreated Oranges, Tangerines,
and Grapefruit from Mexico Transiting
the United States to Foreign Countries.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0303.
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Summary of Collection: Under the
Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701–
7772), the Secretary of Agriculture is
authorized to prohibit or restrict the
importation, entry, or movement of
plants and plant pests to prevent the
introduction of plant pests into the
United States or their dissemination
within the United States. The Code of
Federal Regulations, § 352.30 addresses
the movement into or through the
United States of untreated oranges,
tangerines, and grapefruit from Mexico
that transit the United States en route to
foreign countries.
Need and Use of the Information: The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) is taking action to
provide additional protection against
the possible introduction of fruit flies
via untreated oranges, tangerines, and
grapefruit from Mexico that transit the
United States. Untreated oranges,
tangerines, and grapefruit from Mexico
transiting the United States for export to
another country must be shipped in
sealed, refrigerated container and insectproof packaging. A transportation and
exportation permit must be issued by an
inspector for shipments of untreated
oranges, tangerines, and grapefruit from
Mexico. Without the information,
APHIS would not be able to allow the
movement of untreated citrus to transit
the United States to foreign countries.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Individual or
households.
Number of Respondents: 25.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 13.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program State
Agency Options
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on the
proposed collection. This collection is
an extension without change for the
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State Agency Options, Standard Utility
Allowance and Self Employment Costs,
burden calculations for the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP), formerly known as the
Food Stamp Program.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before July 6, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) 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;
(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 respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments may be sent to Angela
Kline, Chief, Certification Policy
Branch, Program Development Division,
FNS, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
3101 Park Center Drive, Room 812,
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may
also be faxed to the attention of Ms.
Kline at (703) 305–2486. The Internet
address is:
Angela.Kline@FNS.USDA.GOV.
Comments will also be accepted
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal.
Go to https://www.regulations.gov and
follow the online instructions for
submitting comments electronically.
All written comments will be open for
public inspection at the office of the
FNS during regular business hours (8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday)
at 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria,
Virginia, 22302, Room 800.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
be a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Ms. Kline at (703)
305–2495.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program: State Agency
Options.
OMB Number: 0584–0496.
Form Number: None.
Expiration Date: 10/31/2010.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: This collection is an
extension without change for the State
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Agency Options, Standard Utility
Allowance and Self Employment Costs,
burden calculations for SNAP, formerly
known as the Food Stamp Program. The
program’s name was changed by the
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008 (Pub. L. 110–246) (FCEA) on
October 1, 2008, to reflect the fact that
participants no longer receive stamps or
coupons to make food purchases and to
emphasize the nutritional aspect of the
program. To comply with current law,
FNS is using the new program name
SNAP in this extension of information
collection for OMB No. 0584–0496. It
should be noted, however, that the
program regulations at 7 CFR parts 271–
285 have not yet been revised to reflect
the new name.
The SNAP regulations at 7 CFR part
273 contain the requirements for the
application, certification and continued
eligibility for SNAP benefits. On January
29, 2010, FNS published a final rule in
the Federal Register (75 FR 4912),
which codified the eligibility and
certification provisions of the Farm
Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 (FSRIA). This notice extends the
collection burden, which was recently
revised and approved by OMB on March
26, 2010, to account for changes
required by the final FSRIA rule.
Establishing and reviewing standard
utility allowances. The regulations at 7
CFR 273.9(d)(6)(iii) allow State agencies
to establish standard utility allowances
(SUA) in place of the actual utility costs
incurred by a household. Once SUAs
are established, State agencies are
required to review and adjust SUAs
annually to reflect changes in the costs
of utilities. Many State agencies already
have one or more approved standards,
which they update annually. State
agencies may use information already
available from case files, quality control
reviews or other sources and from
utility companies. State agencies may
make adjustments based on cost-ofliving increases. The information will be
used to establish standards to be used in
place of actual utility costs in the
computation of the excess shelter
deduction. State agencies are required to
submit the amounts of these standards
and methodologies used in developing
and updating the standards to FNS
when they are developed or changed.
Estimates of burden: Currently 52
State agencies have a standard that
includes heating or cooling costs and 41
have a standard for utility costs other
than heating or cooling. In addition, 51
State agencies have a telephone
allowance standard. We estimate a
minimum of 2.5 hours annually to make
this review and adjustment (2.5 hours ×
52 State agencies = 130 hours). Total
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
April 29, 2010.
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) 720-8958.
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: Untreated Oranges, Tangerines, and Grapefruit from Mexico
Transiting the United States to Foreign Countries.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0303.
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Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
7701-7772), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit or
restrict the importation, entry, or movement of plants and plant pests
to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United States or
their dissemination within the United States. The Code of Federal
Regulations, Sec. 352.30 addresses the movement into or through the
United States of untreated oranges, tangerines, and grapefruit from
Mexico that transit the United States en route to foreign countries.
Need and Use of the Information: The Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) is taking action to provide additional
protection against the possible introduction of fruit flies via
untreated oranges, tangerines, and grapefruit from Mexico that transit
the United States. Untreated oranges, tangerines, and grapefruit from
Mexico transiting the United States for export to another country must
be shipped in sealed, refrigerated container and insect-proof
packaging. A transportation and exportation permit must be issued by an
inspector for shipments of untreated oranges, tangerines, and
grapefruit from Mexico. Without the information, APHIS would not be
able to allow the movement of untreated citrus to transit the United
States to foreign countries.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit;
Individual or households.
Number of Respondents: 25.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 13.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-10429 Filed 5-3-10; 8:45 am]
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