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comments will not provide the Agency
with the ability to provide the
respondent with subsequent
environmental documents.
Dated: January 21, 2011.
Slater R. Turner,
District Ranger.
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Forest Service
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Missoula County Resource Advisory
Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: January 20, 2011.
Paul Matter,
Missoula District Ranger.
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The Fishlake Resource
Advisory Committee will meet in
Richfield, Utah. The committee is
meeting as authorized under the Secure
Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L. 110–343)
and in compliance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
of the meeting is to review and
recommend projects for approval, and
receive public comments on the meeting
subjects and proceedings.
DATES: The meeting will be held
February 16, 2011, 1 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Sevier County Administration
Building, 250 N. Main in Richfield,
Utah. Written comments should be sent
to Fishlake National Forest, 115 E. 900
N. Richfield, UT 84701. Comments may
also be sent via e-mail to
jzapell@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to
435–896–9347.
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 received at Fishlake
National Forest, 115 E. 900 N.,
Richfield, UT. Visitors are encouraged
to call ahead to (435) 896–1070 to
facilitate entry into the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Zapell, RAC Coordinator, Fishlake
National Forest, (435) 896–1070; e-mail:
jzapell@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 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting is open to the public. The
following business will be conducted:
(1) Discuss establishing a separate
charge code and set aside funding for
Forest Service
ADDRESSES:
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Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
The Lolo National Forest’s
Missoula County Resource Advisory
Committee (RAC) will meet on
Thursday, April 14, 2011 from 9 a.m. to
12:30 p.m., in Missoula, Montana. The
purpose of the meeting is to distribute
submitted proposals to RAC members,
allow the opportunity for project
proponents to present their proposals,
and receive public comment on the
meeting subjects and proceedings.
DATES: Thursday, April 14, 2011 from 9
a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Missoula County
Courthouse, Room 201; 200 W.
Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Boyd Hartwig; Address: Lolo National
Forest, Building 24A Fort Missoula,
Missoula, Montana 59804; Phone: 406–
329–1024 e-mail: bchartwig@fs.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda
items to be covered include: (1)
Distribution and brief discussion of
project proposals; (2) provide
opportunity for proponents to give up to
a 10 minute presentation for each
project; (3) give RAC members the
opportunity to ask questions of the
proponents; (4) receive public comment.
The meeting is open to the public.
Opportunity for public input will be
provided and individuals will have the
opportunity to address the Committee at
that time.
Dated: January 20, 2011.
Joseph G. Reddan,
Acting Forest Supervisor.
Fishlake Resource Advisory
Committee
SUMMARY:
member travel reimbursement, (2)
review and recommend projects for
approval, and (3) receive public
comment on the meeting subjects and
proceedings. Persons who wish to bring
related matters to the attention of the
Committee may file written statements
with the Committee staff before or after
the meeting. Public input sessions will
be provided and individuals who made
written requests by February 1, 2011
will have the opportunity to address the
Committee at those sessions.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Missoula County Resource Advisory
Committee
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
The Lolo National Forest’s
Missoula County Resource Advisory
Committee (RAC) will meet on Tuesday,
May 10, 2011 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., in
Missoula, Montana. The purpose of the
meeting is to review and vote on
submitted proposals, and receive public
comment on the meeting subjects and
proceedings.
SUMMARY:
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 from 4
p.m. to 6 p.m.
DATES:
Missoula County
Courthouse, Room 201; 200 W.
Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802.
Boyd Hartwig; Address: Lolo National
Forest, Building 24A Fort Missoula,
Missoula, Montana 59804; Phone: 406–
329–1024; e-mail: bchartwig@fs.fed.us.
Agenda
items to be covered include: (1) Review
of individual member proposal rankings
(2) brief discussion of proposals (3) vote
on proposals in order of ranking (4)
receive public comment (5) review old
business. There will be an open
comment period for the public at the
start of the meeting.
SUMMARY:
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Dated: January 20, 2011.
Paul Matter,
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Notice of Intent To Reinstate a
Previously Approved Information
Collection
National Agricultural Statistics
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
SUMMARY:
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(NASS) to request a reinstatement, with
changes, to a previously approved
information collection, the Distiller’s
Grains Survey. Revision to burden hours
will be needed due to changes in the
size of the target population (expanding
from 12 States to 48 States), sampling
design, and/or questionnaire length. The
title of the information collection has
been changed to Distiller’s By-products
Survey, to encompass both grain and
non-grain commodities.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by March 28, 2011 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number 0535–0247,
by any of the following methods:
• E-mail: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
Include docket number above in the
subject line of the message.
• Fax: (202) 720–6396.
• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD–
ROM submissions to: David Hancock,
NASS Clearance Officer, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Room 5336
South Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–
2024.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand
deliver to: David Hancock, NASS
Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph T. Reilly, Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, (202) 720–4333.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Distillers By-products Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0247.
Expiration Date of Previous Approval:
August 31, 2009.
Type of Request: To reinstate a
previous approval for an information
collection for a period of three years.
Abstract: The primary objective of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) is to prepare and issue State and
national estimates of crop and livestock
production, prices, and disposition as
well as economic statistics, farm
numbers, land values, on-farm pesticide
usage, pest crop management practices,
as well as the Census of Agriculture.
The goal of this NASS project is to
conduct a large-scale survey to measure
livestock producers’ use of distiller’s
grains and other crops, which are
nutritional by-products of distilling
processes, such as ethyl alcohol
(ethanol) or biodiesel production.
The Energy Independence and
Security Act (EISA) of 2007 established
targets for the production of biofuel in
the United States. EISA specifies a
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minimum total amount of U.S.
cellulosic and other biofuel production
to reach 20 billion gallons by 2022. The
Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) passed
as a part of the EISA, sets target levels
for fuels produced from specific
feedstock categories.
As more ethanol or biofuels are
produced, there are also important byproducts of the milling and/or
fermentation processes: Distillers grains
and distillers crops. These distillers byproducts contain valuable protein, fiber,
vitamins, and minerals and can be
utilized as quality livestock feed. Many
of the distillers by-products have a
higher nutrition ratio than traditional
feed stocks. Distillers by-products were
traditionally sold to livestock operations
in the vicinity of ethanol plants. Recent
improvements in the milling and drying
process have allowed a large portion of
the by-products to be marketed in many
new regions of the U.S. Some of these
products are being marketed in foreign
countries. Marketing of the increasing
volume of distillers by-products to more
livestock producers would generate
additional sales for the distillers,
contributing to plant stability and
profitability.
Three small-scale studies of distillers
grains were conducted in 2003 by the
Iowa Department of Agriculture and
Land Stewardship in partnership with
the USDA/Federal-State Market
Improvement Program. A status and
assessment survey was conducted for
each segment of the industry—ethanol
producers, feed companies and
marketers, and livestock feeders—to
obtain data such as operation profiles,
types and quantities of distillers grains,
product qualities, volume of sales,
pricing, storage facilities, marketing
channels, plant services, transportation
requirements, species fed, and feed
ratios. In its summary report, which was
disseminated at conferences and
workshops, the Iowa Department of
Agriculture and Land Stewardship
noted that ethanol plants ‘‘must be able
to sell their distillers grains, not just
dispose of them. * * * It is an excellent
product and more livestock feeders
must be educated about its benefits and
encouraged to make it a vital and
substantial part of their feeding rations.’’
To facilitate the marketing of distillers
grains locally, regionally, and globally,
the Department concluded that: (1) The
nation’s livestock feeders must be
surveyed and tracked; different surveys
should be administered to target feeders
in States with the largest concentrations
of specific species. (2) Any barriers to
usage must be addressed. (3) The
customer base must be expanded and
the feed usage increased. (4) Distillers
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by-products promotions and education
must be greatly expanded to match the
increased levels of distillers by-products
being produced.
The survey will contact livestock and
poultry operations to determine the
extent of feeding of distiller’s byproducts, and aspects on which
producers base their decisions regarding
livestock and poultry feed, such as
nutrient values, product consistency,
product form, product testing, inclusion
rates, economics, shelf life, storage, and
transportation. The probability-based
survey will include beef (cow/calf and
feedlot), dairy, swine, and poultry
species with targeted size-of-operation
criteria. The survey will be conducted
in all States except Alaska and Hawaii.
The survey reference date for this
survey will be the calendar year of 2011.
Approximately 70,000 operations will
be contacted by mail in early January
2012, with a second mailing to nonrespondents. In February and March
telephone and personal enumeration
will be used for any remaining nonrespondents. The National Agricultural
Statistics Service plans to publish
summaries in September 2012 at the
State level when possible for each
livestock species. Some State level data
may need to be published on regional or
national level due to confidentiality
rules. Many of the figures will be
proportions or percentages which will
allow statistical comparisons among
operations not feeding distillers grains.
Authority: These data will be
collected under the authority of 7 U.S.C.
2204(a). Individually identifiable data
collected under this authority are
governed by Section 1770 of the Food
Security Act of 1985 as amended, 7
U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to
afford strict confidentiality to nonaggregated data provided by
respondents. This Notice is submitted in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
13 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) and Office
of Management and Budget regulations
at 5 CFR part 1320. NASS also complies
with OMB Implementation Guidance,
‘‘Implementation Guidance for Title V of
the E–Government Act, Confidential
Information Protection and Statistical
Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA),’’
Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June
15, 2007, p. 33362.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 20 minutes per
response.
Respondents: Farmers and ranchers.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 70,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 12,100 hours.
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Copies of this information collection
and related instructions can be obtained
without charge from David Hancock,
NASS Clearance Officer, at (202) 690–
2388.
Comments: 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 will 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; and (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,
technological or other forms of
information technology collection
methods.
All responses to this notice will
become a matter of public record and be
summarized in the request for OMB
approval.
Signed at Washington, DC, January 6, 2011.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
individuals who are deaf, hearing
impaired, and/or have speech
disabilities or by e-mail to:
atrevino@usccr.gov.
Hearing-impaired persons who wish
to submit written comments and require
the services of a sign language
interpreter should contact the Regional
Office at least ten (10) working days
before the scheduled date of the
meeting.
Records generated from this meeting
may be inspected and reproduced at the
Western Regional Office, as they become
available, both before and after the
meeting. Persons interested in the work
of this advisory committee are advised
to go to the Commission’s Web site,
https://www.usccr.gov, or to contact the
Western Regional Office at the above email or street address.
The meeting will be conducted
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the Commission and
FACA.
Dated in Washington, DC, January 24,
2011.
Peter Minarik,
Acting Chief, Regional Programs
Coordination Unit.
866–1040 or by e-mail to:
mcraft@usccr.gov.
Hearing-impaired persons who will
attend the meeting and require the
services of a sign language interpreter
should contact the Regional Office at
least ten (10) working days before the
scheduled date of the meeting.
Records generated from this meeting
may be inspected and reproduced at the
Rocky Mountain Regional Office, as
they become available, both before and
after the meeting. Persons interested in
the work of this advisory committee are
advised to go to the Commission’s Web
site, https://www.usccr.gov, or to contact
the Rocky Mountain Regional Office at
the above e-mail or street address.
The meeting will be conducted
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the Commission and
FACA.
Dated in Washington, DC on January 24,
2011.
Peter Minarik,
Acting Chief, Regional Programs
Coordination Unit.
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting
of the Utah Advisory Committee
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35).
Agency: National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST).
Title: BEES (Building for
Environmental and Economic
Sustainability) Please.
OMB Control Number: 0693–0036.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 1,875.
Number of Respondents: 30.
Average Hours per Response: 62
hours and 30 minutes.
Needs and Uses: Building for
Environmental and Economic
Sustainability (BEES) Please is a
voluntary program to collect data from
product manufacturers so that the
environmental performance of their
products may be evaluated scientifically
using the BEES software. These data
include product-specific materials use,
energy consumption, waste, and
environmental releases. BEES evaluates
these data, translates them into
decision-enabling results, and delivers
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Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting
of the Nevada Advisory Committee
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to
the provisions of the rules and
regulations of the U.S. Commission on
Civil Rights (Commission), and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), that a planning meeting of the
Nevada Advisory Committee to the
Commission will convene at 1:30 p.m.
and adjourn at approximately 4:30 p.m.
on Friday, February 25, 2011, at the
Clark County Public Library, 1401 E.
Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119.
The purpose of the meeting is for the
committee to discuss its report on the
status of civil rights.
Members of the public are entitled to
submit written comments; the
comments must be received in the
Western Regional Office of the
Commission by Friday, March 25, 2011.
The address is 300 N. Los Angeles St.,
Suite 2010, Los Angeles, California
90012. Persons wishing to e-mail their
comments or who desire additional
information should contact Angelica
Trevino, Administrative Assistant, at
(213) 894–3437 or (800) 877–8339 for
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Notice is hereby given, pursuant to
the provisions of the rules and
regulations of the U.S. Commission on
Civil Rights and the regulations of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), that a meeting of the Utah
Advisory Committee will convene at 6
p.m. and adjourn at 7:30 p.m. (MST) on
Thursday, February 24, 2011 at the City
and County Building, 451 South State
Street, Cannon Room 335, Salt Lake
City, UT 84111. The purpose of the
meeting is for the committee to discuss
recent Commission and regional
activities, discuss current civil rights
issues in the State and plan future
activities that include a civil rights
resource directory, immigration, and
issues affecting minority students as it
prepares to select a project topic.
Members of the public are entitled to
submit written comments; the
comments must be received in the
regional office by March 24, 2011. The
address is Rocky Mountain Regional
Office, 999–18th Street, Suite 1380S,
Denver, CO 80202. Persons wishing to email their comments, or who desire
additional information should contact
Malee Craft, Regional Director, at 303–
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Reinstate a Previously Approved Information
Collection
AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics
Service
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(NASS) to request a reinstatement, with changes, to a previously
approved information collection, the Distiller's Grains Survey.
Revision to burden hours will be needed due to changes in the size of
the target population (expanding from 12 States to 48 States), sampling
design, and/or questionnaire length. The title of the information
collection has been changed to Distiller's By-products Survey, to
encompass both grain and non-grain commodities.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by March 28, 2011 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535-
0247, by any of the following methods:
E-mail: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. Include docket number
above in the subject line of the message.
Fax: (202) 720-6396.
Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions to:
David Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Room 5336 South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20250-2024.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand deliver to: David Hancock,
NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 South
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph T. Reilly, Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, (202) 720-4333.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Distillers By-products Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0247.
Expiration Date of Previous Approval: August 31, 2009.
Type of Request: To reinstate a previous approval for an
information collection for a period of three years.
Abstract: The primary objective of the National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS) is to prepare and issue State and national
estimates of crop and livestock production, prices, and disposition as
well as economic statistics, farm numbers, land values, on-farm
pesticide usage, pest crop management practices, as well as the Census
of Agriculture. The goal of this NASS project is to conduct a large-
scale survey to measure livestock producers' use of distiller's grains
and other crops, which are nutritional by-products of distilling
processes, such as ethyl alcohol (ethanol) or biodiesel production.
The Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 established
targets for the production of biofuel in the United States. EISA
specifies a minimum total amount of U.S. cellulosic and other biofuel
production to reach 20 billion gallons by 2022. The Renewable Fuel
Standard (RFS) passed as a part of the EISA, sets target levels for
fuels produced from specific feedstock categories.
As more ethanol or biofuels are produced, there are also important
by-products of the milling and/or fermentation processes: Distillers
grains and distillers crops. These distillers by-products contain
valuable protein, fiber, vitamins, and minerals and can be utilized as
quality livestock feed. Many of the distillers by-products have a
higher nutrition ratio than traditional feed stocks. Distillers by-
products were traditionally sold to livestock operations in the
vicinity of ethanol plants. Recent improvements in the milling and
drying process have allowed a large portion of the by-products to be
marketed in many new regions of the U.S. Some of these products are
being marketed in foreign countries. Marketing of the increasing volume
of distillers by-products to more livestock producers would generate
additional sales for the distillers, contributing to plant stability
and profitability.
Three small-scale studies of distillers grains were conducted in
2003 by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship in
partnership with the USDA/Federal-State Market Improvement Program. A
status and assessment survey was conducted for each segment of the
industry--ethanol producers, feed companies and marketers, and
livestock feeders--to obtain data such as operation profiles, types and
quantities of distillers grains, product qualities, volume of sales,
pricing, storage facilities, marketing channels, plant services,
transportation requirements, species fed, and feed ratios. In its
summary report, which was disseminated at conferences and workshops,
the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship noted that
ethanol plants ``must be able to sell their distillers grains, not just
dispose of them. * * * It is an excellent product and more livestock
feeders must be educated about its benefits and encouraged to make it a
vital and substantial part of their feeding rations.'' To facilitate
the marketing of distillers grains locally, regionally, and globally,
the Department concluded that: (1) The nation's livestock feeders must
be surveyed and tracked; different surveys should be administered to
target feeders in States with the largest concentrations of specific
species. (2) Any barriers to usage must be addressed. (3) The customer
base must be expanded and the feed usage increased. (4) Distillers by-
products promotions and education must be greatly expanded to match the
increased levels of distillers by-products being produced.
The survey will contact livestock and poultry operations to
determine the extent of feeding of distiller's by-products, and aspects
on which producers base their decisions regarding livestock and poultry
feed, such as nutrient values, product consistency, product form,
product testing, inclusion rates, economics, shelf life, storage, and
transportation. The probability-based survey will include beef (cow/
calf and feedlot), dairy, swine, and poultry species with targeted
size-of-operation criteria. The survey will be conducted in all States
except Alaska and Hawaii. The survey reference date for this survey
will be the calendar year of 2011. Approximately 70,000 operations will
be contacted by mail in early January 2012, with a second mailing to
non-respondents. In February and March telephone and personal
enumeration will be used for any remaining non-respondents. The
National Agricultural Statistics Service plans to publish summaries in
September 2012 at the State level when possible for each livestock
species. Some State level data may need to be published on regional or
national level due to confidentiality rules. Many of the figures will
be proportions or percentages which will allow statistical comparisons
among operations not feeding distillers grains.
Authority: These data will be collected under the authority of 7
U.S.C. 2204(a). Individually identifiable data collected under this
authority are governed by Section 1770 of the Food Security Act of 1985
as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to afford strict
confidentiality to non-aggregated data provided by respondents. This
Notice is submitted in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) and Office of
Management and Budget regulations at 5 CFR part 1320. NASS also
complies with OMB Implementation Guidance, ``Implementation Guidance
for Title V of the E-Government Act, Confidential Information
Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA),'' Federal
Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June 15, 2007, p. 33362.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 20 minutes per response.
Respondents: Farmers and ranchers.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 70,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 12,100 hours.
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Copies of this information collection and related instructions can
be obtained without charge from David Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer,
at (202) 690-2388.
Comments: 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 will
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;
and (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, technological or other forms of
information technology collection methods.
All responses to this notice will become a matter of public record
and be summarized in the request for OMB approval.
Signed at Washington, DC, January 6, 2011.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2011-1792 Filed 1-26-11; 8:45 am]
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