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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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March 22, 2011.
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.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: 7 CFR Part 1744, Subpart B,
Lien Accommodations and
Subordination Policy.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0126.
Summary of Collection: The Rural
Utilities Service (RUS) is a credit agency
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA). It makes mortgage loans and
loan guarantees to finance electric,
telecommunications, and water and
waste facilities in rural areas. The
Telecommunications Act of 1996
mandates that universally available and
affordable telecommunications services,
including advanced services, be made
available to all U.S. citizens—whether
in rural areas or city centers, affluent, or
poor communities. In support of this
mandate, RUS is amending its
regulation to ensure that, with the
assistance of advanced
telecommunications technology, rural
citizens be provided the same economic,
educational, and health care benefits
available in the large metropolitan areas.
Need and Use of The Information:
This regulation will help RUS facilitate
funding from non-RUS sources in order
to meet the growing capital needs of
rural Local Exchange Carriers and
enable the providers to compete in an
expanding number of
telecommunications services. RUS will
use the information to provide
‘‘automatic’’ approval for borrowers
requesting lien accommodations that
meet the required financial tests. These
tests are designed to ensure that the
financial strength of the borrower is
more than sufficient to protect the
government’s loan security interests;
hence, the lien accommodations will
not adversely affect the government’s
financial interests.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 30.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion
Total Burden Hours: 23.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: 7 CFR 1783, Revolving Fund
Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0138.
Summary of Collection: Section 6002
of the Farm Security and Rural
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Investment Act of 2002 amended the
Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act by adding a grant
program that established the Revolving
Fund Program (RFP) to assist
communities with water or wastewater
systems. Qualified private non-profit
organizations will receive RFP grant
funds to establish a lending program for
eligible entities.
Need and Use of The Information:
Non-profit organizations applying for
the RFP grant(s) must submit an
application package that includes an
application form, narrative proposal
(work plan), various other forms,
certifications, and supplemental
information. The Rural Development
State Offices and the Rural Utilities
Service National Office staff will use the
information collected to determine
applicant eligibility, project feasibility,
and the applicant’s ability to meet the
grant and regulatory requirements.
Grant recipients will set up a revolving
loan fund to provide loans to finance
predevelopment costs of water or
wastewater projects, or short-term small
capital projects not part of the regular
operation and maintenance of current
water and wastewater systems.
Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 5.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 313.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: 7 CFR 1776, Household Water
Well System Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0139.
Summary of Collection: The Rural
Utilities Service (RUS) is authorized by
Section 306E of the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
1926e) to administer and make grants to
qualified private non-profit
organizations which will use the funds
to establish lending programs for
household water wells from which
individuals may borrow money systems
under the Household Water Well
System program.
Need and Use of The Information:
The grant applicants will provide
information to be collected as part of the
application and grant process through
certain documentation, certifications,
and completed forms. Grant applicants
must show that the project will provide
technical and financial assistance to
eligible individuals to remedy
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household well problems. The grant
recipients will establish a revolving loan
fund lending program to provide water
well loans to individuals who own or
will own private wells in rural areas.
The individual loan recipients may use
the funds to construct, refurbish, and
service their household well systems for
an existing home.
Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 10.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,033.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: Electric System Emergency
Restoration Plan.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0140.
Summary of Collection: Electric
power systems have been identified in
Presidential Decision Directive 63, May
1998, as one of the critical
infrastructures of the United States. The
term ‘‘critical infrastructure’’ is defined
in section 1016(e) of the USA Patriot
Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)). To
ensure that the electric infrastructure in
rural America is adequately protected,
Rural Utilities Service requires that all
current electric borrowers enhance an
existing Emergency Restoration Plan
(ERP) or, if none exists, develop and
maintain an ERP.
Need and Use of The Information:
Rural Development Utilities Programs
(RDUP) requires that all current electric
borrowers conduct a Vulnerability and
Risk Assessment (VRA) of its respective
systems and utilize the results of this
assessment to enhance an existing ERP
or create an ERP if none exists. The ERP
provides written procedures detailing
response and restoration efforts in the
event of a major system outage resulting
from a natural or man made disaster.
RDUP requires each electric borrower to
provide annually a self-certification, in
writing, that an ERP exists and that an
initial VRA has been performed. If this
information were not collected,
vulnerabilities may exist in the electric
system infrastructure. The result would
be increased risk to public safety and
may affect the Government loan
security.
Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 676.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 338.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
March 22, 2011.
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: Lacey Act Declaration
Requirements; Plants and Plant
Products.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0349.
Summary of Collection: The Lacey
Act, enacted in 1900 and significantly
amended in 1988, is the United States’
oldest Wildlife Protection Statute. The
Act combats trafficking in ‘‘illegal’’
wildlife, fish, or plants. The Food,
Conservation and Energy Act of 2008,
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which took effect May 22, 2008,
amended the Lacey Act by expanding its
protection to a broader range of plants
and plant products (Section 8204,
Prevention of Illegal Logging Practices).
Need and Use of the Information:
Under the amended Lacey Act,
importers are required to submit a
declaration form (PPQ–505) for certain
plants and plant products and PPQ–
(505B) supplemental form to provide
the declarer additional space to enter
the required information, if needed. The
declaration must contain, among other
things, the scientific name of the plant,
value of the importation, quantity of the
plant, and name of the country from
which the plant was harvested. If
species varies or is unknown, importers
will have to declare the name of each
species that may have been used to
produce the product. This information
will be used to support investigations
into illegal logging practices by the
Justice Department and also acts as a
deterrent to illegal logging practices
worldwide.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 20,352.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 203,846.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Wrangell-Petersburg Resource
Advisory Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Wrangell-Petersburg
Resource Advisory Committee will meet
by video-teleconference. The committee
is meeting as authorized under the
Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 110–
343) and in compliance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
of the meeting is to review project
proposals and make project funding
recommendations.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held on
Saturday, April 9, 2011 from 8 a.m. to
Noon.
ADDRESSES: Committee members will
meet at the Wrangell Ranger District
office at 525 Bennett Street in Wrangell,
Alaska and at the Tongass National
DATES:
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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.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
March 22, 2011.
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 the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: 7 CFR Part 1744, Subpart B, Lien Accommodations and
Subordination Policy.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0126.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is a
credit agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). It makes
mortgage loans and loan guarantees to finance electric,
telecommunications, and water and waste facilities in rural areas. The
Telecommunications Act of 1996 mandates that universally available and
affordable telecommunications services, including advanced services, be
made available to all U.S. citizens--whether in rural areas or city
centers, affluent, or poor communities. In support of this mandate, RUS
is amending its regulation to ensure that, with the assistance of
advanced telecommunications technology, rural citizens be provided the
same economic, educational, and health care benefits available in the
large metropolitan areas.
Need and Use of The Information: This regulation will help RUS
facilitate funding from non-RUS sources in order to meet the growing
capital needs of rural Local Exchange Carriers and enable the providers
to compete in an expanding number of telecommunications services. RUS
will use the information to provide ``automatic'' approval for
borrowers requesting lien accommodations that meet the required
financial tests. These tests are designed to ensure that the financial
strength of the borrower is more than sufficient to protect the
government's loan security interests; hence, the lien accommodations
will not adversely affect the government's financial interests.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-
profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 30.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion
Total Burden Hours: 23.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: 7 CFR 1783, Revolving Fund Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0138.
Summary of Collection: Section 6002 of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 amended the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act by adding a grant program that established the
Revolving Fund Program (RFP) to assist communities with water or
wastewater systems. Qualified private non-profit organizations will
receive RFP grant funds to establish a lending program for eligible
entities.
Need and Use of The Information: Non-profit organizations applying
for the RFP grant(s) must submit an application package that includes
an application form, narrative proposal (work plan), various other
forms, certifications, and supplemental information. The Rural
Development State Offices and the Rural Utilities Service National
Office staff will use the information collected to determine applicant
eligibility, project feasibility, and the applicant's ability to meet
the grant and regulatory requirements. Grant recipients will set up a
revolving loan fund to provide loans to finance predevelopment costs of
water or wastewater projects, or short-term small capital projects not
part of the regular operation and maintenance of current water and
wastewater systems.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 5.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 313.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: 7 CFR 1776, Household Water Well System Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0139.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is
authorized by Section 306E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926e) to administer and make grants to
qualified private non-profit organizations which will use the funds to
establish lending programs for household water wells from which
individuals may borrow money systems under the Household Water Well
System program.
Need and Use of The Information: The grant applicants will provide
information to be collected as part of the application and grant
process through certain documentation, certifications, and completed
forms. Grant applicants must show that the project will provide
technical and financial assistance to eligible individuals to remedy
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household well problems. The grant recipients will establish a
revolving loan fund lending program to provide water well loans to
individuals who own or will own private wells in rural areas. The
individual loan recipients may use the funds to construct, refurbish,
and service their household well systems for an existing home.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 10.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,033.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: Electric System Emergency Restoration Plan.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0140.
Summary of Collection: Electric power systems have been identified
in Presidential Decision Directive 63, May 1998, as one of the critical
infrastructures of the United States. The term ``critical
infrastructure'' is defined in section 1016(e) of the USA Patriot Act
of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)). To ensure that the electric
infrastructure in rural America is adequately protected, Rural
Utilities Service requires that all current electric borrowers enhance
an existing Emergency Restoration Plan (ERP) or, if none exists,
develop and maintain an ERP.
Need and Use of The Information: Rural Development Utilities
Programs (RDUP) requires that all current electric borrowers conduct a
Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (VRA) of its respective systems and
utilize the results of this assessment to enhance an existing ERP or
create an ERP if none exists. The ERP provides written procedures
detailing response and restoration efforts in the event of a major
system outage resulting from a natural or man made disaster. RDUP
requires each electric borrower to provide annually a self-
certification, in writing, that an ERP exists and that an initial VRA
has been performed. If this information were not collected,
vulnerabilities may exist in the electric system infrastructure. The
result would be increased risk to public safety and may affect the
Government loan security.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 676.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 338.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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