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Vol. 76, No. 60
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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March 23, 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
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the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Farm Service Agency
Title: Measurement Service Records.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0260.
Summary of Collection: This
collection of information is authorized
by 7 CFR part 718 and described in FSA
Handbook 2–CP. If a producer requests
measurement services, it becomes
necessary for the producer to provide
certain information which is collected
on the FSA–409, Measurement Service
Record. The collection of this
information is necessary to fulfill the
producer’s request for measurement
services. Producers may request acreage
or production measurement services.
Need and Use of the Information: The
Farm Service Agency (FSA) will collect
the following information that the
producer is required to provide on the
FSA–409: farm serial number, program
year, farm location, contact person, and
type of service request (acreage or
production). The collected information
is used to create a record of
measurement service requests and cost
to the producer.
Description of Respondents: Farms.
Number of Respondents: 135,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Other (once).
Total Burden Hours: 168,750.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
March 24, 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)
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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 Business-Cooperative Service
Title: Rural Business Investment
Program, 7 CFR 4290.
OMB Control Number: 0570–0051.
Summary of Collection: Section 6029
of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107–
171) amended the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act (& U.S.C.
2009cc) by adding ‘‘Subtitle H—Rural
Business Investment Program (RBIP).
The program is a Developmental
Venture Capital program for the purpose
to promote economic development and
the creation of wealth and job
opportunities in rural areas and among
individuals living in such areas through
the licensing of Rural Business
Investment Companies with the mission
of addressing unmet equity investment
needs of small enterprises located in
rural areas. USDA and Small Business
Administration signed the Economy Act
Agreement authorizing SBA to provide
‘‘the day to day’’ management and
operation of the RBIP.
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Need and Use of the Information:
USDA will use the information to
determine eligibility for participation in
the RBIP and evaluate whether
applicants have accomplished the
objectives and fulfilled the statutory and
regulatory requirements of the RBIP.
Without this collection of information
USDA would be unable to meet the
requirements of the Act and effectively
administer the RBIP, ensuring safety
and soundness.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
Institutions.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Quarterly, Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 112.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
The
National Tree-Marking Paint Committee
comprises representatives from the
Forest Service national headquarters,
each of the nine Forest Service Regions,
the Forest Service San Dimas
Technology and Development Center,
the National Federation of Federal
Employees and the Bureau of Land
Management. The Forest Products
Laboratory and the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health are ad
hoc members and provide technical
advice to the committee.
A field trip will be held on June 14
and is designed to supplement
information related to tree-marking
paint. This trip is open to any member
of the public participating in the public
meeting on June 15–16. However,
transportation is provided only for
committee members.
The main session of the meeting,
which is open to public attendance, will
be held on June 15–16. The 2011
meeting is being hosted by the Bureau
of Land Management.
Forest Service
Closed Sessions
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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National Tree-Marking Paint Committee
Meeting
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Tree-Marking
Paint Committee will meet in Missoula,
Montana on June 14–16, 2011. The
purpose of the meeting is to discuss
activities related to improvements in,
concerns about, and the handling and
use of tree-marking paint by personnel
of the Forest Service and the
Department of the Interior’s Bureau of
Land Management.
DATES: The meeting will be held June
14–16, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Courtyard Missoula, 4559 North
Reserve Street Missoula, Montana,
59808. Persons who wish to file written
comments before or after the meeting
must send written comments to Dave
Haston, Chairman, National Treemarking Paint Committee, Forest
Service, USDA, San Dimas Technology
and Development Center, 444 East
Bonita Avenue, San Dimas, California
91773, or electronically to
dhaston@fs.fed.us.
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SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dave Haston, Sr. Project Leader, San
Dimas Technology and Development
Center, Forest Service, USDA, (909)
599–1267, extension 294 or
dhaston@fs.fed.us.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
While certain segments of this
meeting are open to the public, there
will be two closed sessions during the
meeting. The first closed session is
planned for approximately 10 a.m. to 12
p.m. on June 15, 2011. This session is
reserved for individual paint
manufacturers to present products and
information about tree-marking paint for
consideration in future testing and use
by the agency. Paint manufacturers also
may provide comments on tree-marking
paint specifications or other
requirements. This portion of the
meeting is open only to paint
manufacturers, the Committee, and
committee staff to ensure that trade
secrets will not be disclosed to other
paint manufacturers or to the public.
Paint manufacturers wishing to make
presentations to the Tree-Marking Paint
Committee during the closed session
should contact the committee
chairperson at the telephone number
listed at FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT in this notice. The second
closed session is planned for
approximately 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on June
16, 2011. This session is reserved for
Tree-Marking Paint Committee members
only.
Any person with special access needs
should contact the Chairperson to make
those accommodations. Space for
individuals who are not members of the
National Tree-Marking Paint Committee
is limited and will be available to the
public on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Dated: March 23, 2011.
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James M. Pena,
Associate Deputy Chief, NFS.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Information Collection Activity;
Comment Request
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the
Rural Utilities Service an agency
delivering the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development
Utilities Programs, invites comments on
this information collection for which
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) will be requested.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by May 31, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michele Brooks, Director, Program
Development and Regulatory Analysis,
USDA Rural Development, 1400
Independence Ave., SW., STOP 1522,
Room 5162 South Building,
Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–1078. Fax: (202)
720–8435.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires
that interested members of the public
and affected agencies have an
opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping activities
(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice
identifies an information collection that
RUS is submitting to OMB for
extension.
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, or
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
March 24, 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 Business-Cooperative Service
Title: Rural Business Investment Program, 7 CFR 4290.
OMB Control Number: 0570-0051.
Summary of Collection: Section 6029 of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-171) amended the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act (& U.S.C. 2009cc) by adding ``Subtitle H--
Rural Business Investment Program (RBIP). The program is a
Developmental Venture Capital program for the purpose to promote
economic development and the creation of wealth and job opportunities
in rural areas and among individuals living in such areas through the
licensing of Rural Business Investment Companies with the mission of
addressing unmet equity investment needs of small enterprises located
in rural areas. USDA and Small Business Administration signed the
Economy Act Agreement authorizing SBA to provide ``the day to day''
management and operation of the RBIP.
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Need and Use of the Information: USDA will use the information to
determine eligibility for participation in the RBIP and evaluate
whether applicants have accomplished the objectives and fulfilled the
statutory and regulatory requirements of the RBIP. Without this
collection of information USDA would be unable to meet the requirements
of the Act and effectively administer the RBIP, ensuring safety and
soundness.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-
profit Institutions.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Quarterly, Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 112.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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