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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Generic Clearance
for the Collection of Qualitative
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
April 22, 2011.
Department of Agriculture
(USDA).
ACTION: 30-Day notice of submission of
information collection approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
As part of a Federal
Government-wide effort to streamline
the process to seek feedback from the
public on service delivery, the
Department of Agriculture (USDA) has
submitted a Generic Information
Collection Request (Generic ICR):
‘‘Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery’’ to OMB for approval under
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
DATES: Comments must be submitted
May 27, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted to the Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503;
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602.
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SUMMARY:
To
request additional information, please
contact Ruth Brown (202) 720–8958 or
Charlene Parker (202) 720–8681.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Abstract: The information collection
activity will garner qualitative customer
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Administration’s commitment to
improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data
that can be generalized to the overall
population. This type of generic
clearance for qualitative information
will not be used for quantitative
information collections that are
designed to yield reliably actionable
results, such as monitoring trends over
time or documenting program
performance. Such data uses require
more rigorous designs that address: the
target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
The Agency received no comments in
response to the 60-day notice published
in the Federal Register of December 22,
2010 (75 FR 80542).
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Total Burden Estimate for the
Department of Agriculture
Current Actions: New collection of
information.
Type of Review: New Collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households, Businesses and
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Average Expected Annual Number of
Activities: 52.
Respondents: 3,665,300.
Annual Responses: 3,665,300.
Frequency of Response: Once per
request.
Average Minutes per Response: 35.
Burden Hours: 992,250.
Agriculture Departmental Offices—
0503–xxxx
Average Expected Annual Number of
Activities: 30.
Respondents: 30,000.
Annual Responses: 30,000.
Frequency of Response: Once per
request.
Average Minutes per Response: 60.
Burden Hours: 30,000.
Agricultural Marketing Service—0581–
xxxx
Average Expected Annual Number of
Activities: 8.
Respondents: 110,000.
Annual Responses: 110,000.
Frequency of Response: Once per
request.
Average Minutes per Response: 30.
Burden Hours: 60,000.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service—0579–xxxx
Average Expected Annual Number of
Activities: 2.
Respondents: 1,000.
Annual Responses: 1,000.
Frequency of Response: Once per
request.
Average Minutes per Response: 15.
Burden Hours: 250.
Food Safety and Inspection Service—
0583–xxxx
Average Expected Annual Number of
Activities: 6.
Respondents: 27,000.
Annual Responses: 27,000.
Frequency of Response: Once per
request.
Average Minutes per Response: 60.
Burden Hours: 27,000.
Forest Service—0596–xxxx
Average Expected Annual Number of
Activities: 6.
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also have time, as identified above, for
persons wishing to comment. The time
for individual oral comments may be
limited.
Respondents: 3,500,000.
Annual Responses: 3,500,000.
Frequency of Response: Once per
request.
Average Minutes per Response: 15.
Burden Hours: 875,000.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid
Office of Management and Budget
control number.
William E. Taylor, Jr.,
Designated Federal Officer, Sabine National
Forest RAC.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
Agricultural Marketing Service
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[FR Doc. 2011–9962 Filed 4–26–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[Document Number AMS–FV–10–0063]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Resource Advisory Committee Meeting
In accordance with the Secure
Rural Schools and Community Self
Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–
393), [as reauthorized as part of Pub. L.
110–343] and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Sabine National Forest
Resource Advisory Committee (RAC)
meeting will meet as indicated below.
DATES: The Sabine National Forest RAC
meeting will be held on Thursday, May
5, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The Sabine National Forest
RAC meeting will be held at the Sabine
Ranger Station located on State
Highway 21 East, approximately 5 miles
East of Milam in Sabine County, Texas.
The meeting will begin at 3:30 p.m. and
adjourn at approximately 5:30 p.m. A
public comment period will begin at
5:15 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William E. Taylor, Jr., Designated
Federal Officer, Sabine National Forest,
5050 State Hwy. 21 E., Hemphill, TX
75948: Telephone: 409–625–1940 or
e-mail at: etaylor@fs.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Sabine National Forest RAC proposes
projects and funding to the Secretary of
Agriculture under Section 203 of the
Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self Determination Act of 2000, (as
reauthorized as part of Pub. L. 110–343).
The purpose of the May 5, 2011 meeting
is to discuss new Title II projects. These
meetings are open to the public. The
public may present written comments to
the RAC. Each formal RAC meeting will
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effective 60 days after the date of
publication in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Veronica Douglass, Marketing
Specialist, Research and Promotion
Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs,
AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Room 0632–S, Stop 0244,
Washington, DC 20250–0244; telephone:
(888) 720–9917; facsimile (202) 205–
2800; or electronic mail:
Veronica.Douglass@ams.usda.gov.
Dated: April 20, 2011.
Ellen King,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
This notice announces an updated
computation for assessments received
by importer associations under the Hass
Avocado Promotion, Research, and
Information Order (Order)(7 CFR part
1219). The Order is authorized under
the Hass Avocado Promotion, Research,
and Information Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C.
7801–7813). The Order covers fresh
domestic and imported Hass avocados
and is administered by the Hass
Avocado Board (Board). Under the
program, assessments are paid by
producers and importers and used for
programs designed to increase the
consumption of Hass avocados in the
United States. A state association
receives 85 percent of the assessment
paid by all producers in the State of
California and uses these funds to
conduct state-of-origin promotions.
Importer associations receive 85 percent
of the assessments paid by their
members and use these funds to
conduct country-of-origin promotions.
This notice announces that assessments
from all Hass avocado importers who
import Hass avocados from a country
represented by an importer association
will be included in the 85 percent
assessment computation. For those
importers of Hass avocados whose
assessments were not previously
included in the 85 percent calculation,
such importers may have their
assessments not included in the
computation upon notice to the Board.
Information regarding the updated
computation is available from the
Agricultural Marketing Service at https://
www.ams.usda.gov/FVPromotion. The
updated computation will become
[Document Number AMS–NOP–11–0014;
NOP–11–05]
AGENCY:
Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting,
Sabine National Forest Resource
Advisory Committee.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
Hass Avocado Promotion, Research,
and Information Order; Importer
Associations and Assessment
Computation
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Agricultural Marketing Service
Notice of Meeting of the National
Organic Standards Board
AGENCY:
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION:
Notice correction.
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, the Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) announced on March 4,
2011 a forthcoming meeting of the
National Organic Standards Board
(NOSB) (76 FR 12013). The March 4,
2011 notice provided for five-minute
public comment slots. Due to the
overwhelming number of people who
have signed up to present comments,
AMS is informing the public that each
public comment slot will be three
minutes.
SUMMARY:
The NOSB meeting dates are
Tuesday, April 26, 2011, 8 a.m. to
5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, April 27, 2011,
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, April 28,
2011, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Friday, April
29, 2011, 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
DATES:
Dated: April 22, 2011.
David R. Shipman,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
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delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
April 22, 2011.
AGENCY: Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: 30-Day notice of submission of information collection approval
from the Office of Management and Budget and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the
process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery, the
Department of Agriculture (USDA) has submitted a Generic Information
Collection Request (Generic ICR): ``Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery'' to OMB
for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.).
DATES: Comments must be submitted May 27, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted to the Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC
20503; OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395-5806 and to
Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington,
DC 20250-7602.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information,
please contact Ruth Brown (202) 720-8958 or Charlene Parker (202) 720-
8681.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery.
Abstract: The information collection activity will garner
qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely
manner, in accordance with the Administration's commitment to improving
service delivery. By qualitative feedback we mean information that
provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but are not
statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study. This feedback will provide
insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences and
expectations, provide an early warning of issues with service, or focus
attention on areas where communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of products or services. These
collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable
communications between the Agency and its customers and stakeholders.
It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement
of program management.
Feedback collected under this generic clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data that can be generalized to the
overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative
information will not be used for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as
monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such
data uses require more rigorous designs that address: the target
population to which generalizations will be made, the sampling frame,
the sample design (including stratification and clustering), the
precision requirements or power calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate, methods for assessing
potential non-response bias, the protocols for data collection, and any
testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior fielding the
study. Depending on the degree of influence the results are likely to
have, such collections may still be eligible for submission for other
generic mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative results.
The Agency received no comments in response to the 60-day notice
published in the Federal Register of December 22, 2010 (75 FR 80542).
Total Burden Estimate for the Department of Agriculture
Current Actions: New collection of information.
Type of Review: New Collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and Households, Businesses and
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Government.
Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: 52.
Respondents: 3,665,300.
Annual Responses: 3,665,300.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average Minutes per Response: 35.
Burden Hours: 992,250.
Agriculture Departmental Offices--0503-xxxx
Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: 30.
Respondents: 30,000.
Annual Responses: 30,000.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average Minutes per Response: 60.
Burden Hours: 30,000.
Agricultural Marketing Service--0581-xxxx
Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: 8.
Respondents: 110,000.
Annual Responses: 110,000.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average Minutes per Response: 30.
Burden Hours: 60,000.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service--0579-xxxx
Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: 2.
Respondents: 1,000.
Annual Responses: 1,000.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average Minutes per Response: 15.
Burden Hours: 250.
Food Safety and Inspection Service--0583-xxxx
Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: 6.
Respondents: 27,000.
Annual Responses: 27,000.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average Minutes per Response: 60.
Burden Hours: 27,000.
Forest Service--0596-xxxx
Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: 6.
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Respondents: 3,500,000.
Annual Responses: 3,500,000.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average Minutes per Response: 15.
Burden Hours: 875,000.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-10237 Filed 4-26-11; 8:45 am]
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