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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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September 7, 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 and 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.
Forest Service
Title: Perception of Risk, Trust,
Responsibility, and Management
Preferences Among Fire Prone
Communities.
OMB Control Number: 0596–0186.
Summary of Collection: The Forest
and Rangeland Renewable Resource
Research Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–307),
direct the Secretary of Agriculture to
conduct, support, and cooperate in
investigations, experiments, tests, and
other activities the Secretary deems
necessary to obtain, analyze, develop,
demonstrate, and disseminate scientific
information about protecting, managing,
and utilizing forest and rangeland
renewable resources in rural, suburban,
and urban areas. Fire risk and the
impact of recent fires have been
significant on several Western urbanproximate national forests. The Forest
Service (FS) is proposing to expand the
scope of the initial information
collection to other fire-prone
communities in the western United
States. FS will conduct a study using a
questionnaire to gain first-hand
information from residents in
communities proximate to and
surrounded by urban national forests in
the Western United States. The
information gathered will help resource
managers better understand the beliefs,
perceptions, and behaviors of those
residents.
Need and Use of the Information: The
Agency needs to know how residents
have been addressing fire risk, residents’
beliefs about individual responsibility
in reducing fire risk, and the myriad of
other concerns residents have related to
fire and fire risk. Results from the
information collected will be helpful in
managing fire education and
information programs, continuing
public collaboration efforts, and in the
selection of fire management and risk
mitigation strategies. Other fire
management agencies and organizations
will also benefit from this knowledge.
The information collected will be used
to construct a technical report on
findings, to prepare journal articles for
submission to peer view outlets, for
presentations at scientific meetings, and
for presentations to natural resource
managers as appropriate. Without the
information management decisions will
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be made on limited and anecdotal
information regarding public values and
perceptions as well as perceived
responsibility in management of fire
risk.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 300.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 435.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
September 7, 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.
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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.
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Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Child and Adult Care Food
Program (CACFP) Improper Payment
Meal Claims Assessment.
OMB Control Number: 0584–NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Improper
Payments Information Act (IPIA) of
2002 (Pub. L. 107–300) requires the
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), to
provide estimates of erroneous
payments in the Child and Adult Care
Food Program (CACFP), and to identify
and report corrective actions the agency
is taking to reduce them. These
measures are necessary to enhance the
accuracy and integrity of Federal
payments in the CACFP. The CACFP
reimburses family day care home for
serving nutritious meals and snacks to
children, especially low-income
children who receive day care services
in these facilities. The Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS), on behalf of the
Secretary of Agriculture, is conducting a
feasibility evaluation of the parent-recall
data collection methodology for
validating the number and type of meals
claimed for reimbursement by family
day care homes (FDCHs) in the CACFP.
Need and use of the Information: Data
collection is to be conducted in sixteen
states to evaluate whether a parentrecall data collection methodology
under evaluation can: (1) Validate the
meal reimbursement claims submitted
by FDCHs for the number of children
who are CACFP eligible and present in
the FDCHs during the time period(s) for
which the meals/snacks were claimed.
(2) Generate data required for
developing an estimate of improper
payments, based on the meals claimed
for reimbursement by FDCHs that meet
the requirements of the Improper
Payments Information Act of 2002. (3)
Be implemented nationwide in an
efficient and cost effective method.
Observations conducted on-site in the
homes of FDSCH providers will be used
in the feasibility evaluation. Without the
information no assessment of the cost,
amount and type of meal claiming errors
can be estimated nor can corrective
action be developed and implemented.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
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Frequency of Responses: Report: On
occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 911.
institutions; State, Local, or Tribal
Government; Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 1,520.
Frequency of Responses: Report: On
occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 2,439.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
Food and Nutrition Service
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Title: National Assistance in Farmers
Markets: Understanding Current
Operations.
OMB Control Number: 0584–NEW.
Summary of Collection: The growing
obesity crisis in the United States has
created urgency among scientists and
public health officials to develop and
test sustainable programs that improve
American diets. Fruits and vegetable
intake has been shown to reduce the
long term risk of obesity and other
chronic diseases such as heart disease
and cancer and serves as a market for a
healthy diet. However, two thirds of
U.S. adults do not meet the USDA
Dietary Guidelines for fruit and
vegetable intake. The Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) is conducting a
new study titled ‘‘Nutrition Assistance
in Farmers Markets: Understanding
Current Operations.’’ The study,
planned for FY 2011–2012 affirms the
Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services
(FNCS) priority for expanding the farmfood connection in FNS programs. The
collection is authorized under
paragraph 17(a)(1) of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2026).
Need and use of the Information: The
proposed study involves a national
survey of Farmers Market managers and
Direct Marketing (DM) farmers to
understand their current operations and
how those affect participation in USDA
nutrition assistance programs. The
information gathered in the data
collection activities will be used by FNS
to understand the characteristics of
farmers markets and direct marketing
farmers and facilitators and barriers to
participating in the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program. These
data will inform FNS policy decision
intended to increase the number of DM
farmers and farmers markets that
participate as SNAP retailers, as well as
improve operations for currently
authorized DM farmers and farmers
markets. If data is not collected, FNS
will be unable to improve its
understanding of the farmers’ market
environment, particularly barriers to
participation in nutrition assistance
programs by these markets.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Individuals or
households; Not-for-profit institutions;
Farms.
Number of Respondents: 2,859.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Research Service
Notice of Intent to Grant Exclusive
License
Agricultural Research Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Agricultural Research Service, intends
to grant to PMC–Biogenix of Memphis,
Tennessee, an exclusive license to U.S.
Patent Application Serial No. 12/
774,347, ‘‘Process for Preparing
Saturated Branched Chain Fatty Acids’’,
filed on May 5, 2010.
DATES: Comments must be received
within thirty (30) days of the date of
publication of this Notice in the Federal
Register.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA,
ARS, Office of Technology Transfer,
5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4–1174,
Beltsville, Maryland 20705–5131.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June
Blalock of the Office of Technology
Transfer at the Beltsville address given
above; telephone: 301–504–5989.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Government’s patent rights in
this invention are assigned to the United
States of America, as represented by the
Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the
public interest to so license this
invention as PMC–Biogenix of
Memphis, Tennessee has submitted a
complete and sufficient application for
a license. The prospective exclusive
license will be royalty-bearing and will
comply with the terms and conditions
of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The
prospective exclusive license may be
granted unless, within thirty (30) days
from the date of this published Notice,
the Agricultural Research Service
receives written evidence and argument
which establishes that the grant of the
license would not be consistent with the
requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37
CFR 404.7.
SUMMARY:
Richard J. Brenner,
Assistant Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
September 7, 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.
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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.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Improper Payment
Meal Claims Assessment.
OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Improper Payments Information Act (IPIA)
of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-300) requires the Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), to provide estimates of erroneous payments in the Child and
Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and to identify and report corrective
actions the agency is taking to reduce them. These measures are
necessary to enhance the accuracy and integrity of Federal payments in
the CACFP. The CACFP reimburses family day care home for serving
nutritious meals and snacks to children, especially low-income children
who receive day care services in these facilities. The Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS), on behalf of the Secretary of Agriculture, is
conducting a feasibility evaluation of the parent-recall data
collection methodology for validating the number and type of meals
claimed for reimbursement by family day care homes (FDCHs) in the
CACFP.
Need and use of the Information: Data collection is to be conducted
in sixteen states to evaluate whether a parent-recall data collection
methodology under evaluation can: (1) Validate the meal reimbursement
claims submitted by FDCHs for the number of children who are CACFP
eligible and present in the FDCHs during the time period(s) for which
the meals/snacks were claimed. (2) Generate data required for
developing an estimate of improper payments, based on the meals claimed
for reimbursement by FDCHs that meet the requirements of the Improper
Payments Information Act of 2002. (3) Be implemented nationwide in an
efficient and cost effective method. Observations conducted on-site in
the homes of FDSCH providers will be used in the feasibility
evaluation. Without the information no assessment of the cost, amount
and type of meal claiming errors can be estimated nor can corrective
action be developed and implemented.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-
profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Government; Individuals or
households.
Number of Respondents: 1,520.
Frequency of Responses: Report: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 2,439.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: National Assistance in Farmers Markets: Understanding
Current Operations.
OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The growing obesity crisis in the United
States has created urgency among scientists and public health officials
to develop and test sustainable programs that improve American diets.
Fruits and vegetable intake has been shown to reduce the long term risk
of obesity and other chronic diseases such as heart disease and cancer
and serves as a market for a healthy diet. However, two thirds of U.S.
adults do not meet the USDA Dietary Guidelines for fruit and vegetable
intake. The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is conducting a new study
titled ``Nutrition Assistance in Farmers Markets: Understanding Current
Operations.'' The study, planned for FY 2011-2012 affirms the Food,
Nutrition and Consumer Services (FNCS) priority for expanding the farm-
food connection in FNS programs. The collection is authorized under
paragraph 17(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2026).
Need and use of the Information: The proposed study involves a
national survey of Farmers Market managers and Direct Marketing (DM)
farmers to understand their current operations and how those affect
participation in USDA nutrition assistance programs. The information
gathered in the data collection activities will be used by FNS to
understand the characteristics of farmers markets and direct marketing
farmers and facilitators and barriers to participating in the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. These data will inform FNS
policy decision intended to increase the number of DM farmers and
farmers markets that participate as SNAP retailers, as well as improve
operations for currently authorized DM farmers and farmers markets. If
data is not collected, FNS will be unable to improve its understanding
of the farmers' market environment, particularly barriers to
participation in nutrition assistance programs by these markets.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit;
Individuals or households; Not-for-profit institutions; Farms.
Number of Respondents: 2,859.
Frequency of Responses: Report: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 911.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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