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Total Burden Hours: 200.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal Plant and Health Inspection
Service
National Agricultural Statistics Service
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Title: Interstate Movement of Sheep
and Goats.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0258.
Summary of Collection: The Animal
Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 2002 is
the primary Federal law governing the
protection of animal health. The law
gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad
authority to detect, control, or eradicate
pests or diseases of livestock or poultry.
Disease prevention is the most effective
method for maintaining a healthy
animal population and enhancing the
ability of the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) to help U.S.
producers compete in the world market
of animal and animal product trade. The
Veterinary Services (VS) program of
APHIS is the unit responsible for
carrying out the disease prevention
mission. One of the APHIS disease
eradication programs addresses scrapie.
Scrapie is a progressive, degenerative,
and eventually fatal disease affecting the
central nervous system of sheep and
goats.
Need and Use of the Information: In
order for APHIS’ scrapie eradication
program to be effective, its animal
identification, recordkeeping, and other
requirements must be carried out at
livestock facilities that handle sheep
and goats moving in interstate
commerce. The individual legally
responsible for the day-to-day operation
of the facility must execute an Approval
of Livestock Facilities Agreement with
APHIS. The information restricts the
interstate movement of livestock within
the United States to control diseases of
concern and approve livestock facilities
that handle sheep and goats moving in
interstate commerce.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 200.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 237.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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Notice of Intent To Request Approval
To Revise and Extend an 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
(NASS) to request approval to revise
and extend a currently approved
information collection, the Milk and
Milk Products Surveys. Revision to
burden hours will be needed due to
changes in the size of the target
population, sample design, and/or
questionnaire length.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by January 9, 2012 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number 0535–0020,
by any of the following methods:
• Email: 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: Milk
and Milk Products Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0020.
Expiration Date of Approval: March
31, 2012.
Type of Request: To revise and extend
a currently approved information
collection for a period of three years.
Abstract: The primary objective of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) is to collect, 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
SUMMARY:
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management practices, as well as the
Census of Agriculture. The Milk and
Milk Products Surveys obtain basic
agricultural statistics on milk
production and manufactured dairy
products from farmers and processing
plants throughout the nation. Data are
gathered for milk production, dairy
products, evaporated and condensed
milk, manufactured dry milk, and
manufactured whey products. Milk
production and manufactured dairy
products statistics are used by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) to
help administer Federal programs and
by the dairy industry in planning,
pricing, and projecting supplies of milk
and milk products. Included in this
approval request are several changes to
this group of surveys. The monthly Milk
Production Survey will now be
conducted quarterly (January, April,
July, and October) instead of monthly.
Monthly estimates for the non-quarterly
months will still be published for total
number of dairy cows, the number of
cows milked, and the total milk
produced. Estimates for the non-survey
months will be generated by using a
combination of administrative data,
regression modeling, and historic data.
In the spring of 2012 NASS also plans
to discontinue the collection of Dairy
Product Prices. This data will be
collected by the Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) in compliance with the
Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010,
and the amended section 273(d) of the
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946.
Authority: Voluntary dairy
information reporting is conducted
under 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 (7 U.S.C. 2276), which requires
USDA to afford strict confidentiality to
non-aggregated data provided by
respondents.
Mandatory dairy product information
reporting is based on the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946, as amended by
the Dairy Market Enhancement Act of
2000 and the Farm Security and Rural
Development Act of 2002 (U.S.C. 1637–
1637b). This program requires each
manufacturer to report to USDA the
price, quantity, and moisture content of
dairy products sold and each entity
storing dairy products to report
information on the quantity of dairy
products stored. Any manufacturer that
processes, markets, or stores less than
1,000,000 pounds of dairy products per
year is exempt. USDA is required to
maintain information, statistics, or
documents obtained under these Acts in
a manner that ensures that
confidentiality is preserved regarding
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the identity of persons and proprietary
business information, subject to
verification by the Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS) under Public
Law No. 106–532. 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 8 minutes per
response. This average is based on the
12 different surveys in the information
collection: 4 weekly, 2 monthly, 4
quarterly, and 2 annual. The estimated
total number of responses is 64,500
annually, with an average annual
frequency of 3.64 responses per
respondent.
Respondents: Farms and businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
15,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 8,350 hours.
Copies of this information collection
and related instructions can be obtained
without charge from NASS Clearance
Officer, at (202) 720–2248 or at
ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
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, 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 on October 4,
2011.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting
of the Colorado 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
Colorado Advisory Committee to the
Commission will convene by
teleconference at 10 a.m. (MDT) on
Tuesday, November 22, 2011. The
purpose of the meeting is to discuss
next steps after project selection.
This meeting is available to the public
through the following toll-free call-in
number: (800) 516–9896. Conference ID:
8334. Any interested member of the
public may call this number and listen
to the meeting. Callers can expect to
incur charges for calls they initiate over
wireless lines, and the Commission will
not refund any incurred charges. Callers
will incur no charge for calls they
initiate over land-line connections to
the toll-free telephone number. Persons
with hearing impairments may also
follow the proceedings by first dialing
Dial 711 for relay services and enter 1–
(800) 516–9896, followed by Conference
ID: 8334. To ensure that the
Commission secures an appropriate
number of telephone lines for the
public, persons are asked to contact the
Rocky Mountain Regional Office 10
days before the meeting date either by
email at ebohor@usccr.gov, or by phone
at (303) 866–1040.
Members of the public are entitled to
submit written comments; the
comments must be received in the
regional office by December 22, 2011.
Comments may be mailed to the Rocky
Mountain Regional Office, U.S.
Commission on Civil Rights, 999–18th
Street, Suite 1380 South, Denver, CO
80202, faxed to (303) 866–1050, or
emailed to ebohor@usccr.gov. Persons
who desire additional information may
contact the Rocky Mountain Regional
Office by email at ebohor@usccr.gov or
by phone at (303) 866–1040.
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
directed to the Commission’s Web site,
https://www.usccr.gov, or may contact
the Rocky Mountain Regional Office at
the above email or street address.
The meeting will be conducted
pursuant to the rules and regulations of
the Commission and FACA.
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Dated in Washington, DC, on November 4,
2011.
Peter Minarik,
Acting Chief, Regional Programs
Coordination Unit.
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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: Evacuation Movement and
Behavior Questionnaire.
OMB Control Number: 0693–0051.
Type of Request: Regular.
Burden Hours: 3,334.
Number of Respondents: 20,000.
Average Hours per Response: 10
minutes.
Needs and Uses: The NIST’s
Engineering Laboratory, formally the
Building and Fire Research Laboratory,
has established project efforts to better
understand occupant egress from highrise buildings. Buildings of interest
include varying heights, and of varying
occupancy types, e.g., residential, office,
and assembly occupancies. Data will be
collected via questionnaires on
occupant behavior during regularly
scheduled evacuation drills from highrise building across the United States.
All of these evacuation drills will be
conducted regardless of whether NIST
data collection takes place. The
occupant behavioral data requested will
involve the occupants’ knowledge of the
procedure, their awareness of the event,
and their behavior during the
evacuation. This data will be used to
improve egress designs for buildings,
safety assessment models, and occupant
training and education about what to do
in an emergency.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households (selected individuals who
have evacuated high-rise buildings in
cities across the U.S. during scheduled
evacuation drills).
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Jasmeet Seehra,
(202) 395–3123.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Diana Hynek,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Request Approval To Revise and Extend an
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 (NASS) to request approval to revise and extend a currently
approved information collection, the Milk and Milk Products Surveys.
Revision to burden hours will be needed due to changes in the size of
the target population, sample design, and/or questionnaire length.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by January 9, 2012 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535-
0020, by any of the following methods:
Email: 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: Milk and Milk Products Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0020.
Expiration Date of Approval: March 31, 2012.
Type of Request: To revise and extend a currently approved
information collection for a period of three years.
Abstract: The primary objective of the National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS) is to collect, 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 Milk and Milk Products Surveys obtain basic
agricultural statistics on milk production and manufactured dairy
products from farmers and processing plants throughout the nation. Data
are gathered for milk production, dairy products, evaporated and
condensed milk, manufactured dry milk, and manufactured whey products.
Milk production and manufactured dairy products statistics are used by
the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help administer Federal
programs and by the dairy industry in planning, pricing, and projecting
supplies of milk and milk products. Included in this approval request
are several changes to this group of surveys. The monthly Milk
Production Survey will now be conducted quarterly (January, April,
July, and October) instead of monthly. Monthly estimates for the non-
quarterly months will still be published for total number of dairy
cows, the number of cows milked, and the total milk produced. Estimates
for the non-survey months will be generated by using a combination of
administrative data, regression modeling, and historic data. In the
spring of 2012 NASS also plans to discontinue the collection of Dairy
Product Prices. This data will be collected by the Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS) in compliance with the Mandatory Price
Reporting Act of 2010, and the amended section 273(d) of the
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946.
Authority: Voluntary dairy information reporting is conducted under
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 (7 U.S.C. 2276), which requires USDA to afford strict
confidentiality to non-aggregated data provided by respondents.
Mandatory dairy product information reporting is based on the
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended by the Dairy Market
Enhancement Act of 2000 and the Farm Security and Rural Development Act
of 2002 (U.S.C. 1637-1637b). This program requires each manufacturer to
report to USDA the price, quantity, and moisture content of dairy
products sold and each entity storing dairy products to report
information on the quantity of dairy products stored. Any manufacturer
that processes, markets, or stores less than 1,000,000 pounds of dairy
products per year is exempt. USDA is required to maintain information,
statistics, or documents obtained under these Acts in a manner that
ensures that confidentiality is preserved regarding
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the identity of persons and proprietary business information, subject
to verification by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) under
Public Law No. 106-532. 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 8 minutes per response. This
average is based on the 12 different surveys in the information
collection: 4 weekly, 2 monthly, 4 quarterly, and 2 annual. The
estimated total number of responses is 64,500 annually, with an average
annual frequency of 3.64 responses per respondent.
Respondents: Farms and businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 8,350 hours.
Copies of this information collection and related instructions can
be obtained without charge from NASS Clearance Officer, at (202) 720-
2248 or at ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
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, 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 on October 4, 2011.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
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