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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Request for Approval of a New
Information Collection
Office of the Chief Financial
Officer; USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice
announces the Office of the Chief
Financial Officer intention to request
approval for a new information
collection for a Supplier Credit
Recovery Audit.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by July 20, 2012 to be assured
of consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Dale Theurer, Office of the
Chief Financial Officer, Fiscal Policy
Division, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave.
SW., Washington, DC 20250 (202) 720–
1167; Fax number (202) 690–1529.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Suppler Credit Recovery Audit
Letter.
OMB Number: 0505–XXXX.
Expiration Date of Approval: Three
years from approval date.
Type of Request: New information
collection.
Abstract: The Department of
Agriculture (USDA) believes there are
many program recipients and service
providers who maybe carrying a credit
balance in their financial records due to
possible overpayments, credits for
unused services, damaged goods, etc.
USDA desires to send out letters to all
vendors in an attempt to collect these
payments. This letter is asking these
vendors to review their records to verify
no funds are due back the USDA for
goods or services provided by these
vendors.
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Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 2 hours per
response. A business will receive the
request and develop a query to their
automated accounting system which
could take an average of 30 minutes or
less to review the customer records to
determine which accounts have a credit
balance if any. The customer ledgers
would potentially show the number of
USDA customers. If the business has a
manual accounting system then a
manual review would be required of the
customer ledgers. This could take 1–2
hours depending on the size of the
company. These estimates are based on
the average business and entity using
computers to do accounting. The
estimate is based on the number of
purchase orders and contracts currently
in USDA procurement systems.
Type of Respondents: Vendors,
Contractors, Program Recipients, any
Entity receiving funds from USDA.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
300,000.
Estimated Number of Responses:
300,000.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 600,000 hours.
Comments are invited on: (1) 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; (2) 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; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments may be sent to Dale Theurer,
Office of the Chief Financial Officer,
Debt and Credit Policy Division, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
DC 20250. All comments received will
be available for public inspection during
regular business hours at the same
address.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
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for OMB approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
Frederic Marks,
Interim Director, Fiscal Policy Division, Office
of the Chief Financial Officer, Department
of Agriculture.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2012–0025]
National Advisory Committee on Meat
and Poultry Inspection; Nominations
for Membership
Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) is soliciting
nominations for membership on the
National Advisory Committee on Meat
and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI). The
full Committee consists of not more
than 20 members, and each person
selected is expected to serve a 2-year
term.
SUMMARY:
Nominations, including a cover
letter to the Secretary, the nominee’s
typed resume or curriculum vitae, and
a completed USDA Advisory Committee
Membership Background Information
form AD–755, must be received by June
20, 2012. USDA Advisory Committee
Membership Background Information
form AD–755 is available online at:
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/forms/
index.asp. Self nominations are
welcome.
DATES:
Nomination packages,
including a cover letter to the Secretary
accompanied by a resume and AD–755
form, can be sent by mail to: Thomas
Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20250, Attn:
National Advisory Committee on Meat
and Poultry Inspection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Sally Fernandez, Program Specialist,
Office of Outreach, Employee Education
and Training, Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS), telephone
(202) 690–6524; Fax (202) 690–6519;
email sally.fernandez@fsis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
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statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Request for Approval of a New Information Collection
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Financial Officer; USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Office of the Chief
Financial Officer intention to request approval for a new information
collection for a Supplier Credit Recovery Audit.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by July 20, 2012 to be
assured of consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Dale Theurer, Office of the
Chief Financial Officer, Fiscal Policy Division, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250 (202)
720-1167; Fax number (202) 690-1529.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Suppler Credit Recovery Audit Letter.
OMB Number: 0505-XXXX.
Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from approval date.
Type of Request: New information collection.
Abstract: The Department of Agriculture (USDA) believes there are
many program recipients and service providers who maybe carrying a
credit balance in their financial records due to possible overpayments,
credits for unused services, damaged goods, etc. USDA desires to send
out letters to all vendors in an attempt to collect these payments.
This letter is asking these vendors to review their records to verify
no funds are due back the USDA for goods or services provided by these
vendors.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 2 hours per response. A business
will receive the request and develop a query to their automated
accounting system which could take an average of 30 minutes or less to
review the customer records to determine which accounts have a credit
balance if any. The customer ledgers would potentially show the number
of USDA customers. If the business has a manual accounting system then
a manual review would be required of the customer ledgers. This could
take 1-2 hours depending on the size of the company. These estimates
are based on the average business and entity using computers to do
accounting. The estimate is based on the number of purchase orders and
contracts currently in USDA procurement systems.
Type of Respondents: Vendors, Contractors, Program Recipients, any
Entity receiving funds from USDA.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 300,000.
Estimated Number of Responses: 300,000.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 600,000 hours.
Comments are invited on: (1) 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; (2) 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; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology. Comments may be sent to Dale Theurer, Office
of the Chief Financial Officer, Debt and Credit Policy Division, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC
20250. All comments received will be available for public inspection
during regular business hours at the same address.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public
record.
Frederic Marks,
Interim Director, Fiscal Policy Division, Office of the Chief Financial
Officer, Department of Agriculture.
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