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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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May 17, 2012.
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), Pamela_Beverly_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.
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Agriculture
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Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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Title: NIFA Proposal Review Process.
OMB Control Number: 0524–0041.
Summary of Collection: The National
Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
is responsible for performing a review of
proposals submitted to NIFA
competitive awards programs in
accordance with section 103(a) of the
Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Education Reform Act, of 1998, 7 U.S.C.
7613(a). Reviews are undertaken to
ensure that projects supported by NIFA
are of high quality and are consistent
with the goals and requirements of the
funding program. Proposals submitted
to NIFA undergo a programmatic
evaluation to determine worthiness of
Federal support. The evaluations consist
of a peer panel review and may also
entail an assessment by Federal
employees and electronically submitted
(ah-hoc) reviews in the Peer Review
System.
Need and Use of the Information: The
collected information from the
evaluations is used to support NIFA
grant programs. NIFA uses the results of
each proposal to determine whether a
proposal should be declined or
recommended for award. In order to
obtain this information, an electronic
questionnaire is used to collect
information about potential panel and
ad-hoc reviewers. If this information is
not collected, it would be difficult for a
review panel and NIFA staff to
determine which projects warrant
funding, or identify appropriate
qualified reviewers. In addition, Federal
grants staff and auditors could not
assess the quality or integrity of the
review, and the writer of the application
would not benefit from any feedback on
why the application was funded or not.
Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; Business or other forprofit; Individuals or households;
Federal Government; State, Local or
Tribal Government; Farms.
Number of Respondents: 54,600.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion; Annually.
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Total Burden Hours: 100,497.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
May 17, 2012.
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
the collection of information unless it
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Importation of Hass Avocados
from Peru.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0355.
Summary of Collection: Under the
Plant Protection Act (PPA) (7 U.S.C.
7701), the Secretary of Agriculture
either independently or in cooperation
with the States is authorized to carry out
operations or measures to detect,
eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or
retard the spread of plant pests new to
the United States or not known to be
widely distributed throughout the
United States. Regulations authorized
by the PPA concerning the importation
of fruits and vegetables into the United
States from certain parts of the world
are contained in ‘‘Subpart—Fruit and
Vegetables: (7 CFR 319.56–1 through
319.56–54). Under these regulations,
Hass avocados from Peru are subject to
certain conditions before entering the
United States to prevent the
introduction of plant pests into the
United States.
Need and use of the Information:
APHIS will collect information using
the following: Physanitary certificate,
trust fund, workplan, recordkeeping,
inspection of packinghouses, box
marking and shipping documents.
Failure to collect this information
would comprise APHIS’ ability to
ensure that fresh Hass avocados from
Peru are not harboring destructive insect
pest that could cause millions of dollars
in damage to U.S. agriculture.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profits; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 2.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 308.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Citrus Greening and Asian
Citrus Psyllid; Quarantine and Interstate
Movement Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0363.
Summary of Collection: The Plant
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.)
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture
either independently or in cooperation
with the States, to carry out operations
or measures to detect, eradicate,
suppress, control, prevent, or retard the
spread of plant pests (such as citrus
canker) new or widely distributed
throughout the United States. The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) amended the
‘‘Domestic Quarantine Notices’’ in 7
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CFR part 301 by adding a new subpart,
‘‘Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus
Psyllid (ACP)’’ (§§ 301.76 through
301.76–11). Citrus greening, also known
as Huanglonghing disease of citrus, is
considered to be one of the most serious
citrus diseases in the world.
Need and use of the Information:
APHIS will collect information using
various forms to address the risk
associated with the interstate movement
of citrus nursery stock and other
regulated articles from areas
quarantined for citrus greening. Failing
to collect this information could cause
a severe economic loss to the citrus
industry.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 621.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,785.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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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 (RUS) 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 July 23, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michele Brooks, Director, Program
Development and Regulatory Analysis,
USDA–RUS, 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
SUMMARY:
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(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice
identifies an information collection that
RUS is submitting to OMB for revision.
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
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology. Comments may be sent to:
Michele Brooks, Director, Program
Development and Regulatory Analysis,
USDA–RUS, STOP 1522, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
DC 20250–1522. Fax: (202) 720–8435.
Title: 7 CFR Part 1717, Settlement of
Debt Owed by Electric Borrowers.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0116.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection package.
Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service
makes mortgage loans and loan
guarantees to electric systems to provide
and improve electric service in rural
areas pursuant to the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936, as amended
(7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) (RE Act). This
information collection requirement
stems from passage of Public Law 104–
127, on April 4, 1996, which amended
section 331(b) of the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
1921 et seq.) to extend to RUS the
Secretary of Agriculture’s authority to
settle debts with respect to loans made
or guaranteed by RUS. Only those
electric borrowers that are unable to
fully repay their debts to the
Government and who apply to RUS for
relief will be affected by this
information collection.
The collection will require only that
information which is essential for
determining: The need for debt
settlement; the amount of relief that is
needed; the amount of debt that can be
repaid; the scheduling of debt
repayment; and, the range of
opportunities for enhancing the amount
of debt that can be recovered. The
information to be collected will be
similar to that which any prudent
lender would require to determine
whether debt settlement is required and
the amount of relief that is needed.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
May 17, 2012.
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 the collection of information unless it
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displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Hass Avocados from Peru.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0355.
Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (PPA) (7
U.S.C. 7701), the Secretary of Agriculture either independently or in
cooperation with the States is authorized to carry out operations or
measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or retard
the spread of plant pests new to the United States or not known to be
widely distributed throughout the United States. Regulations authorized
by the PPA concerning the importation of fruits and vegetables into the
United States from certain parts of the world are contained in
``Subpart--Fruit and Vegetables: (7 CFR 319.56-1 through 319.56-54).
Under these regulations, Hass avocados from Peru are subject to certain
conditions before entering the United States to prevent the
introduction of plant pests into the United States.
Need and use of the Information: APHIS will collect information
using the following: Physanitary certificate, trust fund, workplan,
recordkeeping, inspection of packinghouses, box marking and shipping
documents. Failure to collect this information would comprise APHIS'
ability to ensure that fresh Hass avocados from Peru are not harboring
destructive insect pest that could cause millions of dollars in damage
to U.S. agriculture.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profits; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 2.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 308.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus Psyllid; Quarantine and
Interstate Movement Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0363.
Summary of Collection: The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et
seq.) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture either independently or
in cooperation with the States, to carry out operations or measures to
detect, eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or retard the spread of
plant pests (such as citrus canker) new or widely distributed
throughout the United States. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) amended the ``Domestic Quarantine Notices'' in 7 CFR
part 301 by adding a new subpart, ``Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus
Psyllid (ACP)'' (Sec. Sec. 301.76 through 301.76-11). Citrus greening,
also known as Huanglonghing disease of citrus, is considered to be one
of the most serious citrus diseases in the world.
Need and use of the Information: APHIS will collect information
using various forms to address the risk associated with the interstate
movement of citrus nursery stock and other regulated articles from
areas quarantined for citrus greening. Failing to collect this
information could cause a severe economic loss to the citrus industry.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 621.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,785.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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