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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2012–0012]
Secretary’s Advisory Committee on
Animal Health; Intent To Renew and
Request for Nominations
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent and request for
nominations.
AGENCY:
We are giving notice that the
Secretary of Agriculture intends to
renew the Secretary’s Advisory
Committee on Animal Health
(Committee). The Secretary has
determined that the Committee is
necessary and in the public interest. We
are also giving notice that the Secretary
is soliciting nominations for
membership for this Committee.
DATES: Consideration will be given to
nominations received on or before
September 10, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs.
R.J. Cabrera, Designated Federal Official,
VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 35,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301)
8513478 (or 800–877–8339 for the
hearing impaired), email:
rj.cabrera@aphis.usda.gov.
ADDRESSES: Nomination packages may
be sent by postal mail or commercial
delivery to The Honorable Thomas
Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20250, Attn:
Secretary’s Advisory Committee on
Animal Health. Nomination packages
may also be faxed to (301) 734–3121.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA, 5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby
given that the Secretary of Agriculture
intends to renew the Secretary’s
Advisory Committee on Animal Health
(the Committee) for 2 years.
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The Committee advises the Secretary
on strategies, policies, and programs to
prevent, control, or eradicate animal
diseases. The Committee considers
agricultural initiatives of national scope
and significance and advises on matters
of public health, conservation of
national resources, stability of livestock
economies, livestock disease
management and traceability strategies,
prioritizing animal health imperatives,
and other related aspects of agriculture.
The Committee Chairperson and Vice
Chairperson are elected by the
Committee from among its members.
A request for nominations for
membership was published 1 in the
Federal Register on May 24, 2012 (77
FR 30993, Docket No. APHIS–2012–
0012). In this notice, we are once again
soliciting nominations from interested
organizations and individuals. An
organization may nominate individuals
from within or outside its membership;
alternatively, an individual may
nominate herself or himself.
Nomination packages should include a
nomination form along with a cover
letter or resume that documents the
nominee’s experience. Nomination
forms are available on the Internet at
https://www.ocio.usda.gov/forms/doc/
AD-755.pdf or may be obtained from the
person listed under For Further
Information Contact.
The Secretary will select up to 20
members from across the agricultural
community, including producers,
processors, marketers, researchers, State
and Tribal agricultural agencies, trade
associations, and others, to obtain the
broadest possible representation on the
Committee, in accordance with the
FACA and U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) Regulation 1041–1.
Equal opportunity practices, in line
with the USDA policies, will be
followed in all appointments to the
Committee. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Committee
have taken into account the needs of the
diverse groups served by the
Department, membership should
include, to the extent practicable,
individuals with demonstrated ability to
represent minorities, women, and
persons with disabilities.
1 To view the request for nominations, go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
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Done in Washington, DC, this 16th day of
August 2012.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—WIC Program
Regulations—Reporting and
Recordkeeping Burden
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on
this proposed information collection.
This collection is a revision to a
currently approved information
collection in the Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants
and Children (WIC) Regulations (7 CFR
part 246) for the reporting and
recordkeeping burdens associated with
the WIC Program regulations.
DATES: Written comments must be
received by October 22, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent via
email to wichq-web@fns.usda.gov.
Comments will also be accepted through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to
https://www.regulations.gov, and follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments electronically. In all cases,
including when comments are sent via
email, please label your comments as
‘‘Proposed Collection of Information:
WIC Program.’’
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval, and will become a
matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
form and instructions should be
directed to: Donna Hines,
Donna.Hines@fns.usda.gov or (703)
305–2714.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments
are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
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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.
Title: WIC Program Regulations—
Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden.
OMB Number: 0584–0043.
Expiration Date: November 30, 2012.
Type of Request: Revision to a
Currently Approved Collection.
Abstract: The purpose of the Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is
to provide supplemental foods,
nutrition education, and health care
referrals to low income, nutritionally at
risk pregnant, breastfeeding and
postpartum women, infants, and
children up to age five. Currently, WIC
operates through State health
departments in 50 States, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, America Samoa, and the Virgin
Islands. Additionally, 34 Indian Tribal
Organizations (ITOs) serve as WIC State
agencies. The Federal regulations
governing the WIC Program (7 CFR part
246) require that certain Program-related
information be collected and that full
and complete records concerning WIC
operations are maintained. The
information reporting and
recordkeeping burdens are necessary to
ensure appropriate and efficient
management of the WIC Program.
The reporting and recordkeeping
burdens covered by this Information
Collection Burden (ICB) include
requirements that involve the
certification of WIC participants; the
nutrition education that is provided to
participants; the authorization, training
and monitoring of vendors; and the
collection of vendor pricing information
in order to comply with the Federal
regulations regarding WIC cost
containment. State Plans are the
principal source of information about
how each State agency operates its WIC
Program. Information collected from
participants and local agencies is
collected through State-developed forms
or Management Information Systems.
The information collected is used by the
Department of Agriculture to manage,
plan, evaluate, make decisions and
report on WIC Program operations. This
information collection is requesting a
revision in the burden hours due to
program changes that have reduced the
frequency of certification requirements
for children and due to program
adjustments that primarily reflect
expected changes in the number of WIC
participants, WIC authorized vendors,
and WIC local agencies. The revisions
increase approved reporting burden by
42,215 hours and increase the total
approved recordkeeping burden by
372,489 hours.
Reporting Burden
Affected Public: State, Local and
Tribal Government; Individual/
Households; and Business or Other for
Profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
9,011,137 respondents.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 2.79 responses.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
25,126,069.
Estimate of Time per Respondent: .13
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Reporting
Burden Hours: 3,328,939 hours.
Current OMB Inventory: 3,286,724.
Difference (Burden Revisions
Requested): 42,215.
Recordkeeping Burden
Estimated Number of Recordkeepers:
11,929.
Estimated number of records: 3,011.
Total estimated annual records:
35,919,470.
Estimated annual hours per
recordkeeper: .02 hours.
Estimated Total Recordkeeping
Burden Hours: 695,758 hours.
Current OMB Inventory: 323,269.
Difference (Burden Revisions
Requested): 372,489.
Estimated Grand Total for Reporting
and Recordkeeping Burden: 4,024,697
hours.
AFFECTED PUBLIC: STATE, LOCAL AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS-FOR AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT WIC PROGRAM
REGULATIONS—REPORTING BURDEN
Total number
estimated
number of
respondents
(responses)
Type of respondent
Frequency of
response per
respondent
Total estimated annual
responses
Estimated time
(hours) to complete each application
12,598,157
.2
Estimated
burden hours
STATE, LOCAL & INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS
(90 WIC State agencies; 1,839 WIC local agencies) ..
BUSINESS OR OTHER FOR–PROFIT (48,621 WIC authorized vendors) ..........................................................
INDIVIDUAL/HOUSEHOLDS (8,960,587 WIC participants) ............................................................................
48,621
2.23
108,302
1.77
191,987
8,960,587
1.39
12,419,611
.05
620,028
TOTAL ......................................................................
9,011,137
..........................
25,126,069
..........................
3,328,939
1,929
6,531
2,516,924
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WIC PROGRAM REGULATIONS—RECORDKEEPING BURDEN
Estimated
number recordkeepers
Type of respondent
Estimated
number of
records
Total estimated annual
records
Estimated time
(hours)
Estimated
burden hours
11,929
3,011
35,919,470
.02
695,758
STATE, LOCAL & INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS (90
WIC State agencies; 1,839 WIC local agencies, 10,000
clinics) ...............................................................................
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Dated: August 13, 2012.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
provided, are placed in the record and
are available for public inspection and
copying. The public may inspect
comments received at the Snoqualmie
Ranger District office (address above),
during regular office hours (Monday
through Friday 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.). Please
call ahead to (425) 888–1421 to facilitate
entry into the building to view
comments.
[FR Doc. 2012–20435 Filed 8–20–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
South Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie Resource
Advisory Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
Dated: August 14, 2012.
Jennifer Eberlien,
Forest Supervisor.
AGENCY:
[FR Doc. 2012–20471 Filed 8–20–12; 8:45 am]
ACTION:
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The South Mt. BakerSnoqualmie (MBS) Resource Advisory
Committee (RAC) will meet in North
Bend, Washington on September 7,
2012. The committee is authorized
under the Secure Rural Schools and
Community Self-Determination Act
(Pub. L. 112–141) (the Act) and operates
in compliance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
of the committee is to improve
collaborative relationships and to
provide advice and recommendations to
the Forest Service concerning projects
and funding consistent with the title II
of the Act. The meeting is open to the
public. The purpose of the meeting is to
review and rank 2013 Title II RAC
proposals.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held on
Friday, September 7, 2012 from 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Snoqualmie Ranger District office,
North Bend Conference Room, located
at 902 SE North Bend Way, North Bend,
Washington 98045–9545.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Franzel, District Ranger, Snoqualmie
Ranger District, phone (425) 888–8751,
email jfranzel@fs.fed.us.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
Written comments and requests for time
for oral comments must be sent to
Snoqualmie Ranger District, 902 SE
North Bend Way, North Bend,
Washington 98045–9545.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: More
information will be posted on the Mt.
Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Web
site at: https://www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs/
projects/rac.shtml.
Comments may be sent via email to
jfranzel@fs.fed.us or via facsimile to
(425) 888–1910. All comments,
including names and addresses when
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Pike & San Isabel Resource Advisory
Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meetings.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Pike & San Isabel
Resource Advisory Committee will meet
in Pueblo, Colorado. The committee is
meeting as authorized under the Secure
Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L. 110–343)
and in compliance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
of the meeting is for project discussion
and recommendation to the Designated
Federal Official.
DATES: The meetings will be held on
September 5 and September 27, and will
begin at 10:00 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
the Supervisor’s Office of the Pike & San
Isabel National Forests, Cimarron and
Comanche National Grasslands (PSICC)
at 2840 Kachina Dr., Pueblo, Colorado.
Written comments should be sent to
Barbara Timock, PSICC, 2840 Kachina
Dr., Pueblo, CO 81008. Comments may
also be sent via email to
btimock@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to
719–553–1416.
All comments, including names and
addresses when provided, are placed in
the record and are available for public
inspection and copying. The public may
inspect comments received at PSICC,
2840 Kachina Dr., Pueblo, CO 81008.
Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to
719–553–1415 to facilitate entry into the
building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Timock, RAC coordinator,
USDA, Pike & San Isabel National
Forests, 2840 Kachina Dr., Pueblo, CO
81008; (719) 553–1415; Email
btimock@fs.fed.us.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
SUMMARY:
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(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time, Monday
through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To
recommend project proposals, the PSI–
RAC will convene a meeting. Decisions
will be made during this meeting and
the RAC will report out at the next
meeting. The September 5 and
September 27 meetings are open to the
public. The following business will be
conducted: (1) Review project
proposals, (2) Vote on and recommend
projects to the Designated Federal
Official, (3) Public Comment. Persons
who wish to bring related matters to the
attention of the Committee may file
written statements with the Committee
staff before or after the meeting. Public
input sessions will be provided and
individuals who made written requests
by September 4, 2012 will have the
opportunity to address the Committee at
those sessions.
Dated: August 15, 2012.
John F. Peterson,
Designated Federal Official.
[FR Doc. 2012–20472 Filed 8–20–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Siskiyou County Resource Advisory
Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Siskiyou County
Resource Advisory Committee will meet
in Yreka, California. The committee is
authorized under the Secure Rural
Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L. 112–141)
(the Act) and operates in compliance
with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act. The purpose of the committee is to
improve collaborative relationships and
to provide advice and recommendations
to the Forest Service concerning projects
and funding consistent with the Title II
of the Act. The meeting is open to the
public. The purpose of the meeting is
for the committee to hear project status,
review project proposals, and to vote
and make recommendations for funding.
Opportunity for public comment will be
provided.
DATES: The meeting will be held
Monday, September 17, 2012, at 4:00
p.m. and, if needed, the meeting will be
continued Monday, September 24, at
4:00 p.m. to recommend projects by the
September 30, 2012 deadline.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--WIC Program Regulations--Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment
on this proposed information collection. This collection is a revision
to a currently approved information collection in the Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
Regulations (7 CFR part 246) for the reporting and recordkeeping
burdens associated with the WIC Program regulations.
DATES: Written comments must be received by October 22, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent via email to wichq-web@fns.usda.gov.
Comments will also be accepted through the Federal eRulemaking Portal.
Go to https://www.regulations.gov, and follow the online instructions
for submitting comments electronically. In all cases, including when
comments are sent via email, please label your comments as ``Proposed
Collection of Information: WIC Program.''
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval, and will become a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection form and instructions should be
directed to: Donna Hines, Donna.Hines@fns.usda.gov or (703) 305-2714.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary
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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.
Title: WIC Program Regulations--Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden.
OMB Number: 0584-0043.
Expiration Date: November 30, 2012.
Type of Request: Revision to a Currently Approved Collection.
Abstract: The purpose of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program
for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is to provide supplemental foods,
nutrition education, and health care referrals to low income,
nutritionally at risk pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women,
infants, and children up to age five. Currently, WIC operates through
State health departments in 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, America
Samoa, and the Virgin Islands. Additionally, 34 Indian Tribal
Organizations (ITOs) serve as WIC State agencies. The Federal
regulations governing the WIC Program (7 CFR part 246) require that
certain Program-related information be collected and that full and
complete records concerning WIC operations are maintained. The
information reporting and recordkeeping burdens are necessary to ensure
appropriate and efficient management of the WIC Program.
The reporting and recordkeeping burdens covered by this Information
Collection Burden (ICB) include requirements that involve the
certification of WIC participants; the nutrition education that is
provided to participants; the authorization, training and monitoring of
vendors; and the collection of vendor pricing information in order to
comply with the Federal regulations regarding WIC cost containment.
State Plans are the principal source of information about how each
State agency operates its WIC Program. Information collected from
participants and local agencies is collected through State-developed
forms or Management Information Systems. The information collected is
used by the Department of Agriculture to manage, plan, evaluate, make
decisions and report on WIC Program operations. This information
collection is requesting a revision in the burden hours due to program
changes that have reduced the frequency of certification requirements
for children and due to program adjustments that primarily reflect
expected changes in the number of WIC participants, WIC authorized
vendors, and WIC local agencies. The revisions increase approved
reporting burden by 42,215 hours and increase the total approved
recordkeeping burden by 372,489 hours.
Reporting Burden
Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government; Individual/
Households; and Business or Other for Profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,011,137 respondents.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.79 responses.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 25,126,069.
Estimate of Time per Respondent: .13 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Reporting Burden Hours: 3,328,939 hours.
Current OMB Inventory: 3,286,724.
Difference (Burden Revisions Requested): 42,215.
Recordkeeping Burden
Estimated Number of Recordkeepers: 11,929.
Estimated number of records: 3,011.
Total estimated annual records: 35,919,470.
Estimated annual hours per recordkeeper: .02 hours.
Estimated Total Recordkeeping Burden Hours: 695,758 hours.
Current OMB Inventory: 323,269.
Difference (Burden Revisions Requested): 372,489.
Estimated Grand Total for Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
4,024,697 hours.
Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government, Business-for and Not-for-Profit WIC Program Regulations--
Reporting Burden
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Total number
estimated Frequency of Total Estimated time
Type of respondent number of response per estimated (hours) to Estimated
respondents respondent annual complete each burden hours
(responses) responses application
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STATE, LOCAL & INDIAN TRIBAL 1,929 6,531 12,598,157 .2 2,516,924
GOVERNMENTS (90 WIC State
agencies; 1,839 WIC local
agencies)......................
BUSINESS OR OTHER FOR-PROFIT 48,621 2.23 108,302 1.77 191,987
(48,621 WIC authorized vendors)
INDIVIDUAL/HOUSEHOLDS (8,960,587 8,960,587 1.39 12,419,611 .05 620,028
WIC participants)..............
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TOTAL....................... 9,011,137 .............. 25,126,069 .............. 3,328,939
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WIC Program Regulations--Recordkeeping Burden
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Estimated Estimated
Type of respondent number number of Total estimated Estimated time Estimated
recordkeepers records annual records (hours) burden hours
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STATE, LOCAL & INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS (90 WIC State agencies; 11,929 3,011 35,919,470 .02 695,758
1,839 WIC local agencies, 10,000 clinics).........................
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Dated: August 13, 2012.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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