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School) and additional input received at
a September 10, 2012 workshop on
agencies’’ use of science on which the
Conference is collaborating with the
National Academies. Reeve T. Bull is
the Designated Federal Officer for this
committee. More information can be
found in the ‘‘Research’’ section of the
Conference’s Web site, at https://
www.acus.gov. Click on ‘‘Research,’’
then on ‘‘Conference Projects,’’ and then
on ‘‘Science in the Administrative
Process.’’
Dated: August 31, 2012.
Shawne C. McGibbon,
General Counsel.
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The Department of Agriculture has
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Public Law 104–13. Comments
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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) 720–8681.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
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displays a currently valid OMB control
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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.
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Title: Renewable Energy System
Feasibility Study Grant Assistance
under the Rural Energy for America
Program (REAP).
OMB Control Number: 0570–0061.
Summary of Collection: This grant
program, authorized under the 2008
Farm Bill (Pub. L. 110–246, Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008),
makes grants to eligible entities to
conduct feasibility studies for renewable
energy development systems that are
eligible for financial assistance under
the REAP. Agricultural producers and
rural small businesses would be
required to pay at least 75 percent of the
cost of the feasibility study.
Need and Use of the Information: The
agency will collect the information from
applicants using a variety of forms and
an application package that includes
specific information about the applicant
and the proposed feasibility study (e.g.,
the renewable energy project for which
the study will be conducted; matching
funds), statements of intent to seek
REAP funds for the renewable energy
system, and the experience of the entity
that will be conducting the feasibility
study. The Agency will use this
information to determine applicant and
project eligibility to ensure that funds
are used for authorized purposes and to
help ensure that an acceptable
feasibility study is conducted under the
grant.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; farms.
Number of Respondents: 354.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually and on occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 4,811.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
August 29, 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,
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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
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program—Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance for Victims of
Disasters.
OMB Control Number: 0584–0336.
Summary of Collection: The authority
to operate the Disaster Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (D–SNAP)
is found in section 5(h) of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008, formerly the Food
Stamp Act of 1977, as amended and the
Disaster Relief Act of 1974, as amended
by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Assistance Act of 1988 authorizes
the Secretary of Agriculture to establish
temporary emergency standards of
eligibility for victims of a disaster if the
commercial channels of food
distribution have been disrupted, and
subsequently restored. D–SNAP is a
program that is separate from the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) and is conducted for a
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
August 29, 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) 720-8681.
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 the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Title: Renewable Energy System Feasibility Study Grant Assistance
under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP).
OMB Control Number: 0570-0061.
Summary of Collection: This grant program, authorized under the
2008 Farm Bill (Pub. L. 110-246, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008), makes grants to eligible entities to conduct feasibility studies
for renewable energy development systems that are eligible for
financial assistance under the REAP. Agricultural producers and rural
small businesses would be required to pay at least 75 percent of the
cost of the feasibility study.
Need and Use of the Information: The agency will collect the
information from applicants using a variety of forms and an application
package that includes specific information about the applicant and the
proposed feasibility study (e.g., the renewable energy project for
which the study will be conducted; matching funds), statements of
intent to seek REAP funds for the renewable energy system, and the
experience of the entity that will be conducting the feasibility study.
The Agency will use this information to determine applicant and project
eligibility to ensure that funds are used for authorized purposes and
to help ensure that an acceptable feasibility study is conducted under
the grant.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; farms.
Number of Respondents: 354.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually and on occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 4,811.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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