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Summary of Collection: Abstract: The
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
agencies and staff offices (except Forest
Service) must comply with the
restrictions set forth in sections 738 and
739 of the Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 112–55, as
amended and/or subsequently enacted),
which prevents agencies from doing
business with corporations that (1) have
been convicted, or had an officer or
agent of such corporation acting on
behalf of the corporation convicted, of a
felony criminal violation under any
Federal or State law within the
preceding 24 months, and/or (2) have
any unpaid Federal tax liability that has
been assessed, for which all judicial and
administrative remedies have been
exhausted or have lapsed, and that is
not being paid in a timely manner
pursuant to an agreement with the
authority responsible for collecting the
tax liability; unless the agency has
considered suspension or debarment of
the corporation and made a
determination that suspension or
debarment are not necessary to protect
the interests of the Government.
The Forest Service must comply with
similar restrictions in sections 433 and
434 of the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2012 (Pub. L. 112–74, as amended
and/or subsequently enacted). The
Forest Service restrictions on doing
business are almost identical to the
restrictions for other USDA offices and
agencies; the one difference is that the
Forest Service restrictions are concerned
only with felony convictions under
Federal law, rather than both Federal
and State law.
Need and Use of the Information: To
comply with the appropriations
restrictions, the proposed information
collection will require corporate
applicants and awardees for USDA and
Forest Service programs to represent
accurately whether they do or do not
have any qualifying convictions or tax
delinquencies which would prevent
USDA or the Forest Service from
entering into a proposed business
transaction with the corporate
applicant. For non-procurement
programs and transactions, these
representations will be submitted on the
proposed information collection forms
AD–3030, AD 3031, AD–3030–FS and
AD–3031–FS. The categories of nonprocurement transactions covered by
the information collection are: Nonprocurement contracts, grants, loans,
loan guarantees, cooperative
agreements, and some memoranda of
agreement. For procurement
transactions, compliance with the
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appropriations restrictions has been
effected through the issuance of
Agricultural Acquisition Regulation
Advisory Number 104, issued March 29,
2012 and available here: https://
www.dm.usda.gov/procurement/policy/
advisories.htm. Accordingly, the
information collection is not intended
for use with USDA or Forest Service
procurement transactions. This
information collection, deals only with
USDA and Forest Service nonprocurement transactions. For more
specific information about whether a
particular non-procurement program or
transaction is included in this list please
contact the USDA agency or staff office
or Forest Service office responsible for
the program or transaction in question.
The AD–3030 and AD–3030–FS forms
will effectuate compliance with the
appropriations restrictions by requiring
all corporate applicants to represent at
the time of application for a nonprocurement program whether they
have any felony convictions or tax
delinquencies that would prevent USDA
or the Forest Service from doing
business with them. Corporations
include, but are not limited to, any
entity that has filed articles of
incorporation in one of the 50 States,
the District of Columbia, or the various
territories of the United States.
Corporations include both for profit and
non-profit entities. The AD–3031 and
AD–3031–FS require an affirmative
representation that corporate awardees
for non-procurement transactions do not
have any felony convictions or tax
delinquencies. The AD 3030/3030–FS
are required at the time of application
and the AD 3031/3031–FS are required
at the time of award. If the application
and award process are a single step, the
agency or staff office may require both
forms to be filed at the same time.
Collection of this information is
necessary to ensure USDA agencies and
staff offices and Forest Service comply
with the appropriations restrictions
prohibiting the Government from doing
business with corporations with felony
convictions and/or tax delinquencies.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this information collection is
estimated to average 15 minutes per
response.
Frequency of Collection: Other:
Corporations—AD–3030/3030–FS—
each time they apply to participate in a
multitude of USDA non-procurement
programs; Awardees—AD–3031/3031–
FS—each time they receive an award in
USDA non-procurement programs.
Respondents: Corporate applicants
and awardees for USDA nonprocurement programs, including
grants, cooperative agreements, loans,
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loan guarantees, some memoranda of
understanding, and non-procurement
contracts.
Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 741,644.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.75.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
2,255,922.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours on Respondents: 563,980.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2012–0095]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Submission of Itineraries
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an
information collection; comment
request.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
request an extension of approval of an
information collection associated with
the submission of itineraries by
exhibitors under the Animal Welfare
Act regulations.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before February
11, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2012-00950001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2012–0095, Regulatory Analysis
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
Supporting documents and any
comments we receive on this docket
may be viewed at https://
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2012-0095 or
in our reading room, which is located in
room 1141 of the USDA South Building,
14th Street and Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading
room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
SUMMARY:
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Monday through Friday, except
holidays. To be sure someone is there to
help you, please call (202) 799–7039
before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information regarding the regulations
for the submission of itineraries, contact
Dr. Barbara Kohn, Senior Staff
Veterinarian, AC, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 84, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1236; (301) 851–3751. For copies of
more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Mrs.
Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
2908.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Animal Care; Submission of
Itineraries.
OMB Number: 0579–0361.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: The Animal Welfare Act
(AWA) (7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) authorizes
the Secretary of Agriculture to
promulgate rules and standards and
other requirements governing the
humane handling, housing, care,
treatment, and transportation of certain
animals by dealers, exhibitors, and other
regulated entities. The Secretary of
Agriculture has delegated the
responsibility for enforcing the AWA to
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS).
Regulations and standards established
under the AWA are contained in 9 CFR
parts 1, 2, and 3. The regulations in 9
CFR part 2 establish certain
responsibilities of regulated persons
under the AWA. These responsibilities
include requirements for the licensing
and registration of dealers, exhibitors,
and research facilities, standards for
veterinary care, identification of
animals, and recordkeeping. APHIS
requires licensees or registrants who
intend to exhibit animals away from
their approved sites to submit itineraries
in accordance with § 2.126 of the
regulations.
On October 1, 2009 (74 FR 50738–
50740, Docket No. APHIS–2006–0023),
APHIS proposed to amend § 2.126 to
require that any exhibitor who is subject
to the AWA regulations (including, but
not limited to, circuses, traveling
educational exhibits, animal acts, and
petting zoos), and who intends to
exhibit any animal at any location other
than the person’s approved site, must
submit a written itinerary to the Animal
Care (AC) Regional Director. Under the
proposed rule, the AC Regional Director
would have to receive the itinerary by
email or facsimile no fewer than 2 days
in advance of any travel and must
include the following:
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• The name of the person who
intends to exhibit the animal and
transport the animal for exhibition
purposes, including any business name
and current AWA license or registration
number and, in the event that any
animal is leased, borrowed, loaned, or
under some similar arrangement, the
name of the person who owns such
animal;
• The name, identification number or
identifying characteristics, species
(common or scientific name), sex, and
age of each animal; and
• The names, dates, and locations
(with addresses), where the animals will
travel, be housed, and be exhibited,
including all anticipated dates and
locations (with addresses) for any stops
and layovers.
These information collection
activities were provided initial approval
by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) under control number
0579–0361.
APHIS received comments on the
proposed itinerary requirements and
will be addressing those comments and
any possible changes to the
requirements, based on those comments,
in the final rule. However, the initial
approval for this information collection
will expire on February 28, 2013.
We are asking OMB to extend
approval of the submission of itineraries
for an additional 3 years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit
comments from the public (as well as
affected agencies) concerning our
information collection. These comments
will help us:
(1) Evaluate 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;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, through use, as
appropriate, of automated, electronic,
mechanical, and other collection
technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Estimate of Burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.25
hours per response.
Respondents: Exhibitors.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 300.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 8.66.
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Estimated Annual Number of
Responses: 2,600.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 650 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours
may not equal the product of the annual
number of responses multiplied by the
reporting burden per response.)
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 7th day of
December 2012.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Farm Service Agency
Report of Acreage, Noninsured Crop
Disaster Assistance Program
Commodity Credit Corporation
and Farm Service Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)
and the Farm Service Agency (FSA) are
seeking comments from all interested
individuals and organizations on a
revision of a currently approved
information collection associated with
the report of acreage for the Noninsured
Crop Disaster Assistance Program
(NAP). The Report of Acreage form is
being revised for more efficient data
entry in Modernize and Innovate the
Delivery of Agricultural Systems
(MIDAS). The producer will also no
longer be required to provide certain
additional information with the form
that will likely result in a reduction in
the burden hours in this information
collection. This information collection
is needed to administer the program.
DATES: We will consider comments that
we receive by February 11, 2013.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments on this notice. In your
comments, include date, OMB control
number, volume, and page number of
this issue of the Federal Register. You
may submit comments by any of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2012-0095]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Submission of Itineraries
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an information collection; comment
request.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's
intention to request an extension of approval of an information
collection associated with the submission of itineraries by exhibitors
under the Animal Welfare Act regulations.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
February 11, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2012-0095-0001.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2012-0095, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may
be viewed at https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2012-
0095 or in our reading room, which is located in room 1141 of the USDA
South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington,
DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
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Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to
help you, please call (202) 799-7039 before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding the
regulations for the submission of itineraries, contact Dr. Barbara
Kohn, Senior Staff Veterinarian, AC, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 84,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 851-3751. For copies of more detailed
information on the information collection, contact Mrs. Celeste
Sickles, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Animal Care; Submission of Itineraries.
OMB Number: 0579-0361.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Animal Welfare Act (AWA) (7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.)
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate rules and
standards and other requirements governing the humane handling,
housing, care, treatment, and transportation of certain animals by
dealers, exhibitors, and other regulated entities. The Secretary of
Agriculture has delegated the responsibility for enforcing the AWA to
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
Regulations and standards established under the AWA are contained
in 9 CFR parts 1, 2, and 3. The regulations in 9 CFR part 2 establish
certain responsibilities of regulated persons under the AWA. These
responsibilities include requirements for the licensing and
registration of dealers, exhibitors, and research facilities, standards
for veterinary care, identification of animals, and recordkeeping.
APHIS requires licensees or registrants who intend to exhibit animals
away from their approved sites to submit itineraries in accordance with
Sec. 2.126 of the regulations.
On October 1, 2009 (74 FR 50738-50740, Docket No. APHIS-2006-0023),
APHIS proposed to amend Sec. 2.126 to require that any exhibitor who
is subject to the AWA regulations (including, but not limited to,
circuses, traveling educational exhibits, animal acts, and petting
zoos), and who intends to exhibit any animal at any location other than
the person's approved site, must submit a written itinerary to the
Animal Care (AC) Regional Director. Under the proposed rule, the AC
Regional Director would have to receive the itinerary by email or
facsimile no fewer than 2 days in advance of any travel and must
include the following:
The name of the person who intends to exhibit the animal
and transport the animal for exhibition purposes, including any
business name and current AWA license or registration number and, in
the event that any animal is leased, borrowed, loaned, or under some
similar arrangement, the name of the person who owns such animal;
The name, identification number or identifying
characteristics, species (common or scientific name), sex, and age of
each animal; and
The names, dates, and locations (with addresses), where
the animals will travel, be housed, and be exhibited, including all
anticipated dates and locations (with addresses) for any stops and
layovers.
These information collection activities were provided initial
approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under control
number 0579-0361.
APHIS received comments on the proposed itinerary requirements and
will be addressing those comments and any possible changes to the
requirements, based on those comments, in the final rule. However, the
initial approval for this information collection will expire on
February 28, 2013.
We are asking OMB to extend approval of the submission of
itineraries for an additional 3 years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection.
These comments will help us:
(1) Evaluate 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;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated,
electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies; e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 0.25 hours per response.
Respondents: Exhibitors.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 300.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 8.66.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 2,600.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 650 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of
the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per
response.)
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 7th day of December 2012.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-30130 Filed 12-12-12; 8:45 am]
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