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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Renewal of the Advisory Committee on
Voluntary Foreign Aid
United States Agency for
International Development.
ACTION: Notice of renewal of advisory
committee.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, the
Administrator of USAID has determined
that renewal of the Advisory Committee
on Voluntary Foreign Aid for a two-year
period beginning January 10, 2013 is
necessary and in the public interest.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sandra Stonesifer, 202–712–4372.
SUMMARY:
Dated: January 11, 2013.
Sandra Stonesifer,
Executive Director, Advisory Committee on
Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA), U.S. Agency
for International Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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January 11, 2013.
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
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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 and 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),
Washington, DC,
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
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sponsor a collection of information
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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.
Forest Service
Title: Health Screening Questionnaire.
OMB Control Number: 0596–0164.
Summary of Collection: The
Protection Act of 1922 (16 U.S.C. 594)
authorizes the Forest Service (FS) to
fight fires on National Forest System
lands. Individuals seeking
recertification or employment as a new
firefighter with the FS or Department of
Interior (DOI) must complete the Health
Screening Questionnaire (HSQ). The
information collected pertains to an
individual’s health status and health
history.
Need and Use of the Information: FS
and DOI will collect information from
potential applicants using forms FS–
5100–31, HSQ and FS–5100–30, Work
Capacity Test. Wildland firefighters
perform long hours of arduous labor in
adverse conditions. The information
collected is used to determine whether
an individual being considered for a
position can carry out those duties in a
manner that will not place the candidate
or coworkers unduly at risk due to
inadequate physical fitness and health.
If the information is not collected, the
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Government’s liability risk is high,
special needs of an individual may not
be known, or the screening of an
applicant’s physical suitability would
be greatly inhibited.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 12,630.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 2,097.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
January 11, 2013.
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.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by February 19, 2013
will be considered. Written comments
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), New
Executive Office Building, 725 17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20502.
Commenters are encouraged to submit
their comments to OMB via email to:
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Foreign Quarantine Notices.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0049.
Summary of Collection: Under the
Plant Protection Act (PPA) (Title IV,
Pub. L. 106–224, 114 Stat. 438, 7 U.S.C.
7701–7772), the Secretary of Agriculture
is authorized to prohibit or restrict the
importation, entry, exportation, or
movement in interstate commerce of
plant pests and other articles to prevent
the introduction of plant pests into the
United States. Regulations authorized
by the PPA concerning the importation
of nursery stock, plants, roots, bulbs,
seeds, and other plant products to
include log, lumber, and other
unmanufactured wood articles are
contained in Title 7, Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) part 319.
Implementing the laws is necessary to
prevent injurious plant and insect pest
from entering the United States, a
situation that could produce serious
consequences for U.S. agriculture. The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) is require to collect
information from a variety of
individuals, both within and outside the
United States, who are involved in
growing, packing, handling,
transporting, and importing foreign
plants, roots, bulbs, seeds, importing
foreign logs, lumber, other
unmanufactured wood articles, and
other plant products. APHIS will collect
this information using a number of
forms.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will collect information to
ensure that plants, fruits, vegetables,
roots, bulbs, seeds, foreign logs, lumber,
other unmanufactured wood articles,
and other plant products imported into
the United States do not harbor plant
diseases or insect pests that could cause
serious harm to U.S. agriculture.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Individuals or
households; Farms; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 95,730.
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Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 95,253.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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Young, Range Specialist, at 3160 NE
Third Street, Prineville, Oregon 97754,
or at (541) 416–6500, or by email at
jmarszal@fs.fed.us and
jcyoung@fs.fed.us
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Purpose and Need for Action
The purpose of this proposal is to
reauthorize livestock grazing consistent
with the Ochoco National Forest Land
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
and Resource Management Plan (Forest
Plan), as amended, and other applicable
Forest Service
legal requirements within the project
area. Paulina Ranger District data
Ochoco National Forest, Paulina
indicates that throughout the project
Ranger District; Oregon; Fox Canyon
area, stream shade and bank stability do
Cluster Allotment Management Plan
not meet Forest Plan standards. In
Project EIS
addition, several streams in the project
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
area are listed on Oregon DEQ’s 303(d)
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
list for water quality limited streams,
environmental impact statement.
due to high summer water temperatures.
Livestock grazing is one of multiple
SUMMARY: The Ochoco National Forest is factors that can contribute to low levels
preparing an environmental impact
of shade, high summer water
statement (EIS) to analyze the effects of
temperatures, and unstable stream
changing grazing management in four
banks. In these four grazing allotments,
allotments on the Paulina Ranger
there is a need to facilitate the
District. The Fox Canyon Cluster project achievement of the following standards:
area is located approximately 35 miles
forage utilization, stream shade, bank
east of Prineville, south of Big Summit
stability, and width-to-depth ratio.
Prairie. The four allotments are Antler,
Proposed Action
Brush Creek, Fox Canyon, and Gray
Prairie. The Proposed Action would
The proposed actions vary by
reauthorize term grazing permits,
allotment, and are specific to the
construct rangeland improvements,
resource situations within each
manage livestock use and distribution,
allotment. The Proposed Action for all
and conduct riparian restoration
allotments includes reauthorizing
grazing and reauthorizing existing
activities to facilitate the improvement
rangeland improvements. The actual
of riparian conditions for streambank
season for livestock use may be less
stability, riparian vegetation, and water
than permitted in order to meet Forest
temperature. These actions are needed
Plan goals and objectives/desired
to achieve and maintain consistency
conditions. The number of days
with the Ochoco National Forest Land
livestock spend on each allotment may
and Resource Plan, as amended.
be adjusted annually based on
DATES: Scoping comments must be
received by February 18, 2013. The draft variations in weather and range
readiness or unpredictable events such
environmental impact statement is
as wildfire and drought. The actual
expected to be completed and available
season of use may also be adjusted
for public comment in May, 2013. The
final environmental impact statement is annually based on variations in weather
expected to be completed in September, and range readiness. The dates listed in
each allotment description are target
2013.
dates for grazing. The season of use may
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
occur sooner or later than indicated
Sandra Henning, District Ranger,
based on annual conditions. The length
Paulina Ranger District, Ochoco
of grazing also depends on meeting
National Forest, 3160 NE Third Street,
utilization standards or thresholds
Prineville, Oregon 97754. Alternately,
(triggers) for pasture moves.
electronic comments may be sent to
Allotment-specific proposals are as
comments-pacificnorthwestfollows:
ochoco@fs.fed.us. Electronic comments
Antler Allotment
must be submitted as part of the actual
email message, or as an attachment in
This allotment would continue to
plain text (.txt), Microsoft Word (.doc),
consist of 843 acres divided into eight
rich text format (.rtf), or portable
pastures: One (172 ac.), Two A (61 ac.),
document format (.pdf).
Two B (74 ac.), Three (173 ac.), Four (52
ac.), Five (60 ac.), Six (82 ac.), and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Seven (168 ac).The current permitted
Jeffrey Marszal, Project Leader, or Jacob
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
January 11, 2013.
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.
Comments regarding this information collection received by February
19, 2013 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to:
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office
Building, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
[[Page 3879]]
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. 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.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Foreign Quarantine Notices.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0049.
Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (PPA) (Title
IV, Pub. L. 106-224, 114 Stat. 438, 7 U.S.C. 7701-7772), the Secretary
of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit or restrict the importation,
entry, exportation, or movement in interstate commerce of plant pests
and other articles to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the
United States. Regulations authorized by the PPA concerning the
importation of nursery stock, plants, roots, bulbs, seeds, and other
plant products to include log, lumber, and other unmanufactured wood
articles are contained in Title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
part 319. Implementing the laws is necessary to prevent injurious plant
and insect pest from entering the United States, a situation that could
produce serious consequences for U.S. agriculture. The Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is require to collect information
from a variety of individuals, both within and outside the United
States, who are involved in growing, packing, handling, transporting,
and importing foreign plants, roots, bulbs, seeds, importing foreign
logs, lumber, other unmanufactured wood articles, and other plant
products. APHIS will collect this information using a number of forms.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to
ensure that plants, fruits, vegetables, roots, bulbs, seeds, foreign
logs, lumber, other unmanufactured wood articles, and other plant
products imported into the United States do not harbor plant diseases
or insect pests that could cause serious harm to U.S. agriculture.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit;
Individuals or households; Farms; Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 95,730.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 95,253.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-00856 Filed 1-16-13; 8:45 am]
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