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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
February 11, 2013.
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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.
Need and Use of the Information:
Successful application award recipients
will execute loan/grant documents
prepared by the Agency. Each recipient
and each contractor engaged by the
recipient must provide the total amount
of Recovery Act funds received and that
were expended or obligated to projects
or activities. Recipients and contractor
must also provide the name,
description, evaluation of the
completion status and an estimate of the
number of jobs created and the number
of jobs retained by the project or
activity. Recipients of funding will be
required to submit an annual CPA Audit
report; adopt a Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles System of
Accounts and develop and maintain an
index of records. Without the requested
information, RUS could not determine
whether applicants meet the
requirements that the Recovery Act
establishes for BIP financing.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 225.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: Quarterly;
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 12,000.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013–03536 Filed 2–14–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Docket No. AMS–FV–12–0061; FV12–981–
1]
Notice of Request for Extension and
Revision of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice
Rural Utilities Service
announces the Agricultural Marketing
Title: Broadband Initiatives Program.
Service’s (AMS) intention to request an
OMB Control Number: 0572–0142.
Summary of Collection: The American extension for and revision of a currently
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 approved information collection for
(Recovery Act) appropriated $2.5 billion Almonds Grown in California, M.O. No.
981.
of budget authority for establishing the
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP).
received by April 16, 2013.
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
established the BIP which may extend
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
loans, grants, and loan/grant
invited to submit written comments
combinations to facilitate broadband
concerning this notice. Comments must
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Order and Agreement Division, Fruit
and Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA,
1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP
0237, Washington, DC 20250–0237; Fax:
(202) 720–8938; or Internet:
www.regulations.gov. Comments should
reference the docket number and the
date and page number of this issue of
the Federal Register and will be
available for public inspection in the
Office of the Docket Clerk during regular
business hours, or can be viewed at:
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Weiya Zeng, Marketing Order and
Agreement Division, Fruit and
Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237,
Room 1406–S, Washington, DC 20250–
0237; Telephone: (202) 690–3870, Fax:
(202) 720–8938, or Email:
weiya.zeng@ams.usda.gov.
Small businesses may request
information on this notice by contacting
Jeffrey Smutny, Assistant to the
Director, Marketing Order and
Agreement Division, Fruit and
Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237,
Room 1406–S, Washington, DC 20250–
0237; Telephone (202) 720–9922, Fax:
(202) 720–8938; or Email:
jeffrey.smutny@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Almonds Grown in California,
Marketing Order No. 981.
OMB Number: 0581–0242.
Expiration Date of Approval: August
31, 2013.
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The information collection
requirements in this request are
essential to carry out the intent of the
Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act
of 1937 (Act), as amended (7 U.S.C.
601–674), to provide the respondents
the type of service they request, and to
administer the California almond
marketing order (order) (7 CFR part
981), which has been operating since
1950.
The order and its rules and
regulations authorize the Almond Board
of California (Board), the agency
responsible for local administration of
the order, to require handlers and other
certain entities to submit information.
In September 2007, a mandatory
program was implemented under the
order to help reduce the potential for
Salmonella in almonds. The Board has
developed forms as a means for persons
to file required information with the
Board relating to the treatment of
almonds to reduce the potential for
Salmonella. Almond handlers are
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
February 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 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 Utilities Service
Title: Broadband Initiatives Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0142.
Summary of Collection: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
of 2009 (Recovery Act) appropriated $2.5 billion of budget authority
for establishing the Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP). The Rural
Utilities Service (RUS) established the BIP which may extend loans,
grants, and loan/grant combinations to facilitate broadband deployment
in rural areas.
Need and Use of the Information: Successful application award
recipients will execute loan/grant documents prepared by the Agency.
Each recipient and each contractor engaged by the recipient must
provide the total amount of Recovery Act funds received and that were
expended or obligated to projects or activities. Recipients and
contractor must also provide the name, description, evaluation of the
completion status and an estimate of the number of jobs created and the
number of jobs retained by the project or activity. Recipients of
funding will be required to submit an annual CPA Audit report; adopt a
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles System of Accounts and develop
and maintain an index of records. Without the requested information,
RUS could not determine whether applicants meet the requirements that
the Recovery Act establishes for BIP financing.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 225.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Quarterly;
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 12,000.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-03536 Filed 2-14-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-15-P