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Act, and the date of the certification.
Information will also be collected
including the amount of funds
expended in the applicable year and the
uses for which the amounts were
expended referencing the authorized
categories; (1) Carry out activities under
the Firewise Communities program; (2)
reimburse the participating county for
emergency services performed on
Federal land and paid for by the
participating county; and (3) to develop
community wildfire protection plans in
coordination with the appropriate
Secretary or designee. The information
will be used to verify that participating
counties have certified that funds were
expended as authorized in the Act.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 360.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 8,640.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013–09569 Filed 4–23–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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April 18, 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
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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.
Economic Research Service
Title: Rural Establishment Innovation
Survey (REIS).
OMB Control Number: 0536–NEW.
Summary of Collection: The
Economic Research Service (ERS) plans
to conduct the Rural Establishment
Innovation Survey (REIS) as a one-time
inquiry. The proposed collection will
contribute to a better understanding of
how international competition and the
increasing knowledge intensity of
economic activity in the U.S. are
affecting the vitality of rural areas and
effective adjustment of these pressures.
Data obtain from the survey will allow
ERS to examine the prevalence of
innovation activity in nonmetropolitan
businesses and those establishment and
community-level characteristics
associated with innovation. Information
will be collected using a multi-mode
survey where respondents will be able
to complete the survey via telephone
interview or by either completing a
questionnaire sent via mail or available
electronically through a secure web
link. The legal authority for collecting
this information is the Rural
Development Act of 1972 U.S.C.
2662(b).
Need and Use of the Information: The
data collected through the survey will
help fill serious gaps in ERS
understanding of what rural
establishments need to be competitive
in the national and global economics
and provide USDA and other
policymakers with sound information so
they can craft more effective rural
development policies. The results will
inform the degree to which human
capital endowments; access to credit;
access to infrastructure; and potentially
more limited interaction with suppliers,
customers, and peer firms impedes
processes of rural innovation. Failure to
collect this information will severely
limit the evidentiary basis for improving
the innovative capacity of business
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establishments located in less favorable
areas.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 34,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 15,369.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013–09570 Filed 4–23–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–FV–13–0025]
Softwood Lumber Research,
Promotion, Consumer Education and
Industry Information Order; 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 document
announces the Agricultural Marketing
Service’s (AMS) intention to request
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), for an extension of
and revision to the currently approved
information collection Softwood
Lumber Research, Promotion, Consumer
Education and Industry Information
Order (Order).
DATES: Comments must be received by
June 24, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments concerning
this notice. Comments should be
submitted online at
www.regulations.gov or sent to the
Promotion and Economics Division,
Fruit and Vegetable Program, AMS, U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA),
1400 Independence Avenue SW., Stop
0244, Room 1406–S, Washington, DC
20250–0244, or by facsimile to (202)
205–2800. All comments should
reference the document number, the
date and the page number of this issue
of the Federal Register. All comments
received will be posted without change,
including any personal information
provided, online at https://
www.regulations.gov and will be made
available for public inspection at the
above physical address during regular
business hours.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
April 18, 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) 720-8958.
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.
Economic Research Service
Title: Rural Establishment Innovation Survey (REIS).
OMB Control Number: 0536-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Economic Research Service (ERS) plans to
conduct the Rural Establishment Innovation Survey (REIS) as a one-time
inquiry. The proposed collection will contribute to a better
understanding of how international competition and the increasing
knowledge intensity of economic activity in the U.S. are affecting the
vitality of rural areas and effective adjustment of these pressures.
Data obtain from the survey will allow ERS to examine the prevalence of
innovation activity in nonmetropolitan businesses and those
establishment and community-level characteristics associated with
innovation. Information will be collected using a multi-mode survey
where respondents will be able to complete the survey via telephone
interview or by either completing a questionnaire sent via mail or
available electronically through a secure web link. The legal authority
for collecting this information is the Rural Development Act of 1972
U.S.C. 2662(b).
Need and Use of the Information: The data collected through the
survey will help fill serious gaps in ERS understanding of what rural
establishments need to be competitive in the national and global
economics and provide USDA and other policymakers with sound
information so they can craft more effective rural development
policies. The results will inform the degree to which human capital
endowments; access to credit; access to infrastructure; and potentially
more limited interaction with suppliers, customers, and peer firms
impedes processes of rural innovation. Failure to collect this
information will severely limit the evidentiary basis for improving the
innovative capacity of business establishments located in less
favorable areas.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-
profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 34,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 15,369.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-09570 Filed 4-23-13; 8:45 am]
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