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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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July 17, 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 August 22, 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
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
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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.
Total Burden Hours: 1,017.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Spring Viremia of CarpSusceptible Finfish and their Gametes,
and Diagnostic Specimens Importation
Permits.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0301.
Summary of Collection: The Animal
Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 2002 is
the primary Federal law governing the
protection of the health of animals
under the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) of the
United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) regulatory authority. APHIS has
import restrictions at title 9, parts 92
through 98, of the CFR. Sections 93.900
through 93.906 contain the
requirements to prevent the
introduction spring viremia of carp
disease (SVC) into the United States.
SVC is disease of certain species of
finfish that is caused by an eponymous
rhabdovirus. The disease is considered
extremely contagious, and there are
currently no U.S. approved vaccines or
treatments for the virus.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS has developed import
requirements for SVC-susceptible fish
species. This necessitates the use of
several information collection activities,
including the completion of VS forms
17–129, Fish Import Permit Application,
17–29, Application for Import or In
Transit Permit, 16–3, Diagnostic
Specimen Import Permit Application,
17–136, Refusal of Entry and Order to
Dispose of Fish; a health certificate and
or cleaning and disinfection certificate;
72-hour notification of arrival, and
recordkeeping requirements. Without
the information, APHIS would be
unable to effectively protect farmed fish
populations that are known to be
susceptible to SVC from imports of
finfish or their gametes infected with
SVC virus.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 77.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Request for Nominations of Members
for the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board
Agricultural Research Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Solicitation for membership.
AGENCY:
The notice announced the
USDA’s request for membership on the
National Agricultural Research,
Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on
May 2, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Kelly, 202–720–4421.
SUMMARY:
Correction
In the Federal Register of May 2, 2013
in FR Doc. 2013–10392, on pages
25691–25692 in the date section, correct
to read as follows:
DATES: All nomination materials should
be mailed in a single, complete package
and postmarked by August 30, 2013.
Yvette Anderson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer for ARS, ERS,
and NASS.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request: Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program: State
Agency Options
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on the
proposed collection. This is a revision
SUMMARY:
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of the currently approved burden for the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP): State Agency Options
information collection.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before September 23,
2013.
Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions that
were used; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (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 may be sent to Angela
Kline, Chief, Certification Policy
Branch, Program Development Division,
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park
Center Drive, Room 812, Alexandria, VA
22302. Comments may also be faxed to
the attention of Ms. Kline at (703) 305–
2486, or via email to
Angela.Kline@FNS.USDA.GOV.
Comments will also be accepted
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal.
Go to https://www.regulations.gov and
follow the online instructions for
submitting comments electronically.
All written comments will be open for
public inspection at the FNS office at
3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria,
Virginia, 22302, Room 800, during
regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00
p.m., Monday through Friday).
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval. All comments will be
a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection
should be directed to Ms. Kline at (703)
305–2495.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program: State Agency
Options
OMB Number: 0584–0496
Form Number: None
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Expiration Date: 11/30/2013
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The collections covered
under OMB Number 0584–0496,
address information and burden
estimates associated with the following
State Agency Options: Establishing and
reviewing standard utility allowances
and establishing methodology for
offsetting cost of producing selfemployment income.
This notice revises the State Agency
Options information collection for the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) to reflect changes in
the number of States that have
implemented the options herein and the
change in burden since the previous
revision. Federal regulations
implementing SNAP application and
certification procedures are contained in
Parts 271, 272 and 273 of Title 7 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The
regulations addressing State agency
options specified in this collection are
contained in 7 CFR part 273.
The last two revisions of this
collection extended the collection
burden to account for changes required
by the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (FSRIA)
proposed and final rules. The Food,
Conservation and Energy Act of 2008
(FCEA) made no changes to this
collection. However, since the last
renewal, there have been changes in the
number of states that take the options in
this collection. This collection revises
the number of State agencies that have
implemented the options herein as well
as the burden associated with the
collection.
Establishing and Reviewing Standard
Utility Allowances
The regulations at 7 CFR
273.9(d)(6)(iii) allow State agencies to
establish standard utility allowances
(SUA) in place of the actual utility costs
incurred by a household. State agencies
are required to review and adjust SUAs
annually to reflect changes in the costs
of utilities. State agencies are required
to submit the amounts of standards
when they are changed and
methodologies used to develop and
update the standards to FNS for
approval when they are developed or
changed.
Estimates of burden: Currently, 50
State agencies have a standard that
includes heating or cooling costs and 40
have a standard for utility costs other
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than heating or cooling. In addition, 52
State agencies have a telephone
allowance standard. We estimate 52
State agencies will submit one request
to adjust the SUAs, for a total annual
response of 52 requests at a minimum
of 2.5 hours annually (52 State agencies
× 1 SUAs request = 52 total annual
responses × 2.5 hours = 130 hours).
Total burden for this provision is
estimated to be 130 hours per year. This
burden activity remains unchanged
from the previous submission.
Self-employment Costs
The regulations at 7 CFR 273.11(b)
allow self-employment income to be
reduced by the cost of producing such
income. The regulations allow the State
agencies, with approval from FNS, to
establish the methodology for offsetting
the costs of producing self-employment
income, as long as the procedure does
not increase program costs.
Estimates of burden: Based on the
information provided in the Tenth
Edition of the SNAP State Options
Report, 18 State agencies have
incorporated a methodology for
determining the cost of doing business
in self-employment cases. This is an
increase from ten states in the 2010
information collection. It is estimated
that these 18 States will submit one
request, totaling 18 annual responses.
States will incur a burden of at least 10
working hours gathering and analyzing
data, developing the methodology,
determining the cost implication and
submitting a request to FNS, for a total
burden of 180 hours annually (18 State
agencies × 1 request = 18 total annual
responses × 10 working hours = 180
burden hours). This is an increase of 80
burden hours from the previous
submission.
Record Keeping Burden Only
All 53 State agencies are required to
keep and maintain one record of the
information gathered and submitted to
FNS for the SUA and self-employment
options. It is estimated that this process
will take 7 minutes or .1169 hours per
year for each State agency, resulting in
a total annual burden of 6 hours (53
State agencies × 1 record = 53 total
annual records × .1169 hours = 6 hours).
This burden remains unchanged from
the previous submission.
The following table illustrates the
burden estimates associated with the
State agency options included in this
collection.
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Estimated Annual Burden Summary
for Reporting and Recordkeeping:
Affected Public: State agencies and
local governments administering SNAP.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 53
Estimated Annual Reports/Records
Filed Per Respondent: 2.32
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
123
Estimated Burden Hours per
Response: 2.57
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 316
Dated: July 11, 2013.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 1908]
Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone
124 (Expansion of Service Area) Under
Alternative Site Framework; Gramercy,
Louisiana
Pursuant to its authority under the
Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18,
1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u),
the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the
Board) adopts the following Order:
Whereas, the Board adopted the
alternative site framework (ASF) (15
CFR 400.2(c)) as an option for the
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establishment or reorganization of
zones;
Whereas, the Port of South Louisiana,
grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 124,
submitted an application to the Board
(FTZ Docket B–16–2013, docketed 02/
21/2013) for authority to expand the
service area of the zone to include
Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, as
described in the application, adjacent to
the Gramercy Customs and Border
Protection port of entry;
Whereas, notice inviting public
comment was given in the Federal
Register (78 FR 13320–13321, 02/27/
2013) and the application has been
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: State
Agency Options
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment
on the proposed collection. This is a revision
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of the currently approved burden for the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP): State Agency Options information collection.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 23,
2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions
of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions that were used; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(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 may be sent to Angela Kline, Chief, Certification Policy
Branch, Program Development Division, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS),
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 812,
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be faxed to the attention of
Ms. Kline at (703) 305-2486, or via email to Angela.Kline@FNS.USDA.GOV.
Comments will also be accepted through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal. Go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the online
instructions for submitting comments electronically.
All written comments will be open for public inspection at the FNS
office at 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia, 22302, Room
800, during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday).
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All
comments will be a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection should be directed to Ms. Kline
at (703) 305-2495.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: State Agency
Options
OMB Number: 0584-0496
Form Number: None
Expiration Date: 11/30/2013
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The collections covered under OMB Number 0584-0496,
address information and burden estimates associated with the following
State Agency Options: Establishing and reviewing standard utility
allowances and establishing methodology for offsetting cost of
producing self-employment income.
This notice revises the State Agency Options information collection
for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to reflect
changes in the number of States that have implemented the options
herein and the change in burden since the previous revision. Federal
regulations implementing SNAP application and certification procedures
are contained in Parts 271, 272 and 273 of Title 7 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR). The regulations addressing State agency
options specified in this collection are contained in 7 CFR part 273.
The last two revisions of this collection extended the collection
burden to account for changes required by the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (FSRIA) proposed and final rules. The Food,
Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA) made no changes to this
collection. However, since the last renewal, there have been changes in
the number of states that take the options in this collection. This
collection revises the number of State agencies that have implemented
the options herein as well as the burden associated with the
collection.
Establishing and Reviewing Standard Utility Allowances
The regulations at 7 CFR 273.9(d)(6)(iii) allow State agencies to
establish standard utility allowances (SUA) in place of the actual
utility costs incurred by a household. State agencies are required to
review and adjust SUAs annually to reflect changes in the costs of
utilities. State agencies are required to submit the amounts of
standards when they are changed and methodologies used to develop and
update the standards to FNS for approval when they are developed or
changed.
Estimates of burden: Currently, 50 State agencies have a standard
that includes heating or cooling costs and 40 have a standard for
utility costs other than heating or cooling. In addition, 52 State
agencies have a telephone allowance standard. We estimate 52 State
agencies will submit one request to adjust the SUAs, for a total annual
response of 52 requests at a minimum of 2.5 hours annually (52 State
agencies x 1 SUAs request = 52 total annual responses x 2.5 hours = 130
hours). Total burden for this provision is estimated to be 130 hours
per year. This burden activity remains unchanged from the previous
submission.
Self-employment Costs
The regulations at 7 CFR 273.11(b) allow self-employment income to
be reduced by the cost of producing such income. The regulations allow
the State agencies, with approval from FNS, to establish the
methodology for offsetting the costs of producing self-employment
income, as long as the procedure does not increase program costs.
Estimates of burden: Based on the information provided in the Tenth
Edition of the SNAP State Options Report, 18 State agencies have
incorporated a methodology for determining the cost of doing business
in self-employment cases. This is an increase from ten states in the
2010 information collection. It is estimated that these 18 States will
submit one request, totaling 18 annual responses. States will incur a
burden of at least 10 working hours gathering and analyzing data,
developing the methodology, determining the cost implication and
submitting a request to FNS, for a total burden of 180 hours annually
(18 State agencies x 1 request = 18 total annual responses x 10 working
hours = 180 burden hours). This is an increase of 80 burden hours from
the previous submission.
Record Keeping Burden Only
All 53 State agencies are required to keep and maintain one record
of the information gathered and submitted to FNS for the SUA and self-
employment options. It is estimated that this process will take 7
minutes or .1169 hours per year for each State agency, resulting in a
total annual burden of 6 hours (53 State agencies x 1 record = 53 total
annual records x .1169 hours = 6 hours). This burden remains unchanged
from the previous submission.
The following table illustrates the burden estimates associated
with the State agency options included in this collection.
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Estimated Annual Burden Summary for Reporting and Recordkeeping:
Affected Public: State agencies and local governments administering
SNAP.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 53
Estimated Annual Reports/Records Filed Per Respondent: 2.32
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 123
Estimated Burden Hours per Response: 2.57
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 316
Dated: July 11, 2013.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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