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Done in Washington, DC: February 12,
2014.
Alfred V. Almanza,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2014–03716 Filed 2–20–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Information Collection Activity;
Comment Request
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the
Rural Utilities Service (RUS), invites
comments on this information
collection for which the Agency intends
to request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by April 22, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michele L. Brooks, Director, Program
Development and Regulatory Analysis,
USDA Rural Utilities Service, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522,
Room 5159–S, Washington, DC 20250–
1522. Telephone: (202) 690–1078, FAX:
(202) 720–8435. Email: Michele.Brooks@
wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR part 1320)
implementing provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13) requires that interested
members of the public and affected
agencies have an opportunity to
comment on information collection and
recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR
1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an
information collection that the Agency
is submitting to OMB for extension.
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 will
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 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
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techniques or other forms of information
technology. Comments may be sent to:
Michele L. Brooks, Director, Program
Development and Regulatory Analysis,
USDA Rural Utilities Service, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522,
Room 5159 South Building,
Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–1078, FAX: (202)
720–8435.
Title: 7 CFR Part 1783, ‘‘Revolving
Fund Program’’
OMB Control Number: 0572–0138
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Rural Development supports
the sound development of rural
communities and the growth of our
economy without endangering the
environment. Rural Development
provides financial and technical
assistance to help communities bring
safe drinking water and sanitary,
environmentally sound waste disposal
facilities to rural Americans in greatest
need.
The Revolving Fund Program (RFP)
has been established to assist
communities with water or wastewater
systems. Qualified private non-profit
organizations will receive RFP grant
funds to establish a lending program for
eligible entities. Eligible entities for the
revolving loan fund will be the same
entities eligible to obtain a loan, loan
guarantee, or grant from Rural
Development Water and Waste Disposal
and Wastewater loan and grant
programs. As grant recipients, the nonprofit organizations will set up a
revolving loan fund to provide loans to
finance predevelopment costs of water
or wastewater projects, or short-term
small capital projects not part of the
regular operation and maintenance of
current water and wastewater systems.
The collection of information consists
of the materials to file a grant
application with the agency, including
forms, certifications and required
documentation.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 8.24 hour per
response.
Respondents: Non-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 7.6
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 313 Hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from MaryPat Daskal,
Management Analyst, Program
Development and Regulatory Analysis,
at (202) 720–7853; FAX: (202) 720–
8435.
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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.
Dated: February 12, 2014.
John Charles Padalino,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2014–03675 Filed 2–20–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Information Collection Activity;
Comment Request
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the
Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites
comments on the following information
collection for which approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) will be requested.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by April 22, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michele L. Brooks, Director, Program
Development and Regulatory Analysis,
Rural Utilities Service, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522,
Room 5162 South Building,
Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–1078, FAX: (202)
720–8435 or email: Michele.brooks@
wdc.usda.gov.
SUMMARY:
The Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires
that interested members of the public
and affected agencies have an
opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping activities
(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice
identifies an information collection that
the Agency is submitting to OMB for
extension.
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 will
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 used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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 or other forms of information
technology. Comments may be sent to:
Michele L. Brooks, Director, Program
Development and Regulatory Analysis,
Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave.
SW., STOP 1522, Room 5162 South
Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522.
FAX: (202) 720–8435 or email:
Michele.brooks@wdc.usda.gov.
Title: Public Television Station Digital
Transition Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0134.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
required television broadcasters to have
converted transmitters to broadcast
digital signals by June 12, 2009. The
FCC deadline did not apply to
translators often used by rural stations
serving small or isolated areas and some
continue to broadcast in analog and
have not completed the transition to
digital. Public television stations rely on
community and business financial
support to operate and, in many rural
areas the cost of the transition to digital
broadcasting exceeds community
resources. Since rural communities
depend on public television stations for
services ranging from educational
course content in their schools to local
news, weather, and agricultural reports,
disruption of public television
broadcasting would be detrimental.
Full digital transition requires
installation of a new antenna,
transmitter or translator, and new digital
program management facilities
consisting of processing and storage
systems. Public television stations use a
combination of transmitters and
translators to serve the rural public and
to perform program origination
functions, digital cameras, editing and
mastering systems are required. A new
studio-to-tower site communications
link may be required to transport the
digital broadcast signal to each
transmitter and translator. The
capability to broadcast some
programming in a high definition
television format can require additional
studio facilities.
In designing the competition for the
distribution of grant funds, priority is
given to public television stations
serving areas most unable to fund digital
transition without a grant. The largest
sources of funding for public television
stations are public membership and
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business contributions and less densely
populated rural areas have a lower
membership and fewer business per
capita than urban and suburban areas.
Therefore, rurality is a primary
predictor of the need for grant funding
for a public television station’s digital
transition. Some rural areas have
economic needs that are higher than the
national average, and public television
stations covering these areas may have
difficulty funding the digital transition.
As a result, the consideration of the
National School Lunch Program (NSLP)
eligibility percentages for all school
districts within the station coverage area
is a secondary predictor of need for
grant funding. Finally, because public
television stations may face special
difficulty accomplishing the transition,
a third scoring factor for station
hardship accounts for conditions that
make these public television stations
less likely to accomplish the digital
transition without a grant.
The collection of information consists
of the materials to file a grant
application with the Agency, including
forms, certifications and required
documentation.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 23 hours per
response.
Respondents: Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
30.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.26.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 714 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Rebecca Hunt,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, at (202) 205–3660, FAX: (202)
720–8435 or email:
rebecca.hunt@wdc.usda.gov.
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.
Dated: February 12, 2014.
John Charles Padalino,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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BROADCASTING BOARD OF
GOVERNORS
Notice of Membership of SES
Performance Review Board
Broadcasting Board of
Governors (BBG).
AGENCY:
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Notice of Membership of SES
Performance Review Board.
ACTION:
Title 5 United States Code,
Section 4314, requires that notice of the
appointment of an individual to serve as
a member of a performance review
board (PRB) shall be published in the
Federal Register. The following
individuals have been appointed to
serve as members of the PRB for the
Broadcasting Board of Governors: Carol
Chan, Director of the Office of U.S.
Foreign Disaster Assistance, U.S.
Agency for International Development;
Gil H. Harden, Assistant Inspector
General for Audit, U.S. Department of
Agriculture; and Steven Rickrode,
Deputy Assistant Inspector General for
Audit, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
ADDRESSES: Broadcasting Board of
Governors, 330 Independence Ave. SW.,
Washington, DC 20237.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donna S. Grace, Director, Office of
Human Resources, 202–382–7500.
SUMMARY:
Oanh Tran,
Director of Board Operations, Broadcasting
Board of Governors.
[FR Doc. 2014–03707 Filed 2–20–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 1930]
Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone
185 Under Alternative Site Framework;
Culpeper County, VA
Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade 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
establishment or reorganization of
zones;
Whereas, the County of Culpeper,
grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 185,
submitted an application to the Board
(FTZ Docket B–78–2012, docketed 11–
01–2012) for authority to reorganize
under the ASF with a service area
comprised of certain counties in
Virginia (which the application
indicated were adjacent to the Front
Royal Customs and Border Protection
port of entry) and FTZ 185’s existing
Sites 1, 2, and 3 would be categorized
as magnet sites;
Whereas, notice inviting public
comment was given in the Federal
Register (77 FR 66796, 11/07/12) and
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
invites comments on the following information collection for which
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will be
requested.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by April 22, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele L. Brooks, Director, Program
Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522, Room 5162 South Building, Washington,
DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-1078, FAX: (202) 720-8435 or email:
Michele.brooks@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) requires that interested members
of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on
information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR
1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an information collection that the
Agency is submitting to OMB for extension.
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 will 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 used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (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 or other forms
of information technology. Comments may be sent to: Michele L. Brooks,
Director, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave. SW.,
STOP 1522, Room 5162 South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. FAX:
(202) 720-8435 or email: Michele.brooks@wdc.usda.gov.
Title: Public Television Station Digital Transition Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0134.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) required
television broadcasters to have converted transmitters to broadcast
digital signals by June 12, 2009. The FCC deadline did not apply to
translators often used by rural stations serving small or isolated
areas and some continue to broadcast in analog and have not completed
the transition to digital. Public television stations rely on community
and business financial support to operate and, in many rural areas the
cost of the transition to digital broadcasting exceeds community
resources. Since rural communities depend on public television stations
for services ranging from educational course content in their schools
to local news, weather, and agricultural reports, disruption of public
television broadcasting would be detrimental.
Full digital transition requires installation of a new antenna,
transmitter or translator, and new digital program management
facilities consisting of processing and storage systems. Public
television stations use a combination of transmitters and translators
to serve the rural public and to perform program origination functions,
digital cameras, editing and mastering systems are required. A new
studio-to-tower site communications link may be required to transport
the digital broadcast signal to each transmitter and translator. The
capability to broadcast some programming in a high definition
television format can require additional studio facilities.
In designing the competition for the distribution of grant funds,
priority is given to public television stations serving areas most
unable to fund digital transition without a grant. The largest sources
of funding for public television stations are public membership and
business contributions and less densely populated rural areas have a
lower membership and fewer business per capita than urban and suburban
areas. Therefore, rurality is a primary predictor of the need for grant
funding for a public television station's digital transition. Some
rural areas have economic needs that are higher than the national
average, and public television stations covering these areas may have
difficulty funding the digital transition. As a result, the
consideration of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) eligibility
percentages for all school districts within the station coverage area
is a secondary predictor of need for grant funding. Finally, because
public television stations may face special difficulty accomplishing
the transition, a third scoring factor for station hardship accounts
for conditions that make these public television stations less likely
to accomplish the digital transition without a grant.
The collection of information consists of the materials to file a
grant application with the Agency, including forms, certifications and
required documentation.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 23 hours per response.
Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 30.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.26.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 714 hours.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Rebecca
Hunt, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, at (202) 205-3660,
FAX: (202) 720-8435 or email: rebecca.hunt@wdc.usda.gov.
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.
Dated: February 12, 2014.
John Charles Padalino,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-03674 Filed 2-20-14; 8:45 am]
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