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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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April 10, 2014.
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 May 15, 2014 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.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: National Animal Health
Monitoring System; Bison 2014 Study
OMB Control Number: 0579–NEW
Summary of Collection: Collection
and dissemination of animal health data
and information is mandated by 7
U.S.C. 391, the Animal Industry Act of
1884, which established the precursor of
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services
(VS), the Bureau of Animal Industry.
Legal requirements for examining and
reporting on animal disease control
methods were further mandated by 7
U.S.C. 8308 of the Animal Health
Protection Act, ‘‘Detection, Control, and
Eradication of Diseases and Pests,’’ May
13, 2002. The National Animal Health
Monitoring System (NAHMS’) will
initiate the first national data collection
for ranched Bison through the 2014
study. The study is designed to collect
information on operations that have
ranched bison, as reported to the U.S.
Census of Agriculture.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will use the data collected to: (1)
Provide a baseline description of the
U.S. bison industry, including basic
characteristics of operations, such as
inventory, size, and type, (2) Describe
current U.S. bison industry production
practices and challenges, including
identification, confinement and
handling, animal care, and disease
testing, (3) Describe health management
and biosecurity practices important for
the productivity and health of farmed
bison, and (4) Describe producerreported occurrence of select health
problems and evaluate potentially
associated risk factors. Without this type
of national data, the United States will
have no ability to understand and
develop information on trends in
management, production, and health
status factors that increase/decrease
farm economy or productivity either
directly or indirectly.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 3,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
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Total Burden Hours: 396.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Conducting Aquatic Animal
tests for Export Health Certificates.
OMB Control Number: 0579–NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Animal
Health Protection Act (APHA) of 2002 is
the primary Federal law governing the
protection of animal health. The AHPA
is contained in Title X, Subtitle E,
Sections 10401–18 of Public Law 107–
171, May 13, 2002, the Farm Security
and Rural Investment Act of 2002. The
law gives the Secretary of Agriculture
broad authority to detect, control, or
eradicate pests or diseases of livestock
or poultry. The Secretary may also
prohibit or restrict import or export of
any animal or related material if
necessary to prevent the spread of any
livestock or poultry. To facilitate the
export of U.S. animals and animal
products, the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) maintains
information regarding the import health
requirements of other countries for
animals and animal products, including
aquaculture animals, exported from the
United States.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will collect the following
information to certify laboratories for
aquaculture export activities: (1)
Notification for Intent to Request
Approval (2) Application for APHIS
Approval (3) Protocol Statement (4)
Submission of Sample Copies of
Diagnostic Reports (5) Recordkeeping of
Sample Copies of Diagnostic Reports (6)
Quality Assurance/Control Plans (7)
Recordkeeping of Quality Assurance/
Control Plans (8) Notification of
Proposed Changes to Assay Protocols (9)
Recordkeeping: Supporting Assay
Documentation (10) Request for
Removal of Approved Status. If APHIS
cannot collect this information, it
cannot approve the laboratory assays
that support exports from U.S.
producers.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 12.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 18,336.
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
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Title: Importation of Pomegranates
from Chile under a System Approach.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0375.
Summary of Collection: Under the
Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701–
7772), the Secretary of Agriculture is
authorized to prohibit or restrict the
importation, entry, or movement of
plants and plant pests to prevent the
introduction of plant pests into the
United States or their dissemination
within the United States. The
regulations in ‘‘Subpart-Fruit and
Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–58), prohibit
or restrict the importation of fruits and
vegetables into the United States from
certain parts of the world to prevent the
introduction and dissemination within
the United States. The importation of
pomegranates from Chile, into the
continental United States, is under a
system approach in which the fruit must
be grown in a place of production that
is registered with the Government of
Chile and certified as having a low
prevalence of Brevipalpus chilensis.
The fruit undergoes pre-harvest
sampling at the registered production
site. After the post-harvest process, the
fruit is inspected in Chile at an
approved inspection site.
Need and Use of the Information: The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service will use the following activities
to collect information: Phytosanitary
Certificate with/Additio9nal
Declaration, Production Site
Registration, Marking of Cartons with
Registration Number, and List of
Certified Production Sites. Falling to
collect this information would cripple
APHIS’ ability to ensure pomegranates
from Chile are not carrying plant pests.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local or Tribal Government; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 3.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 150.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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Meeting Notice of the National
Agricultural Research, Extension,
Education, and Economics Advisory
Board
Research, Education, and
Economics, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App 2, the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
announces a meeting of the National
Agricultural Research, Extension,
Education, and Economics Advisory
Board.
SUMMARY:
The National Agricultural
Research, Extension, Education, and
Economics Advisory Board will meet
May 5–7, 2014. The public may file
written comments before or up to two
weeks after the meeting with the contact
person.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
at the Ohio Agricultural Research and
Development Center, Shisler Center,
1680 Madison Avenue, Wooster, OH
44691. Written comments from the
public may be sent to the Contact
Person identified in this notice at: The
National Agricultural Research,
Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board Office, Room 3901,
South Building, United States
Department of Agriculture, STOP 0321,
1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0321.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michele Esch, Executive Director, or
Shirley Morgan-Jordan, Program
Support Coordinator, National
Agricultural Research, Extension,
Education, and Economics Advisory
Board; telephone: (202) 720–3684; fax:
(202) 720–6199; or email: michele.esch@
usda.gov or Shirley.Morgan@
ars.usda.gov.
DATES:
The
Honorable Secretary of Agriculture Tom
Vilsack, and the Under Secretary of
Research, Education, and Economics Dr.
Catherine Woteki have been invited to
provide brief remarks and welcome the
new Board members during the meeting.
On Monday, May 5, 2014, an
orientation session for new members
and interested incumbent members will
be held from 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
(noon). Specific topics of discussion
will include a briefing on ethical
behavior for federal advisory committee
members; briefings regarding the
USDA’s Research, Education, and
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Economics Mission Area; a discussion
on the role of the Board in advising the
Secretary of Agriculture, Land Grant
Institutions and Congress; and a
discussion on how to most effectively
organize the work of the Board and its
Committees. The afternoon session will
be held from 12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. and
be immediately followed by a tour of the
Ohio Agricultural Research and
Development Center facilities. There
will be an evening session beginning at
5:30 p.m. and ending at 7:30 p.m.
located at The Barnhart Rice Homestead
House, a historical home of The Ohio
State University. Specific topics of
discussion will include presentations by
the Experiment Station Committee on
Organization and Policy (ESCOP) and
items of board business, including brief
introductions of new Board members,
incumbents, and guests; the election of
the Chair and Vice-Chair of the
Advisory Board; and comments from a
variety of distinguished leaders, experts,
and departmental personnel.
On Tuesday, May 6, 2014, the full
Advisory Board will convene at 7:00
a.m. for a tour of the J.M. Smucker
Company and Cedar Lane Farms. A
morning session beginning at 10:00 a.m.
will be held at the Shisler Conference
Center. Specific topics of discussion
will include: continued presentations by
the Experiment Station Committee on
Organization and Policy (ESCOP); and
additional board business. The meeting
will adjourn at 5:00 p.m.
On Wednesday, May 7, 2013, the
Board will reconvene at 8:00 a.m. to
discuss initial recommendations
resulting from the meeting and future
planning for the Board; to organize the
membership of the committees, and
working groups of the Advisory Board;
and to finalize Board business for the
meeting. The Board Meeting will
adjourn by 12:00 p.m. (noon).
This meeting is open to the public
and any interested individuals wishing
to attend.
Opportunity for public comment will
be offered each day of the meeting.
Written comments by attendees or other
interested stakeholders will be
welcomed for the public record before
and up to two weeks following the
Board meeting (by close of business
Tuesday, May 23, 2014). All statements
will become a part of the official record
of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board and will be kept on file
for public review in the Research,
Education, and Economics Advisory
Board Office.
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Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings,
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
April 10, 2014.
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 May 15,
2014 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 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: National Animal Health Monitoring System; Bison 2014 Study
OMB Control Number: 0579-NEW
Summary of Collection: Collection and dissemination of animal
health data and information is mandated by 7 U.S.C. 391, the Animal
Industry Act of 1884, which established the precursor of the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS), the
Bureau of Animal Industry. Legal requirements for examining and
reporting on animal disease control methods were further mandated by 7
U.S.C. 8308 of the Animal Health Protection Act, ``Detection, Control,
and Eradication of Diseases and Pests,'' May 13, 2002. The National
Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS') will initiate the first
national data collection for ranched Bison through the 2014 study. The
study is designed to collect information on operations that have
ranched bison, as reported to the U.S. Census of Agriculture.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will use the data collected
to: (1) Provide a baseline description of the U.S. bison industry,
including basic characteristics of operations, such as inventory, size,
and type, (2) Describe current U.S. bison industry production practices
and challenges, including identification, confinement and handling,
animal care, and disease testing, (3) Describe health management and
biosecurity practices important for the productivity and health of
farmed bison, and (4) Describe producer-reported occurrence of select
health problems and evaluate potentially associated risk factors.
Without this type of national data, the United States will have no
ability to understand and develop information on trends in management,
production, and health status factors that increase/decrease farm
economy or productivity either directly or indirectly.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 3,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 396.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Conducting Aquatic Animal tests for Export Health
Certificates.
OMB Control Number: 0579-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (APHA) of
2002 is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal
health. The AHPA is contained in Title X, Subtitle E, Sections 10401-18
of Public Law 107-171, May 13, 2002, the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002. The law gives the Secretary of Agriculture
broad authority to detect, control, or eradicate pests or diseases of
livestock or poultry. The Secretary may also prohibit or restrict
import or export of any animal or related material if necessary to
prevent the spread of any livestock or poultry. To facilitate the
export of U.S. animals and animal products, the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) maintains information regarding the import
health requirements of other countries for animals and animal products,
including aquaculture animals, exported from the United States.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect the following
information to certify laboratories for aquaculture export activities:
(1) Notification for Intent to Request Approval (2) Application for
APHIS Approval (3) Protocol Statement (4) Submission of Sample Copies
of Diagnostic Reports (5) Recordkeeping of Sample Copies of Diagnostic
Reports (6) Quality Assurance/Control Plans (7) Recordkeeping of
Quality Assurance/Control Plans (8) Notification of Proposed Changes to
Assay Protocols (9) Recordkeeping: Supporting Assay Documentation (10)
Request for Removal of Approved Status. If APHIS cannot collect this
information, it cannot approve the laboratory assays that support
exports from U.S. producers.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 12.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 18,336.
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Pomegranates from Chile under a System
Approach.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0375.
Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
7701-7772), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit or
restrict the importation, entry, or movement of plants and plant pests
to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United States or
their dissemination within the United States. The regulations in
``Subpart-Fruit and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56-58), prohibit or
restrict the importation of fruits and vegetables into the United
States from certain parts of the world to prevent the introduction and
dissemination within the United States. The importation of pomegranates
from Chile, into the continental United States, is under a system
approach in which the fruit must be grown in a place of production that
is registered with the Government of Chile and certified as having a
low prevalence of Brevipalpus chilensis. The fruit undergoes pre-
harvest sampling at the registered production site. After the post-
harvest process, the fruit is inspected in Chile at an approved
inspection site.
Need and Use of the Information: The Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service will use the following activities to collect
information: Phytosanitary Certificate with/Additio9nal Declaration,
Production Site Registration, Marking of Cartons with Registration
Number, and List of Certified Production Sites. Falling to collect this
information would cripple APHIS' ability to ensure pomegranates from
Chile are not carrying plant pests.
Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government;
Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 3.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 150.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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