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persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
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program, ensure properly grade-labeled
products, calculate the cost of the
service or collect for the cost furnishing
service.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for profit, Farms.
Number of Respondents: 1,348.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion; Semi-annually; Monthly;
Annually; Other (daily).
Total Burden Hours: 7,259.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Regulations for Voluntary
Grading of Shell Eggs, Poultry Products
and Rabbit Products—7 CFR Part 56 and
70.
OMB Control Number: 0581–0128.
Summary of Collection: The
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (60
Stat. 1087–1091, as amended; 7 U.S.C.
1621–1627) (AMA) directs and
authorizes the Department to develop
standards of quality, grades, grading
programs, and services to enable a more
orderly marketing of the corresponding
agricultural products so trading may be
facilitated and so consumers may be
able to obtain products graded and
identified under USDA programs. The
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
carries out regulations in 7 CFR Part 56
and 70 which provides a voluntary
program for grading shell eggs, poultry
products and rabbit products on the
basis of U.S. standards, grades, and
weight classes. This program is made
available to respondents who would
need to request or apply for the specific
service they wish on a user fee-forservice basis.
The agency is merging approved
0581–0127 burden in with the renewal
of this collection. Upon approval of
0581–0128 a discontinuation notice for
0581–0127 will be submitted to OMB.
Need and Use of the Information:
Using forms PY–32, PY–33, PY–100,
PY–157, PY–240P, PY–240S, PY–210P,
PY–210S and PY–518–1 information is
collected only from respondents who
elect to utilize this voluntary user feefor-service. Only authorized
representatives of the USDA use the
information collected. The information
is used to administer, conduct and carry
out the grading services requested by
the respondents. If the information were
not collected, the agency would not be
able to provide the voluntary grading
services authorized and requested by
Congress, provide the types of services
requested by industry, administer the
Agricultural Marketing Service
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
May 29, 2014.
The Department of Agriculture will
submit the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 on or after the date
of publication of this notice. 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), New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC; New Executive Office
Building, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC, 20503. 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.
Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received by
July 7, 2014. Copies of the submission(s)
may be obtained by calling (202) 720–
8681.
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Title: USDA Farmers Market
Application.
OMB Control Number: 0581–0229.
Summary of Collection: The
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7
U.S.C. 1622(n) authorizes the Secretary
to conduct services and to perform
activities that will facilitate the
marketing and utilization of agricultural
products through commercial channels.
The Agricultural Marketing Service
(AMS) is authorized to implement
established regulations and procedures
under 7 CFR part 170 for AMS to
operate the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) Farmers Market,
specify vendor criteria and selection
procedures, and define guidelines to be
used for governing the USDA Farmers
Market annually.
Need and Use of the Information:
Information will be collected on form
TM–28, ‘‘USDA Farmers Market
Application.’’ The application was
developed to ensure a uniform and fair
process for deciding which farm
operations are allowed to participate in
the market, as well as ensure diversity
of product for consumers. The Program
has expanded to a year-round market.
The Summer/Outdoor market season is
from June through November and the
Winter/Indoor market season operates
from December through May. AMS will
collect information to review the type of
products available for sale and selecting
participants for the annual market
season. The information collected
consists of (1) certification that the
applicant is the owner or a
representative of the farm or business;
(2) name(s), address, telephone number
and email address; (3) farm or business
location; (4) types of products grown; (5)
business practices; and (6) insurance
coverage.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Farms.
Number of Respondents: 30.
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Rural Utilities Service
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 60.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
May 29, 2014.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to Office of
Management and Budget (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, 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. 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.
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Title: 7 CFR Part 1744, Subpart B,
Lien Accommodations and
Subordination Policy.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0126.
Summary of Collection: Recent
changes in the telecommunications
industry, including deregulation and
technological developments, have
caused Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
borrowers and other organizations
providing telecommunications services
to consider undertaking projects that
provide new telecommunications
services and other telecommunications
services not ordinarily financed by RUS.
To facilitate the financing of those
projects and services, RUS is willing to
consider accommodating the
Government’s lien on
telecommunications borrowers’ systems
in an expedited manner based on the
financial strength of the borrowers’
operations. The RUS telecommunication
program provides loans to borrowers at
interest rates and on terms that are more
favorable than those generally available
from the private sector.
Need and Use of the Information:
Depending on the purposes for which a
lien accommodation is sought, RUS will
use the information to provide
‘‘automatic’’ approval for borrowers that
meet the financial tests. These tests are
designed to ensure that the financial
strength of the borrower is more than
sufficient to protect the government’s
loan security interests; hence, the lien
accommodations will not adversely
affect the government’s financial
interests.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Not for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 3.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 2.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: Public Television Digital
Transition Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0134.
Summary of Collection: Beginning in
2003 the Omnibus Appropriations Act
(Pub. L. 108–7) provided grant funds in
the Distance Learning and Telemedicine
Grant Program budget, the Consolidated
Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 108–199)
and the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2005 (Pub. L. 108–447) provided
additional funds for public broadcasting
systems to meet the digital transition.
As part of the nation’s transition to
digital television, the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
required all television broadcasters to
initiate the broadcast of a digital
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television signal and to cease analog
television broadcasts on February 18,
2009. While stations must broadcast its
main transmitter signal in digital, many
rural stations often have translators
serving small or isolated areas and some
of these have not completed the
transition to digital or fully converted
its production and studio equipment to
digital. Because the FCC deadline did
not apply to translators, they are
allowed to continue broadcasting in
analog. The digital transition also
created some service gaps where
households receiving an analog signal
cannot receive a digital signal. For these
reasons the grant program has continued
past the FCC digital transition deadline
of June 2009. The Rural Utilities Service
(RUS) will develop and issue
requirements for the grant program to
finance the conversion of television
services from analog to digital
broadcasting for public television
stations serving rural areas.
Need and Use of the Information:
Applicants will submit grant
applications to RUS for review. The
information will consist of the
following: Standard Form (SF) 424,
‘‘Application for Federal Assistance’’,
executive summary, evidence of
eligibility and compliance with other
Federal statutes and any other
supporting documentation. RUS will
use the information to score and rank
applications for funding. Scoring will
consist of three categories: Rurality;
economic need as measured by
eligibility for National School Lunch
Program participation; and critial need,
which measures special disadvantaging
factors facing the station’s transition
plans. If this information is not
collected, there would be no basis for
awarding grant funding.
Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 30.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 714.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: 7 CFR 1783, Revolving Fund
Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0138.
Summary of Collection: Section 6002
of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 amended the
Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act by adding a grant
program that established the Revolving
Fund Program (RFP) to assist
communities with water or wastewater
systems. Qualified private non-profit
organizations will receive RFP grant
funds to establish a revolving loan fund.
Loans will be made to eligible entities
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Notices
Federal Register
________________________________________________________________________
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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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 107 / Wednesday, June 4, 2014 /
Notices
[[Page 32213]]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
May 29, 2014.
The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 on or after the date
of publication of this notice. 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), New
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC; New Executive Office
Building, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC, 20503. 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.
Comments regarding these information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received by July 7, 2014. 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.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Regulations for Voluntary Grading of Shell Eggs, Poultry
Products and Rabbit Products--7 CFR Part 56 and 70.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0128.
Summary of Collection: The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (60
Stat. 1087-1091, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) (AMA) directs and
authorizes the Department to develop standards of quality, grades,
grading programs, and services to enable a more orderly marketing of
the corresponding agricultural products so trading may be facilitated
and so consumers may be able to obtain products graded and identified
under USDA programs. The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) carries
out regulations in 7 CFR Part 56 and 70 which provides a voluntary
program for grading shell eggs, poultry products and rabbit products on
the basis of U.S. standards, grades, and weight classes. This program
is made available to respondents who would need to request or apply for
the specific service they wish on a user fee-for-service basis.
The agency is merging approved 0581-0127 burden in with the renewal
of this collection. Upon approval of 0581-0128 a discontinuation notice
for 0581-0127 will be submitted to OMB.
Need and Use of the Information: Using forms PY-32, PY-33, PY-100,
PY-157, PY-240P, PY-240S, PY-210P, PY-210S and PY-518-1 information is
collected only from respondents who elect to utilize this voluntary
user fee-for-service. Only authorized representatives of the USDA use
the information collected. The information is used to administer,
conduct and carry out the grading services requested by the
respondents. If the information were not collected, the agency would
not be able to provide the voluntary grading services authorized and
requested by Congress, provide the types of services requested by
industry, administer the program, ensure properly grade-labeled
products, calculate the cost of the service or collect for the cost
furnishing service.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit, Farms.
Number of Respondents: 1,348.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Semi-annually;
Monthly; Annually; Other (daily).
Total Burden Hours: 7,259.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: USDA Farmers Market Application.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0229.
Summary of Collection: The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7
U.S.C. 1622(n) authorizes the Secretary to conduct services and to
perform activities that will facilitate the marketing and utilization
of agricultural products through commercial channels. The Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS) is authorized to implement established
regulations and procedures under 7 CFR part 170 for AMS to operate the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farmers Market, specify vendor
criteria and selection procedures, and define guidelines to be used for
governing the USDA Farmers Market annually.
Need and Use of the Information: Information will be collected on
form TM-28, ``USDA Farmers Market Application.'' The application was
developed to ensure a uniform and fair process for deciding which farm
operations are allowed to participate in the market, as well as ensure
diversity of product for consumers. The Program has expanded to a year-
round market. The Summer/Outdoor market season is from June through
November and the Winter/Indoor market season operates from December
through May. AMS will collect information to review the type of
products available for sale and selecting participants for the annual
market season. The information collected consists of (1) certification
that the applicant is the owner or a representative of the farm or
business; (2) name(s), address, telephone number and email address; (3)
farm or business location; (4) types of products grown; (5) business
practices; and (6) insurance coverage.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms.
Number of Respondents: 30.
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Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 60.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-12896 Filed 6-3-14; 8:45 am]
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