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herd management plans, disease
reporting, animal movement
recordkeeping, fee basis agreement and
statement of work, electronic funds
transfer agreement, producer
reimbursement for biosecurity activities
(Vendor Agreement and Statement of
Work, Biosecurity Payment Certification
Sheet, and review of Statement of
Services Performed (VS 8–18)),
agreements and workplans that include
Standard Form (SF) 424 (Application for
Federal Assistance), Request for
Advance Reimbursement (SF 270), and
State control orders or quarantines.
In addition to the above approved
information collection activities, we are
also adding invoicing for herd plan
completion, a reimbursement form (VS
8–19), State and Tribal involvement in
SECD documentation and reporting, and
declaration of negative (status).
We are asking OMB to approve these
information collection activities, as
described, for 3 years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit
comments from the public (as well as
affected agencies) concerning our
information collection. These comments
will help us:
(1) Evaluate 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;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, through use, as
appropriate, of automated, electronic,
mechanical, and other collection
technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Estimate of Burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 2.47
hours per response.
Respondents: Pork producers,
accredited veterinarians, State animal
health officials, and personnel from
approved laboratories.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 1,500.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 43.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses: 64,965.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 162,200 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours
may not equal the product of the annual
number of responses multiplied by the
reporting burden per response.)
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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.
Done in Washington, DC, this 19th day of
November 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2014–27900 Filed 11–24–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Request Approval
To Revise and Extend an Information
Collection
National Agricultural Statistics
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) to request approval to revise
and extend a currently approved
information collection, the Milk and
Milk Products Surveys. Revision to
burden hours will be needed due to
changes in the size of the target
population, sample design, and/or
questionnaire length.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by January 26, 2015 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number 0535–0020,
by any of the following methods:
• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
Include docket number above in the
subject line of the message.
• Efax: (855) 838–6382.
• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD–
ROM submissions to: David Hancock,
NASS Clearance Officer, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Room 5336
South Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250–
2024.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand
deliver to: David Hancock, NASS
Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building,
1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R.
Renee Picanso, Associate Administrator,
National Agricultural Statistics Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, (202)
720–4333. Copies of this information
collection and related instructions can
be obtained without charge from David
Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer, at
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(202) 690–2388 or at ombofficer@
nass.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Milk and Milk Products
Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0020.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30,
2015.
Type of Request: To revise and extend
a currently approved information
collection for a period of three years.
Abstract: The primary objective of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) is to collect, prepare and issue
State and national estimates of crop and
livestock production, prices and
disposition as well as economic
statistics, farm numbers, land values,
on-farm pesticide usage, pest crop
management practices, as well as the
Census of Agriculture. The Milk and
Milk Products Surveys obtain basic
agricultural statistics on milk
production and manufactured dairy
products from farmers and processing
plants throughout the nation. Data are
gathered for milk production, dairy
products, evaporated and condensed
milk, manufactured dry milk, and
manufactured whey products. Milk
production and manufactured dairy
products statistics are used by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) to
help administer federal programs and by
the dairy industry in planning, pricing,
and projecting supplies of milk and
milk products. Only minor changes are
planned for the questionnaires and
sample sizes. The Milk Production
Survey will continue to be conducted
quarterly (January, April, July, and
October) and monthly estimates for the
non-quarterly months will still be
published for the total number of dairy
cows, the number of cows milked, and
the total milk produced. Estimates for
the non-survey months will be
generated by using a combination of
administrative data, regression
modeling, and historic data. In April
2012 NASS discontinued the collection
of Dairy Product Prices. This data is
now collected by the Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS) in compliance
with the Mandatory Price Reporting Act
of 2010, and the amended section 273(d)
of the Agricultural Marketing Act of
1946.
Authority: Voluntary dairy
information reporting is conducted
under authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204(a).
Individually identifiable data collected
under this authority are governed by
section 1770 of the Food Security Act of
1985 (7 U.S.C. 2276), which requires
USDA to afford strict confidentiality to
non-aggregated data provided by
respondents.
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Mandatory dairy product information
reporting is based on the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946, as amended by
the Dairy Market Enhancement Act of
2000 and the Farm Security and Rural
Development Act of 2002 (U.S.C. 1637–
1637b). This program requires each
manufacturer to report to USDA the
price, quantity, and moisture content of
dairy products sold and each entity
storing dairy products to report
information on the quantity of dairy
products stored. Any manufacturer that
processes, markets, or stores less than
1,000,000 pounds of dairy products per
year is exempt. USDA is required to
maintain information, statistics, or
documents obtained under these Acts in
a manner that ensures that
confidentiality is preserved regarding
the identity of persons and proprietary
business information, subject to
verification by the Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS) under Public
Law 106–532. This Notice is submitted
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
13 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) and Office
of Management and Budget regulations
at 5 CFR part 1320. NASS also complies
with OMB Implementation Guidance,
‘‘Implementation Guidance for Title V
of the E-Government Act, Confidential
Information Protection and Statistical
Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA),’’
Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June
15, 2007, p. 33362.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 11 minutes per
response. This average is based on the
7 different surveys in the information
collection: 2 monthly, 4 quarterly, and
1 annual. The estimated total number of
responses is 63,100 annually, with an
average annual frequency of 4.44
responses per respondent. NASS also
plans to increase the use of cover letters
to explain the importance and uses of
this data series along with how the
respondent can access and report their
data using the secure internet
connection that NASS will be using.
Respondents: Farms and businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
14,200.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 11,100 hours.
Comments: 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, through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, technological or
other forms of information technology
collection methods. All responses to
this notice will become a matter of
public record and be summarized in the
request for OMB approval.
Signed at Washington, DC, November 14,
2014.
R. Renee Picanso,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2014–27896 Filed 11–24–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration
Notice of Petitions by Firms for
Determination of Eligibility To Apply
for Trade Adjustment Assistance
Economic Development
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
AGENCY:
Notice and Opportunity for
Public Comment.
ACTION:
Pursuant to Section 251 of the Trade
Act 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2341
et seq.), the Economic Development
Administration (EDA) has received
petitions for certification of eligibility to
apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
from the firms listed below.
Accordingly, EDA has initiated
investigations to determine whether
increased imports into the United States
of articles like or directly competitive
with those produced by each of these
firms contributed importantly to the
total or partial separation of the firm’s
workers, or threat thereof, and to a
decrease in sales or production of each
petitioning firm.
LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE
[11/14/2014 through 11/18/2014]
Firm name
Genesis Acquisition Company, Inc., d/b/a Northland
Furniture Company.
Main Street Pedicabs, Inc ......
Firm address
Date accepted
for investigation
Product(s)
681 SE Glenwood Drive,
Suite 5, Bend, OR 97702.
11/18/2014
The firm manufactures wood products, molding, panels, veneer or laminated panels.
11811 Upham Street, #9,
Broomfield, CO 80020.
11/14/2014
Perennial Energy, LLC ...........
1375 County Road 8690,
West Plains, MO 65775.
11/18/2014
Vforge, Inc ..............................
5567 West 6th Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80214.
1708 H Avenue, Thurston, NE
68062.
1570 Water Street, Southington, CT 06489.
11/14/2014
The firm manufactures human powered transportation
pedicabs, made of steel frames, fiberglass bodies, and bicycle components.
The firm manufactures customized biogas handling systems
(Skids, Flares)—extract/remove waste gases from landfills, digesters & other sources.
The firm manufactures high precision aluminum alloy forged
components for various industries.
The firm manufactures agricultural equipment.
Thurston Manufacturing, Inc ..
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American Standard Company,
Inc.
Any party having a substantial
interest in these proceedings may
request a public hearing on the matter.
A written request for a hearing must be
submitted to the Trade Adjustment
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The firm manufactures fiber optic wire strippers, dog tags,
blades for knives, tree pruning tools, various metal
stamped products and various tools assemblies.
Assistance for Firms Division, Room
71030, Economic Development
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, no
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later than ten (10) calendar days
following publication of this notice.
Please follow the requirements set
forth in EDA’s regulations at 13 CFR
315.9 for procedures to request a public
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70159-70160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27896]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Request Approval To Revise and Extend an
Information Collection
AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS) to request approval to revise and extend a currently
approved information collection, the Milk and Milk Products Surveys.
Revision to burden hours will be needed due to changes in the size of
the target population, sample design, and/or questionnaire length.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by January 26, 2015 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535-
0020, by any of the following methods:
Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. Include docket number
above in the subject line of the message.
Efax: (855) 838-6382.
Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions to:
David Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Room 5336 South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC
20250-2024.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand deliver to: David Hancock,
NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 South
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R. Renee Picanso, Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, (202) 720-4333. Copies of this information
collection and related instructions can be obtained without charge from
David Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer, at (202) 690-2388 or at
ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Milk and Milk Products Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0020.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 2015.
Type of Request: To revise and extend a currently approved
information collection for a period of three years.
Abstract: The primary objective of the National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS) is to collect, prepare and issue State and
national estimates of crop and livestock production, prices and
disposition as well as economic statistics, farm numbers, land values,
on-farm pesticide usage, pest crop management practices, as well as the
Census of Agriculture. The Milk and Milk Products Surveys obtain basic
agricultural statistics on milk production and manufactured dairy
products from farmers and processing plants throughout the nation. Data
are gathered for milk production, dairy products, evaporated and
condensed milk, manufactured dry milk, and manufactured whey products.
Milk production and manufactured dairy products statistics are used by
the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help administer federal
programs and by the dairy industry in planning, pricing, and projecting
supplies of milk and milk products. Only minor changes are planned for
the questionnaires and sample sizes. The Milk Production Survey will
continue to be conducted quarterly (January, April, July, and October)
and monthly estimates for the non-quarterly months will still be
published for the total number of dairy cows, the number of cows
milked, and the total milk produced. Estimates for the non-survey
months will be generated by using a combination of administrative data,
regression modeling, and historic data. In April 2012 NASS discontinued
the collection of Dairy Product Prices. This data is now collected by
the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in compliance with the
Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010, and the amended section 273(d)
of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946.
Authority: Voluntary dairy information reporting is conducted under
authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204(a). Individually identifiable data collected
under this authority are governed by section 1770 of the Food Security
Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 2276), which requires USDA to afford strict
confidentiality to non-aggregated data provided by respondents.
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Mandatory dairy product information reporting is based on the
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended by the Dairy Market
Enhancement Act of 2000 and the Farm Security and Rural Development Act
of 2002 (U.S.C. 1637-1637b). This program requires each manufacturer to
report to USDA the price, quantity, and moisture content of dairy
products sold and each entity storing dairy products to report
information on the quantity of dairy products stored. Any manufacturer
that processes, markets, or stores less than 1,000,000 pounds of dairy
products per year is exempt. USDA is required to maintain information,
statistics, or documents obtained under these Acts in a manner that
ensures that confidentiality is preserved regarding the identity of
persons and proprietary business information, subject to verification
by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) under Public Law 106-532.
This Notice is submitted in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) and Office of
Management and Budget regulations at 5 CFR part 1320. NASS also
complies with OMB Implementation Guidance, ``Implementation Guidance
for Title V of the E-Government Act, Confidential Information
Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA),'' Federal
Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June 15, 2007, p. 33362.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 11 minutes per response. This
average is based on the 7 different surveys in the information
collection: 2 monthly, 4 quarterly, and 1 annual. The estimated total
number of responses is 63,100 annually, with an average annual
frequency of 4.44 responses per respondent. NASS also plans to increase
the use of cover letters to explain the importance and uses of this
data series along with how the respondent can access and report their
data using the secure internet connection that NASS will be using.
Respondents: Farms and businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 14,200.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 11,100 hours.
Comments: 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, through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, technological or other forms of information
technology collection methods. All responses to this notice will become
a matter of public record and be summarized in the request for OMB
approval.
Signed at Washington, DC, November 14, 2014.
R. Renee Picanso,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2014-27896 Filed 11-24-14; 8:45 am]
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