Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 1493-1494 [2015-00245]

Download as PDF 1493 Notices Federal Register Vol. 80, No. 7 Monday, January 12, 2015 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. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES January 5, 2015. 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:35 Jan 09, 2015 Jkt 235001 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. Rural Utilities Service Title: Accounting Requirements for RUS Electric and Telecommunications Borrowers. OMB Control Number: 0572–0003. Summary of Collection: Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is a credit agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that makes loans (direct and guaranteed) to finance electric and telecommunications facilities in rural areas. This collection is primarily a recordkeeping requirement. 7 CFR parts 1767 and 1770 set forth basic accounting requirements for maintaining financial accounting records on an accrual basis that are unique to RUS borrowers. The agency is requiring borrowers to establish an index of records. RUS does not own or operate rural electric facilities. Its function is to provide, through selfliquidating loans and technical assistance, adequate and dependable electric and telecommunications service to rural people under rates and conditions that permit productive use of these utility services. RUS borrowers, as all businesses, need accounting systems for their own internal use as well as external use. Such records are maintained as part of normal business practices. Without systems, no records would exist, for example, or what they own or what they owe. Such records systems provide borrowers with information that is required by the manager and board of directors to operate on a daily basis, to complete their tax returns, and to support requests to state regulatory commissions for rate approvals. Need and Use of the Information: Currently there are approximately 650 active electric borrowers and 400 RUS telecommunications borrowers. Borrowers may utilize any information technology that meets their records management needs. RUS uses the information to evaluate a borrower’s financial performance, to determine whether current loans are at risk, and to determine the credit worthiness of future loans. If basic financial records were not maintained, the borrower, its investors, and RUS would be unable to PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 evaluate a borrower’s financial performance. Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions. Number of Respondents: 1,050. Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On Occasion. Total Burden Hours: 28,350. Charlene Parker, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–00246 Filed 1–9–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request January 5, 2015. 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 February 11, 2015 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 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. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. E:\FR\FM\12JAN1.SGM 12JAN1 1494 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 7 / Monday, January 12, 2015 / Notices Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Quarterly; Annually. Total Burden Hours: 12,634. THE COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED Charlene Parker, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. Procurement List; Proposed Deletions BILLING CODE 3410–20–P The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. ACTION: Proposed Deletions from the Procurement List. National Agricultural Statistics Service tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SUMMARY: Title: Agricultural Labor Survey. OMB Control Number: 0535–0109. Summary of Collection: The 1938 Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended in 1948, requires USDA to compute parity prices of farm products. This computation uses an index of Prices Paid by Farmers which in turn is composed of five indexes, one of which is an index of wage rates. These estimates measure actual agricultural wage rates and the year-to-year changes. General authority for these data collection activities is granted under U.S. Code title 7, section 2204. Agricultural labor statistics are an integral part of National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) primary function of collecting, processing, and disseminating current state, regional, and national agricultural statistics. Comprehensive and reliable agricultural labor data are also needed by the Department of Labor in the administration of the ‘‘H–2A’’ program (non-immigrants who enter the United States for temporary or seasonal agricultural labor) and for setting ‘‘Adverse Effect Wage Rates.’’ The Agricultural Labor Survey is the only timely and reliable source of information on the size of the farm worker population. NASS will collect information using a survey. Need and Use of the Information: NASS will collect information on wage rate estimates and the year-to-year changes in these rates and how changes in wage rates help measure the changes in costs of production of major farm commodities. NASS will also collect Standard Occupational Classifications data information for field workers, livestock workers, supervisors and other workers to measure the availability of national farm workers. The information is used by farm worker organizations to help set wage rates and negotiate labor contracts as well as determine the need for additional workers and to help ensure federal assistance for farm worker assistance programs supported with government funding. Description of Respondents: Farms. Number of Respondents: 13,000. Bureau of Industry and Security VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:35 Jan 09, 2015 Jkt 235001 [FR Doc. 2015–00245 Filed 1–9–15; 8:45 am] Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee; Meeting Notice The Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee (SITAC) will meet on January 27, 2015, 9:30 a.m., in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 6087B, 14th Street between Constitution and Pennsylvania Avenues NW., Washington, DC. The Committee advises the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration on technical questions that affect the level of export controls applicable to sensors and instrumentation equipment and technology. Agenda Public Session: 1. Welcome and Introductions. 2. Remarks from the Bureau of Industry and Security Management. 3. Industry Presentations. 4. New Business. The open session will be accessible via teleconference to 20 participants on a first come, first serve basis. To join the conference, submit inquiries to Ms. Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@ bis.doc.gov no later than January 21, 2015. A limited number of seats will be available during the public session of the meeting. Reservations are not accepted. To the extent that time permits, members of the public may present oral statements to the Committee. The public may submit written statements at any time before or after the meeting. However, to facilitate distribution of public presentation materials to the Committee members, the Committee suggests that the materials be forwarded before the meeting to Ms. Springer. For more information contact Yvette Springer on (202) 482–2813. Dated: January 6, 2015. Yvette Springer, Committee Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–00240 Filed 1–9–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–JT–P PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 AGENCY: The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled is proposing to delete products from the Procurement List that were furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. Comments Must Be Received on Or Before: 2/9/2015. ADDRESSES: The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite 10800, Arlington, Virginia 22202–4149. For Further Information Or to Submit Comments Contact: Patricia Briscoe, Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703) 603–0655, or email CMTEFedReg@ AbilityOne.gov. This notice is published pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 8503 (a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its purpose is to provide interested persons an opportunity to submit comments on the proposed actions. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Deletions The following products are proposed for deletion from the Procurement List: Products: NSN: 7510–01–455–0020—Steno Pad Holder, Vinyl NPA: The Arkansas Lighthouse for the Blind, Little Rock, AR Contracting Activity: General Services Administration, New York, NY NSN: 7520–01–454–7996—Pen, Ergonomic, Ballpoint, ‘‘The Constitution’’ NSN: 7520–01–454–7997—Pen, ‘‘Patriot’’ Ergonomic NSN: 7520–01–454–7998—Pen, Ball Point, Liberty Writer, Retractable, Cushion Grip, Black Ink, Fine Point NSN: 7520–01–454–7999—Pen, Ball Point, Liberty Writer, Retractable, Cushion Grip, Black Ink, Medium Point NSN: 7520–01–439–3393—Pen & Pencil Set, ‘‘The Liberty’’ NSN: 7520–01–439–3407—Pen, Ball Point, Retractable, Stealth Writer, Woodland Green Camouflage, Black Ink, Medium Point NSN: 7520–01–439–3408—Pen, Ball Point, Retractable, Stealth Writer, Desert Tan Camouflage, Black Ink, Medium Point NPA: Industries for the Blind, Inc., West Allis, WI Contracting Activity: General Services Administration, New York, NY E:\FR\FM\12JAN1.SGM 12JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 7 (Monday, January 12, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1493-1494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00245]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 5, 2015.
    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 February 
11, 2015 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 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. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8681.

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    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.

National Agricultural Statistics Service

    Title: Agricultural Labor Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0109.
    Summary of Collection: The 1938 Agricultural Adjustment Act, as 
amended in 1948, requires USDA to compute parity prices of farm 
products. This computation uses an index of Prices Paid by Farmers 
which in turn is composed of five indexes, one of which is an index of 
wage rates. These estimates measure actual agricultural wage rates and 
the year-to-year changes. General authority for these data collection 
activities is granted under U.S. Code title 7, section 2204. 
Agricultural labor statistics are an integral part of National 
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) primary function of collecting, 
processing, and disseminating current state, regional, and national 
agricultural statistics. Comprehensive and reliable agricultural labor 
data are also needed by the Department of Labor in the administration 
of the ``H-2A'' program (non-immigrants who enter the United States for 
temporary or seasonal agricultural labor) and for setting ``Adverse 
Effect Wage Rates.'' The Agricultural Labor Survey is the only timely 
and reliable source of information on the size of the farm worker 
population. NASS will collect information using a survey.
    Need and Use of the Information: NASS will collect information on 
wage rate estimates and the year-to-year changes in these rates and how 
changes in wage rates help measure the changes in costs of production 
of major farm commodities. NASS will also collect Standard Occupational 
Classifications data information for field workers, livestock workers, 
supervisors and other workers to measure the availability of national 
farm workers. The information is used by farm worker organizations to 
help set wage rates and negotiate labor contracts as well as determine 
the need for additional workers and to help ensure federal assistance 
for farm worker assistance programs supported with government funding.
    Description of Respondents: Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 13,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Quarterly; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 12,634.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-00245 Filed 1-9-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-20-P
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