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Download as PDF 4530 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 18 / Wednesday, January 28, 2015 / Notices contract expiration date, temporary employee expiration date, office address, State/locality codes, system name, form type, type of access, action requested, comments and special instructions. If access were not granted, users would be denied access to systems needed to deliver FNS programs. Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government; Federal Government; Businesses or other forprofit. Number of Respondents: 2,700. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 870. 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. Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. Title: Lacey Act Declaration Requirements; Plants and Plant Products. OMB Control Number: 0579–0349. Summary of Collection: The Lacey Act, first enacted in 1900 and significantly amended in 1988, is the United States’ oldest Wildlife Protection Statute. The Act combats trafficking in ‘‘illegal’’ wildlife, fish, or plants. The Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, which took effect May 22, 2008, amended the Lacey Act by expanding its protection to a broader range of plants and plant products (Section 8204, Prevention of Illegal Logging Practices). Need and Use of the Information: Under the amended Lacey Act, importers are required to submit a declaration form (PPQ 505) for all plants. The PPQ 505B is the supplemental form which is provided the declarer if additional space is needed to enter the required information. The declaration must contain, among other things, the scientific name of the plant, value of the importation, quantity of the plant, and name of the country from which the plant was harvested. If species varies or is unknown, importers will have to declare the name of each species that may have been used to produce the product. This information will be used to support investigations into illegal logging practices by the Justice Department and also acts as a deterrent to illegal logging practices worldwide. Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit. Number of Respondents: 17,140. Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 252,019. [FR Doc. 2015–01532 Filed 1–27–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–30–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES January 21, 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 27, 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 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– VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:41 Jan 27, 2015 Jkt 235001 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–01539 Filed 1–27–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request January 21, 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 and other forms of information technology. Comments regarding this information collection received by February 27, 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. Commentors 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. 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. Forest Service Title: 36 CFR part 228, subpart A— Locatable Minerals. OMB Control Number: 0596–0022. Summary of Collection: The United States Mining Law of 1982, as amended, governs the prospecting for and appropriation of metallic and most nonmetallic minerals on 192 millions acres of National Forest set up by E:\FR\FM\28JAN1.SGM 28JAN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 18 / Wednesday, January 28, 2015 / Notices proclamation from the public domain. It gives individuals the right to search for and extract valuable mineral deposits of locatable minerals and secure title to the lands involved. Recording that claim in the local courthouse and with the appropriate BLM State Office affords protection to the mining claimant from subsequent locators. A mining claimant is entitled to reasonable access to claim for further prospecting, mining or necessary related activities, subject to the other laws and applicable regulations. The purpose of the regulations at 36 CFR part 228, subpart A, is to set some specific rules and procedures through which use of the surface of National Forest System lands in connection with mineral operations authorized by the United States mining laws shall be conducted so as to minimize adverse environmental impacts on surface resources. The Forest Service (FS) will collect information using form FS 2800–5, Plan of Operations for Mining Activities on National Forest System Lands. Need and Use of the Information: FS will collect information requirements for a Notice of Intent to include the name, address, and telephone number of the operator; the area involved; the nature of the proposed operations; the route of access to the area of operations and the method of transport. The information requirements for a Plan of Operations includes: the name and legal mailing address of the operators; a description of the type of operations proposed; a description of how it would be conducted; a description of the type and standard of existing/proposed roads/access route; a description of the means of transportation to be used; a description of the period during which the proposed activity will take place; and measures to meet the environmental protection requirements. The information requirements for a cessation of operation include: verification to maintain the structures, equipment and other facilities; expected reopening date; estimate of extended duration of operations; and maintenance of the site, structure, equipment and other facilities during nonoperating periods. Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit. Number of Respondents: 283. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (approved for a given period). Total Burden Hours: 1,673. Forest Service Title: Foreign Travel Proposal (NonFederal). OMB Control Number: 0596–0216. Summary of Collection: Federal Travel Regulations—part 301–10 covers VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:41 Jan 27, 2015 Jkt 235001 transportation expenses for those whose air travel is financed by U.S. government funds. USDA Departmental regulation, DM 2300–1, is the primary source of USDA policy on managing temporary duty travel for private citizens (not Federal employees) traveling to foreign countries on behalf of the Forest Service. The collection of this information is necessary to facilitate timely issuance of foreign travel authorizations. This information is shared with the USDA Foreign Agriculture Service; US State Department; foreign embassies in Washington, DC; and U.S. embassies in all destination countries. Need and Use of the Information: The FS, USDA, International Programs Travel Section uses FS–6500–1, Foreign Travel Proposal to collect the traveler’s destination, purpose of trip, and dates of travel. Also collected are name, address, contact telephone numbers, passport information, country of citizenship, security clearance, as well as contacts at each destination and hotel information. Without this information the FS cannot provide support to international programs or other countries who have requested assistance. Description of Respondents: Individuals or households. Number of Respondents: 200. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually. Total Burden Hours: 67. Charlene Parker, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–01538 Filed 1–27–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411–15–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Farm Service Agency Commodity Credit Corporation Information Collection Request; Assignment and Joint Payment Elections Farm Service Agency and Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and Farm Service Agency (FSA) are requesting comments from all interested individuals and organizations on an extension with a revision of a currently approved information collection associated with various assignment and joint payment forms, including ‘‘Assignment of Payment’’, ‘‘Joint SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 4531 Payment Authorization’’, ‘‘Notice of Assignment’’, and ‘‘Instrument of Assignment’’. The information on the forms is used by FSA employees in order to record the payment or contract being assigned, the amount of the assignment, the date of the assignment, and the name and address of the assignee and the assignor. This will enable FSA employees to pay the proper party when payment becomes due. DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by March 30, 2015. ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. In your comments, include the date, volume, and page number of this issue of the Federal Register, the OMB control number and the title of the information collection. You may submit comments by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: Yanira Sanabria, Financial Specialist, USDA, FSA, FMD, STOP 0581, USDA/FSA/FMD, STOP 0581, Patriot Plaza III, 355 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20024–0581. You may also send comments to the Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the information collection may be requested by contacting Yanira Sanabria at the above address. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yanira Sanabria, (202) 772–6032. Persons with disabilities who require alternative mean for communication (Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) should contact the USDA’s TARGET Center at (202)720–2600 (Voice). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Assignment and Joint Payment Elections. Forms: CCC–36, ‘‘Assignment of Payment’’, CCC–37, ‘‘Joint Payment Authorization’’, CCC–251, ‘‘Notice of Assignment’’, and CCC–252, ‘‘Instrument of Assignment’’. OMB Control Number: 0560–0183. Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, 2015. Type of Request: Revision and extension of a currently approved information collection. Abstract: FSA and CCC are requesting an extension with a revision of the currently approved information collection for Forms CCC–36, ‘‘Assignment of Payment’’, CCC–37, ‘‘Joint Payment Authorization’’, CCC– 251, ‘‘Notice of Assignment’’, and CCC– 252, ‘‘Instrument of Assignment’’. The Soil Conservation and Domestic E:\FR\FM\28JAN1.SGM 28JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 18 (Wednesday, January 28, 2015)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 21, 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 
and other forms of information technology.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by February 
27, 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. Commentors 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.
    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.

Forest Service

    Title: 36 CFR part 228, subpart A--Locatable Minerals.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-0022.
    Summary of Collection: The United States Mining Law of 1982, as 
amended, governs the prospecting for and appropriation of metallic and 
most nonmetallic minerals on 192 millions acres of National Forest set 
up by

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proclamation from the public domain. It gives individuals the right to 
search for and extract valuable mineral deposits of locatable minerals 
and secure title to the lands involved. Recording that claim in the 
local courthouse and with the appropriate BLM State Office affords 
protection to the mining claimant from subsequent locators. A mining 
claimant is entitled to reasonable access to claim for further 
prospecting, mining or necessary related activities, subject to the 
other laws and applicable regulations. The purpose of the regulations 
at 36 CFR part 228, subpart A, is to set some specific rules and 
procedures through which use of the surface of National Forest System 
lands in connection with mineral operations authorized by the United 
States mining laws shall be conducted so as to minimize adverse 
environmental impacts on surface resources. The Forest Service (FS) 
will collect information using form FS 2800-5, Plan of Operations for 
Mining Activities on National Forest System Lands.
    Need and Use of the Information: FS will collect information 
requirements for a Notice of Intent to include the name, address, and 
telephone number of the operator; the area involved; the nature of the 
proposed operations; the route of access to the area of operations and 
the method of transport. The information requirements for a Plan of 
Operations includes: the name and legal mailing address of the 
operators; a description of the type of operations proposed; a 
description of how it would be conducted; a description of the type and 
standard of existing/proposed roads/access route; a description of the 
means of transportation to be used; a description of the period during 
which the proposed activity will take place; and measures to meet the 
environmental protection requirements. The information requirements for 
a cessation of operation include: verification to maintain the 
structures, equipment and other facilities; expected reopening date; 
estimate of extended duration of operations; and maintenance of the 
site, structure, equipment and other facilities during nonoperating 
periods.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 283.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (approved for a given 
period).
    Total Burden Hours: 1,673.

Forest Service

    Title: Foreign Travel Proposal (Non-Federal).
    OMB Control Number: 0596-0216.
    Summary of Collection: Federal Travel Regulations--part 301-10 
covers transportation expenses for those whose air travel is financed 
by U.S. government funds. USDA Departmental regulation, DM 2300-1, is 
the primary source of USDA policy on managing temporary duty travel for 
private citizens (not Federal employees) traveling to foreign countries 
on behalf of the Forest Service. The collection of this information is 
necessary to facilitate timely issuance of foreign travel 
authorizations. This information is shared with the USDA Foreign 
Agriculture Service; US State Department; foreign embassies in 
Washington, DC; and U.S. embassies in all destination countries.
    Need and Use of the Information: The FS, USDA, International 
Programs Travel Section uses FS-6500-1, Foreign Travel Proposal to 
collect the traveler's destination, purpose of trip, and dates of 
travel. Also collected are name, address, contact telephone numbers, 
passport information, country of citizenship, security clearance, as 
well as contacts at each destination and hotel information. Without 
this information the FS cannot provide support to international 
programs or other countries who have requested assistance.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 67.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-01538 Filed 1-27-15; 8:45 am]
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