Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 30431-30432 [2015-12818]

Download as PDF 30431 Notices Federal Register Vol. 80, No. 102 Thursday, May 28, 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 Agricultural Marketing Service [Doc. No.: AMS–DA–15–0020] Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) intention to request a revision to the currently approved information collection for the Regulations Governing the Inspection and Grading Services of Manufactured or Processed Dairy Products, and the Certification of Sanitary Design and Fabrication of Equipment Used in the Slaughter, Processing, and Packaging of Livestock and Poultry Products. DATES: Comments received by July 27, 2015 will be considered. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments concerning this information collection document. Comments should be submitted online at www.regulations.gov or sent to Diane D. Lewis, USDA/AMS/Dairy Programs, Dairy Grading and Standardization Division, Room 2747-South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250–0230; Tel: (202) 690–0530, Fax: (202) 720–2643, or via email at Diane.Lewis@ams.usda.gov. All comments will be posted without change, including any personal information provided, online at https:// www.regulations.gov and will be made available for public inspection at the above physical address during business hours. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane D. Lewis, at the above physical asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:18 May 27, 2015 Jkt 235001 address, by telephone (202) 690–0530, or by email at Diane.Lewis@ams.usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Reporting Requirements Under Regulations Governing the Inspection and Grading Services of Manufactured or Processed Dairy Products. OMB Number: 0581–0126. Expiration Date of Approval: October 31, 2015. Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved information collection. Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing Act (AMA) of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) directs the Department to develop programs which will provide for and facilitate the marketing of agricultural products. One of these programs is the USDA voluntary inspection and grading program for dairy products, its regulations are contained in (7 CFR part 58). The regulations governing the certification of sanitary design and fabrication of equipment used in the slaughter, processing, and packaging of livestock and poultry products are contained in (7 CFR part 54). In order for a voluntary inspection program to perform satisfactorily, there must be written requirements and rules for both Government and industry. The information requested is used to identify the products offered for grading; to identify a request from a manufacturer of equipment used in dairy, meat or poultry industries for evaluation regarding sanitary design and construction; to identify and contact the party responsible for payment of the inspection, grading or equipment evaluation fee and expense; and to identify applicants who wish to be authorized for the display of official identification on product packaging, materials, equipment, utensils, or on descriptive promotional materials. Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average .03 hours per response. Respondents: Dairy product manufacturers, consultants, installers, dairy equipment fabricators and meat and poultry processing equipment fabricators. Estimated Number of Respondents: 681. Estimated Total Annual Responses: 13229. PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 19.42. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 457 hours. Comments are invited on: (1) 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; (2) 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; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. Dated: May 21, 2015. Erin M. Morris, Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service. [FR Doc. 2015–12813 Filed 5–27–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–02–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request May 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 E:\FR\FM\28MYN1.SGM 28MYN1 30432 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 102 / Thursday, May 28, 2015 / Notices asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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), 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 they are received within 30 days of this notification. 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. Food and Nutrition Service Title: Evaluation of Demonstration Projects to End Childhood Hunger. OMB Control Number: 0584–NEW. Summary of Collection: The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–296), Congress added a new Section [42 U.S.C. 179d] to develop and evaluate innovative strategies to ‘‘reduce the risk of childhood hunger or provide a significant improvement to the food security status of households with children.’’ This section mandates research on the causes and consequences of childhood hunger and the testing of innovative strategies to end childhood hunger and food insecurity. Need and Use of the Information: The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) will use the information gathered in the data collection activities to describe the five demonstration projects; to determine if the demonstration projects reduced food insecurity among children or households food insecurity for households with children; and to compare the relative effectiveness and cost-efficiency of the demonstration project across sites. The data being collected is necessary to meet the congressionally mandated requirement. Without the information, FNS will not be able to produce the required annual Report to Congress. Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Not-forprofit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Government. Number of Respondents: 22,593. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:18 May 27, 2015 Jkt 235001 Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually. Total Burden Hours: 32,144. Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–12818 Filed 5–27–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–30–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS–2015–0037] Double-Crested Cormorant Management Plan To Reduce Predation of Juvenile Salmonids in the Columbia River Estuary Final Environmental Impact Statement; Record of Decision Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice advises the public of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s record of decision for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Double-Crested Cormorant Management Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement. SUMMARY: Effective May 28, 2015. You may read the final environmental impact statement and the record of decision in our reading room. The reading room is located in Room 1141 of the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, please call (202) 799–7039 before coming. The record of decision, final environmental impact statement, and supporting information may also be found by visiting the APHIS Web site at www.aphis.usda.gov/wildlifedamage/ nepa. To obtain copies of the documents, contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. DATES: ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David A. Bergsten, Assistant Chief, Environmental and Risk Analysis Services, PPD, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 149, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238; (301) 851–3136. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 13, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register (80 FR 8081, Docket No. 2015–03068) a PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 notice of the availability of an environmental impact statement (EIS) by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) for the Double-crested Cormorant Management Plan to Reduce Predation of Juvenile Salmonids in the Columbia River Estuary. That notice was amended on February 20, 2015 (80 FR 9266–9267, Docket No. 2015–03524), to correctly identify the EIS as a final environmental impact statement (FEIS). The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Wildlife Services (USDA–WS) was a cooperating agency in the development of the Corps’ FEIS and adopted the FEIS pursuant to the EPA notice published on May 1, 2015 (80 FR 24915, Docket 2015–10218). Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing regulations in 40 CFR 1506.10, an Agency must wait a minimum of 30 days between publication of the EPA’s notice of an FEIS and an Agency decision on an action covered by the FEIS. Accordingly, this notice advises the public that the waiting period has elapsed, and USDA–WS has issued a record of decision to assist the Corps in the implementation of the preferred alternative of the Corps’ FEIS. USDA–WS’ record of decision has been prepared in accordance with: (1) NEPA, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); (2) regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality for implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508); (3) USDA regulations implementing NEPA (7 CFR part 1b); and (4) APHIS’ NEPA Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 372). Done in Washington, DC, this 22nd day of May 2015. Kevin Shea, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2015–13000 Filed 5–27–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS–2013–0113] Dow AgroSciences LLC: Availability of a Preliminary Plant Pest Risk Assessment, Draft Environmental Assessment, Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact, and Preliminary Determination of Nonregulated Status for Cotton Genetically Engineered for Resistance to 2,4–D and Glufosinate Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. 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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 102 (Thursday, May 28, 2015)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12818]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 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

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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), 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 they are received within 30 
days of this notification. 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.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: Evaluation of Demonstration Projects to End Childhood 
Hunger.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) of 
2010 (Pub. L. 111-296), Congress added a new Section [42 U.S.C. 179d] 
to develop and evaluate innovative strategies to ``reduce the risk of 
childhood hunger or provide a significant improvement to the food 
security status of households with children.'' This section mandates 
research on the causes and consequences of childhood hunger and the 
testing of innovative strategies to end childhood hunger and food 
insecurity.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Food and Nutrition Service 
(FNS) will use the information gathered in the data collection 
activities to describe the five demonstration projects; to determine if 
the demonstration projects reduced food insecurity among children or 
households food insecurity for households with children; and to compare 
the relative effectiveness and cost-efficiency of the demonstration 
project across sites. The data being collected is necessary to meet the 
congressionally mandated requirement. Without the information, FNS will 
not be able to produce the required annual Report to Congress.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Not-for-
profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 22,593.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 32,144.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-12818 Filed 5-27-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3410-30-P
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