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appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments should be sent to the
address in the preamble. 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.
Signed at Washington, DC, July 1, 2015.
Greg Pompelli,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2015–17585 Filed 7–16–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Information Collection; Measurement
Service (MS) Records
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Farm Service Agency, USDA.
Notice; request for comments.
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Farm Service Agency (FSA) is
requesting comments from all interested
individuals and organizations on an
extension of a currently approved
information collection associated with
the MS Records.
SUMMARY:
We will consider comments that
we receive by September 15, 2015.
DATES:
We invite you to submit
comments on this notice. In your
comments, include date, volume and
page number, the OMB Control Number,
and the title of the information
collection of this issue of the Federal
Register. 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: Clay Lagasse, Common
Provisions Section, Production
Emergencies and Compliance Division,
USDA, FSA, Farm Programs, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Mail Stop
0517, Washington, DC 20250–0517.
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 Clay Lagasse at the above
address.
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ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lagasse, (202) 205–9893.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Description of Information Collection
Title: Measurement Service (MS)
Records.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0260.
Expiration Date: 12/31/2015.
Type of Request: Extension.
Abstract: When a producer requests a
measurement of acreage or production
from FSA, the producer uses the form
FSA–409 (Measurement Service (MS)
Record) to make the request, which
requires a measurement fee to be paid
to FSA.
The form is manual. The types of MS
being performed are currently at the
Land (Office or Field) and Commodity
Bin. Using the FSA–409 to make a
request, the producer provides FSA: the
farm serial number, program year, farm
location, contact person, and type of
service request (acreage or production).
The MS procedure is done in
accordance with 7 CFR part 718. FSA is
using the collected information to fulfill
producers’ measurement request and to
ensure that measurements are accurate.
A producer will use the FSA–409 to
request and receive certain MS
information from FSA and provide it to
FSA at the time of applying for certain
program benefits. The MS information
includes, but is not limited to,
measuring land and crop areas,
quantities of farm-stored commodities,
and appraising the yields of crops in the
field.
The formula used to calculate the
total burden hours is ‘‘the estimated
average time per response (including
travel time)’’ times ‘‘the total estimated
annual response.’’
Estimate of Annual Burden: Public
reporting burden for the collection of
information is estimated to average 15
minutes per response. The travel time,
which is included in the total annual
burden, is estimated to be 1 hour per
respondent.
Respondents: Producers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
135,000.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual of Responses:
135,000.
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 1.25 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 168,750 hours.
We are requesting comments on all
aspects of this information collection to
help us:
(1) Evaluate 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;
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(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Evaluate the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information technology;
and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
information collection on those who
respond through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses where provided, will be made
a matter of public record. Comments
will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval of the
information collection.
Val Dolcini,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2015–17586 Filed 7–16–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
National School Lunch, Special Milk,
and School Breakfast Programs,
National Average Payments/Maximum
Reimbursement Rates
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This Notice announces the
annual adjustments to the ‘‘national
average payments,’’ the amount of
money the Federal Government
provides States for lunches, afterschool
snacks and breakfasts served to children
participating in the National School
Lunch and School Breakfast Programs;
to the ‘‘maximum reimbursement rates,’’
the maximum per lunch rate from
Federal funds that a State can provide
a school food authority for lunches
served to children participating in the
National School Lunch Program; and to
the rate of reimbursement for a half-pint
of milk served to non-needy children in
a school or institution which
participates in the Special Milk Program
for Children. The payments and rates
are prescribed on an annual basis each
July. The annual payments and rates
adjustments for the National School
Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
reflect changes in the Food Away From
Home series of the Consumer Price
Index for All Urban Consumers. The
annual rate adjustment for the Special
Milk Program reflects changes in the
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Information Collection; Measurement Service (MS) Records
AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all interested
individuals and organizations on an extension of a currently approved
information collection associated with the MS Records.
DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by September 15, 2015.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. In your
comments, include date, volume and page number, the OMB Control Number,
and the title of the information collection of this issue of the
Federal Register. 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: Clay Lagasse, Common Provisions Section, Production
Emergencies and Compliance Division, USDA, FSA, Farm Programs, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Mail Stop 0517, Washington, DC 20250-0517.
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 Clay Lagasse at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clay Lagasse, (202) 205-9893.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description of Information Collection
Title: Measurement Service (MS) Records.
OMB Control Number: 0560-0260.
Expiration Date: 12/31/2015.
Type of Request: Extension.
Abstract: When a producer requests a measurement of acreage or
production from FSA, the producer uses the form FSA-409 (Measurement
Service (MS) Record) to make the request, which requires a measurement
fee to be paid to FSA.
The form is manual. The types of MS being performed are currently
at the Land (Office or Field) and Commodity Bin. Using the FSA-409 to
make a request, the producer provides FSA: the farm serial number,
program year, farm location, contact person, and type of service
request (acreage or production). The MS procedure is done in accordance
with 7 CFR part 718. FSA is using the collected information to fulfill
producers' measurement request and to ensure that measurements are
accurate.
A producer will use the FSA-409 to request and receive certain MS
information from FSA and provide it to FSA at the time of applying for
certain program benefits. The MS information includes, but is not
limited to, measuring land and crop areas, quantities of farm-stored
commodities, and appraising the yields of crops in the field.
The formula used to calculate the total burden hours is ``the
estimated average time per response (including travel time)'' times
``the total estimated annual response.''
Estimate of Annual Burden: Public reporting burden for the
collection of information is estimated to average 15 minutes per
response. The travel time, which is included in the total annual
burden, is estimated to be 1 hour per respondent.
Respondents: Producers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 135,000.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual of Responses: 135,000.
Estimated Average Time per Response: 1.25 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 168,750 hours.
We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information
collection to help us:
(1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the collection of information including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used;
(3) Evaluate the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
technology; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the information collection on those who
respond through the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
All comments received in response to this notice, including names
and addresses where provided, will be made a matter of public record.
Comments will be summarized and included in the request for OMB
approval of the information collection.
Val Dolcini,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2015-17586 Filed 7-16-15; 8:45 am]
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