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Program and Emergency Equine Loss
Loan Program, previously merged into
the Direct Loan Making total burden
hours, have been removed from the
collection as they are already accounted
for in other existing information
collections. Also, the Farm Storage
Facility Loan Program is exempted from
PRA as specified in 2014 Farm Bill;
therefore, those numbers are no longer
included in the collection.
The annual number of responses
decreased by 12,751, while the number
of respondents increases by 172 in the
collection. The annual burden hours
increase by 1,725 hours in the
collection.
The formula used to calculate the
total burden hour is estimated average
time per response in hours times total
annual responses.
Estimate of Respondent Burden:
Public reporting burden for the
information collection is estimated to
average 0.503851 hours per response.
The average travel time, which is
included in the total burden, is
estimated to be 1 hour.
Respondents: Individuals or
households, businesses or other for
profit farms.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 182,433.
Estimated Number of Reponses per
Respondent: 3.8.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
685,686.
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 0.503851 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 345,484 hours.
We are requesting comments on all
aspects of this information collection to
help us to:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of FSA,
including whether the information will
have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of FSA’s
estimate of burden including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected;
(4) 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.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
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and Budget approval.
Val Dolcini,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2015–25425 Filed 10–6–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–05–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Information Collection; Agricultural
Foreign Investment Disclosure Act
Report
Farm Service Agency, USDA.
Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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 Agricultural Foreign Investment
Disclosure Act (AFIDA) of 1978.
DATES: We will consider comments that
we receive by December 7, 2015.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments on the notice. In your
comments, include date, volume, and
page number 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: Lesa A. Johnson, Agricultural
Foreign Investment Disclosure Act
(AFIDA) Program Manager, Natural
Resources Analysis Group, Economic
and Policy Analysis Staff, USDA, FSA,
STOP 0531, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20250–0531.
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 Lesa A. Johnson at the
above addresses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lesa
A. Johnson, (202) 720–9223.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Agricultural Foreign Investment
Disclosure Act Report.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0097.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30,
2016.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: AFIDA requires foreign
persons who hold, acquire, or dispose of
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any interest in U.S. agricultural land to
report the transactions to FSA on an
AFIDA report (FSA–153). The
information collected is made available
to States. Also, although not required by
law, the information collected from the
AFIDA reports is used to prepare an
annual report to Congress and the
President concerning the effect of
foreign investment upon family farms
and rural communities so that Congress
may review the annual report and
decide if further regulatory action is
required. There is no change to the
numbers in the collection.
The formula used to calculate the
total burden hour is estimated average
time per responses hours times total
annual responses.
Estimate of Respondent Burden:
Public reporting burden for the
information collection is estimated to
average 0.476 hours per response.
Respondents: Individuals or
households, businesses or other for
profit farms.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 5,525.
Estimated Number of Reponses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
5,525.
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 0.476 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 2,631.25 hours.
We are requesting comments on all
aspects of this information collection to
help us to:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
FSA, including whether the information
will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the FSA’s
estimate of burden including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected;
(4) 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.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
submission for Office of Management
and Budget approval.
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Signed by
Val Dolcini,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2015–25426 Filed 10–6–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–05–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—USDA Foods in
Schools Cost Dynamics
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
invites the general public and other
public agencies to comment on this
proposed information collection. This is
a new collection for a study of USDA
Foods in Schools Cost Dynamics.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received on or before December
7, 2015.
ADDRESSES: 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 shall 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, including
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments may be sent to: Dennis
Ranalli, Policy Analyst, Office of Policy
Support, Food and Nutrition Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101
Park Center Drive, Room 1014,
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may
also be submitted via fax to the attention
of Dennis Ranalli at 703–305–2576 or
via email to dennis.ranalli@
fns.usda.gov. Comments will also be
accepted through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Go to https://
www.regulations.gov, and follow the
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online instructions for submitting
comments electronically.
All written comments will be open for
public inspection at the office of the
Food and Nutrition Service during
regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m., Monday through Friday) at 3101
Park Center Drive, Room 1014,
Alexandria, Virginia 22301.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for Office of Management and Budget
approval. All comments will be a matter
of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Dennis Ranalli at
703–305–2149.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: USDA Foods in Schools Cost
Dynamics.
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: Not yet assigned.
Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
Type of Request: New collection.
Abstract: USDA Foods play an
important role in school meals and may
contribute up to 20% of the foods
served in school meals through the
National School Lunch Program (NSLP).
States and School Food Authorities
(SFAs) receive a USDA Foods
entitlement to acquire products offered
through the USDA Foods program.
USDA Foods can be directly delivered
from USDA’s vendor to state
warehouses, distributors, buying
cooperatives, or SFAs. Fruits and
vegetables can be requisitioned through
the Department of Defense (DoD) Fresh
Fruit and Vegetable Program. Bulk
USDA Foods can be sent directly to a
processor to create final products for use
in school meals.
An SFA’s costs of using USDA Foods
begin with how it spends its
entitlement, which is managed by State
Distribution Agencies (SDAs). SFAs
incur additional costs to obtain USDA
Foods for procurement, storage,
distribution and administration. These
functions are performed by a variety of
agencies involved in this process (FNS,
SDAs, storage/distribution contractors,
SFAs and schools). SDAs may absorb
some of these costs. Finally, the model
of contracting with food processors may
affect the full cost of USDA Foods to
SFAs—whether the contract is a
payment for final product (with a rebate
or discount for the SFA) or a payment
for service, i.e., for transforming the
USDA Food into a final product.
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While several USDA-funded studies
have examined SFA food purchasing
practices and have compared foods
purchased by SFAs with commercial
products, very little research has
focused specifically on the full cost of
USDA Foods used in school meals. The
most recent study on this topic, and the
model for the current study, is the State
Commodity Distribution System study
covering the 1985–86 school year.
The proposed study will examine the
variety of factors that determine the cost
and value of USDA Foods to local
school and school district food
programs. The objectives of the study
are to (1) identify distribution models
(including procurement, transportation,
storage and delivery) used by 49 states
and the District of Columbia to
distribute USDA Foods to schools; (2)
identify 4 to 10 procurement and
distribution models that represent the
state systems used in School Year (SY)
2015–16; and (3) develop cost estimates
for a group of USDA Foods, full
processed products made from USDA
Foods, and comparable commercial
products.
Affected Public: Respondent groups
include: (1) State officials with
responsibility for USDA Food provision
and (2) directors of school food
authorities.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
440–950. The proposed final samples
will include State Distribution Agencies
in up to 49 States and the District of
Columbia, and 112–280 unique SFAs,
depending on how many distribution
models are studied (Kansas is excluded
because it receives cash payments in
lieu of USDA foods). The number
studied will be determined on the basis
of the results of the survey of SDAs.
Estimated Frequency of Responses per
Respondent: All respondents will be
asked to respond to each instrument
only once.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
440–950, depending on the number of
distribution models studied.
Estimated Time per Response: 43
minutes (0.72 hours). The estimated
response time varies from 5 minutes for
notifications of the surveys to 360
minutes (6 hours), depending on the
survey and the respondent group, as
shown in the following table.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 308 to 693 hours.
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[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-25426]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Information Collection; Agricultural Foreign Investment
Disclosure Act Report
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 Agricultural Foreign
Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA) of 1978.
DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by December 7, 2015.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on the notice. In your
comments, include date, volume, and page number 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: Lesa A. Johnson, Agricultural Foreign Investment
Disclosure Act (AFIDA) Program Manager, Natural Resources Analysis
Group, Economic and Policy Analysis Staff, USDA, FSA, STOP 0531, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-0531.
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 Lesa A. Johnson at the above addresses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lesa A. Johnson, (202) 720-9223.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report.
OMB Control Number: 0560-0097.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 2016.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: AFIDA requires foreign persons who hold, acquire, or
dispose of any interest in U.S. agricultural land to report the
transactions to FSA on an AFIDA report (FSA-153). The information
collected is made available to States. Also, although not required by
law, the information collected from the AFIDA reports is used to
prepare an annual report to Congress and the President concerning the
effect of foreign investment upon family farms and rural communities so
that Congress may review the annual report and decide if further
regulatory action is required. There is no change to the numbers in the
collection.
The formula used to calculate the total burden hour is estimated
average time per responses hours times total annual responses.
Estimate of Respondent Burden: Public reporting burden for the
information collection is estimated to average 0.476 hours per
response.
Respondents: Individuals or households, businesses or other for
profit farms.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 5,525.
Estimated Number of Reponses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 5,525.
Estimated Average Time per Response: 0.476 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,631.25 hours.
We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information
collection to help us to:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the FSA, including whether
the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the FSA's estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(4) 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.
All comments received in response to this notice, including names
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record.
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission for Office
of Management and Budget approval.
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Signed by
Val Dolcini,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2015-25426 Filed 10-6-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-05-P
