Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments; Renewal of a Currently Approved Collection: Representations Regarding Felony Conviction and Tax Delinquent Status for Corporate Applicants and Awardees, 61334-61335 [2015-25233]

Download as PDF 61334 Notices Federal Register Vol. 80, No. 197 Tuesday, October 13, 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 Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments; Renewal of a Currently Approved Collection: Representations Regarding Felony Conviction and Tax Delinquent Status for Corporate Applicants and Awardees Office of the Chief Financial Officer, USDA. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: This notice announces the intention of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to renew an approved information collection associated with Representations Regarding Felony Conviction and Tax Delinquent Status for Corporate Applicants and Awardees. DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by December 14, 2015 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by either one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: This Web site provides the ability to type short comments directly into the comment field on this Web page or attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions at that site for submitting comments. • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send to Director, Transparency and Accountability Reporting Division, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Room 3027–S, Stop Code 9011, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250. • 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. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:23 Oct 09, 2015 Jkt 238001 All comments received will be available for public inspection and posted without change, including any personal information, to https:// regulations.gov. or during regular business hours at the same address. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tyson P. Whitney, Director, Transparency and Accountability Reporting Division, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Room 3027–S, Stop Code 9011, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250; (202) 720– 8978; tyson.whitney@cfo.usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the intention of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to renew an approved information collection associated with Representations Regarding Felony Conviction and Tax Delinquent Status for Corporate Applicants and Awardees. Title: Representations Regarding Felony Conviction and Tax Delinquent Status for Corporate Applicants and Awardees in Non-procurement Programs. OMB Control Number: 0505–0025. Expiration Date of Approval: February 2016. Form Numbers: AD–3030 (Representations Regarding Felony Conviction and Tax Delinquent Status For Corporate Clients), AD–3031 (Assurance Regarding Felony Conviction or Tax Delinquent Status For Corporate Applicants). Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information collection. Abstract: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) agencies and staff offices must comply with the restrictions set forth in sections 744 and 745 of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113–235, as amended and/ or subsequently enacted), hereinafter Public Law 113–235, which prevents agencies from doing business with corporations that (1) have been convicted of a felony criminal violation under Federal law within the preceding 24 months preceding the award and/or (2) have any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability; unless the agency or staff office has considered suspension or debarment of the recipient corporation and made a determination that suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. To comply with the appropriation restrictions, the information collection requires corporate applicants and awardees for USDA programs to represent accurately whether they have or do not have qualifying felony convictions or tax delinquencies that would prevent entrance into proposed business transactions with USDA. For non-procurement programs and transactions, these representations are collected on forms AD–3030 (Representations Regarding Felony Conviction and Tax Delinquent Status For Corporate Applicants) and AD–3031 (Assurance Regarding Felony Conviction Or Tax Delinquent Status For Corporate Applicants). This notice and proposed renewal of an approved information collection deal only with USDA non-procurement transactions. The categories of non-procurement transactions covered include: Nonprocurement contracts, grants, loans, loan guarantees, cooperative agreements, and some memoranda of understanding/agreement. For more specific information about whether a particular non-procurement program or transaction is included in this list please contact the USDA agency or staff office responsible for the program or transaction in question. In Fiscal Years 2012–2014 the appropriation restriction provisions were not uniform across the government. To effectuate compliance, USDA initially created and received clearance of two sets of forms—one set for use by all USDA agencies and offices, except the Forest Service (AD– 3030, AD–3031) and one set for use by the Forest Service (AD–3030–FS and AD–3031–FS). In 2015, Congress eliminated the multiple versions of the appropriation restriction provisions and enacted a single set of government-wide provisions for all agencies and departments, thereby allowing USDA to collect this data with one set of forms— AD–3030 and AD–3031. The current E:\FR\FM\13OCN1.SGM 13OCN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 197 / Tuesday, October 13, 2015 / Notices clearance for these forms expires February 2016. The representations continue to be required as reflected in Public Law 113–235. To ensure that USDA agencies and staff offices are positioned to continue compliance with the appropriation restrictions for their duration, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer is issuing this renewal approval notice for another formal three year clearance of the information collection request. Should the appropriation restrictions become ineffective or not be continued during the three year clearance period, this information request will be canceled when it is no longer required. Form AD–3030 (required during the application process) will effectuate compliance with the appropriation restrictions by requiring all corporate applicants to represent at the time of application for a non-procurement program whether they have any felony convictions or tax delinquencies that would prevent USDA from doing business with them. Form AD–3031 (applicable at the time of the award) requires an affirmative representation that corporate awardees for nonprocurement transactions do not have any felony convictions or tax delinquencies. If the application and award process occurs in a single step, the agency or staff office may require concurrent submission of both forms. Corporations (for profit and non-profit entities) include, but are not limited to, any entity that has filed articles of incorporation in one of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, or the various territories of the United States. Collection of this information is necessary to ensure that USDA agencies and staff offices comply with the appropriation restrictions prohibiting the Government from doing business with corporations with felony convictions and/or tax delinquencies. Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this information collection is estimated to average 15 minutes per response. Frequency of Collection: Other: Corporations—AD–3030—each time they apply to participate in a multitude of USDA non-procurement programs; Awardees—AD–3031—each time they receive an award from USDA nonprocurement programs. Type of Respondents: Corporate applicants and awardees for USDA nonprocurement programs, including grants, cooperative agreements, loans, loan guarantees, some memoranda of understanding/agreement, and nonprocurement contracts. Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 741,544. VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:23 Oct 09, 2015 Jkt 238001 Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.75. Estimated Total Annual Responses: 2,039,246. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours on Respondents: 509,812. 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 agencies and staff offices, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, technological and other forms of information technology collection methods. All responses to this notice, including names and addresses when provided, will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record. Jon M. Holladay, Chief Financial Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–25233 Filed 10–9–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–KS–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Agricultural Statistics Service Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request October 6, 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 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 61335 automated, electronic, mechanical or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments regarding this information collection received by November 12, 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. 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: Floriculture Survey. OMB Control Number: 0535–0093. Summary of Collection: The primary function of the National Agricultural Statistics (NASS) is to prepare current official state and national estimates of crop and livestock production. Since 1985 Congress has provided funds to conduct an annual Commercial Floriculture Survey which obtains data on this important and growing industry. The Floriculture Survey is currently conducted in 15 States (California, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, and Washington). General authority for these data collection activities is granted under U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204. This statute specifies that ‘‘The Secretary of Agriculture shall procure and preserve all information concerning agriculture which can be obtain by the collection of statistics...and shall distribute them among agriculturists’’. The floriculture industry accounted for more than $5.9 billion in wholesale sales at the U.S. level. Need and Use of the Information: NASS obtains basic agricultural statistics on production and value of floriculture products. The target population for this survey is all E:\FR\FM\13OCN1.SGM 13OCN1

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments; 
Renewal of a Currently Approved Collection: Representations Regarding 
Felony Conviction and Tax Delinquent Status for Corporate Applicants 
and Awardees

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Financial Officer, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the intention of the Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer to request approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) to renew an approved information collection associated 
with Representations Regarding Felony Conviction and Tax Delinquent 
Status for Corporate Applicants and Awardees.

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by December 14, 
2015 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by either one of the following 
methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: This Web site provides the 
ability to type short comments directly into the comment field on this 
Web page or attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions at that site for 
submitting comments.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send to Director, 
Transparency and Accountability Reporting Division, Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer, Room 3027-S, Stop Code 9011, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250.
     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.
    All comments received will be available for public inspection and 
posted without change, including any personal information, to https://regulations.gov. or during regular business hours at the same address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tyson P. Whitney, Director, 
Transparency and Accountability Reporting Division, Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer, Room 3027-S, Stop Code 9011, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250; (202) 
720-8978; tyson.whitney@cfo.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the intention 
of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer to request approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to renew an approved 
information collection associated with Representations Regarding Felony 
Conviction and Tax Delinquent Status for Corporate Applicants and 
Awardees.
    Title: Representations Regarding Felony Conviction and Tax 
Delinquent Status for Corporate Applicants and Awardees in Non-
procurement Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 0505-0025.
    Expiration Date of Approval: February 2016.
    Form Numbers: AD-3030 (Representations Regarding Felony Conviction 
and Tax Delinquent Status For Corporate Clients), AD-3031 (Assurance 
Regarding Felony Conviction or Tax Delinquent Status For Corporate 
Applicants).
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) agencies and 
staff offices must comply with the restrictions set forth in sections 
744 and 745 of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations 
Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235, as amended and/or subsequently enacted), 
hereinafter Public Law 113-235, which prevents agencies from doing 
business with corporations that (1) have been convicted of a felony 
criminal violation under Federal law within the preceding 24 months 
preceding the award and/or (2) have any unpaid Federal tax liability 
that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative 
remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid 
in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority 
responsible for collecting the tax liability; unless the agency or 
staff office has considered suspension or debarment of the recipient 
corporation and made a determination that suspension or debarment is 
not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.
    To comply with the appropriation restrictions, the information 
collection requires corporate applicants and awardees for USDA programs 
to represent accurately whether they have or do not have qualifying 
felony convictions or tax delinquencies that would prevent entrance 
into proposed business transactions with USDA. For non-procurement 
programs and transactions, these representations are collected on forms 
AD-3030 (Representations Regarding Felony Conviction and Tax Delinquent 
Status For Corporate Applicants) and AD-3031 (Assurance Regarding 
Felony Conviction Or Tax Delinquent Status For Corporate Applicants). 
This notice and proposed renewal of an approved information collection 
deal only with USDA non-procurement transactions. The categories of 
non-procurement transactions covered include: Non-procurement 
contracts, grants, loans, loan guarantees, cooperative agreements, and 
some memoranda of understanding/agreement. For more specific 
information about whether a particular non-procurement program or 
transaction is included in this list please contact the USDA agency or 
staff office responsible for the program or transaction in question.
    In Fiscal Years 2012-2014 the appropriation restriction provisions 
were not uniform across the government. To effectuate compliance, USDA 
initially created and received clearance of two sets of forms--one set 
for use by all USDA agencies and offices, except the Forest Service 
(AD-3030, AD-3031) and one set for use by the Forest Service (AD-3030-
FS and AD-3031-FS). In 2015, Congress eliminated the multiple versions 
of the appropriation restriction provisions and enacted a single set of 
government-wide provisions for all agencies and departments, thereby 
allowing USDA to collect this data with one set of forms--AD-3030 and 
AD-3031. The current

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clearance for these forms expires February 2016. The representations 
continue to be required as reflected in Public Law 113-235. To ensure 
that USDA agencies and staff offices are positioned to continue 
compliance with the appropriation restrictions for their duration, the 
Office of the Chief Financial Officer is issuing this renewal approval 
notice for another formal three year clearance of the information 
collection request. Should the appropriation restrictions become 
ineffective or not be continued during the three year clearance period, 
this information request will be canceled when it is no longer 
required.
    Form AD-3030 (required during the application process) will 
effectuate compliance with the appropriation restrictions by requiring 
all corporate applicants to represent at the time of application for a 
non-procurement program whether they have any felony convictions or tax 
delinquencies that would prevent USDA from doing business with them. 
Form AD-3031 (applicable at the time of the award) requires an 
affirmative representation that corporate awardees for non-procurement 
transactions do not have any felony convictions or tax delinquencies. 
If the application and award process occurs in a single step, the 
agency or staff office may require concurrent submission of both forms. 
Corporations (for profit and non-profit entities) include, but are not 
limited to, any entity that has filed articles of incorporation in one 
of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, or the various territories 
of the United States.
    Collection of this information is necessary to ensure that USDA 
agencies and staff offices comply with the appropriation restrictions 
prohibiting the Government from doing business with corporations with 
felony convictions and/or tax delinquencies.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this information 
collection is estimated to average 15 minutes per response.
    Frequency of Collection: Other: Corporations--AD-3030--each time 
they apply to participate in a multitude of USDA non-procurement 
programs; Awardees--AD-3031--each time they receive an award from USDA 
non-procurement programs.
    Type of Respondents: Corporate applicants and awardees for USDA 
non-procurement programs, including grants, cooperative agreements, 
loans, loan guarantees, some memoranda of understanding/agreement, and 
non-procurement contracts.
    Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 741,544.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.75.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 2,039,246.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours on Respondents: 509,812.
    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 agencies and staff 
offices, including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, technological and other forms of information 
technology collection methods.
    All responses to this notice, including names and addresses when 
provided, will be summarized and included in the request for OMB 
approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record.

Jon M. Holladay,
Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-25233 Filed 10-9-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3410-KS-P
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