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Dated: January 15, 2016.
James E. Hubbard,
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
January 19, 2016.
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 are
requested regarding (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden 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 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 22, 2016
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
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Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
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.
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
Title: Reporting Requirements for
State Plans of Work for Agricultural
Research and Extension Formula Funds.
OMB Control Number: 0524–0036.
Summary of Collection: Section 202
and 225 of the Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Education Reform Act of
1998 (AREERA) which requires that a
plan of work must be submitted by each
institution and approved by the
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture (NIFA) before formula funds
may be provided to the 1862 and 1890
land-grant institutions. The plan of
work must address critical agricultural
issues in the State and describe the
programs and project targeted to address
these issues using the NIFA formula
funds. The plan of work also must
describe the institution’s multistate
activities as well as their integrated
research and extension activities.
NIFA is requesting to continue to
collect an update to the 5-Year Plan of
Work which began with the Fiscal Year
2007, and as a result no longer needs to
collect the initial 5-Year Plan. Also, as
required by the Food Conservation and
Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA) (Pub. L. 110–
246, Sec. 7505), NIFA is working with
the university partners in extension and
research to review and identify
measures to streamline the submission,
reporting under, and implementation of
plan of work requirements.
Need and Use of the Information:
Institutions are required to annually
report to NIFA the following: (1) The
actions taken to seek stakeholder input
to encourage their participation; (2) a
brief statement of the process used by
the recipient institution to identify
individuals or groups who are
stakeholders and to collect input from
them; and (3) a statement of how
collected input was considered. NIFA
uses the information to provide
feedback to the institutions on their
Plans of Work and Annual Reports of
Accomplishments and Results in order
for institutions to improve the conduct
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and the delivery of their programs.
Failure to comply with the requirements
may result in the withholding of a
recipient institution’s formula funds
and redistribution of its share of formula
funds to other eligible institutions.
Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 75.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 49.
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
Title: Children, Youth, and Families
at Risk (CYFAR) Year End Report.
OMB Control Number: 0524–0043.
Summary of Collection: Funding for
the Children, Youth, and Families at
Risk (CYFAR) is authorized under
section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act (7
U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as amended and
other relevant authorizing legislation,
which provides jurisdictional basis for
the establishment and operation of
extension educational work for the
benefit of youth and families in
communities. The CYFAR funding
program supports community-based
programs serving children, youth, and
families in at risk environments. CYFAR
funds are intended to support the
development of high quality, effective
programs based on research and to
document the impact of these programs
on intended audiences which are
children, youth, and families in at-risk
environments.
Need and Use of the Information: The
purpose of the CYFAR Year End Report
is to collect the demographic and
impact data from each community site
in order to evaluate the impact of the
programs on intended audiences. Data
from the CYFAR annual reports is used
to refine and improve program focus
and effectiveness. The CYFAR data is
also used to respond to requests for
impact information from Congress, the
White House, and other Federal
agencies. Without the information NIFA
would not be able to verify if CYFAR
programs are reaching at risk, lowincome audiences.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 51.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 16,422.
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
Title: Expanded Food and Nutrition
Education Program (EFNEP).
OMB Control Number: 0524–0044.
Summary of Collection: The
Department of Agriculture’s National
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Institute of Food and Agriculture
(NIFA), Expanded Food and Nutrition
Education Program (EFNEP) is a unique
program that began in 1969 and is
designed to reach limited resource
audiences, especially youth and families
with young children. EFNEP operates in
all 50 states, the District of Columbia
and in American Samoa, Guam,
Micronesia, Northern Marianas, Puerto
Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Extension
professionals train and supervise
paraprofessionals and volunteers who
teach food and nutrition information
and skills to limited resources families
and youth.
Need and Use of the Information:
NIFA will collect information using
Web-Based Nutrition Education
Evaluation and Reporting System
(WebNEERS), which is an integrated
database system that stores information
on: (1) Adult program participants, their
family structure and dietary practices;
(2) youth group participants; and (3)
staff, NEERS consists of separate
software sub-systems for the County and
the State levels (State also refers to U.S.
Territories). Without the information it
would be extremely difficult for the
national office to compare, assess, and
analyze the effectiveness and the impact
of EFNEP without the annual collection
of data.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 75.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 86,826.
claimed the lives of twelve volunteer
firefighters and at least two members of
the public. CSB staff will present the
final investigation report and proposed
recommendations for the Board’s review
and approval. The Board will hear
public comments on the investigation.
CSB staff will also present to the Board
details of a proposed study on land use
planning.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
The time provided for public
statements will depend upon the
number of people who wish to speak.
Speakers should assume that their
presentations will be limited to three
minutes or less, but commenters may
submit written statements for the
record.
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CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD
INVESTIGATION BOARD
January 28, 2016, 6:00
p.m. CST
Hilton Waco—113 S. University
Parks Dr., Waco, TX 76701
STATUS: Open to the public.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Pursuant to
the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5
U.S.C. 552b, the Chemical Safety and
Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) will
convene a public meeting on January 28,
2016, starting at 6:00 p.m. CST at the
Hilton Waco, 113 S. University Parks
Dr., Waco, TX 76701. The Board will
discuss the investigation into the April
17, 2013, ammonium nitrate explosion
at the West Fertilizer facility that
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agency charged with investigating
accidents and hazards that result, or
may result, in the catastrophic release of
extremely hazardous substances. The
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by the President and confirmed by the
Senate. CSB investigations look into all
aspects of chemical accidents and
hazards, including physical causes such
as equipment failure as well as
inadequacies in regulations, industry
standards, and safety management
systems.
Public Comment
Contact Person for Further Information
Sunshine Act Meeting
TIME AND DATE:
Additional Information
Shauna Lawhorne, Public Affairs
Specialist, public@csb.gov or (202) 384–
2839. Further information about this
public meeting can be found on the CSB
Web site at: www.csb.gov.
Dated: January 19, 2016.
Kara A. Wenzel,
Acting General Counsel, Chemical Safety and
Hazard Investigation Board.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
January 19, 2016.
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
are requested regarding (1) 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; (2) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden 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 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
22, 2016 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-
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.
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Title: Reporting Requirements for State Plans of Work for
Agricultural Research and Extension Formula Funds.
OMB Control Number: 0524-0036.
Summary of Collection: Section 202 and 225 of the Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (AREERA) which
requires that a plan of work must be submitted by each institution and
approved by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
before formula funds may be provided to the 1862 and 1890 land-grant
institutions. The plan of work must address critical agricultural
issues in the State and describe the programs and project targeted to
address these issues using the NIFA formula funds. The plan of work
also must describe the institution's multistate activities as well as
their integrated research and extension activities.
NIFA is requesting to continue to collect an update to the 5-Year
Plan of Work which began with the Fiscal Year 2007, and as a result no
longer needs to collect the initial 5-Year Plan. Also, as required by
the Food Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA) (Pub. L. 110-246,
Sec. 7505), NIFA is working with the university partners in extension
and research to review and identify measures to streamline the
submission, reporting under, and implementation of plan of work
requirements.
Need and Use of the Information: Institutions are required to
annually report to NIFA the following: (1) The actions taken to seek
stakeholder input to encourage their participation; (2) a brief
statement of the process used by the recipient institution to identify
individuals or groups who are stakeholders and to collect input from
them; and (3) a statement of how collected input was considered. NIFA
uses the information to provide feedback to the institutions on their
Plans of Work and Annual Reports of Accomplishments and Results in
order for institutions to improve the conduct
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and the delivery of their programs. Failure to comply with the
requirements may result in the withholding of a recipient institution's
formula funds and redistribution of its share of formula funds to other
eligible institutions.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 75.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 49.
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Title: Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Year End
Report.
OMB Control Number: 0524-0043.
Summary of Collection: Funding for the Children, Youth, and
Families at Risk (CYFAR) is authorized under section 3(d) of the Smith-
Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as amended and other relevant
authorizing legislation, which provides jurisdictional basis for the
establishment and operation of extension educational work for the
benefit of youth and families in communities. The CYFAR funding program
supports community-based programs serving children, youth, and families
in at risk environments. CYFAR funds are intended to support the
development of high quality, effective programs based on research and
to document the impact of these programs on intended audiences which
are children, youth, and families in at-risk environments.
Need and Use of the Information: The purpose of the CYFAR Year End
Report is to collect the demographic and impact data from each
community site in order to evaluate the impact of the programs on
intended audiences. Data from the CYFAR annual reports is used to
refine and improve program focus and effectiveness. The CYFAR data is
also used to respond to requests for impact information from Congress,
the White House, and other Federal agencies. Without the information
NIFA would not be able to verify if CYFAR programs are reaching at
risk, low-income audiences.
Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 51.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 16,422.
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Title: Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP).
OMB Control Number: 0524-0044.
Summary of Collection: The Department of Agriculture's National
Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Expanded Food and Nutrition
Education Program (EFNEP) is a unique program that began in 1969 and is
designed to reach limited resource audiences, especially youth and
families with young children. EFNEP operates in all 50 states, the
District of Columbia and in American Samoa, Guam, Micronesia, Northern
Marianas, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Extension professionals
train and supervise paraprofessionals and volunteers who teach food and
nutrition information and skills to limited resources families and
youth.
Need and Use of the Information: NIFA will collect information
using Web-Based Nutrition Education Evaluation and Reporting System
(WebNEERS), which is an integrated database system that stores
information on: (1) Adult program participants, their family structure
and dietary practices; (2) youth group participants; and (3) staff,
NEERS consists of separate software sub-systems for the County and the
State levels (State also refers to U.S. Territories). Without the
information it would be extremely difficult for the national office to
compare, assess, and analyze the effectiveness and the impact of EFNEP
without the annual collection of data.
Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 75.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 86,826.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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