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We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before April 29,
2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0014.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2016–0014, Regulatory Analysis
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
Supporting documents and any
comments we receive on this docket
may be viewed at https://
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0014 or
in our reading room, which 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) 7797039
before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on regulations for the Horse
Protection Program, contact Dr. Rachel
Cezar, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Animal
Care, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 84,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3746.
For copies of more detailed information
on the information collection, contact
Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’
Information Collection Coordinator, at
(301) 851–2727.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Horse Protection Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0056.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: In 1970, Congress passed the
Horse Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1821 et
seq.), referred to below as the Act, that
prohibits the showing, sale, auction,
exhibition, or transport of horses
subjected to a cruel and inhumane
practice referred to as ‘‘soring.’’ This
practice causes a horse to suffer pain in
any of its limbs for the purpose of
affecting the horse’s performance in
competition. All breeds of horses are
covered under the Act, although
enforcement emphasis has historically
been placed on Tennessee Walking
horses and other gaited breeds due to
the prevalence of soring documented in
that industry.
To carry out the Act, the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) administers and enforces
regulations at 9 CFR part 11. The
regulations prohibit devices and
methods that might sore horses. They
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also contain provisions under which
show management may, to avoid
liability for any sore horses that are
shown, hire private individuals trained
to conduct preshow inspections. These
individuals are referred to as designated
qualified persons (DQPs). DQPs must be
trained and licensed under USDAcertified and monitored programs that
are sponsored by horse industry
organizations (HIOs).
Enforcement of the Act and its
regulations relies on horse inspections
conducted by APHIS veterinarians and
by DQPs. To ensure that DQP
enforcement and USDA-certified DQP
programs are effective, APHIS requires
DQPs, HIOs, and horse show
management to maintain or submit to
APHIS records related to these
inspections, their DQP programs, and
the horse events. No official government
form is necessary for the reporting and
recordkeeping required.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
collection activities for an additional 3
years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit
comments from the public (as well as
affected agencies) concerning our
information collection. These comments
will help us:
(1) Evaluate 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) 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, through use, as
appropriate, of automated, electronic,
mechanical, and other collection
technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average
0.6282 hours per response.
Respondents: DQPs, HIOs, horse
industry organizations, and horse show
management.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 1,510.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 2.39.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 3,610.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 2,268 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours
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may not equal the product of the annual
number of responses multiplied by the
reporting burden per response.)
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.
Done in Washington, DC, this 24th day of
February 2016.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
February 23, 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 March 30, 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), 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
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the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Quality Control Review
Schedule.
OMB Control Number: 0584–0299.
Summary of Collection: States
agencies are required to perform Quality
Control (QC) review for the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP). The FNS–380–1,
Quality Control Review Schedule is for
State use to collect both QC data and
case characteristics for SNAP and to
serve as the comprehensive data entry
form for SNAP QC reviews. The
legislative basis for the operation of the
QC system is provided by Section 16 of
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
Need and Use of the Information: The
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) will
collect information to monitor and
reduce errors, develop policy strategies,
and analyze household characteristic
data. In addition, FNS will use the data
to determine sanctions and bonus
payments based on error rate
performance, and to estimate the impact
of some program changes to SNAP
participation and costs by analyzing the
available household characteristic data.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local and Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: Monthly;
Weekly.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
59,450.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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February 23, 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
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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 April 4, 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), 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.
Title: National School Lunch Program.
OMB Control Number: 0584–0006.
Summary of Collection: Section 10 of
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
U.S.C. 1779) requires the Secretary of
Agriculture to prescribe such
regulations as deemed necessary to
carry out this Act and the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act
(NSLA) (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.).
Pursuant to that provision, the Secretary
has issued 7 CFR part 210, which sets
forth policies and procedures for the
administration and operation of the
NSLP. The Program is administered at
the State and school food authority
(SFA) levels and operations include the
submission of applications and
agreements, submission of the number
of meals served and payment of claims,
submission of data from required
monitoring reviews conducted by the
State agency, and maintenance of
records. State and local operators of the
NSLP are required to meet Federal
reporting and accountability
requirements and are also required to
maintain records that include school
food service accounts of revenues and
expenditures.
Need and Use of the Information:
This information is required to
administer and operate this program in
accordance with the NSLA. The
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Program is administered at the State and
school food authority (SFA) levels and
States, SFAs, and schools under this Act
are required to keep accounts and
records as may be necessary to enable
FNS to determine whether the program
is in compliance with this Act and the
regulations.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 121,210.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Monthly.
Total Burden Hours: 9,871,395.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
El Dorado County Resource Advisory
Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The El Dorado County
Resource Advisory Committee (RAC)
will meet in Placerville, California. The
committee is authorized under the
Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 110–
343) (the Act) and operates in
compliance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act. The purpose of the
committee is to improve collaborative
relationships and to provide advice and
recommendations to the Forest Service
concerning projects and funding
consistent with the title II of the Act.
RAC information can be found at the
following Web site: www.fs.usda.gov/
eldorado.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held at 6:00
p.m. on March 28, 2016.
All RAC meetings are subject to
cancellation. For status of meeting prior
to attendance, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
DATES:
The meeting will be held at
the El Dorado Center of Folsom Lake
College, Community Room, 6699
Campus Drive, Placerville, California.
Written comments may be submitted
as described under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION. All comments, including
names and addresses when provided,
are placed in the record and are
available for public inspection and
copying. The public may inspect
comments received at Eldorado National
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
February 23, 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 March
30, 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),
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
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the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Quality Control Review Schedule.
OMB Control Number: 0584-0299.
Summary of Collection: States agencies are required to perform
Quality Control (QC) review for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP). The FNS-380-1, Quality Control Review Schedule is for
State use to collect both QC data and case characteristics for SNAP and
to serve as the comprehensive data entry form for SNAP QC reviews. The
legislative basis for the operation of the QC system is provided by
Section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
Need and Use of the Information: The Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS) will collect information to monitor and reduce errors, develop
policy strategies, and analyze household characteristic data. In
addition, FNS will use the data to determine sanctions and bonus
payments based on error rate performance, and to estimate the impact of
some program changes to SNAP participation and costs by analyzing the
available household characteristic data.
Description of Respondents: State, Local and Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Monthly; Weekly.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 59,450.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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