Opportunity for Designation in Belmond, IA; Minnesota; New Jersey; and New York Areas; Request for Comments on the Official Agency Servicing These Areas, 59598-59599 [2016-20748]
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Title Program require that states
implementing a central filing system for
notification of liens on farm products
have such systems certified by the
Secretary. These regulations are
contained in 9 CFR 205, ‘‘Clear Title—
Protection for Purchasers of Farm
Products.’’ Nineteen states have
certified central filing systems currently.
Title: ‘‘Clear Title’’ Regulations to
implement section 1324 of the Food
Security Act of 1985.
OMB Number: 0580–0016.
Expiration Date of Approval: July 31,
2017.
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The information is needed
to carry out the Secretary’s
responsibility for certifying a state’s
central filing system under section 1324
of the Act. Section 1324 of the Act
enables states to establish central filing
systems to notify potential buyers,
commission merchants, and selling
agents of security interests (liens)
against farm products. The Secretary has
delegated authority to GIPSA for
certifying these systems. Currently, 19
states have certified central filing
systems. The purpose of this notice is to
solicit comments from the public
concerning our information collection.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
and recordkeeping burden for this
collection of information is estimated to
be 5 to 40 hours per response
(amendments to certified systems
require less time, new certifications
require more time).
Respondents (Affected Public): States
seeking certification of central filing
systems to notify buyers of farm
products of any mortgages or liens on
the products.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Less than 1 per year. However, since the
enactment of the Food Conservation and
Energy Act of 2008, otherwise known as
the 2008 Farm Bill, which amended the
Act to allow states to maintain master
debtor lists with social security numbers
or taxpayer identification numbers that
are encrypted for security purposes, we
have had 3 requests for amendments.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 5–40 hours.
As required by the PRA (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)) and its implementing
regulations (5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1)(i)),
GIPSA specifically requests comments
on: (1) 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) 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;
(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
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506 and 5 CFR
1320.8.
Larry Mitchell,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration
Opportunity for Designation in
Belmond, IA; Minnesota; New Jersey;
and New York Areas; Request for
Comments on the Official Agency
Servicing These Areas
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The designation of the official
agency listed below will end on
September 30, 2016. We are asking
persons or governmental agencies
interested in providing official services
in the areas presently served by this
agency to submit an application for
designation. In addition, we are asking
for comments on the quality of services
provided by the following designated
agency: D.R. Schaal Agency, Inc.
(Schaal).
SUMMARY:
Applications and comments
must be received by September 29,
2016.
DATES:
Submit applications and
comments concerning this Notice using
any of the following methods:
• Applying for Designation on the
Internet: Use FGISonline (https://
fgis.gipsa.usda.gov/default_home_
FGIS.aspx) and then click on the
Delegations/Designations and Export
Registrations (DDR) link. You will need
to obtain an FGISonline customer
number and USDA eAuthentication
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username and password prior to
applying.
• Submit Comments Using the
Internet: Go to Regulations.gov (https://
www.regulations.gov). Instructions for
submitting and reading comments are
detailed on the site.
• Mail, Courier or Hand Delivery:
Sharon Lathrop, Compliance Officer,
USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, QACD, 10383
North Ambassador Drive, Kansas City,
MO 64153.
• Fax: Sharon Lathrop, 816–872–
1257.
• Email: FGIS.QACD@usda.gov.
Read Applications and Comments:
All applications and comments will be
available for public inspection at the
office above during regular business
hours (7 CFR 1.27(c)).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sharon Lathrop, 816–891–0415 or
FGIS.QACD@usda.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
79(f) of the United States Grain
Standards Act (USGSA) authorizes the
Secretary to designate a qualified
applicant to provide official services in
a specified area after determining that
the applicant is better able than any
other applicant to provide such official
services (7 U.S.C. 79(f)). Under section
79(g) of the USGSA, designations of
official agencies are effective for no
longer than five years, unless terminated
by the Secretary, and may be renewed
according to the criteria and procedures
prescribed in section 79(f) of the
USGSA.
Areas Open for Designation
Schaal
Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the
United States Grain Standards Act, the
following geographic area, in the States
of Iowa, Minnesota, New Jersey, and
New York, is assigned to this official
agency.
In Iowa
Bounded on the North by the northern
Kossuth County line from U.S. Route
169; the northern Winnebago, Worth,
and Mitchell County lines;
Bounded on the East by the eastern
Mitchell County line; the eastern Floyd
County line south to B60; B60 west to
T64; T64 south to State Route 188; State
Route 188 south to C33;
Bounded on the South by C33 west to
T47; T47 north to C23; C23 west to S56;
S56 south to C25; C25 west to U.S.
Route 65; U.S. Route 65 south to State
Route 3; State Route 3 west to S41; S41
south to C55; C55 west to Interstate 35;
Interstate 35 southwest to the southern
Wright County line; the southern Wright
County line west to U.S. Route 69; U.S.
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Route 69 to C54; C54 west to State Route
17; and
Bounded on the West by State Route
17 north to the southern Kossuth
County line; the Kossuth County line
west to U.S. Route 169; U.S. Route 169
north to the northern Kossuth County
line.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k.
Larry Mitchell,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration.
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In Minnesota
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Faribault, Freeborn, and Mower
Counties.
Rural Utility Service
In New Jersey
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The entire State, except those export
port locations within the State, which
are serviced by GIPSA.
In New York
The entire State, except those export
port locations within the State, which
are serviced by GIPSA.
The following grain elevators are not
part of this geographic area assignment
and are assigned to: Sioux City
Inspection and Weighing Service
Company: Agvantage F.S., Chapin,
Franklin County, Iowa; Five Star Coop,
Rockwell, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa;
Maxyield Coop, Algona, Kossuth
County, Iowa; Stateline Coop, Burt,
Kossuth County, Iowa; Gold-Eagle,
Goldfield, Wright County, Iowa; and
North Central Coop, Holmes, Wright
County, Iowa.
Opportunity for Designation
Interested persons or governmental
agencies may apply for designation to
provide official services in the
geographic areas specified above under
the provisions of section 79(f) of the
USGSA and 7 CFR 800.196. Designation
in the specified geographic areas in the
States of Iowa, Minnesota, New Jersey,
and New York is for the period
beginning October 1, 2016, to September
30, 2021. To apply for designation or to
request more information, contact
Sharon Lathrop at the address listed
above.
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Request for Comments
We are publishing this Notice to
provide interested persons the
opportunity to comment on the quality
of services provided by the Schaal
official agency. In the designation
process, we are particularly interested
in receiving comments citing reasons
and pertinent data supporting or
objecting to the designation of the
applicant. Submit all comments to
Sharon Lathrop at the above address or
at https://www.regulations.gov.
We consider applications, comments,
and other available information when
determining which applicants will be
designated.
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The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to Office of
Management and Budget (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; (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 September 29,
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
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Rural Utilities Service
Title: Preloan Procedures and
Requirements for Telecommunications
Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0079.
Summary of Collection: The Rural
Utilities Service (RUS) is a credit agency
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It
makes mortgage loans and loan
guarantees to finance
telecommunications, electric, and water
and waste facilities in rural areas with
a loan portfolio that totals nearly $58
billion. RUS manages loan programs in
accordance with the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901
et. seq. as amended, (RE Act). Section
201 of the RE Act authorizes the
Administrator to make loans to qualified
telephone companies for the purpose of
providing telephone service to the
widest practicable number of rural
subscribers.
Need and Use of the Information:
RUS will collect information using
several forms to determine an
applicant’s eligibility to borrow from
RUS under the terms of the RE Act. The
information is also used to determine
that the Government’s security for loans
made by RUS are reasonably adequate
and that the loans will be repaid within
the time agreed. Without the
information, RUS could not effectively
monitor each borrower’s compliance
with the loan terms and conditions to
properly ensure continued loan
security.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 18.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 4,687.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: RUS Form 444, ‘‘Wholesale
Power Contracts.’’
OMB Control Number: 0572–0089.
Summary of Collection: The Rural
Electrification Act of 1936 (RE Act) as
amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.),
authorizes the Rural Utilities Service
(RUS) to make and guarantee loans in
the States and Territories of the United
States that will enable rural consumers
to obtain electric power. Rural
consumers formed non-profit electric
distribution cooperatives, groups of
these distribution cooperatives banded
together to form Generation and
Transmission cooperatives (G&T’s) that
generate or purchase power and
transmit the power to the distribution
systems. All RUS and G&T borrowers
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Opportunity for Designation in Belmond, IA; Minnesota; New
Jersey; and New York Areas; Request for Comments on the Official Agency
Servicing These Areas
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The designation of the official agency listed below will end
on September 30, 2016. We are asking persons or governmental agencies
interested in providing official services in the areas presently served
by this agency to submit an application for designation. In addition,
we are asking for comments on the quality of services provided by the
following designated agency: D.R. Schaal Agency, Inc. (Schaal).
DATES: Applications and comments must be received by September 29,
2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit applications and comments concerning this Notice
using any of the following methods:
Applying for Designation on the Internet: Use FGISonline
(https://fgis.gipsa.usda.gov/default_home_FGIS.aspx) and then click on
the Delegations/Designations and Export Registrations (DDR) link. You
will need to obtain an FGISonline customer number and USDA
eAuthentication username and password prior to applying.
Submit Comments Using the Internet: Go to Regulations.gov
(https://www.regulations.gov). Instructions for submitting and reading
comments are detailed on the site.
Mail, Courier or Hand Delivery: Sharon Lathrop, Compliance
Officer, USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, QACD, 10383 North Ambassador Drive, Kansas
City, MO 64153.
Fax: Sharon Lathrop, 816-872-1257.
Email: FGIS.QACD@usda.gov.
Read Applications and Comments: All applications and comments will
be available for public inspection at the office above during regular
business hours (7 CFR 1.27(c)).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Lathrop, 816-891-0415 or
FGIS.QACD@usda.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 79(f) of the United States Grain
Standards Act (USGSA) authorizes the Secretary to designate a qualified
applicant to provide official services in a specified area after
determining that the applicant is better able than any other applicant
to provide such official services (7 U.S.C. 79(f)). Under section 79(g)
of the USGSA, designations of official agencies are effective for no
longer than five years, unless terminated by the Secretary, and may be
renewed according to the criteria and procedures prescribed in section
79(f) of the USGSA.
Areas Open for Designation
Schaal
Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the United States Grain Standards
Act, the following geographic area, in the States of Iowa, Minnesota,
New Jersey, and New York, is assigned to this official agency.
In Iowa
Bounded on the North by the northern Kossuth County line from U.S.
Route 169; the northern Winnebago, Worth, and Mitchell County lines;
Bounded on the East by the eastern Mitchell County line; the
eastern Floyd County line south to B60; B60 west to T64; T64 south to
State Route 188; State Route 188 south to C33;
Bounded on the South by C33 west to T47; T47 north to C23; C23 west
to S56; S56 south to C25; C25 west to U.S. Route 65; U.S. Route 65
south to State Route 3; State Route 3 west to S41; S41 south to C55;
C55 west to Interstate 35; Interstate 35 southwest to the southern
Wright County line; the southern Wright County line west to U.S. Route
69; U.S.
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Route 69 to C54; C54 west to State Route 17; and
Bounded on the West by State Route 17 north to the southern Kossuth
County line; the Kossuth County line west to U.S. Route 169; U.S. Route
169 north to the northern Kossuth County line.
In Minnesota
Faribault, Freeborn, and Mower Counties.
In New Jersey
The entire State, except those export port locations within the
State, which are serviced by GIPSA.
In New York
The entire State, except those export port locations within the
State, which are serviced by GIPSA.
The following grain elevators are not part of this geographic area
assignment and are assigned to: Sioux City Inspection and Weighing
Service Company: Agvantage F.S., Chapin, Franklin County, Iowa; Five
Star Coop, Rockwell, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa; Maxyield Coop, Algona,
Kossuth County, Iowa; Stateline Coop, Burt, Kossuth County, Iowa; Gold-
Eagle, Goldfield, Wright County, Iowa; and North Central Coop, Holmes,
Wright County, Iowa.
Opportunity for Designation
Interested persons or governmental agencies may apply for
designation to provide official services in the geographic areas
specified above under the provisions of section 79(f) of the USGSA and
7 CFR 800.196. Designation in the specified geographic areas in the
States of Iowa, Minnesota, New Jersey, and New York is for the period
beginning October 1, 2016, to September 30, 2021. To apply for
designation or to request more information, contact Sharon Lathrop at
the address listed above.
Request for Comments
We are publishing this Notice to provide interested persons the
opportunity to comment on the quality of services provided by the
Schaal official agency. In the designation process, we are particularly
interested in receiving comments citing reasons and pertinent data
supporting or objecting to the designation of the applicant. Submit all
comments to Sharon Lathrop at the above address or at https://www.regulations.gov.
We consider applications, comments, and other available information
when determining which applicants will be designated.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87k.
Larry Mitchell,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
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