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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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October 18, 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 November 23,
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: Identifying Program
Components and Practices that
Influence SNAP Application Processing
Timeliness Rates.
OMB Control Number: 0584–NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended (the
Act), Sections 11(e)(3) and 11(e)(9)
requires that initial SNAP applications
be processed and benefits provided
within 30 days of the application date,
or within 7 days for expedited
applications.
Need and Use of the Information: FNS
monitors compliance with statutory
requirements through the SNAP Quality
Control System (SNAP–QC). Results of
these monitoring activities have
indicated that a majority of States do not
meet the acceptable performance
criterion of a 95 percent application
processing timeliness (APT) rate. The
primary purpose of this study is to
determine best practices for facilitating
high APT rates, and to identify policy
and procedural practices that hinder
and facilitate high APT rates.
Description of Respondents: 51 State,
Local or Tribal Government including
the District of Columbia.
Number of Respondents: 360.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 536.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
October 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
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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 November 23,
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.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Importation of Mangoes from
India
OMB Control Number: 0579–0312
Summary of Collection: Under the
Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et
seq), the Secretary of Agriculture is
authorized to carry out operations or
measures to detect, eradicate, suppress,
control, prevent, or retard the spread of
plant pests new to the United States or
not known to be widely distributed
throughout the United States. The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) regulates the
importation of fruits and vegetables into
the continental United States from
certain parts of the world as provided in
‘‘subpart-Fruit and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR
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319.56–1 through 319.56–75). In
accordance with these regulations,
mangoes from India may be imported
into the United States only under
certain conditions to prevent the
introduction of plant pests into the
United States.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS amended the fruits and
vegetables regulations to allow the
importation into the continental United
States of mangoes from India under
certain conditions. As a condition of
entry, the mangoes have to undergo
irradiation treatment and be
accompanied by a phytosanitary
certificate with additional declaration
statement providing specific
information regarding the treatment and
inspection of the mangoes and the
orchards in which they were grown. The
additional information collection
activities include a preclearance
workplan, trust fund agreement,
compliance agreement, monitoring of
inspections, orchard mutual agreement,
irradiation treatment package labeling,
recordkeeping, treatment certification,
and denial and withdrawal certification.
Failure to collect this information
would greatly hinder APHIS’ ability to
ensure that mangoes from India are not
carrying plant pests.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Federal Government
(Foreign)
Number of Respondents: 75
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion
Total Burden Hours: 1,710
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)
Jacob Thein, 816–866–2223 or
FGIS.QACD@usda.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
December 9, 2014, Federal Register (79
FR 73027), GIPSA announced the
designation of Hastings to provide
official services under the USGSA,
effective October 1, 2014, to September
30, 2017. Subsequently, Hastings asked
GIPSA to amend their designation to
include official weighing services. The
USGSA authorizes the Secretary to
designate authority to perform official
weighing to an agency providing official
inspection services within a specified
geographic area, if such agency is
qualified under 7 U.S.C. 79. Under 7
U.S.C. 79(a), GIPSA evaluated
information regarding the designation
criteria in section 7 U.S.C. 79 and
determined that Hastings is qualified to
provide official weighing services in
their currently assigned geographic area.
Hastings’ designation is amended to
include Class X or Class Y weighing
within their assigned geographic area,
effective August 5, 2016, to September
30, 2017. Interested persons may obtain
official services by contacting Hastings
at (402) 462–4254.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k.
Susan B. Keith,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection,
Packers and Stockyards Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Amendment to the Designation of
Lincoln Grain Inspection Service, Inc.
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Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration
Designation of Hastings Grain
Inspection, Inc. To Provide Class X or
Class Y Weighing Services
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration, USDA.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice.
GIPSA is announcing the
designation of Hastings Grain
Inspection, Inc. (Hastings) to provide
Class X or Class Y weighing services
under the United States Grain Standards
Act (USGSA), as amended.
DATES: Effective August 5, 2016.
SUMMARY:
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Lincoln Grain Inspection
Service, Inc.’s (Lincoln) geographical
territory is amended to exclude the area
previously designated to Lincoln within
New Mexico and Texas. Lincoln advised
GIPSA that they will cease providing
official services in New Mexico and
Texas on October 31, 2016. Accordingly,
GIPSA is announcing that the portion of
Lincoln’s designation within New
Mexico and Texas will be canceled
effective October 31, 2016. The
designation of Lincoln is from April 1,
2015, to March 31, 2018, but from
October 31, 2016, through March 31,
2018 it will apply only to the geographic
area listed below due to the voluntary
cancellation. For official services in the
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New Mexico and Texas areas after
October 31, 2016, contact Ron Metz,
Field Office Manager, Domestic
Inspection Operations Office, at
telephone number 816–659–8400.
DATES:
Effective October 31, 2016
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sharon Lathrop, 816–891–0415 or
FGIS.QACD@usda.gov
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 7 U.S.C. 79(g), 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 7 U.S.C. 79(f).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Lincoln Designation
Pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 79(f)(2), the
following geographic area, in the States
of Iowa and Nebraska, is assigned to this
official agency.
In Iowa and Nebraska
Bounded on the North (in Nebraska)
by the northern York, Seward, and
Lancaster County lines; the northern
Cass County line east to the Missouri
River; the Missouri River south to U.S.
Route 34. U.S. Route 34 east to Interstate
29; Bounded on the East by Interstate 29
south to the Fremont County line; the
northern Fremont and Page County
lines; the eastern Page County line south
to the Iowa-Missouri State line; the Iowa
Missouri State line west to the Missouri
River; the Missouri River southsoutheast to the Nebraska Kansas State
line; Bounded on the South by the
Nebraska-Kansas State line west to
County Road 1 mile west of U.S. Route
81; Bounded on the West by County
Road 1 mile west of U.S. Route 81 north
to State Highway 8; State Highway 8
east to U.S. Route 81; U.S. Route 81
north to the Thayer County line; the
northern Thayer County line east; the
western Saline County line; the
southern and western York County
lines.
The following grain elevators are not
part of this geographic area assignment
and are assigned to: Omaha Grain
Inspection Service, Inc.: Goode Seed &
Grain, McPaul, Fremont County, Iowa;
and Haveman Grain, Murray, Cass
County, Nebraska.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
October 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 November
23, 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.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Mangoes from India
OMB Control Number: 0579-0312
Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
7701 et seq), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to carry out
operations or measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control,
prevent, or retard the spread of plant pests new to the United States
or not known to be widely distributed throughout the United States. The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) regulates the
importation of fruits and vegetables into the continental United States
from certain parts of the world as provided in ``subpart-Fruit and
Vegetables'' (7 CFR
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319.56-1 through 319.56-75). In accordance with these regulations,
mangoes from India may be imported into the United States only under
certain conditions to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the
United States.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS amended the fruits and
vegetables regulations to allow the importation into the continental
United States of mangoes from India under certain conditions. As a
condition of entry, the mangoes have to undergo irradiation treatment
and be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate with additional
declaration statement providing specific information regarding the
treatment and inspection of the mangoes and the orchards in which they
were grown. The additional information collection activities include a
preclearance workplan, trust fund agreement, compliance agreement,
monitoring of inspections, orchard mutual agreement, irradiation
treatment package labeling, recordkeeping, treatment certification, and
denial and withdrawal certification. Failure to collect this
information would greatly hinder APHIS' ability to ensure that mangoes
from India are not carrying plant pests.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal
Government (Foreign)
Number of Respondents: 75
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion
Total Burden Hours: 1,710
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-25617 Filed 10-21-16; 8:45 am]
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