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OMB Control Number: 0572–0151.
Summary of Collection: Passage of
section 6407 of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L.
107–171; 116 Stat. 424 as amended)
created the Rural Energy Savings
Program (RESP) and the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2016 (Pub. L. 114–
113), provided authorization and
funding to provide zero-percent loans to
Rural Utilities Service borrowers or
other eligible entities to relend to
consumers for cost-effective energy
efficiency measures. On June 21, 2016,
the agency announced the RESP through
a Notice of Funding Availability
opening the program to applications so
as to comply with the legislative
mandate. The program is carried out
through the Rural Utilities Service
(RUS).
Need and Use of the Information: The
application process consists of two
steps. Step 1: An applicant seeking
financing must submit a Letter of Intent
to apply in an electronic Portable
Document Format (pdf). The Letter of
Intent contains the tax identification
number, legal name and organization
status; verification of rural status
(counties to be served and populations);
financial status; point of contact;
description of program; implementation
plan; and a list of eligible energy
efficiency measures to be implemented.
Step 2: RESP application—after review
of the letter of intent, RUS notifies the
eligible entity if it is invited to submit
the loan application. Required
application information is used to
determine a borrower’s ability to meet
financial obligations, includes analyses
and document review of the applicant’s
historical, current, and projected costs,
revenues, cash flows, assets, and other
factors that may be relevant on a case by
case basis. The collection of information
is essential to the mission of the agency
and the RESP, and is necessary so that
RUS can establish applicant and project
eligibility.
Description of Respondents:
Businesses or other for-profit; Not-forprofit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 33.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,422.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
Agricultural Marketing Service
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
November 23, 2016.
The Department of Agriculture will
submit the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 on or after the date
of publication of this notice. 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
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC; 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.
Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received by
December 29, 2016. 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.
Title: Tart Cherries Grown in the
states of MI, NY, PA. OR, UT, WA, and
WI.
OMB Control Number: 0581–0177.
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Summary of Collection: Marketing
Order No. 930 (7 CFR part 930) regulates
the handling of tart cherries grown in
Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania,
Oregon, Utah, Washington and
Wisconsin. The Agricultural Marketing
Agreement Act of 1937 was designed to
permit regulation of certain agricultural
commodities for the purpose of
providing orderly marketing conditions
in inter and intrastate commerce and
improving returns to growers. The
primary objective of the Order is to
stabilize the supply of tart cherries.
Only tart cherries that will be canned or
frozen will be regulated. The Order is
administered by an 18 member Board
comprised of producers, handlers and
one public member, plus alternates for
each. The members will serve for a
three-year term of office.
Need and Use of the Information:
Various forms were developed by the
Board for persons to file required
information relating to tart cherry
inventories, shipments, diversions and
other needed information to effectively
carry out the requirements of the Order.
The information collected is used to
ensure compliance, verify eligibility,
and vote on amendments, monitor and
record grower’s information. Authorized
Board employees and the industry are
the primary users of the information. If
information were not collected, it would
eliminate needed data to keep the
industry and the Secretary abreast of
changes at the State and local level.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for profit; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 640.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually; Quarterly; On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 741.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2016–0040]
Notice of Request To Renew an
Approved Information Collection
(Specified Risk Materials)
Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
SUMMARY:
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Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
its intention to renew the approved
information collection regarding
specified risk materials in cattle. The
approval for this information collection
will expire April 30, 2017.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
January 30, 2017.
ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested
persons to submit comments on this
information collection. Comments may
be submitted by 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.
• Mail, including CD–ROMs, etc.:
Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Food Safety and
Inspection Service, Docket Clerk,
Patriots Plaza 3, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Mailstop 3782, Room 8–
163A, Washington, DC 20250–3700.
• Hand- or courier-delivered
submittals: Deliver to Patriots Plaza 3,
355 E Street SW., Room 8–163A,
Washington, DC 20250–3700.
Instructions: All items submitted by
mail or electronic mail must include the
Agency name and docket number FSIS–
2016–0028. Comments received in
response to this docket will be made
available for public inspection and
posted without change, including any
personal information, to https://
www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to background
documents or comments received, go to
the FSIS Docket Room at Patriots Plaza
3, 355 E Street SW., Room 8–164,
Washington, DC 20250–3700 between
8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina
Kouba, Office of Policy and Program
Development, Food Safety and
Inspection Service, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Room 6065,
South Building, Washington, DC 20250;
(202)720–5627.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Specified Risk Materials.
OMB Number: 0583–0129.
Expiration Date of Approval: 4/30/
2017.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the
authority to exercise the functions of the
Secretary as specified in the Federal
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Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C.
601, et seq.). This statute provides that
FSIS is to protect the public by verifying
that meat products are safe, wholesome,
not adulterated, and properly labeled
and packaged.
FSIS requires official establishments
that slaughter cattle or process carcasses
or parts of cattle to develop written
procedures for the removal, segregation,
and disposition of SRMs. The Agency
requires that these establishments
maintain daily records to document the
implementation and monitoring of their
procedures for the removal, segregation,
and disposition of SRMs and any
corrective actions that they take to
ensure that the procedures are effective
(9 CFR 310.22).
FSIS also requires official slaughter
establishments that transport carcasses
or parts of cattle containing vertebral
columns from cattle 30 months of age
and older to another federally inspected
establishment for further processing to
maintain records verifying that the
official establishment that received the
carcasses or parts, removed and
properly disposed of the portions of the
vertebral column designated as SRMs (9
CFR 310.22(g)).
This monitoring and recordkeeping is
necessary for establishments to further
ensure—and for FSIS to verify—that
meat and meat products distributed in
commerce for use as human food do not
contain SRMs.
The approval for this information
collection will expire on April 30, 2017.
There are no changes to the existing
information collection. FSIS has made
the following estimates for the renewal
information collection:
Estimate of Burden: FSIS estimates
that it will take respondents an average
of approximately .12 hours per
response.
Respondents: Official establishments
that slaughter cattle or process parts of
cattle.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 3,512.
Estimated No. of Annual Responses
per Respondent: 303.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 123,916 hours.
Copies of this information collection
assessment can be obtained from Gina
Kouba, Office of Policy and Program
Development, Food Safety and
Inspection Service, USDA, 1400
Independence SW., 6065, South
Building, Washington, DC 20250;
(202)720–5627.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of FSIS’s functions, including whether
the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of FSIS’s
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estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques, or other forms of
information technology. Comments may
be sent to both FSIS, at the addresses
provided above, and the Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington,
DC 20253.
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.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of
rulemaking and policy development is
important. Consequently, FSIS will
announce this Federal Register
publication on-line through the FSIS
Web page located at: https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register.
FSIS also will make copies of this
publication available through the FSIS
Constituent Update, which is used to
provide information regarding FSIS
policies, procedures, regulations,
Federal Register notices, FSIS public
meetings, and other types of information
that could affect or would be of interest
to our constituents and stakeholders.
The Update is available on the FSIS
Web page. Through the Web page, FSIS
is able to provide information to a much
broader, more diverse audience. In
addition, FSIS offers an email
subscription service which provides
automatic and customized access to
selected food safety news and
information. This service is available at:
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe.
Options range from recalls to export
information, regulations, directives, and
notices. Customers can add or delete
subscriptions themselves, and have the
option to password protect their
accounts.
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
No agency, officer, or employee of the
USDA shall, on the grounds of race,
color, national origin, religion, sex,
gender identity, sexual orientation,
disability, age, marital status, family/
parental status, income derived from a
public assistance program, or political
beliefs, exclude from participation in,
deny the benefits of, or subject to
discrimination any person in the United
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States under any program or activity
conducted by the USDA.
How To File a Complaint of
Discrimination
To file a complaint of discrimination,
complete the USDA Program
Discrimination Complaint Form, which
may be accessed online at https://
www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/
docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_
12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you
or your authorized representative.
Send your completed complaint form
or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email:
Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–9410, Fax: (202)
690–7442, Email: program.intake@
usda.gov.
Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means for communication
(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.),
should contact USDA’s TARGET Center
at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD).
Done at Washington, DC, on: November 22,
2016.
Alfred V. Almanza,
Acting Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Coconino and Tonto National Forests;
Arizona; Fossil Creek Wild and Scenic
River Comprehensive River
Management Plan and Environmental
Impact Statement
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coconino and Tonto
national forests are preparing a
Comprehensive River Management Plan
(CRMP) for the Fossil Creek Wild and
Scenic River, designated by Congress in
2009. Fossil Creek is located within the
administrative boundaries of the
Coconino and Tonto National Forests.
Fossil Creek is the only intact perennial
system with continuous flow without
any water diversions in Arizona and is
the only uninterrupted river system
between the Verde River and the
Mogollon Rim, spanning and connecting
a number of biotic communities from
upper Sonoran desert scrub through
ponderosa pine forests. In response to
the approximately 17-mile river Wild
and Scenic River corridor designation,
the Forest Service must establish a
CRMP, in accordance with the Wild and
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Scenic Rivers Act (WSRA), to provide
detailed direction, implementation
actions, and monitoring to protect or
enhance outstandingly remarkable
values (ORVs) of the Wild and Scenic
River. Since full flows returned to Fossil
Creek with the decommissioning of a
historic hydropower dam in 2005,
public use has dramatically increased.
Impacts from recreational use have
threatened the river’s water quality,
free-flowing condition and its ORVs,
potentially compromising their benefit
and enjoyment by present and future
generations. Planning for Fossil Creek
has been ongoing for several years, and
the environmental analysis for the
Fossil Creek CRMP is being elevated
from an environmental assessment (EA)
to a more detailed environmental
impact statement (EIS) in order to more
fully analyze potential effects. The
Forest Service has developed a
proposed action and alternatives for
future management of Fossil Creek
through the CRMP.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis must be received by
January 13, 2017. The draft
environmental impact statement is
expected in summer 2017, and the final
environmental impact statement is
expected in spring 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments via
email to comments-southwesterncoconino-redrock@fs.fed.us (include
‘‘Fossil Creek CRMP’’ in the subject
line); via mail to Coconino National
Forest, Attention: Fossil Creek CRMP,
P.O. Box 20429, Sedona, AZ 86341; via
facsimile to (928) 203–7539; or in
person at the Red Rock Ranger District
Office, 8375 State Route 179, Sedona,
AZ 86351.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Marcos Roybal, Fossil Creek
Project Coordinator, by email at
maroybal@fs.fed.us or by phone at (928)
203–2915. For information about the
project, including proposed alternatives
and other project documents, visit
https://tinyurl.com/FossilCreekCRMP.
Hard copy documents may be requested
from the phone number above.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1 (800) 877–8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern
Time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose and Need for Action
The purpose of the project is to
prepare a CRMP for the Fossil Creek
Wild and Scenic River to meet the
requirements of Section 3(d)(1) of the
WSRA. The CRMP is needed to provide
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for the protection or enhancement of
Fossil Creek’s water quality, freeflowing condition, and its ORVs, and to
fulfill WSRA Section 3(b) requirements
to establish river corridor boundaries
and recreation and wild segment
classifications.
Since the decommissioning of a
historic hydropower dam in 2005,
public use dramatically increased as
visitors sought to explore the heavily
publicized Arizona landscape.
Recreational use during the high-use
season (June-September), for example,
increased from an estimated 20,000
visitors in 2006 to approximately 80,000
visitors by 2013, with thousands turned
away daily at the entrance barricades
due to overcrowding. River values that
need protection from impacts of
recreational use include water quality,
recreation, geology, Western Apache
traditional and contemporary cultural
values, and biological values (especially
the high diversity of fish and wildlife
species). Impacts have resulted from
uncontrolled dispersed camping,
creation of unapproved camp sites,
creation of unplanned trail systems,
excessive littering, and human waste
near the creek. Monitoring since 2011
indicates there are increasing impacts to
upland vegetation that is habitat for
wildlife species; damage to heritage
sites; and unsafe conditions for visitors,
Forest Service personnel and emergency
responders. In April 2016, an interim
management reservation system was
successfully implemented to reduce the
daily capacity of visitors during the
high-use season; this interim
management reservation system will
remain in place until the CRMP’s
completion.
Proposed Action
The Coconino and Tonto National
Forests propose to establish a CRMP to
guide management of the designated 17mile Fossil Creek Wild and Scenic River
corridor and to protect or enhance the
area’s outstandingly remarkable values.
Within a range of alternatives, the
proposed action is designated to include
the most flexibility to increase capacity
and recreation infrastructure—
maximizing recreation opportunities in
the future—while providing protection
for sensitive river and tribal values at
the same time through both a
management plan and site-specific
actions. Project actions would address
recreation capacity, corridor access,
recreation facilities, services, and public
health and safety.
During all or part of the year, a
reservation system would manage
visitor use by limiting the number of
people at one time (PAOT) in the river
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2016-0040]
Notice of Request To Renew an Approved Information Collection
(Specified Risk Materials)
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
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Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing its intention to renew the
approved information collection regarding specified risk materials in
cattle. The approval for this information collection will expire April
30, 2017.
DATES: Submit comments on or before January 30, 2017.
ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested persons to submit comments on this
information collection. Comments may be submitted by 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.
Mail, including CD-ROMs, etc.: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Docket
Clerk, Patriots Plaza 3, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Mailstop 3782,
Room 8-163A, Washington, DC 20250-3700.
Hand- or courier-delivered submittals: Deliver to Patriots
Plaza 3, 355 E Street SW., Room 8-163A, Washington, DC 20250-3700.
Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must
include the Agency name and docket number FSIS-2016-0028. Comments
received in response to this docket will be made available for public
inspection and posted without change, including any personal
information, to https://www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to background documents or comments received, go
to the FSIS Docket Room at Patriots Plaza 3, 355 E Street SW., Room 8-
164, Washington, DC 20250-3700 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina Kouba, Office of Policy and
Program Development, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Room 6065, South Building, Washington, DC
20250; (202)720-5627.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Specified Risk Materials.
OMB Number: 0583-0129.
Expiration Date of Approval: 4/30/2017.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the authority to exercise the
functions of the Secretary as specified in the Federal Meat Inspection
Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601, et seq.). This statute provides that FSIS is
to protect the public by verifying that meat products are safe,
wholesome, not adulterated, and properly labeled and packaged.
FSIS requires official establishments that slaughter cattle or
process carcasses or parts of cattle to develop written procedures for
the removal, segregation, and disposition of SRMs. The Agency requires
that these establishments maintain daily records to document the
implementation and monitoring of their procedures for the removal,
segregation, and disposition of SRMs and any corrective actions that
they take to ensure that the procedures are effective (9 CFR 310.22).
FSIS also requires official slaughter establishments that transport
carcasses or parts of cattle containing vertebral columns from cattle
30 months of age and older to another federally inspected establishment
for further processing to maintain records verifying that the official
establishment that received the carcasses or parts, removed and
properly disposed of the portions of the vertebral column designated as
SRMs (9 CFR 310.22(g)).
This monitoring and recordkeeping is necessary for establishments
to further ensure--and for FSIS to verify--that meat and meat products
distributed in commerce for use as human food do not contain SRMs.
The approval for this information collection will expire on April
30, 2017. There are no changes to the existing information collection.
FSIS has made the following estimates for the renewal information
collection:
Estimate of Burden: FSIS estimates that it will take respondents an
average of approximately .12 hours per response.
Respondents: Official establishments that slaughter cattle or
process parts of cattle.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 3,512.
Estimated No. of Annual Responses per Respondent: 303.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 123,916 hours.
Copies of this information collection assessment can be obtained
from Gina Kouba, Office of Policy and Program Development, Food Safety
and Inspection Service, USDA, 1400 Independence SW., 6065, South
Building, Washington, DC 20250; (202)720-5627.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of FSIS's
functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of FSIS's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information, including
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques, or other forms of
information technology. Comments may be sent to both FSIS, at the
addresses provided above, and the Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20253.
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.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy
development is important. Consequently, FSIS will announce this Federal
Register publication on-line through the FSIS Web page located at:
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register.
FSIS also will make copies of this publication available through
the FSIS Constituent Update, which is used to provide information
regarding FSIS policies, procedures, regulations, Federal Register
notices, FSIS public meetings, and other types of information that
could affect or would be of interest to our constituents and
stakeholders. The Update is available on the FSIS Web page. Through the
Web page, FSIS is able to provide information to a much broader, more
diverse audience. In addition, FSIS offers an email subscription
service which provides automatic and customized access to selected food
safety news and information. This service is available at: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe. Options range from recalls to export
information, regulations, directives, and notices. Customers can add or
delete subscriptions themselves, and have the option to password
protect their accounts.
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
No agency, officer, or employee of the USDA shall, on the grounds
of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual
orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status,
income derived from a public assistance program, or political beliefs,
exclude from participation in, deny the benefits of, or subject to
discrimination any person in the United
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States under any program or activity conducted by the USDA.
How To File a Complaint of Discrimination
To file a complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program
Discrimination Complaint Form, which may be accessed online at https://www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you or your
authorized representative.
Send your completed complaint form or letter to USDA by mail, fax,
or email: Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of
Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-9410,
Fax: (202) 690-7442, Email: program.intake@usda.gov.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), should contact
USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
Done at Washington, DC, on: November 22, 2016.
Alfred V. Almanza,
Acting Administrator.
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