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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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July 10, 2017.
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 August 14, 2017
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
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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.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: RUS Form 87, Request for Mail
List Data.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0051.
Summary of Collection: The Rural
Utilities Service (RUS) is a credit agency
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The agency makes loans (direct and
guaranteed) to finance electric and
telecommunications facilities in rural
areas in accordance with the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901
as amended, (ReAct). RUS Electric
Program provides support to the vast
rural American electric infrastructure.
RUS’ Telecommunications Program
makes loans to furnish and improve
telephone services and other
telecommunications purposes in rural
areas.
Need and Use of the Information:
RUS will collect information using RUS
Form 87, Request for Mail List Data. The
information is used for the RUS Electric
and Telephone programs to obtain the
name and addresses of the borrowers’
officers/board of directors and corporate
officials, who are authorized to sign
official documents and/or to make
official representations concerning
borrower operations and management.
RUS uses the information to assure that
(1) accurate, current, and verifiable
information is available; (2)
correspondence with borrowers is
properly directed; and (3) the
appropriate officials have signed the
official documents submitted. Failure to
collect information from borrowers
could result in failure to protect the
government’s security interest when
determining eligibility and
administering loan programs.
Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 980.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 245.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: Technical Assistance Program, 7
CFR part 1775.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0112.
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Summary of Collection: Section 306 of
the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (CONACT), 7 U.S.C.
1926, authorizes Rural Utilities Service
(RUS) to make loans and grants to
public agencies, American Indian tribes,
and nonprofit corporations. The loans
and grants fund the development of
drinking water, wastewater, and solid
waste disposal facilities in rural areas
with populations of up to 10,000
residents. Nonprofit organizations
receive Technical Assistance and
Training (TAT) and Solid Waste
Management (SWM) grants to help
small rural communities or areas
identify and solve problems relating to
community drinking water, wastewater,
or solid waste disposal systems. The
technical assistance is intended to
improve the management and operation
of the systems and reduce or eliminate
pollution of water resources. TAT and
SWM are competitive grant programs
administered by RUS.
Need and Use of the Information:
Nonprofit organizations applying for
TAT and SWM grants must submit a
pre-application, which includes an
application form, narrative proposal,
various other forms, certifications and
supplemental information. RUS will
collect information to determine
applicant’s eligibility, project feasibility,
and the applicant’s ability to meet the
grant and regulatory requirements. RUS
will review the information, evaluate it,
and, if the applicant and project are
eligible for further competition, invite
the applicant to submit a formal
application. Failure to collect proper
information could result in improper
determinations of eligibility, improper
use of funds, or hindrances in making
grants authorized by the TAT and SWM
program.
Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; State, Local or Tribal
Governments.
Number of Respondents: 82.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion; Quarterly.
Total Burden Hours: 6,369.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: Public Television Digital
Transition Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0134.
Summary of Collection: Beginning in
2003 the Omnibus Appropriations Act
(Public Law 108–7) provided grant
funds in the Distance Learning and
Telemedicine Grant Program budget, the
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Consolidated Appropriations Act
(Public Law 108–199) and the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005
(Public Law 108–447) provided
additional funds for public broadcasting
systems to meet the digital transition.
As part of the nation’s transition to
digital television, the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
required all television broadcasters to
initiate the broadcast of a digital
television signal and to cease analog
television broadcasts on February 18,
2009. While stations must broadcast its
main transmitter signal in digital, many
rural stations often have translators
serving small or isolated areas and some
of these have not completed the
transition to digital or fully converted
its production and studio equipment to
digital. Because the FCC deadline did
not apply to translators, they are
allowed to continue broadcasting in
analog. The digital transition also
created some service gaps where
households receiving an analog signal
cannot receive a digital signal. For these
reasons the grant program has continued
past the FCC digital transition deadline
until 2014. The Public Television
Digital Transition Grant Program is no
longer funded.
Need and Use of the Information:
There are past awardees that remain in
the program and the Agency continues
to collect information from them.
Awardees still in the program must
complete SF–475 ‘‘Federal Financial
Report’’ to submit financial information
and SF–270 ‘‘Request for Advance or
Reimbursement’’ to request payments. If
this information is not collected, there
would be no basis advancing grant
funds to the grant recipients or for
ensuring that the project funding is used
for intended purposes.
Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 15.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1 hour place
holder.
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Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0025]
Availability of an Environmental
Assessment for Release of Three
Parasitoids for Biological Control of
the Lily Leaf Beetle
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public
that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service has prepared a draft
environmental assessment relative to
the release of three parasitoids,
Diaparsis jucunda, Lemophagus
errabundus, and Tetrastichus setifer for
the biological control of the lily leaf
beetle. The environmental assessment
considers the effects of, and alternatives
to, the field release of the parasitoids
into the contiguous United States for
use as a biological control agent to
reduce the severity of infestations of lily
leaf beetle. We are making the
environmental assessment available to
the public for review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before August 14,
2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0025.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2017–0025, 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-2017-0025 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) 799–7039
before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Colin D. Stewart, Assistant Director,
Pests, Pathogens, and Biocontrol
Permits Permitting and Compliance
Coordination, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River
Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1231; (301) 851–2327, email:
Colin.Stewart@aphis.usda.gov.
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Lilies
(Lillium spp.) and fritillaries (Fritillaria
spp.) are prized for their blooms,
whether the showy and enormous
Asiatic hybrids or the subtle, fleeting
flowers of fritillaries. The aesthetic
value of lilies and fritillaries extends to
wild lands, where the flowers are a
significant visual feature during their
bloom, adorning alpine ridges, swampy
bottomlands, and desert shrublands
alike. The lily leaf beetle, Lilioceris lilii
(Coleptera: Chrysomelidae), an
aggressive pest of lilies and fritillaries,
has expanded its range rapidly over the
past decade, and is now found in
several northeastern and central States,
across Canada, and in Washington State.
Further expansion is expected based on
its historical distribution in nearly all of
Europe and parts of North Africa. The
Washington State Department of
Agriculture is proposing to release three
insect parasitoid species for the
biological control of the lily leaf beetle;
none of these species have been
previously released or established in
Washington State. The Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
is proposing to issue permits for the
field release of the parasitoids Diaparsis
jucunda, Lemophagus errabundus, and
Tetrastichus setifer into the continental
United States to reduce the severity of
lily leaf beetle infestations.
APHIS’ review and analysis of the
proposed action are documented in
detail in a draft environmental
assessment (EA) entitled ‘‘Field release
of Diaparsis jucunda (Hymenoptera:
Ichneumonidae), Lemophagus
errabundus (Hymenoptera:
Ichneumonidae), and Tetrastichus
setifer (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) for
biological control of the lily leaf beetle,
Lilioceris lilii (Coleoptera:
Chrysomelidae) in the Contiguous
United States’’ (January 2017). We are
making the EA available to the public
for review and comment. We will
consider all comments that we receive
on or before the date listed under the
heading DATES at the beginning of this
notice.
The EA may be viewed on the
Regulations.gov Web site or in our
reading room (see ADDRESSES above for
a link to Regulations.gov and
information on the location and hours of
the reading room). You may request
paper copies of the EA by calling or
writing to the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please
refer to the title of the EA when
requesting copies.
The EA has been prepared in
accordance with: (1) The National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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[FR Doc No: 2017-14681]
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Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings,
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
July 10, 2017.
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 August
14, 2017 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.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: RUS Form 87, Request for Mail List Data.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0051.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is a
credit agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The agency makes
loans (direct and guaranteed) to finance electric and
telecommunications facilities in rural areas in accordance with the
Rural Electrification Act of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901 as amended, (ReAct).
RUS Electric Program provides support to the vast rural American
electric infrastructure. RUS' Telecommunications Program makes loans to
furnish and improve telephone services and other telecommunications
purposes in rural areas.
Need and Use of the Information: RUS will collect information using
RUS Form 87, Request for Mail List Data. The information is used for
the RUS Electric and Telephone programs to obtain the name and
addresses of the borrowers' officers/board of directors and corporate
officials, who are authorized to sign official documents and/or to make
official representations concerning borrower operations and management.
RUS uses the information to assure that (1) accurate, current, and
verifiable information is available; (2) correspondence with borrowers
is properly directed; and (3) the appropriate officials have signed the
official documents submitted. Failure to collect information from
borrowers could result in failure to protect the government's security
interest when determining eligibility and administering loan programs.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 980.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 245.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: Technical Assistance Program, 7 CFR part 1775.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0112.
Summary of Collection: Section 306 of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (CONACT), 7 U.S.C. 1926, authorizes Rural
Utilities Service (RUS) to make loans and grants to public agencies,
American Indian tribes, and nonprofit corporations. The loans and
grants fund the development of drinking water, wastewater, and solid
waste disposal facilities in rural areas with populations of up to
10,000 residents. Nonprofit organizations receive Technical Assistance
and Training (TAT) and Solid Waste Management (SWM) grants to help
small rural communities or areas identify and solve problems relating
to community drinking water, wastewater, or solid waste disposal
systems. The technical assistance is intended to improve the management
and operation of the systems and reduce or eliminate pollution of water
resources. TAT and SWM are competitive grant programs administered by
RUS.
Need and Use of the Information: Nonprofit organizations applying
for TAT and SWM grants must submit a pre-application, which includes an
application form, narrative proposal, various other forms,
certifications and supplemental information. RUS will collect
information to determine applicant's eligibility, project feasibility,
and the applicant's ability to meet the grant and regulatory
requirements. RUS will review the information, evaluate it, and, if the
applicant and project are eligible for further competition, invite the
applicant to submit a formal application. Failure to collect proper
information could result in improper determinations of eligibility,
improper use of funds, or hindrances in making grants authorized by the
TAT and SWM program.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; State,
Local or Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents: 82.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Quarterly.
Total Burden Hours: 6,369.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: Public Television Digital Transition Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0134.
Summary of Collection: Beginning in 2003 the Omnibus Appropriations
Act (Public Law 108-7) provided grant funds in the Distance Learning
and Telemedicine Grant Program budget, the
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Consolidated Appropriations Act (Public Law 108-199) and the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-447) provided
additional funds for public broadcasting systems to meet the digital
transition. As part of the nation's transition to digital television,
the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) required all television
broadcasters to initiate the broadcast of a digital television signal
and to cease analog television broadcasts on February 18, 2009. While
stations must broadcast its main transmitter signal in digital, many
rural stations often have translators serving small or isolated areas
and some of these have not completed the transition to digital or fully
converted its production and studio equipment to digital. Because the
FCC deadline did not apply to translators, they are allowed to continue
broadcasting in analog. The digital transition also created some
service gaps where households receiving an analog signal cannot receive
a digital signal. For these reasons the grant program has continued
past the FCC digital transition deadline until 2014. The Public
Television Digital Transition Grant Program is no longer funded.
Need and Use of the Information: There are past awardees that
remain in the program and the Agency continues to collect information
from them. Awardees still in the program must complete SF-475 ``Federal
Financial Report'' to submit financial information and SF-270 ``Request
for Advance or Reimbursement'' to request payments. If this information
is not collected, there would be no basis advancing grant funds to the
grant recipients or for ensuring that the project funding is used for
intended purposes.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 15.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1 hour place holder.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-14681 Filed 7-12-17; 8:45 am]
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