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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–LPS–17–0030]
Request for Extension of a Currently
Approved Information Collection
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the U. S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural
Marketing Service’s (AMS) intent to
request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for an
extension of the currently approved
information collection used to compile
and generate the Federally Inspected
Estimated Daily Slaughter Report (OMB
0581–0050).
DATES: Comments must be received by
September 18, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
submitted electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov. Comments may
also be submitted to Sam Jones-Ellard,
Assistant to the Director, Livestock,
Poultry, and Grain Market News
Division, Livestock, Poultry, and Seed
Program, Agricultural Marketing
Service, USDA; Room 2619–S; Stop
0252; 1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0252. All
comments should reference docket
number AMS–LPS–17–0030, the date of
submission, and the page number of this
issue of the Federal Register. All
comments received will be posted
without change, including any personal
information provided, and will be made
available for public inspection at the
above physical address during regular
business hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sam
Jones-Ellard, Assistant to the Director,
Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market
News Division, AMS, USDA, by
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telephone at (202) 720–6231, or via
email at Samuel.Jones@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Plan for Estimating Daily
Livestock Slaughter Under Federal
Inspection.
OMB Number: 0581–0050.
Expiration Date of Approval: 01–31–
2018.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing
Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627)
section 203(g) directs and authorizes the
collection and dissemination of
marketing information including
adequate outlook information, on a
market area basis, for the purpose of
anticipating and meeting consumer
requirements, aiding in the maintenance
of farm income, and to bring about a
balance between production and
utilization.
The USDA issues a Market News
report estimating daily livestock
slaughter under Federal inspection. This
report is compiled by AMS on a
voluntary basis in cooperation with the
livestock and meat industry. Market
News reporting must be timely,
accurate, and continuous if it is to be
useful to producers, processors, and the
trade in general. The daily livestock
slaughter estimates are provided at the
request of industry and are used to make
production and marketing decisions.
The Estimated Daily Livestock
Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Report is used by a wide range of
industry contacts, including packers,
processors, producers, brokers, and
retailers of meat and meat products. The
livestock and meat industry requested
that USDA issue slaughter estimates
(daily and weekly), by species, for
cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep to assist
them in making immediate production
and marketing decisions and as a guide
to the volume of meat in the marketing
channel. The information requested
from respondents includes their
estimation of the current day’s slaughter
at their plant(s) and the actual slaughter
for the previous day. Also, the
Government is a large purchaser of meat
and related products and this report
assists other Government agencies in
providing timely information on the
quantity of meat entering the processing
channels.
The information must be collected,
compiled, and disseminated by an
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impartial third-party, in a manner
which protects the confidentiality of the
reporting entity. AMS is in the best
position to provide this service.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average .0333 hours per
response.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, individuals or
households, farms, and the Federal
Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 58
respondents.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 260 responses per
respondent.
Estimated Number of Responses:
15,080 responses.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 502 hours.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of AMS, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
AMS 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.
Dated: July 14, 2017.
Bruce Summers,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Information Collection Request;
Certified State Mediation Program
Farm Service Agency, USDA.
Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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In accordance with the
Paperwork Burden Act of 1995, the
Farm Service Agency (FSA) is
requesting comments from all interested
individuals and organizations for a
revision with an extension of a currently
approved Information Collection
Request that supports the Certified State
Mediation Program. The information
collection is necessary to ensure that the
grant program is administered properly.
The collection of information is used to
determine whether participants meet
the eligibility requirements to be a
recipient of grant funds. Lack of
adequate information to make the
determination could result in the
improper administration of Federal
grant funds.
DATES: We will consider comments we
receive by September 18, 2017.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments on this notice. In your
comment, include volume, date, and
page number of this issue of the Federal
Register. You may submit comments by
any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to:
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail, hand delivery, or courier:
Tracy Jones, Agricultural Loan and
Grants Program Specialist, USDA, FSA,
Stop 0521, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20250.
You may also send comments to the
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the
information collection may be requested
by contacting Tracy Jones at the above
address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, Tracy Jones (202) 720–6771.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Certified State Mediation
Program (7 CFR 785).
OMB Control Number: 0560–0165.
Expiration Date of Approval:
December 31, 2017.
Type of Request: Revision and
extension.
Abstract: FSA administers the
Certified State Mediation Program
(Program) according to Subtitles A and
B of Title V of the Agricultural Credit
Act of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 5106).
To effectively administer the Program,
FSA requires an application for
recertification, which includes
submission of a letter from the State, a
letter from the grantee, SF–424, SF–
424A, SF–424B, and SF–425. Approved
grantees provide a mid-year report as
well as an annual report that includes
information on mediation services
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provided during the preceding Federal
fiscal year, assessment of the
performance and effectiveness of the
State’s Program, and any other matters
related to the Program as the State elects
to include. In addition, approved
grantees complete SF–270 to request
either advance funding or
reimbursement of expenses already
paid. The information requested is
necessary for FSA to determine the
grantee’s eligibility and administer the
Program effectively.
The number of state-certified
mediation programs has increased over
the past several years. The increase in
burden hours reflects this change.
For the following estimated total
annual burden on respondents, the
formula used to calculate the total
burden hours is the estimated average
time per response multiplied by the
estimated total annual responses.
Estimate of Average Time To
Respond: Public reporting burden for
collecting information under this notice
is estimated to average 2.08 hour per
response, including the time for
reviewing instructions, searching
existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, and
completing and reviewing the
collections of information.
Type of Respondents: State.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
164.
Estimated Average Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.50.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
246.
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 2.083.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 512.5 hours.
We are requesting comments on all
aspects of this information collection to
help FSA:
(1) Evaluate 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;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden of the
collection of information including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Evaluate the quality, ability and
clarity of the information technology;
and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
information collection on those who
respond through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
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All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be made
a matter of public record. Comments
will be summarized and included in the
submission for Office of Management
and Budget approval.
Chris P. Beyerhelm,
Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2017–15066 Filed 7–18–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Deschutes National Forest; Deschutes
and Klamath Counties, Oregon; Ringo
Project Draft Environmental Impact
Statement and Forest Plan Amendment
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice to extend the public
comment period for the Ringo Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for a
proposed Forest Plan amendment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Deschutes National
Forest is issuing this notice to advise the
public of a 45-day extension to the
public comment period on the projectspecific Forest Plan amendment
proposed in the Ringo Project Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS).
This extended 45-day comment period
is for the amendment, which includes
the substantive provisions and relevant
analysis.
DATES: The comment period ends
September 5, 2017. All relevant
comments received during the extended
public comment period related to the
proposed amendment, including the
substantive provisions, will be
considered in the preparation of the
Final Environmental Impact Statement
(FEIS).
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted by any one of the following
methods:
• Electronic Submissions: Comments
can be filed electronically at: commentspacificnorthwest-deschutes-crescent@
fs.fed.us. Electronic comments must be
submitted as part of the email message
or as an attachment in plain text (.txt),
Microsoft Word (.doc), rich text format
(.rtf), or portable document format
(.pdf). Emails submitted to addresses
other than the one listed above, or in
formats other than those listed or
containing viruses, will be rejected.
• Mail: Written, specific comments
must be submitted to Daniel Rife,
District Ranger, Crescent Ranger
District, at P.O. Box 208, (136471 Hwy.
97 N.) Crescent, Oregon 97733, or FAX
at (541) 433–3224.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Information Collection Request; Certified State Mediation Program
AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Burden Act of 1995, the Farm
Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all interested
individuals and organizations for a revision with an extension of a
currently approved Information Collection Request that supports the
Certified State Mediation Program. The information collection is
necessary to ensure that the grant program is administered properly.
The collection of information is used to determine whether participants
meet the eligibility requirements to be a recipient of grant funds.
Lack of adequate information to make the determination could result in
the improper administration of Federal grant funds.
DATES: We will consider comments we receive by September 18, 2017.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. In your
comment, include volume, date, and page number of this issue of the
Federal Register. You may submit comments by any of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to: www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Mail, hand delivery, or courier: Tracy Jones, Agricultural
Loan and Grants Program Specialist, USDA, FSA, Stop 0521, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250.
You may also send comments to the Desk Officer for Agriculture,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the information collection may
be requested by contacting Tracy Jones at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, Tracy Jones (202) 720-6771.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Certified State Mediation Program (7 CFR 785).
OMB Control Number: 0560-0165.
Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 2017.
Type of Request: Revision and extension.
Abstract: FSA administers the Certified State Mediation Program
(Program) according to Subtitles A and B of Title V of the Agricultural
Credit Act of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 5106).
To effectively administer the Program, FSA requires an application
for recertification, which includes submission of a letter from the
State, a letter from the grantee, SF-424, SF-424A, SF-424B, and SF-425.
Approved grantees provide a mid-year report as well as an annual report
that includes information on mediation services provided during the
preceding Federal fiscal year, assessment of the performance and
effectiveness of the State's Program, and any other matters related to
the Program as the State elects to include. In addition, approved
grantees complete SF-270 to request either advance funding or
reimbursement of expenses already paid. The information requested is
necessary for FSA to determine the grantee's eligibility and administer
the Program effectively.
The number of state-certified mediation programs has increased over
the past several years. The increase in burden hours reflects this
change.
For the following estimated total annual burden on respondents, the
formula used to calculate the total burden hours is the estimated
average time per response multiplied by the estimated total annual
responses.
Estimate of Average Time To Respond: Public reporting burden for
collecting information under this notice is estimated to average 2.08
hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data
needed, and completing and reviewing the collections of information.
Type of Respondents: State.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 164.
Estimated Average Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.50.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 246.
Estimated Average Time per Response: 2.083.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 512.5 hours.
We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information
collection to help FSA:
(1) Evaluate 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;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden of the
collection of information including the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Evaluate the quality, ability and clarity of the information
technology; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the information collection on those who
respond through the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
All comments received in response to this notice, including names
and addresses when provided, will be made a matter of public record.
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission for Office
of Management and Budget approval.
Chris P. Beyerhelm,
Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2017-15066 Filed 7-18-17; 8:45 am]
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