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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
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November 2, 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 December 7, 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.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
ACTION:
Title: Electric System Emergency
Restoration Plan.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0140.
Summary of Collection: Electric
power systems have been identified in
Presidential Decision Directive 63, May
1998, as one of the critical
infrastructures of the United States. The
term ‘‘critical infrastructure’’ is defined
in section 1016(e) of the USA Patriot
Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)). To
ensure that the electric infrastructure in
rural America is adequately protected,
Rural Utilities Service (RUS) requires
that all current electric borrowers
conduct a Vulnerability and Risk
Assessment (VRA) of their respective
systems and utilize the results of this
assessment to enhance an existing
Emergency Restoration Plan (ERP) or,
create an ERP.
Need and Use of the Information: The
ERP provides written procedures
detailing response and restoration
efforts in the event of a major system
outage resulting from a natural or man
made disaster. RUS requires each
electric borrower to provide annually a
self-certification, in writing, that an ERP
exists and that an initial VRA has been
performed. If this information were not
collected, vulnerabilities may exist in
the electric system infrastructure. The
result would be increased risk to public
safety and may affect the Government
loan security.
Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 625.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 313.
SUMMARY:
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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Forest Service
Information Collection; Outreach
Opportunity Questionnaire
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the extension with
revision of a currently approved
information collection, Outreach
Opportunity Questionnaire (0596–
0207).
Comments must be received in
writing on or before January 8, 2018 to
be assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to the
Northern Research Station, Attention:
Judy Terrell, Forest Service, USDA, 11
Campus Boulevard, Suite 200, Newtown
Square, PA 19073.
Comments also may be submitted via
email to: jterrell@fs.fed.us. The public
may inspect comments received at
USDA Forest Service, 11 Campus
Boulevard, Suite 200, Newtown Square,
PA 19073 during normal business
hours. Visitors are encouraged to call
ahead to 610–557–4057 to facilitate
entry into the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy
Terrell, 610–557–4057. Individuals who
use telecommunications devices for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339,
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Outreach Opportunity
Questionnaire.
OMB Number: 0596–0207.
Expiration Date of Approval: February
28, 2018.
Type of Request: Extension with
revision.
Abstract: This information collection
is proposing to extend the collection of
information from students attending
local college and university career fairs
regarding the effectiveness of the
information provided by the Forest
Service personnel on career
opportunities in the Forest Service. The
DATES:
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collection is necessary to evaluate and
determine the effectiveness of the Forest
Service Civil Rights Northeastern
Service Center (NESC) Outreach
Program.
Forest Service, Civil Rights personnel,
have utilized the Outreach Opportunity
Questionnaire to collect evaluation
information from students regarding
presentations at career day events as
well as at colleges and universities. Data
received has appeared in reports
provided to the Department of
Agriculture, senior Forest Service
officials, the Northern Research Station
Director, and the Northern Research
Station Civil Rights Diversity
Committee. This information is a vital
component in the analysis of Agency
outreach efforts.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 20 hours/
year.
Type of Respondents: University/
College students.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 675.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 20 hours.
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether
this collection of information is
necessary for the stated purposes and
the proper performance of the functions
of the Agency, including whether the
information will have practical or
scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
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
respondents, including the use of
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 a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval.
Dated: October 30, 2017.
J. Lenise Lago,
Acting Associate Chief, Forest Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Request To
Conduct a New Information Collection
National Agricultural Statistics
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 this
notice announces the intention of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) to seek approval to conduct a
new information collection to gather
data related to water usage for North
Carolina agricultural operations that
likely use between 10,000 and 1,000,000
gallons per day.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by January 8, 2018 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number 0535–
NEW, by any of the following methods:
• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
Include docket number above in the
subject line of the message.
• E-fax: (855) 838–6382.
• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD–
ROM submissions to: David Hancock,
NASS Clearance Officer, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Room 5336
South Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250–
2024.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand
deliver to: David Hancock, NASS
Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building,
1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
R. Renee Picanso, Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, (202) 720–4333. Copies of
this information collection and related
instructions can be obtained without
charge from David Hancock, NASS—
OMB Clearance Officer, at (202) 690–
2388 or at ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Water Use Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535–NEW.
Type of Request: Intent to seek
approval to conduct a new information
collection for a period of three years.
Abstract: The primary objective of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) is to collect, prepare and issue
State and national estimates of crop and
livestock production, prices, and
disposition; as well as economic
statistics, environmental statistics
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related to agriculture and also to
conduct the Census of Agriculture.
The Water Use survey program will
collect information on water usage for
North Carolina agricultural operations
that likely use between 10,000 and
1,000,000 gallons per day. Agricultural
operations who use over 1,000,000
gallons in any one day are required to
report their water usage directly to
North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) and
are not included in this survey. The
program will help the North Carolina
Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services (NCDACS) and
NCDEQ fulfill the requirements of North
Carolina state legislation enacted in
2008 (SL2008–0143). All questionnaires
included in this information collection
will be voluntary. This project is
conducted as a cooperative effort with
the North Carolina Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Funding for this pilot survey is being
provided by NCDACS.
Authority: These data will be
collected under authority of 7 U.S.C.
2204(a). Individually identifiable data
collected under this authority are
governed by Section 1770 of the Food
Security Act of 1985 as amended, 7
U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to
afford strict confidentiality to nonaggregated data provided by
respondents. This Notice is submitted in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–113,
44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) and Office of
Management and Budget regulations at
5 CFR part 1320.
NASS also complies with OMB
Implementation Guidance,
‘‘Implementation Guidance for Title V
of the E-Government Act, Confidential
Information Protection and Statistical
Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA),’’
Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June
15, 2007, p. 33362.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this information collection is
based on similar surveys with expected
response time of 30 minutes. The
estimated sample size will be
approximately 3,300. The frequency of
data collection for the different surveys
is annual. Estimated number of
responses per respondent is 1. Publicity
materials and instruction sheets will
account for approximately 5 minutes of
additional burden per respondent.
Respondents who refuse to complete a
survey will be allotted 2 minutes of
burden per attempt to collect the data.
Respondents: North Carolina
operations that likely use between
10,000 and 1,000,000 gallons annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,300.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Outreach Opportunity Questionnaire
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and
organizations on the extension with revision of a currently approved
information collection, Outreach Opportunity Questionnaire (0596-0207).
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before January 8,
2018 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to the
Northern Research Station, Attention: Judy Terrell, Forest Service,
USDA, 11 Campus Boulevard, Suite 200, Newtown Square, PA 19073.
Comments also may be submitted via email to: jterrell@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments received at USDA Forest Service, 11
Campus Boulevard, Suite 200, Newtown Square, PA 19073 during normal
business hours. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to 610-557-4057
to facilitate entry into the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy Terrell, 610-557-4057.
Individuals who use telecommunications devices for the deaf (TDD) may
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339, between 8 a.m.
and 8 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Outreach Opportunity Questionnaire.
OMB Number: 0596-0207.
Expiration Date of Approval: February 28, 2018.
Type of Request: Extension with revision.
Abstract: This information collection is proposing to extend the
collection of information from students attending local college and
university career fairs regarding the effectiveness of the information
provided by the Forest Service personnel on career opportunities in the
Forest Service. The
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collection is necessary to evaluate and determine the effectiveness of
the Forest Service Civil Rights Northeastern Service Center (NESC)
Outreach Program.
Forest Service, Civil Rights personnel, have utilized the Outreach
Opportunity Questionnaire to collect evaluation information from
students regarding presentations at career day events as well as at
colleges and universities. Data received has appeared in reports
provided to the Department of Agriculture, senior Forest Service
officials, the Northern Research Station Director, and the Northern
Research Station Civil Rights Diversity Committee. This information is
a vital component in the analysis of Agency outreach efforts.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 20 hours/year.
Type of Respondents: University/College students.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 675.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 20 hours.
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether this collection of information
is necessary for the stated purposes and the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including whether the information will have
practical or scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the Agency's
estimate of the burden of the 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
respondents, including the use of 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 a matter of public record.
Comments will be summarized and included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval.
Dated: October 30, 2017.
J. Lenise Lago,
Acting Associate Chief, Forest Service.
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