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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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January 29, 2018.
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 March 5, 2018
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: Accounting Requirements for
RUS Electric and Telecommunications
Borrowers.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0003.
Summary of Collection: Rural Utilities
Service (RUS) is a credit agency of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture that
makes loans (direct and guaranteed) to
finance electric and telecommunications
facilities in rural areas. This collection
is primarily a recordkeeping
requirement. 7 CFR parts 1767 and 1770
set forth basic accounting requirements
for maintaining financial accounting
records on an accrual basis that are
unique to RUS borrowers. The agency is
requiring borrowers to establish an
index of records. RUS does not own or
operate rural electric facilities. Its
function is to provide, through selfliquidating loans and technical
assistance, adequate and dependable
electric and telecommunications service
to rural people under rates and
conditions that permit productive use of
these utility services. RUS borrowers, as
all businesses, need accounting systems
for their own internal use as well as
external use. Such records are
maintained as part of normal business
practices. Without systems, no records
would exist, for example, or what they
own or what they owe. Such records
systems provide borrowers with
information that is required by the
manager and board of directors to
operate on a daily basis, to complete
their tax returns, and to support
requests to state regulatory commissions
for rate approvals.
Need and Use of the Information:
Currently there are approximately 600
active electric borrowers and 350 RUS
telecommunications borrowers.
Borrowers may utilize any information
technology that meets their records
management needs. RUS uses the
information to evaluate a borrower’s
financial performance, to determine
whether current loans are at risk, and to
determine the credit worthiness of
future loans. If basic financial records
were not maintained, the borrower, its
investors, and RUS would be unable to
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evaluate a borrower’s financial
performance, to determine whether
current loans are at risk, and to
determine the credit worthiness of
future loans.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other-for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 950.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On Occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 25,650.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: 7 CFR part 1724 and Part 1738
Electric Engineering, Architectural
Services and Design Policies and
Procedures; and Rural Broadband
Access Loans and Loan Guarantees.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0118.
Summary of Collection: The Rural
Electrification Act of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901
et seq., as amended, authorizes Rural
Utilities Service (RUS) to make loans in
several States and Territories of the
United States for broadband access and
rural electrification and the furnishing
and improving of electric energy to
persons in rural areas. Title 7 CFR 1724
requires each borrower to select a
qualified architect to perform certain
architectural services and to use the
designated form that provides for these
services. The agency has developed
standardized contractual forms used by
borrowers to contract for services.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information collected stipulates the
parties to the agreement, contain certain
information relating to the approved
loan or loan guarantee, and provide
detailed contractual obligations and
services to be provided and performed
relating to construction, project design,
construction management,
compensation, and related information.
The contractual forms provide
standardized contract agreements
between the electric or broadband
borrower and the engineering or
architectural firm providing services to
the borrower. This has resulted in
substantial savings to borrowers by
reducing preparation of the
documentation and the costly review by
the government.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 59.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
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River Road, Unit 46, Riverdale, MD
20737; (301) 851–3468. For copies of
more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Ms.
Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
2483.
Total Burden Hours: 63.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2018–0002]
Notice of Request for Revision To and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Trichinae
Certification Program
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision to and extension of an
approval of an information collection;
comment request.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
request a revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection
associated with the voluntary Trichinae
Certification Program.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before April 2,
2018.
SUMMARY:
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0002.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2018–0002, 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/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0002 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.
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ADDRESSES:
For
information on the Trichinae
Certification Program, contact Dr. John
Korslund, Staff Epidemiologist,
Surveillance, Preparedness and
Response Services, VS, APHIS, 4700
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Title: Trichinae Certification Program.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0323.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.),
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture is authorized, among
other things, to prohibit or restrict the
importation and interstate movement of
animals and animal products to prevent
the introduction into and dissemination
within the United States of livestock
diseases and pests and to conduct
programs to detect, control, and
eradicate pests and diseases of livestock.
In addition, under the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622),
the APHIS Administrator has authority
with respect to voluntary inspection and
certification of animal products and the
inspection, testing, treatment, and
certification of animals.
APHIS regulations in 9 CFR part 149
contain certification requirements for
the voluntary Trichinae Certification
Program, which is a cooperative effort
by APHIS and the U.S. pork industry.
The program is intended to enhance the
ability of swine producers, as well as
slaughter facilities and other persons
that handle or process swine from pork
production sites that have been certified
under the program, to export fresh pork
and pork products to foreign markets.
There are a number of information
collection activities associated with the
voluntary Trichinae Certification
Program, such as requests to temporarily
withdraw from the program, notification
to APHIS of program withdrawal,
requests for review of audit results or
other determinations, certification site
audit forms and requests for
certification site audits, spot audits,
animal disposal plans, animal
movement records, rodent control
logbooks, feed mill quality assurance
affidavits, slaughter testing records, and
recordkeeping.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
collection activities, as described, for an
additional 3 years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit
comments from the public (as well as
affected agencies) concerning our
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information collection. These comments
will help us:
(1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, through use, as
appropriate, of automated, electronic,
mechanical, and other collection
technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 0.48 hours per
response.
Respondents: Auditors (accredited
veterinarians or State animal health
officials), pork producers, mill
managers, slaughter facility personnel,
and personnel from approved
laboratories.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 66.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 16.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 1,085.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 521 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours
may not equal the product of the annual
number of responses multiplied by the
reporting burden per response.)
All 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.
Done in Washington, DC, this 26th day of
January 2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Withdrawal of the Notice of Funds
Availability (NOFA) for and the
Cancellation of the Farm-to-Fleet
Feedstock Program Biofuel Production
Incentive (BPI)
Commodity Credit Corporation
and Farm Service Agency, USDA.
AGENCY:
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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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Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
January 29, 2018.
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 March 5,
2018 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: [email protected]
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: Accounting Requirements for RUS Electric and
Telecommunications Borrowers.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0003.
Summary of Collection: Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is a credit
agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that makes loans (direct
and guaranteed) to finance electric and telecommunications facilities
in rural areas. This collection is primarily a recordkeeping
requirement. 7 CFR parts 1767 and 1770 set forth basic accounting
requirements for maintaining financial accounting records on an accrual
basis that are unique to RUS borrowers. The agency is requiring
borrowers to establish an index of records. RUS does not own or operate
rural electric facilities. Its function is to provide, through self-
liquidating loans and technical assistance, adequate and dependable
electric and telecommunications service to rural people under rates and
conditions that permit productive use of these utility services. RUS
borrowers, as all businesses, need accounting systems for their own
internal use as well as external use. Such records are maintained as
part of normal business practices. Without systems, no records would
exist, for example, or what they own or what they owe. Such records
systems provide borrowers with information that is required by the
manager and board of directors to operate on a daily basis, to complete
their tax returns, and to support requests to state regulatory
commissions for rate approvals.
Need and Use of the Information: Currently there are approximately
600 active electric borrowers and 350 RUS telecommunications borrowers.
Borrowers may utilize any information technology that meets their
records management needs. RUS uses the information to evaluate a
borrower's financial performance, to determine whether current loans
are at risk, and to determine the credit worthiness of future loans. If
basic financial records were not maintained, the borrower, its
investors, and RUS would be unable to evaluate a borrower's financial
performance, to determine whether current loans are at risk, and to
determine the credit worthiness of future loans.
Description of Respondents: Business or other-for-profit; Not-for-
profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 950.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On Occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 25,650.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: 7 CFR part 1724 and Part 1738 Electric Engineering,
Architectural Services and Design Policies and Procedures; and Rural
Broadband Access Loans and Loan Guarantees.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0118.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Electrification Act of 1936, 7
U.S.C. 901 et seq., as amended, authorizes Rural Utilities Service
(RUS) to make loans in several States and Territories of the United
States for broadband access and rural electrification and the
furnishing and improving of electric energy to persons in rural areas.
Title 7 CFR 1724 requires each borrower to select a qualified architect
to perform certain architectural services and to use the designated
form that provides for these services. The agency has developed
standardized contractual forms used by borrowers to contract for
services.
Need and Use of the Information: The information collected
stipulates the parties to the agreement, contain certain information
relating to the approved loan or loan guarantee, and provide detailed
contractual obligations and services to be provided and performed
relating to construction, project design, construction management,
compensation, and related information. The contractual forms provide
standardized contract agreements between the electric or broadband
borrower and the engineering or architectural firm providing services
to the borrower. This has resulted in substantial savings to borrowers
by reducing preparation of the documentation and the costly review by
the government.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 59.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
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Total Burden Hours: 63.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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