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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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April 2, 2018.
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
May 7, 2018. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by
calling (202) 720–8681.
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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.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Cranberries Grown in Multiple
States.
OMB Control Number: 0581–0304.
Summary of Collection: The
Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act
of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.; Act), the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
has authority to promulgate and oversee
marketing orders to regulate the
handling of an agricultural commodity
placed in interstate or foreign
commerce. Marketing orders are
proposed and voted in by producers,
and apply to handlers who place the
product in commercial channels.
Handlers are those companies that
typically purchase products from
producers for packaging, processing,
and transporting the product for
commercial or retail sales. Section
608d(1) of the Act provides that
information necessary to determine the
extent to which a marketing order has
effectuated the declared policy of the
Act shall be furnished at the request of
the Secretary of Agriculture. The
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
oversees the marketing order through
the Committee made up of industrynominated and USDA-appointed
members, and any administrative rules
and regulations issued under the
proposed program.
Need and Use of the Information:
AMS will collect information using five
forms. The rule and regulations in 7
CFR part 929 authorize USDA and the
Committee to collect certain information
from handlers on the volume of
cranberries withheld, certification of the
proper disposal outlets, and any appeals
made by a handler regarding
withholdings. This information is
necessary for the Secretary and the
Committee to monitor adherence to the
marketing order regulations, specifically
for the handler withholding program. If
this information was not collected, the
Committee would have no way to carry
out the volume control regulations.
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Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 10.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 37.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Notice of Intent To Certify Virginia
Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services (Virginia); Request
for Comments
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and Request for
Comments.
AGENCY:
AMS is asking for comments
on the quality of services provided by
this Delegated State: Virginia
Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services (Virginia). The
realignment of offices within the U.S.
Department of Agriculture authorized
by the Secretary’s Memorandum dated
November 14, 2017, eliminates the
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard
Administration (GIPSA) as a standalone
agency. The grain inspection activities
formerly part of GIPSA are now
organized under AMS.
DATES: Comments must be received by
May 7, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
concerning this Notice using any of the
following methods:
• Submit Comments Using the
Internet: Go to Regulations.gov (https://
www.regulations.gov). Instructions for
submitting and reading comments are
detailed on the site.
• Mail, Courier or Hand Delivery:
Mark Wooden, Compliance Officer,
USDA, AMS, FGIS, QACD, 10383 North
Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, MO
64153.
• Fax: Mark Wooden, 816–872–1257.
• Email: Mark.J.Wooden@
ams.usda.gov or FGISQACD@
ams.usda.gov.
Read Comments: All comments are
available for public inspection at the
office above during regular business
hours (7 CFR 1.27(c)).
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Wooden, 816–659–8413,
Mark.J.Wooden@ams.usda.gov or
FGISQACD@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
7(e)(2)(A) of the United States Grain
Standards Act (USGSA) designates that
if the Secretary determines, pursuant to
paragraph (3) of Section 7(e), that a State
agency is qualified to perform official
inspection, meets the criteria in
subsection (f)(1)(A) of Section 7, and (i)
was performing official inspection at an
export port location under this chapter
on July 1, 1976, or (ii)(I) performed
official inspection at an export port
location at any time prior to July 1,
1976, (II) was designated under
subsection (f) of Section 7 on December
22, 1982, to perform official inspections
at locations other than export port
locations, and (III) operates in a State
from which total annual exports do not
exceed, as determined by the Secretary,
five per centum of the total amount of
grain exported from the United States
annually, the Secretary may delegate
authority to the State agency to perform
all or specified functions involving
official inspection (other than appeal
inspection) at export port locations
within the State, including export port
locations which may in the future be
established, subject to such rules,
regulations, instructions, and oversight
as the Secretary may prescribe, and any
such official inspection shall continue
to be the direct responsibility of the
Secretary. Any such delegation may be
revoked by the Secretary, at the
discretion of the Secretary, at any time
upon notice to the State agency without
opportunity for a hearing. Under
Section 7(e) of the USGSA, every five
years, the Secretary shall certify that
each State agency with a delegation of
authority is meeting the criteria
described in subsection (f)(1)(A).
Delegations shall be renewed according
to the criteria and procedures set forth
in Section 7(e)(2)(B) of the USGSA.
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Area of Delegation
Virginia
Pursuant to Section 7(e)(2) of the
USGSA, the following export port
locations in the State of Virginia are
assigned to this State agency.
In Virginia:
All export port locations in the State
of Virginia.
Request for Comments
We are publishing this Notice to
provide interested persons the
opportunity to comment on the quality
of services provided by the State of
Virginia. We are particularly interested
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in receiving comments citing reasons
and pertinent data supporting or
objecting to the delegation of the
applicant. Submit all comments to Mark
Wooden at the above address or at
https://www.regulations.gov.
We consider comments and other
available information when determining
certification.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k.
Dated: April 2, 2018.
Greg Ibach,
Under Secretary, Marketing and Regulatory
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2018–06969 Filed 4–4–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation
Service
[Docket No. NRCS–2018–0003]
Notice of Availability of the Alabama
Trustee Implementation Group Draft
Restoration Plan II/Environmental
Assessment: Wetlands, Coastal and
Nearshore Habitats, Habitat Projects
on Federally Managed Lands, Nutrient
Reduction (Nonpoint Source), Sea
Turtles, Marine Mammals, Birds, and
Oysters
Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS),
Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the Oil
Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990 and the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), the Deepwater Horizon Federal
and State natural resource trustee
agencies for the Alabama Trustee
Implementation Group (Alabama TIG)
have prepared a draft Restoration Plan
II/Environmental Assessment (RP II/
EA). The draft RP II/EA describes the
restoration project alternatives
considered by the Alabama TIG to meet
the Trustee’s goals to restore and
conserve habitat, to replenish and
protect living coastal and marine
resources, to restore water quality, and
to provide for monitoring and adaptive
management. The Alabama TIG
evaluated these alternatives under
criteria set forth in the OPA natural
resource damage assessment (NRDA)
regulations, as well as the
environmental consequences in
accordance with NEPA. Monitoring and
adaptive management activities to
address information gaps necessary to
inform future restoration are also
included in the draft plan. The purpose
of this notice is to inform the public of
SUMMARY:
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the availability of the draft RP II/EA and
to seek public comments on the
document.
The Alabama TIG will consider
public comments received on or before
May 4, 2018.
Public Meeting: On April 18, 2018, the
Alabama TIG will host a public meeting
to facilitate public review of the draft RP
II/EA. The meeting will begin with an
open house and be followed by a formal
meeting where the Alabama TIG will
present the draft RP II/EA and receive
verbal comments from members of the
public. Alabama TIG representatives
will be present during the open house
and will be available to answer
questions. The Alabama TIG also will
accept written comments during the
public meeting. The public meeting
schedule and details are listed in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: You
may download the draft RP II/EA at
https://
www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov.
Alternatively, you may request a CD of
the draft RP II/EA (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT). Also, you may
view the document at any of the public
facilities listed at https://
www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov.
Submitting Comments: You may
submit comments on the draft RP II/EA
by one of following methods:
• The web: https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/XXXX
• U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, P.O. Box 49567, Atlanta,
Georgia 30345. Please note that
mailed comments must be
postmarked on or before the comment
deadline of May 4, 2018, to be
considered.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
• USDA—Ronald Howard,
ron.howard@ms.usda.gov.
• State of Alabama—Amy Hunter,
amy.hunter@dcnr.alabama.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
On April 20, 2010, the mobile
offshore drilling unit, Deepwater
Horizon, which was being used to drill
a well for BP Exploration and
Production Inc. (BP), in the Macondo
prospect (Mississippi Canyon 252–
MC252), exploded, caught fire, and
subsequently sank in the Gulf of
Mexico, resulting in an unprecedented
volume of oil and other discharges from
the rig and from the wellhead on the
seabed. The Deepwater Horizon Oil
Spill is the largest oil spill in United
States history, discharging millions of
barrels of oil over a period of 87 days.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Notice of Intent To Certify Virginia Department of Agriculture
and Consumer Services (Virginia); Request for Comments
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and Request for Comments.
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SUMMARY: AMS is asking for comments on the quality of services provided
by this Delegated State: Virginia Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services (Virginia). The realignment of offices within the
U.S. Department of Agriculture authorized by the Secretary's Memorandum
dated November 14, 2017, eliminates the Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyard Administration (GIPSA) as a standalone agency. The grain
inspection activities formerly part of GIPSA are now organized under
AMS.
DATES: Comments must be received by May 7, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments concerning this Notice using any of the
following methods:
Submit Comments Using the Internet: Go to Regulations.gov
(https://www.regulations.gov). Instructions for submitting and reading
comments are detailed on the site.
Mail, Courier or Hand Delivery: Mark Wooden, Compliance
Officer, USDA, AMS, FGIS, QACD, 10383 North Ambassador Drive, Kansas
City, MO 64153.
Fax: Mark Wooden, 816-872-1257.
Email: [email protected] or
[email protected].
Read Comments: All comments are available for public inspection at
the office above during regular business hours (7 CFR 1.27(c)).
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Wooden, 816-659-8413,
[email protected] or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 7(e)(2)(A) of the United States
Grain Standards Act (USGSA) designates that if the Secretary
determines, pursuant to paragraph (3) of Section 7(e), that a State
agency is qualified to perform official inspection, meets the criteria
in subsection (f)(1)(A) of Section 7, and (i) was performing official
inspection at an export port location under this chapter on July 1,
1976, or (ii)(I) performed official inspection at an export port
location at any time prior to July 1, 1976, (II) was designated under
subsection (f) of Section 7 on December 22, 1982, to perform official
inspections at locations other than export port locations, and (III)
operates in a State from which total annual exports do not exceed, as
determined by the Secretary, five per centum of the total amount of
grain exported from the United States annually, the Secretary may
delegate authority to the State agency to perform all or specified
functions involving official inspection (other than appeal inspection)
at export port locations within the State, including export port
locations which may in the future be established, subject to such
rules, regulations, instructions, and oversight as the Secretary may
prescribe, and any such official inspection shall continue to be the
direct responsibility of the Secretary. Any such delegation may be
revoked by the Secretary, at the discretion of the Secretary, at any
time upon notice to the State agency without opportunity for a hearing.
Under Section 7(e) of the USGSA, every five years, the Secretary shall
certify that each State agency with a delegation of authority is
meeting the criteria described in subsection (f)(1)(A). Delegations
shall be renewed according to the criteria and procedures set forth in
Section 7(e)(2)(B) of the USGSA.
Area of Delegation
Virginia
Pursuant to Section 7(e)(2) of the USGSA, the following export port
locations in the State of Virginia are assigned to this State agency.
In Virginia:
All export port locations in the State of Virginia.
Request for Comments
We are publishing this Notice to provide interested persons the
opportunity to comment on the quality of services provided by the State
of Virginia. We are particularly interested in receiving comments
citing reasons and pertinent data supporting or objecting to the
delegation of the applicant. Submit all comments to Mark Wooden at the
above address or at https://www.regulations.gov.
We consider comments and other available information when
determining certification.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87k.
Dated: April 2, 2018.
Greg Ibach,
Under Secretary, Marketing and Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2018-06969 Filed 4-4-18; 8:45 am]
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