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interstate movement of regulated
articles from the quarantined area. This
action is necessary to prevent the spread
of the PCN via potatoes, soil, and other
host material to non-infested areas of
the United States.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will collect information using
certificates, limited permits, compliance
agreements, self-certification, appeal of
withdrawn certificate or limited permit,
appeal of withdrawn compliance
agreement, and labeling to prevent the
spread of PCN and to ensure that
regulated articles can be moved safely
from the quarantined area without
spreading PCN. If APHIS did not collect
this information, the spread of PCN in
the United States could result in a loss
of United States potatoes and other
commodities from domestic and/or
foreign markets.
Description of Respondents: Farms;
Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 123.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 445.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Establishment of Divided Mountain
Purchase Unit, Grayson County,
Virginia
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
On September 26, 2017 the
Under Secretary of Natural Resources
and the Environment created the
Divided Mountain Unit. This purchase
unit comprises 112.3 acres within
Grayson County, Virginia. A legal
description of lands within the purchase
unit appears at the end of this notice.
APPLICABLE DATE: The Forest Service
established this purchase unit on
September 26, 2017.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the map showing
the purchase unit is on file and
available for public inspection in the
Office of the Director, Lands Staff, First
Floor-Southeast, Sidney R. Yates
Federal Building, Forest Service, USDA,
201 14th Street SW, Washington, DC
20250, between the hours of 8:30 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m. on business days. Those
wishing to inspect the map are
encouraged to call ahead to (202) 205–
1248 to facilitate entry into the building.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kevin Heikkila, Acting Director of
Lands and Realty Management, by
phone at 202–205–2818. Individuals
who use telecommunication devices for
the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
1–800–877–8339 twenty-four hours a
day, every day of the year, including
holidays.
The
Divided Mountain Project, legally
described below, will provide
additional road access into Cherokee
National Forest and additional access to
Pond Mountain State Game Lands. State
game lands allow for recreational
opportunities such as hiking, fishing,
hunting, and cross country skiing.
Acquisition of the Divided Mountain
Tract will provide opportunities to
extend these activities into the National
Forest while conserving high-elevation
open space, mitigating wildfire risks,
protecting streams and water quality,
and protecting the nearby Rogers Ridge
Scenic Area viewshed.
All that tract or parcel of land lying
and being situated in the Wilson
Magisterial District of Grayson County,
Virginia, being described as Tax Map
No. 60–A–1A, being the same tract
conveyed to The Conservation Fund by
Warranty Deed signed September 16,
2016, and recorded on September 23,
2016, in Deed Book 599, Pages 589–591
Grayson County, Virginia Circuit Court
Clerk Office; this Tract is identified as
the portion of United States of America
Tract U–1601 situated in Virginia.
Bounded on the West by the Tennessee
State Line (USA Tract U–1601), on the
North by Robert Russell, on the East by
Joseph Dalia, and on the South by the
North Carolina State Line;
Bearings are oriented to Tennessee
State Plane grid north,
Beginning on Corner 1 of USA Tract
U–1601, the common corner to the
States of Tennessee, Virginia and North
Carolina, which is also Corner 1 of USA
Tract U–137, being monumented by a
brass disk in a large rock;
Thence with the Tennessee State Line
(USA Tract U–1601), one (1) line;
1. N 48°16′35″ E, 2766.22 feet to
Corner 4 of USA Tract U–1601, a
standard Forest Service Monument
situated in the Tennessee and Virginia
State Line common to the lands of
Russell;
Thence with the lands of Robert
Russell, one (1) line;
1. S 72°28′26″ E, 1204.95 feet to
Corner 5 of USA Tract U–1601, a
standard Forest Service Monument
common to the lands of Russell and
Dalia;
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Thence with the lands of Joseph
Dalia, one (1) line;
1. S 29°24′20″ E, 1962.76 feet to
Corner 6 of USA Tract U–1601, a
standard Forest Service Monument
situated in the Virginia and North
Carolina State Line, common to the
lands of Dalia;
Thence with the North Carolina State
Line, N 86°49′30″ W, 4183.72 feet to
Corner 1 of USA Tract U–1601, the
POINT OF BEGINNING, containing
112.304 acres more or less, with the
bearings, distances and acres here
described being as shown on the plat of
survey titled ‘‘PROPERTY OF LOWELL
K. HENSLEY AND BERNICE HENSLEY
TO BE CONVEYED TO THE
CONSERVATION FUND’’ as drawn by
Addison Surveyors recorded in Deed
Book 599, page 591 Grayson County,
Virginia Circuit Court Clerk Office.
End of Description
Dated: July 13, 2018.
Gregory C. Smith,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National
Forest System, U.S. Forest Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
Notice of Intent To Extend a Currently
Approved Information Collection
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) regulations, this notice
announces the National Institute of
Food and Agriculture (NIFA) intention
to request approval for an extension of
the currently approved information
collection for the NIFA proposal review
process.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received by October 1, 2018, to
be assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Written comments
concerning this notice and requests for
copies of the information collection may
be submitted by any of the following
methods: Email: rmartin.usda.gov; Fax:
202–720–0857; Mail: Office of
Information Technology (OIT), NIFA,
USDA, STOP 2216, 1400 Independence
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Martin, eGovernment Program
Leader; Phone Number: 202–445–5388;
Email: rmartin@nifa.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: NIFA Proposal Review Process.
OMB Number: 0524–0041.
Expiration Date of Current Approval:
10/31/2018.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection for three years.
Abstract: The National Institute of
Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is
responsible for performing a review of
proposals submitted to NIFA
competitive award programs in
accordance with section 103(a) of the
Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Education Reform Act of 1998, 7 U.S.C.
7613(a). Reviews are undertaken to
ensure that projects supported by NIFA
are of high quality, and are consistent
with the goals and requirements of the
funding program.
Proposals submitted to NIFA undergo
a programmatic evaluation to determine
worthiness of Federal support. The
evaluations consist of a peer panel
review and may also entail an
assessment by Federal employees and
electronically submitted (ad-hoc)
reviews in the Peer Review System.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information collected from the
evaluations is used to support NIFA
grant programs. NIFA uses the results of
the proposal evaluation to determine
whether a proposal should be declined
or recommended for award. When NIFA
has rendered a decision, copies of
reviews, excluding the names of the
reviewers, and summaries of review
panel deliberations, if any, are provided
to the submitting Project Director.
Given the highly technical nature of
many of these proposals, the quality of
the peer review greatly depends on the
appropriate matching of the subject
matter of the proposal with the
technical expertise of the potential
reviewer. In order to obtain this
information, an electronic questionnaire
is used to collect information about
potential panel and ad-hoc reviewers. If
the reviewer is already in our database,
the questionnaire asks potential
reviewers to update their basic
biographical information including
address, contact information,
professional expertise, and their
availability to review for NIFA in the
future. If the reviewer is new, they are
prompted to complete the
questionnaire. This information has
been invaluable in the NIFA review
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process, which has been recognized by
the grantee and grantor community for
its quality.
The applications and associated
materials made available to reviewers,
as well as the discussions that take
place during panel review meetings are
strictly confidential and are not to be
disclosed to or discussed with anyone
who has not been officially designated
to participate in the review process.
While each panelist certifies at the time
of preparing a review they do not have
a conflict-of-interest with a particular
application and will maintain its
confidentiality in the Peer Review
System, a certification of their intent at
the time of the panel review
proceedings is collected to emphasize
and reinforce confidentiality not only of
applications and reviews but also panel
discussions. On the Conflict-of-Interest
and Confidentiality Certification Form,
the panelist affirms they understand the
conflict-of-interest guidelines and will
not be involved in the review of the
application(s) where a conflict exists.
The panelist also affirms their intent to
maintain the confidentiality of the panel
process and not disclose to another
individual any information related to
the peer review or use any information
for personal benefit.
Estimate of Burden: NIFA estimates
that anywhere from one hour to twenty
hours may be required to review a
proposal. It is estimated that
approximately five hours are required to
review an average proposal. Each
proposal receives an average of four
reviews, accounting for an annual
burden of 20 hours. NIFA estimates it
receives 4,600 competitive applications
each year. The total annual burden on
reviewers is 92,000 hours. NIFA
estimates that the potential reviewer
questionnaire takes an estimated 10
minutes to complete. The database
consists of approximately 50,000
reviewers. The total annual burden of
questionnaire is 8,330 hours. NIFA
estimates that the potential Conflict-ofInterest and Confidentiality Certification
Form takes an estimated 10 minutes to
complete. The agency has
approximately 1,000 panelists each
year. The total annual burden of the
certification form is 167 hours. The total
annual burden of the component of the
entire review process is 100,497 hours.
Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of
the Agency’s estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility
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and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) 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.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
to OMB for approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
Done in Washington, DC, on July 24, 2018.
Thomas Shanower,
Acting Director, National Institute of Food
and Agriculture.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
Census Scientific Advisory Committee
Public Meeting
Bureau of the Census,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of the Census
(Census Bureau) is giving notice of a
meeting of the Census Scientific
Advisory Committee (CSAC). The
Committee will address policy,
research, and technical issues relating to
a full range of Census Bureau programs
and activities, including
communications, decennial,
demographic, economic, field
operations, geographic, information
technology, and statistics. The CSAC
will meet in a plenary session on
September 13–14, 2018. Last minute
changes to the schedule are possible,
which could prevent giving advance
public notice of schedule adjustments.
Please visit the Census Advisory
Committees website for the most current
meeting agenda at: https://
www.census.gov/cac/. The meeting will
be available via webcast at: https://
www.census.gov/newsroom/censuslive.html. Topics of discussion will
include:
• 2020 Census Program Update
• 2018 End-to-End Test Update
• Administrative Records Update
• Efforts to Modernize Disclosure
Limitation Update
DATES: September 13–14, 2018. On
Thursday, September 13, the meeting
will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at
approximately 5:00 p.m. On Friday,
September 14, the meeting will begin at
8:30 a.m. and end at approximately 2:00
p.m.
SUMMARY:
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Notice of Intent To Extend a Currently Approved Information
Collection
AGENCY: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, this notice
announces the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
intention to request approval for an extension of the currently
approved information collection for the NIFA proposal review process.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by October 1,
2018, to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Written comments concerning this notice and requests for
copies of the information collection may be submitted by any of the
following methods: Email: rmartin.usda.gov; Fax: 202-720-0857; Mail:
Office of Information Technology (OIT), NIFA, USDA, STOP 2216, 1400
Independence
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Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-2216.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Martin, eGovernment Program
Leader; Phone Number: 202-445-5388; Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: NIFA Proposal Review Process.
OMB Number: 0524-0041.
Expiration Date of Current Approval: 10/31/2018.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection for three years.
Abstract: The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is
responsible for performing a review of proposals submitted to NIFA
competitive award programs in accordance with section 103(a) of the
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998, 7
U.S.C. 7613(a). Reviews are undertaken to ensure that projects
supported by NIFA are of high quality, and are consistent with the
goals and requirements of the funding program.
Proposals submitted to NIFA undergo a programmatic evaluation to
determine worthiness of Federal support. The evaluations consist of a
peer panel review and may also entail an assessment by Federal
employees and electronically submitted (ad-hoc) reviews in the Peer
Review System.
Need and Use of the Information: The information collected from the
evaluations is used to support NIFA grant programs. NIFA uses the
results of the proposal evaluation to determine whether a proposal
should be declined or recommended for award. When NIFA has rendered a
decision, copies of reviews, excluding the names of the reviewers, and
summaries of review panel deliberations, if any, are provided to the
submitting Project Director.
Given the highly technical nature of many of these proposals, the
quality of the peer review greatly depends on the appropriate matching
of the subject matter of the proposal with the technical expertise of
the potential reviewer. In order to obtain this information, an
electronic questionnaire is used to collect information about potential
panel and ad-hoc reviewers. If the reviewer is already in our database,
the questionnaire asks potential reviewers to update their basic
biographical information including address, contact information,
professional expertise, and their availability to review for NIFA in
the future. If the reviewer is new, they are prompted to complete the
questionnaire. This information has been invaluable in the NIFA review
process, which has been recognized by the grantee and grantor community
for its quality.
The applications and associated materials made available to
reviewers, as well as the discussions that take place during panel
review meetings are strictly confidential and are not to be disclosed
to or discussed with anyone who has not been officially designated to
participate in the review process. While each panelist certifies at the
time of preparing a review they do not have a conflict-of-interest with
a particular application and will maintain its confidentiality in the
Peer Review System, a certification of their intent at the time of the
panel review proceedings is collected to emphasize and reinforce
confidentiality not only of applications and reviews but also panel
discussions. On the Conflict-of-Interest and Confidentiality
Certification Form, the panelist affirms they understand the conflict-
of-interest guidelines and will not be involved in the review of the
application(s) where a conflict exists. The panelist also affirms their
intent to maintain the confidentiality of the panel process and not
disclose to another individual any information related to the peer
review or use any information for personal benefit.
Estimate of Burden: NIFA estimates that anywhere from one hour to
twenty hours may be required to review a proposal. It is estimated that
approximately five hours are required to review an average proposal.
Each proposal receives an average of four reviews, accounting for an
annual burden of 20 hours. NIFA estimates it receives 4,600 competitive
applications each year. The total annual burden on reviewers is 92,000
hours. NIFA estimates that the potential reviewer questionnaire takes
an estimated 10 minutes to complete. The database consists of
approximately 50,000 reviewers. The total annual burden of
questionnaire is 8,330 hours. NIFA estimates that the potential
Conflict-of-Interest and Confidentiality Certification Form takes an
estimated 10 minutes to complete. The agency has approximately 1,000
panelists each year. The total annual burden of the certification form
is 167 hours. The total annual burden of the component of the entire
review process is 100,497 hours.
Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request to OMB for approval. All comments will become a matter of
public record.
Done in Washington, DC, on July 24, 2018.
Thomas Shanower,
Acting Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2018-16326 Filed 7-30-18; 8:45 am]
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