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• 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:
Kevin L. Barnes, Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, (202) 720–2707. 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: Stocks Reports.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0007.
Expiration Date of Approval: January
31, 2019.
Type of Request: Intent to Seek
Approval to Revise and Extend an
Information Collection for 3 years.
Abstract: The primary objective of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
is to prepare and issue State and
national estimates of crop and livestock
production, stocks, disposition, and
prices. The Stocks Report surveys,
provide estimates of stocks of grains,
hops, oilseeds, peanuts, potatoes, and
rice that are stored off-farm. These offfarm stocks are combined with on-farm
stocks to estimate stocks in all positions.
The grain Stocks Reports are a principle
economic indicator as defined by OMB.
Stocks statistics are used by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture to help
administer programs; by State agencies
to develop, research, and promote the
marketing of products; and by producers
and buyers to find their best market
opportunity(s). The Stocks Reports are
instrumental in providing timely,
accurate data to help grain market
participants. Since the previous
approval, NASS has made several
adjustments to the number of
respondents contacted and the overall
respondent burden. The largest
adjustment to sample size is for the offfarm grain and oilseed operations that
has been decreased by approximately
600 operations (quarterly), due to
numerous mergers of operations over
the last three years.
The current expiration date for this
docket is January 31, 2019. NASS
intends to request that the survey be
approved for another 3 years.
Authority: These data will be
collected under the 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
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afford strict confidentiality to nonaggregated data provided by
respondents. This Notice is submitted in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
13 (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: This information
collection comprises 14 individual
surveys that are conducted either 1, 4,
5, or 12 times a year for an estimated
total of 24,700 responses. Average
reporting burden for this collection of
information ranges from 10 to 25
minutes per response.
Respondents: Farms and businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
6,300.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 5,300 hours.
Comments: 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, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(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, through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, technological, or
other forms of information technology
collection methods.
All responses to this notice will
become a matter of public record and be
summarized in the request for OMB
approval.
Signed at Washington, DC, August 23,
2018.
Kevin L. Barnes,
Associate Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To
Revise and Extend a Currently
Approved 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 request revision and
extension of a currently approved
information collection, the Egg,
Chicken, and Turkey Surveys. A
revision to burden hours will be needed
due to changes in the size of the target
population, sampling design, and/or
questionnaire length.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by October 30, 2018 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number 0535–0004,
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:
Kevin L. Barnes, Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, (202) 720–2707. 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: Egg, Chicken, and Turkey
Surveys.
OMB Number: 0535–0004.
Expiration Date of Approval: January
31, 2019.
Type of Request: Intent to seek
approval to revise and extend an
information collection for 3 years.
Abstract: The primary objective of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
SUMMARY:
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is to prepare and issue State and
national estimates of crop and livestock
production, prices, and disposition. The
Egg, Chicken, and Turkey Surveys
obtain basic poultry statistics from
voluntary cooperators throughout the
Nation. Statistics are published on
placement of pullet chicks for hatchery
supply flocks; hatching reports for
broiler-type, egg-type, and turkey eggs;
number of layers on hand; total table egg
production; and production and value
estimates for eggs, chickens, and
turkeys. The frequencies of the surveys
being conducted include weekly,
monthly, and annually. This
information is used by producers,
processors, feed dealers, and others in
marketing and supply channels as a
basis for production and marketing
decisions. Government agencies use
these estimates to evaluate poultry
product supplies. The information is an
important consideration in government
purchases for the National School
Lunch Program and in formulation of
export-import policy. The current
expiration date for this docket is January
31, 2019. NASS intends to request that
the surveys be approved for another 3
years.
Authority: These data will be
collected under the 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, Public Law 104–
13 (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 collection of information
is estimated between 8 and 35 minutes
per respondent per survey. Additional
burden is allowed for the inclusion of
publicity materials and instructions on
how to respond to the surveys via the
internet.
Respondents: Farmers, ranchers, farm
managers, and farm contractors.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,500.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 2,900 hours. This will
include burden for both the initial
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mailing and phone follow-up to nonrespondents, as well as publicity and
instruction materials mailed out with
questionnaires.
Comments: 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, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(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, through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, technological, or
other forms of information technology
collection methods.
All responses to this notice will
become a matter of public record and be
summarized in the request for OMB
approval.
Signed at Washington, DC, August 23,
2018.
Kevin L. Barnes,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2018–18959 Filed 8–30–18; 8:45 am]
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Rural Utilities Service
Publication of Depreciation Rates
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice of Depreciation Rates for
Telecommunications Plant.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities
Service (RUS) administers rural utilities
programs, including the
Telecommunications Program. RUS
announces the depreciation rates for
telecommunications plant for the period
ending December 31, 2017.
DATES: These rates are applicable
immediately and will remain in effect
until rates are available for the period
ending December 31, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chad Parker, Assistant Administrator,
Telecommunications Program, Rural
Utilities Service, STOP 1590—Room
5151, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20250–1590.
Telephone: (202) 720–9556.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 7 CFR
part 1737, Pre-Loan Policies and
Procedures Common to Insured and
Guaranteed Telecommunications Loans,
§ 1737.70(e) explains the depreciation
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rates that are used by RUS in its
feasibility studies. § 1737.70(e)(2) refers
to median depreciation rates published
by RUS for all borrowers. The following
chart provides those rates, compiled by
RUS, for the reporting period ending
December 31, 2017:
MEDIAN DEPRECIATION RATES OF
RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE BORROWERS BY EQUIPMENT CATEGORY
FOR PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER 31,
2017
Telecommunications
plant category
Depreciation
rate
1. Land and Support Assets:
a. Motor vehicles ...................
b. Aircraft ...............................
c. Special purpose vehicles ..
d. Garage and other work
equipment ..........................
e. Buildings ...........................
f. Furniture and office equipment ...................................
g. General purpose computers .................................
2. Central Office Switching:
a. Digital ................................
b. Analog & Electro-mechanical .....................................
c. Operator Systems .............
3. Central Office Transmission:
a. Radio Systems ..................
b. Circuit equipment ..............
4. Information origination/termination:
a. Station apparatus ..............
b. Customer premises wiring
c. Large private branch exchanges .............................
d. Public telephone terminal
equipment ..........................
e. Other terminal equipment
5. Cable and wire facilities:
a. Aerial cable—poles ...........
b. Aerial cable—metal ...........
c. Aerial cable—fiber .............
d. Underground cable—metal
e. Underground cable—fiber
f. Buried cable—metal ..........
g. Buried cable—fiber ...........
h. Conduit systems ...............
i. Other ..................................
16.50
10.05
12.00
10.00
3.30
10.00
20.00
9.37
10.00
9.30
10.00
10.00
12.00
10.00
11.40
11.95
10.00
6.19
6.00
5.10
5.00
5.00
5.15
5.00
4.00
5.00
Christopher A. McLean,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Revise and Extend a
Currently Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS) to request revision and extension of a currently
approved information collection, the Egg, Chicken, and Turkey Surveys.
A revision to burden hours will be needed due to changes in the size of
the target population, sampling design, and/or questionnaire length.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by October 30, 2018 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535-
0004, by any of the following methods:
Email: [email protected]. 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: Kevin L. Barnes, Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, (202) 720-2707. 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
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Egg, Chicken, and Turkey Surveys.
OMB Number: 0535-0004.
Expiration Date of Approval: January 31, 2019.
Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to revise and extend an
information collection for 3 years.
Abstract: The primary objective of the National Agricultural
Statistics Service
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is to prepare and issue State and national estimates of crop and
livestock production, prices, and disposition. The Egg, Chicken, and
Turkey Surveys obtain basic poultry statistics from voluntary
cooperators throughout the Nation. Statistics are published on
placement of pullet chicks for hatchery supply flocks; hatching reports
for broiler-type, egg-type, and turkey eggs; number of layers on hand;
total table egg production; and production and value estimates for
eggs, chickens, and turkeys. The frequencies of the surveys being
conducted include weekly, monthly, and annually. This information is
used by producers, processors, feed dealers, and others in marketing
and supply channels as a basis for production and marketing decisions.
Government agencies use these estimates to evaluate poultry product
supplies. The information is an important consideration in government
purchases for the National School Lunch Program and in formulation of
export-import policy. The current expiration date for this docket is
January 31, 2019. NASS intends to request that the surveys be approved
for another 3 years.
Authority: These data will be collected under the 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 non-aggregated data provided by respondents. This
notice is submitted in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, Public Law 104-13 (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 collection of
information is estimated between 8 and 35 minutes per respondent per
survey. Additional burden is allowed for the inclusion of publicity
materials and instructions on how to respond to the surveys via the
internet.
Respondents: Farmers, ranchers, farm managers, and farm
contractors.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,500.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,900 hours. This
will include burden for both the initial mailing and phone follow-up to
non-respondents, as well as publicity and instruction materials mailed
out with questionnaires.
Comments: 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, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (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, through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, technological, or other forms of information
technology collection methods.
All responses to this notice will become a matter of public record
and be summarized in the request for OMB approval.
Signed at Washington, DC, August 23, 2018.
Kevin L. Barnes,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2018-18959 Filed 8-30-18; 8:45 am]
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