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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Performance Review Board
Membership
Farm Service Agency
Office of Human Resource
Management, Departmental
Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Performance Review
Board appointments.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
members of the Senior Executive
Service (SES) and Senior Level (SL) and
Scientific or Professional (ST)
Performance Review Board. Agriculture
has two PRBs that are represented by
each Mission Area. The PRB is
comprised of a Chairperson and a mix
of career and noncareer senior
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Capital Officer, Office of Human
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Executive Director, Executive Resources
Management Division, telephone: (202)
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), the
USDA PRB members are named below:
Adcock, Rebeckah; Bucknall, Janet;
Christensen, Thomas; Dixon, Antoine;
Fontinato, Jessica; Hafemeister, Jason;
Hamer Jr., Hubert; Harwood, Joy;
Hohenstein, William; Jacobs-Young,
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Information Collection Request;
Agricultural Foreign Investment
Disclosure Act Report
Farm Service Agency, USDA.
Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Farm Service Agency (FSA) is
requesting comments from all interested
individuals and organizations on an
extension of a currently approved
information collection request
associated with the Agricultural Foreign
Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA) of
1978.
SUMMARY:
We will consider comments that
we receive by February 5, 2019.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments on the notice. In your
comments, include date, volume, and
page number of this issue of the Federal
Register. You may submit comments by
any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Mail: Philip Sronce, Branch Chief,
Agricultural Foreign Investment
Disclosure Act (AFIDA), Data Analysis
Branch, Economic and Policy Analysis
Division, USDA, FSA, STOP 0508, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20250–0531.
You may also send comments to the
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the
information collection may be requested
by contacting Philip Sronce at the above
addresses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Philip Sronce, (202) 720–2711.
DATES:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Agricultural Foreign Investment
Disclosure Act Report.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0097.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30,
2019.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: AFIDA requires foreign
persons who hold, acquire, or dispose of
any interest in U.S. agricultural land to
report the transactions and holdings to
FSA on an AFIDA report (FSA–153).
The information collected is made
available to States. Also, although not
required by law, the information
collected from the AFIDA reports is
used to prepare an annual report to
Congress and the President concerning
the effect of foreign investment upon
family farms and rural communities so
that Congress may review the annual
report and decide if further regulatory
action is required. There is no change to
the numbers in the collection.
For the following estimated total
annual burden on respondents, the
formula used to calculate the total
burden hour is the estimated average
time per responses hours multiplied by
the estimated total annual responses.
Estimate of Respondent Burden:
Public reporting burden for the
information collection is estimated to
average 0.476 hours per response.
Respondents: Individuals or
households, businesses or other for
profit farms.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 5,525.
Estimated Number of Reponses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
5,525.
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 0.476 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 2,631.25 hours.
We are requesting comments on all
aspects of this information collection to
help us to:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
FSA, including whether the information
will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the FSA’s
estimate of burden including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
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(3) Enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected;
(4) 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 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
submission for Office of Management
and Budget approval.
Steve Peterson,
Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Information Collection Request;
Request for Special Priorities
Assistance
Farm Service Agency, USDA.
Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Farm Service Agency (FSA) is
requesting comments from all interested
individuals and organizations on an
extension of a currently approved
information collection request
associated with the Request for Special
Priorities Assistance. The information
collection established by the Agriculture
Priorities and Allocations System
(APAS) regulation is necessary for the
program applicant (person) to request
prioritizing of a contract above all other
contracts. The purpose of the priority
rating is to obtain item(s) in support of
national defense programs that they are
not able to obtain in time through
normal market channels.
DATES: We will consider comments that
we receive by February 5, 2019.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments on the notice. In your
comments, include date, volume, and
page number of this issue of the Federal
Register. You may submit comments by
any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Mail: David Weschsler, USDA/
FPAC/HS, 1400 Independence Ave. SW,
Room 0092–S, Mail Stop 0560,
Washington, DC 20250–0567.
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You may also send comments to the
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the
information collection may be requested
by contacting Lesa A. Johnson at the
above addresses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Wechsler, (202) 720–2929.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Request for Special Priorities
Assistance for APAS.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0280.
Expiration Date of Approval: March
31, 2019.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: APAS would efficiently
place priority ratings on contracts or
orders of agriculture commodities up
through the wholesale levels,
agriculture production equipment,
allocate resources, and handle food
claims within its authority as specified
in the Defense Production Act (DPA) of
1950, as amended, when necessary to
promote national defense. It was
determined that food is a scarce and
critical commodity essential to the
national defense (including civil
emergency preparedness and response).
Unless its production, processing,
storage, and wholesale distribution are
regulated during times of emergencies,
the national defense requirement for
food and food production may not be
met without creating hardship in the
civilian marketplace. Applicants
(Government agencies or private
individuals with a role in emergency
preparedness, response, and recovery
functions) will request authorization
from USDA to place a rating on a
contract for items to support national
defense activities. Priority rating request
procedures and forms can be found on
USDA’s website. Applicants must
supply, at time of request, their name,
location, contact information, items for
which the applicant is requesting
assistance on, quantity, and delivery
date. Applicants can submit the request
by mail or fax. There are no changes to
the burden hours since the last OMB
approval.
For the following estimated total
annual burden on respondents, the
formula used to calculate the total
burden hour is the estimated average
time per responses hours multiplied by
the estimated total annual responses.
Estimate of Respondent Burden:
Public reporting burden for the
information collection is estimated to
average 30 minutes (0.50) per response.
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Respondents: Individuals, businesses,
and agencies with responsibilities for
emergency preparedness and response.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 100.
Estimated Number of Reponses per
Respondent: 0.95.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
95.
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 0.5 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 50 hours.
We are requesting comments on all
aspects of this information collection to
help us to:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
FSA, including whether the information
will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the FSA’s
estimate of burden including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected;
(4) 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 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
submission for Office of Management
and Budget approval.
Steven Peterson,
Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2018–26505 Filed 12–6–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Cardinal-Hickory Creek 345-kV
Transmission Line Project
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice of availability of a draft
environmental impact statement; notice
of public meetings; and section 106
notification to the public.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is hereby given that
the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has
prepared a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) to meet its
responsibilities under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and
environmental policies and procedures
related to providing financial assistance
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Information Collection Request; Agricultural Foreign Investment
Disclosure Act Report
AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all interested
individuals and organizations on an extension of a currently approved
information collection request associated with the Agricultural Foreign
Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA) of 1978.
DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by February 5, 2019.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on the notice. In your
comments, include date, volume, and page number of this issue of the
Federal Register. You may submit comments by any of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Mail: Philip Sronce, Branch Chief, Agricultural Foreign
Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA), Data Analysis Branch, Economic and
Policy Analysis Division, USDA, FSA, STOP 0508, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-0531.
You may also send comments to the Desk Officer for Agriculture,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the information collection may
be requested by contacting Philip Sronce at the above addresses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Philip Sronce, (202) 720-2711.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report.
OMB Control Number: 0560-0097.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 2019.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: AFIDA requires foreign persons who hold, acquire, or
dispose of any interest in U.S. agricultural land to report the
transactions and holdings to FSA on an AFIDA report (FSA-153). The
information collected is made available to States. Also, although not
required by law, the information collected from the AFIDA reports is
used to prepare an annual report to Congress and the President
concerning the effect of foreign investment upon family farms and rural
communities so that Congress may review the annual report and decide if
further regulatory action is required. There is no change to the
numbers in the collection.
For the following estimated total annual burden on respondents, the
formula used to calculate the total burden hour is the estimated
average time per responses hours multiplied by the estimated total
annual responses.
Estimate of Respondent Burden: Public reporting burden for the
information collection is estimated to average 0.476 hours per
response.
Respondents: Individuals or households, businesses or other for
profit farms.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 5,525.
Estimated Number of Reponses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 5,525.
Estimated Average Time per Response: 0.476 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,631.25 hours.
We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information
collection to help us to:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the FSA, including whether
the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the FSA's estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
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(3) Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(4) 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 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 submission for Office
of Management and Budget approval.
Steve Peterson,
Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2018-26504 Filed 12-6-18; 8:45 am]
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