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Kimble Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019–14997 Filed 7–12–19; 8:45 am]
Title: Seismic Safety of New Building
Construction, 7 CFR 1792, Subpart C.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0099.
Summary of Collection: Seismic
hazards present a serious threat to
people and their surroundings. These
hazards exist in most of the United
States, not just on the West Coast.
Unlike hurricanes, times and location of
earthquakes cannot be predicted; most
earthquakes strike without warning and,
if of substantial strength, strike with
great destructive forces. To reduce risks
to life and property from earthquakes,
Congress enacted the Earthquake
Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (Pub. L.
95–124, 42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) and
directed the establishment and
maintenance of an effective earthquake
reduction program. As a result, the
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction
Program (NEHRP) was established. The
objectives of the NEHRP include the
development of technologically and
economically feasible design and
construction methods to make both new
and existing structures earthquake
resistant, and the development and
promotion of model building codes. 7
CFR part 1792, subpart C, identifies
acceptable seismic standards which
must be employed in new building
construction funded by loans, grants, or
guarantees made by the Rural Utility
Service (RUS) or the Rural Telephone
Bank (RTB) or through lien
accommodations or subordinations
approved by RUS or RTB
Need and Use of the Information:
Borrowers and grant recipients must
provide to RUS a written
acknowledgment from a registered
architect or engineer responsible for the
designs of each applicable building
stating that the seismic provisions to 7
CFR part 1792, subpart C will be used
in the design of the building. RUS will
use this information to: (1) Clarify and
inform the applicable borrowers and
grant recipients about seismic safety
requirements; (2) improve the
effectiveness of all RUS programs; and
(3) reduce the risk to life and property
through the use of approved building
codes aimed at providing seismic safety.
Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 10.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
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Total Burden Hours: 8.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
July 10, 2019.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments are
requested regarding; 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; the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and 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 August 14, 2019
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
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.
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Title: Peer Review Related Forms for
the Office of Scientific Quality Review.
OMB Control Number: 0518–0028.
Summary of Collection: The Office of
Scientific Quality Review (OSQR)
oversees peer review of Agricultural
Research Service (ARS) research plans
in response to Congressional mandate in
the Agricultural Research Extension,
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (Pub.
L. 105–185, Section 103d). The ARS
peer-review panels are comprised of
scientists who review current scientific
research projects and who have expert
knowledge in the fields being reviewed.
The OSQR oversees the process of panel
member selection, their personal
documentation and certification for
review, and the recording, and
transmittal of panel reviews.
Need and Use of the Information:
ARS will collect the information using
the following forms:
ARS–199A, Ad Hoc Peer Review of
ARES Research Project
ARS–200PA, Confidentiality Agreement
ARS–202P, Chair & Panelist Information
Form
ARS–209P, OSQR Expense Report
ARS–223P Panel Recommendation on
ARS Research Project Plan
ARS–225P, Panelist Peer Review of ARS
Research Project
ARS–231 Reviewer Comment Form
The information collected is used to
manage the travel and stipend payments
to panel reviewers and provide wellorganized feedback to ARS’s researchers
about their projects. If information were
not collected, ARS would not meet the
administrative or legislative
requirements of the Peer Review Process
as mandated by Public Law 105–185;
Section 103(d).
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 230.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Quarterly; Weekly; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 2,460.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019–14919 Filed 7–12–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
July 10, 2019.
The Department of Agriculture will
submit the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
July 10, 2019.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
are requested regarding; 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; the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 August
14, 2019 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.
Agricultural Research Service
Title: Peer Review Related Forms for the Office of Scientific
Quality Review.
OMB Control Number: 0518-0028.
Summary of Collection: The Office of Scientific Quality Review
(OSQR) oversees peer review of Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
research plans in response to Congressional mandate in the Agricultural
Research Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-185,
Section 103d). The ARS peer-review panels are comprised of scientists
who review current scientific research projects and who have expert
knowledge in the fields being reviewed. The OSQR oversees the process
of panel member selection, their personal documentation and
certification for review, and the recording, and transmittal of panel
reviews.
Need and Use of the Information: ARS will collect the information
using the following forms:
ARS-199A, Ad Hoc Peer Review of ARES Research Project
ARS-200PA, Confidentiality Agreement
ARS-202P, Chair & Panelist Information Form
ARS-209P, OSQR Expense Report
ARS-223P Panel Recommendation on ARS Research Project Plan
ARS-225P, Panelist Peer Review of ARS Research Project
ARS-231 Reviewer Comment Form
The information collected is used to manage the travel and stipend
payments to panel reviewers and provide well-organized feedback to
ARS's researchers about their projects. If information were not
collected, ARS would not meet the administrative or legislative
requirements of the Peer Review Process as mandated by Public Law 105-
185; Section 103(d).
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 230.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Quarterly; Weekly; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 2,460.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-14919 Filed 7-12-19; 8:45 am]
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