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name and addresses of the borrowers’
officers/board of directors and corporate
officials, who are authorized to sign
official documents and/or to make
official representations concerning
borrower operations and management.
RUS uses the information to assure that
(1) accurate, current, and verifiable
information is available; (2)
correspondence with borrowers is
properly directed; and (3) the
appropriate officials have signed the
official documents submitted. Failure to
collect information from borrowers
could result in failure to protect the
government’s security interest when
determining eligibility and
administering loan programs.
Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 985.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 245.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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August 11, 2020.
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 September 14,
2020 will be considered. Written
comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collection should
be submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
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following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function.
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.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Imported Seed and Screening.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0124.
Summary of Collection: The United
States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) is responsible for preventing
plant diseases or insect pests from
entering the United States, preventing
the spread of pests not widely
distributed in the United States, and
eradicating imported pests when
eradication is feasible. Under the
authority of the Federal Seed Act of
1939, as amended, the USDA regulates
the importation and interstate
movement of certain agricultural and
vegetable seeds. The USDA Animal &
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ)
Division has established a seed analysis
program with Canada that allows U.S.
companies that import seed for cleaning
or processing to enter into compliance
agreements with APHIS. To monitor and
ensure compliance with United States
agricultural regulations, APHIS will
collect information using forms and
other information activities.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will collect information from
forms, correspondence, inspections, and
discussions to ensure imported seeds do
not pose a threat to U.S. agriculture. If
the information were not collected,
there would be increased risk of severe
economic damage to United States
agriculture caused by plant diseases and
insect pests.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 1,153.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 9,632.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Importation of Beef and Ovine
Meat from Uruguay and Beef from
Argentina and Brazil.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0372.
Summary of Collection: The Animal
Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 2002 (7
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U.S.C. 8301), is the primary Federal law
governing the protection of animal
health. The law gives the Secretary of
Agriculture broad authority to detect,
control, or eradicate pests or diseases of
livestock or poultry. The agency charged
with carrying out this disease
prevention mission is the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS). Disease prevention is the most
effective method for maintaining a
healthy animal population and
enhancing APHIS’ ability to compete
globally in animal and animal product
trade. APHIS import regulations in
sections 94.1, 9 CFR 94.11, and 9 CFR
94.29 place certain restrictions on the
importation of beef and ovine meat from
Uruguay into the United States. Under
these regulations, APHIS must collect
information (via a Foreign Meat
Inspection Certificate), prepared by an
authorized veterinary official of the
Government of Argentina and Brazil,
certifying that specific conditions for
importation have been met.
Need and Use of the Information:
Imported beef and ovine meat from
Uruguay and imported beef from
northern Argentina and imported beef
from the specific regions in Brazil must
be accompanied by a foreign meat
inspection certificate that is completed
and signed by an authorized veterinary
official of the Government of Uruguay,
Argentina, and Brazil. Without the
information, APHIS would be unable to
establish an effective defense against the
entry and spread of foot-and-mouth
disease and other animal diseases from
Uruguay beef and ovine product imports
as well as imports of beef and beef
products from Argentina and Brazil.
Description of Respondents: Federal
Government; Business or Other for
Profit.
Number of Respondents: 6,019.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 10,044.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Request for Extension or
Renewal of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
Office of Assistant Secretary for
Civil Rights.
AGENCY:
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Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice
announces the intention of the Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
to request a renewal to an approved
information collection for race,
ethnicity, and gender along with
comments.
SUMMARY:
Comments on this notice must be
received by October 13, 2020 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: The Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Civil Rights invites
interested persons to submit comments
on this notice. Comments may be
submitted by one of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: This
website provides the ability to type
short comments directly into the
comment field on this web page or
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go
to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions at that site for
submitting comments.
Mail, including CD–ROMs, etc.:
Send to U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Civil Rights, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Mailstop 9407,
Washington, DC 20250.
Hand- or courier-delivered
submittals: Deliver to 355 E Street SW,
Room 7–205, Washington, DC 20024.
Instructions: All items submitted by
mail or electronic mail must include the
Agency name, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Civil Rights. Comments
received in response to this docket will
be made available for public inspection
and posted without change, including
any personal information, to https://
www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to background
documents or comments received, go to
the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Civil Rights at 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, 507–A, Washington, DC
20250 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Denise A. Banks, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20250, (202) 401–7654 and fax
number (202) 690–1782.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), this notice announces the
intention of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Civil Rights to request
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approval for an existing collection in
use with an OMB control number.
Title: Race, Ethnicity and Gender Data
Collection.
OMB Number: OMB No. 0503–0019.
Expiration Date of Approval: October
31, 2020.
Type of Request: Extension and
renewal of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: This data collection is
necessary to implement Sections 14006
and 14007 of the Food, Conservation,
and Energy Act of 2008, 7 U.S.C. 8701
(hereafter referred to as the 2008 Farm
Bill). Section 14006 of the 2008 Farm
Bill establishes a requirement for the
Department of Agriculture (USDA) to
annually compile application and
participation rate data regarding socially
disadvantaged farmers or ranchers by
computing for each program of the
USDA that serves agriculture producers
and landowners (a) raw numbers of
applicants and participants by race,
ethnicity, and gender subject to
appropriate privacy protections, as
determined by the Secretary; and (b) the
application and participation rate, by
race, ethnicity and gender, as a
percentage of the total participation rate
of all agricultural producers and
landowners for each county and State in
the United States. Pursuant to the
authority in section 14006, the agencies
of USDA are to collect the data and
transmit it to the Secretary of
Agriculture. Section 14007 requires
USDA to use the data collected in the
conduct of oversight and evaluation of
civil rights compliance.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 2 minutes per
response.
Respondents: Producers, applicants.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,913,798.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 63,793.
Comments are invited on: (1) 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; (2) 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; (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
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
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technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
All comments received will be
available for public inspection during
regular business hours at the same
address.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for Office of Management and Budget
approval. All comments will become a
matter of public record.
Devon Westhill,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
August 11, 2020.
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: 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 these information collections
are best assured of having their full
effect if received by September 14, 2020.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Request for Extension or Renewal of a Currently
Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: Office of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights.
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ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the intention of the Office
of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights to request a renewal to an
approved information collection for race, ethnicity, and gender along
with comments.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by October 13, 2020 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
invites interested persons to submit comments on this notice. Comments
may be submitted by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: This website provides the ability to
type short comments directly into the comment field on this web page or
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions at that site for submitting comments.
Mail, including CD-ROMs, etc.: Send to U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Mailstop 9407, Washington, DC 20250.
Hand- or courier-delivered submittals: Deliver to 355 E Street SW,
Room 7-205, Washington, DC 20024.
Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must
include the Agency name, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil
Rights. Comments received in response to this docket will be made
available for public inspection and posted without change, including
any personal information, to https://www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to background documents or comments received, go
to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at 1400
Independence Avenue SW, 507-A, Washington, DC 20250 between 8:00 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise A. Banks, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250, (202) 401-7654 and
fax number (202) 690-1782.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the intention
of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights to request
approval for an existing collection in use with an OMB control number.
Title: Race, Ethnicity and Gender Data Collection.
OMB Number: OMB No. 0503-0019.
Expiration Date of Approval: October 31, 2020.
Type of Request: Extension and renewal of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: This data collection is necessary to implement Sections
14006 and 14007 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, 7
U.S.C. 8701 (hereafter referred to as the 2008 Farm Bill). Section
14006 of the 2008 Farm Bill establishes a requirement for the
Department of Agriculture (USDA) to annually compile application and
participation rate data regarding socially disadvantaged farmers or
ranchers by computing for each program of the USDA that serves
agriculture producers and landowners (a) raw numbers of applicants and
participants by race, ethnicity, and gender subject to appropriate
privacy protections, as determined by the Secretary; and (b) the
application and participation rate, by race, ethnicity and gender, as a
percentage of the total participation rate of all agricultural
producers and landowners for each county and State in the United
States. Pursuant to the authority in section 14006, the agencies of
USDA are to collect the data and transmit it to the Secretary of
Agriculture. Section 14007 requires USDA to use the data collected in
the conduct of oversight and evaluation of civil rights compliance.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 2 minutes per response.
Respondents: Producers, applicants.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,913,798.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 63,793.
Comments are invited on: (1) 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; (2) 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; (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 the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
All comments received will be available for public inspection
during regular business hours at the same address.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
Devon Westhill,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights.
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