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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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November 13, 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 December 18,
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
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
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Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Assessment of the Collection,
Analysis, Validation, and Reporting of
SNAP Employment and Training Data
project.
OMB Control Number: 0584–New.
Summary of Collection: Section 17 [7
U.S.C. 2026] (a)(1) of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended,
provides general legislative authority for
the planned data collection. It
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture
to enter into contracts with private
institutions to undertake research that
will help to improve the administration
and effectiveness of SNAP in delivering
nutrition-related benefits. Under the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP), States are required to
operate an Employment and Training
(E&T) program to help participants gain
skills, education, training, and
experience that lead to employment and
greater economic self-sufficiency.
Need and Use of the Information: FNS
will: (1) Identify and describe the
current State and Federal systems that
collect, validate, and analyze E&T data;
(2) assess the current and future E&T
data needs of Federal, Regional, and
State staff; and (3) recommend a plan to
improve how Federal, Regional, and
State staff collect and use data for E&T
program improvement and reporting.
The data collection effort will culminate
in a comprehensive final report of
recommendations for FNS to meet its
current and future data needs for the
SNAP E&T program. The report will
describe the current Federal, Regional,
and State data systems and processes;
the current and future data needs and
goals of SNAP E&T; and the gaps
between the current systems and data
needs.
In addition, the report will
recommend methods to address these
gaps through changes to data systems
and information technology (IT)
solutions, improved business processes,
and expanded technical assistance.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local, Tribal Government, Private
Sector (Business-for-profit and not-for
profit).
Number of Respondents: 284.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 553.
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Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program Emergency
Allotments (COVID–19).
OMB Control Number: 0584–0652.
Summary of Collection: The Families
First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020
Public Law 116–127, enacted March 18,
2020, includes a general provision that
allows the Department of Agriculture to
issue emergency allotments (EA). This is
based on a public health emergency
declaration by the Secretary of Health
and Human Services under section 319
of the Public Health Service Act related
to an outbreak of COVID–19 when a
State has also issued an emergency or
disaster declaration. This collection is
for activities associated with
administering emergency allotments.
Need and Use of the Information:
State agencies impacted by COVID–19
may submit a waiver request to their
FNS Regional Office for approval to
provide an EA to households to bring all
households up to the maximum benefit
due to pandemic related economic
conditions. Because the EA waiver
increases the monthly benefit of
participants above the amount originally
anticipated for this fiscal year, the
amount of benefits issued and redeemed
must be carefully tracked to ensure FNS
does not exceed its appropriation. As
such, it is necessary for FNS to collect
information from State agencies.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 763.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
[Docket ID: FSA–2020–0010]
Information Collection Request;
County Committee Elections
Farm Service Agency, USDA.
Notice of information collection;
request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Farm Service Agency (FSA) is
requesting comments from all interested
individuals and entities on an extension
with a revision of a currently approved
information collection associated with
FSA county committee elections. The
collection of information from FSA
farmers and ranchers is used to receive
nominations from eligible voters for the
FSA county committee.
DATES: We will consider comments we
receive by January 19, 2021.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments on this notice. You may
submit comments, identified by Docket
ID: FSA–2020–0010, by any of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to:
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail, Hand Delivery, or Courier:
Kyle Mansfield, Field Operations
Specialist for the Deputy Administrator
for Field Operations, Farm Service
Agency, USDA, STOP 0542, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20250–0542.
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 Kyle Mansfield at the
above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, contact Kyle Mansfield at
(706) 552–2502 (voice). Persons with
disabilities who require alternative
means for communication should
contact the USDA Target Center at (202)
720–2600 (voice).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: County Committee
Election.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0229.
Expiration Date of Approval: January
31, 2021.
Type of Request: Revision.
Abstract: This information collection
is necessary to effectively allow farmers
and ranchers to nominate potential
candidates using the form FSA–669A
for the FSA county committee election
in accordance with the requirements as
authorized by the Soil Conservation and
Domestic Allotment Act, as amended.
Specifically, FSA uses the information
provided by the nominee annually or, if
needed, throughout the year for special
elections to create ballots for FSA
county committee elections. Elections
for FSA county committees are held
each year; therefore, nominations for
eligible nominees are requested each
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year. Any individual who meets the
qualifications mentioned in form FSA–
669A may be nominated by another
person or by themselves. The form
FSA–669A is used to collect the
information for nominations; it requires
the name and address of the nominee
and the signatures of both the nominee
and the person nominating the
individual to be a nominee (only one
signature is required for self-nominated
individuals). The nominee must be
eligible to vote in the designated FSA
county committee election, eligible to
hold the office of FSA county committee
member, and willing to serve, if elected.
For more information about FSA county
committees, including elections,
nominations, eligible voters, eligibility,
and other related information, see the
regulations in 7 CFR part 7. In addition,
the form also includes a voluntary
request for race, ethnicity, and gender
information from the nominee. FSA is
also using the form FSA–669A–3,
Nomination Form for Urban Agriculture
FSA Committee Election, to establish
Urban Agriculture FSA County
Committees in some cities.
The number of respondents increased
by 500 in this collection due to more
respondents interested in participating
in the FSA county committee’s election
by either becoming an eligible voter or
a County FSA committee member. The
travel times decreased by 4,075 hours
that have been removed from the
collection. The respondents go to the
county offices to do regular and
customary business with FSA; this
means no travel time is required
specifically for the information
collection and therefore, it is no longer
included in the burden hour reporting.
For the following estimated total
annual burden on respondents, the
formula used to calculate the total
burden hours is the estimated average
time per response multiplied by the
estimated total annual of responses.
Estimate of Average Time to Respond:
Public reporting burden for collecting
information under this notice is
estimated to average 0.25 hours per
response, including the time for
reviewing instructions, searching
existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, and
completing and reviewing the collection
of information for all respondents.
Type of Respondents: Individuals
(eligible voters).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
10,500.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Reponses:
10,500.
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Estimated Average Time per
Response: 0.25 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 2,625 hours.
FSA is requesting comments on all
aspects of this information to help us to:
(1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Evaluate the quality, ability and
clarity of the information technology;
and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
information collection on those who
respond 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.
Richard Fordyce,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Survey of Housing Starts,
Sales, and Completions (SOC)
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on proposed, and continuing
information collections, which helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on September
3, 2020 during a 60-day comment
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
[Docket ID: FSA-2020-0010]
Information Collection Request; County Committee Elections
AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; 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 entities on an extension with a revision of a currently
approved information collection associated with FSA county committee
elections. The collection of information from FSA farmers and ranchers
is used to receive nominations from eligible voters for the FSA county
committee.
DATES: We will consider comments we receive by January 19, 2021.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. You may
submit comments, identified by Docket ID: FSA-2020-0010, by any of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to: www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Mail, Hand Delivery, or Courier: Kyle Mansfield, Field
Operations Specialist for the Deputy Administrator for Field
Operations, Farm Service Agency, USDA, STOP 0542, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-0542.
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 Kyle Mansfield at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, contact Kyle Mansfield at (706) 552-2502
(voice). Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication should contact the USDA Target Center at (202) 720-2600
(voice).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: County Committee Election.
OMB Control Number: 0560-0229.
Expiration Date of Approval: January 31, 2021.
Type of Request: Revision.
Abstract: This information collection is necessary to effectively
allow farmers and ranchers to nominate potential candidates using the
form FSA-669A for the FSA county committee election in accordance with
the requirements as authorized by the Soil Conservation and Domestic
Allotment Act, as amended. Specifically, FSA uses the information
provided by the nominee annually or, if needed, throughout the year for
special elections to create ballots for FSA county committee elections.
Elections for FSA county committees are held each year; therefore,
nominations for eligible nominees are requested each year. Any
individual who meets the qualifications mentioned in form FSA-669A may
be nominated by another person or by themselves. The form FSA-669A is
used to collect the information for nominations; it requires the name
and address of the nominee and the signatures of both the nominee and
the person nominating the individual to be a nominee (only one
signature is required for self-nominated individuals). The nominee must
be eligible to vote in the designated FSA county committee election,
eligible to hold the office of FSA county committee member, and willing
to serve, if elected. For more information about FSA county committees,
including elections, nominations, eligible voters, eligibility, and
other related information, see the regulations in 7 CFR part 7. In
addition, the form also includes a voluntary request for race,
ethnicity, and gender information from the nominee. FSA is also using
the form FSA-669A-3, Nomination Form for Urban Agriculture FSA
Committee Election, to establish Urban Agriculture FSA County
Committees in some cities.
The number of respondents increased by 500 in this collection due
to more respondents interested in participating in the FSA county
committee's election by either becoming an eligible voter or a County
FSA committee member. The travel times decreased by 4,075 hours that
have been removed from the collection. The respondents go to the county
offices to do regular and customary business with FSA; this means no
travel time is required specifically for the information collection and
therefore, it is no longer included in the burden hour reporting.
For the following estimated total annual burden on respondents, the
formula used to calculate the total burden hours is the estimated
average time per response multiplied by the estimated total annual of
responses.
Estimate of Average Time to Respond: Public reporting burden for
collecting information under this notice is estimated to average 0.25
hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data
needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information for
all respondents.
Type of Respondents: Individuals (eligible voters).
Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,500.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Reponses: 10,500.
Estimated Average Time per Response: 0.25 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,625 hours.
FSA is requesting comments on all aspects of this information to
help us to:
(1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Evaluate the quality, ability and clarity of the information
technology; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the information collection on those who
respond 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.
Richard Fordyce,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2020-25367 Filed 11-17-20; 8:45 am]
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