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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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November 17, 2020.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to Office of
Management and Budget (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; 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 21,
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
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the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: RUS Specification for Quality
Control and Inspection of Timber
Products.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0076.
Summary of Collection: The Rural
Utilities Service (RUS) is a credit agency
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) and is authorized to manage
loan programs in accordance with the
Rural Electrification Act (RE Act) of
1936, 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq., as amended.
It makes mortgage loans and loan
guarantees to finance
telecommunications, electric, and water
and waste facilities in rural areas. To
ensure the security of loan funds,
adequate quality control of timber
products is vital to loan security on
electric power systems where hundreds
of thousands of wood-poles and crossarms are used. Prior to receiving loan
funds, a RUS borrower must enter into
a loan contract with RUS. In accordance
with Article V, Section 5.14 of the loan
contract, ‘‘the borrower shall use design
standards, construction standards and
lists of acceptable materials in
conformance with RUS regulations.
Need and Use of the Information: The
purchaser or treating company may
obtain the services of an inspection
agency or third-party oversight
organization to perform certain
inspection services to ensure that the
specifications for wood poles and crossarms are being met. As required by 7
CFR 1728.202(i) copies of test reports on
various preservatives must accompany
each charge (a charge being a load of
poles treated at the same time in a
pressure cylinder). Test reports are
needed so that the purchaser, the
inspectors, and RUS will be able to spotcheck the general accuracy of the tests.
RUS will use the information in
verifying acceptability of poles and
cross-arms purchased by RUS
borrowers.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 25.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
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Total Burden Hours: 20,333.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
November 17, 2020.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to Office of
Management and Budget (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; 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 21,
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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Rural Utilities Service
Title: Technical Assistance Program, 7
CFR part 1775.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0112.
Summary of Collection: The Rural
Utilities Service is authorized by section
306 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926) to
make loans to public agencies,
American Indian tribes, and nonprofit
corporations to fund the development of
drinking water, wastewater, and solid
waste disposal facilities in rural areas
with populations of up to 10,000
residents. Under the CONACT, 7 U.S.C.
1925(a), as amended, section
306(a)(14)(A) authorizes Technical
Assistance and Training grants, and 7
U.S.C. 1932(b), section 310B authorizes
Solid Waste Management grants. Grants
are made for 100 percent of the cost of
assistance. The Technical Assistance
and Training Grants and Solid Waste
Management Grants programs are
administered through 7 CFR part 1775.
Need and Use of the Information:
Nonprofit organizations applying for
TAT and SWM grants must submit a
pre-application, which includes an
application form, narrative proposal,
various other forms, certifications and
supplemental information. RUS will
collect information to determine
applicant’s eligibility, project feasibility,
and the applicant’s ability to meet the
grant and regulatory requirements. RUS
will review the information, evaluate it,
and, if the applicant and project are
eligible for further competition, invite
the applicant to submit a formal
application. Failure to collect proper
information could result in improper
determinations of eligibility, improper
use of funds, or hindrances in making
grants authorized by the TAT and SWM
program.
Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; State, Local or Tribal
Governments.
Number of Respondents: 65.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion; Quarterly.
Total Burden Hours: 5,892.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2020–0093]
Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Foot-andMouth Disease: Prohibition on
Importation of Farm Equipment
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection;
comment request.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
request a revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection
associated with the importation of used
farm equipment into the United States
from regions affected with foot-andmouth disease.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before January 19,
2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2020-0093.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2020–0093, Regulatory Analysis
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
Supporting documents and any
comments we receive on this docket
may be viewed at https://
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2020-0093 or
in our reading room, which is located in
room 1620 of the USDA South Building,
14th Street and Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC. Normal reading
room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except
holidays. To be sure someone is there to
help you, please call (202) 799–7039
before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on foot-and-mouth disease
and prohibition on importation of farm
equipment, contact Dr. Tracye Butler,
Senior Staff Veterinarian, VS, APHIS,
4700 River Road Unit 40, Riverdale, MD
20737; (301) 851–3340. For more
information on the information
collection process, contact Mr. Joseph
Moxey, APHIS’ Information Collection
Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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Title: Foot-and-Mouth Disease:
Prohibition on Importation of Farm
Equipment.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0195.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.),
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture is authorized, among
other things, to prohibit or restrict the
importation of animals, animal
products, and other articles into the
United States to prevent the
introduction of animal diseases and
pests. The regulations for the
importation of animals, animal
products, and other articles into the
United States are contained in 9 CFR
parts 93 through 98.
Section 94.1(c) prohibits the
importation of used farm equipment
into the United States from regions
where APHIS considers foot-and-mouth
disease (FMD) to exist unless the
equipment has been steam-cleaned prior
to export to the United States so that it
is free of exposed dirt and other
particulate matter. Such equipment
must be accompanied by an original
certificate, signed by an authorized
official of the national animal health
service of the exporting region, stating
that the farm equipment, after its last
use and prior to export, was steamcleaned free of all exposed dirt and
other particulate matter.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of this information
collection activity, as described, for an
additional 3 years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit
comments from the public (as well as
affected agencies) concerning our
information collection. These comments
will help us:
(1) Evaluate 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;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, through use, as
appropriate, of automated, electronic,
mechanical, and other collection
technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
November 17, 2020.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to Office of Management and
Budget (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; 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
21, 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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displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: Technical Assistance Program, 7 CFR part 1775.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0112.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Utilities Service is authorized by
section 306 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
U.S.C. 1926) to make loans to public agencies, American Indian tribes,
and nonprofit corporations to fund the development of drinking water,
wastewater, and solid waste disposal facilities in rural areas with
populations of up to 10,000 residents. Under the CONACT, 7 U.S.C.
1925(a), as amended, section 306(a)(14)(A) authorizes Technical
Assistance and Training grants, and 7 U.S.C. 1932(b), section 310B
authorizes Solid Waste Management grants. Grants are made for 100
percent of the cost of assistance. The Technical Assistance and
Training Grants and Solid Waste Management Grants programs are
administered through 7 CFR part 1775.
Need and Use of the Information: Nonprofit organizations applying
for TAT and SWM grants must submit a pre-application, which includes an
application form, narrative proposal, various other forms,
certifications and supplemental information. RUS will collect
information to determine applicant's eligibility, project feasibility,
and the applicant's ability to meet the grant and regulatory
requirements. RUS will review the information, evaluate it, and, if the
applicant and project are eligible for further competition, invite the
applicant to submit a formal application. Failure to collect proper
information could result in improper determinations of eligibility,
improper use of funds, or hindrances in making grants authorized by the
TAT and SWM program.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; State,
Local or Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents: 65.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Quarterly.
Total Burden Hours: 5,892.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-25643 Filed 11-19-20; 8:45 am]
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