Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 74664-74665 [2020-25781]

Download as PDF 74664 Notices Federal Register Vol. 85, No. 226 Monday, November 23, 2020 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service [Doc No. AMS–FGIS–20–0066] United States Standards for Lentils Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627. Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. ACTION: Reopening of comment period. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the comment period for a notice for comment published in the Federal Register on September 29, 2020 is reopened. The publication invited comments on the revision to the method of interpretation for determining the special grade ‘‘Green,’’ as it pertains to the class ‘‘Lentils,’’ under the authority of the AMA. DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on September 29, 2020 at 85 FR 60956 is reopened. Comments are due by December 23, 2020. ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit written comments via the internet at https://www.regulations.gov. All comments should refer to the date and page number of this issue of the Federal Register. All comments submitted in response to the notice, including the identity of individuals or entities submitting comments, will be made available to the public on the internet via https://www.regulations.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Loren Almond, USDA AMS; Telephone: (816) 891–0422; Email: Loren.L.Almond@usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 29, 2020, AMS published a notice seeking comment on a proposal to amend the U.S. Standards for Lentils as well as the Pea and Lentil Inspection Handbook. The proposal would revise the special grade ‘‘Green,’’ as it pertains to the class ‘‘Lentils,’’ by revising the definition to state, ‘‘Clear seeded (green) lentils possessing a natural, uniformly SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:07 Nov 20, 2020 Jkt 253001 green color,’’ and must contain less than 0.5 percent mottled lentils in the appropriate portion size. The original 30-day comment period provided in the proposed rule closed on October 29, 2020. A stakeholder submitted a comment requesting an extension of the comment period. The Agricultural Marketing Service is reopening the public comment period for an additional 30 days to ensure that interested persons have sufficient time to review and comment on the notice for comment. The comment period is reopened for 30 days from the date of publication of this notice. Bruce Summers, Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service. [FR Doc. 2020–25809 Filed 11–20–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–02–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request November 18, 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 23, 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/ PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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: Volunteer Service Agreements and Volunteer Service Time and Attendance Record. OMB Control Number: 0579–New. Summary of Collection: Section 1526 of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 [7 U.S.C. 2272] permits the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to use volunteers in carrying out programs of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The regulations in Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Administrative Personnel, Part 308, authorizes an Agency to establish programs designed to provide educationally related volunteer assignments for students. APHIS will collection information using MRP forms, 126A, Student Service Agreement and Recordkeeping; MRP 126B, Nonstudent Volunteer Service Agreement; and MRP 126C, Volunteer Time and Attendance Record. Need and Use of the Information: This information collection is necessary to: (a) Facilitate establishment of guidelines for acceptance of volunteer services under the above authorities; (b) make a determination of individuals’ eligibility and suitability to serve as a volunteer in the Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP), USDA; and (c) comply with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) regulation to require documentation of volunteer service. If this information collection is not conducted, MRP would not be able to determine the individual’s eligibility and suitability to serve as a volunteer. Description of Respondents: Individuals or households and businesses. Number of Respondents: 86. E:\FR\FM\23NON1.SGM 23NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 226 / Monday, November 23, 2020 / Notices Frequency of Responses: Reporting; On occasion; Quarterly. Total Burden Hours: 151. Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2020–25781 Filed 11–20–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS–2020–0102] Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Standardizing Phytosanitary Treatment Regulations: Approval of Cold Treatment and Irradiation Facilities; Cold Treatment Schedules; and Establishment of Fumigation and Cold Treatment Compliance Agreements 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 the phytosanitary treatment regulations to establish generic criteria that would allow for the approval of new cold treatment facilities in the Southern and Western States of the United States. DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before January 22, 2021. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/ #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2020-0102. • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS–2020–0102, 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-2020-0102 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., SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:07 Nov 20, 2020 Jkt 253001 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 environmental monitoring, contact Mr. Todd Dutton, Assistant Director, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2348. For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS’ Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Standardizing Phytosanitary Treatment Regulations: Approval of Cold Treatment and Irradiation Facilities; Cold Treatment Schedules; and Establishment of Fumigation and Cold Treatment Compliance Agreements. OMB Control Number: 0579–0450. Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an information collection. Abstract: 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 and noxious weeds not widely distributed into the United States, and eradicating those imported pests when eradication is feasible. The Plant Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes the Department to carry out this mission. Under the PPA, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is authorized, among other things, to regulate the importation of plants, plant products, and other articles to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United States. The phytosanitary treatment regulations contained in 7 CFR part 305 (referred to below as the regulations) set out the general requirements for performing treatments and certifying or approving treatment facilities for fruits, vegetables, and other articles to prevent the introduction or dissemination of plant pests or noxious weeds into or throughout the United States. The phytosanitary treatment regulations establish generic criteria that would allow for the approval of new cold treatment and irradiation facilities; cold treatment schedules; and establishment of fumigation and cold treatment compliance agreements. These criteria also require additional information collection activities. For instance, APHIS requires the establishment of compliance agreements for those entities that operate fumigation facilities. Also, APHIS requires harmonized language concerning State PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 74665 compliance with facility establishment and parameters for the movement of consignments from the port of entry or points of origin in the United States to the treatment facility in the irradiation treatment regulations language in the cold treatment regulations. We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the use of these information collection activities, 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. Estimate of burden: The public burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.51 hours per response. Respondents: National plant protection organizations, facility operators, importers, and State governments. Estimated annual number of respondents: 118. Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 3. Estimated annual number of responses: 398. Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 203 hours. (Due to averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per response.) All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record. Done in Washington, DC, this 17th day of November 2020. Michael Watson, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2020–25714 Filed 11–20–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P E:\FR\FM\23NON1.SGM 23NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 226 (Monday, November 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74664-74665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25781]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 18, 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 
23, 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 displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Volunteer Service Agreements and Volunteer Service Time and 
Attendance Record.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-New.
    Summary of Collection: Section 1526 of the Agriculture and Food Act 
of 1981 [7 U.S.C. 2272] permits the Secretary of Agriculture to 
establish a program to use volunteers in carrying out programs of the 
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
    The regulations in Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 
Administrative Personnel, Part 308, authorizes an Agency to establish 
programs designed to provide educationally related volunteer 
assignments for students.
    APHIS will collection information using MRP forms, 126A, Student 
Service Agreement and Recordkeeping; MRP 126B, Nonstudent Volunteer 
Service Agreement; and MRP 126C, Volunteer Time and Attendance Record.
    Need and Use of the Information: This information collection is 
necessary to: (a) Facilitate establishment of guidelines for acceptance 
of volunteer services under the above authorities; (b) make a 
determination of individuals' eligibility and suitability to serve as a 
volunteer in the Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP), USDA; and (c) 
comply with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) regulation to 
require documentation of volunteer service. If this information 
collection is not conducted, MRP would not be able to determine the 
individual's eligibility and suitability to serve as a volunteer.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households and 
businesses.
    Number of Respondents: 86.

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    Frequency of Responses: Reporting; On occasion; Quarterly.
    Total Burden Hours: 151.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-25781 Filed 11-20-20; 8:45 am]
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