Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 18936-18937 [2021-07470]

Download as PDF 18936 Notices Federal Register Vol. 86, No. 68 Monday, April 12, 2021 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 Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES April 7, 2021. 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 May 12, 2021. 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:37 Apr 09, 2021 Jkt 253001 persons are not required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. National Agricultural Statistics Service Title: Water Use Surveys. OMB Control Number: 0535–0262. Summary of Collection: The primary function of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is to prepare and issue current official State and national estimates of crop and livestock production, value, and disposition, and resource use. General authority for these data collection activities is granted under U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204. This statute specifies that ‘‘The Secretary of Agriculture shall procure and preserve all information concerning agriculture which he can obtain . . . by the collection of statistics . . . and shall distribute them among agriculturists.’’ Need and Use of the Information: NASS will conduct a census of agricultural operations that likely use between 10,000 to 999,999 gallons of water in any one day for agricultural purposes in North Carolina. The universe size is around 3,700 operations. The operations will be asked to provide monthly or daily water use and the source (ground or surface water) by county. For operations that are unable to provide water use data, an estimation guide is included in the questionnaire that the respondents can use to estimate their water usage based on their agricultural production data. The summarized and published information will be analyzed by the NCDACS and data users to investigate water use in North Carolina to include: • Average number of days per month there was demand for 10,000 to 999,999 gallons of water per day. • Average daily usage of water for operations that use 10,000 to 999,999 gallons of water in any one day. • Aggregated statistics for operations that use 10,000 to 999,999 gallons of water in any one day by county and hydrologic unit code. The program will help the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality fulfill requirements of North Carolina state legislation enacted in 2008. Collecting data less frequently would prevent the agriculture industry from being kept abreast of water use changes for North Carolina. PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Description of Respondents: Farms; Businesses or other for-profit. Number of Respondents: 3,700. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually. Total Burden Hours: 1,773. Levi S. Harrell, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2021–07412 Filed 4–9–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–20–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request April 7, 2021. 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 May 12, 2021 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 E:\FR\FM\12APN1.SGM 12APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 68 / Monday, April 12, 2021 / Notices khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 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. Rural Utilities Service Title: Accounting Requirements for RUS Electric and Telecommunications Borrowers. OMB Control Number: 0572–0003. Summary of Collection: Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is a credit agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that makes loans (direct and guaranteed) to finance electric and telecommunications facilities in rural areas. This collection is primarily a recordkeeping requirement. 7 CFR parts 1767 and 1770 set forth basic accounting requirements for maintaining financial accounting records on an accrual basis that are unique to RUS borrowers. The agency is requiring borrowers to establish an index of records. RUS does not own or operate rural electric facilities. Its function is to provide, through selfliquidating loans and technical assistance, adequate and dependable electric and telecommunications service to rural people under rates and conditions that permit productive use of these utility services. RUS borrowers, as all businesses, need accounting systems for their own internal use as well as external use. Such records are maintained as part of normal business practices. Without systems, no records would exist, for example, or what they own or what they owe. Such records systems provide borrowers with information that is required by the manager and board of directors to operate on a daily basis, to complete their tax returns, and to support requests to state regulatory commissions for rate approvals. Need and Use of the Information: There are many important financial considerations for the retention and preservation of accounting records. One of the most important considerations to RUS is that documentation be available so that the borrower’s records may be audited for proper disbursements of funds. The hours of burden to maintain this index are directly related to those portions of the accounting system that are unique to the Agency. RUS uses the information to evaluate a borrower’s financial performance, to determine whether current loans are at risk, and to determine the credit worthiness of future loans. If basic financial records were not maintained, the borrower, its investors, and RUS would be unable to evaluate a borrower’s financial performance, to determine whether VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:37 Apr 09, 2021 Jkt 253001 current loans are at risk, and to determine the credit worthiness of future loans. Description of Respondents: Business or other-for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions. Number of Respondents: 1,000. Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On Occasion. Total Burden Hours: 27,000. 18937 In the Federal Register of March 8, 2021, FR Doc. 2021–04701, on page 13280, in the second column, under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, should read as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,700,000. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 3,100,000 hours. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Levi S. Harrell, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. Signed at Washington, DC, April 6, 2021. Yvette Anderson, Federal Register Liaison Officer for ARS, ERS, NASS. [FR Doc. 2021–07470 Filed 4–9–21; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2021–07404 Filed 4–9–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–15–P BILLING CODE 3410–20–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION National Agricultural Statistics Service Notice of Public Meeting of the Massachusetts Advisory Committee Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Reinstate an Information Collection National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to seek reinstatement of an information collection, the 2022 Census of Agriculture. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 11, 2021 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535–0226, by any of the following methods: • Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. Include docket number above in the subject line of the message. • E-fax: (855) 838–6382. • Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD– ROM submissions to: David Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250– 2024. • Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand deliver to: David Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250–2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin L. Barnes, Associate Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, (202)720–2707. Copies of this information collection and related instructions can be obtained without charge from David Hancock, NASS— OMB Clearance Officer, at (202)690– 2388 or at ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Commission on Civil Rights. Announcement of meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), that a briefing of the Massachusetts Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by web conference on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. (ET). The purpose of the briefing is to hear from presenters on hate crimes against Americans of Asian and Pacific Descent in Massachusetts. DATES: Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. (ET). Public WEBEX Conference Registration Link (video and audio): https://tinyurl.com/533t9psj. To Join by Phone Only: Dial 1–800– 360–9505; Access code: 199 774 3553. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evelyn Bohor at ero@usccr.gov or by phone at 202–921–2212. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is available to the public through the WebEx link above. If joining only via phone, callers can expect to incur charges for calls they initiate over wireless lines, and the Commission will not refund any incurred charges. Individuals who are deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing may also follow the proceedings by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 and providing the Service with the call-in number found through registering at the web link provided above for the meeting. Members of the public are entitled to make comments during the open period at the end of the meeting. Members of the public may also submit written comments; the comments must be SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\12APN1.SGM 12APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 68 (Monday, April 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18936-18937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07470]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 7, 2021.
    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 May 12, 
2021 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

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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.

Rural Utilities Service

    Title: Accounting Requirements for RUS Electric and 
Telecommunications Borrowers.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0003.
    Summary of Collection: Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is a credit 
agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that makes loans (direct 
and guaranteed) to finance electric and telecommunications facilities 
in rural areas. This collection is primarily a recordkeeping 
requirement. 7 CFR parts 1767 and 1770 set forth basic accounting 
requirements for maintaining financial accounting records on an accrual 
basis that are unique to RUS borrowers. The agency is requiring 
borrowers to establish an index of records. RUS does not own or operate 
rural electric facilities. Its function is to provide, through self-
liquidating loans and technical assistance, adequate and dependable 
electric and telecommunications service to rural people under rates and 
conditions that permit productive use of these utility services. RUS 
borrowers, as all businesses, need accounting systems for their own 
internal use as well as external use. Such records are maintained as 
part of normal business practices. Without systems, no records would 
exist, for example, or what they own or what they owe. Such records 
systems provide borrowers with information that is required by the 
manager and board of directors to operate on a daily basis, to complete 
their tax returns, and to support requests to state regulatory 
commissions for rate approvals.
    Need and Use of the Information: There are many important financial 
considerations for the retention and preservation of accounting 
records. One of the most important considerations to RUS is that 
documentation be available so that the borrower's records may be 
audited for proper disbursements of funds. The hours of burden to 
maintain this index are directly related to those portions of the 
accounting system that are unique to the Agency. RUS uses the 
information to evaluate a borrower's financial performance, to 
determine whether current loans are at risk, and to determine the 
credit worthiness of future loans. If basic financial records were not 
maintained, the borrower, its investors, and RUS would be unable to 
evaluate a borrower's financial performance, to determine whether 
current loans are at risk, and to determine the credit worthiness of 
future loans.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other-for-profit; Not-for-
profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On Occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 27,000.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-07470 Filed 4-9-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-15-P
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