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Monday, April 12, 2021
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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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
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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.
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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.
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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 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
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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.
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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]
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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:
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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:
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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]
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