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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
November 17, 2021.
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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 22, 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
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.
Agricultural Research Service
Title: Information Collection for
Document Delivery Services.
OMB Control Number: 0518–0027.
Summary of Collection: The National
Agricultural Library (NAL) accepts
requests from libraries and other
organizations in accordance with the
national and international interlibrary
loan code and guidelines. In its national
role, NAL collects, and supplies copies
or loans of agricultural materials not
found elsewhere. 7 U.S.C. 3125a and 7
CFR 505 gives NAL the authority to
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collect this information. NAL provides
photocopies and loans of materials
directly to USDA staff, other Federal
agencies, libraries, and other
institutions, and indirectly to the public
through their libraries. The Library
charges for some of these activities
through a fee schedule. To fill a request
for reproduction or loan of items the
library must have the name, mailing
address, phone number of the
respondent initiating the request, and
may require an email address. The
respondent must also provide a brief
statement acknowledging copyright
compliance, required by Title 17 of the
United States Code. The collected
information is used to deliver the
material to the respondent, monitor the
return to NAL of loaned material, and
identify and locate the requested
material in NAL collections.
Need and Use of the Information: The
NAL document delivery staff uses the
information collected to identify the
protocol for processing the request. The
staff also uses the information provided
to process/package the reproduction or
loan for delivery. All collected
information is confidential and only
used by staff that need to process the
request. Without the requested
information NAL has no way to locate
and deliver the loan or reproduction to
the respondent, and thus cannot meet
its mandate to supply agricultural
material.
Description of Respondents: Federal
Government; Not-for-profit institutions;
State, Local or Tribal Government;
Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 198.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 29.
Agricultural Research Service
Title: Web Forms for Research Data,
Models, Materials, and Publications as
Well as Study and Event Registration.
OMB Control Number: 0518–0032.
Summary of Collection: OMB Circular
130 Management of Federal Information
Resources, establishes that ‘‘agencies
will use electronic media and
formats. . . in order to make
government information more easily
accessible and useful to the public’’ In
order to provide information and
services related to its program
responsibilities defined at 7 CFR 2.65,
the Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
needs to obtain certain basic
information from the public. Online
forms allow the public to request from
ARS research data, models, materials,
and publications as well as registration
for scientific studies and events.
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Need and Use of the Information:
ARS will use the information to respond
to requests for specific services. The
information will be collected
electronically. If this collection is not
conducted, ARS will be hindered from
reducing the burden on its customers by
providing them the most timely and
efficient way to request services.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 11,600.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 580.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
November 17, 2021.
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 22,
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
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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.
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Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Title: Rural Development Cooperative Agreements.
OMB Control Number: 0570–0074.
Summary of Collection: Pursuant to
the Federal Agricultural Improvement
Act of 1996 (Pub L. 104–127), the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
received authorization from Congress
under 7 U.S.C. 2204b(b)(4) to enter into
cooperative agreements for the purpose
of improving the coordination and
effectiveness of programs that benefit
rural areas. This authority is referred to
as the Rural Development Cooperative
Agreement (RDCA) program. There are
three agencies within USDA that
administer programs that specifically
target rural areas: The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBS), the Rural
Housing Service (RHS), and the Rural
Utilities Service (RUS).
Each year, USDA receives proposals
from the public that are not in response
to a specific program announcement.
These proposals are called unsolicited
proposals. If a proposal is related to one
or more programs administered by RD,
it will be routed for review and possible
consideration for a cooperative
agreement using the RDCA authority. If
the proposal is unique or innovative,
then an agency has authority to enter
into a cooperative agreement without
competition (see 2 CFR 415.1(d)(6)).
USDA may, alternatively, issue an
invitation to submit applications for a
cooperative agreement using the RDCA
authority. These proposals are called
solicited proposals. Solicited proposals
would typically be announced via a
Federal Register Notice.
Need and Use of the Information: The
Agency provides forms and/or
guidelines to assist in collection and
submission of the information required.
In some cases, use of Agency forms is
optional and the applicant may submit
the information required on other forms.
The Agency will utilize standard and
existing Rural Development forms to the
greatest extent possible to continue to
meet the needs of the program. The
forms or related items completed by the
applicant are submitted to and
evaluated by the Agency. Failure to
collect proper information from
applicants could result in improper
determinations of servicing assistance,
hinder the government’s recovery of
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such loans as well as encumber
customer service.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or Households.
Number of Respondents: 100.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 1,650.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2020–0061]
Notice of Decision To Authorize the
Importation of Fresh Mango Fruit From
Colombia Into the United States
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public of
our decision to authorize the
importation into the United States of
fresh mango fruit from Colombia. Based
on the findings of a pest risk analysis,
which we made available to the public
for review and comment through a
previous notice, we have determined
that the application of one or more
designated phytosanitary measures will
be sufficient to mitigate the risks of
introducing or disseminating plant pests
or noxious weeds via the importation of
fresh mango fruit from Colombia.
DATES: Imports may be authorized
beginning November 22, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Claudia Ferguson, Senior Regulatory
Policy Specialist, Regulatory
Coordination and Compliance, Imports,
Regulations, and Manuals, PPQ, APHIS,
4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale,
MD 20737–1231; (301) 851–2352;
claudia.ferguson@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
Under the regulations in ‘‘Subpart LFruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–
1 through 319.56–12, referred to below
as the regulations), the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
prohibits or restricts the importation of
fruits and vegetables into the United
States from certain parts of the world to
prevent plant pests from being
introduced into and spread within the
United States.
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Section 319.56–4 of the regulations
contains a performance-based process
for approving the importation of
commodities that, based on the findings
of a pest risk analysis (PRA), can be
safely imported subject to one or more
of the designated phytosanitary
measures listed in paragraph (b) of that
section. Under the process, APHIS
proposes to authorize the importation of
a fruit or vegetable into the United
States if, based on the findings of a pest
risk analysis, we determine that the
measures can mitigate the plant pest
risk associated with the importation of
that fruit or vegetable. APHIS then
publishes a notice in the Federal
Register announcing the availability of
the pest risk analysis that evaluates the
risks associated with the importation of
that fruit or vegetable.
In accordance with that process, we
published a notice 1 in the Federal
Register on May 12, 2021 (86 FR 25998–
25999, Docket No. APHIS–2020–0061),
in which we announced the availability,
for review and comment, of a PRA that
evaluated the risks associated with the
importation into the United States of
fresh mango fruit from Colombia. The
PRA consisted of a risk assessment
identifying pests of quarantine
significance that could follow the
pathway of importation of fresh mango
fruit from Colombia and a risk
management document (RMD)
identifying phytosanitary measures to
be applied to that commodity to
mitigate the pest risk.
We solicited comments on the notice
for 60 days ending July 12, 2021. We
received two comments by that date,
one from a Colombian government
ministry and the other from the national
plant protection organization (NPPO) of
Colombia.
The commenter representing the
government ministry expressed
unqualified support for the notice.
The commenter representing the
NPPO asked that we change the density
of trapping for fruit flies. We had
proposed 2 traps per hectare; the
commenter instead asked for 2 traps
every 20 hectares with a minimum of 2
traps per place production. The
commenter also asked that we require
50 percent of the traps to be of the
McPhail type and the other half to be of
the Jackson type. As support for these
requested changes to the requirements,
the commenter cited technical
1 To view the notice, supporting documents, and
the comments we received, go to
www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS–2020–0061 in
the Search field.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
November 17, 2021.
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
22, 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
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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.
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Title: Rural Development Co-operative Agreements.
OMB Control Number: 0570-0074.
Summary of Collection: Pursuant to the Federal Agricultural
Improvement Act of 1996 (Pub L. 104-127), the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) received authorization from Congress under 7 U.S.C.
2204b(b)(4) to enter into cooperative agreements for the purpose of
improving the coordination and effectiveness of programs that benefit
rural areas. This authority is referred to as the Rural Development
Cooperative Agreement (RDCA) program. There are three agencies within
USDA that administer programs that specifically target rural areas: The
Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS), the Rural Housing Service
(RHS), and the Rural Utilities Service (RUS).
Each year, USDA receives proposals from the public that are not in
response to a specific program announcement. These proposals are called
unsolicited proposals. If a proposal is related to one or more programs
administered by RD, it will be routed for review and possible
consideration for a cooperative agreement using the RDCA authority. If
the proposal is unique or innovative, then an agency has authority to
enter into a cooperative agreement without competition (see 2 CFR
415.1(d)(6)).
USDA may, alternatively, issue an invitation to submit applications
for a cooperative agreement using the RDCA authority. These proposals
are called solicited proposals. Solicited proposals would typically be
announced via a Federal Register Notice.
Need and Use of the Information: The Agency provides forms and/or
guidelines to assist in collection and submission of the information
required. In some cases, use of Agency forms is optional and the
applicant may submit the information required on other forms. The
Agency will utilize standard and existing Rural Development forms to
the greatest extent possible to continue to meet the needs of the
program. The forms or related items completed by the applicant are
submitted to and evaluated by the Agency. Failure to collect proper
information from applicants could result in improper determinations of
servicing assistance, hinder the government's recovery of such loans as
well as encumber customer service.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or Households.
Number of Respondents: 100.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 1,650.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-25409 Filed 11-19-21; 8:45 am]
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