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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No AMS–FGIS–21–0043]
Opportunity To Comment on
Applicants for the West Lafayette,
Indiana U.S. Grain Standards Act
Designation Area
AGENCY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
In the June 28, 2021, Federal
Register, AMS asked persons interested
in providing official U.S. Grain
Standards Act services in the West
Lafayette, Indiana designation area to
submit an application. There are two
applicants for the West Lafayette,
Indiana area: Champaign-Danville Grain
Inspection Departments, Inc.
(Champaign) and North Dakota Grain
Inspection Service, Inc. (North Dakota).
Both applicants are currently designated
official agencies and applied for
designation to provide official services
for the entire area formerly assigned to
Titus Grain Inspection, Inc. Each
applicant is also currently serving in an
interim designation capacity. The
geographic area is described in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below. We
are asking for comments on these
applicants.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be received by
January 3, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
concerning this Notice using any of the
following methods:
• To submit Comments: Go to
Regulations.gov (https://
www.regulations.gov). Instructions for
submitting and reading comments are
detailed on the site. Interested persons
are invited to submit written comments
concerning this notice. All comments
must be submitted through the Federal
e-rulemaking portal at https://
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the Federal Register. All comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be included in the record and will be
made available to the public. Please be
advised that the identity of the
individuals or entities submitting
comments will be made public on the
internet at the address provided above.
Read Applications and Comments: If
you would like to view the applications,
please contact us at FGISQACD@
usda.gov. All comments will be
available for public inspection online at
https://www.regulations.gov.
Austyn Hughes at FGISQACD@usda.gov
or 816–266–5066.
The area,
in the State of Indiana, includes Benton
(east of U.S. Route 41), Carroll (north of
State Route 25), Fountain (east of U.S.
Route 41), Jasper (south of U.S. Route
24), Newton (east of State Route 55 and
south of U.S. Route 24), Pulaski,
Tippecanoe, Warren (east of U.S. Route
41), and White Counties.
The following grain elevators are part
of this interim geographic area
assignment. In Champaign-Danville
Grain Inspection Department, Inc.’s
area: Boswell Chase Grain, Inc.,
Boswell, Benton County, Indiana. In
North Dakota Grain Inspection Service,
Inc.’s area: The Andersons, Delphi,
Carroll County; Frick Services, Inc.,
Leiters Ford, Fulton County; and Cargill,
Inc., Linden, Montgomery County,
Indiana.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Comments
We are publishing this Notice to
provide interested persons the
opportunity to comment on the quality
of services provided by the Champaign
and North Dakota official agencies. In
the designation process, we are
particularly interested in receiving
comments citing reasons and pertinent
data supporting or objecting to the
designation of the applicant(s). Such
comments should be submitted through
the Federal e-rulemaking portal at
https://www.regulations.gov.
We consider applications, comments,
and other available information, such as
audit reports, when determining which
applicants will be designated.
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Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k.
Melissa Bailey,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection: Workforce
Development Participant Tracking
Form Formerly Public Lands Corps
Tracking Sheet
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
USDA Forest Service is seeking
comments from all interested
individuals and organizations on the
renewal of a currently approved
information collection, currently titled
the Public Lands Corps Tracking Sheet
and proposed to change to Workforce
Development Participant Tracking
Form.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be received in
writing on or before February 1, 2022 to
be assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods; email
is encouraged:
• Email: 21CSC@fs.fed.us.
• Mail: Merlene Mazyck, Civilian
Climate Corps Coordinator, USDA
Forest Service, Attn: Recreation,
Heritage and Volunteer Resources, 1400
Independence Ave. SW, Mailstop Code:
1125, Washington, DC 20250–1125.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: USDA
Forest Service, Attn: Recreation,
Heritage and Volunteer Resources, 1400
Independence Ave. SW, Mailstop Code:
1125, Washington, DC 20250–1125.
The public may inspect comments
received at the Office of the Director,
Recreation, Heritage and Volunteer
Resources, 5th Floor South West,
Sidney R. Yates Federal Building, 201
14th Street SW, Washington, DC, during
normal business hours. Visitors are
encouraged to call ahead to 202–205–
0560 to facilitate entry to the building.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
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Title: Workforce Development
Participant Tracking Form.
OMB Number: 0596–0247.
Expiration Date of Approval: February
28, 2022.
Type of Request: Extension with
revisions of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Federal land management
and other agencies are authorized to
offer work and education programs for
individuals in natural and cultural
resources careers and experiences in
partnership with conservation and
service corps, and environmental and
other organizations that contribute to
the rehabilitation, restoration, and
repair of public lands resources and
infrastructure and climate adaptation
and mitigation. Some of the applicable
statutes and regulations include special
hiring authorities, upon completion of
certain requirements. This information
collection request will enable
participating agencies to capture
required and other information that will
aid in workforce development and job
training for young people, returning
veterans and others who are
unemployed or underemployed, and to
monitor compliance with statutory laws
and associated hiring authorities. A
primary, but not exclusionary,
authorizing source for the information
collection is 16 U.S.C. 1702–1727,
chapter 37—Youth Conservation Corps,
Public Lands Corps, Resource Assistants
Program, and Indian Youth Service
Corps. The Public Lands Corps is a work
and education program involving the
nation’s land management agencies,
conservation and service corps, and
environmental organizations that
contribute to the rehabilitation,
restoration, and repair of public lands
resources and infrastructures. Public
Lands Corps projects provide
opportunities for community and
national public service, work experience
and training for young people who are
unemployed or underemployed persons,
students, recent graduates, and others
with an interest in natural and cultural
resources careers.
The Workforce Development
Participant Tracking Form supports the
effective management of the Public
Lands Corps and other workforce
development programs hosted in
partnership with public lands agencies.
The utilization of a common form will:
Assist federal agencies to uniformly
collect information regarding work
accomplished; track and monitor
participant engagement to determine the
completion of requirements for noncompetitive hiring eligibility as defined
in the Act; comply with statutory
reporting requirements; inform effective
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outreach strategies to underrepresented
populations and marginalized
communities consistent with efforts to
promote inclusion priorities; and
provide data about project activities that
can be aggregated across federal
agencies.
Information collected, such as
participant demographic information,
and project information, will allow the
Forest Service and other agencies to
monitor the effectiveness of federal
efforts to meet the intent of the
authorizing statutes, including the
Public Lands Corps Act and the
Administration’s Civilian Climate Corps
Initiative. It will allow the Forest
Service and other agencies to engage
under-represented populations in
natural and cultural resource
conservation jobs, development and
scientific research work, and education
on public lands. This information
collection request will ensure that
partners maintain a record of all
workforce development agreements,
grants and contracts established,
participant demographics and
education, project information and work
hours, project locations and dates, and
status of special hiring eligibilities
conferred upon eligible participants.
Proposed Changes to Information
Collection: Changes to the information
collected will help monitor workforce
development partnerships, training and
performance outcomes grounded in
justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion
principles. These changes will also
position agencies to begin monitoring
Civilian Climate Change engagement
pursuant to climate change and
diversity objectives as defined in the
Build Back Better Act of 2021. Land
management and other federal agencies
are working across boundaries to
improve access for partners and reduce
burden, streamline, and standardize
reporting and collect data to inform
evidence-based decision making and
improvements by all parties. Changes to
the form will be integrated with a webbased application for data entry and will
include expanded demographics
reported about veteran and special
ability status genders, vocational and
technical certifications, and education;
enhanced project and type of work data;
and better systems integration,
interagency standards and checks and
balances that improve integrity of
systems and security of Personal
Identifiable Information and program
information.
Type of Respondents: Non-profit
Organizations and Non-Federal
Governmental entities.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 500.
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Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 2; twice
annually required. The application will
be available for respondents to input
data more frequently if they choose.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
500.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours
per response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1,000 hours.
Comment is Invited: Comment is
invited on: (1) Whether this collection
of information is necessary for the stated
purposes and the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical or scientific utility; (2) the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection methods
or forms of information technology.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
submission of the information collection
request to Office of Management and
Budget.
Christopher French,
Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Request To
Conduct a New Information Collection
National Agricultural Statistics
Service, USDA.
AGENCY:
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) to seek approval to conduct a
new information collection to gather
data regarding production practices,
costs and returns, and contractor
expenses. This data is currently being
collected under OMB number 0535–
0218.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection: Workforce Development Participant
Tracking Form Formerly Public Lands Corps Tracking Sheet
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
USDA Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals
and organizations on the renewal of a currently approved information
collection, currently titled the Public Lands Corps Tracking Sheet and
proposed to change to Workforce Development Participant Tracking Form.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before February 1,
2022 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods;
email is encouraged:
Email: [email protected].
Mail: Merlene Mazyck, Civilian Climate Corps Coordinator,
USDA Forest Service, Attn: Recreation, Heritage and Volunteer
Resources, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Mailstop Code: 1125, Washington,
DC 20250-1125.
Hand Delivery/Courier: USDA Forest Service, Attn:
Recreation, Heritage and Volunteer Resources, 1400 Independence Ave.
SW, Mailstop Code: 1125, Washington, DC 20250-1125.
The public may inspect comments received at the Office of the
Director, Recreation, Heritage and Volunteer Resources, 5th Floor South
West, Sidney R. Yates Federal Building, 201 14th Street SW, Washington,
DC, during normal business hours. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead
to 202-205-0560 to facilitate entry to the building.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Title: Workforce Development Participant Tracking Form.
OMB Number: 0596-0247.
Expiration Date of Approval: February 28, 2022.
Type of Request: Extension with revisions of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Federal land management and other agencies are authorized
to offer work and education programs for individuals in natural and
cultural resources careers and experiences in partnership with
conservation and service corps, and environmental and other
organizations that contribute to the rehabilitation, restoration, and
repair of public lands resources and infrastructure and climate
adaptation and mitigation. Some of the applicable statutes and
regulations include special hiring authorities, upon completion of
certain requirements. This information collection request will enable
participating agencies to capture required and other information that
will aid in workforce development and job training for young people,
returning veterans and others who are unemployed or underemployed, and
to monitor compliance with statutory laws and associated hiring
authorities. A primary, but not exclusionary, authorizing source for
the information collection is 16 U.S.C. 1702-1727, chapter 37--Youth
Conservation Corps, Public Lands Corps, Resource Assistants Program,
and Indian Youth Service Corps. The Public Lands Corps is a work and
education program involving the nation's land management agencies,
conservation and service corps, and environmental organizations that
contribute to the rehabilitation, restoration, and repair of public
lands resources and infrastructures. Public Lands Corps projects
provide opportunities for community and national public service, work
experience and training for young people who are unemployed or
underemployed persons, students, recent graduates, and others with an
interest in natural and cultural resources careers.
The Workforce Development Participant Tracking Form supports the
effective management of the Public Lands Corps and other workforce
development programs hosted in partnership with public lands agencies.
The utilization of a common form will: Assist federal agencies to
uniformly collect information regarding work accomplished; track and
monitor participant engagement to determine the completion of
requirements for non-competitive hiring eligibility as defined in the
Act; comply with statutory reporting requirements; inform effective
outreach strategies to underrepresented populations and marginalized
communities consistent with efforts to promote inclusion priorities;
and provide data about project activities that can be aggregated across
federal agencies.
Information collected, such as participant demographic information,
and project information, will allow the Forest Service and other
agencies to monitor the effectiveness of federal efforts to meet the
intent of the authorizing statutes, including the Public Lands Corps
Act and the Administration's Civilian Climate Corps Initiative. It will
allow the Forest Service and other agencies to engage under-represented
populations in natural and cultural resource conservation jobs,
development and scientific research work, and education on public
lands. This information collection request will ensure that partners
maintain a record of all workforce development agreements, grants and
contracts established, participant demographics and education, project
information and work hours, project locations and dates, and status of
special hiring eligibilities conferred upon eligible participants.
Proposed Changes to Information Collection: Changes to the
information collected will help monitor workforce development
partnerships, training and performance outcomes grounded in justice,
equity, diversity, and inclusion principles. These changes will also
position agencies to begin monitoring Civilian Climate Change
engagement pursuant to climate change and diversity objectives as
defined in the Build Back Better Act of 2021. Land management and other
federal agencies are working across boundaries to improve access for
partners and reduce burden, streamline, and standardize reporting and
collect data to inform evidence-based decision making and improvements
by all parties. Changes to the form will be integrated with a web-based
application for data entry and will include expanded demographics
reported about veteran and special ability status genders, vocational
and technical certifications, and education; enhanced project and type
of work data; and better systems integration, interagency standards and
checks and balances that improve integrity of systems and security of
Personal Identifiable Information and program information.
Type of Respondents: Non-profit Organizations and Non-Federal
Governmental entities.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 500.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 2; twice
annually required. The application will be available for respondents to
input data more frequently if they choose.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 500.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours per response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,000 hours.
Comment is Invited: Comment is invited on: (1) Whether this
collection of information is necessary for the stated purposes and the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
the information will have practical or scientific utility; (2) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
methods or forms of information technology.
All comments received in response to this notice, including names
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record.
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission of the
information collection request to Office of Management and Budget.
Christopher French,
Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2021-26306 Filed 12-2-21; 8:45 am]
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