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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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February 17, 2022.
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 and other forms of
information technology.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by March 25, 2022
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
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displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Forest Service
Title: Certification of Concrete
Construction.
OMB Control Number: 0596–NEW.
Summary of Collection: Forest Service
Special Use Permit (SUP FS–2700–5b)
requires that Authorized Officers
receive assurances from licensed
architects and engineers that certify that
the construction has been completed in
accordance with the final design criteria
for such work. SUP Clause IIB requires
that ‘‘all plans for development, layout,
construction, reconstruction, or
alteration of improvements in the
permit area, as well as revisions to those
plans, must be prepared by a licensed
engineer, architect, landscape architect,
or other qualified professional
acceptable to the Authorized Officer.
Need and Use of the Information: The
standard Forest Service Special Use
Permit requires the permit holder to be
responsible for the design, construction,
operation and maintenance of permitted
facilities and public safety. Forest
Service ski area permit administration
through monitoring obtain assurance of
the permit holder’s compliance with
terms and conditions of the special use
permit. It is also appropriate, and
suitable, to rely on professional
certifications provided by the permit
holder from licensed architects and
engineers employed by or under
contract to the permit holder to assist in
obtaining this assurance. This is the
practice used for authorized facilities on
National Forest Service land. Generally,
the Forest Service is most concerned
about potential impacts to NFS land and
resources from the permitted facilities
and directs its attention to design
features and monitoring facilities to
protect those resources and ensure
public safety. Forest Service Special Use
Permit FS–2700–5b (hereafter-SUP) and
Forest Service Manual (FSM) 7320 and
7330 outline what plans and
specifications submittals are required
for permitted facilities prior to
construction, acceptance testing, and
prior to Authorized Officer granting
authorization to permit holder for the
public operation of these facilities. A
Certification of Concrete Construction
outlines what level of review and
quality assurance by a qualified
engineer is required and necessary for
authorized privately owned facility
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construction permitted on Forest
Service lands.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals and Households.
Number of Respondents: 10.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 120.
Forest Service
Title: Assessing Technology Transfer
Activities of the National Center for
Reforestation, Nurseries, & Genetics
Resources.
OMB Control Number: 0596–NEW.
Summary of Collection: The United
States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), United States Forest Service
(Forest Service), National Center for
Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic
Resources (RNGR) supports the
production of native plant materials for
reforestation and restoration activities
throughout the Nation and its insular
areas. RNGR transfers important,
science-based information to the
managers of Federal, State, Tribal, other
government entities, and private
nurseries and farms.
The Washington State University,
Social and Economic Sciences Research
Center will design and collect
information through a mail and web
survey of the approximately 1,200
managers of Federal, State, Tribal, other
government entities, and private
nurseries and farms that produce native
plant materials for reforestation and
restoration. Information collected will
include the name and address of the
nursery, whether it is primarily for
reforestation or restoration, what current
RNGR products and tools the managers
use and how effective are those
products and tools, and what new
technologies and approaches to
transferring information might better
serve managers. The Social and
Economic Sciences Research Center will
ensure survey validity and analyze and
synthesize the information so that
RNGR can implement the findings.
If the survey is not completed, RNGR
may continue to use less effective and
efficient methods to share science-based
information with the managers Federal,
State, Tribal, other government entities,
and private nurseries and farms that
produce native plant materials for
reforestation and restoration. The goal of
this survey is to implement more costeffective methods of technology transfer
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delivered to managers in the best format
for them.
Need and Use of the Information:
This information will be used to assess
what RNGR products and tools are
currently being used by the managers/
owners of facilities that produce native
seeds and plants for reforestation and
restoration, and how effective those
products and tools are. In addition, this
information will be used to determine
what new products, technologies, and
approaches to transferring information
might better serve managers/owners.
The Social and Economic Sciences
Research Center will ensure survey
validity and analyze and synthesize the
information so that RNGR can
implement the findings.
Description of Respondents: State,
local, and tribal governmental.
Number of Respondents: 1200.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 400.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES
February 17, 2022.
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 March 25, 2022.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
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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 Marketing Service
Title: Survey of Hemp Producers and
Production Trends.
OMB Control Number: 0581–NEW.
Summary of Collection: The
Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018
(2018 Farm Bill) amended the
Agricultural Marketing Agreement of
1946 and was signed into law December
20, 2018, as Public Law 115–334. Sec.
10113 of the 2018 Farm Bill amended
the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946
(7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) by adding
Subtitle G—Hemp Production. The law
requires U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) to promulgate regulations and
guidelines to develop and oversee a
program for the production of hemp in
the United States. The 2018 Farm Bill
directs that this will include state and
tribal plans, and a USDA plan for those
States, including territories of Indian
tribes, that choose not to submit their
own plan. The 2018 Farm Bill amended
the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946
(AMA) by adding Subtitle G (sections
297A through 297D of the AMA).
Section 297B of the AMA requires the
Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) to
evaluate and approve or disapprove
State or Tribal plans regulating the
production of hemp. Section 297C of the
AMA requires the Secretary to establish
a Federal plan for producers in States
and territories of Indian Tribes not
covered by plans approved under
section 297B. Lastly, section 297D of the
AMA requires the Secretary to
promulgate regulations and guidelines
relating to the production of hemp,
including sections 297B and 297C, in
consultation with the U.S. Attorney
General.
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) has partnered with the
University of Kentucky to develop and
administer this hemp survey. The data
obtained from the survey will be used
for forecasting hemp activity and to
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develop a representative understanding
of hemp production practices and costs
at national, regional, and state levels.
Once the survey has been administered
and the results collected, the University
of Kentucky will summarize the raw
data from the survey into a
comprehensive report for AMS.
Need and Use of the Information:
This data collection effort directly
addresses two priority needs identified
in the USDA Internal Symposium on
Science of Industrial Hemp (May 21,
2019). Specifically, to: (a) Identify data
collection and reporting for hemp
markets and (b) to determine break-even
production costs and range and
implications for market structure. The
lack of production and economic data
available for stakeholder and
government decision-making within this
emerging industry has been further
documented in Mark et. al. 2020 and
was highlighted in the USDA
Agricultural Outlook Forum (February
2020) hemp session with over 300
stakeholders in attendance. Ellison 2021
in conjunction with the S1084:
Industrial Hemp Production, Processing,
and Marketing conducted a Hemp
National Needs survey and economics,
and marketing information was a key
area of need for the industry. Results
from the survey were presented at the
National Hemp Conference sponsored
by USDA NIFA and Colorado State
University (Summer 2020). With a
newly emerging industry and no
existing national data collection, to
respond to the breadth of identified
needs coordinated data collection efforts
must be undertaken. This data
collection is focused on economic data
(primarily production costs) from the
2020 season. Development of the hybrid
(i.e. mail and online) survey instrument
has been coordinated with USDA NASS.
Risks in the hemp market are high
and rapidly changing, with consistent
stakeholder demands for knowledge of
economics and markets on which to
base decisions. There is little to no
information on demand for hemp
derived products and market risks are
exacerbated by lack of transparency and
consistency in reporting. While several
private or local sources of information
have emerged, quality and costs for
stakeholders are variable and requests
for consistent unbiased national data
from USDA continue. Economic data is
also critical for national policymaking
including rulemaking, risk management,
and resource management. For example,
data dependent research questions to
address economic viability questions
asked by stakeholders include
competition for acreage (production
alternatives), global competitiveness,
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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.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
February 17, 2022.
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
and other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information collection received by March
25, 2022 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.
Forest Service
Title: Certification of Concrete Construction.
OMB Control Number: 0596-NEW.
Summary of Collection: Forest Service Special Use Permit (SUP FS-
2700-5b) requires that Authorized Officers receive assurances from
licensed architects and engineers that certify that the construction
has been completed in accordance with the final design criteria for
such work. SUP Clause IIB requires that ``all plans for development,
layout, construction, reconstruction, or alteration of improvements in
the permit area, as well as revisions to those plans, must be prepared
by a licensed engineer, architect, landscape architect, or other
qualified professional acceptable to the Authorized Officer.
Need and Use of the Information: The standard Forest Service
Special Use Permit requires the permit holder to be responsible for the
design, construction, operation and maintenance of permitted facilities
and public safety. Forest Service ski area permit administration
through monitoring obtain assurance of the permit holder's compliance
with terms and conditions of the special use permit. It is also
appropriate, and suitable, to rely on professional certifications
provided by the permit holder from licensed architects and engineers
employed by or under contract to the permit holder to assist in
obtaining this assurance. This is the practice used for authorized
facilities on National Forest Service land. Generally, the Forest
Service is most concerned about potential impacts to NFS land and
resources from the permitted facilities and directs its attention to
design features and monitoring facilities to protect those resources
and ensure public safety. Forest Service Special Use Permit FS-2700-5b
(hereafter-SUP) and Forest Service Manual (FSM) 7320 and 7330 outline
what plans and specifications submittals are required for permitted
facilities prior to construction, acceptance testing, and prior to
Authorized Officer granting authorization to permit holder for the
public operation of these facilities. A Certification of Concrete
Construction outlines what level of review and quality assurance by a
qualified engineer is required and necessary for authorized privately
owned facility construction permitted on Forest Service lands.
Description of Respondents: Individuals and Households.
Number of Respondents: 10.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 120.
Forest Service
Title: Assessing Technology Transfer Activities of the National
Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, & Genetics Resources.
OMB Control Number: 0596-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), United States Forest Service (Forest Service), National Center
for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources (RNGR) supports the
production of native plant materials for reforestation and restoration
activities throughout the Nation and its insular areas. RNGR transfers
important, science-based information to the managers of Federal, State,
Tribal, other government entities, and private nurseries and farms.
The Washington State University, Social and Economic Sciences
Research Center will design and collect information through a mail and
web survey of the approximately 1,200 managers of Federal, State,
Tribal, other government entities, and private nurseries and farms that
produce native plant materials for reforestation and restoration.
Information collected will include the name and address of the nursery,
whether it is primarily for reforestation or restoration, what current
RNGR products and tools the managers use and how effective are those
products and tools, and what new technologies and approaches to
transferring information might better serve managers. The Social and
Economic Sciences Research Center will ensure survey validity and
analyze and synthesize the information so that RNGR can implement the
findings.
If the survey is not completed, RNGR may continue to use less
effective and efficient methods to share science-based information with
the managers Federal, State, Tribal, other government entities, and
private nurseries and farms that produce native plant materials for
reforestation and restoration. The goal of this survey is to implement
more cost-effective methods of technology transfer
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delivered to managers in the best format for them.
Need and Use of the Information: This information will be used to
assess what RNGR products and tools are currently being used by the
managers/owners of facilities that produce native seeds and plants for
reforestation and restoration, and how effective those products and
tools are. In addition, this information will be used to determine what
new products, technologies, and approaches to transferring information
might better serve managers/owners. The Social and Economic Sciences
Research Center will ensure survey validity and analyze and synthesize
the information so that RNGR can implement the findings.
Description of Respondents: State, local, and tribal governmental.
Number of Respondents: 1200.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 400.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-03830 Filed 2-22-22; 8:45 am]
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