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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Notice of Meeting of the Board for
International Food and Agricultural
Development and Request for Public
Comment
Agency for International
Development.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, notice is hereby given of
a public meeting of the Board for
International Food and Agricultural
Development (BIFAD), A Consultative
Workshop on Systemic Solutions for
Climate Change Adaptation and
Mitigation in Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Food Systems, to announce upcoming
BIFAD work in the areas of climate
change adaptation and mitigation in
agricultural, nutrition, and food systems
and to seek public input into priorities
and evidence gathering. The virtual
meeting will be held on August 31, 2022
from 10:30 to 12:30 EDT online. The
meeting will be livestreamed via Zoom
(registration required) and accessible at
the following link: https://
www.tickettailor.com/events/bifad/
739381.
The meeting will publicly introduce
the BIFAD Subcommittee on Systemic
Solutions for Climate Change
Adaptation and Mitigation in
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food
Systems, recently established by BIFAD
and USAID to lead transdisciplinary
evidence gathering to support USAID’s
role in accelerating systems change and
transformative climate change
adaptation and mitigation approaches in
agriculture, food systems and nutrition,
and in targeting climate finance to
benefit smallholder farmers. A list of
subcommittee members may be found at
this link. The objectives, questions, and
proposed methodology of a planned
BIFAD-commissioned climate change
study, to be guided by the
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subcommittee, will be shared and
discussed.
The meeting will include a public
question and answer period and
facilitated small group discussions.
Public input is sought to: (1) identify
leverage points across agricultural, food,
and nutrition systems (e.g., financial,
production, innovation, market,
nutrition, risk management, early
warning, and humanitarian systems) for
transformative change and scaling
climate finance to achieve the targets
and intermediate results of the USAID
Climate Strategy, 2022–2030 and the
U.S. Government Global Food Security
Strategy 2022–2026; (2) identify related
systems that support transformational
change in capacities and institutional
constraints; and (3) prioritize areas of
USAID action areas to facilitate
transformative systemic change that is
inclusive of underrepresented
populations and promotes gender equity
and equality. The public is also invited
to comment on the subcommittee’s work
and to submit names of experts, case
studies, evidence, and relevant
publications to inform the study.
The BIFAD is a seven-member,
presidentially appointed advisory board
to the US. Agency for International
Development (USAID) established in
1975 under Title XII of the Foreign
Assistance Act, as amended, to ensure
that USAID brings the assets of U.S.
universities to bear on development
challenges in agriculture and food
security and supports their
representation in USAID programming.
Public comment is invited to further
inform BIFAD’s work.
For questions about registration,
please contact Carol Chan at
carol.chan@tetratech.com. For questions
about BIFAD, or to submit written
comments, evidence, or materials in
advance or following the meeting,
please contact Clara Cohen, Designated
Federal Officer for BIFAD in the Bureau
for Resilience and Food Security at
USAID. Interested persons may email
her at ccohen@usaid.gov or telephone
her at (202) 712–0119.
Clara Cohen,
Designated Federal Officer, BIFAD.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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: (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden 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 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
September 7, 2022. Written comments
and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
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public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
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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.
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Title: Vegetable Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0037.
Summary of Collection: The primary
function of the National Agricultural
Statistics (NASS) is to prepare and issue
current official state and national
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estimates of crop and livestock
production, prices and disposition. The
Vegetable Surveys Program obtains
basic agricultural statistics for fresh
market and processing vegetables in
major producing States. The vegetable
program has two types of utilization:
some crops are processing only, some
are fresh market only, and others are
dual crops (both processing and fresh
market). The vegetable program surveys
growers, who are contacted in
November and asked to report acres
planted and harvested, quantity of
vegetables produced, and how much of
their crop was sold through fresh
markets or for processing along with the
correlating prices.
Need and Use of the Information:
NASS will collect information to
estimate acreage intended to plant,
acreage planted, acreage harvested,
yield/production, price, and utilization
for the various crops. The estimates
provide vital statistics for growers,
processors, and marketers to use in
making production and marketing
decisions.
Description of Respondents: Farms.
Number of Respondents: 11,140.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually; Other (seasonally).
Total Burden Hours: 4,998.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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.
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Comments regarding this information
collection received by September 7,
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.
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
Title: NIFA Proposal Review Process.
OMB Control Number: 0524–0041.
Summary of Collection: The United
States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), National Institute of Food and
Agriculture (NIFA), administers
competitive, peer-reviewed research,
education and extension programs. The
reviews are undertaken to ensure that
projects supported by NIFA are of a
high-quality and are consistent with the
goals and requirements of the funding
program. These programs are authorized
pursuant to the authorities contained in
the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3101), the
Smith-Lever Act, and other legislative
authorities.
Need and Use of the Information: The
collected information from the
evaluations is used to support NIFA
grant programs. NIFA uses the results of
each proposal to determine whether a
proposal should be declined or
recommended for award. In order to
obtain this information, an electronic
questionnaire is used to collect
information about potential panel and
ad-hoc reviewers. To ensure the highest
quality of funded research, NIFA must
collect reviews in a timely manner and
on an individual application basis. If
this information was not collected and
documented, the decision to fund a
particular application could be
questioned.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households; State, Local
or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 52,000.
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Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Weekly; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 66,160.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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Notice of Public Meeting of the
Colorado Advisory Committee
U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
AGENCY:
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 that
the Colorado Advisory Committee
(Committee) to the U.S. Commission on
Civil Rights will hold a meeting on
Friday, September 9, 2022, at 3:00 p.m.
Mountain Time. The purpose of the
meeting is to orient Colorado Advisory
Committee members about the work of
advisory committees and to discuss
potential civil rights topics to study
during their 2022–2026 term.
DATES: Friday, September 9, 2022, at
3:00 p.m. Mountain Time.
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of the public can listen to these
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available to the public through the
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member of the public may call this
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expect to incur regular charges for calls
they initiate over wireless lines,
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SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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: (1)
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; (2) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of burden 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 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 September 7, 2022. 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.
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Title: Vegetable Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0037.
Summary of Collection: The primary function of the National
Agricultural Statistics (NASS) is to prepare and issue current official
state and national
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estimates of crop and livestock production, prices and disposition. The
Vegetable Surveys Program obtains basic agricultural statistics for
fresh market and processing vegetables in major producing States. The
vegetable program has two types of utilization: some crops are
processing only, some are fresh market only, and others are dual crops
(both processing and fresh market). The vegetable program surveys
growers, who are contacted in November and asked to report acres
planted and harvested, quantity of vegetables produced, and how much of
their crop was sold through fresh markets or for processing along with
the correlating prices.
Need and Use of the Information: NASS will collect information to
estimate acreage intended to plant, acreage planted, acreage harvested,
yield/production, price, and utilization for the various crops. The
estimates provide vital statistics for growers, processors, and
marketers to use in making production and marketing decisions.
Description of Respondents: Farms.
Number of Respondents: 11,140.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually; Other (seasonally).
Total Burden Hours: 4,998.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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