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Download as PDF 48147 Notices Federal Register Vol. 87, No. 151 Monday, August 8, 2022 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. 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. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:34 Aug 05, 2022 Jkt 256001 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. 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[FR Doc. 2022–16884 Filed 8–5–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6116–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. 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Summary of Collection: The primary function of the National Agricultural Statistics (NASS) is to prepare and issue current official state and national E:\FR\FM\08AUN1.SGM 08AUN1 48148 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 151 / Monday, August 8, 2022 / Notices 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. [FR Doc. 2022–16881 Filed 8–5–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–20–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:34 Aug 05, 2022 Jkt 256001 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. 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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. JOIN BY WEB CONFERENCE (Zoom Link): https://tinyurl.com/yhpxkwnm. JOIN BY PHONE ONLY: 1–551–285– 1373 (USA Toll Free); Access Code: 160 917 2376#. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana Victoria Fortes, DFO, at afortes@ usccr.gov or 202–681–0857. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members of the public can listen to these discussions. 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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 151 (Monday, August 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48147-48148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16881]


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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.
[FR Doc. 2022-16881 Filed 8-5-22; 8:45 am]
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