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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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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
March 20, 2023. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted, identified by docket number
0535–0264, within 30 days of the
publication of this notice by any of the
following methods:
• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
Include docket number above in the
subject line of the message.
• E-fax: 855–838–6382.
• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD–
ROM submissions to: Richard Hopper,
NASS Clearance Officer, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Room 5336,
South Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250–
2024.
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• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand
deliver to: Richard Hopper, NASS
Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Room 5336, South
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20250–2024.
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
(NASS)
Title: North Carolina Labor Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0264.
Summary of Collection: The primary
objectives of the National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS) are to prepare
and issue official State and national
estimates of crop and livestock
production, disposition and prices,
economic statistics, and environmental
statistics related to agriculture and to
conduct the Census of Agriculture and
its follow-on surveys. NASS will
conduct a survey of operations in North
Carolina. Selected operators in North
Carolina will be asked to provide data
on agricultural labor hiring practices.
General authority for these data
collection activities is granted under
U.S.C. Title 7, Section 2204. This survey
will be conducted on a full cost
recovery basis with the North Carolina
Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services (NCDACS)
providing funding under a cooperative
agreement.
Need and Use of the Information: The
survey results will also be used by the
North Carolina Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services to
determine a list of best hiring, training
labor practices, and additional
guidelines for North Carolina
agricultural producers. The survey
results are expected to create programs
for youth involved in the agriculture
labor force, improve wages for
farmworker families and to improve
commodity prices for growers. The
survey results will also be used by the
North Carolina Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services in
policy reviews for labor regulations and
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contract requirements of commodity
purchases.
North Carolina Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services
believes the survey is necessary to
advance the understanding of
agricultural labor sources in North
Carolina. Currently, there are limited
amounts of data regarding North
Carolina’s agricultural labor force and
the survey would go a long way to fill
that gap by providing additional data.
Description of Respondents:
Agricultural operations in North
Carolina who hire agricultural labor.
Number of Respondents: 3,200.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
One a year.
Total Burden Hours: 1,286.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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 and other forms of
information technology.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by March 20, 2023
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/
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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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number.
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Forest Service
Title: Financial Information Security
Request Form.
OMB Control Number: 0596–0204.
Summary of Collection: The majority
of Forest Service’s (FS) financial records
are in databases stored at the National
Finance Center (NFC). The Federal
Information Security Reform Act of
2002 (Pub. L. 107–347) and Information
Technology Management Reform Act of
1996 (Pub. L. 104–106) authorize the
Forest Service to obtain information
necessary for contracted employees to
access and maintain these records.
Need and Use of the Information: The
Forest Service uses a paper and
electronic version of its form FS–6500–
214 to gather name, work email, work
telephone number, job title etc. for a
specific contracted employee to apply to
NFC for access. Prior to filling out the
firm, contractors must first complete
specific training before a user may
request access to certain financial
systems. NFC grants access to users only
at the request of Client Security Officers.
The unit’s Client Security Officer is
responsible for management of access to
computers and coordinates all requests
for NFC. The information collected is
shared with those managing or
overseeing the financial systems used by
the FS, this includes auditors.
Description of Respondents:
Contracted Employees.
Number of Respondents: 209.
Frequency of Reponses: Reporting:
Yearly.
Total Burden Hours: 315.
Forest Service
Title: Federal and Non-Federal
Financial Assistance Instruments.
OMB Control Number: 0596–0217.
Summary of Collection: To carry out
specific Forest Service activities,
Congress created several authorities to
assist the Agency in its mission. These
authorities allow the Forest Service to
utilize Federal Financial Assistance
(FFA) awards (i.e., grants and
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cooperative agreements) to support
agency specific authorities and
appropriations. Included in this
collection are forms related to the
Award Letter, Certification Letters, FFA
related Standard Forms (SF), and
information related to Pre-Award and
Post-Award activities, which include
but not limited to, the project
description, project scope, financial
plan, statement of work, and cooperator
business information.
Need and Use of the Information: In
addition to Federal Financial Assistance
(FFA), Congress created specific
authorizations for acts outside the scope
of the FGCAA. Appropriations language
was developed to convey authority for
the Forest Service to enter relationships
that are outside the scope of the
FGCAA. The Forest Service implements
these authorizations using instruments
such as collection agreements, FGCAA
exempted agreements, memorandums of
understanding, and other agreements
which mutually benefit participating
parties. These instruments fall outside
the scope of the Federal Acquisition
Regulations (FAR) and often require
financial plans and statements of work.
Forest Service employees collect
information from cooperating parties
from the pre-award to the closeout stage
via telephone calls, emails, postal mail,
and person-to-person meetings to create,
develop, and administer these funded
and non-funded agreements. The
multiple means for respondents to
communicate their responses include
forms, non-forms, electronic documents,
face-to-face, telephone, and internet.
The scope of information collected
varies; however, it typically includes
the project type, project scope, financial
plan, statement of work, and
cooperator’s business information.
The Forest Service would not be able
to create, develop, and administer these
funded and non-funded agreements
without the collected information. The
Agency would also be unable to develop
or monitor projects, make or receive
payments, or identify financial and
accounting errors.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
Institutions; State, Local or Tribal
Government; Individuals.
Number of Respondents: 16,986.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: Quarterly;
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 32,767.
Forest Service
Title: Federal Excess Personal and
Firefighter Property Program
Administration.
OMB Control Number: 0596–0223.
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Summary of Collection: Federal
Excess Personal Property (FEPP) and
Firefighter Property (FFP) programs
provide state (including US territories)
forestry agencies the opportunity to
obtain excess Department of Defense
and other Federal agencies equipment
and supplies to be used in firefighting
and emergency services. The authority
to provide excess supplies to state
agencies comes from Federal Property
and Administration Services Act of
1949, as amended, 40 U.S.C., Sec 202.
Authority to loan excess supplies comes
from 10 U.S.C., Subtitle A, Part IV,
Chapter 153, 2576b grants the authority
for the FFP.
Need and Use of the Information: The
Forest Service (FS) ‘‘Federal Excess
Property Management Information
System (FEPMIS) database allows the
FS to collect FEPP and FFP information
used to manage property inventory
electronically. Access to the database is
limited to those state employees with
access authorized by FS Management
Officers working in the fire and
Aviation staff. Each state designates an
Accountable Officer who is responsible
for the integrity of the program within
their respective state and completing the
necessary documentation for each
program in which the state participates.
For this reason FEPP and FFP collects
the state forestry agency contact
information and the information of the
Accountable Officer. Cooperative
Agreement forms FS–3100–10 and/or
FS–3100–11 are used to collect the
required information from the
participating state agency that outlines
the requirements and rules for the
cooperation. Participating state agencies
must submit separate agreements if they
desire to participate in both programs.
Description of Respondents: State and
local government.
Number of Respondents: 76.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annual.
Total Burden Hours: 600.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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
and other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information collection received by March
20, 2023 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/
[[Page 10282]]
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: Financial Information Security Request Form.
OMB Control Number: 0596-0204.
Summary of Collection: The majority of Forest Service's (FS)
financial records are in databases stored at the National Finance
Center (NFC). The Federal Information Security Reform Act of 2002 (Pub.
L. 107-347) and Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996
(Pub. L. 104-106) authorize the Forest Service to obtain information
necessary for contracted employees to access and maintain these
records.
Need and Use of the Information: The Forest Service uses a paper
and electronic version of its form FS-6500-214 to gather name, work
email, work telephone number, job title etc. for a specific contracted
employee to apply to NFC for access. Prior to filling out the firm,
contractors must first complete specific training before a user may
request access to certain financial systems. NFC grants access to users
only at the request of Client Security Officers. The unit's Client
Security Officer is responsible for management of access to computers
and coordinates all requests for NFC. The information collected is
shared with those managing or overseeing the financial systems used by
the FS, this includes auditors.
Description of Respondents: Contracted Employees.
Number of Respondents: 209.
Frequency of Reponses: Reporting: Yearly.
Total Burden Hours: 315.
Forest Service
Title: Federal and Non-Federal Financial Assistance Instruments.
OMB Control Number: 0596-0217.
Summary of Collection: To carry out specific Forest Service
activities, Congress created several authorities to assist the Agency
in its mission. These authorities allow the Forest Service to utilize
Federal Financial Assistance (FFA) awards (i.e., grants and cooperative
agreements) to support agency specific authorities and appropriations.
Included in this collection are forms related to the Award Letter,
Certification Letters, FFA related Standard Forms (SF), and information
related to Pre-Award and Post-Award activities, which include but not
limited to, the project description, project scope, financial plan,
statement of work, and cooperator business information.
Need and Use of the Information: In addition to Federal Financial
Assistance (FFA), Congress created specific authorizations for acts
outside the scope of the FGCAA. Appropriations language was developed
to convey authority for the Forest Service to enter relationships that
are outside the scope of the FGCAA. The Forest Service implements these
authorizations using instruments such as collection agreements, FGCAA
exempted agreements, memorandums of understanding, and other agreements
which mutually benefit participating parties. These instruments fall
outside the scope of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and
often require financial plans and statements of work. Forest Service
employees collect information from cooperating parties from the pre-
award to the closeout stage via telephone calls, emails, postal mail,
and person-to-person meetings to create, develop, and administer these
funded and non-funded agreements. The multiple means for respondents to
communicate their responses include forms, non-forms, electronic
documents, face-to-face, telephone, and internet. The scope of
information collected varies; however, it typically includes the
project type, project scope, financial plan, statement of work, and
cooperator's business information.
The Forest Service would not be able to create, develop, and
administer these funded and non-funded agreements without the collected
information. The Agency would also be unable to develop or monitor
projects, make or receive payments, or identify financial and
accounting errors.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-
profit Institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government; Individuals.
Number of Respondents: 16,986.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Quarterly; On
occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 32,767.
Forest Service
Title: Federal Excess Personal and Firefighter Property Program
Administration.
OMB Control Number: 0596-0223.
Summary of Collection: Federal Excess Personal Property (FEPP) and
Firefighter Property (FFP) programs provide state (including US
territories) forestry agencies the opportunity to obtain excess
Department of Defense and other Federal agencies equipment and supplies
to be used in firefighting and emergency services. The authority to
provide excess supplies to state agencies comes from Federal Property
and Administration Services Act of 1949, as amended, 40 U.S.C., Sec
202. Authority to loan excess supplies comes from 10 U.S.C., Subtitle
A, Part IV, Chapter 153, 2576b grants the authority for the FFP.
Need and Use of the Information: The Forest Service (FS) ``Federal
Excess Property Management Information System (FEPMIS) database allows
the FS to collect FEPP and FFP information used to manage property
inventory electronically. Access to the database is limited to those
state employees with access authorized by FS Management Officers
working in the fire and Aviation staff. Each state designates an
Accountable Officer who is responsible for the integrity of the program
within their respective state and completing the necessary
documentation for each program in which the state participates. For
this reason FEPP and FFP collects the state forestry agency contact
information and the information of the Accountable Officer. Cooperative
Agreement forms FS-3100-10 and/or FS-3100-11 are used to collect the
required information from the participating state agency that outlines
the requirements and rules for the cooperation. Participating state
agencies must submit separate agreements if they desire to participate
in both programs.
Description of Respondents: State and local government.
Number of Respondents: 76.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annual.
Total Burden Hours: 600.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-03346 Filed 2-16-23; 8:45 am]
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