Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 17516-17517 [2023-05977]

Download as PDF 17516 Notices Federal Register Vol. 88, No. 56 Thursday, March 23, 2023 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. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 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. Comments regarding this information collection received by April 24, 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/ 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:23 Mar 22, 2023 Jkt 259001 displays a currently valid OMB control number. Rural Business-Cooperative Service Title: Fertilizer Production Expansion Program. OMB Control Number: 0570–0081. Summary of Collection: On July 9, 2021, Executive Order (E.O.) 14036, ‘‘Promoting Competition in the American Economy’’ was issued, which created a White House Competition Council and directed federal agencies to enhance fairness and competition. In response, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on March 11, 2022, that it would support additional fertilizer production to help American farmers address rising costs and spur competition as part of the whole-of-government effort to enhance fair and competitive markets along the same lines as the independent food processing investments being made as part of the Food System Transformation Effort. The Fertilizer Production Expansion Program (FPEP) is authorized by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act to assist agricultural producers through grants, purchases, payments, and other operations, and makes available materials and facilities required in the production and marketing of agricultural commodities. Through FPEP, USDA is supporting new and expanded supplies of fertilizer and alternatives that play the same role as fertilizer to United States farmers as a key input necessary for production of agricultural commodities. The FPEP Program will be administered by the USDA, Rural Development (RD) Rural Business Cooperative Service (RBCS). RBCS has developed requirements for FPEP, prepared a Request for Applications (RFA) and up to $500 million will be made available in competitive grants. The purpose of FPEP is to expand capacity, improve competition, and increase supply chain resilience within the agricultural fertilizer and nutrient management sector, in connection with the production of agricultural commodities. Need and Use of the Information: The information collected will be used to determine applicant and project eligibility, conduct technical evaluations, calculate a priority score, rank and compete the application, as applicable, in order to be considered. PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Lack of adequate information to make the determination could result in the improper administration and appropriation of Federal grant funds. Description of Respondents: State, Local, and Tribal Governments. Number of Respondents: 2,241. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually. Total Burden Hours: 26,372. Levi S. Harrell, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2023–05985 Filed 3–22–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P 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 April 24, 2023. 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 E:\FR\FM\23MRN1.SGM 23MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 56 / Thursday, March 23, 2023 / Notices ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 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. Total Burden Hours: 4,410. Levi S. Harrell, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2023–05977 Filed 3–22–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–20–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Agricultural Statistics Service Forest Service Title: Field Crops Objective Yield. OMB Control Number: 0535–0088. Summary of Collection: The primary objective of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is to collect, prepare and issue State and national estimates of crop and livestock production, prices, and disposition as well as economic statistics, farm numbers, land values, on-farm pesticide usage, pest crop management practices, as well as the Census of Agriculture. The Objective Yield Surveys objectively predict yields for corn, cotton, potatoes, soybeans, wheat, citrus, almonds, walnuts, and hazelnuts. Sample fields are randomly selected for these crops, plots are laid out, and periodic counts and measurements are taken and then used to forecast production during the growing season. Production forecasts are published in USDA crop reports. The fruit and nut objective yield surveys are conducted under cooperative agreements with several State Departments of Agriculture. The individual States will be reimbursing NASS for the costs associated with these additional surveys. The surveys will include: California citrus, almonds and walnuts; Florida citrus; and Oregon hazelnuts. Need and Use of the Information: NASS will collect information on sample fields of, corn, cotton, potatoes, soybeans, and winter wheat. The information will be used by USDA to anticipate loan receipts and pricing of loan stocks for grains. Farmers and businesses use the production estimates in marketing decisions to evaluate expected prices and to determine when to sell. The fruit and nut data will be used by the State Departments of Agriculture and commodity marketing boards to make informed decisions concerning the stocks and marketing of these commodities. Description of Respondents: Farms and businesses or other for-profit. Number of Respondents: 13,550. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Monthly; Annually. Land Between the Lakes Advisory Board VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:23 Mar 22, 2023 Jkt 259001 Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA). ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: The Land Between the Lakes Advisory Board will hold a public meeting according to the details shown below. The committee is authorized under the Charter for the Land Between the Lakes (LBL) Advisory Board (Board) and managed in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The purpose of the committee is to advise the Secretary of Agriculture on (1) means of promoting public participation for the Land and Resource Management Plan, and (2) environmental education. General information can be found at the following website: https:// landbetweenthelakes.us/about/workingtogether/. DATES: The meeting will be held on April 11, 2023, 9 a.m.–4 p.m., Central Daylight Time. Written Comments: Anyone who would like to bring related matters to the attention of the committee may file written statements with the committee staff by Friday, April 7, 2023, or after the meeting by Thursday, April 27, 2023. Written comments and requests for time for oral comments must be sent to Christine Bombard, 100 Van Morgan Drive, Golden Pond, Kentucky 42211 or by email to SM.FS.LBL_AdBoard@ usda.gov. Oral Comments: The meeting is open to the public. The agenda will include time for people to make oral statements of three minutes or less. Individuals wishing to make an oral statement should make a request in writing by Friday, April 7, 2023, to be scheduled on the agenda. All commmittee meetings are subject to cancellation. For status of the meeting prior to attendance, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. ADDRESSES: This meeting is open to the public and will be held at the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area Administration Building, 100 Van SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 17517 Morgan Drive, Golden Pond, Kentucky 42211. The public may also join virtually via telephone and/or video conference. Virtual meeting participation details can be found on the website listed under SUMMARY or by contacting the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Written comments may be submitted as described under the DATES section. All comments, including names and addresses when provided, are placed in the record and are available for public inspection and copying. The public may inspect comments received upon request. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leisa Cook, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), by phone at 270–924–2001 or email at leisa.cook@usda.gov or Christine Bombard, Committee Coordinator, at 270–924–2002 or email at christine.bombard@usda.gov. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf and hard of hearing (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800– 877–8339, 24 hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The committee is authorized under the Charter for the Land Between the Lakes (LBL) Advisory Board (Board), established pursuant to Section 460 of the Land Between the Lakes Protection Act of 1998 (Act) (16 U.S.C. 460 iii et seq.) and managed in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) as amended, (5 U.S.C. App. 10). The meeting agenda will include: 1. An overview and discussion of the impacts of the Land Between the Lakes Recreation and Heritage Act, and 2. An overview and discussion of a proposal regarding how to increase/ improve user diversity in recreation. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or E:\FR\FM\23MRN1.SGM 23MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 56 (Thursday, March 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17516-17517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05977]


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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 April 24, 2023. 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

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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: Field Crops Objective Yield.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0088.
    Summary of Collection: The primary objective of the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is to collect, prepare and issue 
State and national estimates of crop and livestock production, prices, 
and disposition as well as economic statistics, farm numbers, land 
values, on-farm pesticide usage, pest crop management practices, as 
well as the Census of Agriculture. The Objective Yield Surveys 
objectively predict yields for corn, cotton, potatoes, soybeans, wheat, 
citrus, almonds, walnuts, and hazelnuts. Sample fields are randomly 
selected for these crops, plots are laid out, and periodic counts and 
measurements are taken and then used to forecast production during the 
growing season. Production forecasts are published in USDA crop 
reports.
    The fruit and nut objective yield surveys are conducted under 
cooperative agreements with several State Departments of Agriculture. 
The individual States will be reimbursing NASS for the costs associated 
with these additional surveys. The surveys will include: California 
citrus, almonds and walnuts; Florida citrus; and Oregon hazelnuts.
    Need and Use of the Information: NASS will collect information on 
sample fields of, corn, cotton, potatoes, soybeans, and winter wheat. 
The information will be used by USDA to anticipate loan receipts and 
pricing of loan stocks for grains. Farmers and businesses use the 
production estimates in marketing decisions to evaluate expected prices 
and to determine when to sell. The fruit and nut data will be used by 
the State Departments of Agriculture and commodity marketing boards to 
make informed decisions concerning the stocks and marketing of these 
commodities.
    Description of Respondents: Farms and businesses or other for-
profit.
    Number of Respondents: 13,550.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Monthly; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 4,410.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-05977 Filed 3-22-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-20-P
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