Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 23618-23619 [2023-08150]

Download as PDF 23618 Notices Federal Register Vol. 88, No. 74 Tuesday, April 18, 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 Office of Management and Budget (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; 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 May 18, 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 18:08 Apr 17, 2023 Jkt 259001 recipients, and result in improper determinations of assistance, increase legal costs to the recipients as well as Rural Utilities Service encumber customer service and, Title: Broadband Technical Assistance ultimately, slow the deployment of Program. assistance to rural areas in need of highOMB Control Number: 0572–NEW. speed internet. The timing of technical Summary of Collection: The Rural assistance is critical due to the historic eConnectivity Program (ReConnect) was levels of broadband funding made authorized under 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq., available under the IIJA. The programs and Public Law 115–141, 779. The created and funded under the IIJA are Funding Opportunity Announcement beginning to disburse funding and (FOA) will use technical assistance technical assistance is critical to ensure funds appropriated under the unserved rural communities are able to Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act participate in these programs, (IIJA) (Pub. L. 117–58). Applications successfully implement projects and received under the FOA will be properly manage funds. administered by the Rural Utilities Description of Respondents: Service (RUS or the Agency), a Rural Individuals and Households. Development (RD) agency of the United Number of Respondents: 50. States Department of Agriculture. The Frequency of Responses: Reporting: assistance instrument for this program Annually. will be through cooperative agreements Total Burden Hours: 1,255. which RD is authorized to administer Levi S. Harrell, pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2204b(b)(4). Departmental Information Collection This FOA provides competitive Clearance Officer. cooperative agreement funding to [FR Doc. 2023–08172 Filed 4–17–23; 8:45 am] eligible entities to ensure technical BILLING CODE 3410–15–P assistance and training is delivered to rural communities in need of highspeed internet and rural broadband DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE providers. Program funds must be used to support broadband technical Submission for OMB Review; assistance activities which include, but Comment Request are not limited to, project planning and The Department of Agriculture will community engagement, operations submit the following information support, financial sustainability, environmental compliance, engineering, collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the accessing federal resources, and data collection and reporting. The goal of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 on or after the date program is to support the expansion of of publication of this notice. Comments high-speed internet into unserved rural are requested regarding: (1) whether the communities. Need and Use of the Information: collection of information is necessary Applications submitted for for the proper performance of the consideration will be reviewed for functions of the agency, including eligibility and completeness. whether the information will have Applications determined to be eligible practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the will be evaluated according to the agency’s estimate of burden including scoring criteria outlined in the FOA. the validity of the methodology and The scoring criterion is targeted to assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance applicants that demonstrate strong work the quality, utility and clarity of the plans, organizational capacity, clear information to be collected; and (4) performance metrics, and the ability to ways to minimize the burden of the reach the most rural communities. collection of information on those who Points are also available for projects are to respond, including through the benefitting targeted groups such as use of appropriate automated, Tribes and Tribal Entities, colonias, electronic, mechanical, or other persistent poverty counties, and technological collection techniques or distressed energy communities. other forms of information technology. Failure to collect proper information Comments regarding these from applicants could hinder the information collections are best assured government’s selection of funding of having their full effect if received by displays a currently valid OMB control number. PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18APN1.SGM 18APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 74 / Tuesday, April 18, 2023 / Notices May 18, 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 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. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 National Agricultural Statistics Service Title: Cotton Ginning Survey. OMB Control Number: 0535–0220. Summary of Collection: The National Agricultural Statistics Service’s (NASS) primary function is to prepare and issue state and national estimates of crop and livestock production, disposition and prices as well as specialty agricultural and environmental statistics. The Cotton Ginning Survey provides statistics concerning cotton ginning for specific dates and geographic regions and aids in forecasting cotton production. The Cotton Ginning surveys obtain data mandated under U.S.C. Title 13, Section 42(a). General authority for these data collection activities is granted under U.S. Code Title 7, section 2204. Need and use of the Information: The majority of data are collected by Computer-Aided Self-Administered Interview (CASI), telephone, mail, and fax. All active gins for a given crop season are included in the survey. This includes gins in all 17 cotton producing states. The survey begins on August 1st for the current production year. The sample size increases as the amount of cotton harvested and ginned increases. The peak number of gins that are surveyed will occur in November. The sample size will decline after that to coincide with the completion of harvesting and ginning in some States. The ‘‘End of Season’’ questionnaire is sent to each gin as they complete their ginning for the year, the summarized end of season data will be published in May. Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit. Number of Respondents: 575. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Monthly, Annually. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:08 Apr 17, 2023 Jkt 259001 Total Burden Hours: 1,218. Levi S. Harrell, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2023–08150 Filed 4–17–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–20–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS–2023–0031] Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; National Veterinary Accreditation Program Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Revision to and extension of approval of an information collection; comment request. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an information collection associated with the National Veterinary Accreditation Program application form. DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before June 20, 2023. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS– 2023–0031 in the Search field. Select the Documents tab, then select the Comment button in the list of documents. • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS–2023–0031, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may be viewed at regulations.gov or in our reading room, which is located in room 1620 of the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, please call (202) 799–7039 before coming. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the National Veterinary Accreditation Program application form, contact Dr. Todd Behre, Veterinary Medical Officer, National Veterinary Accreditation Program, VS, APHIS, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 23619 4700 River Road, Unit 64, Riverdale, MD 20737; (518)–281–2157; todd.h.behre@usda.gov. For more information on the information collection reporting process, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS’ Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483; joseph.moxey@usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: National Veterinary Accreditation Program. OMB Control Number: 0579–0297. Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an information collection. Abstract: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to protect the health of U.S. livestock by preventing the introduction and interstate spread of serious diseases and pests of livestock and for eradicating such diseases from the United States when feasible. This authority has been delegated to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). In connection with this mission, the U.S. Department of Agriculture established the National Veterinary Accreditation Program (NVAP) so that accredited private practitioners can assist Federal veterinarians in controlling animal diseases and facilitating the movement of animals. Regulations concerning the accreditation of veterinarians and the suspension and revocation of accreditation are in 9 CFR parts 160 through 162. NVAP is a voluntary program that is administered by APHIS. As part of this program, APHIS uses an NVAP application form to collect information regarding an applicant’s eligibility for accreditation and, among other things, to update an individual’s contact information and renew or revise his or her accreditation status. We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve our use of this information collection activity, as described, for an additional 3 years. The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public (as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection. These comments will help us: (1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; E:\FR\FM\18APN1.SGM 18APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23618-23619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08150]


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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

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May 18, 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 
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: Cotton Ginning Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0220.
    Summary of Collection: The National Agricultural Statistics 
Service's (NASS) primary function is to prepare and issue state and 
national estimates of crop and livestock production, disposition and 
prices as well as specialty agricultural and environmental statistics. 
The Cotton Ginning Survey provides statistics concerning cotton ginning 
for specific dates and geographic regions and aids in forecasting 
cotton production. The Cotton Ginning surveys obtain data mandated 
under U.S.C. Title 13, Section 42(a). General authority for these data 
collection activities is granted under U.S. Code Title 7, section 2204.
    Need and use of the Information: The majority of data are collected 
by Computer-Aided Self-Administered Interview (CASI), telephone, mail, 
and fax. All active gins for a given crop season are included in the 
survey. This includes gins in all 17 cotton producing states. The 
survey begins on August 1st for the current production year. The sample 
size increases as the amount of cotton harvested and ginned increases. 
The peak number of gins that are surveyed will occur in November. The 
sample size will decline after that to coincide with the completion of 
harvesting and ginning in some States. The ``End of Season'' 
questionnaire is sent to each gin as they complete their ginning for 
the year, the summarized end of season data will be published in May.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 575.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Monthly, Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,218.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-08150 Filed 4-17-23; 8:45 am]
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