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Download as PDF 53451 Notices Federal Register Vol. 88, No. 151 Tuesday, August 8, 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 Agricultural Marketing Service [Doc. No. AMS–FGIS–23–0035] Solicitation of Nominations for Members of the Grain Inspection Advisory Committee Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice to solicit nominees. AGENCY: The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominations for individuals to serve on the Grain Inspection Advisory Committee (Advisory Committee). The Advisory Committee meets no less than once annually to advise AMS on the programs and services it delivers pursuant to the U.S. Grain Standards Act (USGSA) and in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended. Recommendations by the Advisory Committee help AMS better meet the needs of its customers who operate in a dynamic and changing marketplace. DATES: AMS will consider nominations received by September 22, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit nominations for the Advisory Committee by completing form AD–755 and send via email as an attachment to: Kendra.C.Kline@ usda.gov. Form AD–755 may be obtained via USDA’s website: https:// www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/ documents/ad-755.pdf. For more information about the committee visit the Grain Inspection Advisory Committee website: https:// www.ams.usda.gov/about-ams/facasadvisory-councils/giac. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kendra Kline, Designated Federal Officer, Telephone (202) 690- 2410 or Email Kendra.C.Kline@usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by section 21 of the USGSA (7 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:00 Aug 07, 2023 Jkt 259001 U.S.C. 87j), as amended, and pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) established the Advisory Committee on September 29, 1981, to provide advice to the AMS Administrator on implementation of the USGSA. As specified in the USGSA, no member may serve, successively, for more than 2 terms. The Advisory Committee consists of 15 members, who represent the interests of grain producers, processors, handlers, merchandisers, consumers, exporters, and scientists with expertise in research related to the policies in section 2 of the USGSA (7 U.S.C. 74). Members are appointed and serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of Agriculture. Members of the advisory committee serve without compensation, but may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, to the extent permitted by law for persons serving intermittently in the Government service (5 U.S.C. 5703), consistent with the availability of funds. A list of current Advisory Committee members and other relevant information are available on the USDA website at: https://www.ams.usda.gov/about-ams/ facas-advisory-councils/giac. The grain industry that utilizes Official Inspection and Weighing services for barley, canola, corn, flaxseed, oats, rye, soybeans, sorghum, sunflower seed, triticale, wheat, and mixed grain is diverse. AMS is seeking nominations for the Advisory Committee that will reflect the diversity of the grain industry, including, but not limited to, grain producers, processors, handlers, merchandisers, consumers, exporters, and scientists. Therefore, when making recommendations for appointments, the industry must consider the diversity of the population served and the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the members to serve a diverse population. 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 funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 filing deadlines vary by program or incident. 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. Equal opportunity practices in accordance with USDA’s policies will be followed in all appointments to the Committee. To ensure that the recommendations of the Committee have taken in account the needs of the diverse groups served by USDA, membership shall include to the extent possible, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent minorities, women, and person with disabilities. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender. Dated: August 2, 2023. Cikena Reid, USDA Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2023–16869 Filed 8–7–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 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 E:\FR\FM\08AUN1.SGM 08AUN1 53452 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 151 / Tuesday, August 8, 2023 / Notices ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments regarding this information collection received by September 7, 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 displays a currently valid OMB control number. Risk Management Agency Title: Subpart U-Ineligibility for Programs under the Federal Crop Insurance Act. OMB Control Number: 0563–0085. Summary of Collection: FCIC is a wholly-owned Government corporation created February 16, 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1501). The program was amended previously, but Public Law 96–365, dated September 26, 1980, provided for nationwide expansion of a comprehensive crop insurance program. The Federal Crop Insurance Act (Act), as amended in later years, further expanded the role of the crop insurance program to be the principal tool for risk management by producers of agricultural commodities. The Act further required that the crop insurance program operate on an actuarially sound basis. To meet these goals, existing crop programs must be improved and expanded, new crop products developed, and new insurance concepts studied for possible implementation. Meeting these goals requires the collection of a wide range of information (data elements). These data elements are used in part to determine insurance coverage, premiums, subsidies, payments, and indemnities. It creates an information database used to support continued development and improvements in crop insurance products available to producers and which meet the goal of a sound insurance program. The Act was again amended on June 20, 2000, by Public Law 106–224 which mandates changes to crop insurance regulations, provides for independent review of crop VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:00 Aug 07, 2023 Jkt 259001 insurance products by persons experienced as actuaries and in underwriting, and gives contracting authority for the development of new products. Need and Use of the Information: The purpose of collecting the information is to ensure persons that are ineligible for benefits under the Federal crop insurance program are accurately identified as such and do not obtain benefits to which they are not eligible. A person can become ineligible for benefits for three reasons: (1) Debt on unpaid premium or overpaid indemnity (information provided by AIP; (2) Debt on unpaid CAT fee (information provided by AIP); and (3) Debarment/ disqualification/suspension, including but not limited to judgement, civil fines, etc. The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and AIPs use the information collected to determine whether a person seeking to obtain Federal crop insurance coverage are ineligible for such coverage according to the statutory/regulatory mandates identified. Failure to collect the applicable information could result in unearned Federal benefits being issued. Description of Respondents: Businesses or other for-profits. Number of Respondents: 14. Frequency of Responses: On occasions; Annually. Total Burden Hours: 2,207. Levi S. Harrell, Departmental Information Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2023–16859 Filed 8–7–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–08–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Census Bureau [Docket Number 230728–0178] RIN 0607–XC070 Annual Integrated Economic Survey Census Bureau, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of determination. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is conducting the Annual Integrated Economic Survey (AIES). We have determined that data to be collected in this survey are needed to aid the efficient performance of essential governmental functions and have significant application to the needs of businesses, organizations, and the public. The AIES will provide the only comprehensive national and subnational data on business revenues, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 expenses, and assets on an annual basis. The data derived from this survey are not publicly available from nongovernmental or other governmental sources. ADDRESSES: The Census Bureau will make available the reporting instructions to the organizations included in the surveys. Additional copies are available upon written request to the Director, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233–0101. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nick Orsini, Associate Director for Economic Programs, Telephone: 301–763–1858; Email: Nick.Orsini@census.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In an effort to improve measurements of the economy in the United States, the Census Bureau will conduct the Annual Integrated Economic Survey (AIES). The AIES is a new survey designed to combine several existing Census Bureau annual survey collections to reduce respondent burden and simultaneously increase data quality and operational efficiencies. The AIES integrates and replaces the following existing annual collections: the Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS) (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 0607–0013), the Annual Wholesale Trade Survey (AWTS) (OMB control number 0607–0195), the Service Annual Survey (SAS) (OMB control number 0607–0422), the Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) (OMB control number 0607–0449), the Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES) (OMB control number 0607–0782), the Manufacturer’s Unfilled Orders Survey (M3UFO) (OMB control number 0607– 0561), and the Report of Organization (OMB control number 0607–0444). The Census Bureau plans to conduct the AIES on an annual basis, beginning with a preparatory 2022 AIES dress rehearsal (collected in calendar year 2023) and the full-scale AIES implementation beginning in survey year 2023 (collected in calendar year 2024). The 2022 AIES dress rehearsal will be a small-scale collection that will mimic the collection instrument and procedures planned for the full-scale 2023 AIES. The 2022 AIES dress rehearsal will allow the Census Bureau to examine patterns of response and to determine what additional support respondents will need in future collections. To minimize the burden imposed on companies already in one or more of the seven annual surveys that the AIES will replace, responses submitted for the 2022 AIES dress rehearsal will fulfill survey year 2022 reporting requirements for the E:\FR\FM\08AUN1.SGM 08AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53451-53452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16859]


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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

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collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by 
September 7, 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 displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Risk Management Agency

    Title: Subpart U-Ineligibility for Programs under the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act.
    OMB Control Number: 0563-0085.
    Summary of Collection: FCIC is a wholly-owned Government 
corporation created February 16, 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1501). The program was 
amended previously, but Public Law 96-365, dated September 26, 1980, 
provided for nationwide expansion of a comprehensive crop insurance 
program. The Federal Crop Insurance Act (Act), as amended in later 
years, further expanded the role of the crop insurance program to be 
the principal tool for risk management by producers of agricultural 
commodities. The Act further required that the crop insurance program 
operate on an actuarially sound basis. To meet these goals, existing 
crop programs must be improved and expanded, new crop products 
developed, and new insurance concepts studied for possible 
implementation. Meeting these goals requires the collection of a wide 
range of information (data elements). These data elements are used in 
part to determine insurance coverage, premiums, subsidies, payments, 
and indemnities. It creates an information database used to support 
continued development and improvements in crop insurance products 
available to producers and which meet the goal of a sound insurance 
program. The Act was again amended on June 20, 2000, by Public Law 106-
224 which mandates changes to crop insurance regulations, provides for 
independent review of crop insurance products by persons experienced as 
actuaries and in underwriting, and gives contracting authority for the 
development of new products.
    Need and Use of the Information: The purpose of collecting the 
information is to ensure persons that are ineligible for benefits under 
the Federal crop insurance program are accurately identified as such 
and do not obtain benefits to which they are not eligible. A person can 
become ineligible for benefits for three reasons: (1) Debt on unpaid 
premium or overpaid indemnity (information provided by AIP; (2) Debt on 
unpaid CAT fee (information provided by AIP); and (3) Debarment/
disqualification/suspension, including but not limited to judgement, 
civil fines, etc. The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and AIPs use 
the information collected to determine whether a person seeking to 
obtain Federal crop insurance coverage are ineligible for such coverage 
according to the statutory/regulatory mandates identified. Failure to 
collect the applicable information could result in unearned Federal 
benefits being issued.
    Description of Respondents: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Number of Respondents: 14.
    Frequency of Responses: On occasions; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,207.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-16859 Filed 8-7-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-08-P
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