Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 11809-11810 [2024-03173]

Download as PDF 11809 Notices Federal Register Vol. 89, No. 32 Thursday, February 15, 2024 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 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. Comments regarding this information collection received by March 18, 2024 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 18:36 Feb 14, 2024 Jkt 262001 displays a currently valid OMB control number. Rural Business-Cooperative Service Title: Voluntary Labeling Program for Biobased Products. OMB Control Number: 0570–0071. Summary of Collection: Section 9002(h) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act (FSRIA) of 2002, as amended by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act (FCEA) of 2008 and the Agricultural Act of 2014, and the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, requires the Secretary of Agriculture to implement a voluntary labeling program that would enable qualifying biobased products to be certified with a ‘‘USDA Certified Biobased Product’’ label. The voluntary labeling program is one of the two main initiatives of the BioPreferred Program, which is currently implemented by USDA’s Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS). The voluntary labeling program is required to be consistent, where possible, with the guidelines implementing the preferred procurement of biobased products by Federal agencies, which is the second main initiative of the BioPreferred Program. The procurement initiative is also authorized under section 9002 of FSRIA and referred to hereafter as the Federal preferred procurement program. Under the preferred procurement program, Federal agencies are required to purchase with certain exceptions, biobased products that are identified, by rulemaking, for preferred procurement. Need and Use of the Information: Under the voluntary labeling program, manufacturers and vendors must complete an application for each standalone biobased product or biobased product family for which they wish to use the label. The application process is electronic and is accessible through the BioPreferred Program website. In addition, manufacturers and vendors whose applications have been conditionally approved must provide certain information for RBCS to post on the BioPreferred Program website. For each product approved by the Agency for use of the label, the manufacturer or vendor must keep that information for each certified product up to date. The information requested for inclusion in the application are: (1) contact information (of the manufacturer or vendor and preparer of application) and (2) product identification information, PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 including brand name(s), the applicable designated item category or categories or equivalent, and the biobased content of the product. Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit. Number of Respondents: 300. Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 1,988. Levi S. Harrell, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2024–03178 Filed 2–14–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–XY–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 collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments regarding this information collection received by March 18, 2024.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 E:\FR\FM\15FEN1.SGM 15FEN1 11810 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 32 / Thursday, February 15, 2024 / Notices 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: 50. Rachelle Ragland-Greene, Acting Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2024–03173 Filed 2–14–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–30–P khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Food and Nutrition Service Title: Recordkeeping for Employment and Training Program Activity Report and Requests for Additional 100 Percent Funding. OMB Control Number: 0584–0339. Summary of Collection: The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105–33), modified the Employment and Training (E&T) Program so that States’ efforts are now focused on a particular segment of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) population—ablebodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs). Requests for Additional E&T Funds: 7 CFR 273.7(d)(1)(i)(D) provides that if a State agency will not expend all of the funds allocated to it for a fiscal year, FNS will reallocate unexpended funds to other State agencies during the fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year as FNS considers appropriate and equitable. After FNS makes initial E&T allocations, under 7 CFR 273.7(d)(1)(i), State agencies may request additional E&T funds if needed. FNS will reallocate available funds (e.g., funds that are unallocated or funds that are allocated but will not be spent) in a fair and equitable manner. Retention and Custody of Records. Under 7 CFR 277.12 (1) and (2), all financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, negotiated contracts, and all other records pertinent to program funds shall be maintained for three years from the date of submission of the annual financial status report or if any litigation, claim, or audit is started before the expiration of the three-year period, the applicable records shall be retained until these have been resolved. Need and Use of the Information: FNS will review requests about their E&T programs so that the Department can monitor State performance to ensure that the program is being efficiently and economically operated. Without the information, FNS would be unable to make adjustments or allocate exemptions in accordance with the statute. Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government. Number of Respondents: 53. Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Occasionally; Annually. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:36 Feb 14, 2024 Jkt 262001 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food Safety and Inspection Service [Docket No. FSIS–2024–0002] National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods: Committee and Charter Renewal Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). ACTION: Notice of intent to renew the Committee and its charter. AGENCY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice is announcing the intention of the USDA to renew the committee for the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) and its charter. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kristal Southern, Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS),1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 1128, Washington, DC 20250–3700. Telephone number: (202) 937–4171. Email: NACMCF@ usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Background The NACMCF is a discretionary advisory committee that was established in 1988 by the Secretary of Agriculture after consulting with the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in response to the recommendations of two external organizations. The National Academy of Sciences recommended an interagency approach to microbiological criteria since various federal, State, and local agencies are responsible for food safety. Also, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations made a similar recommendation in the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriation Bill for fiscal year 1988. The NACMCF provides impartial scientific advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on public health issues relative to the safety and wholesomeness of the U.S. food supply, including the development of microbiological criteria and review PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 and evaluation of epidemiological and risk assessment data and methodologies for assessing microbiological hazards in foods. The Committee also provides scientific advice and recommendations to the Departments of Commerce and Defense. The Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA, Dr. Emilio Esteban, is the Committee Chair; the Acting Director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Dr. Donald Prater, is the ViceChair; and Dr. Kristal Southern, FSIS, is the Designated Federal Officer and Director of the NACMCF Secretariat. The charter for the NACMCF is available for viewing on the FSIS website at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/ policy/advisory-committees/nationaladvisory-committee-microbiologicalcriteria-foods-nacmcf. NACMCF documents and comments posted on the FSIS website are electronic conversions from a variety of source formats. In some cases, document conversion may result in character translation or formatting errors. The original document is the official, legal copy. In order to meet the electronic and information technology accessibility standards in Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, NACMCF may add alternate text descriptors for nontext elements (graphs, charts, tables, multimedia, etc.). These modifications only affect the internet copies of the documents. Additional Public Notification Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy development is important. Consequently, FSIS will announce this Federal Register publication online through the FSIS web page located at: https://www.fsis. usda.gov/policy/federal-registerrulemaking/federal-register-notices. FSIS will also make copies of this publication available through the FSIS Constituent Update, which is used to provide information regarding FSIS policies, procedures, regulations, Federal Register notices, FSIS public meetings, and other types of information that could affect or would be of interest to our constituents and stakeholders. The Constituent Update is available on the FSIS web page. Through the web page, FSIS is able to provide information to a much broader, more diverse audience. In addition, FSIS offers an email subscription service that provides automatic and customized access to selected food safety news and information. This service is available at: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/news-events/ news-press-releases/news-feedssubscriptions. 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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 32 (Thursday, February 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11809-11810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03173]


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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 or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by March 
18, 2024.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

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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.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: Recordkeeping for Employment and Training Program Activity 
Report and Requests for Additional 100 Percent Funding.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0339.
    Summary of Collection: The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 
105-33), modified the Employment and Training (E&T) Program so that 
States' efforts are now focused on a particular segment of the 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) population--able-
bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs).
    Requests for Additional E&T Funds: 7 CFR 273.7(d)(1)(i)(D) provides 
that if a State agency will not expend all of the funds allocated to it 
for a fiscal year, FNS will reallocate unexpended funds to other State 
agencies during the fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year as FNS 
considers appropriate and equitable. After FNS makes initial E&T 
allocations, under 7 CFR 273.7(d)(1)(i), State agencies may request 
additional E&T funds if needed. FNS will reallocate available funds 
(e.g., funds that are unallocated or funds that are allocated but will 
not be spent) in a fair and equitable manner.
    Retention and Custody of Records. Under 7 CFR 277.12 (1) and (2), 
all financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, 
negotiated contracts, and all other records pertinent to program funds 
shall be maintained for three years from the date of submission of the 
annual financial status report or if any litigation, claim, or audit is 
started before the expiration of the three-year period, the applicable 
records shall be retained until these have been resolved.
    Need and Use of the Information: FNS will review requests about 
their E&T programs so that the Department can monitor State performance 
to ensure that the program is being efficiently and economically 
operated. Without the information, FNS would be unable to make 
adjustments or allocate exemptions in accordance with the statute.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Occasionally; 
Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 50.

Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Acting Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-03173 Filed 2-14-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-30-P
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