Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 1938-1939 [2025-00372]

Download as PDF 1938 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 6 / Friday, January 10, 2025 / Notices khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES Jackson (north of IL–3, IL–149, IL–13 and east of US–51)), Jasper, Jefferson, Jersey, Lawrence (west of IL–33 south to US–50), Madison, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery (south of IL–16, west and south of CR 6 to CR 7, east of CR 7, and south of CR 15), Perry, Randolph (north of IL–150 and northeast of IL–3), Richland, Saline, St. Clair, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, and Williamson Counties. In Indiana: Adams, Allen, Bartholomew, Blackford, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, DeKalb, Delaware, Fayette, Fountain (east of U.S. Route 41), Fulton, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Huntington, Jay, Johnson, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Madison, Marion, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Noble, Randolph, Rush (north of State Route 244), Shelby, Stueben, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Union, Wabash, Wayne, Wells, and Whitley Counties. In Michigan: Clinton (east of US–127), Genesee, Huron (east of MI–53), Ingham (east of US–127), Jackson (east of US– 127), Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Sanilac (east of MI–53 and south of MI–46), Shiawassee (south of MI–21 and east of MI–52), St. Clair, Tuscola (south of MI– 46, east of Sheridan Road, south of Barnes Road, and east of MI–15), Washtenaw, and Wayne Counties. In Minnesota: Aitkin, Becker, Carlton, Cass, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, St. Louis, Wadena, and Wilkin Counties. In North Dakota: Barnes (east of ND– 1 north and south of I–94), Cass, Dickey (east of ND–1), Griggs (south and east of ND–45, east of ND–1 and south of ND– 200), LaMoure (east of ND–1), Ransom, Richland, Sargent, Steele, and Traill Counties. In Ohio: Adams (northeast of OH–73), Ashland, Ashtabula, Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Champaign (east of Valley Pike Road, east of OH–560 and north of US– 36), Clark (east of US–68), Clinton (east of OH–73, north of US–22, east of US– 68), Columbiana, Coshocton, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Darke, Delaware, Erie, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Gallia, Geauga, Greene (east of US–68), Guernsey, Hancock, Hardin (east of US– 68), Harrison, Highland (east of OH–73), Hocking, Holmes, Huron, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Lake, Lawrence, Licking, Logan (south of OH–47, east of US–68), Lorain, Lucas, Madison, Mahoning, Marion, Medina, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Morrow, Muskingum, Noble, Ottawa, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Portage, Richland, Ross, Sandusky, Scioto, Seneca, Shelby (east of I–75, southeast of OH–47, includes all of Sidney, OH), Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Union, Vinton, Official agency Headquarters location and telephone Ohio Valley Grain Inspection, Inc .................... North Dakota Grain Inspection Service, Inc .... Evansville, Indiana, 812–423–9010 ................ Fargo, North Dakota, 701–293–7420 .............. Designation Timelines DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Interested private entities or state governmental agencies may apply for designation to provide official services in the geographic areas noted above under the provisions of section 7(f) of the USGSA (7 U.S.C. 79(f)) and 7 CFR 800.196. Designations in the specified geographic area of Evansville, Indiana will occur no sooner than August 1, 2025. Designations in the specified geographic area of Fargo, North Dakota will occur no sooner than January 1, 2026. To request assistance with the designation application process or more information on the geographic areas serviced by these official agencies, please contact FGISQACD@usda.gov. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Melissa Bailey, Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service. [FR Doc. 2025–00266 Filed 1–8–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:28 Jan 08, 2025 Jkt 265001 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 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Washington, Wayne, Wood, and Wyandot Counties. Amendment to the Geographic Description of the Fargo, North Dakota Area The foregoing description of the Fargo, North Dakota area, currently assigned to North Dakota Grain Inspection Service, reflects an amended description of the area as it was offered for designation in the July 18, 2024 edition of the Federal Register (89 FR 58327). On August 1, 2024, North Dakota Grain Inspection Service purchased Detroit Grain Inspection Service, Inc. With that purchase, North Dakota Grain Inspection Service requested and AMS authorized the assignment of the geographic area previously serviced by Detroit Grain Inspection Service to be included in the geographic description of the Fargo, North Dakota area. Deadlines for Comments and Applications The table below lists the dates the USGSA designations for Ohio Valley Grain Inspection and North Dakota Grain Inspection Service will end. The table also lists the open periods for submitting applications to provide official services in the designated areas or comments about the agencies. Designation end 07/31/2025 12/31/2025 Applications/comments open period 03/01/2025–03/31/2025 08/01/2025–08/31/2025 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 February 10, 2025. 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 E:\FR\FM\10JAN1.SGM 10JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 6 / Friday, January 10, 2025 / Notices khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES 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: Quick Response for Cooperatorfunded Surveys Generic Clearance. 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. In addition to the many statistical activities directly related to its mission, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will lend technical expertise to other Federal agencies, State governments, land grant universities, and other organizations which have a Memorandum of Understanding with NASS. These entities will be referred to as cooperators. NASS provides support and assistance in the areas of questionnaire & sample design as well as analysis of survey results. NASS would like to include data collection to its list of services, utilizing the existing Cooperative Agreement with the National State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA). The data collection activities in this generic clearance request would be conducted through cooperative agreements with Federal agencies, State departments of agriculture, land-grant universities, or other organizations with which NASS has a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The surveys will be conducted under a full-cost recovery basis. These cooperators have sought out NASS’s assistance to provide statistics beneficial to agriculture, but are not covered by NASS’s annual Congressional appropriation. General authority for conducting cooperative projects is granted under U.S. Code Title 7, Section 450a which states that USDA officials may, ‘‘enter into agreements with and receive funds . . . for the purpose of conducting cooperative research projects . . .’’ This authority has been delegated to NASS. Response to all surveys collected under this generic clearance is voluntary. NASS benefits from these cooperative agreements by: (1) Obtaining additional data to update its list of farm operators; (2) encouraging both parties to coordinate Federal survey activities and activities funded under a cooperative agreement to reduce the need for VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:28 Jan 08, 2025 Jkt 265001 overlapping data collection and/or spread-out respondent burden; and (3) facilitating additional promotion of NASS surveys and statistical reports funded by annual Congressional appropriations. Respondents benefit from these cooperative agreements by: (1) Having their reported data protected by Federal Law (U.S. Code title 18, section 1905; U.S. Code title 7, section 2276; and title III of Pub. L. 115–435 codified in 44 U.S.C. ch. 35 and other applicable Federal laws, (CIPSEA)); (2) having data collection activities for Federal and Cooperative surveys coordinated to minimize respondent burden; and (3) having high-quality agricultural data that are important to a state or region be collected and published. Need and Use of the Information: NASS would like to conduct up to 10 surveys each year in response to requests from cooperators who have data needs that cannot be met through NASS’s annual Congressional appropriations. NASS would like to include surveys that would cover topics such as: —Farm management practices, —Food safety, —Workplace safety, —Conservation and land use practices, —Chemical use management practices, —Crop quality, —Agri-tourism, local foods, or other specific agricultural promotion programs. The summarized and published information will be analyzed by the sponsoring cooperators and stakeholders in agriculture. Results will be used to study —production agriculture as well as —various programs and policies to determine their impact on agricultural producers and consumers. Description of Respondents: Private Sector; Businesses or other for-profits; Farms. Number of Respondents: 225,000. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually. Total Burden Hours: 111,512. Levi S. Harrell, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2025–00372 Filed 1–8–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–20–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1939 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 February 10, 2025 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. Forest Service Title: Bid for Advertised Timber. OMB Control Number: 0596–0066. Summary of Collection: This information collection is necessary to implement the various statutes, regulations, and policies designed to ensure that: (1) National Forest System timber is sold at not less than appraised value; (2) bidders meet specific criteria when submitting a bid; and 3) anti-trust violations do not occur during the bidding process. 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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 6 (Friday, January 10, 2025)]
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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 February 10, 2025. 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

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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: Quick Response for Cooperator-funded Surveys Generic 
Clearance.
    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. In addition to the many 
statistical activities directly related to its mission, the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will lend technical expertise to 
other Federal agencies, State governments, land grant universities, and 
other organizations which have a Memorandum of Understanding with NASS. 
These entities will be referred to as cooperators. NASS provides 
support and assistance in the areas of questionnaire & sample design as 
well as analysis of survey results. NASS would like to include data 
collection to its list of services, utilizing the existing Cooperative 
Agreement with the National State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA). 
The data collection activities in this generic clearance request would 
be conducted through cooperative agreements with Federal agencies, 
State departments of agriculture, land-grant universities, or other 
organizations with which NASS has a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). 
The surveys will be conducted under a full-cost recovery basis. These 
cooperators have sought out NASS's assistance to provide statistics 
beneficial to agriculture, but are not covered by NASS's annual 
Congressional appropriation. General authority for conducting 
cooperative projects is granted under U.S. Code Title 7, Section 450a 
which states that USDA officials may, ``enter into agreements with and 
receive funds . . . for the purpose of conducting cooperative research 
projects . . .'' This authority has been delegated to NASS. Response to 
all surveys collected under this generic clearance is voluntary.
    NASS benefits from these cooperative agreements by: (1) Obtaining 
additional data to update its list of farm operators; (2) encouraging 
both parties to coordinate Federal survey activities and activities 
funded under a cooperative agreement to reduce the need for overlapping 
data collection and/or spread-out respondent burden; and (3) 
facilitating additional promotion of NASS surveys and statistical 
reports funded by annual Congressional appropriations. Respondents 
benefit from these cooperative agreements by: (1) Having their reported 
data protected by Federal Law (U.S. Code title 18, section 1905; U.S. 
Code title 7, section 2276; and title III of Pub. L. 115-435 codified 
in 44 U.S.C. ch. 35 and other applicable Federal laws, (CIPSEA)); (2) 
having data collection activities for Federal and Cooperative surveys 
coordinated to minimize respondent burden; and (3) having high-quality 
agricultural data that are important to a state or region be collected 
and published.
    Need and Use of the Information: NASS would like to conduct up to 
10 surveys each year in response to requests from cooperators who have 
data needs that cannot be met through NASS's annual Congressional 
appropriations.
    NASS would like to include surveys that would cover topics such as:

--Farm management practices,
--Food safety,
--Workplace safety,
--Conservation and land use practices,
--Chemical use management practices,
--Crop quality,
--Agri-tourism, local foods, or other specific agricultural promotion 
programs.

    The summarized and published information will be analyzed by the 
sponsoring cooperators and stakeholders in agriculture. Results will be 
used to study

--production agriculture as well as
--various programs and policies to determine their impact on 
agricultural producers and consumers.

    Description of Respondents: Private Sector; Businesses or other 
for-profits; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 225,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 111,512.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-00372 Filed 1-8-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-20-P
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