Department of Agriculture May 25, 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2012-12814
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-25
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Document Number: 2012-12770
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-25
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) implementing regulations, this notice announces the Economic Research Service's (ERS) intention to request renewal of approval for an annual information collection on supplemental food security questions in the Current Population Survey (CPS), commencing with the December 2013 survey. These data will be used: to monitor household-level food security and food insecurity in the United States; to assess food security and changes in food security for population subgroups; to assess the need for, and performance of, domestic food assistance programs; to improve the measurement of food security; and to provide information to aid in public policy decision making.
Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics
Document Number: 2012-12769
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-25
Agency: Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking renewal of the 2-year charter for its discretionary committee, the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics.
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Live Poultry, Poultry Meat, and Other Poultry Products From Specified Regions
Document Number: 2012-12768
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-25
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request approval of an extension to an information collection associated with regulations for the importation of live poultry, poultry meat, and other poultry products from specified regions.
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Papaya From Colombia and Ecuador
Document Number: 2012-12766
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-25
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with regulations for the importation of commercial shipments of fresh papaya from Colombia and Ecuador into the continental United States.
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; National Poultry Improvement Plan
Document Number: 2012-12764
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-25
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with regulations for the National Poultry Improvement Plan.
Information Collection; Special Use Administration
Document Number: 2012-12759
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-25
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the extension with revision of a currently approved information collection, Special Use Administration.
WTO Agricultural Safeguard Trigger Levels
Document Number: 2012-12691
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-25
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service
This notice lists the updated quantity trigger levels for products which may be subject to additional import duties under the safeguard provisions of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture. This notice also includes the relevant period applicable for the trigger levels on each of the listed products.
Microloan Operating Loans
Document Number: 2012-12685
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2012-05-25
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) proposes to modify Operating Loan (OL) application, eligibility, and security requirements for microloans (ML) that would serve the unique operating needs of very small family farm operations. The intended effect of this proposed rule is to make the OL Program more widely available and attractive to smaller operators through reduced application requirements, more timely application processing, and added flexibility in meeting the managerial ability eligibility requirement. This proposed rule also would remove provisions for the low documentation (Lo-Doc) application process for OLs from the existing direct loan regulations.
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