Department of Agriculture December 19, 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice of Availability of a Final Supplemental Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for Emergency Response for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Outbreaks in the United States Migratory Bird Flyways
Document Number: 2024-30256
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-19
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are advising the public that we have prepared a final supplemental environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) relative to our emergency response activities for highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks in commercial and backyard poultry operations located in the four migratory bird flyways in the United States. This final supplemental EA supplements the initial EA and FONSI we published in September 2022, which evaluated the environmental impacts associated with the first seven States where highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks occurred. Based on our FONSI, we have determined that an environmental impact statement need not be prepared for the proposed action as described in this final supplemental EA.
Notice of Request for Reinstatement of an Information Collection; National Animal Health Monitoring System; Poultry 2025 Small Enterprise Study
Document Number: 2024-30251
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-19
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 the reinstatement of an information collection associated with conducting the National Animal Health Monitoring System's small enterprise poultry study in 2025.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Document Number: 2024-30217
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-19
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (Pub. L. 104-12), this notice announces the intention of the Economic Research Service (ERS) to request extension of a currently approved information collection, the Generic Clearance for Survey Research Studies, OMB Number 0536-0073.
Revisions to the Smoke Alarm Requirements in the Section 515 Rural Rental Housing and Section 514/516 Farm Labor Housing Direct Loan Programs
Document Number: 2024-30216
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-12-19
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Rural Housing Service
The Rural Housing Service (RHS or Agency), a Rural Development (RD) agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is amending its regulation to implement changes related to the smoke alarm requirements for properties that receive funding from the Multi-Family Housing Section 515 Rural Rental Housing and the Section 514/516 Farm Labor Housing Direct Loan and Grant Programs. These changes are intended to align the Agency's smoke alarm requirements with the requirements set forth in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, requires each unit of Federally assisted housing to contain hardwired or 10-year non- rechargeable, non-replaceable, sealed, tamper-resistant, primary battery-powered smoke alarm devices containing silencing means, and provides notification for persons with hearing loss as required by applicable law (Qualifying Smoke Alarm requirements).
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Generic Clearance for the Fast Track Clearance for the Collection of Routine Customer Feedback
Document Number: 2024-30232
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-19
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection. This collection is an extension, without change, of a currently approved collection to collect qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient and timely manner.
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Rural Development Cooperative Agreements (RDCA) Program; OMB Control No.: 0570-0074
Document Number: 2024-30210
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-19
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Rural Business-Cooperative Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS or Agency), an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rural Development (RD), announces its intention to request a revision to a currently approved information collection package for Rural Development Cooperative Agreements (RDCA) Program. The Agency invites comments on this information collection for which it intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Information Collection; Qualified Products List for Wildland Fire Chemicals
Document Number: 2024-30207
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-19
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is requesting comment on reapproval or reinstatement without revision of an approved Information Collection Request (ICR), 0596-0182, Qualified Products List for Wildland Fire Chemicals.
International Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standard-Setting Activities
Document Number: 2024-30318
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-19
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
In accordance with section 491 of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as amended, and legislation implementing the results of the Uruguay Round of negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, we are informing the public of the international standard- setting activities of the World Organization for Animal Health, the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention, and the North American Plant Protection Organization, and we are soliciting public comment on these standard-setting activities.
Notice of Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Document Number: 2024-30281
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-19
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Rural Business-Cooperative Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS or Agency), an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rural Development (RD), announces its intention to request a revision to a currently approved information collection package for Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) program. The Agency invites comments on this information collection for which it intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
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