[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 178 (Thursday, September 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48119-48120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23402]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

September 6, 1996.
    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 
regarding these information collections are best assured of having 
their full effect if received within 30 days of this notification. 
Comments should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB), Washington, D.C. 20503 and to Department Clearance Officer, 
USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, D.C. 20250-7630. Copies of the 
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-6204 or (202) 720-
6746.

 Rural Utilities Service

    Title: 7 CFR 1789, Use of Consultants Funded by Borrowers.
    Summary: Section 18(c) of the RE Act (7 U.S.C. 918(c)) authorizes 
RUS to use consultants voluntarily funded by borrowers for financial, 
legal, engineering, and other technical services. The consultants may 
be used to facilitate timely action on applications by borrowers for 
financial assistance and for approvals required by RUS pursuant to the 
terms of outstanding loan or security instruments or otherwise.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information will be used by 
RUS to determine whether it is appropriate to use a consultant 
voluntarily funded by the borrower to expedite a particular borrower 
application.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-
profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 6.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 12.

 Food Safety and Inspection Service

    Title: Pathogen Reduction; Hazard Analysis and Critical Control 
Point (HACCP) Systems.
    Summary: FSIS is establishing requirements applicable to meat and 
poultry establishments designed to reduce the occupance and numbers of 
pathogenic microorganisms on meat and poultry products, reduce the 
incidence of foodborne illness associated with the consumption of those 
products, and provide a new framework for modernization of the current 
system of meat and poultry inspection.
    Need and Use of the Information: The HACCP process will help reduce 
or eliminate the presence of pathogenic microorganisms in meat and 
poultry products.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 9,079.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 
Daily.
    Total Burden Hours: 7,904,222.

 Forest Service

    Title: State and Private Forestry Accomplishment Reporting.
    Summary: USDA Forest Service through its State and Private Forestry 
Branch conducts a number of cooperative programs within State agencies. 
These cooperative programs in Forest Management, Watershed Management, 
Insect and Disease Control, Forest Fire Control, Rural Community Fire 
Protection, and Resource Conservation and Development operate in all 50 
states, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
    Need and Use of the Information: Information is utilized for 
management reviews and audits of grant recipients and to determine that 
funds are being expended in a non-discriminatory manner.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 524.

 Farm Service Agency

    Title: Annual Certification Requirements (7 CFR Parts 12 and 718), 
Assignment of Payments (7 CFR Part 1404, and Power of Attorney 7 CFR 
Part 720)--Addendum II.
    Summary: These are new requirements enacted under the Federal 
Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996.
    Need and use of the Information: The information is needed in order 
for the county and state committee to determine benefits available to 
the producer(s).
    Description of Respondents: Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 1,400,250.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,779,710.

 Food and Consumer Service

    Title: 7 CFR Part 220--School Breakfast Program.
    Summary: The School Breakfast Program provides for the 
appropriation of ``such sums as are necessary to enable the Secretary 
of Agriculture to carry out a program to assist in initiating, 
maintaining or expanding nonprofit breakfast programs in all schools 
which make application for assistance and agree to carry out a 
nonprofit breakfast program in accordance with this Act.''
    Need and Use of the Information: Serious legal and accountability 
questions would be raised if this collection was not conducted.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government; 
Individuals or households; Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government
    Number of Respondents: 66,272.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting; Monthly; 
Quarterly; Semi-annually; Annually; Daily.
    Total Burden Hours: 3,667,170.

 Food and Consumer Service

    Title: 7 CFR Part 210--National School Lunch Program.
    Summary: The National School Lunch Program provides for 
safeguarding the health and well-being of the Nation's children and to 
encourage the domestic consumption of nutritious agricultural 
commodities and other food, by assisting the States in providing an 
adequate supply of food and other facilities for the establishment,

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maintenance, operation , and expansion of nonprofit school lunch 
programs.
    Need and Use of the Information: Serious legal and accountability 
questions would be raised if the collection of information was not 
collected.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government; 
Individuals or households; Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 114,169.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 
Monthly; Semi-annually; Annually; Biennially; Daily.
    Total Burden Hours: 9,136,382.

 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS).
    Summary: Data will be collected from individuals and organizations 
involved in the dairy, beef, poultry, aquaculture, sheep, and equine 
industries, as well as from individuals or groups with knowledge of the 
scope, causes, and public health and/or economic consequences of new 
and emerging animal health issues.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected will be 
used to identify baseline trends; to determine risks and consequences 
of new and emerging animal health issues; and to determine the economic 
consequences of animal diseases management and environmental practices.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; State, Local, or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 7,240.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Monthly; Quarterly.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,280.

 Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements under Regulations 
(other than Rules of Practice) Under the Perishable Agricultural 
Commodities Act, 1930.
    Summary: The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act establishes a 
code of fair trading practices covering the marketing of fresh and 
frozen fruits and vegetables. It protects growers, shippers, and 
distributors by prohibiting unfair practices.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Perishable Agricultural 
Commodities Act requires nearly all commission merchants, dealers, and 
brokers buying or selling fruits and/or vegetables in interstate or 
foreign commerce to be licensed. The information collected is used to 
administer licensing provisions under the Act.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; 
Individuals or households; Farms;
    Number of Respondents: 15,550.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 
Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 118,476.

 Forest Service

    Title: Visitor Permit and Visitor Registration Card
    Summary: The visitor permit is used only where public use levels 
must be managed to prevent resource damage, preserve quality of the 
experience, or for public safety. The visitor registration card is for 
use as mandated by management plans.
    Need and Use of the Information: Not having the permit and 
registration card could cause overuse and site deterioration in some 
environmentally sensitive areas. Not having the registration card would 
mean special studies to collect use data or management decisions based 
on little data.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 329,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 16,500.

 National Agricultural Statistics Service

    Title: 1997 Census of Agriculture
    Summary: The Census of Agriculture is conducted every 5 years. It 
covers all agricultural operations in each state, the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands that meet the farm definition. Detailed 
benchmark data are provided every 5 years for the agricultural sector 
of the economy.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Census of Agriculture provides 
the only source of periodic, comparable, detailed county data 
descriptive of the structure of the agricultural production sectors of 
the United States and its territories.
    Description of Respondents: Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 3,586,880.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Every 5 years.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,319,438.
Larry K. Roberson,
Deputy Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-23402 Filed 9-11-96; 8:45 am]
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