[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00912]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Institute of Food and Agriculture


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 13, 2016.
    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: (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 this information collection received by February 
18, 2016 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: 
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office 
Building, 725-17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are 
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: 
[email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
    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.

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

    Title: Application for Authorization to Use the 4-H Name and/or 
Emblem.
    OMB Control Number: 0524-0034.
    Summary of Collection: Use of the 4-H Club Name and/or Emblem is 
authorized by an Act of Congress, (Pub. L. 772, 80th Congress, 645, 2nd 
Session). Use of the 4-H Club Name and/or Emblem by anyone other than 
the 4-H Clubs and those duly authorized by them, representatives of the 
Department of Agriculture, the Land-Grant colleges and universities, 
and person authorized by the Secretary of Agriculture is prohibited by 
the provisions of 18 U.S.C. 707. The Secretary has delegated authority 
to the Administrator of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture 
(NIFA) to authorize others to use the 4-H Name and Emblem. Therefore, 
anyone requesting, authorization from the Administrator to use the 4-H 
Name and Emblem is asked to describe the proposed use in a formal 
application. NIFA will collect information using form NIFA-01 
``Application for Authorization to Use the 4-H Club Name or Emblem.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected by NIFA 
will be used to determine if those applying to use the 4-H name and 
emblem are meeting the requirements and quality of materials, products 
and/or services provided to the public. If the information were not 
collected, it would not be possible to ensure that the products, 
services, and materials meet the high standards of 4-H, its educational 
goals and objectives.
    Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Business 
or other for-profit; Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 60.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (every 3 years).
    Total Burden Hours: 30.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-00912 Filed 1-15-16; 8:45 am]
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