[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 175 (Friday, September 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49142-49145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-23495]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
September 3, 1999.
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: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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 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
Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington,
D.C. 20250-7602. Comments regarding these information collections are
best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days of
this notification.
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Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-6746.
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.
The Assistant Secretary for Administration, Office of Outreach
Title: Small Farmer Outreach, Training and Technical Assistance.
OMB Control Number: 0560-0163.
Summary of Collection: The Food, Agriculture, Conservation and
Trade Act of 1990, title XXV, section 2501 and the Department of
Agriculture Appropriation Acts provides funding for the Small Farmer
Outreach Training and Technical Assistance Program, and the Outreach
and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Program.
These Acts provide the Office of Outreach with the authority to make
grants and enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, and other
agreements with entities to provide outreach, training, and technical
assistance; to encourage and assist small limited resource and
economically/socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers to own and
operate farms and ranches; and to increase their participation and
accessibility to agricultural programs. Information is collected from
organizations who wish to apply for grants. After a grant is awarded,
additional information regarding the status of each project must be
supplied to the Office of Outreach.
Need and Use of the Information: Information is collected from
organizations applying for training and assistance grants to determine
eligibility and experience and to evaluate the proposed projects
against the goals of the outreach program. Once a grant is awarded, the
Office of Outreach uses project reports and other information to ensure
that the projects are performing well and achieving the desired goals.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Farms;
State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 150.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Quarterly; Monthly; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 5,888.
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Title: Survey for Local Cooperatives' Role in the Emerging Grain
and Feed Industries.
OMB Control Number: 0570-0032.
Summary of Collection: The mission of the Cooperative Services
Program (CS) of the Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) is to
assist farmer-owned cooperatives in improving the economic well being
of their farmer-members. This is accomplished through a comprehensive
program of research on structural, operational, and policy issues
affecting cooperatives; technical advisory assistance to individual
cooperatives and to groups of producers who wish to organize
cooperatives; and development of educational and informational
material. The interplay between market and agricultural policy has
shaped, and continues to shape the potential activities of grain
marketing cooperatives. The passage of the Capper-Volstead Act in 1922,
the Cooperative Marketing Act of 1926, and the Agricultural Marketing
Act of 1929 were responses to the drastic declines in the prices for
most agricultural commodities after World War I. The alternative was
direct intervention by the federal government to limit supplies on the
domestic market in order to raise prices. Cooperatives are found at all
levels of the grain marketing industry, but their presence is strongest
at the origination stage (procuring grain from farmers), and weakest in
grain exporting. RBS will collect information through telephone and
personal interviews surveys.
Need and Use of the Information: RBS will collect information
through a survey to establish a baseline of cooperative resources and
preferences. This information may ultimately provide a basis for
structuring the standardized production and marketing grain sector
desired by end-users. The information will be used by regional
cooperatives to facilitate strategic planning with member local
cooperatives.
Description of Respondents. Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 800.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting; Annually.
Total Burdenhours: 800.
Farm Service Agency
Title: Peanut Quota for 1996 through 2002 Crops--7 CFR 729 & 1446.
OMB Control Number: 0560-0006.
Summary of Collection: The Federal Agriculture Improvement and
Reform Act of 1996 amended the Agriculture Adjustment Act of 1938, as
amended, and the Agriculture Act of 1949, as amended which authorized
the peanut program. The 1996 Act changed the peanut poundage quota
program by reducing the national quota, providing temporary seed quota
allocation, removing the carryover of undermarked quota, allowing for
the transfer of peanut poundage quota to any other farm within the same
State and providing for increasing marketing assessments under certain
conditions to cover losses in area marketing pools. The Farm Service
Agency (FSA) will collect information using various forms to determine
peanut marketing activity and process quota allocations.
Need and Use of the Information: FSA will collect information to
monitor and control compliance with the peanut program as outlined in
CFR parts 729 and 1446. If the information is not monitored and data
not required, the peanut program could not operate and the Act would
not be implemented as required by Congress.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions;
Individuals or households; Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 50,000.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Weekly; Monthly; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 301,690.
Forest Service
Title: Meeting National Forest Recreationists' Needs through a
Customer Service Paradigm.
OMB Control Number: 0596-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources
Research Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-307, 92 Stat. 353, as amended: 16 U.S.C.
1600 (note), 1561 (note), 1641-1647) directs the Secretary of
Agriculture to research the multiple uses and products, including
recreation of forests and rangelands to facilitate their most effective
use. Users of urban proximate National Forest wildland areas come from
a variety of ethnic/racial, income, age, educational, and other socio-
demograpic categories. Forest Service (FS) personnel will conduct a
study to gain a better understanding of how residents living in an
urban environment close to National Forest Systems lands, get or
receive information about the recreational opportunities on these land.
FS will collect information using mail-in questionnaries, telephone
interviews, and face-to-face interviews.
Need and Use of the Information: FS will collect information on
gender, age, education, ethnic or racial group affiliation, etc. The
information will be used to assist resource managers in their
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effective management of recreation activities in the region studied. In
addition, the Wildlife Recreation and Urban Cultures Project will used
the data to further analyze scientific issues involved, and expand its
information base on visitor characteristics, customer service, and
management of high quality recreation opportunities. If the information
is not collected resource managers will have to make visitor based
decisions on very limited, potentially biased, or non-existent
information.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 365.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 103.
Forest Service
Title: Communication and Interpretation For Urban Proximate Forest
Visitors
OMB Control Number: 0596-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources
Research Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-307, 92 Stat. 353, as amended: 16 U.S.C.
1600 (note), 1561 (note), 1641-1647) directs the Secretary of
Agriculture to research the multiple uses and products, including
recreation of forests and rangelands to facilitate their most effective
use. Users of urban proximate National Forest wildland areas come from
a variety of ethnic/racial, income, age, educational, and other socio-
demograpic categories. Forest Service (FS) personnel will conduct a
study to further their understanding of recreationists' needs by
applying and improving on existing interpretation and communication
practices. A direct benefit to the affected public is anticipated
through improvements in communications and interpretative services,
more informed recreation management decisions, and increased attention
to the diverse customers served by the National Forests. FS will
collect information using mail-in questionnaries, telephone interviews,
and face-to-face interviews.
Need and Use of the Information: FS will collect information on
gender, age, education, ethnic or racial group affiliation, etc. The
information will be used to assist resource managers in expanding their
information base on communication with visitors, and promote the
management of high quality recreation. If the information is not
collected resource managers will have to make visitor based decisions
on very limited, potentially biased, or non-existent information.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 515.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 145.
Forest Service
Title: Recreation on the San Gabriel Canyon Study.
OMB Control Number: 0596-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources
Research Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-307, 92 Stat. 353, as amended; 16 U.S.C.
1600 (note), 1561 (note), 1641-1647) directs the Secretary of
Agriculture to research the multiple uses and products, including
recreation of forests and rangelands to facilitate their most effective
use. Users of urban proximate San Gabriel Canyon come from a variety of
ethnic/racial, income, age, educational, and other socio-demographic
categories. The activities pursued, information sources utilized, and
site attributes preferred are just some of the items affected by these
differences. There is no literature available about use along the
entire watershed which includes other areas of the East and West Forks
as well as use of the North Fork. Forest Service (FS) personnel will
conduct a study to enable more effecive management of the watershed. A
direct benefit to the affected public is anticipated through
improvements in customer service, more informed recreation management
decisions, and increased attention to the diverse customers served by
the National Forests. FS will collect information using questionnaires
and face-to-face interviews.
Need and Use of the Information: FS will collect information on
gender, age, education, ethnic or racial group affiliation, etc. The
information will be used to assist resource managers in their effective
management of recreation activities in the San Gabriel Canyon. If the
information is not collected resource managers will have to make
visitor based decisions on very limited, potentially biased, or non-
existent information.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 400.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: on occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 100.
Forest Service
Title: Recreational and Management Preferences Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0596-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources
Research Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-307, 92 Stat. 353, as amended; 16 U.S.C.
1600 (note), 1641-1647) directs the Secretary of Agriculture to
research the multiple uses and products, including recreation of
forests and rangelands to facilitate their most effective use. Users of
urban proximate National Forest wildland areas come from a variety of
ethnic/racial, income, age, education, and other socio-demographic
categories. The activities pursued, opinions about threatened and
endangered species, preferred management approaches, and degree of
trust in the agency are just some of the items affected by these
differences. Additional challenges include increases in the number of
visitors to recreation areas, and an increasing need to protect species
and develop effective interventions to address recreational impacts.
Without this study the Forest Service (FS) personnel in the southern
province will be ill-equipped to handle management changes required to
address recreational impacts and protect plant and animals species. A
direct benefit to the affected public is anticipated through
improvements in customer service, more informed recreation management
decisions, and increased attentiont o the diverse customers served by
the National Forests. FS will collect information using questionnaires
and face-to-face interviews.
Need and Use of the Information: FS will collect information on
gender, age, education, ethnic or racial group affiliation, etc. The
information will be used to assist resource managers in their effective
management of recreation activities in the region studied. Also, the
information will provide further knowledge, from the perspective of the
recreating public, on how species and their management are viewed. If
the information is not collected resource managers will have to make
species management decisions without the views of the recreating
public, who will be impacted by many of those choices.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 250.
Forest Service
Title: The Day Use Study.
OMB Control Number: 0596-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources
Research Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-307, 92 Stat. 353, as amended; 16 U.S.C.
1600 (note), 1561 (note), 1641-1647) directs the Secretary of
Agriculture to research the multiple uses and products,
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including recreation of forests and rangelands to facilitate their most
effective use. Users of urban proximate National Forests in Southern
California come from a variety of ethnic/racial, income, age,
educational, and other socio-demographic categories. The activities
pursued, sources utilized, and site attributes preferred are just some
of the items affected by these differences. Additional information is
needed for the managers of the National Forests in Southern California,
in part to validate results and in part because of the continuously
changing visitor population recreating on the National Forests of
Southern California. Without this study the Forest Service (FS)
personnel will be ill-equipped to handle management changes required in
response to visitor needs and preferences. A direct benefit to the
affected public is anticipated through improvements in customer
service, more informed recreation management decisions, and increased
attention to the diverse customers served by the National Forests. FS
will collect information using questionnaires and face-to-face
interviews.
Need and Use of the Information: FS will collect information on
gender, age, education, ethnic or racial group affiliation, etc. The
information will be used to assist resource managers in their effective
management of recreation activities in the region studied. The Wildland
Recreation and Urban Cultures Project will use the information to
further expand its information base on visitor characteristics,
communication, and mitigation of depreciative behaviors, such as
vandalism. If the information is not collected resource managers will
have to make species management decisions without the views of the
recreating public, who will be impacted by many of those choices.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 600.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 150.
Forest Service
Title: Recreational Participation and Environmental Activity
Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0596-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources
Research Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-307, 92 Stat. 353, as amended; 16 U.S.C.
1600 (note), 1561 (note), 1641-1647) directs the Secretary of
Agriculture to research the multiple uses and products, including
recreation of forests and rangelands to facilitate their most effective
use. Users or urban proximate National Forest wildland, regional parks,
and state recreation areas come from a variety of ethnic/racial,
income, age, educational, and other socio-demographic categories. The
activities pursued, amount of recreational participation overall,
environmentally focused activities, and preferred site features are
just some of the items affected by these differences. Without this
study the Forest Service (FS) personnel in the southern province will
be less-equipped to address recreational impacts and to understand what
role recreation plays in environmental activities. A direct benefit to
the affected public is anticipated through improvements in customer
service, more informed recreation management decisions, and increased
attention to the diverse customers served by the National Forests. FS
will collect information using questionnaires and face-to-face
interviews.
Need and Use of the Information: FS will collect information on
socio-demographic characteristics of visitors including ethnic
identity, visitation history and activities, annual recreational
patterns, environmentally focused activities on-site and in the home,
and preferred site features. The information will be used to further
expand its information base on visitor characteristics, the role of
ethnicity in environmental action and preferred site development, and
the role of recreation in environmental. If the information is not
collected resource managers will have to make species management
decisions without the views of the recreating public, who will be
impacted by many of those choices.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 500.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 125.
Barbara LaCour,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-23495 Filed 9-9-99; 8:45 am]
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