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since most G&T revenues flow from its 

distribution members, RUS requires, as 

a condition of a loan or loan guarantee 

to a G&T that long-term requirements 

wholesale power contract to purchase 

their power from the G&T at rates that 

cover all the G&T’s expenses, including 

debt service and margins. RUS Form 

444 is the standard form of the 

wholesale power contract. Most 

borrowers adapt this form to meet their 

specific needs. The contract is prepared 

and executed by the G&T and each 

member and by RUS. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 6 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Small business or other 

for-profit; not-for-profit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

30. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 180 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from MaryPat Daskal, 

Program Development and Regulatory 

Analysis, at (202) 720–7853; Email: 

MaryPat.Daskal@wdc.usda.gov: Fax: 

(202) 720–7853. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Dated: January 15, 2013. 

John Charles Padalino, 

Acting Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2013–01150 Filed 1–18–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Information Collection Activity; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the 

Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites 

comments on this information 

collection for which RUS intends to 

request approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by March 25, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michele L. Brooks, Director, Program 

Development and Regulatory Analysis, 

Rural Utilities Service, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522, 

Room 5162-South Building, 

Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202) 690–1078, FAX: (202) 

720–8435 or email 

michele.brooks@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

regulation (5 CFR part 1320) 

implementing provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13) requires that interested 

members of the public and affected 

agencies have an opportunity to 

comment on information collection and 

recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an 

information collection that RUS is 

submitting to OMB for extension. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed 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 the burden of 

the proposed collection of information 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (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. Comments may be sent to: 

Michele L. Brooks, Director, Program 

Development and Regulatory Analysis, 

Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, STOP 1522, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20250–1522. Telephone: (202) 205– 

3660, Fax: (202) 720–8435 or email 

michele.brooks@wdc.usda.gov. 

Title: Seismic Safety of New Building 

Construction. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0099. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The Earthquake Hazards 

Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 

et seq.) was enacted to reduce risks to 

life and property through the National 

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program 

(NEHRP). The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) is 

designated as the agency with the 

primary responsibility to plan and 

coordinate the NEHRP. This program 

includes the development and 

implementation of feasible design and 

construction methods to make 

structures earthquake resistant. 

Executive Order 12699 of January 5, 

1990, Seismic Safety of Federal and 

Federally Assisted or Regulated New 

Building Construction, requires that 

measures to assure seismic safety be 

imposed on Federally assisted new 

building construction. 

7 CFR part 1792, subpart C, Seismic 

Safety of Federally Assisted New 

Building Construction, identifies 

acceptable seismic standards which 

must be employed in new building 

construction funded by loans, grants, or 

guarantees made by the Rural Utilities 

Service, hereinafter referred to as 

agency, through lien accommodations or 

subordinations approved by the agency. 

This subpart implements and explains 

the provisions of the loan contract 

utilized by the agency for both electric 

and telecommunications borrowers 

concerning acceptable seismic 

standards. The subpart requires RUS 

borrowers or grant recipients provide a 

written acknowledgement for each 

applicable building from the architect or 

engineer responsible for the design 

certifying that seismic provisions 

pursuant to 7 CFR part 1792 subpart C, 

will be used in the design and 

construction of the building. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average .75 hour per 

response. 

Respondents: Small business or 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

192. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 144. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Rebecca Hunt, 

Program Development and Regulatory 

Analysis, at (202) 205–3660, Fax: (202) 

720–8435 or email: 

rebecca.hunt@wdc.usda.gov. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Dated: January 15, 2013. 

John Charles Padalino, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–01152 Filed 1–18–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meetings 

of the New Hampshire Advisory 

Committee 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 


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(FACA), that a planning meeting of the 

New Hampshire Advisory Committee to 

the Commission will convene at 10:00 

a.m. (ET) on Friday, February 1, 2013, 

at the New Hampshire State House, 107 

North Main Street, Concord, NH 03301. 

The purpose of the planning meeting is 

to plan future activities. The purpose of 

the press conference is to re-release the 

committee report on Goffstown Prison. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments. The 

comments must be received in the 

regional office by Friday, March 1, 2012. 

Comments may be mailed to the Eastern 

Regional Office, U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights, 1331 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, Suite 1150, Washington, DC 

20425, faxed to (202) 376–7548, or 

emailed to ero@usccr.gov. Persons who 

desire additional information may 

contact the Eastern Regional Office at 

202–376–7533. 

Persons needing accessibility services 

should contact the Eastern Regional 

Office at least five working days before 

the scheduled date of the meeting. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Eastern Regional Office, as they become 

available, both before and after the 

meeting. Persons interested in the work 

of this advisory committee are advised 

to go to the Commission’s Web site, 

www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Eastern 

Regional Office at the above phone 

number, email or street address. 

The meetings will be conducted 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the Commission and 

FACA. 

Dated in Washington, DC, on January 15, 

2013. 

David Mussatt, 

Acting Chief, Regional Programs 

Coordination Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2013–01093 Filed 1–18–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Northeast Region Logbook 

Family of Forms. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0212. 

Form Number(s): NA. 

Type of Request: Regular submission 

(revision and extension of a current 

information collection). 

Number of Respondents: 6,378. 

Average Hours Per Response: 

Logbooks, 5 minutes except for shellfish 

logbook, 12.5 minutes; interactive voice 

response (IVR) landings reports, 5 

minutes; declaration of days out of 

gillnet fishery, 3 minutes; departure/ 

landing call-ins for monkfish and 

limited access occasional sea scallop 

trips, 2 minutes. 

Burden Hours: 15,057. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for a 

revision and extension of a currently 

approved information collection. 

Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, the 

Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) has 

the responsibility for the conservation 

and management of marine fishery 

resources. Much of this responsibility 

has been delegated to the National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA)/National 

Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). 

Under this stewardship role, the 

Secretary was given certain regulatory 

authorities to ensure the most beneficial 

uses of these resources. One of the 

regulatory steps taken to carry out the 

conservation and management 

objectives is to collect data from users 

of the resource. Thus, as regional 

Fishery Management Councils develop 

specific Fishery Management Plans 

(FMP), the Secretary has promulgated 

rules for the issuance and use of a vessel 

Interactive Voice Response (IVR) 

system, a Vessel Monitoring System 

(VMS) and vessel logbooks (VTR) to 

obtain fishery-dependent data to 

monitor, evaluate, and enforce fishery 

regulations. 

Fishing vessels permitted to 

participate in Federally-permitted 

fisheries in the Northeast are required to 

submit logbooks containing catch and 

effort information about their fishing 

trips. Permitted vessels that catch 

halibut are also asked to voluntarily 

provide additional information on the 

estimated size of the fish and the time 

of day caught through vessel logbooks. 

Participants in the herring, tilefish and 

red crab fisheries are also required to 

make weekly reports on their catch 

through IVR. In addition, vessels fishing 

under a days-at sea (DAS) management 

system can use the IVR system to 

request a DAS credit when they have 

canceled a trip for unforeseen 

circumstances. The information 

submitted is needed for the management 

of the fisheries. 

This revision/extension removes the 

VMS requirement for Northeast 

multispecies permit holders 

participating in the special access 

programs (SAPs), the Category B 

(regular) Days-at-Sea (DAS) program, 

and fishing in the United States/Canada 

Resource Sharing Understanding Area 

to avoid duplication, as this information 

collection is approved under another 

collection (OMB Control No. 0648– 

0605). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: Monthly, weekly and on 

occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

OMB Desk Officer: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

JJessup@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: January 15, 2013. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–01091 Filed 1–18–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[B–3–2013] 

Foreign-Trade Zone 45—Portland, 

Oregon; Application for 

Reorganization and Expansion Under 

Alternative Site Framework 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board 

(the Board) by the Port of Portland, 

grantee of FTZ 45, requesting authority 

to reorganize and expand the zone 

under the alternative site framework 

(ASF) adopted by the Board (15 CFR 

Sec. 400.2(c)). The ASF is an option for 

grantees for the establishment or 

reorganization of zones and can permit 

significantly greater flexibility in the 

designation of new subzones or ‘‘usagedriven’’ FTZ sites for operators/users 

located within a grantee’s ‘‘service area’’ 

in the context of the Board’s standard 

2,000-acre activation limit for a zone. 

The application was submitted pursuant 

to the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the 


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