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Vol. 83, No. 246 

Wednesday, December 26, 2018 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

December 19, 2018. 

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 January 25, 2019 

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: 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV 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. 

Office of the Secretary, White House 

Liaison Office 

Title: Advisory Committee and 

Research and Promotion Board 

Membership Background Information. 

OMB Control Number: 0505–0001. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Department is required under Section 

1804 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 

1977 (7 U.S.C. 2281, et seq.) to provide 

information concerning advisory 

committee members’ principal place of 

residence, persons or companies by 

whom employed, and other major 

sources of income. The Agriculture and 

Food Act of 1981 (Pub. L. 97–98) 

reiterates this requirement. Similar 

information will be required of research 

and promotion boards/committees/ 

councils in addition to the 

supplemental commodity specific 

questions. The Secretary appoints board 

members under each program. Some of 

the information contained on form AD– 

755 is used by the Department to 

conduct background clearances of 

prospective board members required by 

departmental regulations. The clearance 

is required for all committee members 

who are appointed by the Secretary. The 

White House Liaison Office (WHLO) 

will collect information using form AD– 

755, ‘‘Advisory Committee and Research 

and Promotion Board Membership 

Background Information’’. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

WHLO will collect information on the 

background of the nominees to make 

sure there are no delinquent loans to the 

United States Department of 

Agriculture, (USDA), as well as making 

sure they have no negative record that 

could be a negative reflection to the 

USDA. The information obtained from 

the form is used in the compilation of 

an annual report to Congress. Failure of 

the Department to provide this 

information would require the Secretary 

to terminate the pertinent committee or 

board. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households. 

Number of Respondents: 5,500. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 5,958. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27826 Filed 12–21–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

December 19, 2018. 

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; (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 January 25, 2019 

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: 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV 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 


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