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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 83, No. 245 

Friday, December 21, 2018 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

December 18, 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 22, 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. 

Rural Business Cooperative Service 

Title: Value Added Producer Grant 

Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0570–0064. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Cooperative Programs unit within Rural 

Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) an 

agency within the USDA Rural 

Development mission area will 

administer the Value-Added Producer 

Grants (VAPG) Program. The Program is 

authorized under section 231 of the 

Agriculture Risk Protection Act of 2000 

(Pub. L. 106–224) as amended by 

section 6202 of the Food, Conservation, 

and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110– 

246). The objective of this program is to 

encourage producers of agricultural 

commodities and products of 

agricultural commodities to further 

refine these products increasing their 

value to end users of the product. These 

grants will be used for two purposes: (1) 

To fund feasibility studies, marketing 

and business plans, and similar 

development activities; and (2) to use 

the grant as part of the venture’s 

working capital expenses such as 

inventory, utilities and salaries. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Rural Development State and Area 

office staff, as delegated, will collect 

information from applicants and 

grantees. RBS will use the information 

collected by to determine (1) eligibility; 

(2) the specific purpose for which the 

funds will be utilized; (3) time frames or 

dates by which activities are to be 

accomplished; (4) feasibility of the 

project; (5) applicants’ experience in 

managing similar activities; and (6) the 

effectiveness and innovation used to 

address critical issues vital to valueadded ventures development and 

sustainability. Without this information, 

there would be no basis on which to 

award funds. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or Households; Business or 

Other for Profit. 

Number of Respondents: 556. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion; Monthly; Semi-annually, 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 52,818. 

Kimble Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27755 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

December 18, 2018. 

The Department of Agriculture will 

submit the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 on or after the date 

of publication of this notice. 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 

should be addressed to: Desk Officer for 

Agriculture, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC; New Executive Office Building, 725 

17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503. 

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. 

Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received by 

January 22, 2019. Copies of the 

submission(s) may be obtained by 

calling (202) 720–8681. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 


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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. 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

Title: Federal Marketing Order for 

Almonds. 

OMB Control Number: 0581–New. 

Summary of Collection: Marketing 

Order No. 981 (7 CFR part 81) regulates 

the handling of almonds grown in 

California. Enabling legislation is 

contained in the Agricultural Marketing 

Agreement Act of 1937, as amended (7 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.; Act). The Act 

authorizes the promulgation and 

amendment of marketing orders for 

certain agricultural commodities and 

the issuance of regulations thereof for 

providing orderly marketing conditions 

in interstate and intrastate commerce 

and for improving returns to producers. 

The Act provides in section 608(d)(1) 

that information necessary to determine 

the extent to which a marketing order 

has effectuated the declared policy of 

the Act shall be furnished at the request 

of the Secretary of Agriculture. The 

rules of practice and the procedure 

governing proceedings to formulate 

marketing orders are contained in 7 CFR 

part 900. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

Board is made up of grower and handler 

members and alternates who are 

nominated by their industry peers and 

appointed by the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) for specified terms 

of office. Board staff use the four ballot 

forms and one grower petition when 

conducting the nomination process. 

These new forms require a minimum of 

information necessary to effectively 

carry out the requirements of the 

marketing order, and their use is 

necessary to fulfill the intent of the Act 

as expressed in the marketing order. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households. 

Number of Respondents: 677. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion; Other (when forms are 

requested). 

Total Burden Hours: 57. 

Kimble Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27754 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

December 18, 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 22, 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 Partnership and Public 

Engagement 

Title: USDA/1890 National Scholars 

Program Application. 

OMB Control Number: 0503–0015. 

Summary of Collection: The USDA/ 

1890 National Scholars Program is an 

annual recruiting effort by the USDA/ 

1890 National Program Office and the 

participating eighteen 1890 Land-Grant 

Universities. This human capital 

initiative is a collective effort geared 

towards attracting graduating high 

school seniors and currently enrolled 

college students who are rising 

sophomores or juniors, into pursuing 

disciplines in agriculture, natural 

resources, and related sciences at any of 

the 1890 Land-Grant Universities. The 

USDA/1890 National Scholars Program 

offers scholarships to U.S. citizens who 

are seeking a bachelor’s degree, in the 

fields of agriculture, food, or natural 

resources sciences and related majors, at 

one of the nineteen Historically Black 

Land-Grant Universities. Each applicant 

is required to submit a hard copy of the 

USDA/1890 National Scholars Program 

Application Form to the USDA/1890 

Program Liaison assigned to the 1890 

Land-Grant University to which they 

want to apply. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information to be collected from the 

application includes the applicant 

name, address, educational background 

(grade point average, test scores), name 

of universities interested in attending, 

desired major, extracurricular activities, 

interest and habits. The information will 

be used to assist the selecting agencies 

in their process of identifying potential 

recipients of the scholarship. The 

program would not be able to function 

consistently without this annual 

collection. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households. 

Number of Respondents: 1,500. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 3,900. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27626 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3412–88–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Farm Service Agency 

Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA); 

Market Facilitation Program (MFP) 

Payments to Producers 

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation 

and Farm Service Agency, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: MFP provides payments to 

producers with commodities that have 

been significantly impacted by actions 

of foreign governments resulting in the 

loss of traditional exports. This NOFA 

announces the new payment rates for 


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