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Vol. 86, No. 32 

Friday, February 19, 2021 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Notice of Request for Approval of an 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: Office of Property and 

Environmental Management, Property 

Management Division, Department of 

Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice and request for public 

comments regarding an extension to an 

existing OMB clearance. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Office of Property 

and Environmental Management’s 

intention to request an extension of a 

currently approved information 

Technical Equipment Pursuant to the 

2008 Farm Bill. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by 60 days after publication in 

the Federal Register to be assured of 

consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Office of Property and 

Environmental Management invites 

interested persons to submit comments 

on this notice. Comments may be 

submitted by one of the following 

methods: 

b Federal eRulemaking Portal: This 

website provides the ability to type 

short comments directly into the 

comment field on this web page or 

attach a file for lengthier comments. Go 

to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 

the on-line instructions at that site for 

submitting comments. 

b Mail: U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Property Management 

Division, Office of Property and 

Environmental Management, Attn: 

Pernell Ridley, 1400 Independence Ave. 

SW, Mailstop 9304, Suite 1069, 

Washington, DC 20250–9304. 

b Hand- or Courier-Delivered 

Submittals: Deliver to U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, Office of Property and 

Environmental Management, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW, Mailstop 9304, 

Suite 1069, Washington, DC 20250– 

9304. 

Instructions: All items submitted by 

mail or electronic mail must include the 

Agency name and docket number U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Office of 

Property and Environmental 

Management, Docket Clerk, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW, Mailstop 9304, 

Suite 1069, Washington, DC 20250– 

9304. Comments received in response to 

this docket will be made available for 

public inspection and posted without 

change, including any personal 

information, to http://

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Pernell Ridley Office of 

Property and Environmental 

Management, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave. 

SW, Washington, DC 20250, Phone 202– 

309–1125 or by Email at pernell.ridley@

usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35), this notice announces the 

intention of Office of Property and 

Environmental Management to request 

approval for an existing collection in 

use without an OMB control number. 

Title: Guidelines for the Transfer of 

Excess Computers or Other Technical 

Equipment Pursuant to Section 14220 of 

the 2008 Farm Bill. 

OMB Number: 0505–0023. 

Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 

2021. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: USDA requires information 

in order to verify eligibility of 

requestors, determine availability of 

excess property, and have contact 

information for the requestor available 

to ensure an organization is designated 

to receive property on behalf of an 

eligible recipient. Information will be 

used to coordinate the transfer of excess 

property to eligible recipients. 

Respondents will be authorized 

representatives of a city, town, or local 

government entity located in a rural area 

as defined in 7 U.S.C. 1991 (a)(13)(A). 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average .167 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: City, town, or local 

government entities located in a rural 

area. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

10. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 2 hours. 

Comments are invited on: (1) 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; (2) 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; (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 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be sent to Pernell Ridley 

at U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Office of Property and Environmental 

Management, Docket Clerk, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW, Mailstop 9304, 

Suite 1069, Washington, DC 20250– 

9304. All comments received will be 

available for public inspection during 

regular business hours at the same 

address. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Willie Scott Davis, 

Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

February 16, 2021. 

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 


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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 these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received by 

March 22, 2021. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

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 Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) 

Title: National Conservation Practice 

Adoption Motivations Pilot Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0264. 

Summary of Collection: The primary 

objectives of the National Agricultural 

Statistics Service (NASS) are to prepare 

and issue official State and national 

estimates of crop and livestock 

production, disposition and prices, 

economic statistics, and environmental 

statistics related to agriculture and to 

conduct the Census of Agriculture and 

its follow-on surveys. NASS will 

conduct a survey of select agricultural 

operations in four States: Nebraska, 

Oklahoma, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. 

Each selected farmer or rancher will be 

asked to provide data on practice, 

technical assistance, financial 

assistance, as well as obtain likert 

question data about motivations for each 

of the topic areas: (1) Cover crops, (2) 

nutrient management, (3) pest 

management, (4) tillage practices, (5) 

drainage water management, (6) runoff 

management practices, (7) edge of field 

improvements, (8) wetland conservation 

practices, and (9) irrigation management 

and system improvements, General 

authority for these data collection 

activities is granted under U.S.C. Title 7, 

Section 2204. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

purpose of the survey is to target 

operations who own or operate 

cropland, grazing land, concentrated 

livestock feeding operations, and 

forestry. NASS will collect information 

about these types of operations to 

understand conservation practices 

within the United States in terms of the 

following: (1) How often are specific 

conservation practices adopted without 

assistance, with technical assistance 

and/or financial assistance. (2) How 

does adoption evolve over time? What 

proportion of producers who ‘‘try’’ a 

given practice continue or expand use 

over time? How many discontinue the 

practice? (3) What motivates farmers to 

initially try a practice and then 

continue, expand, or discontinue use? 

The questions reflect a range of factors 

including conservation need, experience 

of neighbors, financial benefits or costs, 

producer time and effort, availability of 

technical and financial assistance, 

regulation or conservation compliance, 

and concern about the environmental 

quality. The United States Department 

of Agriculture’s Natural Resources 

Conservation Service has entered into 

an interagency agreement with NASS to 

conduct this pilot survey. If this pilot is 

successful, NASS will submit a separate 

request to conduct the national survey. 

Description of Respondents: A sample 

of all active operations who own or 

operate cropland, grazing land, 

concentrated livestock feeding 

operations, and/or forestry in Nebraska, 

Oklahoma, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. 

Number of Respondents: 1,400. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Once. 

Total Burden Hours: 974. 

Levi S. Harrell, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03371 Filed 2–18–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

February 16, 2021. 

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 

required regarding; 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; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 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 March 22, 2021 

will be considered. Written comments 

and recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

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. 

Farm Service Agency 

Title: Volunteer Programs. 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0232. 

Summary of Collection: Section 1526 

of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1981 

(7 U.S.C. 2272) permits the Secretary of 

Agriculture to establish a program to use 

volunteers to perform a wide range of 

activities to carry out the programs of or 

supported by the Department of 

Agriculture (USDA). Each USDA agency 

is granted the authority to establish 

programs designed to provide 

educationally related work assignments 

for students in non-pay status. USDA, 

Departmental Regulation 4230–1 

requires documentation of service 

performed without compensation by 

persons who do not receive Federal 

appointment. For this requirement, the 

information collection request is 

necessary to continue implementation 

of the programs, which allows the Farm 

Service Agency (FSA) and Risk 


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