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Vol. 75, No. 221 

Wednesday, November 17, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

November 10, 2010. 

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), 

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 

within 30 days of this notification. 

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 

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 

Title: Aquaculture Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0150. 

Summary of Collection: The primary 

function of the National Agricultural 

Statistics Service is to estimate 

production and stocks of agricultural 

food, fiber, and specialty commodities. 

Congress has mandated the collection of 

basic data for aquaculture and provides 

funding for these surveys. Public Law 

96–362 was passed to increase the 

overall effectiveness and productivity of 

federal aquaculture programs by 

improving coordination and 

communication among Federal agencies 

involved in those programs. 

Aquaculture is an alternative method to 

produce a high protein, low fat product 

demanded by the consumer. 

Aquiculture surveys provide 

information on trout and catfish 

inventory, acreage and sales as well as 

catfish processed. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

survey results are useful in analyzing 

changing trends in the number of 

commercial operations and production 

levels by State. The information 

collected is used to demonstrate the 

growing importance of aquaculture to 

officials of Federal and State 

government agencies who manage and 

direct policy over programs in 

agriculture and natural resources. The 

type of information collected and 

reported provides extension educators 

and research scientists with data that 

indicates important areas that require 

special educational and/or research 

efforts, such as causes for loss of fish 

and pond inventories of fish of various 

sizes. The data gathered from the 

various reports provide information to 

establish contract levels for fishing 

programs and to evaluate prospective 

loans to growers and processors. 

Description of Respondents: Farms; 

Business or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 2,955. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Monthly; Semi-Annually; Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 961. 

National Agriculture Statistics Service 

Title: Agricultural Surveys Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0213. 

Summary of Collection: National 

Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) 

primary functions are to prepare and 

issue state and national estimates of 

crop and livestock production and 

collect information on related 

environmental and economic factors. 

The Agricultural Surveys Program is a 

series of surveys that contains basic 

agricultural data from farmers and 

ranchers throughout the Nation for 

preparing agricultural estimates and 

forecasts. The surveys results provide 

the foundation for setting livestock and 

poultry inventory numbers. Estimates 

derived from the surveys supply 

information needed by farmers to make 

decisions for both short and long-term 

planning. The General authority for 

these data collection is granted under 

U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

surveys provide the basis for estimates 

of the current season’s crop and 

livestock production and supplies of 

grain in storage. Crop and livestock 

statistics help develop a stable 

economic atmosphere and reduce risk 

for production, marketing, and 

distribution operations. These 

commodities affect the well being of the 

nation’s farmers, commodities markets, 

and national and global agricultural 

policy. Users of agricultural statistics 

are farm organizations, agribusiness, 

state and national farm policy makers, 

and foreign buyers of agricultural 

products but the primary user of the 

statistical information is the producer. 

Agricultural statistics are also used to 

plan and administer other related 

federal and state programs in such areas 

as school lunch program, conservation, 

foreign trade, education, and recreation. 

Collecting the information less frequent 

would eliminate needed data to keep 

the government and agricultural 

industry abreast of changes at the state 

and national levels. 

Description of Respondents: Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 525,000. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Quarterly; Semi-annually; Monthly; 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 192,027. 

National Agriculture Statistics Service 

Title: Cotton Ginning Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0220. 

Summary of Collection: Primary 

function of the National Agricultural 

Statistics Services (NASS) is to prepare 

and issue state and national estimates of 

crop and livestock production, 

disposition and prices as well as 

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specialty agricultural and 

environmental statistics. The Cotton 

Ginning Survey provides statistics 

concerning cotton ginning for specific 

dates and geographic regions and aids in 

forecasting cotton production, which is 

required under U.S.C. Title 13, Section 

42(a). 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

ginning data collected provides (1) all 

segments of the cotton industry— 

buyers, brokers, crushers, shippers, 

textile firms, and researches with exact 

quantities of cotton available at specific 

geographic locations within the U.S. on 

a regular basis; (2) precise statistics, 

especially when at least 50 percent of 

the forecasted cotton production has 

been ginned in a state; and (3) final 

season ginning data is used to establish 

final production. If the information were 

collected less frequent, the cotton 

industry would be without county level 

quantities ginned that could seriously 

affect transportation costs and 

marketing strategies. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 826. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Other (biweekly Sept.–Jan). 

Total Burden Hours: 819. 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Title: Equine Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0227. 

Summary of Collection: The primary 

objective of the National Agricultural 

Statistics Service (NASS) is to prepare 

and issue current official State and 

national estimates of crop and livestock 

production, disposition, and prices. 

Services such as statistical consultation, 

data collection, summary tabulation, 

and analysis are performed for other 

Federal and State agencies on a 

reimbursable basis as the need arises. In 

the past, equine surveys have been 

conducted in twelve States where 

equine is a significant portion of their 

agriculture. The results are used to 

provide an assessment of the equine 

industry’s contribution to the State’s 

economy in terms of infrastructure and 

value. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

NASS will collect information on 

equine inventories, by category; equine 

revenue, by activity; and equine related 

expenditures, by purpose. In addition, 

these surveys will provide NASS with 

names and addresses of equine 

operations that can be used for Census 

of Agriculture enumeration and for the 

NASS program that seeks to cover 99 

percent of U.S. agricultural cash 

receipts. 

Description of Respondents: Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 106,000. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

One-time. 

Total Burden Hours: 23,744. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Nevada and Placer Counties Resource 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Nevada and Placer 

Counties Resource Advisory Committee 

(RAC) will meet in Nevada City, 

California. The committee is meeting as 

authorized under the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L. 110–343) 

and in compliance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The purpose 

of the meeting is to discuss projects 

submitted for funding and the 

expenditure of Title II funds benefiting 

National Forest System lands in Nevada 

and Placer Counties. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Monday, December 6, 2010, at 9 a.m. 

with a backup meeting planned for 

Thursday, December 9, 2010, at 9 a.m. 

if necessary. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Tahoe National Forest Headquarters, 

631 Coyote St., Nevada City, CA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann 

Westling, Committee Coordinator, 

USDA, Tahoe National Forest, 631 

Coyote St., Nevada City, CA 95959, 

(530) 478–6205, e-mail: 

awestling@fs.fed.us. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Standard Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

items to be covered include: (1) 

Welcome and Introductions; (2) Review 

of Past Meeting Notes and Agenda 

Discussion; (3) Discussion of Proposed 

Projects; (4) Vote on Proposed Projects; 

and (5) Comments from the Public. The 

meeting is open to the public and the 

public will have an opportunity to 

comment at the meeting. 

Dated: November 9, 2010. 

Tom Quinn, 

Forest Supervisor. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Central Idaho Resource 

Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463) and under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community Self 

Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 110– 

343), the Salmon-Challis National 

Forest’s Central Idaho Resource 

Advisory Committee will conduct a 

business meeting which is open to the 

public. 

DATES: Friday December 10, 2010, 

beginning at 10 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Public Lands Center, 1206 

South Challis Street, Salmon, Idaho. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

topics will include a discussion of the 

project approval process, evaluation of 

project proposals, and approval and 

recommendation of some projects for 

Title II funding for 2011 and 2012. 

Some RAC members may attend the 

meeting by conference call, telephone, 

or electronically. The meeting is open to 

the public. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Frank V. Guzman, Forest Supervisor 

and Designated Federal Officer, at 208– 

756–5111. 

Dated: November 1, 2010. 

Frank V. Guzman, 

Forest Supervisor, Salmon-Challis National 

Forest. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Davy Crockett National Forest 

Resource Advisory Committee; Public 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Forest Service. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community Self 

Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106– 

393), [as reauthorized as part of Pub. 

L.110–343] and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Forest 

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