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Vol. 78, No. 51 

Monday, March 17, 2014 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

March 10, 2014. 

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) 720–8958. 

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. 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Title: Special Nutrition Program 

Operations Study—Year 3. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0562. 

Summary Of Collections: The 

objective of the Special Nutrition 

Program Operations Study (SNPOS) is 

to collect timely data on policies, 

administrative, and operational issues 

on the Child Nutrition Programs. The 

ultimate goal of the study is to analyze 

these data and provide input for new 

legislation on Child Nutrition (CN) 

Programs as well as to provide pertinent 

technical assistance and training to 

program implementation staff. This 

study is necessary to implement Sec. 

28(a)(1) of the Richard B. Russell 

National School Lunch Act. This 

legislation directs the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture to carry out annual 

national performance assessments of the 

School Breakfast Program and the 

National School Lunch Program. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

purpose of the study is to implement a 

modular data collection system and 

collect routine data on specific aspects 

of the child nutrition program, 

specifically on the program 

characteristics, administration, and 

operation of CN programs. The findings 

from this study will be used to identify 

program operational and policy issues, 

and topics for technical assistance and 

training. The information will be 

collected from a nationally 

representative sample of School Food 

Authorities Directors, State Child 

Nutrition Directors. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local, or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 1,941. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting; 

Other (One time). 

Total Burden Hours: 3,345. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–NOP–14–0023; NOP–14–04] 

National Organic Program Notice of 

Request for New Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice 

announces the Agricultural Marketing 

Service’s (AMS) intention to request 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget for a new information 

collection: National Organic Program 

(NOP); Organic Certification Cost-Share 

Programs. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by May 16, 2014 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are 

invited to submit written comments 

concerning this notice. Comments 

should be submitted online at 

www.regulations.gov or sent to Melissa 

Bailey, Ph.D., Director, Standards 

Division, National Organic Program, 

AMS/USDA, 1400 Independence Ave. 

SW., Room 2646–So., Ag Stop 0268, 

Washington, DC 20250–0268. Written 

comments responding to this notice 

should be identified with the document 

number AMS–NOP–14–0023; NOP–14– 

04. It is USDA’s intention to have all 

comments concerning this notice, 

including names and addresses when 

provided, regardless of submission 

procedure used, available for viewing 

on the Regulations.gov Internet site 

(http://www.regulations.gov). Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

also be available for viewing in person 

at USDA/AMS/National Organic 

Program, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., 

Room 2646–So. Ag Stop 0268, 

Washington, DC 20250 from 9 a.m. to 12 

noon and from 1:00 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

Monday through Friday (except official 

Federal holidays). Persons wanting to 

visit the USDA South Building to view 

comments received in response to this 

notice are requested to make an 

appointment in advance by calling (202) 

720–3252. 


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melissa Bailey, Ph.D., Director, 

Standards Division, Telephone: (202) 

720–3252; Fax: (202) 205–7808. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: National Organic Program 

(NOP); Organic Certification Cost-Share 

Programs. 

OMB Number: 0581—NEW. 

Expiration Date of Approval: Three 

years from OMB approval date. 

Type of Request: New information 

collection. 

Abstract: The information collection 

requirements in this request are applied 

only to those State Departments of 

Agriculture and organic producers and 

handlers who voluntarily participate in 

one of two organic certification costshare programs: The National Organic 

Certification Cost-Share Program 

(NOCCSP) or the Agricultural 

Management Assistance (AMA) Organic 

Certification Cost-Share Program. The 

NOCCSP is authorized under section 

10606(d)(1) of the Farm Security and 

Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 

7901 note), as amended by section 

10004(c) of the Agriculture Act of 2014 

(2014 Farm Bill; Pub. L. 113–79). Under 

this authority, USDA is authorized to 

provide organic certification cost-share 

assistance through 50 States, the District 

of Columbia, and five U.S. Territories 

(herein called ‘‘state agencies’’). The 

AMA is authorized under the Federal 

Crop Insurance Act (FCIA), as amended, 

(7 U.S.C. 1524). Under the applicable 

FCIA provisions, USDA is authorized to 

provide organic certification cost-share 

assistance through sixteen states: 

Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, 

Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New 

Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, 

Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, 

Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming. 

To prevent duplicate assistance 

payments, producers participating in 

the AMA program are not eligible to 

participate in the producer portion of 

the NOCCSP. 

Each program provides cost-share 

assistance, through participating state 

agencies, to organic producers and, in 

the case of NOCCSP, to organic 

handlers. Recipients must receive initial 

certification or continuation of 

certification to the USDA organic 

regulations (7 CFR part 205) from a 

USDA-accredited certifying agent. 

Reimbursement is currently available at 

75 percent of an operation’s certification 

costs, up to a maximum of $750 per 

year. The information collected from 

these respondents is needed to ensure 

that program recipients are eligible for 

funding and comply with applicable 

program regulations. Data collected is 

the minimum information necessary to 

effectively carry out the requirements of 

each program. 

In accordance with Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

regulations (5 CFR part 1320) that 

implement the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520) (PRA), the 

information collection requirements 

associated with the NOP have been 

previously approved by OMB and 

assigned OMB control number 0581– 

0191. A new information collection 

package is being submitted to OMB for 

approval of 13,120 hours in total burden 

hours to cover this new collection for 

the two organic certification cost-share 

programs. Upon OMB’s approval of this 

new information collection, the NOP 

intends to merge this collection into 

currently approved OMB Control 

Number 0581–0191. In accordance with 

5 CFR part 1320, we have included 

below a description of the collection 

and recordkeeping requirements and an 

estimate of the annual burden on 

entities who would be required to 

provide information through these costshare programs. Upon OMB’s approval 

of this new information collection, the 

NOP intends to merge this collection 

into currently approved OMB Control 

Number 0581–0191. 

State agencies who wish to participate 

in one or, if applicable, both of these 

organic certification cost-share programs 

must submit the following: 

(a) SF–424, ‘‘Application for Federal 

Assistance,’’ (approved under OMB 

collection number 4040–0004) is 

required to apply for federal assistance. 

(b) USDA/AMS–33 Face Page 

(Agreement Face Sheet). The Agreement 

Face Sheet sets forth the agreed upon 

responsibilities of AMS project work. It 

also indicates the agreed upon grant 

funding dollar amounts and the 

beginning date and ending date of the 

project work and the grant agreement. 

One copy of this Agreement Face Sheet 

is required to be returned to AMS with 

the date and grantee’s signature(s). 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

under (a) and (b) is estimated to average 

2 hours per response. 

Respondents: State agencies. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 56 

(All 50 States, plus the District of 

Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. 

Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth 

of the Northern Mariana Islands). 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

56 responses. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1 response per respondent. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 112 hours. 

(c) SF–270, ‘‘Request for Advance or 

Reimbursement,’’ (approved under OMB 

collection number 0348–0004) is 

required whenever the grantees request 

an advance or reimbursement of Federal 

grant funds. AMS expects that at least 

112 SF–270 forms (two per state agency) 

will be submitted per year. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 2 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: State agencies. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

56. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

56 responses. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 2 responses per 

respondent. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 224 hours. 

(d) SF–425, ‘‘Federal Financial 

Report,’’ (approved under OMB 

collection number 0348–0061) is 

required semi-annually to report grantee 

expenditures. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 4 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: State agencies. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

56. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

56 responses. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 2 responses per 

respondent. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 448 hours. 

(e) Narrative Report is required 

annually and describes program 

activities undertaken by the State 

agency and/or any sub-recipients 

throughout the funding period. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 2 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: State agencies. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

56. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

56 responses. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1 response per respondent. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 112 hours. 

(f) Spreadsheet of Operations 

Reimbursed is required semi-annually 

and lists the producers receiving costshare payments within the reporting 

time period. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 2 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: State agencies. 


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Estimated Number of Respondents: 

56. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

56 responses. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 2 responses per 

respondent.. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 224 hours. 

Finally, in accordance with 7 CFR 

3016.42, state departments of 

agriculture must retain all records 

relating to these organic cost-share 

programs for a period of three years after 

the final Federal Financial Report has 

been submitted to the Federal Agency, 

or until final resolution of any audit 

finding or litigation, whichever is later. 

Electronic records retention is 

acceptable. This is a part of normal 

business practice. 

(g) Producers and/or handlers who 

wish to participate in these organic 

certification cost-share programs must 

submit the following to a given state 

agency once per year: An application, 

proof of USDA organic certification, an 

itemized invoice showing expenses paid 

to a third-party certifying agent for 

certification services, and a W–9 tax 

form. Based on past program 

participation (7,245 participants in 

NOCCSP and 2,348 participants in AMA 

last fiscal year), we believe between 

10,000 and 12,000 producers or 

handlers will participate in these 

programs. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 1 hour per 

response. 

Respondents: Organic producers or 

handlers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

12,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

12,000 responses. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1 response per respondent. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 12,000 hours. 

These programs will not be 

maintained by any other agency, 

therefore, the requested information will 

not be available from any other existing 

records. 

AMS is committed to compliance 

with the Government Paperwork 

Elimination Act (GPEA) (44 U.S.C. 3540 

note), which requires Government 

agencies in general to provide the public 

the option of submitting information or 

transacting business electronically to 

the maximum extent possible. The SF– 

424 can be completed electronically and 

is required to be submitted 

electronically through www.grants.gov. 

The SF–425 and SF–270 forms can be 

filled out electronically and submitted 

electronically. The USDA/AMS–33 Face 

Page requires an original signature and 

must be submitted by mail. Producers 

typically will mail their application and 

associated documentation to the state 

agencies, though some agencies have 

streamlined paperwork submission 

through databases of producers and 

handlers in a given state. 

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 Melissa 

Bailey, Ph.D., Director, Standards 

Division, National Organic Program, 

Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Ave SW., Room 2648–S 

Ag Stop 0268, Washington, DC 20250; 

(202) 720–3252 and FAX (202) 205– 

7808. 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. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6501–6522 

Dated: February 28, 2014. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–05809 Filed 3–14–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

El Dorado County Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings. 

SUMMARY: The El Dorado County 

Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) 

will meet in Placerville, California. The 

committee is authorized under the 

Secure Rural Schools and Community 

Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 110– 

343) (the Act) and operates in 

compliance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. The purpose of the 

committee is to improve collaborative 

relationships and to provide advice and 

recommendations to the Forest Service 

concerning projects and funding 

consistent with the title II of the Act. 

The meetings are open to the public. 

The purpose of the meeting is to review 

operational procedures, evaluate project 

proposals, prioritize a list of projects for 

funding in FY 2014, and vote to 

recommend projects for funding. 

DATES: The meetings will be held at 6 

p.m. on the following dates: 

• March 31, 2014 

• April 14, 2014 

All RAC meetings are subject to 

cancellation. For status of meeting prior 

to attendance, please contact the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

at the El Dorado Center of Folsom Lake 

College, Community Room, 6699 

Campus Drive, Placerville, California. 

Written comments may be submitted 

as described under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. All comments, including 

names and addresses when provided, 

are placed in the record and are 

available for public inspection and 

copying. The public may inspect 

comments received at Eldorado National 

Forest (ENF) Supervisor’s Office. Please 

call ahead to facilitate entry into the 

building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristi Schroeder, RAC Coordinator, by 

phone at 530–295–5610 or via email at 

kschroeder@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 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., 

Eastern Standard Time, Monday 

through Friday. Please make requests in 

advance for sign language interpreting, 

assistive listening devices or other 

reasonable accommodation for access to 

the facility or proceedings by contacting 

the person listed above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additional RAC information, including 

the meeting agenda and the meeting 

summary/minutes can be found at the 

following Web site: www.fs.usda.gov/

eldorado. The agenda will include time 

for people to make oral statements of 

three minutes or less. Individuals 

wishing to make an oral statement 

should request in writing by March 24, 

2014 to be scheduled on the agenda. 

Anyone who would like to bring related 

matters to the attention of the committee 


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