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Notices Federal Register

11104 

Vol. 75, No. 46 

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

March 5, 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: On-Farm Renewable Energy 

Production Survey (OREP). 

OMB Control Number: 0535–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: Under the 

general authority of Title 7 U.S.C., Sec. 

2204(a) the National Agricultural 

Statistics Service (NASS) is authorized 

to prepare and issue State and National 

estimates which include crop and 

livestock production, economic and 

environmental inputs, whole farm 

characteristics and operator 

demographics covered by the Census of 

Agriculture and its follow-on surveys. 

The Energy Production Survey is 

authorized by Public Law 110–246, Sec. 

12023, Title X, the Horticulture and 

Organic Agriculture of the Food, 

Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. 

The On-Farm Renewable Energy 

Production (OREP) survey is one of the 

follow-on surveys to the 2007 Census of 

Agriculture Survey. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

OREP survey will use, as a sampling 

universe, every respondent on the 2007 

Census of Agriculture who reported 

energy generation on the farm. This 

energy survey will provide a 

comprehensive inventory of farm 

generated energy practices with detailed 

data relating to category or type of 

energy produced (wind, solar, and 

manure/methane digester), installation 

cost, year installed, if any energy was 

sold onto a power grid, and the average 

payment received per kilowatt hour or 

total amount of utility savings from 

reduced demand. 

Description of Respondents: Farmers, 

ranchers, and farm managers self 

identified as producers of energy, 

through the 2007 Census of Agriculture. 

Number of Respondents: 16,500. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

One time. 

Total Burden Hours: 8,447. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–5113 Filed 3–9–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Del Norte Resource Advisory 

Committee (RAC) 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Del Norte Resource 

Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in 

Crescent City, California. The committee 

meeting is authorized under the Secure 

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

and in compliance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The purposes 

of the meeting is orientating new 

committee members to the Secure Rural 

Schools Act, Federal Advisory 

Committees Act, and guidelines for Title 

II and receive public comment on the 

meeting subjects and proceedings. 

DATES: The meeting will be held April 

6, 2010, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Del Norte County Unified School 

District, Board Room, 301 West 

Washington Boulevard, Crescent City, 

California 95531. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

Ranieri, Committee Coordinator, Six 

Rivers National Forest, 1330 Bayshore 

Way, Eureka, CA 95503; (707) 441– 

3673; e-mail jranieri@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. Agenda 

items to be covered include: (1) 

Welcome and Committee introductions; 

(2) Federal Advisory Committee Act 

overview; (3) review of Secure Rural 

Schools Act and discussion of 

requirements related to Title II funding; 

(4) discussion of Committee member 

and Designated Federal Official roles 

and (5) review operational guidelines; 

(6) selection of RAC Chair; (7) next 

meeting purpose, location, and date; (8) 

and receive public comment. Public 

input opportunity will be provided and 

individuals will have the opportunity to 

address the Committee at that time. 

Dated: March 2, 2010. 

Tyrone Kelley, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2010–4928 Filed 3–9–10; 8:45 am] 

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