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51253 

Vol. 74, No. 192 

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

October 1, 2009. 

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 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; 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. 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Civil Rights 

Title: USDA Race, Ethnicity and 

Gender Data Collection. 

OMB Control Number: 0503–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: Section 14006 

and 14007 of the Food, Conservation, 

and Energy Act of 2008, 7 U.S.C. 8701 

(referred to as the 2008 Far Bill) 

establishes a requirement for the 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) to 

annually compile application and 

participation rate data regarding socially 

disadvantaged farmers or ranchers by 

computing for each program of the 

USDA that serves agriculture producers 

and landowners (a) raw numbers of 

applicants and participants by race, 

ethnicity, and gender, subject to 

appropriate privacy protection, as 

determined by the Secretary; and (b) the 

application and participation rate, by 

race, ethnicity and gender as a 

percentage of the total participation rate 

of all agricultural producers and 

landowners for each county and State in 

the United States. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Data will be collected through a 

questionnaire to determine the race, 

ethnicity and gender of farmers and 

ranchers who apply for and who 

participate in USDA programs and 

services. The data is also necessary to 

provide USDA and its agencies with 

sound data on the demographics of its 

constituents. The data will enable 

USDA to (a) develop a baseline on its 

applicants and participants, (b) assist in 

planning for and implementing 

appropriate responses to the needs of its 

constituents, and (c) in the conduct of 

oversight and evaluation of civil rights 

compliance. The information will be 

used by the Office of Advocacy and 

Outreach and the agencies’ outreach 

offices to determine if socially 

disadvantaged farmers and ranchers are 

being equitably served by USDA 

programs. Failure to collect this 

information will have a negative impact 

on USDA’s outreach activities and could 

result in an inability of the agencies to 

equitably deliver programs and services 

to applicant and producers. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households. 

Number of Respondents: 14,000,000. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Other (once). 

Total Burden Hours: 462,000. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–24052 Filed 10–5–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Hood/Willamette Resource Advisory 

Committee (RAC) 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA Forest 

Service 

ACTION: Action of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Hood/Willamette 

Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) 

will meet on Wednesday, October 28, 

2009. The meeting and field trip is 

scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. and will 

conclude at approximately 4:30 p.m. 

The meeting will be held at the Mt. 

Hood National Forest Headquarters; 

16400 Champion Way; Sandy, Oregon; 

(503) 668–1700. The tentative agenda 

includes: (1) Public Forum; and (2) 

Field Trip to Title II Projects. 

The Public Forum is tentatively 

scheduled to begin at 9:45 a.m. Time 

allotted for individual presentations 

will be limited to 3–4 minutes. Written 

comments are encouraged, particularly 

if the material cannot be presented 

within the time limits for the Public 

Forum. Written comments may be 

submitted prior to the October 28th 

meeting by sending them to Designated 

Federal Official Connie Athman at the 

address given below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

more information regarding this 

meeting, contact Designated Federal 

Official Connie Athman; Mt. Hood 

National Forest; 16400 Champion Way; 

Sandy, Oregon 97055; (503) 668–1672. 

Dated: September 28, 2009. 

Kathryn J. Silverman, 

Deputy Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. E9–23789 Filed 10–5–09; 8:45 am] 

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