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Notices Federal Register

52633 

Vol. 76, No. 163 

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

August 18, 2011. 

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. 

Rural Utilities Service 

Title: 7 CFR Part 1738, Rural 

Broadband Loan and Loan Guarantee. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0130. 

Summary of Collection: Title VI, Rural 

Broadband Access, of the Rural 

Electrification Act of 1936, as amended 

(RE Act), provides loans and loan 

guarantees to fund the cost of 

construction, improvement, or 

acquisition of facilities and equipment 

for the provision of broadband service 

in eligible rural communities in State 

and territories of the United States. The 

regulation prescribes the types of loans 

available, facilities financed and eligible 

applicants, as well as minimum credit 

support requirements considered for a 

loan. In addition, Title VI of the RE Act 

requires that Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS) make or guarantee a loan only if 

there is reasonable assurance that the 

loan, together with all outstanding loans 

and obligations of the borrower, will be 

repaid in full within the time agreed. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

RUS will collect information to 

determine whether an applicant’s 

eligibility to borrow from RUS under the 

terms of the RE Act and that the 

applicant complies with statutory, 

regulatory and administrative eligibility 

requirements for loan assistance. RUS 

will use the information to determine 

that the Government’s security for loans 

made are reasonable, adequate and that 

the loans will be repaid within the time 

agreed. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 25. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 10,545. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21515 Filed 8–22–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0084] 

Notice of Request for Reinstatement of 

an Information Collection; National 

Animal Health Monitoring System; 

Swine 2012 Study 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Reinstatement of an information 

collection; comment request. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service’s intention to 

request a reinstatement of an 

information collection to support the 

National Animal Health Monitoring 

System’s Swine 2012 Study. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before October 24, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0084- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2011–0084, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed at http://www.

regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=

APHIS-2011-0084 or in our reading 

room, which is located in Room 1141 of 

the USDA South Building, 14th Street 

and Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC. Normal reading room 

hours are 8 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except holidays. To be sure someone is 

there to help you, please call (202) 

6902817 before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the Swine 2012 Study, 

contact Mr. Chris Quatrano, Industry 

Analyst, Centers for Epidemiology and 

Animal Health, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre 

Avenue, Building B MS 2E6, Fort 

Collins, CO 80526; (970) 494–7207. For 

copies of more detailed information on 

the information collection, contact Mrs. 

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52634 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 163 / Tuesday, August 23, 2011 / Notices 

Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information 

Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– 

2908. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: National Animal Health 

Monitoring System; Swine 2012 Study. 

OMB Number: 0579–0315. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement of an 

information collection. 

Abstract: Under the Animal Health 

Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), 

the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) of the United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) is 

authorized, among other things, to 

protect the health of our Nation’s 

livestock and poultry populations by 

preventing the introduction and 

interstate spread of serious diseases and 

pests of livestock and for eradicating 

such diseases from the United States 

when feasible. In connection with this 

mission, APHIS would like to reinstate 

the Swine Study which will be used to: 

• Describe current U.S. swine 

production practices including general 

management practices, housing 

practices, productivity, disease 

prevention, and mortality for five 

phases of production: gestation, 

farrowing, nursery, grow/finish, and 

wean-to-finish; 

• Describe trends in swine health and 

management practices; 

• Determine the prevalence and 

associated risk factors for select 

respiratory, neurologic, gastrointestinal, 

systemic, and food-borne pathogens 

found in weaned market hogs; 

• Describe antibiotic usage patterns in 

weaned market hogs to control and treat 

disease and promote growth; 

• Evaluate presence of or exposure to 

select pathogens and characterize 

isolated organisms from the collection 

of biological specimens; and 

• Estimate the economic cost of a 

selected respiratory, neurologic, 

gastrointestinal, systemic, or food-borne 

pathogen found in commercial swine 

herds. 

The Swine 2012 Study will consist of 

a screener questionnaire, several onfarm questionnaires, and biologic 

sampling. All of these activities will be 

administered by National Agricultural 

Statistics Service, USDA, designated 

data collectors. The information 

collected through the Swine 2012 Study 

will be analyzed and used to: 

• Direct producer education; 

• Identify research gaps; 

• Facilitate education of future 

producers and veterinarians; 

• Assess quality assurance programs; 

and 

• Help with policy formation. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of this information 

collection activity for 2 years. 

The purpose of this notice is to solicit 

comments from the public (as well as 

agencies) concerning our information 

collection. These comments will help 

us: 

(1) Evaluate 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; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the 

information collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

information collection on those who are 

to respond, through use, as appropriate, 

of automated, electronic, mechanical, 

and other collection technologies, e.g., 

permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Estimate of burden: The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 

0.4104183 hours per response. 

Respondents: Swine producers. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 24,380. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 24,380. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 10,006 hours. (Due to 

averaging, the total annual burden hours 

may not equal the product of the annual 

number of responses multiplied by the 

reporting burden per response.) 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 17th day of 

August 2011. 

Gregory L. Parham, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21516 Filed 8–22–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Pennington County Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Pennington County 

Recource Advisory Committee will meet 

in Rapid City, SD. 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 review and make 

recommendations for approval of 

remaining project proposals. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

September 13, 2011, at 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Mystic Ranger District Office at 8221 

South Highway 16. Written comments 

should be sent to Robert J. Thompson, 

8221 South Highway 16, Rapid City, SD 

57702. Comments may also be sent via 

e-mail to rjthompson@fs.fed.us, or via 

facsimile to 605–343–7134. 

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 the 

Mystic Ranger District office. Visitors 

are encouraged to call ahead at 605– 

343–1567 to facilitate entry into the 

building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert J. Thompson, District Ranger, 

Mystic Ranger District, 605–343–1567. 

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: Meetings 

are open to the public. The following 

business will be conducted: review and 

make recommendations for approval of 

remaining project proposals. 

Dated: August 16, 2011. 

Dan S. Dallas, 

Acting Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21478 Filed 8–22–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

Notice of Proposed Change to Section 

IV of the Virginia State Technical Guide 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. 

Department of Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of 

proposed changes in the Virginia NRCS 

State Technical Guide for review and 

comment. 

SUMMARY: It has been determined by the 

NRCS State Conservationist for Virginia 

that changes must be made in the NRCS 

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