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Vol. 79, No. 227 

Tuesday, November 25, 2014 

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

Notice of Public Information Collection 

Requirements Submitted to OMB for 

Review 

SUMMARY: U.S. Agency for International 

Development (USAID) has submitted 

the following information collection to 

OMB for review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding this information collection are 

best assured of having their full effect if 

received within 30 days of this 

notification. Comments should be 

addressed to: Desk Officer for USAID, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB), Washington DC 20503. 

Copies of submission may be obtained 

by calling (202) 712–5007. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB No: OMB 0412–0520. 

Form No.: AID 1420–17. 

Title: Contractor Employee 

Biographical Data Sheet. 

Type of Review: Renewal of 

Information Collection. 

Purpose: The U.S. Agency for 

International Development (USAID) is 

authorized to make contracts with any 

corporation, international organization, 

or other body of persons in or outside 

of the United States in furtherance of 

the purposes and within limitations of 

the Foreign Assistance Act (FAA). The 

information collections requirements 

placed on the public are published in 48 

CFR Chapter 7, and include such items 

as the Contractor Employee 

Biographical Data Sheet and 

Performance and Progress Reports 

(AIDAR 752.7026). These are all USAID 

unique procurement requirements. The 

pre-award requirements are based on a 

need for prudent management in the 

determination that an offeror either has 

or can obtain the ability to competently 

manage development assistance 

programs utilizing public funds. The 

requirements for information collection 

during the post-award period are based 

on the need to administer public funds 

prudently. 

Annual Reporting Burden: 

Respondents: 14,570. 

Total Annual Responses: 31,337. 

Total Annual Hours Requested: 

42,700. 

Dated: November 17, 2014. 

Lynn P. Winston, 

Chief, Bureau for Management, Office of 

Management Services, Information and 

Records Division, U.S. Agency for 

International Development. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27626 Filed 11–24–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6116–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

November 19, 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. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by December 26, 

2014 will be considered. Written 

comments should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), New Executive Office Building, 

725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20502. Commenters are encouraged to 

submit their comments to OMB via 

email to: OIRA_Submission@

OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806 

and to Departmental Clearance Office, 

USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, 

Washington, DC 20250–7602. 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. 

Animal Plant and Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: 7 CFR 340; Introduction of 

Organisms and Products Altered or 

Produced Through Genetic Engineering. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0085. 

Summary of Collection: Under the 

Plant Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7703 

et seq.) the Secretary of Agriculture is 

authorized to prohibit or restrict the 

importation, entry, or movement of 

interstate commerce of any plant, plant 

product, biological control organism, 

noxious weed, article, or means of 

conveyance, If the Secretary determines 

that the prohibition or restriction is 

necessary to prevent the introduction or 

the dissemination of a plant pest into 

the United States. The Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is 

charged with preventing the 

introduction of plant pest into the 

United States or their dissemination 

within the United States. The statutory 

requirements for the information 

collection activity are found in the PPA. 

The regulations in 7 CFR part 340 

implement the provisions of the PPA by 

providing the information necessary to 

establish conditions for proposed 

introductions of certain genetically 

engineered organisms and products 

which present a risk of plant pest 

introduction. APHIS will collect 

information using several APHIS forms. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

APHIS will collect the information 

through a notification procedure or a 

permit requirement to ensure that 

certain genetically engineered 

organisms, when imported, moved 

interstate, or released into the 

environment, will not present a risk of 

plant pest introduction. The information 

collected through the petition process is 

used to determine whether a genetically 


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