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Notices Federal Register

68094 

Vol. 88, No. 190 

Tuesday, October 3, 2023 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

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 are 

requested 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; and 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 and other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by November 2, 

2023 will be considered. Written 

comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collection should 

be submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

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. 

Forest Service 

Title: Disposal of Mineral Materials. 

OMB Control Number: 0596–0081. 

Summary of Collection: The Forest 

Service (FS) is responsible for 

overseeing the management of National 

Forest System land. The Multiple-Use 

Mining Act of 1955 (30 U.S.C. 601, 603, 

611–615) gives the FS specific authority 

to manage the disposal of mineral 

materials mined from National Forest 

land. FS uses form FS–2800–9, 

‘‘Contract for the Sale of Mineral 

Materials’’ to collect detailed 

information on the planned mining and 

disposal operations as well as a contract 

for the sale of mineral materials. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

collected information enables the Forest 

Service to document planned 

operations, to prescribe the terms and 

conditions the agency deems necessary 

to protect surface resources, and to 

affect a binding contract agreement. 

Forest Service employees will evaluate 

the collected information to ensure that 

entities applying to mine mineral 

materials are financially accountable 

and will conduct their activities in 

accordance with the mineral regulations 

of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, 

part 228, subpart C (36 CFR part 228). 

If this information is not collected, the 

Forest Service would be unable to 

comply with Federal regulations to 

mine mineral materials, and operations 

could cause undue damage to surface 

resources. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 2,722. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

on occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 7,040. 

Levi S. Harrell, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21833 Filed 10–2–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

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 are 

requested 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; and 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 these information collections 

are best assured of having their full 

effect if received by November 2, 2023. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function 

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. 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

Title: Origin of Livestock—Variance 

Request. 

OMB Control Number: 0581–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The Organic 

Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA), 

as amended (7 U.S.C. 6501—6524), 

authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture 

to establish the National Organic 

Program (NOP) and accredit certifying 

agents to certify that farms and 

businesses meet national organic 

standards. The purpose of OFPA is to: 

(1) establish national standards 

governing the marketing of certain 

agricultural products as organically 

produced products; (2) assure 


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consumers that organically produced 

products meet a consistent standard; 

and (3) facilitate interstate commerce in 

fresh and processed food that is 

organically produced (7 U.S.C. 6501). 

On April 5, 2022, the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS) published the 

‘‘Origin of Livestock’’ (OOL) final rule 

(87 FR 19740) related to livestock 

production practices under the USDA 

organic regulations (7 CFR part 205). 

AMS took this action to increase 

uniformity in organic dairy production 

practices and reduce organic 

certification discrepancies between 

certifying agents. The final rule clarified 

that certified organic dairy operations 

may transition nonorganic animals to 

organic production only once. After 

that, any animals added to a certified 

organic dairy operation must have been 

organically managed from the last third 

of gestation. To provide flexibility, the 

final rule allows [in 7 CFR 205.236(d)] 

small certified organic dairy operations 

to request a variance under limited 

conditions. A variance is a process by 

which an entity requests permission to 

not follow a particular regulatory 

requirement without repercussion of 

regulatory noncompliance. If the 

variance is approved by AMS, the small 

certified organic dairy operation may 

source, sell, liquidate, or transfer, as one 

event, organic dairy livestock that were 

transitioned to organic production 

(livestock that were not organically 

managed from no later than the last 

third of gestation). 

Need and Use of the Information: 

AMS will be able to use other 

information submitted as part of the 

currently approved information 

collection package for the NOP (OMB 

#0581–0191) to determine if the 

applicants qualify as a small business 

[the first variance eligibility criterion at 

7 CFR 205.236(d)(1)]. 

However, this new variance request 

specifies new information not currently 

collected by AMS. This new 

information is described in the USDA 

organic regulations in 7 CFR 

205.236(d)(1)(i)-(iii) (see above). To 

apply for a variance, respondents (small 

certified organic dairy operations) will 

need to submit to AMS, through their 

certifying agent, records that 

demonstrate that they qualify for a 

variance due to bankruptcy proceedings, 

forced sales, insolvency, or an 

intergenerational transfer. 

The new information collected will be 

used by AMS to grant (or deny) 

individual, small certified organic dairy 

operations a variance from the USDA 

organic regulations in regard to the 

origin of livestock. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 56. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 98. 

Levi S. Harrell, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21832 Filed 10–2–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Housing Service 

[Docket No.: RHS–23–MFH–0021] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Section 515 Multi-Family 

Housing Preservation and 

Revitalization Restructuring (MPR) 

Demonstration Program; OMB Control 

No.: 0575–0190 

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service (RHS), 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

United States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) Rural Housing Service (RHS) 

announces its’ intention to request a 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection and invites 

comments on this information 

collection. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by December 4, 2023, to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 

and, in the ‘‘Search Field’’ box, labeled 

‘‘Search for dockets and documents on 

agency actions,’’ enter the following 

docket number: (RHS–23–MFH–0021), 

and click ‘‘Search.’’ To submit public 

comments, select the ‘‘Comment’’ 

button. Before inputting your 

comments, you may also review the 

‘‘Commenter’s Checklist’’ (optional). 

Insert your comments under the 

‘‘Comment’’ title, click ‘‘Browse’’ to 

attach files (if applicable). Input your 

email address and select an identity 

category then click ‘‘Submit Comment.’’ 

Information on using Regulations.gov, 

including instructions for accessing 

documents, submitting comments, and 

viewing the docket after the close of the 

comment period, is available through 

the site’s ‘‘FAQ’’ link. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

MaryPat Daskal, Chief, Branch 1, Rural 

Development Innovation Center— 

Regulations Management Division, 

USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, 

STOP 1522, South Building, 

Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202) 720–7853. Email 

MaryPat.Daskal@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires 

that interested members of the public 

and affected agencies have an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice 

identifies an information collection that 

RHS is submitting to OMB for revision. 

Title: Section 515 Multifamily 

Preservation and Revitalization (MPR) 

Demonstration Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0575–0190. 

Expiration Date of Approval: August 

31, 2024. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 1.57 hour per 

response. 

Respondents: Individuals, 

partnerships, public and private nonprofit corporations, agencies, 

institutions, organizations, and Indian 

tribes. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

150. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

10,031 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 66.87. 

Estimated Annual Reporting Burden 

on Respondents: 15,447 hours. 

Estimated Annual Recordkeeping 

Burden on Respondents: 350 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 15,797 hours. 

Abstract: The United State 

Department of Agriculture (USDA), 

Rural Development, Food and Drug 

Administration, and Related Agencies 

Appropriation Act, 2006 (Pub. L. 109– 

97) provides funding for, and authorizes 

Rural Development (RD) to conduct a 

demonstration program for the 

preservation and revitalization of the 

Section 515 Multi-Family Housing 

portfolio. Section 515 of the Housing 

Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485) provides 

Rural Development the authority to 

make loans for low-income MultiFamily Housing and related facilities. 

The information contained in this 

collection will be used to determine 

applicant eligibility for this 

demonstration program. If an applicant 

proposal is selected, that applicant will 

be notified of the selection and will be 


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