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ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN FOR THE FY 2019 SURVEY

Respondents Number of 

respondents 

Participation 

time 

(minutes) 

Burden 

(hours) 

State and territorial government employees ............................................................................... 112 10 18.7 

ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN FOR THE FY 2020 SURVEY

Respondents Number of 

respondents 

Participation 

time 

(minutes) 

Burden 

(hours) 

State and territorial government employees ............................................................................... 112 10 18.7 

ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN FOR THE FY 2021 SURVEY

Respondents 

Estimated 

number of 

respondents 

Participation 

time 

(minutes) 

Burden 

(hours) 

State and territorial government employees ............................................................................... 112 10 18.7 

Respondents: State and territorial 

government employees. 

Estimated No. of Respondents: 336. 

Estimated No. of Annual Responses 

per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Burden on 

Respondents: 56 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

assessment can be obtained from Gina 

Kouba, Office of Policy and Program 

Development, Food Safety and 

Inspection Service, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065, 

South Building, Washington, DC 20250– 

3700; (202) 720–5627. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of FSIS’s functions, including whether 

the information will have practical 

utility; (b) the accuracy of FSIS’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the method and assumptions 

used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information, including through the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques, or other forms of 

information technology. Comments may 

be sent to both FSIS, at the addresses 

provided above, and the Desk Officer for 

Agriculture, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, Washington, 

DC 20253. 

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. 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, FSIS will 

announce this Federal Register 

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web page located at: http://

www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register. 

FSIS also will make copies of this 

publication available through the FSIS 

Constituent Update, which is used to 

provide information regarding FSIS 

policies, procedures, regulations, 

Federal Register notices, FSIS public 

meetings, and other types of information 

that could affect or would be of interest 

to our constituents and stakeholders. 

The Update is available on the FSIS web 

page. Through the web page, FSIS is 

able to provide information to a much 

broader, more diverse audience. In 

addition, FSIS offers an email 

subscription service which provides 

automatic and customized access to 

selected food safety news and 

information. This service is available at: 

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe. 

Options range from recalls to export 

information, regulations, directives, and 

notices. Customers can add or delete 

subscriptions themselves, and have the 

option to password protect their 

accounts. 

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement 

No agency, officer, or employee of the 

USDA shall, on the grounds of race, 

color, national origin, religion, sex, 

gender identity, sexual orientation, 

disability, age, marital status, family/ 

parental status, income derived from a 

public assistance program, or political 

beliefs, exclude from participation in, 

deny the benefits of, or subject to 

discrimination any person in the United 

States under any program or activity 

conducted by the USDA. 

How To File a Complaint of 

Discrimination 

To file a complaint of discrimination, 

complete the USDA Program 

Discrimination Complaint Form, which 

may be accessed online at http://

www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/ 

docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_

12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you 

or your authorized representative. 

Send your completed complaint form 

or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email: 

Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–9410. 

Fax: (202) 690–7442. 

Email: program.intake@usda.gov. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means for communication 

(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), 

should contact USDA’s TARGET Center 

at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). 

Paul Kiecker, 

Acting Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17427 Filed 8–13–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Snow King Mountain Resort OnMountain Improvements Project 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

Bridger-Teton National Forest, 

Jackson Ranger District, Teton 

County, Wyoming 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 


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ACTION: Correction and extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service, 

Bridger-Teton National Forest (BTNF) 

published in the Federal Register on 

August 3, 2018 a Notice of Intent (NOI) 

to prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) for the Snow King 

Mountain Resort On-mountain 

Improvements Project. The NOI 

referenced an incorrect project website 

address and the date the comment 

period ends was unclear; this notice 

provides a technical correction to the 

NOI to provide the correct website and 

also clarifies and extends the scoping 

comment period. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Moore, Jackson District Ranger, 

marymoore@fs.fed.us or (307) 739–5410. 

Individuals who use telecommunication 

devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 between 8:00 

a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Time, 

Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Correction 

In the Federal Register on August 3, 

2018 (83 FR 38117), on p. 38117, in the 

first column, correct the DATES caption 

to read: 

DATES: Comments concerning the 

scope of the analysis must be received 

by September 13, 2018. 

Correction 

In the Federal Register on August 3, 

2018 (83 FR 38117) on page 38118, in 

the second column, correct the first 

paragraph (under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION caption, in the Proposed 

Action subheading) to read: 

A more detailed description of the 

proposed action, including maps, is 

available at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/ 

project/?project=54201. 

Dated: August 6, 2018. 

Kevin Heikkila, 

Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National 

Forest System. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17511 Filed 8–13–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Notice of Solicitation of Applications 

for the Rural Energy for America 

Program for Fiscal Year 2019 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (the Agency) Notice 

of Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) 

is being issued prior to passage of a final 

appropriations act to allow potential 

applicants time to submit applications 

for financial assistance under Rural 

Energy for America Program (REAP) for 

Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2019, and give 

the Agency time to process applications 

within the current FY. This NOSA is 

being issued prior to enactment of full 

year appropriation for FY2019. The 

Agency will publish the amount of 

funding received in any continuing 

resolution or the final appropriations act 

on its website at https://

www.rd.usda.gov/newsroom/noticessolicitation-applications-nosas. 

Expenses incurred in developing 

applications will be at the applicant’s 

risk. 

The REAP has two types of funding 

assistance: (1) Renewable Energy 

Systems and Energy Efficiency 

Improvements Assistance and (2) 

Energy Audit and Renewable Energy 

Development Assistance Grants. 

The Renewable Energy Systems and 

Energy Efficiency Improvement 

Assistance provides grants and 

guaranteed loans to agricultural 

producers and rural small businesses to 

purchase and install renewable energy 

systems and make energy efficiency 

improvements to their operations. 

Eligible renewable energy systems for 

REAP provide energy from: Wind, solar, 

renewable biomass (including anaerobic 

digesters), small hydro-electric, ocean, 

geothermal, or hydrogen derived from 

these renewable resources. 

The Energy Audit and Renewable 

Energy Development Assistance Grant is 

available to a unit of State, Tribal, or 

local government; instrumentality of a 

State, Tribal, or local government; 

institution of higher education; rural 

electric cooperative; a public power 

entity; or a council, as defined in 16 

U.S.C. 3451. The recipient of grant 

funds, grantee, will establish a program 

to assist agricultural producers and rural 

small businesses with evaluating the 

energy efficiency and the potential to 

incorporate renewable energy 

technologies into their operations. 

DATES: See under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

applicable USDA Rural Development 

Energy Coordinator for your respective 

State, as identified via the following 

link: https://www.rd.usda.gov/files/ 

RBS_StateEnergyCoordinators.pdf. 

For information about this Notice, 

please contact Anthony Crooks, Rural 

Energy Policy Specialist, USDA Rural 

Development, Energy Division, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Stop 3225, 

Room 6870, Washington, DC 20250. 

Telephone:(202) 205–9322. Email: 

anthony.crooks@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Preface 

The Agency encourages applications 

that will support recommendations 

made in the Rural Prosperity Task Force 

report to help improve life in rural 

America (www.usda.gov/ 

ruralprosperity). Applicants are 

encouraged to consider projects that 

provide measurable results in helping 

rural communities build robust and 

sustainable economies through strategic 

investments in infrastructure, 

partnerships, and innovation. Key 

strategies include: 

• Achieving e-Connectivity for Rural 

America 

• Developing the Rural Economy 

• Harnessing Technological Innovation 

• Supporting a Rural Workforce 

• Improving Quality of Life 

I. Program Description 

The Rural Energy for America 

Program (REAP) helps agricultural 

producers and rural small businesses 

reduce energy costs and consumption 

and helps meet the Nation’s critical 

energy needs. REAP has two types of 

funding assistance: (1) Renewable 

Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency 

Improvements Assistance and (2) 

Energy Audit and Renewable Energy 

Development Assistance Grants. 

The Renewable Energy Systems and 

Energy Efficiency Improvements 

Assistance provides grants and 

guaranteed loans to agricultural 

producers and rural small businesses for 

renewable energy systems and energy 

efficiency improvements. Eligible 

renewable energy systems for REAP 

provide energy from: Wind, solar, 

renewable biomass (including anaerobic 

digesters), small hydro-electric, ocean, 

geothermal, or hydrogen derived from 

these renewable resources. 

The Energy Audit and Renewable 

Energy Development Assistance Grant is 

available to a unit of State, Tribal, or 

local government; instrumentality of a 

State, Tribal, or local government; 

institution of higher education; rural 

electric cooperative; a public power 

entity; or a council, as defined in 16 

U.S.C. 3451. The recipient of grant 

funds, grantee, will establish a program 

to assist agricultural producers and rural 

small businesses with evaluating the 

energy efficiency and the potential to 

incorporate renewable energy 

technologies into their operations. 


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