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Vol. 83, No. 165 

Friday, August 24, 2018 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Research Service 

Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To 

Collect Information 

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 

Office of Management and Budget 

regulations, this notice announces the 

request of the Agricultural Research 

Service, permission to collect 

information from North Dakota 

landowners in nine counties, to gain 

their perspective on their grasslands in 

the Northern Great Plains. A mail 

survey composed of 42 questions will be 

mailed to landowners. Topics for which 

information will be collected from 

respondents include farm/ranch 

characteristics, land management style, 

land use practices, opinions about new 

grass species, opinions about Kentucky 

bluegrass and what producers are doing 

about it, Kentucky bluegrass 

management, and personal 

characteristics. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by October 23, 2018 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments 

concerning this notice to David Toledo, 

Research Rangeland Management 

Specialist, USDA, ARS, 1701 10th 

Avenue SW, P.O. Box 459, Mandan 

North, Dakota 58554. Submit electronic 

comments to: david.toledo@

ars.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Toledo, Research Rangeland 

Management Specialist. Phone: 701– 

667–3063 or Fax: 701–667–3054. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Your Perspective on Your 

Grasslands in the Northern Great Plains. 

OMB Number: 0518–XXXX. 

Expiration Date: 

Type of Request: To administer survey 

for data collection. 

Abstract: A survey questionnaire will 

be mailed via U.S. Postal Service. The 

Survey consists of 42 questions about 

farm/ranch characteristics, land 

management style, land use practices, 

opinions about new grass species, 

opinions about Kentucky bluegrass and 

what producers are doing about it, 

Kentucky bluegrass management, and 

personal characteristics. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 15 minutes per 

response. 

Respondents: A subset of landowners 

in each of the following North Dakota 

counties: Barnes County, Billings 

County, Burleigh County, Cass County, 

Golden Valley County, Kidder County, 

Morton County, Stark County, Stutsman 

County. Using 2012 Agricultural Census 

data it was determined that if 

landowners with farms greater than 

1,000 acres are included as part of the 

sample, the population of potential 

respondents will be 2,191. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

718 with a margin of error 3 percent. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 179.5 hours. 

Comments are invited on (a) whether 

the proposed 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 the burden of 

the proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and the 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 

on those who respond, including the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technology. Comments should be sent to 

the address listed in the preamble. All 

responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for Office of Management and Budget 

approval. All comments will become a 

matter of public record. 

Dated: August 15, 2018. 

Simon Y. Liu, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Research Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18317 Filed 8–23–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2018–0056] 

Notice of Request for Revision to and 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; Contract Pilot 

and Aircraft Acceptance 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Revision to and extension of 

approval 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 revision to and extension of 

approval of an information collection 

associated with the use of contract 

pilots and aircraft in Plant Protection 

and Quarantine domestic, emergency, 

and biological control programs. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before October 23, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket

Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0056. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2018–0056, 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/#!docket

Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0056 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) 799–7039 before 

coming. 


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