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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 77, No. 30 

Tuesday, February 14, 2012 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

February 8, 2012. 

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), New Executive Office Building, 

Washington, DC; 

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 publication 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. 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Title: Milk and Milk Products. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0020. 

Summary of Collection: The National 

Agricultural Statistics Service’s (NASS) 

primary function is to prepare and issue 

current official state and national 

estimates of crop and livestock 

production. Estimates of milk 

production and manufactured dairy 

products are an integral part of this 

program. Milk and dairy statistics are 

used by the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) to help administer 

price support programs and by the dairy 

industry in planning, pricing, and 

projecting supplies of milk and milk 

products. The general authority for 

these data collection activities is granted 

under U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

NASS will collect information on 

monthly estimates of stocks, shipments, 

and selling prices for such products as 

butter, cheese, dry whey, and nonfat dry 

milk. Cheddar cheese prices are 

collected weekly and used by USDA to 

assist in the determination of the fair 

market value of raw milk. Estimates of 

total milk production, number of milk 

cow, and milk production per cow, are 

used by the dairy industry in planning, 

pricing, and projecting supplies of milk 

and milk products. Collecting data less 

frequently would prevent USDA and the 

agricultural industry from keeping 

abreast of changes at the State and 

national level. 

Description of Respondents: Farms; 

Business or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 14,768. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Quarterly; Weekly; Monthly; Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 8,128. 

Description of Respondents: Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 8,000. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Monthly during growing season. 

Total Burden Hours: 2,820. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3318 Filed 2–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

February 8, 2012. 

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 Business Service 

Title: 7 CFR 1951–R, Rural 

Development Loan Servicing. 

OMB Control Number: 0570–0015. 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Development (RD) Loan Servicing was 

legislated in 1985 under Section 1323 of 

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the Food and Security Act of 1985. This 

action is needed to implement the 

provision of Section 407 of the Health 

and Human Services Act of 1986, which 

amended Section 1323 of the Food and 

Security Act of 1985. 7 CFR part 1951, 

subpart R contains regulations for 

servicing and liquidating existing loans 

previously approved and administered 

by the U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) under 45 CFR 

part 1076 and transferred from HHS to 

the Department of Agriculture. This 

subpart contains regulations for 

servicing and liquidating loans made by 

RD, successor to the Farmers Home 

Administration under the Intermediary 

Relending Program to eligible 

intermediaries and applies to ultimate 

recipients and other involved parties. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

Intermediary will provide RD 

information from, i.e. assets and 

liabilities, income statement and a 

summary of its lending and guarantee 

program. Form 1951–4 gathers 

information about jobs created or saved 

for the Intermediary Relending Program 

and Rural Development Loan Fund. The 

required financial information provided 

by the Intermediary is vital to RD for the 

Agency to make sound credit and 

financial analysis decisions and monitor 

the program. 

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents: 465. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion; Quarterly; Semi-annually; 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 11,992. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3316 Filed 2–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Black Hills National Forest Advisory 

Board 

AGENCY: USDA Forest Service. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to re-establish 

the Black Hills National Forest Advisory 

Board and call for nominations. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service intends to 

re-establish the Black Hills National 

Forest Advisory Board (Board). The 

purpose is to obtain advice and 

recommendations on a broad range of 

forest issues such as forest plan 

revisions or amendments, forest health 

including fire management and 

mountain pine beetle infestations, travel 

management, forest monitoring and 

evaluation, recreation fees, and sitespecific projects having forest wide 

implications. The Forest Service is also 

seeking nominations for individuals to 

be considered as committee members. 

The public is invited to submit 

nominations for membership. 

DATES: Written nominations must be 

received by March 15, 2012. 

Instructions for submitting a nomination 

package may be found in the section 

below entitled, ‘‘Advisory Committee 

Organization’’. 

ADDRESSES: Send nominations and 

applications to Frances Reynolds, USDA 

Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region, 

720 Simms Street Golden, Colorado 

80401. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Craig Bobzien, Forest Supervisor, 

USDA, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain 

Region, telephone: 605–673–9201, fax: 

605–673–9208, or email: 

cbobzien@fs.fed.us. 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 Standard Time, Monday 

through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USDA 

16565–Black Hills National Forest 

Advisory Board is a non-scientific 

program advisory Board established by 

the Secretary of Agriculture in 2003 to 

provide advice and counsel to the U. S. 

Forest Service, Black Hills National 

Forest, in the wake of increasingly 

severe and intense wild fires and 

mountain pine beetle epidemics. 

The purpose of the Board is to 

provide advice and recommendations 

on a broad range of forest issues such as 

forest plan revisions or amendments, 

travel management, forest monitoring 

and evaluation, and site-specific 

projects having forest-wide 

implications. The Board also serves to 

meet the needs of the Recreation 

Enhancement Act of 2005 as a 

recreation resource advisory board 

(RRAC) for the Black Hills of South 

Dakota. The Board provides timely 

advice and recommendations to the 

Secretary through the forest supervisor 

regarding programmatic forest issues 

and project-level issues that have forestwide implications for the Black Hills 

National Forest. 

The Board meets approximately ten 

times a year, with one month being a 

field trip, held in August and focusing 

on both current issues and the 

educational value of seeing management 

strategies and outcomes on the ground. 

This Board has been established as a 

truly credible entity and a trusted voice 

on forest management issues and is 

doing often astonishing work in helping 

to develop informed consent for forest 

management. 

For years, the demands made on the 

Black Hills National Forest have 

resulted in conflicts among interest 

groups resulting in both forest-wide and 

site-specific programs being delayed 

due to appeals and litigation. The Board 

provides a forum to resolve these issues 

to allow for the Black Hills National 

Forest to move forward in its 

management activities. The Board is 

believed to be one of the few groups 

with broad enough scope to address all 

of the issues and include all of the 

jurisdictional boundaries. 

Significant Contributions 

The Board’s most significant 

accomplishments include: 

1. A 2004 report on the Black Hills 

Fuels Reduction Plan, a priority 

following the major fires including the 

86,000 acre Jasper Fire in 2000; 

2. A 2004 initial Off-Highway Vehicle 

Travel Management Subcommittee 

report; 

3. A report on their findings regarding 

the thesis, direction, and assumptions of 

Phase II of our Forest Plan produced in 

2005; 

4. The Invasive Species Subcommittee 

Report in 2005 covering 

recommendations to better stop invasive 

species from infiltrating the Forest; 

5. A final Travel Management 

Subcommittee Report in 2006 in which 

the Board made 11 recommendations 

regarding characteristics of a designated 

motor vehicle trail system, the basis for 

our initial work to prepare our Motor 

Vehicle Use Map in 2010–2011; 

6. The Board’s annual work to attract 

funding through grants based on the 

Collaborative Landscape Forest 

Restoration Program (CFLRP), a program 

of the Secretary of Agriculture CFLR 

Program to encourage the collaborative, 

science-based ecosystem restoration of 

priority forest landscapes; 

7. A letter to the Secretary and the 

Chief of the Forest Service to work, 

restore and maintain open space for 

wildlife habitat and recreation needs 

like snowmobile trails; and 

8. The annual reports to the Secretary 

detailing the Board’s activities, issues, 

and accomplishments. 

The Board is deemed to be among the 

most effective public involvement 

strategies in the Forest Service and 

continues to lead by example for 

Federal, State, and local government 

agencies working to coordinate and 

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