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Vol. 77, No. 208 

Friday, October 26, 2012 

ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF 

THE UNITED STATES 

Committee on Rulemaking 

AGENCY: Administrative Conference of 

the United States. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a 

public meeting of the Committee on 

Rulemaking of the Assembly of the 

Administrative Conference of the 

United States. 

DATES: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 

from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

1120 20th Street NW., Suite 706 South, 

Washington, DC 20036. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Emily S. Bremer, Designated Federal 

Officer, Administrative Conference of 

the United States, 1120 20th Street NW., 

Suite 706 South, Washington, DC 20036; 

Telephone 202–480–2080. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee on Rulemaking will meet to 

consider an outline for a project 

examining policy and legal issues 

implicated by agency use of social 

media to support rulemaking. The 

outline, prepared by Professor Michael 

Herz (Cardozo School of Law), will 

identify the scope of the project and the 

research methodology. Further 

information about the Social Media 

project, meeting attendance (including 

information about remote access and 

special accommodations for persons 

with disabilities), and comment 

submission can be found in the ‘‘About’’ 

section of the Conference’s Web site, at 

http://www.acus.gov. Click on 

‘‘Research,’’ then on ‘‘Committee 

Meetings.’’ 

Comments may be submitted by email 

to Comments@acus.gov, with 

‘‘Committee on Rulemaking’’ in the 

subject line, or by postal mail to the 

address provided above. 

Dated: October 23, 2012. 

Shawne C. McGibbon, 

General Counsel. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

October 22, 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. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by November 26, 

2012 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 

20503. 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) 720–8681. 

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: Agricultural Labor Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0109. 

Summary of Collection: The 1938 

Agricultural Adjustment Act, as 

amended in 1948, requires wage rate 

data for computation of an index 

component. This component is used in 

calculation of parity prices. General 

authority for these data collection 

activities is granted under U.S. Code 

Title 7, Section 2204. Agricultural labor 

statistics are an integral part of National 

Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) 

primary function of collecting, 

processing, and disseminating current 

state, regional, and national agricultural 

statistics. Comprehensive and reliable 

agricultural labor data are also needed 

by the Department of Labor in the 

administration of the ‘‘H–2A’’ program 

(non-immigrants who enter the United 

States for temporary or seasonal 

agricultural labor) and for setting 

‘‘Adverse Effect Wage Rates.’’ The 

Agricultural Labor Survey is the only 

timely and reliable source of 

information on the size of the farm 

worker population. NASS will collect 

information using a survey. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

NASS will collect information on wage 

rate estimates and the year-to-year 

changes in these rates and how changes 

in wage rates help measure the changes 

in costs of production of major farm 

commodities. NASS will also collect 

data information to measure the 

availability of national farm workers. 

The information is used by farm worker 

organizations to help set wage rates and 

negotiate labor contracts as well as 

determine the need for additional 

workers and to help ensure federal 

assistance for farm worker assistance 

programs supported with government 

funding. 

Description of Respondents: Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 12,000. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Quarterly; Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 11,594. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–26426 Filed 10–25–12; 8:45 am] 

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