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Vol. 79, No. 147 

Thursday, July 31, 2014 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

July 28, 2014. 

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 September 2, 2014. 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. 

Risk Management Agency 

Title: General Administrative 

Regulations; Subpart V-Submission of 

Policies, Provisions of Policies, Rates of 

Premium, and Non-Reinsured 

Supplemental Policies. 

OMB Control Number: 0563–0064. 

Summary of Collections: The Federal 

Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) 

amends the procedures for the 

submission of policies, plans of 

insurance, or other rates or premium by 

insurance companies, entities or other 

persons. Public Law 96–365 provided 

for nationwide expansion of a 

comprehensive crop insurance program. 

The Federal Crop Insurance Act, as 

amended, expanded the role of the crop 

insurance to be the principal tool for 

risk management by producers of farm 

products and required that the crop 

insurance program operate on an 

actuarially sound basis. It provides for 

independent reviews of insurance 

products by persons experienced as 

actuaries and in underwriting. The Act 

was further amended in 2008 to provide 

the opportunity for the submission of a 

concept proposal to the FCIC Board of 

Directors (Board) for approval for 

advance payment of estimated research 

and development expenses. 

Need and Use of the Information: An 

applicant has the option to submit a 

concept proposal or a submission 

package for a crop insurance product 

and have it presented to the Board. The 

Board will review an applicant’s 

submissions to determine, if the 

interests of agricultural producers and 

taxpayers are protected; the submission 

is actuarially appropriate; appropriate 

insurance principles are followed; the 

requirements of the Act are met; and 

that sound, reasonable and appropriate 

underwriting principals are followed. If 

the information is incomplete, the 

submission will be disapproved. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other-for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 288. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping: Reporting; Other. 

Total Burden Hours: 113,921. 

Risk Management Agency 

Title: Standard Reinsurance 

Agreement. 

OMB Control Number: 0563–0069. 

Summary of Collection: The Federal 

Crop Insurance Act, Title 7 U.S.C. 

Chapter 36 Sec. 1508(k), authorizes the 

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 

(FCIC) to provide reinsurance to 

approved insurance providers that 

insure producers of any agricultural 

commodity under one or more plans 

acceptable to FCIC. The Standard 

Reinsurance Agreement (SRA) is a 

financial agreement between FCIC and 

the company to provide subsidy and 

reinsurance on eligible crop insurance. 

The SRA includes Regulatory Duties 

and Responsibilities, Plan of 

Operations, Policy Acceptance and 

Storage System and Quality Assurance 

and Program Integrity. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

Plan of Operations provides the 

information the insurer is required to 

file for the initial and each subsequent 

reinsurance year. FCIC uses the 

information as a basis for the approval 

of the insurer’s financial and 

operational capability of delivering the 

crop insurance program and for 

evaluating the insurer’s performance 

regarding implementation of procedures 

for training and quality control. If the 

information were not collected, FCIC 

would not be able to reinsure the crop 

business. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 20,019. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 173,200. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–18058 Filed 7–30–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Research Service 

Solicitation of Input From Stakeholders 

Regarding the U.S. Sheep Experiment 

Station in Dubois, Idaho 

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of virtual listening 

sessions and request for stakeholder 

input. 

SUMMARY: The United States Department 

of Agriculture announces two (2) virtual 

listening sessions on the research 

activities conducted at the U.S. Sheep 


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Experiment Station (USSES) in Dubois, 

Idaho. 

DATES: Agricultural Research Service 

will hold two (2) virtual listening 

sessions on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 

at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and 

Thursday, August 7, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. 

Eastern Time, to collect stakeholder 

input. All comments not otherwise 

presented or submitted for the record at 

the virtual listening sessions must be 

submitted by close of business 

Thursday, August 14, 2014, to the 

mailing address or email below. 

ADDRESSES: The listening sessions will 

take place virtually at the AT&T 

Meeting Rooms below. Please follow the 

pre-registration instructions to ensure 

your participation in the listening 

session of your choice. 

Call-In instructions for Wednesday, 

August 6, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time: 

Web Preregistration: Participants may 

preregister for this teleconference at 

http://emsp.intellor.com?p=416251&do

=register&t=8. Once the participant 

registers, a confirmation page will 

display dial-in numbers and a unique 

PIN, and the participant will also 

receive an email confirmation of this 

information. 

Call-In instructions for Thursday, 

August 7, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern 

Time: 

Web Preregistration: Participants may 

preregister for this teleconference at 

http://emsp.intellor.com?p=416252&

do=register&t=8. Once the participant 

registers, a confirmation page will 

display dial-in numbers and a unique 

PIN, and the participant will also 

receive an email confirmation of this 

information. 

You may submit comments to at: 

Agricultural Research Service, Jamie L. 

Whitten Building, Room 302A, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250, or via email at 

USSES@ars.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Michael Arnold, Budget Director, or Ms. 

Colette Wood, Program Analyst, 

Agricultural Research Service; 

telephone (202) 720–4421; fax: (202) 

720–5427; or email: michael.arnold@

ars.usda.gov or colette.wood@

ars.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time and Thursday, August 7, 

2014 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, virtual 

listening sessions will be conducted for 

any interested Agricultural Research 

Service stakeholders and/or any 

interested parties, to hear your support, 

concerns, or opinions on the research 

activities at the USSES. ARS plans to 

consider stakeholder input received 

from this meeting as well as other 

written comments and stakeholder 

input in developing an appropriate 

course of action for USSES in Dubois, 

Idaho. 

These virtual listening sessions are 

open to the public and any interested 

individuals wishing to attend. 

Opportunity for public comment will 

be offered each day of the virtual 

listening session. Written comments by 

attendees or other interested 

stakeholders will be welcomed for the 

public record before and up to one week 

following the virtual listening sessions 

(by close of business Thursday, August 

14, 2014). All statements will become a 

part of the official record of the 

Agricultural Research Service and will 

be kept on file for public review in the 

Office of the Administrator. 

Done at Washington, DC, this 22nd day of 

July 2014. 

Chavonda Jacobs-Young, 

Administrator, Agricultural Research Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–18027 Filed 7–30–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Newspapers Used for Publication of 

Legal Notices by the Intermountain 

Region; Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and 

Wyoming 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice lists the 

newspapers that will be used by the 

ranger districts, forests and regional 

office of the Intermountain Region to 

publish legal notices required under 36 

CFR 214, 219, and 218. The intended 

effect of this action is to inform 

interested members of the public which 

newspapers the Forest Service will use 

to publish notices of proposed actions 

and notices of decision. This will 

provide the public with constructive 

notice of Forest Service proposals and 

decisions provide information on the 

procedures to comment, object or 

appeal, and establish the date that the 

Forest Service will use to determine if 

comments or appeals/objection were 

timely. 

DATES: Publication of legal notices in 

the listed newspapers will begin on or 

after July 2014. The list of newspapers 

will remain in effect until June 2015, 

when another notice will be published 

in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kris 

Rutledge, Regional Appeals/Objection 

Coordinator, Intermountain Region, 324 

25th Street, Ogden, UT 84401 and 

phone (801) 625–5146. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

administrative procedures at 36 CFR 

parts 214, 219, and 218 require the 

Forest Service to publish notices in a 

newspaper of general circulation. The 

content of the notices is specified in 36 

CFR parts 214, 219 and 218. In general, 

the notices will identify: The decision 

or project, by title or subject matter; the 

name and title of the official making the 

decision; how to obtain additional 

information; and where and how to file 

comments or appeals/objection. The 

date the notice is published will be used 

to establish the official date for the 

beginning of the comment or appeal/

objection period. The newspapers to be 

used are as follows: 

Regional Forester, Intermountain 

Region 

Regional Forester decisions affecting 

National Forests in Idaho: 

Idaho Statesman 

Regional Forester decisions affecting 

National Forests in Nevada: 

Reno Gazette-Journal 

Regional Forester decisions affecting 

National Forests in Wyoming: 

Casper Star-Tribune 

Regional Forester decisions affecting 

National Forests in Utah: 

Salt Lake Tribune 

Regional Forester decisions that affect 

all National Forests in the 

Intermountain Region: 

Salt Lake Tribune 

Ashley National Forest 

Ashley Forest Supervisor decisions: 

Vernal Express 

District Ranger decisions for Duchesne, 

Roosevelt: 

Uintah Basin Standard 

Flaming Gorge District Ranger for 

decisions affecting Wyoming: 

Rocket Miner 

Flaming Gorge and Vernal District 

Ranger for decisions affecting Utah: 

Vernal Express 

Boise National Forest 

Boise Forest Supervisor decisions: 

Idaho Statesman 

Cascade District Ranger decisions: 

The Star-News 

Emmett District Ranger decisions: 

Messenger-Index 

District Ranger decisions for Idaho City 

and Mountain Home: 

Idaho Statesman 

Lowman District Ranger decisions: 

Idaho World 

Bridger-Teton National Forest 

Bridger-Teton Forest Supervisor and 

District Ranger decisions: 


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