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Notices Federal Register

8142 

Vol. 89, No. 25 

Tuesday, February 6, 2024 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Agriculture will 

submit the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 on or after the date 

of publication of this notice. Comments 

are requested regarding: (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

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 these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received by 

March 7, 2024. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted, identified by docket number 

0535–0264, within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice by any of the 

following methods: 

• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

Include docket number above in the 

subject line of the message. 

• E-fax: 855–838–6382. 

• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD– 

ROM submissions to: Richard Hopper, 

NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 

South Building, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250– 

2024. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand 

deliver to: Richard Hopper, NASS 

Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20250–2024. 

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 

(NASS) 

Title: Conservation Practice Adoption 

Motivations Survey—Substantive 

Change. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0272. 

Summary of Collection: General 

authority for these data collection 

activities is granted under U.S. Code 

title 7, section 2204 which specifies that 

‘‘The Secretary of Agriculture shall 

procure and preserve all information 

concerning agriculture which he can 

obtain . . . by the collection of statistics 

. . .’’. The primary objective of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) is to provide data users with 

timely and reliable agricultural 

production and economic statistics, as 

well as environmental and specialty 

agricultural related statistics. To 

accomplish this objective, NASS relies 

on the use of diverse surveys that show 

changes within the farming industry 

over time. 

The National Agricultural Statistics 

Service (NASS) is requesting a 

substantive change to the Conservation 

Practice Adoption Motivations Survey 

(CPAMS) information collection request 

(OMB No. 0535–0272) to target 

producers who own or operate grazing 

land and/or forestry for the 2024 survey. 

There will be two versions of the 2024 

Conservation Practice Adoption 

Motivations Survey. The 2024 CPAMS 

will obtain practice, technical 

assistance, financial assistance, and 

obtain likert question data about 

motivations for grazing and forestry 

operations. 

This change will increase the total 

approved burden, which already targets 

producers who own or operate cropland 

and confined livestock operations. 

NRCS voluntary conservation 

programs seek to leverage long-term 

changes in the use of crop, livestock, 

and forestry practices that conserve 

resources and protect the environment. 

NRCS accomplishes this goal by 

providing technical and financial 

assistance to producers/landowners 

who agree to adopt or install 

conservation practices. While NRCS 

programs seek to leverage long-term 

changes in conservation behavior, 

farmers and landowners ultimately 

decide whether to continue or expand 

adopted practices typically without ongoing financial assistance. The CPAMS 

surveys aid in this goal for NRCS. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

These changes will allow useful and 

relevant data to be collected from 

grazing and forestry operations. 

Description of Respondents: Farms 

and Ranches; Forest operations. 

Number of Respondents: 78,200. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Once per year. 

Total Burden Hours: 77,237. 

Levi Harrell, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02304 Filed 2–5–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

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 are 

requested regarding; 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; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 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. 


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Comments regarding this information 

collection received by March 7, 2024 

will be considered. Written comments 

and recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

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. 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Importation of Live Swine, Pork 

and Pork Products, and Swine Semen 

from the European Union. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0218. 

Summary of Collection: The Animal 

Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 2002 is 

the primary Federal law governing the 

protection of animal health. The Law 

gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad 

authority to detect, control, or eradicate 

pests or diseases of livestock or poultry. 

The AHPA is contained in title X, 

subtitle E, sections 10401–18 of Public 

Law 107–171, dated May 13, 2002, the 

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 

of 2002. Disease prevention is the most 

effective method to maintain a healthy 

animal population and for enhancing 

the United States’ ability to compete in 

the world market of animal and animal 

product trade. 

The Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) regulates the 

importation of animals and animal 

products into the United States to guard 

against the introduction of animal 

diseases not present or prevalent here. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

APHIS will collect information using an 

Application for Import or in Transit 

Permit, concerning the origin and 

history of the items destined for 

importation into the United States. 

APHIS will also collect information to 

ensure that swine, pork and pork 

products, and swine semen pose a 

negligible risk of introducing exotic 

swine diseases into the United States. A 

Declaration of Importation form is also 

used to collect information in this 

collection. Collecting this information 

less frequently or failing to collect it 

would increase the chances of CSF and 

other swine diseases being introduced 

into the United States. 

Description of Respondents: Foreign 

federal governments and businesses. 

Number of Respondents: 16. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 7,230. 

Levi S. Harrell, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02300 Filed 2–5–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Chippewa National Forest Resource 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Chippewa National 

Forest Resource Advisory Committee 

(RAC) will hold a public meeting 

according to the details below. The 

Committee is authorized under the 

Secure Rural Schools and Community 

Self-Determination Act (the Act) and 

operates in compliance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The purpose 

of the Committee is to improve 

collaborative relationships and to 

provide advice and recommendations to 

the Forest Service concerning projects 

and funding consistent with title II of 

the Act on the Chippewa National 

Forest within Beltrami, Cass, and Itasca 

counties. 

DATES: An in-person and virtual meeting 

will be held on Wednesday, February 

28, 2024, from 6–9 p.m., central 

standard time (CST). A virtual meeting 

will be held on Thursday, February 29, 

2024, from 6–9 p.m. CST. 

Written and Oral Comments: Anyone 

wishing to provide in-person and/or 

virtual oral comments must pre-register 

by 11:59 p.m. CST on February 23, 

2024. Written public comments will be 

accepted up to 11:59 p.m. CST on 

February 23, 2024. Comments submitted 

after this date will be provided to the 

Forest Service, but the Committee may 

not have adequate time to consider 

those comments prior to the meeting. 

All RAC meetings are subject to 

cancellation. For status of the meeting 

prior to attendance, please contact the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held 

in-person and virtually at the Deer River 

Ranger District, 1235 Division Street 

Deer River, Minnesota 56636. The 

public may also join virtually via 

webcast, teleconference, 

videoconference, and/or Homeland 

Security Information Network (HSIN) 

virtual meeting at: https://

teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/ 

19%3ameeting_NTRiM2YyMGEtNGZj

MC00MWMzLTkxNTUtMjli

MDYyMmQyNjA3%40thread.v2/ 

0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22ed

5b36e7-01ee-4ebc-867ee03cfa0d4697%22%2c%

22Oid%22%3a%22a959ddce-9911- 

4a23-9ffb-224282e5484e%22%7d or by 

phone +1 202–650–0123,371855221#. 

Chippewa National Forest RAC 

information and meeting details can be 

found at the following website: https:// 

www.fs.usda.gov/main/chippewa/ 

workingtogether/advisorycommittees or 

by contacting the person listed under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Written comments: Written comments 

must be sent by email to todd.tisler@

usda.gov or via mail (i.e., postmarked) 

to Chippewa National Forest, Attn: 

Todd Tisler, 200 Ash Ave. NW, Cass 

Lake, Minnesota 56633. The Forest 

Service strongly prefers comments be 

submitted electronically. 

Oral comments: Persons or 

organizations wishing to make oral 

comments must pre-register by 11:59 

p.m. CST on February 26, 2024, and

speakers can only register for one

speaking slot. Oral comments must be

sent by email to todd.tisler@usda.gov or

by mail to Chippewa National Forest,

Attn: Todd Tisler, 200 Ash Ave. NW,

Cass Lake, Minnesota 56633.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Stansberry, Designated Federal

Officer (DFO), by phone at 218–335–

8600 or email at michael.stansberry@

usda.gov or Todd Tisler, Chippewa

National Forest Resource Advisory

Committee Coordinator, by phone at

218–335–8629 or email at todd.tisler@

usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the meeting is to: 

1. Hear from Title II project

submissions and discuss project 

proposals; 

2. Make funding recommendations on

title II projects; 

3. Approve meeting minutes; and

4. Schedule the next meeting.

The agenda will include time for

individuals to make oral statements of 

three minutes or less. Individuals 

wishing to make an oral statement 

should request in writing by February 

23, 2024, to be scheduled on the agenda. 

Written comments may be submitted to 

the Forest Service up to 14 days after 

the meeting date listed under DATES. 


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