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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 they are 

received within 30 days of this 

notification. Copies of the submission(s) 

may be obtained by calling (202) 720– 

8958. 

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. 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Title: The Integrity Program (TIP) Data 

Collection. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0401. 

Summary of Collection: This is a 

request for extension, without revision, 

to an existing collection. The Women, 

Infant, and Children (WIC) Program 

regulations at 7 CFR 246.12(j)(5), 

requires State agencies to report 

annually on their vendor monitoring 

efforts. The data collected is used by 

States agencies as a management tool 

and at the national level to provide 

Congress, senior FNS officials, as well 

as the general public, assurances that 

every reasonable effort is being made to 

ensure integrity in the WIC Program. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) will 

collect information using forms FNS 

698, Profile of Integrity Practices and 

Procedures; FNS 699, the Integrity 

Profile Report Form; and FNS 700, TIP 

Data Entry Form. The collected 

information from the forms will be 

analyzed and a report is prepared by 

FNS annually that (1) assesses State 

agency progress in eliminating abusive 

vendors, (2) assesses the level of activity 

that is being directed to ensure program 

integrity, and (3) analyzes trends over a 

5-year period. The information is used 

at the national level in formulating 

program policy and regulations. At the 

FNS regional office level, the data is 

reviewed to identify possible vendor 

management deficiencies so that 

technical assistance can be provided to 

States, as needed. Without the 

information, FNS would not have timely 

and accurate data needed to identify 

and correct State agency vendor 

management and monitoring 

deficiencies and to implement 

corrective actions. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 90. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 38. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07120 Filed 3–27–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of the Secretary 

Meeting Notice of the National 

Agricultural Research, Extension, 

Education, and Economics Advisory 

Board 

AGENCY: Research, Education, and 

Economics, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App 2, Section 1408 of the 

National Agricultural Research, 

Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 

1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123), and the 

Agricultural Act of 2014, the United 

States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) announces an open virtual 

meeting of the National Agricultural 

Research, Extension, Education, and 

Economics Advisory Board. 

DATES: The National Agricultural 

Research, Extension, Education, and 

Economics Advisory Board will meet 

via teleconference on April 14, 2015, at 

2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

virtually at the AT&T Meeting Room 

below. Please follow the pre-registration 

instructions to ensure your participation 

in the meeting. 

Call-In instructions for Tuesday, April 

14, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight 

Time: 

Web Preregistration: Participants may 

preregister for this teleconference at 

http://emsp.intellor.com?p=419202

&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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michele Esch, Designated Federal 

Officer and Executive Director, National 

Agricultural Research, Extension, 

Education, and Economics Advisory 

Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 

0321, Washington, DC 20250–0321; 

telephone: (202) 720–3684; fax: (202) 

720–6199; or email: nareee@

ars.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. 

Eastern Daylight Time a virtual meeting 

of the National Agricultural Research, 

Extension, Education, and Economics 

Advisory Board will be conducted to 

hear the summary of findings and 

recommendations on the review of the 

animal handling, care, and welfare at 

the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, 

hear stakeholder input received from 

this meeting as well as other written 

comments, and provide input on the 

report. The report is available at 

www.ree.usda.gov. This meeting is open 

to the public and any interested 

individuals wishing to attend. 

Opportunity for verbal public comment 

will be offered on the day of the 

meeting. Written comments by 

attendees or other interested 

stakeholders will be welcomed for the 

public record before and up to the day 

of the meeting (by close of business 

Tuesday, April 14, 2015). All written 

statements must be sent to Michele 

Esch, Designated Federal Officer and 

Executive Director, National 

Agricultural Research, Extension, 

Education, and Economics Advisory 

Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 

0321, Washington, DC 20250–0321; or 

email: nareee@ars.usda.gov. All 

statements will become a part of the 

official record of the National 

Agricultural Research, Extension, 

Education, and Economics Advisory 

Board and will be kept on file for public 

review in the Research, Education, and 

Economics Advisory Board Office. 

Done at Washington, DC, this 20th day of 

March 2015. 

Ann Bartuska, 

Deputy Under Secretary, Research, 

Education, and Economics. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07145 Filed 3–27–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

March 24, 2015. 

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, 

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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 April 29, 2015 

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 20502. 

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) 720–8958. 

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 Plant and Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Interstate Movement of Sheep 

and Goats; Recordkeeping for Approved 

Livestock Marketing Facilities and 

Slaughtering and Rendering 

Establishments. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0258. 

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. 

Disease surveillance and prevention is 

the most effective method for 

maintaining a healthy animal 

population and enhancing the ability of 

the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) to help U.S. producers 

compete in the world market of animal 

and animal product trade. The 

Veterinary Services (VS) program of 

APHIS is the unit responsible for 

carrying out the disease prevention 

mission. One of the APHIS disease 

eradication programs addresses scrapie. 

Scrapie is a progressive, degenerative, 

and eventually fatal disease affecting the 

central nervous system of sheep and 

goats. APHIS’ regulations 9 CFR 71.20 

and 9 CFR 71.21 regarding the 

movement of livestock to require 

approved livestock auction market 

facilities, slaughtering establishments, 

and rendering establishments to 

maintain certain records for 5 years (2 

years if the records regard only swine or 

poultry). 

APHIS is merging the information 

collection 0579–0342, Recordkeeping 

for Approved Livestock Facilities, 

Slaughtering, and Rendering 

Establishments, into this package 0579– 

0258. These collections include the 

same regulations; therefore, it will be 

more efficient to have them 

consolidated into one collection. 

Collection 0579–0342 will be 

discontinued once this collection is 

approved. 

Need and Use of the Information: In 

order for APHIS’ Disease prevention 

program to be effective, its animal 

identification, recordkeeping, and other 

requirements must be carried out at 

livestock facilities that handle livestock 

and poultry moving in interstate 

commerce. The individual legally 

responsible for the day-to-day operation 

of the facility must execute an Approval 

of Livestock Facilities Agreement with 

APHIS. The information restricts the 

interstate movement of livestock within 

the United States to control diseases of 

concern and approve livestock facilities 

and slaughtering and rendering 

establishments that handle livestock 

moving in interstate commerce. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 234. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 604. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold public meetings of the Council and 

its Committees. 

DATES: The meetings will be held 

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 through 

Thursday, April 16, 2015. For agenda 

details, see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: 

Ocean Place Resort, One Ocean Blvd., 

Long Branch, NJ 07740, telephone: (732) 

571–4000. 

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 800 N. State St., 

Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: 

(302) 674–2331. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D. Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council; telephone: (302) 

526–5255. The Council’s Web site, 

www.mafmc.org also has details on the 

meeting location, proposed agenda, 

webinar listen-in access, and briefing 

materials. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following items are on the agenda, 

though agenda items may be addressed 

out of order (changes will be noted on 

the Council’s Web site when possible.) 

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 

12:30 p.m.–2 p.m. 

Executive Committee (Closed Session) 

—Review and approve Advisory Panel 

recommendations 

2 p.m. 

Council Convenes 

2 p.m.–5:00 p.m. 

Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries 

Management 

—Discuss management approaches 

which address climate change and 

variability 

—Discuss regulatory alternatives to 

address unmanaged forage fish 

Wednesday, April 15, 2015 

9 a.m. 

Council Convenes 

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