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Notices Federal Register

14471 

Vol. 79, No. 50 

Friday, March 14, 2014 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. FV10–CP–01, AMS–FV–10–0041] 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) 

intention to request approval, from the 

Office of Management and Budget, for 

an extension of the currently approved 

information collection request WebBased Supply Chain Management 

Commodity Offer Form, Paperwork 

Collection Notice. This information 

collection is necessary to support the 

procurement of agricultural 

commodities for domestic nutrition 

assistance programs. AMS issues 

invitations to purchase fresh and 

processed commodities for domestic 

nutrition assistance programs on a year 

round basis. The extension of the 

information collection request is 

required to continue using our WebBased Supply Chain Management 

(WBSCM) system, which allows 

respondents to submit information 

electronically. The information 

collection burden for respondents 

should not increase. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received May 13, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments 

concerning this notice to David 

Tuckwiller, Project Manager, Web Based 

Supply Chain Management System, 

Commodity Procurement Branch, South 

Building, Room 3524–S, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20250–0239. Submit electronic 

comments and other data to 

David.Tuckwiller@ams.usda.gov. 

You may also send comments to the 

Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Tuckwiller, 202–720–4517. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Web-Based Supply Chain 

Management Offer Forms. 

OMB Number: 0581–0273. 

Expiration Date of Approval: Three 

years from approval. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: AMS purchases 

commodities for various domestic 

nutrition assistance programs, and 

provides support for commodity 

markets with surplus inventory. AMS 

issues invitations to purchase 

agricultural commodities for use in 

domestic nutrition assistance programs. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35), this information collection 

request is for the extension of the 

currently approved information 

collection for the WBSCM system where 

respondents will submit information 

electronically via that system. Vendor 

information, annual certification 

information, and all domestic 

commodity offer information will be 

entered and received electronically in 

WBSCM. Vendors will be able to access 

WBSCM to see the date and time the 

system shows for receipt of bid, bid 

modification, or bid cancellation 

information. At bid opening date and 

time, the bid information is evaluated 

through the WBSCM system. 

Acceptances will be sent to the 

successful offerors electronically. 

Awarded contracts will be posted on the 

AMS Website. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 15 minutes per 

response, including the time for 

reviewing instructions, searching 

existing data sources, gathering and 

maintaining the data needed, and 

completing and reviewing the collection 

of information per response. 

Respondents: Businesses. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

341. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

187,175. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 549. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 47,793.75 hours. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed 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 the burden of the 

proposed collection of information 

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 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

All comments received will be available 

for public inspection during regular 

business hours at the same address. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Dated: March 5, 2014. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–05560 Filed 3–13–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–DA–13–0095] 

Notice of Request for Extension and 

Revision of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice 

announces the Agricultural Marketing 

Service’s (AMS) intention to request 

approval, from the Office of 

Management and Budget, for an 

extension of and revision to the 

currently approved information 

collection Dairy Request for Applicant 

Number OMB NO. 0581–0272. 


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14472 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 50 / Friday, March 14, 2014 / Notices 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by May 13, 2014 to be assured 

of consideration. 

Additional Information or Comments: 

Contact Ken Vorgert, Chief, Dairy 

Grading Branch, Dairy Programs, 

Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 2150 

Western Court, Suite 100, Lisle, IL 

60532–1793 telephone 630–437–5037, 

Fax 630–437–5060 or Email 

ken.vorgert@ams.usda.gov. 

Comments: Comments are welcome 

and should reference the docket number 

and the date and page number of this 

issue of the Federal Register. Comments 

may be submitted by mail to Ken 

Vorgert, 2150 Western Court, Suite 100, 

Lisle, IL 60532 or online at 

www.regulations.gov. All comments 

received will be available for public 

inspection during regular business 

hours at the same address, or they can 

be viewed at www.regulations.gov. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Dairy Request for Applicant 

Number. 

OMB Number: 0581–0272. 

Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, 

2014. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: The dairy grading program 

is a voluntary user fee program 

authorized under the Agricultural 

Marketing Act (AMA) of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 

1621–1627). The regulations governing 

inspection and grading services of 

manufactured or processed dairy 

products are contained in 7 CFR part 58. 

In order for a voluntary inspection 

program to perform satisfactorily, 

appropriate information must be 

collected. In general, information 

requested is used to identify and contact 

the party responsible for payment of the 

export certification, inspection, grading 

or equipment evaluation fee and 

expense. The information requested on 

the form is required for AMS Dairy 

Grading Branch to set up accounts to 

allow applicants to do business with 

AMS Dairy Grading Branch. This 

information includes name of contact, 

phone number of contact, address of 

business and tax identification number. 

This information is currently collected 

over the telephone, or through faxes, 

letters or emails. The form allows for 

uniform collection of the information 

and more secure management of the 

information. 

The DA–228, Request for Applicant 

Number, will be updated and the 

information collected slightly reduced. 

The form will now be available in a 

Word format as opposed to the previous 

PDF format. The form will no longer 

request, ‘‘whom the information was 

requested by’’, ‘‘date’’, or ‘‘service type’’. 

The DA–229, Export Applicant 

Number Activation form has become 

obsolete and is no longer necessary. 

This form was previously used to 

activate applicant accounts that were 

already in the system. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.05 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

100. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

100. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 3 minutes. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed 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 the burden of the 

proposed collection of information 

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 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Dated: February 26, 2014. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–05559 Filed 3–13–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Research Service 

Notice of Intent to Grant Exclusive 

License 

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Agricultural Research Service, intends 

to grant to Washington State Crop 

Improvement Association of Pullman, 

Washington, an exclusive license to the 

variety of lentil described in U.S. Plant 

Variety Protection Certificate 

Application No. 201400093, 

‘‘Avondale,’’ filed on December 19, 

2013. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 14, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, 

ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, 

5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4–1174, 

Beltsville, Maryland 20705–5131. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June 

Blalock of the Office of Technology 

Transfer at the Beltsville address given 

above; telephone: 301–504–5989. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Government’s rights in this 

plant variety are assigned to the United 

States of America, as represented by the 

Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the 

public interest to so license this plant 

variety as Washington State Crop 

Improvement Association of Pullman, 

Washington has submitted a complete 

and sufficient application for a license. 

The prospective exclusive license will 

be royalty-bearing and will comply with 

the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 

209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective 

exclusive license may be granted unless, 

within thirty (30) days from the date of 

this published Notice, the Agricultural 

Research Service receives written 

evidence and argument which 

establishes that the grant of the license 

would not be consistent with the 

requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 

CFR 404.7. 

Mojdeh Bahar, 

Assistant Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2014–05568 Filed 3–13–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Farm Service Agency 

Risk Management Agency; 2014 Farm 

Bill Implementation Listening Session 

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency and Risk 

Management Agency, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In preparing to implement the 

Agricultural Act of 2014 (commonly 

referred to as the 2014 Farm Bill), we 

are hosting a listening session for initial 

public input about the new programs 

and changes to existing programs for 

which the Farm Service Agency (FSA) 

and the Risk Management Agency 

(RMA) have been delegated the 

authority to implement. The 2014 Farm 

Bill is intended to maintain a strong 

farm safety-net, restore funding for a 


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