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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: Quick Response for Cooperatorfunded Surveys Generic Clearance. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0264. 

Summary of Collection: The primary 

objectives of the National Agricultural 

Statistics Service (NASS) are to prepare 

and issue official State and national 

estimates of crop and livestock 

production, disposition and prices, 

economic statistics, and environmental 

statistics related to agriculture and to 

conduct the Census of Agriculture and 

its follow-on surveys. In addition to the 

many statistical activities directly 

related to its mission, the National 

Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) 

will lend technical expertise to other 

Federal agencies, State governments, 

land grant universities, and other 

organizations which have a 

Memorandum of Understanding with 

NASS. These entities will be referred to 

as cooperators. NASS provides support 

and assistance in the areas of 

questionnaire & sample design as well 

as analysis of survey results. NASS 

would like to include data collection to 

its list of services, utilizing the existing 

Cooperative Agreement with the 

National State Departments of 

Agriculture (NASDA). The data 

collection activities in this generic 

clearance request would be conducted 

through cooperative agreements with 

Federal agencies, State departments of 

agriculture, land-grant universities, or 

other organizations with which NASS 

has a Memorandum of Understanding 

(MOU). The surveys will be conducted 

under a full-cost recovery basis. These 

cooperators have sought out NASS’s 

assistance to provide statistics beneficial 

to agriculture, but are not covered by 

NASS’s annual Congressional 

appropriation. General authority for 

conducting cooperative projects is 

granted under U.S. Code Title 7, Section 

450a which states that USDA officials 

may, ‘‘enter into agreements with and 

receive funds . . . for the purpose of 

conducting cooperative research 

projects . . .’’ This authority has been 

delegated to NASS. Response to all 

surveys collected under this generic 

clearance is voluntary. 

NASS benefits from these cooperative 

agreements by: (1) Obtaining additional 

data to update its list of farm operators; 

(2) encouraging both parties to 

coordinate Federal survey activities and 

activities funded under a cooperative 

agreement to reduce the need for 

overlapping data collection and/or 

spread-out respondent burden; and (3) 

facilitating additional promotion of 

NASS surveys and statistical reports 

funded by annual Congressional 

appropriations. Respondents benefit 

from these cooperative agreements by: 

(1) Having their reported data protected 

by Federal Law (U.S. Code title 18, 

section 1905; U.S. Code title 7, section 

2276; and title III of Pub. L. 115–435 

codified in 44 U.S.C. ch. 35 and other 

applicable Federal laws, (CIPSEA)); (2) 

having data collection activities for 

Federal and Cooperative surveys 

coordinated to minimize respondent 

burden; and (3) having high-quality 

agricultural data that are important to a 

state or region be collected and 

published. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

NASS would like to conduct up to 10 

surveys each year in response to 

requests from cooperators who have 

data needs that cannot be met through 

NASS’s annual Congressional 

appropriations. 

NASS would like to include surveys 

that would cover topics such as: 

—Farm management practices, 

—Food safety, 

—Workplace safety, 

—Conservation and land use practices, 

—Chemical use management practices, 

—Crop quality, 

—Agri-tourism, local foods, or other 

specific agricultural promotion 

programs. 

The summarized and published 

information will be analyzed by the 

sponsoring cooperators and 

stakeholders in agriculture. Results will 

be used to study 

—production agriculture as well as 

—various programs and policies to 

determine their impact on agricultural 

producers and consumers. 

Description of Respondents: Private 

Sector; Businesses or other for-profits; 

Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 225,000. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 111,512. 

Levi S. Harrell, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00372 Filed 1–8–25; 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 and other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by February 10, 2025 

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. 

Forest Service 

Title: Bid for Advertised Timber. 

OMB Control Number: 0596–0066. 

Summary of Collection: This 

information collection is necessary to 

implement the various statutes, 

regulations, and policies designed to 

ensure that: (1) National Forest System 

timber is sold at not less than appraised 

value; (2) bidders meet specific criteria 

when submitting a bid; and 3) anti-trust 

violations do not occur during the 

bidding process. 

Individuals, large and small 

businesses, and corporations wishing to 

purchase timber or forest products from 

national forests must enter into a timber 

sale or forest product contract with the 

Forest Service. Several statutes, 

regulations, and policies impose 

requirements on the Government and 

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process. The Uniform Commercial Code 

(UCC), although not binding upon the 

Federal Government, is a useful tool in 

determining the rights and liabilities of 

the contacting parties in the contract 

formation process. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

There are six versions of bid forms 

divided into three categories. The same 

information is requested within each 

category, with minor differences in how 

respondents display the bid. The Forest 

Service decides on the form used for a 

sale or contract prior to advertising. A 

variety of factors affects the decision, 

including size, complexity, value and 

length of the contract. Respondents 

must use the form identified/provided 

by the Forest Service and cannot submit 

a response in a different format. This 

collection is required for the private 

sector to be considered for the benefit of 

National Forest System timber under 

various contract forms. To be 

considered for award of these contracts, 

bid forms must be submitted. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Individuals or 

households; 

Number of Respondents: 1,824. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 118,018. 

Levi S. Harrell, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00373 Filed 1–8–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0062] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) is modifying 

a system of records in its inventory of 

records systems subject to the Privacy 

Act of 1974, as amended. The system of 

records being modified is the Smuggling 

Interdiction and Trade Compliance 

(SITC) National Information 

Communication Activity System 

(SNICAS), USDA/APHIS–21. SNICAS 

maintains a record of activities 

conducted by the agency pursuant to its 

mission and authorized responsibilities. 

The purpose of the system is to record 

data and information about APHIS’ 

SITC activities nationwide. We are 

modifying the system to exempt the 

system from certain provisions of the 

Privacy Act. 

DATES: The exemption will become 

effective on February 10, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general questions, please contact Mr. 

Ricardo Valdez, Pest Exclusion and 

Import Programs, National Policy 

Manager, SITC, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road, Riverdale, MD 20737; (443) 745– 

7931; SITC.Mail@usda.gov. For Privacy 

Act questions concerning this system of 

records notice, please contact Director, 

Freedom of Information and Privacy Act 

Staff, 4700 River Road Unit 50, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–4076; 

email: APHISPrivacy@usda.gov. For 

USDA Privacy Act questions, please 

contact the USDA Chief Privacy Officer, 

Information Security Center, Office of 

Chief Information Officer, USDA, Jamie 

L. Whitten Building, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW, Washington, 

DC 20250; email: USDAPrivacy@

usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 

1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), notice is given that 

the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing to 

modify a system of records, USDA/ 

APHIS–21, Smuggling Interdiction and 

Trade Compliance (SITC) National 

Information Communication Activity 

System (SNICAS). 

On July 11, 2022, APHIS published 

SNICAS as a new system of records in 

the Federal Register (87 FR 41098– 

41101, Docket No. APHIS–2014–0062). 

(To view the notice, go to 

www.regulations.gov, and enter APHIS– 

2014–0062 in the Search field.) SNICAS 

maintains a record of activities 

conducted by the agency pursuant to its 

mission and responsibilities authorized 

by the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 

7701 et seq.); the Animal Health 

Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.); 

and the Honey Bee Act (7 U.S.C. 281 et 

seq.). The purpose of the system is to 

record data and information about 

APHIS’ SITC activities nationwide. 

SITC is within APHIS’ Plant Protection 

and Quarantine program. 

SITC officials use the information in 

SNICAS to identify and close pathways 

used for the introduction of prohibited 

commodities and those regulated 

commodities that lack the necessary 

certificates and permits to enter U.S. 

commerce. SITC officials also use 

SNICAS to perform activities such as 

legal and regulatory actions; scientific 

research; risk, trend, pathway and 

targeting analyses; trade support; 

administrative and budgetary support; 

supervision and program management; 

and overall decision support services. 

Additionally, SITC officials use SNICAS 

to generate reports to evaluate the risk 

status of the commercial sites where 

regulated commodities are seized, the 

effectiveness of the program, and quality 

control of the data. 

Among other things, in addition to 

listing the routine uses and how 

information in the system is used, 

APHIS will share information from the 

system pursuant to the requirements of 

the Privacy Act and, in the case of its 

routine uses, when the disclosure is 

compatible with the purpose for which 

the information was compiled. APHIS 

proposed to exempt specific records in 

the system from certain Privacy Act 

requirements in accordance with 5 

U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) (Investigative Law 

Enforcement Materials). APHIS 

proposed to exempt the system from 

Privacy Act access requirements 

including 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3); (d); (e)(1); 

(e)(4)(G), (H), and (I); and (f), and 

indicated that an individual who is the 

subject of a record in this system may 

not seek access to those records that are 

exempt from the access provisions. A 

determination of whether a record may 

be accessed would be made at the time 

a request is received. 

We solicited comments on the 

SNICAS system of records notice for 30 

days ending on August 10, 2022. We 

received no comments. 

Concurrently with the publication of 

the SNICAS system of records notice, 

we published a proposed rule in 

accordance with the requirements of 5 

U.S.C. 553(b), (c), and (d) in the same 

issue of the Federal Register (87 FR 

41077–41078, Docket No. APHIS–2015– 

0008) to exempt the SNICAS system of 

records from certain provisions of the 

Privacy Act to prevent interference with 

law enforcement functions. 

We solicited comments on the 

proposed rule for 30 days ending 

August 10, 2022. We received no 

comments by that date. A final rule has 

been issued in accordance with the 

requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b), (c), and 

(d) and has been published in today’s 

Federal Register (Docket No. APHIS– 

2015–0008). 

Therefore, we are modifying the 

SNICAS system of records to add the 

exemption for law enforcement 

purposes pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) 

of the Privacy Act. 

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER: 

USDA/APHIS–21, Smuggling 

Interdiction and Trade Compliance 

(SITC) National Information 


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