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(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts in 

the Trust Fund, the Secretary may make 

payments annually beginning in 

calendar year 2014 for calendar years 

2010 through 2019 as follows: 

(A) To each eligible manufacturer 

under paragraph (3) of section 4002(c) of 

the Wool Suit and Textile Trade 

Extension Act of 2004 (Public Law 108– 

429; 118 Stat. 2600), as amended by 

section 1633(c) of the Miscellaneous 

Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 

2006 (Public Law 109–280; 120 Stat. 

1166) and section 325(b) of the Tax 

Extenders and Alternative Minimum 

Tax Relief Act of 2008 (division C of 

Public Law 110–343; 122 Stat. 3875), 

and any successor-in-interest to such a 

manufacturer as provided for under 

paragraph (4) of such section 4002(c), 

that submits an affidavit in accordance 

with paragraph (2) for the year of the 

payment— 

(i) for calendar years 2010 through 

2015, payments that, when added to any 

other payments made to the 

manufacturer or successor-in-interest 

under paragraph (3) of such section 

4002(c) in such calendar years, equal 

the total amount of payments authorized 

to be provided to the manufacturer or 

successor-in-interest under that 

paragraph, or the provisions of this 

section, in such calendar years; and 

(ii) for calendar years 2016 through 

2019, payments in amounts authorized 

under that paragraph. 

(B) To each eligible manufacturer 

under paragraph (6) of such section 

4002(c)(i) for calendar years 2010 

through 2014, payments that, when 

added to any other payments made to 

eligible manufacturers under that 

paragraph in such calendar years, equal 

the total amount of payments authorized 

to be provided to the manufacturer 

under that paragraph, or the provisions 

of this section, in such calendar years; 

and 

(ii) for calendar years 2015 through 

2019, payments in amounts authorized 

under that paragraph. 

(2) SUBMISSION OF AFFIDAVITS.— 

An affidavit required by paragraph 

(1)(A) shall be submitted 

(A) in each of calendar years 2010 

through 2015, to the Commissioner 

responsible for U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection not later than April 15; and 

(B) in each of calendar years 2016 

through 2019, to the Secretary, or as 

directed by the Secretary, and not later 

than March 1. 

(c) PAYMENT OF AMOUNTS.—The 

Secretary shall make payments to 

eligible manufacturers and successorsin-interest described in paragraphs (1) 

and (2) of subsection (b) 

(1) for calendar years 2010 through 

2014, not later than 30 days after the 

transfer of amounts from the 

Commodity Credit Corporation to the 

Trust Fund under subsection (f); and 

(2) for calendar years 2015 through 

2019, not later than April 15 of the year 

of the payment. 

(d) MEMORANDA OF 

UNDERSTANDING.—The Secretary 

shall, as soon as practicable after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, 

negotiate memoranda of understanding 

with the Commissioner responsible for 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection and 

the Secretary of Commerce to establish 

procedures pursuant to which the 

Commissioner and the Secretary of 

Commerce will assist in carrying out the 

provisions of this section. 

(e) INCREASE IN PAYMENTS IN THE 

EVENT OF EXPIRATION OF DUTY 

SUSPENSIONS. 

(1) IN GENERAL.—In any calendar 

year in which the suspension of duty on 

wool fabrics provided for under 

headings 9902.51.11, 9902.51.13, 

9902.51.14, 9902.51.15, and 9902.51.16 

of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 

the United States are not in effect, the 

amount of any payment described in 

subsection (b)(1) to a manufacturer or 

successor-in-interest shall be increased 

by an amount the Secretary, after 

consultation with the Secretary of 

Commerce, determines is equal to the 

amount the manufacturer or successorin-interest would have saved during the 

calendar year of the payment if the 

suspension of duty on wool fabrics were 

in effect. 

(2) NO APPEAL OF 

DETERMINATIONS.—A determination 

of the Secretary under this subsection 

shall be final and not subject to appeal 

or protest. 

(f) FUNDING. 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds of the 

Commodity Credit Corporation, the 

Secretary shall transfer to the Trust 

Fund for each of calendar years 2014 

through 2019 an amount equal to the 

lesser of 

(A) the amount the Secretary 

determines to be necessary to make 

payments required by this section in 

that calendar year; or 

(B) $30,000,000. 

(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts 

transferred to the Trust fund under 

paragraph (1) shall remain available 

until expended.’’ 

PROCEDURES FOR CLAIMING A 

DISTRIBUTION UNDER THE 

STATUTE: Eligible claimants seeking a 

distribution under the Refund program 

are directed to submit an affidavit to 

FAS, following the statutory procedures 

specified in section 12315(b)(2) of the 

Act and on the FAS Web site. All 

claimants must also provide FAS with 

an Internal Revenue Service form W–9 

to indicate and certify their taxpayer 

identification number and a direct 

deposit sign-up form 1199A to facilitate 

any electronic transfer of funds. Note 

that claimants must maintain any 

documentation as they have affirmed to 

exist in their respective affidavits. 

DEADLINES FOR CLAIM/AFFIDAVIT 

SUBMISSON: All affidavits, W–9, and 

1199A forms by eligible claimants for 

calendar year 2016 distributions must 

be sent to FAS no later than March 1, 

2016. 

ADDRESS: The USDA agency charged 

with administering the Trust Fund is 

the Foreign Agricultural Service, Office 

of Trade Programs, Import Policies and 

Export Reporting Division. This office is 

physically located at: 1400 

Independence Ave, SW., Room 5526–S, 

Mail Stop 1021, Washington, DC 20250. 

Affidavits for distribution from the 

Trust Fund, including supporting W–9 

and 1199A forms, and any other 

documentation that may be 

subsequently requested by FAS, must be 

submitted electronically to the 

following email address: pimawool@

fas.usda.gov. 

Dated: January 19, 2016. 

Suzanne Palmieri, 

Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–01749 Filed 1–29–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—SNAP 

Performance Reporting System, 

Management Evaluation 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS), USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on 

this proposed information collection. 

This collection is an extension of a 

currently approved collection under 

OMB No. 0584–0010 which is due to 

expire May 31, 2016. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before April 1, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 


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agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions that 

were used; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments may be sent to: Sarah 

Goldberg, Food and Nutrition Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 

Park Center Drive, Room 8–42, 

Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may 

also be submitted via fax to the attention 

of Sarah Goldberg at 703–305–4397 or 

via email to Sarah.Goldberg@

fns.usda.gov. Comments will also be 

accepted through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal. Go to http://

www.regulations.gov, and follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments electronically. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for Office of Management and Budget 

approval. All comments will be a matter 

of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this information collection 

should be directed to Sarah Goldberg at 

703–305–4397. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Performance Reporting System, 

Management Evaluation. 

OMB Number: 0584–0010. 

Expiration Date: 5/31/2016. 

Type of Request: Extension, without 

change, of a currently approved 

collection. 

Abstract: The purpose of the 

Performance Reporting System (PRS) is 

to ensure that each State agency and 

project area is operating the 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP) in accordance with the 

requirements of the Food and Nutrition 

Act of 2008 (the Act) (7 U.S.C. 2011, et 

seq.), as amended, and corresponding 

program regulations. Under Section 11 

of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2020), State agencies 

must maintain necessary records to 

ascertain that SNAP is operating in 

compliance with the Act and 

regulations and must make these 

records available to the Food and 

Nutrition Service (FNS) for inspection 

and audit. 

Per Title 7, Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) Part 275, each State 

agency is required to submit one 

Management Evaluation (ME) review 

schedule every one, two, or three years, 

depending on the project area make-up 

of the State, unless the State receives 

approval for an alternative Management 

Evaluation review schedule. 

Under 7 CFR part 275, each State 

must establish a system for analysis and 

evaluation of all data available to the 

State. Data analysis and evaluation is an 

ongoing process that facilitates the 

development of effective and prompt 

corrective action. 

Under 7 CFR part 275, State agencies 

must prepare a corrective action plan 

(CAP) addressing identified 

deficiencies. The State agencies must 

develop a system for monitoring and 

evaluating corrective action and submit 

CAP updates, as necessary. 

Affected Public: State, Local and 

Tribal Government; Respondent Type: 

SNAP State and local agencies. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 53 

State agencies. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: State agencies will submit 

one review schedule and one ME review 

plan per year, and will conduct and 

document ME reviews for an average 

total of 27 project areas, totaling 29 

responses per State agency. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

1,537 (53 State agencies * 29 estimated 

responses per State Agency). 

Estimated Time per Response: FNS 

estimates that it takes 4 hours to prepare 

a review schedule, and that each of the 

53 State agencies will submit one 

review schedule per year resulting in a 

total burden of 212 hours (53 State 

agencies * 1 review schedule * 4 hours). 

FNS estimates that it takes on average 

approximately 80 hours to develop a 

comprehensive State review plan, 

resulting in a total of 4,240 hours (80 

hours * 53 State plans). FNS estimates 

that it takes an average of 340 hours to 

conduct a review. FNS estimates that 

ME reviews are conducted for one-half 

of the total number of project areas 

(1,430). Therefore, FNS estimates that it 

takes approximately 486,200 hours 

annually for State agencies to conduct 

their reviews (340 hours × 1,430 ME 

reviews). FNS also estimates that the 

time necessary for recordkeeping, that 

is, the time required for State agencies 

to document and maintain the findings 

of an ME review for internal purposes 

is 0.1169 hours, or 7 minutes, per State 

record. If State agencies each maintain 

approximately 29 records, then the total 

amount of time for record keeping 

required is 180 hours (1,537 records * 

0.1169 hours). 

See the table below for estimated total 

annual burden for each type of 

respondent. 


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Respondent Estimated 

number 

respondent 

Responses 

annually per 

respondent/ 

reviews 

Total annual 

responses 

(col. bxc) 

Estimated 

average 

number 

of hours 

per response 

Estimated 

total hours 

(col. dxe) 

Reporting Burden 

State and local agencies review schedule .......................... 53 1 53 4 212 

State and Local review plan development .......................... 53 1 53 80 4,240 

State and Local agencies conducting reviews .................... 53 27 1,430 340 486,200 

Total Reporting Burden ................................................ 53 29 1,537 ........................ 490,652 

Respondent Estimated 

number 

respondent 

Responses 

annually per 

respondent 

Total annual 

responses 

(col. bxc) 

Estimated 

average 

number 

of hours 

per response 

Estimated 

total hours 

(col. dxe) 

Recordkeeping Burden 

State and local agencies ..................................................... 53 29 1,537 .1169 179.68 

Total Recordkeeping Burden ........................................ 53 ........................ 1,537 ........................ 180 

The total estimated annual reporting 

burden is as follows: 

Prepare Review Schedules: 4 × 53 = 

212 hours. 

Prepare Review Plans: 80 × 53 = 4,240 

hours. 

Conduct ME Reviews: 340 × 1,430 = 

486,200 hours. 

Recordkeeping: .1169 × 1,537 = 180 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Reporting 

and Recordkeeping Burden: 490,832 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 29,449,920 minutes 

(490,832 hours). 

Dated: January 19, 2016. 

Audrey Rowe, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–01728 Filed 1–29–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Correction To Request for Information: 

Software Vendors of State and Local 

Management Information Systems 

(MIS) and Other Technology Solutions 

for the National School Lunch and 

School Breakfast Programs 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS), USDA. 

ACTION: Notice correction. 

SUMMARY: This notice was republished 

in error on January 13, 2016 at 81 FR 

1599. This notice was originally 

published on February 25, 2015 at 80 FR 

10047. The comment period remains 

closed and no further comments are 

being accepted at this time. 

DATES: This notice was republished in 

error on January 13, 2016 at 81 FR 1599. 

No additional comments are being 

accepted. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Lynnette Thomas 

at Lynnette.Thomas@fns.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice was republished in error on 

January 13, 2016 at 81 FR 1599. This 

notice was originally published on 

February 25, 2015 at 80 FR 10047. The 

comment period remains closed and no 

further comments are being accepted at 

this time. 

Dated: January 19, 2016. 

Audrey Rowe, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–01519 Filed 1–29–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Superior Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Superior Resource 

Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in 

Duluth, Minnesota. The committee is 

authorized under the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community SelfDetermination 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. RAC information can be found 

at the following Web site: http://

cloudapps-usda-gov.force.com/FSSRS/

RAC_Page?id=001t0000002JcwCAAS. 

DATES: The meeting will be held March 

1, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. 

All RAC meetings are subject to 

cancellation. For status of meeting prior 

to attendance, please contact the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Superior National Forest 

Supervisor’s Office, Jim Sanders 

Conference Room, 8901 Grand Avenue 

Place, Duluth, Minnesota. To attend via 

teleconference, please contact the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Written comments may be submitted 

as described under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. All comments, including 

names and addresses when provided, 

are placed in the record and are 

available for public inspection and 

copying. The public may inspect 

comments received at the Superior 

National Forest Supervisor’s Office. 

Please call ahead to facilitate entry into 

the building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

Radosevich-Craig, RAC Coordinator, by 

phone at 218–626–4336 or via email at 

lradosevichcraig@fs.fed.us. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 


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