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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 this information 

collection received by March 11, 2016 

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), 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. 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Title: Food Program Reporting System 

(FPRS). 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0594. 

Summary of Collection: The Food and 

Nutrition Service (FNS) is the Federal 

agency responsible for managing the 

domestic nutrition assistance programs. 

Its mission is to increase food security 

and reduce hunger in partnership with 

cooperating organization by providing 

children and low-income people with 

access to food, a healthful diet and 

nutrition education in a manner that 

supports American agriculture and 

inspires public confidence. FNS is 

consolidating certain programmatic and 

financial data reporting requirements 

under the Food Programs Reporting 

System (FPRS), an electronic reporting 

system. The purpose is to give States 

and Indian Tribal Organizations (ITO) 

agencies one portal for the various 

reporting required for the programs that 

the States and ITO operate. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

data collected will be used for a variety 

of purposes, mainly program evaluation, 

planning, audits, funding, research, 

regulatory compliance and general 

statistics. The data is gathered at various 

times, ranging from monthly, quarterly, 

annual or final submissions. With the 

information FNS would be unable to 

meet its legislative and regulatory 

reporting requirements for the affected 

programs. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 5,095. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Quarterly, Semi-annually, Monthly; 

Annually 

Total Burden Hours: 104,184.00. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02643 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Humboldt County Resource Advisory 

Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Humboldt County 

Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) 

will meet in Eureka, California. 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. RAC information can be found 

at the following Web site: http://

www.fs.usda.gov/main/srnf/

workingtogether/advisorycommittee. 

DATES: The meeting will be held March 

8, 2016, at 4:00 p.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 Six Rivers National Forest 

Supervisor’s Office, 1330 Bayshore Way, 

Eureka, California. 

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 Six Rivers 

National Forest (NF) Office. Please call 

ahead to facilitate entry into the 

building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lynn Wright, RAC Coordinator, by 

phone at 707–441–3562 or via email at 

hwright02@fs.fed.us. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., 

Eastern Standard Time, Monday 

through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the meeting is to: 

1. Provide updates regarding status of 

Secure Rural Schools Title II program 

and funding; and 

2. Review and recommend projects 

eligible for funding. 

The meeting is open to the public. 

The agenda will include time for people 

to make oral statements of three minutes 

or less. Individuals wishing to make an 

oral statement should request in writing 

by March 4, 2016, to be scheduled on 

the agenda. Anyone who would like to 

bring related matters to the attention of 

the committee may file written 

statements with the committee staff 

before or after the meeting. Written 

comments and requests for time to make 

oral comments must be sent to Lynn 

Wright, RAC Coordinator, Six Rivers NF 

Office, 1330 Bayshore Way, Eureka, 

California 95501; by email to 

hwright02@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to 

707–445–8677. 

Meeting Accommodations: If you are 

a person requiring reasonable 

accommodation, please make requests 

in advance for sign language 

interpreting, assistive listening devices, 

or other reasonable accommodation. For 

access to the facility, please contact the 

person listed in the section titled FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. All 

reasonable accommodation requests are 

managed on a case by case basis. 

Dated: February 3, 2016. 

Merv George, Jr., 

Forest Supervisor. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

National Urban and Community 

Forestry Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 


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ACTION: Call for nominations. 

SUMMARY: The United States Department 

of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking 

nominations for the National Urban and 

Community Forestry Advisory Council 

(Council) pursuant to Section 9 of the 

Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act, as 

amended by Title XII, Section 1219 of 

Public Law 101–624 (the Act) (16 U.S.C. 

2105g) and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 

II). Additional information on the 

Council can be found by visiting the 

Council’s Web site at: http://

www.fs.fed.us/ucf/nucfac.shtml. 

DATES: Written nominations must be 

received by March 11, 2016. 

Nominations must contain a completed 

application packet that includes the 

nominee’s name, resume, cover letter, 

and completed Form AD–755 (Advisory 

Committee or Research and Promotion 

Background Information). The package 

must be sent to the address below. 

ADDRESSES: Nancy Stremple, USDA 

Forest Service, Office of Cooperative 

Forestry, Sidney Yates Federal Building, 

201 14th Street SW., Mail Stop 1123, 

Washington DC 20024, or by email at 

nstremple@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff to the 

National Urban and Community 

Forestry Advisory Council, Sidney 

Yates Federal Building, 201 14th Street 

SW., Mail Stop 1123, Washington, DC 

20024, or by phone at (202) 205–0929 or 

by email at nstremple@fs.fed.us. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., 

Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

In accordance with the provisions of 

FACA, the Secretary of Agriculture is 

seeking nominations to fill four 

positions that will occur when current 

appointments expire in December 2015. 

The purpose of the Council is to 

continue: (a) Developing a National 

Urban and Community Forestry Action 

Plan; (b) evaluating the implementation 

of that plan; and (c) developing criteria 

for, and submitting recommendations 

with respect to the National Urban and 

Community Forestry Challenge CostShare Grant Program. 

The Council was created to draw 

representative members from all levels 

of government, citizen action groups, 

industry and trade associations, 

educational institutions, and national 

non-profit organizations to advise the 

Secretary. 

Vacancy 

Members appointed to the Council 

will be fairly balanced in terms of the 

points of view represented, functions to 

be performed, and will represent a 

broad array of expertise, leadership and 

relevancy to a membership position. 

Geographic balance and a balanced 

distribution among the positions are 

also important. Representatives from the 

following positions will be appointed by 

the Secretary for a term of 3 years: 

(1) One of two members representing 

a national non-profit forestry and/or 

conservation citizen organization; 

(2) A member representing city or 

town government; 

(3) A member representing academic 

institutions with an expertise in urban 

and community forestry activities (first 

of two); and 

(4) A member representing 

populations less than 50,000 who have 

experience and are active in urban and 

community forestry. They may not be 

officers or employees of any government 

body. 

Vacancies will be filled in the manner 

in which the original appointment was 

made. 

Nominations and Application 

Instructions 

The appointment of members to the 

Council will be made by the Secretary 

of Agriculture from a list of qualified 

applicants. The public is invited to 

submit nominations for membership on 

the Council, either as a self-nomination 

or a nomination of any qualified and 

interested person. Any individual or 

organization may nominate one or more 

qualified persons to represent the above 

vacancies on the Council. To be 

considered for membership, nominees 

must provide the following: 

1. Resume describing qualifications 

for membership to the Council; 

2. Cover letter with a rationale for 

serving on the Council and what you 

can contribute; and 

3. Complete Form AD–755, Advisory 

Committee Membership Background 

Information. The Form AD–755 may be 

obtained from the Forest Service point 

of contact or from the Council’s Web 

site. 

Letters of recommendation are 

welcome. All nominations will be 

vetted by USDA. Applicants are strongly 

encouraged to submit nominations via 

overnight mail or delivery to ensure 

timely receipt by the USDA. Members of 

the Council will serve without 

compensation, but may be reimbursed 

for travel expenses while performing 

duties on behalf of the Council, subject 

to approval by the Designated Federal 

Officer. Equal opportunity practices in 

accordance with USDA policies shall be 

followed in all appointments to the 

Council. To ensure that the 

recommendations of the Council have 

taken into account the needs of the 

diverse groups served by USDA, 

membership will, to the extent 

practicable, include individuals with 

demonstrated ability to represent all 

racial and ethnic groups, women and 

men, and persons with disabilities. 

Dated: January 29, 2016. 

Gregory L. Parham, 

Assistant Secretary for Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Forest Resource Coordinating 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Resource 

Coordinating Committee (Committee) 

will meet via teleconference. The 

Committee is established consistent 

with the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act of 1972 (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. II), 

and the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

Act of 2008 (the Act) (Pub. L. 110–246). 

Committee information can be found at 

the following Web site: http://

www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/frcc/. 

DATES: The teleconference will be held 

on March 9, 2016, from 12:00 p.m. to 

1:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST). 

All meetings are subject to 

cancellation. For status of the meeting 

prior to attendance, please contact the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via teleconference. For anyone who 

would like to attend the teleconference, 

please visit the Web site listed in the 

SUMMARY section or contact Andrea 

Bedell-Loucks at abloucks@fs.fed.us for 

further details. 

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 placed on the Committee’s 

Web site listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrea Bedell-Loucks, Designated 

Federal Officer, at 202–205–1190. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 


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