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Notices Federal Register

29741 

Vol. 83, No. 123 

Tuesday, June 26, 2018 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

June 21, 2018. 

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 

required 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 July 26, 2018 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. 

Farm Service Agency 

Title: Representations for CCC and 

FSA Loans and Authorization to File a 

Financing Statement and Related 

Documents. 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0215. 

Summary of Collection: Commodity 

Credit Corporation and the Farm Service 

Agency (FSA) programs require loans be 

secured with collateral. The security 

interest is created and attaches to the 

collateral when: (1) Value has been 

given, (2) the debtor has rights in the 

collateral or the power to transfer rights 

in the collateral, and (3) the debtor has 

authenticated a security agreement that 

provides a description of the collateral. 

In order to perfect the security interest 

in collateral, a financing statement must 

be filed according to a State’s Uniform 

Commercial Code. The revised Article 9 

of the Uniform Commercial Code deals 

with secured transaction for personal 

property. The revised Article 9 affects 

the manner in which the CCC and FSA, 

as well as any other creditor, perfect and 

liquidate security interests in collateral. 

Need and Use of the Information: FSA 

will collect information using form 

CCC–10. The information obtained on 

CCC–10 is needed to not only obtain 

authorization from loan applicants to 

file a financing statement without their 

signature, but also to verify the exact 

legal name and location of the debtor. If 

this information is not collected, CCC 

and FSA will not be able to disburse 

loans because a security interest would 

not be perfected. 

Description of Respondents: Farms; 

Individuals or households; Business or 

other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 2,868. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting; 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 238. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13676 Filed 6–25–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

June 21, 2018. 

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 (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 July 26, 2018 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. 

Rural Housing Service 

Title: Community Facilities Grant 

Program—7 CFR 3570–B. 

OMB Control Number: 0575–0173. 


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Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Housing Service is authorized by 

Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm 

and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

1926), as amended, to make grants to 

public agencies, nonprofit corporations, 

and Indian tribes to develop essential 

community facilities and services for 

public use in rural areas. These facilities 

include schools, libraries, childcare, 

hospitals, clinics, assisted-living 

facilities, fire and rescuer stations, 

police stations, community centers, 

public buildings, and transportation. 

The Department of Agriculture through 

its Community Programs strives to 

ensure that facilities are available to all 

rural communities. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Rural Development field offices will 

collect information from applicant/ 

borrowers and consultants. This 

information is used to determine 

eligibility, project feasibility, and to 

ensure borrowers operate on a sound 

basis and use loan and grant funds for 

authorized purposes. Failure to collect 

the information could result in 

improper determinations of eligibility, 

improper use of funds, and or unsound 

loans. 

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 1,272. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 16,462. 

Rural Housing Service 

Title: Rural Rental Housing Program, 

7 CFR part 3560. 

OMB Control Number: 0575–0189. 

Summary of Collection: The purpose 

of the Rural Rental Housing Program is 

to provide adequate, affordable, decent, 

safe, and sanitary rental units for very 

low-, low-, and moderate-income 

households in rural areas. The Rural 

Housing Service (RHS) is authorized to 

collect the information needed to 

administer these various programs 

under Title V of the Housing Act of 

1949, Section 515 Rural Rental Housing, 

Sections 514 and 516 Farm Labor 

Housing loans and grants, and Section 

521 Rental Assistance. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Information is completed by developers 

and potential borrowers seeking 

approval of rural rental housing loans 

with assistance of professional such as 

attorneys, architects, and contractors 

and the operation and management of 

MFH properties in an affordable, decent, 

safe, and sanitary manner. The forms 

and information provide the basis for 

making determinations of eligibility and 

the need and feasibility of the proposed 

housing. The information collected by 

RHS is used to plan, manage, evaluate, 

and account for Government resources. 

The reports are required to ensure the 

proper and judicious use of public 

funds. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for profit: Individual or 

households; Not-for-profit institutions; 

State, Local, or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 507,200. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: Quarterly; 

Monthly, Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,113,828. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13697 Filed 6–25–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0096] 

Nuseed Americas Inc.; Availability of a 

Draft Plant Pest Risk Assessment and 

Draft Environmental Assessment for 

Canola Genetically Engineered for 

Altered Oil Profile 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service is making available 

for public comment a draft plant pest 

risk assessment (PPRA) and draft 

environmental assessment (EA) for 

canola designated as event B0050–027, 

which has been genetically engineered 

to accumulate the long chain omega-3 

fatty acid known as docosahexaenoic 

acid in seed. We are making the draft 

PPRA and draft EA available for public 

review and comment. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before July 26, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket

Detail;D=APHIS-2017-0096. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2017–0096, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Supporting documents for this 

petition and any comments we receive 

on this docket may be viewed at http:// 

www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=

APHIS-2017-0096 or in our reading 

room, which is located in Room 1141 of 

the USDA South Building, 14th Street 

and Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC. Normal reading room 

hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except holidays. To be 

sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 799–7039 before 

coming. 

Supporting documents for this 

petition are also available on the APHIS 

website at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ 

biotechnology/petitions_table_

pending.shtml under APHIS Petition 

Number 17–236–01p. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

John Turner, Director, Environmental 

Risk Analysis Programs, Biotechnology 

Regulatory Services, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road, Unit 147, Riverdale, MD 20737– 

1236; (301) 851–3954, email: 

john.t.turner@aphis.usda.gov. To obtain 

copies of the petition, contact Ms. Cindy 

Eck at (301) 851–3892, email: 

cynthia.a.eck@aphis.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

authority of the plant pest provisions of 

the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 

et seq.), the regulations in 7 CFR part 

340, ‘‘Introduction of Organisms and 

Products Altered or Produced Through 

Genetic Engineering Which Are Plant 

Pests or Which There Is Reason to 

Believe Are Plant Pests,’’ regulate, 

among other things, the introduction 

(importation, interstate movement, or 

release into the environment) of 

organisms and products altered or 

produced through genetic engineering 

that are plant pests or that there is 

reason to believe are plant pests. Such 

genetically engineered (GE) organisms 

and products are considered ‘‘regulated 

articles.’’ 

The regulations in § 340.6(a) provide 

that any person may submit a petition 

to the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) seeking a 

determination that an article should not 

be regulated under 7 CFR part 340. 

APHIS received a petition (APHIS 

Petition Number 17–236–01p) from 

Nuseed Americas Inc. (Nuseed) of 

Breckenridge, MN, seeking a 

determination of nonregulated status of 

canola (Brassica spp.) designated as 

event B0050–027, which has been 

genetically engineered to accumulate 

the long chain omega-3 fatty acid known 

as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in seed. 

The Nuseed petition states that 

information collected during field trials 

and laboratory analyses indicates that 

B0050–027 canola is not likely to be a 

plant pest and therefore should not be 

a regulated article under APHIS’ 

regulations in 7 CFR part 340. 


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