Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 227 / Tuesday, November 25, 2014 / Notices 70159 

herd management plans, disease 

reporting, animal movement 

recordkeeping, fee basis agreement and 

statement of work, electronic funds 

transfer agreement, producer 

reimbursement for biosecurity activities 

(Vendor Agreement and Statement of 

Work, Biosecurity Payment Certification 

Sheet, and review of Statement of 

Services Performed (VS 8–18)), 

agreements and workplans that include 

Standard Form (SF) 424 (Application for 

Federal Assistance), Request for 

Advance Reimbursement (SF 270), and 

State control orders or quarantines. 

In addition to the above approved 

information collection activities, we are 

also adding invoicing for herd plan 

completion, a reimbursement form (VS 

8–19), State and Tribal involvement in 

SECD documentation and reporting, and 

declaration of negative (status). 

We are asking OMB to approve these 

information collection activities, as 

described, for 3 years. 

The purpose of this notice is to solicit 

comments from the public (as well as 

affected agencies) concerning our 

information collection. These comments 

will help us: 

(1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, through use, as 

appropriate, of automated, electronic, 

mechanical, and other collection 

technologies; e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses. 

Estimate of Burden: The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 2.47 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Pork producers, 

accredited veterinarians, State animal 

health officials, and personnel from 

approved laboratories. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 1,500. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 43. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses: 64,965. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 162,200 hours. (Due to 

averaging, the total annual burden hours 

may not equal the product of the annual 

number of responses multiplied by the 

reporting burden per response.) 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 19th day of 

November 2014. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27900 Filed 11–24–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Notice of Intent To Request Approval 

To Revise and Extend an Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the intention of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) to request approval to revise 

and extend a currently approved 

information collection, the Milk and 

Milk Products Surveys. Revision to 

burden hours will be needed due to 

changes in the size of the target 

population, sample design, and/or 

questionnaire length. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by January 26, 2015 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number 0535–0020, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

Include docket number above in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Efax: (855) 838–6382. 

• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD– 

ROM submissions to: David Hancock, 

NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 

South Building, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250– 

2024. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand 

deliver to: David Hancock, NASS 

Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R. 

Renee Picanso, Associate Administrator, 

National Agricultural Statistics Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, (202) 

720–4333. Copies of this information 

collection and related instructions can 

be obtained without charge from David 

Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer, at 

(202) 690–2388 or at ombofficer@

nass.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Milk and Milk Products 

Surveys. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0020. 

Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 

2015. 

Type of Request: To revise and extend 

a currently approved information 

collection for a period of three years. 

Abstract: The primary objective of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) is to collect, prepare and issue 

State and national estimates of crop and 

livestock production, prices and 

disposition as well as economic 

statistics, farm numbers, land values, 

on-farm pesticide usage, pest crop 

management practices, as well as the 

Census of Agriculture. The Milk and 

Milk Products Surveys obtain basic 

agricultural statistics on milk 

production and manufactured dairy 

products from farmers and processing 

plants throughout the nation. Data are 

gathered for milk production, dairy 

products, evaporated and condensed 

milk, manufactured dry milk, and 

manufactured whey products. Milk 

production and manufactured dairy 

products statistics are used by the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) to 

help administer federal programs and by 

the dairy industry in planning, pricing, 

and projecting supplies of milk and 

milk products. Only minor changes are 

planned for the questionnaires and 

sample sizes. The Milk Production 

Survey will continue to be conducted 

quarterly (January, April, July, and 

October) and monthly estimates for the 

non-quarterly months will still be 

published for the total number of dairy 

cows, the number of cows milked, and 

the total milk produced. Estimates for 

the non-survey months will be 

generated by using a combination of 

administrative data, regression 

modeling, and historic data. In April 

2012 NASS discontinued the collection 

of Dairy Product Prices. This data is 

now collected by the Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS) in compliance 

with the Mandatory Price Reporting Act 

of 2010, and the amended section 273(d) 

of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 

1946. 

Authority: Voluntary dairy 

information reporting is conducted 

under authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204(a). 

Individually identifiable data collected 

under this authority are governed by 

section 1770 of the Food Security Act of 

1985 (7 U.S.C. 2276), which requires 

USDA to afford strict confidentiality to 

non-aggregated data provided by 

respondents. 


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Mandatory dairy product information 

reporting is based on the Agricultural 

Marketing Act of 1946, as amended by 

the Dairy Market Enhancement Act of 

2000 and the Farm Security and Rural 

Development Act of 2002 (U.S.C. 1637– 

1637b). This program requires each 

manufacturer to report to USDA the 

price, quantity, and moisture content of 

dairy products sold and each entity 

storing dairy products to report 

information on the quantity of dairy 

products stored. Any manufacturer that 

processes, markets, or stores less than 

1,000,000 pounds of dairy products per 

year is exempt. USDA is required to 

maintain information, statistics, or 

documents obtained under these Acts in 

a manner that ensures that 

confidentiality is preserved regarding 

the identity of persons and proprietary 

business information, subject to 

verification by the Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS) under Public 

Law 106–532. This Notice is submitted 

in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 

13 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) and Office 

of Management and Budget regulations 

at 5 CFR part 1320. NASS also complies 

with OMB Implementation Guidance, 

‘‘Implementation Guidance for Title V 

of the E-Government Act, Confidential 

Information Protection and Statistical 

Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA),’’ 

Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June 

15, 2007, p. 33362. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 11 minutes per 

response. This average is based on the 

7 different surveys in the information 

collection: 2 monthly, 4 quarterly, and 

1 annual. The estimated total number of 

responses is 63,100 annually, with an 

average annual frequency of 4.44 

responses per respondent. NASS also 

plans to increase the use of cover letters 

to explain the importance and uses of 

this data series along with how the 

respondent can access and report their 

data using the secure internet 

connection that NASS will be using. 

Respondents: Farms and businesses. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

14,200. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 11,100 hours. 

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

(a) 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; 

(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 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, through 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, technological or 

other forms of information technology 

collection methods. All responses to 

this notice will become a matter of 

public record and be summarized in the 

request for OMB approval. 

Signed at Washington, DC, November 14, 

2014. 

R. Renee Picanso, 

Associate Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27896 Filed 11–24–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Economic Development Administration 

Notice of Petitions by Firms for 

Determination of Eligibility To Apply 

for Trade Adjustment Assistance 

AGENCY: Economic Development 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice and Opportunity for 

Public Comment. 

Pursuant to Section 251 of the Trade 

Act 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2341 

et seq.), the Economic Development 

Administration (EDA) has received 

petitions for certification of eligibility to 

apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance 

from the firms listed below. 

Accordingly, EDA has initiated 

investigations to determine whether 

increased imports into the United States 

of articles like or directly competitive 

with those produced by each of these 

firms contributed importantly to the 

total or partial separation of the firm’s 

workers, or threat thereof, and to a 

decrease in sales or production of each 

petitioning firm. 

LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

[11/14/2014 through 11/18/2014] 

Firm name Firm address Date accepted 

for investigation Product(s) 

Genesis Acquisition Company, Inc., d/b/a Northland 

Furniture Company.

681 SE Glenwood Drive, 

Suite 5, Bend, OR 97702.

11/18/2014 The firm manufactures wood products, molding, panels, veneer or laminated panels. 

Main Street Pedicabs, Inc ...... 11811 Upham Street, #9, 

Broomfield, CO 80020.

11/14/2014 The firm manufactures human powered transportation 

pedicabs, made of steel frames, fiberglass bodies, and bicycle components. 

Perennial Energy, LLC ........... 1375 County Road 8690, 

West Plains, MO 65775.

11/18/2014 The firm manufactures customized biogas handling systems 

(Skids, Flares)—extract/remove waste gases from landfills, digesters & other sources. 

Vforge, Inc .............................. 5567 West 6th Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80214.11/14/2014 The firm manufactures high precision aluminum alloy forged 

components for various industries. 

Thurston Manufacturing, Inc .. 1708 H Avenue, Thurston, NE 

68062.

11/18/2014 The firm manufactures agricultural equipment. 

American Standard Company, 

Inc.

1570 Water Street, Southington, CT 06489.11/12/2014 The firm manufactures fiber optic wire strippers, dog tags, 

blades for knives, tree pruning tools, various metal 

stamped products and various tools assemblies. 

Any party having a substantial 

interest in these proceedings may 

request a public hearing on the matter. 

A written request for a hearing must be 

submitted to the Trade Adjustment 

Assistance for Firms Division, Room 

71030, Economic Development 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, no 

later than ten (10) calendar days 

following publication of this notice. 

Please follow the requirements set 

forth in EDA’s regulations at 13 CFR 

315.9 for procedures to request a public 


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