Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 166 / Tuesday, August 29, 2017 / Notices 40985 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Farm Service Agency 

Information Collection Request; 

County Committee Elections 

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Farm Service Agency (FSA) is 

requesting comments from all interested 

individuals and entities on an extension 

of a currently approved information 

collection associated with the FSA 

county committee elections. The 

collection of information from FSA 

farmers and ranchers is used to receive 

nominations from eligible voters for the 

FSA county committee. 

DATES: We will consider comments we 

receive by October 30, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

comments on this notice. In your 

comment, include volume, date, and 

page number of this issue of the Federal 

Register. You may submit comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail, hand delivery, or courier: Jean 

Knight, Field Operations Specialist for 

the Deputy Administrator for Field 

Operations, Farm Service Agency, 

USDA, STOP 0542, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250– 

0542. 

You may also send comments to the 

Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the 

information collection may be requested 

by contacting Jean Knight at the above 

address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, Jean Knight, (202) 720–0067. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Elections 

for FSA county committees are held 

each year; therefore, nominations for 

eligible nominees are requested each 

year. Any individual who meets the 

qualifications mentioned in this 

paragraph may be nominated by another 

person or by themselves. A brief form 

(FSA–669A) is used to collect the 

information for nominations; it requires 

the name and address of the nominee 

and the signatures of both the nominee 

and the person nominating the 

individual to be a nominee (only one 

signature is required for self-nominated 

individuals). The nominee must be 

eligible to vote in the designated FSA 

county committee election, eligible to 

hold the office of FSA county committee 

member, and willing to serve, if elected. 

For more information about FSA county 

committees, including elections, 

nominations, eligible voters, eligibility, 

and other related information, see the 

regulations in 7 CFR part 7. 

In addition, the form also includes a 

voluntary request for race, ethnicity, 

and gender information from the 

nominee. 

Title of Collection: County Committee 

Election. 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0229. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

December 31, 2017. 

Type of Request: Extension. 

Abstract: This information collection 

is necessary to effectively allow farmers 

and ranchers to nominate potential 

candidates using the form FSA–669A 

for the FSA county committee election 

in accordance with the requirements as 

authorized by the Soil Conservation and 

Domestic Allotment Act, as amended. 

Specifically, FSA uses the information 

provided by the nominee annually or, if 

needed, throughout the year for special 

elections to create ballots for FSA 

county committee elections. There are 

no changes to the burden hours since 

the last OMB approval. 

For the following estimated total 

annual burden on respondents, the 

formula used to calculate the total 

burden hours is the estimated average 

time per response multiplied by the 

estimated total annual of responses. 

Estimate of Average Time to Respond: 

Public reporting burden for collecting 

information under this notice is 

estimated to average 0.67 hours per 

response, including the time for 

reviewing instructions, searching 

existing data sources, gathering and 

maintaining the data needed, and 

completing and reviewing the collection 

of information for all respondents and 

travel time for half of the respondents. 

The average travel time, which is 

included in the total annual burden, is 

estimated to be 1 hour per respondent. 

Type of Respondents: Any individual 

with farming interest in the Local 

Administrative Area (LAA) (eligible 

voters). 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

10,000. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Reponses: 

10,000. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Response: 0.67 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 6,700 hours. 

We are requesting comments on all 

aspects of this information to help us to: 

(1) Evaluate 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; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(3) Evaluate the quality, ability and 

clarity of the information technology; 

and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

information collection on those who 

respond through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

All comments received in response to 

this notice, including names and 

addresses when provided, will be a 

matter of public record. Comments will 

be summarized and included in the 

submission for Office of Management 

and Budget Approval. 

Chris P. Beyerhelm, 

Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18223 Filed 8–28–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Butte County Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Butte County Resource 

Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in 

Oroville, California. 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 the Act. 

RAC information can be found at the 

following Web site: http://

www.fs.usda.gov/main/pts/special

projects/racweb. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

September 18, 2017 at 6:30 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. 


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