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43738 

Vol. 82, No. 180 

Tuesday, September 19, 2017 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

September 14, 2017. 

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 October 19, 2017 

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. 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Title: Emerging Markets Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0551–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The Emerging 

Markets Program is administered by the 

Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) 

pursuant to its delegated authority 

under Section 1542(d)(1) of the Food, 

Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 

Act of 1990, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 5622 

noted. The program supports assessing 

and providing technical assistance to 

emerging markets in furtherance of 

expanding markets for U.S. agricultural 

products. The program was reauthorized 

by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Section 

3205) which became effective on 

February 7, 2014. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Under the USDA Emerging Markets 

Program, information will be collected 

from applicants desiring to receive 

grants under the program to determine 

the viability of requests for resources to 

implement activities authorized under 

the program. Recipients of grants under 

the program must submit performance 

and financial reports. The submitted 

information will be used to develop 

effective grant agreements and assure 

that statutory requirements and program 

objectives are met. 

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; Business or other forprofit; Federal Government; State, Local, 

or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 50. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,600. 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Title: Quality Samples Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0551–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The Quality 

Samples Program is authorized by 

Section 5 of the Commodity Credit 

Corporation Charter Act, 15 U.S.C. 

714c(f), which became effective on 

November 15, 1999. Section 5 provides 

that in the fulfillment of its purposes 

and in carrying out its annual budget 

programs submitted to and approved by 

the Congress pursuant to Chapter 91 of 

Title 31, the Corporation is authorized 

to use its general powers only to export 

or cause to be exported, or aid in the 

development of foreign markets for, 

agricultural commodities (other than 

tobacco), including fish and fish 

products, without regard to whether 

such fish are harvested in aquacultural 

operations. By this authority the 

program pays for U.S. commodity 

samples and shipping to foreign ports in 

order to demonstrate the quality of the 

U.S. product to industrial users who are 

unfamiliar with the product. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Under the USDA Quality Samples 

Program, information will be gathered 

from applicants desiring to receive 

grants under the program to determine 

the viability of request for resources to 

implement activities in foreign 

countries. The collected information 

will be used to develop effective grant 

agreements and assure that statutory 

requirements and program objectives are 

met. 

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; Business or other forprofit; Federal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 10. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,100. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Departmental Management, Office of 

Procurement and Property 

Management; Notice of Request for 

Comments on Extension of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection 

AGENCY: Departmental Management, 

Department of Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

Department of Agriculture, 

Departmental Management, Office of 

Procurement and Property 

Management’s intention to request an 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection, Guidelines for 

Designating Biobased Products for 

Federal Procurement. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by November 20, 2017 to be 

assured of consideration. 


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ADDRESSES: The Office of Procurement 

and Property Management invites 

interested persons to submit comments 

on this notice. Comments may be 

submitted by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This 

Web site provides the ability to type 

short comments directly into the 

comment field on this Web page or 

attach a file for lengthier comments. Go 

to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 

the instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: biopreferred_support@

amecfw.com. Include ‘‘Notice on 

Request for Comments on Extension of 

a Currently Approved Information 

Collection’’ on the subject line. Please 

include your name and address in your 

message. 

• Mail/commercial/hand delivery: 

Mail or deliver your comments to: Karen 

Zhang, USDA, Office of Procurement 

and Property Management, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20250. 

Instructions: All items submitted by 

mail or electronic mail must include the 

Agency name (Office of Procurement 

and Property Management). Comments 

received in response to this notice will 

be made available for public inspection 

and posted without change, including 

any personal information, to http://

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Zhang, USDA, Office of 

Procurement and Property Management, 

1400 Independence Ave. SW., 

Washington, DC 20250. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35), this notice announces the 

intention of the USDA, Office of 

Procurement and Property Management, 

to request approval for an extension of 

an existing collection. 

Title: Guidelines for Designating 

Biobased Products for Federal 

Procurement. 

OMB Control Number: 0503–0011. 

Expiration Date of Approval: March 

31, 2018. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The USDA BioPreferred 

Program provides that qualifying 

biobased products that fall under 

product categories (generic groups of 

biobased products) that have been 

designated for preferred procurement by 

rule making are required to be 

purchased by Federal agencies in lieu of 

their fossil energy-based counterparts, 

with certain limited exceptions. Further, 

USDA is required by section 9002 of the 

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 

of 2002, as amended by the Food, 

Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 

and the Agricultural Act of 2014, to 

provide certain information on qualified 

biobased products to Federal agencies. 

To meet these statutory requirements, 

USDA will gather that information from 

manufacturers and vendors of biobased 

products. The information sought by 

USDA can be transmitted electronically 

using the Web site http://

www.biopreferred.gov. If for any reason 

the requested information cannot be 

electronically transmitted, USDA will 

provide technical assistance to support 

the transmission of information to 

USDA. The information collected will 

enable USDA to meet statutory 

information requirements that will then 

permit USDA to designate product 

categories for preferred procurement 

under the BioPreferred Program. Once 

product categories are designated, 

manufacturers and vendors of qualifying 

biobased products that fall under these 

designated product categories will 

benefit from preferred procurement by 

Federal agencies. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 40 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Manufacturers and 

vendors of biobased products. 

Participation is entirely voluntary. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 220. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: One per manufacturer or 

vendor. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 8,800 hours, one time 

only. Manufacturers and vendors are 

only asked to respond once for each 

stand-alone product or product family. 

Therefore, there is no ongoing annual 

paperwork burden on respondents 

unless they wish to add additional 

stand-alone products or product 

families. Furthermore, their 

participation in the BioPreferred 

Program is entirely voluntary. 

Comments are invited on: (1) 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) 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; (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 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be sent to Karen Zhang, 

USDA, Office of Procurement and 

Property Management, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20250. All comments received will 

be available for public inspection during 

regular business hours at the same 

address. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB (Office of Management and 

Budget) approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Dated: August 31, 2017. 

Malcom A. Shorter, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19421 Filed 9–18–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–93–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the District of Columbia Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of monthly 

planning meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that a planning meeting of the 

District of Columbia Advisory 

Committee to the Commission will 

convene at 11:30 a.m. (EDT) Tuesday, 

October 10, 2017 at the offices of the 

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1331 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite 1150, 

Washington, DC 20425. The purpose of 

the planning meeting is to discuss and 

select the topic for the committee’s civil 

rights project. 

DATES: October 10, 2017. 

Time: 11:30 a.m. (EDT). 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 

Suite 1150, Washington, DC 20425. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ivy 

L. Davis, at ero@usccr.gov or by phone 

at 202–376–7533. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Persons 

with accessibility needs should contact 

the Eastern Regional Office no later than 

10 working days before the scheduled 

meeting by sending an email to the 

following email address at ero@

usccr.gov. 


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