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the application. If the number of head 

has changed due to animal deaths or 

sales, the dairy operation must correct 

the number and certify to the change on 

the application. The dairy operation 

may apply for the Livestock Indemnity 

Program (LIP) If any cattle have died 

due to a LIP eligible cause of loss and 

all other LIP eligibility conditions and 

LIP payment limitations are met. The 

application period begins October 20, 

2017. DAP–PR applications must be 

received by FSA by December 1, 2017. 

Approval for Vouchers 

The result of an approved feed 

application will be a one-time 

maximum eligible amount for feed to be 

acquired by the eligible dairy operation, 

consistent with the terms specified in 

this NOFA. The acquisition of the total 

amount of feed determined under the 

DAP–PR for the 30 days can be spread 

among up to 4 feed acquisitions under 

the one voucher. As the dairy operation 

acquires feed from the vendor(s), FSA 

employees will deduct the value of the 

feed acquired, not to exceed the 

calculated eligible maximum. The 

vouchers can only be used to acquire 

feedstuff for the cattle on that dairy 

operation to consume, acquired from the 

feed vendor(s) and cannot be used for 

any other purpose. All applications are 

subject to the approval by FSA on behalf 

of CCC; FSA will not approve ineligible 

applications. 

Voucher Calculation 

The maximum value of the voucher 

will be determined based on (1) $101 

per adult cow, bull, and heifers over 2 

years old times the number of head in 

each of those categories in the dairy 

operation and (2) $34 per heifers under 

2 years old and young bulls and calves 

times the number of head in each of 

those categories in the dairy operation. 

The total will be the value of the 

voucher for the dairy operation. 

Additional Assistance 

If funds remain available under the 

DAP–PR, and if the Secretary of 

Agriculture determines that additional 

assistance can be provided, the 

acquisition of feed supply for days 

greater than a one-month supply may be 

made available under DAP–PR. In 

addition, at the sole discretion of the 

Secretary of Agriculture, DAP–PR may 

be made available for the purchase of 

fuel for generators. 

Provisions Requiring Refund to FSA 

In the event that any application for 

a DAP–PR voucher resulted from 

erroneous information or a 

miscalculation, the amount will be 

recalculated and the participant must 

refund any excess to FSA with interest 

to be calculated from the date of the 

disbursement to the participant. If for 

whatever reason FSA determines that 

the applicant misrepresented either the 

number of cows, or if the DAP–PR 

voucher would exceed the participant’s 

voucher based upon the correct number 

of cows, the application will be 

disapproved and the full DAP–PR 

voucher for that dairy and participant 

will be required to be refunded to FSA 

with interest from date of disbursement. 

The liability of anyone for any penalty 

or sanction resulting from a DAP–PR 

application, or for any refund to FSA or 

related charge is in addition to any other 

liability of such person under any civil 

or criminal fraud statute or any other 

provision of law including, but not 

limited to: 18 U.S.C. 286, 287, 371, 641, 

651, 1001, and 1014; 15 U.S.C. 714; and 

31 U.S.C. 3729. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

Requirements 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

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

chapter 35), OMB approved an 

emergency information collection 

request on DAP–PR so FSA can begin 

the application period upon publication 

of this NOFA. 

Environmental Review 

Because this is a one-time provision 

of commodities and the impacts of 

DAP–PR occur outside of any impacts 

resulting from the existing dairy 

operations (consistent with 7 CFR 

799.31(b)(6)(iii)), there are no 

measureable individual or cumulative 

impacts to the human environment, as 

defined by the National Environmental 

Policy Act and, as such, no 

Environmental Assessment nor 

Environmental Impact Statement will be 

prepared. Consistent with the 

emergency nature of this action, this 

NOFA serves as documentation of the 

programmatic environmental 

compliance for this federal action. 

Steven J. Peterson, 

Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 

and Executive Vice President, Commodity 

Credit Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22868 Filed 10–19–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Manufacturers’ 

Shipments, Inventories, and Orders 

(M3) Survey 

AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, written 

comments must be submitted on or 

before December 19, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at PRAcomments@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Mary Catherine Potter, 

U.S. Census Bureau, Economic 

Indicators Division, 4600 Silver Hill 

Rd., Room 7K157, Washington, DC 

20233–6913, (301) 763–4207 or via the 

Internet at mary.catherine.potter@

census.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The U.S. Census Bureau plans to 

request an extension of the current 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) clearance of the Manufacturers’ 

Shipments, Inventories and Orders (M3) 

survey. The M3 survey requests data 

monthly from domestic manufacturers 

on form M–3 (SD). Data requested are 

shipments, new orders, unfilled orders, 

total inventory, materials and supplies, 

work-in-process, and finished goods. 

The M3 survey is designed to measure 

current industrial activity and to 

provide an indication of future 

production commitments. The value of 

shipments measures the value of goods 

delivered during the month by domestic 

manufacturers. Estimates of new orders 

serve as an indicator of future 

production commitments and represent 

the current sales value of new orders 

received during the month, net of 

cancellations. Substantial accumulation 


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or depletion of unfilled orders measures 

excess or deficient demand for 

manufactured products. The level of 

inventories, especially in relation to 

shipments, is frequently used to monitor 

the business cycle, by calculating the 

inventories to sales ratio. In general, a 

low ratio indicates strong shipments. A 

high ratio indicates weaker shipments 

or accumulation of inventories in stock. 

We do not plan any changes to the 

M–3 (SD) form. 

II. Method of Collection 

Respondents may submit data on form 

M–3 (SD) via mail, or via the Internet. 

We send emails and make telephone 

calls to respondents to remind them to 

report on time. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0008. 

Form Number(s): M–3 (SD). 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Businesses, large and 

small, or other for profit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

5,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 20 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 20,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 

Sections 131, 182, and 193. 

IV. Request for 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 shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (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 respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22814 Filed 10–19–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Membership of the Departmental 

Performance Review Board 

AGENCY: Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of membership on the 

Departmental Performance Review 

Board. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(DOC) announces the appointment of 

those individuals who have been 

selected to serve as members of the 

Departmental Performance Review 

Board. The Performance Review Board 

is responsible for (1) reviewing 

performance appraisals and ratings of 

Senior Executive Service (SES) members 

and (2) making recommendations to the 

appointing authority on other 

performance management issues, such 

as pay adjustments, bonuses and 

Presidential Rank Awards. The 

appointment of these members to the 

Performance Review Board will be for a 

period of twenty-four (24) months. 

DATES: The period of appointment for 

those individuals selected for the 

Departmental Performance Review 

Board begins on October 20, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Munz, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, Office of Human Resources 

Management, Office of Executive 

Resources, 14th and Constitution 

Avenue NW., Room 51010, Washington, 

DC 20230, at (202) 482–4051. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), the 

Department of Commerce (DOC), 

announces the appointment of those 

individuals who have been selected to 

serve as members of the Departmental 

Performance Review Board. The 

Performance Review Board is 

responsible for (1) reviewing 

performance appraisals and ratings of 

Senior Executive Service (SES) members 

and (2) making recommendations to the 

appointing authority on other 

performance management issues, such 

as pay adjustments, bonuses and 

Presidential Rank Awards. The 

appointment of these members to the 

Performance Review Board will be for a 

period of twenty-four (24) months. 

The name, position title, and type of 

appointment of each member of the 

Performance Review Board are set forth 

below: 

1. Jon Alexander, Deputy Director, 

Financial Management Systems, 

Career SES 

2. Lisa Blumerman, Associate Director 

for Decennial Census, Career SES 

3. Stephen Kong, Chief Counsel for 

Economic Development, Career SES 

4. James Sullivan, Jr., Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Services, Noncareer 

SES 

5. SaraHelen Thompson, Deputy 

Director, Bureau of Economic 

Analysis, Career SES 

Jennifer Munz, 

HR Specialist, Office of Executive Resources, 

Office of Human Resources Management, 

Office of the Secretary/Office of the CFO/ 

ASA, Department of Commerce. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22766 Filed 10–19–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–25–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. 

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. 

Title: Report of Organization (formerly 

titled Company Organization Survey). 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0444. 

Form Number(s): NC–99001 and NC– 

99007. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Number of Respondents: 87,000. 

Average Hours per Response: 1 hour 

and 23 minutes. 

Burden Hours: 120,544. 

Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau 

requests a revision of the currently 

approved Report of Organization data 

collection for survey years 2017, 2018 

and 2019. We request an extension of 

the current expiration date to December 

2020 to complete the data collection for 

the 2017, 2018 and 2019 Report of 

Organization. We are changing the name 

of the collection from the Company 

Organization Survey to the Report of 

Organization to reflect how the survey 

name is presented in the survey 

instrument and public-facing 

documentation. 

The Census Bureau conducts the 

annual Report of Organization to update 

and maintain a centralized, 

multipurpose Business Register (BR). In 

particular, the survey supplies critical 

information on the organizational 

structure, operating characteristics, and 

employment and payroll of multiestablishment enterprises. 

For survey year 2017, the Report of 

Organization will be conducted in 

conjunction with the 2017 Economic 

Census, as has been done for previous 

economic censuses. During this year, all 

multi-establishment companies will 

receive Report of Organization inquiries. 


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