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collection is necessary to evaluate and 

determine the effectiveness of the Forest 

Service Civil Rights Northeastern 

Service Center (NESC) Outreach 

Program. 

Forest Service, Civil Rights personnel, 

have utilized the Outreach Opportunity 

Questionnaire to collect evaluation 

information from students regarding 

presentations at career day events as 

well as at colleges and universities. Data 

received has appeared in reports 

provided to the Department of 

Agriculture, senior Forest Service 

officials, the Northern Research Station 

Director, and the Northern Research 

Station Civil Rights Diversity 

Committee. This information is a vital 

component in the analysis of Agency 

outreach efforts. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 20 hours/ 

year. 

Type of Respondents: University/ 

College students. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 675. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 20 hours. 

Comment is invited on: (1) Whether 

this collection of information is 

necessary for the stated purposes and 

the proper performance of the functions 

of the Agency, including whether the 

information will have practical or 

scientific utility; (2) 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) 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 

respondents, including the use of 

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 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget approval. 

Dated: October 30, 2017. 

J. Lenise Lago, 

Acting Associate Chief, Forest Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24179 Filed 11–6–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Notice of Intent To Request To 

Conduct a New 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 seek approval to conduct a 

new information collection to gather 

data related to water usage for North 

Carolina agricultural operations that 

likely use between 10,000 and 1,000,000 

gallons per day. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by January 8, 2018 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number 0535– 

NEW, by any of the following methods: 

• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

Include docket number above in the 

subject line of the message. 

• E-fax: (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— 

OMB Clearance Officer, at (202) 690– 

2388 or at ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Water Use Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–NEW. 

Type of Request: Intent to seek 

approval to conduct a new 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, environmental statistics 

related to agriculture and also to 

conduct the Census of Agriculture. 

The Water Use survey program will 

collect information on water usage for 

North Carolina agricultural operations 

that likely use between 10,000 and 

1,000,000 gallons per day. Agricultural 

operations who use over 1,000,000 

gallons in any one day are required to 

report their water usage directly to 

North Carolina Department of 

Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) and 

are not included in this survey. The 

program will help the North Carolina 

Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Services (NCDACS) and 

NCDEQ fulfill the requirements of North 

Carolina state legislation enacted in 

2008 (SL2008–0143). All questionnaires 

included in this information collection 

will be voluntary. This project is 

conducted as a cooperative effort with 

the North Carolina Department of 

Agriculture and Consumer Services. 

Funding for this pilot survey is being 

provided by NCDACS. 

Authority: These data will be 

collected 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 as amended, 7 

U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to 

afford strict confidentiality to nonaggregated data provided by 

respondents. This Notice is submitted in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–113, 

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 information collection is 

based on similar surveys with expected 

response time of 30 minutes. The 

estimated sample size will be 

approximately 3,300. The frequency of 

data collection for the different surveys 

is annual. Estimated number of 

responses per respondent is 1. Publicity 

materials and instruction sheets will 

account for approximately 5 minutes of 

additional burden per respondent. 

Respondents who refuse to complete a 

survey will be allotted 2 minutes of 

burden per attempt to collect the data. 

Respondents: North Carolina 

operations that likely use between 

10,000 and 1,000,000 gallons annually. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

3,300. 


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Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1,614 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, October 25, 

2017. 

R. Renee Picanso, 

Associate Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24167 Filed 11–6–17; 8:45 am] 

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the Alaska 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of 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 meeting of the Alaska 

Advisory Committee (Committee) to the 

Commission will be held on December 

14, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. (Alaska Time). On 

Thursday, January 18, 2018; Thursday, 

February 8, 2018 and Thursday, March 

8, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. (Alaska Time). The 

purpose of the meeting is for the 

Committee to discuss findings that will 

be included in an advisory 

memorandum on Alaska Native voting 

rights. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 1:00 

p.m. (AKT) and on Thursday, January 

18, 2018; Thursday, February 8, 2018 

and Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 12:00 

p.m. (AKT). 

Public Call Information: Dial: 888– 

609–5689; Conference ID: 3574845. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana 

Victoria Fortes (DFO) at afortes@

usccr.gov or (213) 894–3437. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is available to the public 

through the following toll-free call-in 

number: 888–609–5689, conference ID 

number: 3574845. Any interested 

member of the public may call this 

number and listen to the meeting. 

Callers can expect to incur charges for 

calls they initiate over wireless lines, 

and the Commission will not refund any 

incurred charges. Callers will incur no 

charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free 

telephone number. Persons with hearing 

impairments may also follow the 

proceedings by first calling the Federal 

Relay Service at 1–800–977–8339 and 

providing the Service with the 

conference call number and conference 

ID number. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

make comments during the open period 

at the end of the meeting. Members of 

the public may also submit written 

comments; the comments must be 

received in the Regional Programs Unit 

within 30 days following the meeting. 

Written comments may be mailed to the 

Western Regional Office, U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights, 300 North 

Los Angeles Street, Suite 2010, Los 

Angeles, CA 90012. They may be faxed 

to the Commission at (213) 894–0508, or 

emailed Ana Victoria Fortes at afortes@

usccr.gov. Persons who desire 

additional information may contact the 

Regional Programs Unit at (213) 894– 

3437. 

Records and documents discussed 

during the meeting will be available for 

public viewing prior to and after the 

meeting at https://facadatabase.gov/ 

committee/meetings.aspx?cid=234. 

Please click on the ‘‘Meeting Details’’ 

and ‘‘Documents’’ links. Records 

generated from this meeting may also be 

inspected and reproduced at the 

Regional Programs Unit, as they become 

available, both before and after the 

meeting. Persons interested in the work 

of this Committee are directed to the 

Commission’s Web site, http://

www.usccr.gov, or may contact the 

Regional Programs Unit at the above 

email or street address. 

Agenda 

I. Welcome 

II. Discuss Advisory Memorandum 

III. Public Comment 

IV. Next Steps 

V. Adjournment 

Dated: November 1, 2017. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24136 Filed 11–6–17; 8:45 am] 

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the Alaska 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of 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 meeting of the Alaska 

Advisory Committee (Committee) to the 

Commission will be held at 1:00 p.m. 

(Alaska Time) Thursday, November 9, 

2017. The purpose of the meeting is for 

the Committee to discuss findings that 

will be included in an advisory 

memorandum on Alaska Native voting 

rights. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, November 9, 2017, at 1:00 

p.m. AKT. 

Public Call Information: Dial: 888– 

609–5689; Conference ID: 3574845. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana 

Victoria Fortes (DFO) at afortes@

usccr.gov or (213) 894–3437. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is available to the public 

through the following toll-free call-in 

number: 888–609–5689, conference ID 

number: 3574845. Any interested 

member of the public may call this 

number and listen to the meeting. 

Callers can expect to incur charges for 

calls they initiate over wireless lines, 

and the Commission will not refund any 

incurred charges. Callers will incur no 

charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free 

telephone number. Persons with hearing 

impairments may also follow the 

proceedings by first calling the Federal 

Relay Service at 1–800–977–8339 and 

providing the Service with the 

conference call number and conference 

ID number. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

make comments during the open period 

at the end of the meeting. Members of 

the public may also submit written 

comments; the comments must be 

received in the Regional Programs Unit 

within 30 days following the meeting. 

Written comments may be mailed to the 

Western Regional Office, U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights, 300 North 


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