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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 82, No. 214 

Tuesday, November 7, 2017 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

November 2, 2017. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to Office of 

Management and Budget (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; (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 December 7, 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. 

Rural Utilities Service 

Title: Electric System Emergency 

Restoration Plan. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0140. 

Summary of Collection: Electric 

power systems have been identified in 

Presidential Decision Directive 63, May 

1998, as one of the critical 

infrastructures of the United States. The 

term ‘‘critical infrastructure’’ is defined 

in section 1016(e) of the USA Patriot 

Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)). To 

ensure that the electric infrastructure in 

rural America is adequately protected, 

Rural Utilities Service (RUS) requires 

that all current electric borrowers 

conduct a Vulnerability and Risk 

Assessment (VRA) of their respective 

systems and utilize the results of this 

assessment to enhance an existing 

Emergency Restoration Plan (ERP) or, 

create an ERP. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

ERP provides written procedures 

detailing response and restoration 

efforts in the event of a major system 

outage resulting from a natural or man 

made disaster. RUS requires each 

electric borrower to provide annually a 

self-certification, in writing, that an ERP 

exists and that an initial VRA has been 

performed. If this information were not 

collected, vulnerabilities may exist in 

the electric system infrastructure. The 

result would be increased risk to public 

safety and may affect the Government 

loan security. 

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 625. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 313. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24223 Filed 11–6–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection; Outreach 

Opportunity Questionnaire 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Forest Service is seeking comments 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations on the extension with 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection, Outreach 

Opportunity Questionnaire (0596– 

0207). 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before January 8, 2018 to 

be assured of consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this 

notice should be addressed to the 

Northern Research Station, Attention: 

Judy Terrell, Forest Service, USDA, 11 

Campus Boulevard, Suite 200, Newtown 

Square, PA 19073. 

Comments also may be submitted via 

email to: jterrell@fs.fed.us. The public 

may inspect comments received at 

USDA Forest Service, 11 Campus 

Boulevard, Suite 200, Newtown Square, 

PA 19073 during normal business 

hours. Visitors are encouraged to call 

ahead to 610–557–4057 to facilitate 

entry into the building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy 

Terrell, 610–557–4057. Individuals who 

use telecommunications devices for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339, 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Standard Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Outreach Opportunity 

Questionnaire. 

OMB Number: 0596–0207. 

Expiration Date of Approval: February 

28, 2018. 

Type of Request: Extension with 

revision. 

Abstract: This information collection 

is proposing to extend the collection of 

information from students attending 

local college and university career fairs 

regarding the effectiveness of the 

information provided by the Forest 

Service personnel on career 

opportunities in the Forest Service. The 


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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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