[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 77 (Monday, April 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 18889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08151]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Request for Extension or Renewal of a Currently
Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: Department of Agriculture, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Civil Rights to request a renewal to a currently approved
information collection for race, ethnicity, and gender along with
comments.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 23, 2017 to be
assured of consideration.
Additional Information or Comments: Contact Anna G. Stroman, Deputy
Director, Office of Compliance, Policy, Training and Cultural
Transformation, by mail at Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil
Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Race, Ethnicity and Gender Data Collection.
OMB Number: OMB No. 0505-0019.
Expiration Date of Approval: August 31, 2017.
Type of Request: Extension and renewal of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: This data collection is necessary to implement Sections
14006 and 14007 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, 7
U.S.C. 8701 (hereafter referred to as the 2008 Farm Bill). Section
14006 of the 2008 Farm Bill establishes a requirement for the
Department of Agriculture (USDA) to annually compile application and
participation rate data regarding socially disadvantaged farmers or
ranchers by computing for each program of the USDA that serves
agriculture producers and landowners (a) raw numbers of applicants and
participants by race, ethnicity, and gender subject to appropriate
privacy protections, as determined by the Secretary; and (b) the
application and participation rate, by race, ethnicity and gender, as a
percentage of the total participation rate of all agricultural
producers and landowners for each county and State in the United
States. Pursuant to the authority in section 14006, the agencies of the
Department of Agriculture are to collect the data and transmit it to
the Secretary of Agriculture. Section 14007 requires the Department of
Agriculture to use the data collected in the conduct of oversight and
evaluation of civil rights compliance.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 10 minutes per response.
Respondents: Producers, applicants.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,520,000.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 117,333.
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 by any of the following
methods:
Email: Send comments to [email protected].
Mail: Anna G. Stroman, Deputy Director, Office of
Compliance, Policy, Training and Cultural Transformation, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
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 Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
Winona Lake Scott,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights.
[FR Doc. 2017-08151 Filed 4-21-17; 8:45 am]
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