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• The Nursery and Floriculture
Chemical Use Survey, is conducted
every 3 years in conjunction with the
production survey mentioned above. It
measures chemical usage, related to the
production of nursery and floriculture
crops in six major producing States. The
resulting publication is part of the
NASS series on Agricultural Chemical
Usage, and it summarizes rates of
application, total amount of active
ingredients applied, and use of pest
management practices. NASS collects
on-farm chemical use data to enhance
the quality of information used in the
evaluation of issues related to
agricultural chemicals, including
pesticide registrations. Pest management
data are used to measure integrated pest
management adoption levels and
evaluate the impact of alternative
pesticide regulations, policies, and
practices. A sample of nursery and
floriculture operations with sales over
$10,000 in the major States will be
personally interviewed, since chemical
use data are not accurately collected by
telephone or mail.
• A nursery production survey and a
Christmas tree production survey are
conducted every year in Oregon.

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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 non-aggregated data
provided by respondents. This Notice is
submitted in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, (Pub. L. 104–113) and
Office of Management and Budget regulations
at 5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29,
1995).

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. 33376.
Estimate of Burden: Based on
previous data collected, the average
amount of respondent burden for the
Nursery and Floriculture Chemical Use
Survey (6 States) is estimated to average
60 minutes per respondent (conducted
once every three years). The Nursery
and Christmas Tree Production Survey
(17 States) is estimated to average 35
minutes per respondent (conducted
once every three years). The annual
nursery production survey conducted in
Oregon is estimated to average 30
minutes per respondent. The annual
Christmas tree production survey in
Oregon is estimated to average 20
minutes per respondent. Publicity
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account for 10 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: Producers of nursery,
greenhouse, and floriculture products.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: (Nursery Production and
Christmas Tree Survey at 15,000 ×
frequency of 1⁄3) + (Chemical Use Survey
at 4,200 × frequency of 1⁄3) + (Oregon
Nursery Production Survey at 800 ×
frequency of 1.0) + (Oregon Christmas
Tree Production at 1,000 × frequency of
1.0) = approximately 8,200.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: approximately 7,500
hours. Copies of this information
collection and related instructions can
be obtained without charge from David
Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer, at
(202) 690–2388.
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, January 31,
2013.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Information Collection Activity;
Comment Request
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice and request for
comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the
Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites

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comments on this information
collection for which approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) will be requested.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by April 15, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michele L. Brooks, Director, Program
Development and Regulatory Analysis,
Rural Utilities Service, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522,
Room 5162—South Building,
Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–1078. FAX: (202)
720–8435. Email:
michele.brooks@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR part 1320)
implementing provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13) requires that interested
members of the public and affected
agencies have an opportunity to
comment on information collection and
recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR
1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an
information collection that RUS is
submitting to OMB for extension.
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, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology. Comments may be sent to:
Michele L. Brooks, Director, Program
Development and Regulatory Analysis,
Rural Utilities Service, STOP 1522, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
DC 20250–1522. FAX: (202) 720–8435.
Email: michele.brooks@wdc.usda.gov.
Title: 7 CFR 1779, Water and Waste
Disposal Programs Guaranteed Loans.
OMB Number: 0572–0122.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service
is authorized by Section 306 of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926) to
make loans to public agencies, nonprofit
corporations, and Indian tribes for the
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disposal facilities primarily servicing
rural residents. The guaranteed loan
program encourages lender participation
and provides specific guidance in the
processing and servicing of guaranteed
loans. The regulations governing the
Water and Waste Disposal Guaranteed
Loan program are codified at 7 CFR part
1779. The required information, in the
form of written documentation and
Agency approved forms, is collected
from applicants/borrowers, their
lenders, and consultants. The collected
information will be used to determine
applicant/borrower eligibility, project
feasibility, and to ensure borrowers
operate on a sound basis and use loan
funds for authorized purposes. Failure
to collect proper information could
result in improper determinations of
eligibility, improper use of funds, and/
or unsound loans.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 7.8 hours per
response.
Respondents: Business or other for
profit; Not-for-profit institutions; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
15.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 7.3.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 858 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Rebecca Hunt,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, at (202) 205–3660, FAX: (202)
720–8435. Email:
rebecca.hunt@wdc.usda.gov.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: February 8, 2013.
John Charles Padalino,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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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 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: National Estuarine Research
Reserve System Science Collaboration
Evaluation Survey.

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OMB Control Number: None.
Form Number(s): NA.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(request for a new information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 140.
Average Hours per Response: 20
minutes.
Burden Hours: 47.
Needs and Uses: This request is for a
new information collection.
The National Estuarine Research
Reserve System (NERRS) Science
Collaborative was created in 2009 to put
Reserve-based science to work for
coastal communities coping with the
impacts of land use change, pollution,
and habitat degradation in the context of
a changing climate. The program
operates on the belief that for science to
be applied to solve coastal management
problems, the people who need to use
the science must be involved in its
generation.
The projects funded by the NERRS
Science Collaborative are designed to
bring the intended users of the science
into the research process so that their
perspectives can inform problem
definition, research design and
implementation, and ultimately,
application of the project results. This is
what is meant by ‘‘collaboration,’’ and it
is the program’s goal to use this process
to ensure that the good science
happening in and around the Reserves
gets put to good use.
To help evaluate the efficacy of the
NERRS Science Collaborative, NOAA is
conducting a survey of the NERRS staff
located in the 28 Reserves around the
country to solicit their perspective about
the program and how it has been
implemented.
Affected Public: State, local or tribal
government, not-for-profit institutions.
Frequency: Once.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Jennifer Jessup,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of
Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
JJessup@doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.

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Dated: February 8, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics
Administration
Bureau of Economic Analysis Advisory
Committee
Bureau of Economic Analysis,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:

Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463 as amended by Pub. L. 94–409, Pub.
L. 96–523, Pub. L. 97–375 and Pub. L.
105–153), we are announcing a meeting
of the Bureau of Economic Analysis
Advisory Committee. The meeting will
address ways in which the national
economic accounts can be presented
more effectively for current economic
analysis and recent statistical
developments in national accounting.
DATES: Friday, May 10, 2013 the
meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. and
adjourn at 3:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
at the Bureau of Economic Analysis at
1441 L St. NW., Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gianna Marrone, Program Analyst,
Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone number: (202)
606–9633.
Public Participation: This meeting is
open to the public. Because of security
procedures, anyone planning to attend
the meeting must contact Gianna
Marrone of BEA at (202) 606–9633 in
advance. The meeting is physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for foreign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Gianna Marrone at
(202) 606–9633.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Committee was established September
2, 1999. The Committee advises the
Director of BEA on matters related to the
development and improvement of BEA’s
national, regional, industry, and
international economic accounts,
especially in areas of new and rapidly
growing economic activities arising
from innovative and advancing
technologies, and provides
recommendations from the perspectives
of the economics profession, business,
SUMMARY:

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