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Federal Register
Vol. 77, No. 136
Monday, July 16, 2012

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains documents other than rules or
proposed rules that are applicable to the
public. Notices of hearings and investigations,
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request

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July 10, 2012.

The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments
regarding (a) 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;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB),
[email protected] or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received
within 30 days of this notification.
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

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the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Economic Research Service
Title: Survey on Rural Community
Wealth and Health Care Provision.
OMB Control Number: 0536–NEW.
Summary of Collection: Health care
services is one of the largest and most
rapidly growing industries in rural
America, and adequate provision of
health care services is critical for
achieving economic development and
improved well-being of rural people. In
many rural communities, the health care
services sector is the largest employer,
and rapid growth in this sector is
occurring and likely will continue,
especially as the Baby-Boom generation
retires. Provision of adequate health
care services may be a key factor
attracting retirees and other migrants to
rural areas, contributing to rural growth
and prosperity. Despite recent growth
and potential for continued growth in
this sector, many rural communities
suffer from poor access to health care
services, especially because of the
limited supply of health care
professionals.
Need and Use of the Information: The
Economic Research Service will collect
information using a survey on the assets
and investments of rural communities
and their influence on recruitment and
retention of rural health care providers,
and on the effects of rural health care
provision on economic development of
rural communities. The survey will be
collected by telephone from individuals,
including rural health care providers
and community leaders, in 150 rural
communities. If the information is not
collected, research and knowledge on
the roles rural communities play in
recruiting and retaining health care
providers will remain limited.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or household; State, Local
or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 4,500.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,865.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–17234 Filed 7–13–12; 8:45 am]
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CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD
INVESTIGATION BOARD
Sunshine Act Meeting
In connection with its continued
analysis of effective safety performance
indicators for major accident prevention
and to release preliminary findings on
the use of indicators offshore as part of
the agency’s investigation of the
Macondo well blowout, explosion, and
fire in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S.
Chemical Safety Board is holding a two
day public hearing entitled ‘‘Safety
Performance Indicators,’’ on Monday,
July 23, 2012, and Tuesday, July 24,
2012, in Houston, Texas. The hearing
will be held from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. both
days at the Hyatt Regency Hotel located
at 1200 Louisiana Street in the Imperial
West Auditorium. The hearing is free
and open to members of the public.
The hearing will bring together
international regulators, union
representatives and industry groups to
discuss how companies and regulators
use safety metrics to manage risks and
drive continuous safety improvements.
The CSB’s Board Members and
Macondo investigation team will hear
testimony from leading safety experts
from high hazard industry sectors
within the U.S. and internationally,
including representatives from the
United Kingdom, Australia, and
Norway. Throughout the proceedings,
CSB Board Members, staff and the
public will have opportunities to ask
questions of the panelists. The hearing
will be available via webcast. All
proceedings will be videotaped and
subsequently transcribed.
The first day of the hearing will focus
on the downstream refining and
petrochemical sectors. It will feature a
presentation by CSB staff on the Board’s
evaluation of the American Petroleum
Institute’s (API) Recommended Practice
for Process Safety Performance
Indicators for the Refining and
Petrochemical Industries (ANSI/API RP
754). API RP 754 was developed in
response to a CSB recommendation
resulting from the agency’s investigation
into the BP Texas City refinery fire and
explosion that killed 15 workers and
injured 180 others. The CSB found that
effective safety performance indicators
for major accident prevention were not
being used to drive safety
improvements. The lessons learned
from other high hazard industries with

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