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You may submit
nominations by any of the following
methods:
• Email: Scan the completed form
and email to: [email protected].
• Fax: (202) 690–1311.
• Mail: Nominations should be
mailed to Hubert Hamer, Chair,
Agricultural Statistics Board, National
Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Room 5029
South Building, Washington, DC 20250–
2010.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand
deliver to: Hubert Hamer, Chair,
Agricultural Statistics Board, National
Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Room 5029
South Building, Washington, DC 20250–
2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hubert Hamer, Chair, Agricultural
Statistics Board, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, (202) 690–8141.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each
person nominated to serve on the
committee is required to submit the
following form: AD–755 (Advisory
Committee Membership Background
Information, OMB Number 0505–0001),
available on the Internet at http://
www.usda.gov/documents/
OCIO_AD_755_Master_2012.pdf. This
form may also be requested by
telephone, fax, or email using the
information above. Completed forms
may be faxed to the number above,
mailed, or completed and emailed
directly from the Internet site.
For more information on the Advisory
Committee on Agriculture Statistics, see
the NASS Web site at http://
www.nass.usda.gov. Along the top of the
homepage click on the tab titled ‘‘About
NASS’’. The ‘‘Advisory Committee on
Agricultural Statistics’’ button is along
the right column.
The Committee draws on the
experience and expertise of its members
to form a collective judgment
concerning agriculture data collected
and the statistics issued by NASS. This
input is vital to keep current with
shifting data needs in the rapidly
changing agricultural environment and
keeps NASS informed of emerging
issues in the agriculture community that
can affect agriculture statistics activities.
The Committee, appointed by the
Secretary of Agriculture, consists of 20
members representing a broad range of
disciplines and interests, including, but
not limited to, producers,
representatives of national farm
organizations, agricultural economists,
rural sociologists, farm policy analysts,

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educators, State agriculture
representatives, and agriculture-related
business and marketing experts.
Members serve staggered 2-year terms,
with terms for half of the Committee
members expiring in any given year.
Nominations are being sought for 20
open Committee seats. Members can
serve up to 3 terms for a total of 6
consecutive years. The Chairperson of
the Committee shall be elected by
members to serve a 1-year term.
Equal opportunity practices, in line
with USDA policies, will be followed in
all membership appointments to the
Committee. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Committee
have taken into account the needs of the
diverse groups served by USDA,
membership will include to the extent
possible, individuals with demonstrated
ability to represent the needs of all
racial and ethnic groups, women and
men, and persons with disabilities.
The duties of the Committee are
solely advisory. The Committee will
make recommendations to the Secretary
of Agriculture with regards to the
agricultural statistics programs of NASS,
and such other matters as it may deem
advisable, or which the Secretary of
Agriculture; Under Secretary for
Research, Education, and Economics; or
the Administrator of NASS may request.
The Committee will meet at least
annually. All meetings are open to the
public. Committee members are
reimbursed for official travel expenses
only.
Send questions, comments, and
requests for additional information to
the email address, fax number, or
address listed above.
Signed at Washington, DC, June 22, 2012.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator, National
Agricultural Statistics Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Information Collection Activity;
Comment Request
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the
Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites
comments on this information
collection for which approval from the

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Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) will be requested.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by September 7, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michele Brooks, Director, Program
Development and Regulatory Analysis,
USDA 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:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR 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 Brooks, Director, Program
Development and Regulatory Analysis,
USDA Rural Utilities Service, STOP
1522, 1400 Independence Ave. SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–1522. FAX:
(202) 720–8435. Email:
[email protected].
Title: Lien Accommodations and
Subordinations, 7 CFR 1717, Subparts
R & S.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0100.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Rural Electrification Act
of 1936 (RE Act), as amended (7 U.S.C.
901 et seq.), authorizes and empowers
the Administrator of Rural Utilities
Service to make loans in the several
United States and Territories of the
United States for rural electrification
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persons in rural areas who are not
receiving central station service. The RE
Act also authorizes and empowers the
Administrator of the Agency to provide
financial assistance to borrowers for
purposes provided in the RE Act by
accommodating or subordinating loans
made by the national Rural Utilities
Cooperative Finance Corporation, the
Federal Financing Bank, and other
lending agencies. Title 7 CFR part 1717,
subparts R & S sets forth policy and
procedures to facilitate and support
borrowers’ efforts to obtain private
sector financing of their capital needs,
to allow borrowers greater flexibility in
the management of their business affairs
without compromising RUS loan
security, and to reduce the cost to
borrowers, in terms of time, expenses
and paperwork, of obtaining lien
accommodations and subordinations.
The information required to be
submitted is limited to necessary
information that would allow the
Agency to make a determination on the
borrower’s request to subordinate and
accommodate their lien with other
lenders.
Estimate of Burden: Public Reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 19 hours per
response.
Respondents: Not-for-profit
institutions; Business or other for profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
21.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 290 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Michele Brooks,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, at (202) 690–1078. FAX: (202)
720–8435. Email:
[email protected].
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
Dated: July 2, 2012.
Jonathan Adelstein,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.

Committee Act (FACA), that a planning
meeting of the North Dakota Advisory
Committee to the Commission will
convene at 2 p.m. (CDT) on Tuesday,
July 24, 2012, at the River Room, Fargo
City Hall, 200 N. 3rd Street, Fargo, ND
58102.
The purpose of the planning meeting
is to discuss civil rights issues in the
state and to select a project topic.
Members of the public are entitled to
submit written comments; the
comments must be received in the
regional office within 30 days of the
meeting. Written comments may be
mailed to the Rocky Mountain Regional
Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights,
999 18th Street, Suite 1380 South,
Denver, CO 80202. They may be faxed
to (303) 866–1050 or emailed to
[email protected]. Persons who desire
additional information may contact the
Rocky Mountain Regional Office at (303)
866–1040.
Records generated from this meeting
may be inspected and reproduced at the
Rocky Mountain Regional Office, as
they become available, both before and
after the meeting. Persons interested in
the work of this advisory committee are
advised to go to the Commission’s Web
site, www.usccr.gov, or to contact the
Rocky Mountain Regional Office at the
above email or street address.
Deaf or hearing-impaired persons who
will attend the meeting and require the
services of a sign language interpreter
should contact the Rocky Mountain
Regional Office at least ten (10) working
days before the scheduled date of the
meeting.
The meeting will be conducted
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the Commission and
FACA.
Dated in Washington, DC, on July 3, 2012.
Peter Minarik,
Acting Chief, Regional Programs
Coordination Unit.
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Submission for OMB Review;
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Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting
of the North Dakota Advisory
Committee
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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).
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OMB Control Number: 0648–0311.
Form Number(s): NA.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 51.
Average Hours per Response:
Captains’ reports, 30 minutes; whaling
commission reports, 35 minutes.
Burden Hours: 45.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a current information
collection.
Native Americans may conduct
certain aboriginal subsistence whaling
in accordance with the provisions of the
International Whaling Commission
(IWC). In order to respond to obligations
under the International Convention for
the Regulation of Whaling, and the IWC,
captains participating in these
operations must submit certain
information to the relevant Native
American whaling organization about
strikes on and catch of whales. Anyone
retrieving a dead whale is also required
to report. Captains must place a
distinctive permanent identification
mark on any harpoon, lance, or
explosive dart used, and must also
provide information on the mark and
self-identification information. The
relevant Native American whaling
organization receives the reports,
compiles them, and submits the
information to NOAA.
The information is used to monitor
the hunt and to ensure that quotas are
not exceeded. The information is also
provided to the IWC, which uses it to
monitor compliance with its
requirements.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: Annually, monthly and on
occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
OMB Desk Officer:
[email protected].
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
[email protected]).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to
[email protected].

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