Notice2025-15111
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
August 8, 2025
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 151 (Friday, August 8, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 38432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15111]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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
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; and (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
September 8, 2025 will be considered. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the
following website <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
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.
Office of the Secretary, White House Liaison Office
Title: Advisory Committee and Research and Promotion Board
Membership Background Information.
OMB Control Number: 0505-0001.
Summary of Collection: The Department is required under Section
1804 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2281, et seq.)
to provide information concerning advisory committee members' principal
place of residence, persons or companies by whom employed, and other
major sources of income. The Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (Pub. L.
97-98) reiterates this requirement. USDA plans to now use the AD-755
form to collect information to appoint members to these MOA Boards.
Marketing orders and agreements (MOA) are initiated by industry to help
provide stable markets for dairy products, fruits, vegetables and
specialty crops. Each order and agreement are tailored to the
individual industry's needs. Marketing Orders are a binding regulation
for the entire industry in the specified geographical area, once it is
approved by the producers and the Secretary of Agriculture. Marketing
Agreements are only binding for those handlers that sign the agreement.
R&P Board members under each program are appointed by the Secretary
and the Secretary has delegated his appointment authority for the MOA
Boards to the mission area Administrator/Under Secretary. Some of the
information contained on Form AD-755 is used by the Department to
conduct the background clearances of prospective board members required
by departmental regulation. The clearance is required for all
candidates who are applying to be appointed to a USDA advisory
committee or board by the Secretary of Agriculture.
Need and Use of the Information: The White House Liaison Office
(WHLO) uses the AD-755 to collect information for the purpose of
checking on the background of the nominees to make sure there are no
delinquencies to USDA, as well as making sure they have no negative
record that could be a negative reflection to the USDA or the Secretary
including House and Senate Lobbyist checks.
Additionally, White House Liaison Office includes the AD-755
section for Race, Ethnicity and Gender (REG), veterans, and disability
data collection. This data collection is optional but essential to
ensure that USDA receives a demographic range of applicants for seats
on agriculture related board and committees. Most boards require a
specific number of seats for certain constituencies thus the collection
of information such as race, ethnicity, and gender (REG), is imperative
in the board and committee building process. Under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) advisory committees must be fairly balanced in
membership in terms of points of view represented and the functions to
be performed. Therefore, this information will be utilized by the White
House Liaison Office and the Office of Assistant Secretary for Civil
Rights to determine the approach to outreach for all constituents while
constructing each board or committee. If outreach is lower than
desired, this information will help the WHLO increase the demographics
of applicants and may require additional solicitations for additional
outreach for boards and committees across the nation to have a greater
pool of applicants.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 6,500.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 3,250.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-15111 Filed 8-7-25; 8:45 am]
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