Request for an Extension of and Revision to a Currently Approved Information Collection, 18620 [E7-7039]

Agencies

• Agricultural Marketing Service
• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 71 (Friday, April 13, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 18620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7039]


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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 71 / Friday, April 13, 2007 / 
Notices

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Doc. No. TB-07-01]


Request for an Extension of and Revision to a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing 
Service's (AMS) intention to request approval from the Office of 
Management and Budget, for an extension of and revision to the 
currently approved information collection in support of the Fair and 
Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 (U.S.C. Chapter 518), the Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administrative, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act for 2002 (Appropriations Act), and the Tobacco 
Inspection Act and Regulations Governing the Tobacco Standards.

DATES: Comments received by June 12, 2007 will be considered.
    Additional Information Or Comments: Interested persons are invited 
to submit written comments concerning this proposal to Kenneth E. Wall, 
Chief, Standardization and Review Branch, Tobacco Programs, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1306 
Annapolis Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina 27608. Comments should be 
submitted in triplicate. Comments may also be submitted electronically 
through www.regulations.gov. All comments should reference the docket 
number and page number of this issue of the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth E. Wall, Chief, 
Standardization and Review Branch, Tobacco Programs, Agricultural 
Marketing Service, USDA, 1306 Annapolis Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina 
27608, telephone (919) 856-4552 ext. 30 and facsimile (919) 856-4208, 
or e-mail at Kenneth.Wall@usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Reporting and Recording Requirements for 7 CFR Part 29.
    OMB Number: 0581-0056.
    Expiration Date of Approval: September 30, 2007.
    Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: The Tobacco Inspection Act (7 U.S.C. 511 et seq.) 
requires that all tobacco sold at designated auction markets in the 
U.S. be inspected and graded. The Appropriations Act (7 U.S.C. 511s 
note) requires that all tobacco eligible for price support in the U.S. 
be inspected and graded. The Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 
2004 (7 U.S.C. 518) eliminated price supports and marketing quotas for 
all tobacco beginning with the 2005 crop year. Mandatory inspection and 
grading of domestic and imported tobacco was eliminated as well as the 
mandatory pesticide testing of imported tobacco and the tobacco market 
news program. The Tobacco Inspection Act also provides for interested 
parties to request inspection, pesticide testing and grading services 
on a permissive basis.
    The information collection requirements authorized for the programs 
under the Tobacco Inspection Act and the Appropriations Act include: 
application for inspection of tobacco, application and other 
information used in the approval of new auction markets or the 
extension of services to designated tobacco markets, and the 
information required to be provided in connection with auction and non-
auction sales.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 1.60 hours per response.
    Respondents: Primarily tobacco companies, tobacco manufacturers, 
import inspectors, and small businesses or organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 48
    Estimated Number of Responses: 2415
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 3851
    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 to Kenneth E. Wall, 
Chief, Standardization and Review Branch, Tobacco Programs, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1306 
Annapolis Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina 27608. 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 OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public 
record.

    Dated: April 9, 2007.
Lloyd C. Day,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. E7-7039 Filed 4-12-07; 8:45 am]
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