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government agencies are secondary
users.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 0.07 hours per
response.
Respondents: Cotton merchants,
warehouses, and gins
Estimated Number of Respondents:
993
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.91
Estimated Number of Responses:
1,893
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 141.30
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 Shethir M.
Riva, Chief, Research and Promotion
Staff, Cotton and Tobacco Programs,
AMS, USDA, 100 Riverside Parkway,
Suite 101, Fredericksburg, Virginia,
22406, or email at Shethir.Riva@
ams.usda.gov. All comments received
will be available for public inspection
during regular business hours at the
same address or at www.regulations.gov.
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: August 16, 2013.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2013–20436 Filed 8–21–13; 8:45 am]
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Cotton Classification and Market News
Service: Notice of Request for an
Extension and Revision of a Currently
Approved Information Collection
AGENCY:
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
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Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
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 Cotton
Classification and Market News Service.
DATES: Comments received by October
21, 2013 will be considered.
Additional Information or Comments:
Interested persons are invited to submit
written comments concerning this
proposal to Shethir M. Riva, Chief,
Research and Promotion Staff, Cotton
and Tobacco Programs, AMS, USDA,
100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101,
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406.
Comments should be submitted in
triplicate. Comments may also be
submitted electronically through
www.regulations.gov. All comments
should reference AMS–CN–13–0045.
All comments received will be made
available for public inspection at
www.regulations.gov or at the Cotton
and Tobacco Programs, 100 Riverside
Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg,
Virginia 22406, during regular business
hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shethir M. Riva, Chief, Research and
Promotion Staff, Cotton and Tobacco
Programs, AMS, USDA, 100 Riverside
Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg,
Virginia 22406, telephone (540) 361–
2726, facsimile (540) 361–1199, or email
at Shethir.Riva@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Cotton Classification and
Market News Service.
OMB Number: 0581–0009.
Expiration Date of Approval: January
31, 2014.
Type of Request: Extension and
Revision of a Currently Approved
Information Collection.
Abstract: The Cotton Classification
and Market News Service program
provides market information on cotton
prices, quality, stocks, demand and
supply to growers, ginners,
merchandisers, textile mills and the
public for their use in making sound
business decisions. The Cotton Statistics
and Estimates Act (7 U.S.C. 471–476),
authorizes and directs the Secretary of
Agriculture to: (a) Collect and publish
annually, statistics or estimates
concerning the grades and staple lengths
of stocks of cotton, known as the
carryover, on hand on the 1st of August
each year in warehouses and other
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establishments of every character in the
continental U.S., and following such
publication each year, to publish at
intervals, in his/her discretion, his/her
estimate of the grades and staple length
of cotton of the current crop (7 U.S.C.
471) and (b) Collect, authenticate,
publish and distribute by radio, mail, or
otherwise, timely information of the
market supply, demand, location, and
market prices of cotton (7 U.S.C. 473b).
The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946
(7 U.S.C. 1621–1627) authorizes and
directs the Secretary of Agriculture to
collect and disseminate marketing
information, including adequate outlook
information on a market-area basis, for
the purpose of anticipating and meeting
consumer requirements, aiding in the
maintenance of farm income, and
bringing about a balance between
production and utilization of
agricultural products.
The information collection
requirements in this request are
essential to carry out the intent of the
Acts and to provide the cotton industry
the type of information they need to
make sound business decisions. The
information collected is the minimum
required. Information is requested from
growers, cooperatives, merchants,
manufacturers, and other government
agencies. This includes information on
cotton, cottonseed and cotton linters.
The information collected is used
only by authorized employees of the
USDA, AMS. The cotton industry is the
primary user of the compiled
information and AMS and other
government agencies are secondary
users.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 0.12 hours per
response.
Respondents: Cotton Merchandisers,
Textile Mills, Ginners.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
826
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 6.37.
Estimated Number of Responses:
5,260
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 652.72
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
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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 submitted
electronically through
www.regulations.gov. Comments also
may be sent to Shethir M. Riva, Chief,
Research and Promotion Staff, Cotton
and Tobacco Programs, AMS, USDA,
100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101,
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406. All
comments received will be available for
public inspection during regular
business hours at the same address or
through www.regulations.gov.
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: August 16, 2013.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2013–20434 Filed 8–21–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[AMS–CN–13–0062]
Tobacco Report: Notice of Request for
an Extension and Revision of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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 for Tobacco Report (OMB No.
0581–0004).
DATES: Comments received by October
21, 2013 will be considered.
Additional Information or Comments:
Interested persons are invited to submit
written comments concerning this
proposal to Shethir M. Riva, Chief,
Research and Promotion Staff, Cotton
and Tobacco Programs, AMS, USDA,
100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101,
Fredericksburg, Virginia, 22406.
Comments should be submitted in
triplicate. Comments may also be
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submitted electronically through
www.regulations.gov. All comments
should reference AMS–CN–13–0062.
All comments received will be made
available for public inspection at
www.regulations.gov or at the Cotton
and Tobacco Programs, 100 Riverside
Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg,
Virginia, 22406, during regular business
hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shethir M. Riva, Chief, Research and
Promotion Staff, Cotton and Tobacco
Programs, AMS, USDA, 100 Riverside
Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg,
Virginia, 22406, telephone (540) 361–
2726, facsimile (540) 361–1199, or email
at Shethir.Riva@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Tobacco Report.
OMB Number: 0581–0004.
Expiration Date of Approval: May 31,
2014.
Type of Request: Extension and
Revision of a Currently Approved
Information Collection.
Abstract: The Tobacco Statistics Act
of 1929 (7 U.S.C. 501–508) provides for
the collection and publication of
statistics of tobacco by USDA with
regard to quantity of leaf tobacco in all
forms in the United States and Puerto
Rico, owned by or in the possession of
dealers, manufacturers, and others with
the exception of the original growers of
the tobacco.
The statistics shall show the quantity
of the tobacco in such detail as to types,
as USDA shall deem to be practical and
necessary and shall be summarized as of
January 1, April 1, July 1, and October
1 of each year and are due within 15
days of the summarized dates.
The information furnished under the
provisions of this Act shall be used only
for statistical purposes for which it is
supplied. No publication shall be made
by USDA whereby the data furnished by
any particular establishment can be
identified, nor shall anyone other than
the sworn employees of USDA be
allowed to examine the individual
reports.
The regulations governing the
Tobacco Stocks and Standards Act (7
CFR part 30) issued under the Tobacco
Statistics Act (7 U.S.C. 501–508)
specifically address the reporting
requirements. Tobacco in leaf form or
stems is reported by types of tobacco
and whether stemmed or unstemmed.
Tobacco in sheet form shall be
segregated as to whether for cigar
wrapper, cigar binder, for cigarettes, or
for other products.
Tobacco stocks reporting is
mandatory. The basic purpose of the
information collection is to ascertain the
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total supply of unmanufactured tobacco
available to domestic manufacturers and
to calculate the amount consumed in
manufactured tobacco products. This
data was also used for the calculation of
production quotas for individual types
of tobacco and for price support
calculations until repealed in 2005.
The Quarterly Report of Manufacture
and Sales of Snuff, Smoking and
Chewing Tobacco is voluntary. Prior to
1965, information on the manufacture
and sale of snuff, smoking and chewing
tobacco products was available from
Treasury Department publications on
the collection of taxes. With repeal of
the Federal tax in 1965, the industry
requested that the collection of basic
data be continued to maintain the
statistical series and all major
manufacturers agreed to furnish
information. Federal taxes were reimposed in 1985 for snuff and chewing
tobacco and the Treasury Department
began reporting data on these products,
but not in the detail desired by the
industry. Data from this report was also
used in calculations to determine the
production quotas of types of tobacco
used in these products until repealed in
2005.
The Agricultural Marketing Act of
1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627) directs and
authorizes USDA to collect, tabulate and
disseminate statistics on marketing
agricultural products including market
supplies, storage stocks, quantity,
quality, and condition of such products
in various positions in the marketing
channel, utilization of sub-products,
shipments, and unloads.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 0.87 hours per
response.
Respondents: Primarily tobacco
dealers and manufacturers including
small businesses or organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
30.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
120.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 4.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 104.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[AMS-CN-13-0045]
Cotton Classification and Market News Service: Notice of Request
for an Extension and Revision of 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 Cotton Classification and Market News
Service.
DATES: Comments received by October 21, 2013 will be considered.
Additional Information or Comments: Interested persons are invited
to submit written comments concerning this proposal to Shethir M. Riva,
Chief, Research and Promotion Staff, Cotton and Tobacco Programs, AMS,
USDA, 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406.
Comments should be submitted in triplicate. Comments may also be
submitted electronically through www.regulations.gov. All comments
should reference AMS-CN-13-0045. All comments received will be made
available for public inspection at www.regulations.gov or at the Cotton
and Tobacco Programs, 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg,
Virginia 22406, during regular business hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shethir M. Riva, Chief, Research and
Promotion Staff, Cotton and Tobacco Programs, AMS, USDA, 100 Riverside
Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406, telephone (540)
361-2726, facsimile (540) 361-1199, or email at
Shethir.Riva@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Cotton Classification and Market News Service.
OMB Number: 0581-0009.
Expiration Date of Approval: January 31, 2014.
Type of Request: Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved
Information Collection.
Abstract: The Cotton Classification and Market News Service program
provides market information on cotton prices, quality, stocks, demand
and supply to growers, ginners, merchandisers, textile mills and the
public for their use in making sound business decisions. The Cotton
Statistics and Estimates Act (7 U.S.C. 471-476), authorizes and directs
the Secretary of Agriculture to: (a) Collect and publish annually,
statistics or estimates concerning the grades and staple lengths of
stocks of cotton, known as the carryover, on hand on the 1st of August
each year in warehouses and other establishments of every character in
the continental U.S., and following such publication each year, to
publish at intervals, in his/her discretion, his/her estimate of the
grades and staple length of cotton of the current crop (7 U.S.C. 471)
and (b) Collect, authenticate, publish and distribute by radio, mail,
or otherwise, timely information of the market supply, demand,
location, and market prices of cotton (7 U.S.C. 473b). The Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) authorizes and directs the
Secretary of Agriculture to collect and disseminate marketing
information, including adequate outlook information on a market-area
basis, for the purpose of anticipating and meeting consumer
requirements, aiding in the maintenance of farm income, and bringing
about a balance between production and utilization of agricultural
products.
The information collection requirements in this request are
essential to carry out the intent of the Acts and to provide the cotton
industry the type of information they need to make sound business
decisions. The information collected is the minimum required.
Information is requested from growers, cooperatives, merchants,
manufacturers, and other government agencies. This includes information
on cotton, cottonseed and cotton linters.
The information collected is used only by authorized employees of
the USDA, AMS. The cotton industry is the primary user of the compiled
information and AMS and other government agencies are secondary users.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.12 hours per response.
Respondents: Cotton Merchandisers, Textile Mills, Ginners.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 826
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 6.37.
Estimated Number of Responses: 5,260
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 652.72
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
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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 submitted electronically through
www.regulations.gov. Comments also may be sent to Shethir M. Riva,
Chief, Research and Promotion Staff, Cotton and Tobacco Programs, AMS,
USDA, 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406.
All comments received will be available for public inspection during
regular business hours at the same address or through
www.regulations.gov.
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: August 16, 2013.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-20434 Filed 8-21-13; 8:45 am]
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