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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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August 16, 2013.
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.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by September 23,
2013 will be considered. Written
comments should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), New Executive Office Building,
725—17th Street NW., Washington, DC
20502. Commenters are encouraged to
submit their comments to OMB via
email to: OIRA_Submission@
OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806
and to Departmental Clearance Office,
USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602,
Washington, DC 20250–7602. 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
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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.
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Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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BILLING CODE 3410–05–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Title: Commodity Offer Forms
(Previously noted in the 60-day Federal
Register as Web-based Supply and
Chain Management System Offer
Forms).
OMB Control Number: 0560–0177.
Summary of Collection: The Food for
Peach Act specifically (Pub. L. 480 Title
II), Section 416(b) of the Agricultural
Act of 1949; Food for Progress Act of
1985; 2002 and 2008 Farm Bills
authorizing the McGovern-Dole
International Food for Education
Program; and Commodity Credit
Corporation (CCC) Charter Act, all as
amended, authorize the International
Procurement Division to procure, sell,
and transport, as well as sample, inspect
and survey, agricultural commodities at
both domestic and foreign locations for
use in international food aid program.
Commodity vendors under contract are
required to submit Advance Shipping
Notifications so that receivers of these
commodities within the U.S. can
arrange for their timely lifting for
transport overseas via ocean-going
vessels. The Farm Service Agency (FSA)
will collect information using some
forms.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information collected will enable
Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO)
to evaluate offers impartially, purchase
or sell commodities, and obtain services
to meet domestic and export program
needs. Without the information CCC
could not perform the tasks required to
meet the international and domestic
food aid program requirements.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; not for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 76.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; reporting: On occasion;
quarterly; weekly; semi-annually;
monthly; annually.
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Agricultural Marketing Service
[AMS–CN–13–0046]
Tobacco Inspection and Grading
Services: Notice of Request for an
Extension 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 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 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–13–0046.
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.
SUMMARY:
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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: Reporting and Recording
Requirements for 7 CFR Part 29.
OMB Number: 0581–0056.
Expiration Date of Approval: January
31, 2014.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The Tobacco Inspection Act
(7 U.S.C. 511–511s) 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. 518–519a) 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
nonauction 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:
2,415
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 3,851
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
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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 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[AMS–CN–13–0044]
Cotton Classing, Testing and
Standards: Notice of Request for an
Extension and Revision to 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 and
revision to the currently approved
information collection entitled Cotton
Classing, Testing, and Standards.
DATES: Comments received by October
21, 2013 will be considered.
Additional Information or Comments:
Interested persons are invited to submit
written comments concerning this
SUMMARY:
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proposal 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.
Comments should be submitted in
triplicate. Comments may also be
submitted electronically through
www.regulations.gov. All comments
should reference the AMS–CN–13–
0044. All comments received will be
made available for public inspection
through www.regulations.gov or at
Cotton and Tobacco Programs, AMS,
USDA, 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 Classing, Testing, and
Standards.
OMB Number: 0581–0008.
Expiration Date of Approval: January
31, 2014.
Type of Request: Extension and
Revision of a Currently Approved
Information Collection.
Abstract: Information solicited is used
by the USDA to administer and
supervise activities associated with the
classification or grading of cotton,
cotton linters, and cottonseed based on
official USDA Standards. The
information requires personal data, such
as name, type of business, address, and
description of classification services
requested. These programs are
conducted under the United States
Cotton Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 51b), the
Cotton Statistics and Estimates Act of
1927 (7 U.S.C. 473c), and the
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7
U.S.C. 1622h) and regulations appear at
7 CFR part 28.
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.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[AMS-CN-13-0046]
Tobacco Inspection and Grading Services: Notice of Request for an
Extension 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 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 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-13-0046. 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.
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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: Reporting and Recording Requirements for 7 CFR Part 29.
OMB Number: 0581-0056.
Expiration Date of Approval: January 31, 2014.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The Tobacco Inspection Act (7 U.S.C. 511-511s) 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. 518-519a) 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
nonauction 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: 2,415
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 3,851
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 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. 2013-20439 Filed 8-21-13; 8:45 am]
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