Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 16754 [2014-06620]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 26, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 16754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06620]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 20, 2014.
    The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information 
collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 on or after the date 
of publication of this notice. 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 should 
be addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC; New Executive Office 
Building, 725--17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. 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.
    Comments regarding these information collections are best assured 
of having their full effect if received by April 25, 2014. Copies of 
the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
    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.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Tobacco Reports.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0004.
    Summary of Collection: 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, owned by or in the possession of dealers, 
manufacturers, growers' cooperative associations, and others with the 
exception of the original growers of the tobacco. The information 
furnished under the provisions of this Act shall be used only for 
statistical purposes for which it is supplied.
    Need and Use of the Information: The basic purpose of the 
information collection is to ascertain the total supply of 
unmanufactured tobacco available to domestic manufacturers and to 
calculate the amount consumed in manufactured tobacco products. This 
data is also used for the calculation of production quotas for 
individual types of tobacco and for price support calculations. Without 
the information USDA would not be able to disseminate marketing 
information as directed and authorized in the Act.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 30.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Quarterly.
    Total Burden Hours: 104.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Pistachios Grown in California, Arizona and New Mexico
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0215
    Summary of Collection: The Pistachio Marketing Order, (7 CFR part 
983), covering pistachios grown in California, Arizona and New Mexico 
is established and regulated under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement 
Act of 1937, Secs. 1-19, 48 Stat. 31, as amended, (7 U.S.C. 601-674), 
herein referred to as the Act. The order regulates the handling of 
pistachios, authorizes grade and size requirements, as well as a 
requirement for aflatoxin testing on domestic shipments only. The 
Secretary is authorized to oversee the order operations and issue 
regulations recommended by representatives from the Pistachio 
Committee.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Agricultural Marketing Service 
has developed forms as a convenience for handlers and producers who are 
required to file certain information with the Committee relating to 
pistachio supplies, shipments, dispositions, and other information 
needed to effectively implement the requirements of the order and carry 
out the purposes of the Act. Collecting data less frequently would 
eliminate the Secretary's ability to administer the order.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 1,070.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Weekly; Monthly; 
Quarterly; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 470.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-06620 Filed 3-25-14; 8:45 am]
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