Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection, 64360-64361 [2014-25634]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—Generic Clearance
To Conduct Pre-Testing of Surveys
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on
this proposed information collection.
This is a new collection to conduct
various procedures to test
questionnaires and survey procedures to
improve the quality and usability of
information collection instruments.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before December 29,
2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions that
were used; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including use of
SUMMARY:
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments may be sent to: Lynnette
Thomas, Office of Policy Support, Food
and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive,
Room 1014, Alexandria, VA 22302.
Comments will also be accepted through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to
https://www.regulations.gov, and follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments electronically.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for Office of Management and Budget
approval. All comments will be a matter
of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection
should be directed to Lynnette Thomas
at 703–305–2017.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance to Conduct
Pre-Testing.
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: To be assigned.
Expiration Date: To be assigned.
Type of Request: New collection.
Abstract: The Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS) intends to request
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for a generic
clearance that will allow FNS to
conduct a variety of data-gathering
activities aimed at improving the quality
and usability of information collection
instruments associated with research
and analysis activities.
Estimated
number
respondents
Collection instruments
Responses
annually per
respondent
The data-gathering activities utilized
to this effect include but are not limited
to experiments with levels of incentives
for study participants, tests of various
types of survey operations, focus
groups, cognitive laboratory activities,
pilot testing, exploratory interviews,
experiments with questionnaire design,
and usability testing of electronic data
collection instruments. FNS envisions
using a variety of techniques including
field tests, respondent debriefing
questionnaires, cognitive interviews,
and focus groups in order to identify
questionnaire and procedural problems,
suggest solutions, and measure the
relative effectiveness of alternative
solutions.
Following standard OMB
requirements, FNS will submit a change
request to OMB for each data collection
activity undertaken under this generic
clearance. FNS will provide OMB with
the instruments and supporting
materials describing the research project
and specific pre-testing activities.
Affected Public: The respondents will
be identified at the time that each
change request is submitted to OMB.
Respondents will include State, Local
and Tribal Government; Individual/
Households; and Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,500.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
1,500.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1,500 hours.
Total annual
responses
Estimated
avg. number
of hours per
response
Estimated total
hours
Reporting Burden: Pre-testing activities ..............................
1,500
1
1,500
1
1,500
Total Reporting Burden ................................................
1,500
1
1,500
1
1,500
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Notice of Request for Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection
AGENCY:
Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA.
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
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Comments should be received on
or before December 29, 2014 to be
assured of consideration.
DATES:
Mail or deliver comments to
William Janis, International Economist,
Import Policies and Programs Division,
Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Stop 1021,
ADDRESSES:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Foreign
SUMMARY:
Agricultural Service (FAS) intends to
request an extension for a currently
approved information collection
procedure for Sugar Import Licensing
Programs described in 7 CFR part 1530.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Janis at the address stated
above or telephone at (202) 720–2194, or
by email at: William.Janis@fas.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Sugar Imported for Export as
Refined Sugar or as a Sugar-Containing
Product, or used in the Production of
Certain Polyhydric Alcohols.
OMB Number: 0551–0015.
Expiration Date of Approval: March
31, 2015.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The primary objective of the
Sugar Import Licensing Program is to
permit entry of raw cane sugar,
unrestricted by the quantitative limit
established by the sugar tariff-rate quota,
for re-export in refined form or in a
sugar containing product or for the
production of certain polyhydric
alcohols. These programs are in use by
as many as 250 licensees currently
eligible to participate. Under 7 CFR part
1530, licensees are required to submit
the following: (1) ‘‘Application for a
license’’ information required for
participation as set forth in section
1530.104; (2) ‘‘Regular reporting’’ of
import, export, transfer, or use for
charges and credits to licenses under
section 1530.109; and (3)
‘‘Miscellaneous submission’’ of bonds or
letters of credit under section 1530.107,
appeals of determinations by the
licensing authority under section
1530.112, or requests to the licensing
authority for waivers under section
1530.113.
In addition, each participant must
maintain records on all program reports
as set forth in section 1530.110. The
information collected is used by the
licensing authority to manage, plan,
evaluate, and account for program
activities. The reports and records are
required to ensure the proper operations
of these programs.
Estimate of Burden: (1) ‘‘Application
for a license’’ would require 20 hours
per response; (2) ‘‘Regular reporting’’
would require between 10 and 15
minutes per transaction with the
number of transactions varying per
respondent; and (3) ‘‘miscellaneous
submission’’ would require between 1 to
2 hours per bond or letter of credit, 2 to
10 hours per waiver request, and 10 to
100 hours per appeal.
Respondents: Sugar refiners,
manufacturers of sugar containing
products, and producers of polyhydric
alcohol.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
250.
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Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: New/Renew License: 1;
Regular reporting: 75 transactions, total;
Miscellaneous: Bonds/letters of credit:
1; Waiver requests: 1; Appeals: 1.
Estimated Total Burden Hours on
Respondents: 1,739 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Connie Ehrhart,
the Agency Information Collection
Coordinator, at (202) 690–1578.
Request of Comments: The public is
invited to submit comments and
suggestions to the above address
regarding the accuracy of the burden
estimate, ways to minimize the burden,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, or any other
aspect of this collection of information.
Comments on issues covered by the
Paperwork Reduction Act are most
useful to OMB if received within 30
days of publication of the Notice and
Request for Comments, but should be
submitted no later than 60 days from the
date of this publication to be assured of
consideration. All responses to this
notice will be summarized and included
in the request for OMB approval. All
comments will also be a matter of public
record. Persons with disabilities who
require an alternative means to
communicate information (Braille, large
print, audiotape, etc.) should contact
USDA’s Target Center at (202) 720–2600
(voice and TDD).
Dated: October 20, 2014.
Philip C. Karsting,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Notice of Request for Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection
Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Foreign
Agricultural Service (FAS) intends to
request an extension for a currently
approved information collection
procedure for entry of specialty sugars
into the United States as described in 7
CFR part 2011.
DATES: Comments should be received on
or before December 29, 2014 to be
assured of consideration.
SUMMARY:
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Mail or deliver comments to
William Janis, International Economist,
Import Policies and Programs Division,
Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Stop 1021,
1400 Independence Ave. SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–1021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Janis at the address stated
above, or telephone at (202) 720–2194;
or by email at William.Janis@
fas.usda.gov.
ADDRESSES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Specialty Sugar Certificate
Application.
OMB Number: 0551–0025.
Expiration Date of Approval: March
31, 2015.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The quota system
established by Presidential
Proclamation 4941 of May 5, 1982,
prevented imports of certain sugars used
for specialized purposes which
originated in countries without quota
allocations. Therefore, the regulation at
15 CFR part 2011 (Allocation of TariffRate Quota on Imported Sugars, Syrups
and Molasses, subpart B—Specialty
Sugar) established terms and conditions
under which certificates are issued
permitting U.S. importers holding
certificates to enter specialty sugars
from specialty sugar source countries
under the sugar tariff-rate quotas (TRQ).
Nothing in this subpart affects the
ability to enter specialty sugars at the
over-TRQ duty rates. Applicants for
certificates for the import of specialty
sugars must supply the information
required by 15 CFR 2011.205 to be
eligible to receive a specialty sugar
certificate. The specific information
required on an application must be
collected from those who wish to
participate in the program in order to
grant specialty sugar certificates, ensure
that imported specialty sugar does not
disrupt the current domestic sugar
program, and administer the issuance of
the certificates effectively.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 2 hours per
response.
Respondents: Importers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
37.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 74 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Connie Ehrhart,
the Agency Information Collection
Coordinator, at (202) 690–1578.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) intends to
request an extension for a currently approved information collection
procedure for Sugar Import Licensing Programs described in 7 CFR part
1530.
DATES: Comments should be received on or before December 29, 2014 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver comments to William Janis, International
Economist, Import Policies and Programs Division, Foreign Agricultural
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 1021,
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1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250-1021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Janis at the address stated
above or telephone at (202) 720-2194, or by email at:
William.Janis@fas.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Sugar Imported for Export as Refined Sugar or as a Sugar-
Containing Product, or used in the Production of Certain Polyhydric
Alcohols.
OMB Number: 0551-0015.
Expiration Date of Approval: March 31, 2015.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The primary objective of the Sugar Import Licensing
Program is to permit entry of raw cane sugar, unrestricted by the
quantitative limit established by the sugar tariff-rate quota, for re-
export in refined form or in a sugar containing product or for the
production of certain polyhydric alcohols. These programs are in use by
as many as 250 licensees currently eligible to participate. Under 7 CFR
part 1530, licensees are required to submit the following: (1)
``Application for a license'' information required for participation as
set forth in section 1530.104; (2) ``Regular reporting'' of import,
export, transfer, or use for charges and credits to licenses under
section 1530.109; and (3) ``Miscellaneous submission'' of bonds or
letters of credit under section 1530.107, appeals of determinations by
the licensing authority under section 1530.112, or requests to the
licensing authority for waivers under section 1530.113.
In addition, each participant must maintain records on all program
reports as set forth in section 1530.110. The information collected is
used by the licensing authority to manage, plan, evaluate, and account
for program activities. The reports and records are required to ensure
the proper operations of these programs.
Estimate of Burden: (1) ``Application for a license'' would require
20 hours per response; (2) ``Regular reporting'' would require between
10 and 15 minutes per transaction with the number of transactions
varying per respondent; and (3) ``miscellaneous submission'' would
require between 1 to 2 hours per bond or letter of credit, 2 to 10
hours per waiver request, and 10 to 100 hours per appeal.
Respondents: Sugar refiners, manufacturers of sugar containing
products, and producers of polyhydric alcohol.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 250.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: New/Renew License: 1;
Regular reporting: 75 transactions, total; Miscellaneous: Bonds/letters
of credit: 1; Waiver requests: 1; Appeals: 1.
Estimated Total Burden Hours on Respondents: 1,739 hours.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Connie
Ehrhart, the Agency Information Collection Coordinator, at (202) 690-
1578.
Request of Comments: The public is invited to submit comments and
suggestions to the above address regarding the accuracy of the burden
estimate, ways to minimize the burden, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, or any
other aspect of this collection of information. Comments on issues
covered by the Paperwork Reduction Act are most useful to OMB if
received within 30 days of publication of the Notice and Request for
Comments, but should be submitted no later than 60 days from the date
of this publication to be assured of consideration. All responses to
this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB
approval. All comments will also be a matter of public record. Persons
with disabilities who require an alternative means to communicate
information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact
USDA's Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
Dated: October 20, 2014.
Philip C. Karsting,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
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