Tobacco Inspection and Grading Services: Notice of Request for an Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection, 72771 [2016-25502]
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Shethir.Riva@ams.usda.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: October 18, 2016.
Elanor Starmer,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2016–25499 Filed 10–20–16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–02–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[AMS–CN–16–0098]
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 December
20, 2016 will be considered.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted to the addresses specified
below. All comments will be made
available to the public. Please do not
include personally identifiable
information (such as name, address, or
other contact information) or
confidential business information that
you do not want publically disclosed.
All comments may be posted on the
Internet and can be retrieved by most
Internet search engines. Comments may
be submitted anonymously.
Comments, identified by AMS–CN–
16–0098, may be submitted
electronically through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov. Please follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
In addition, comments may be
submitted by mail or hand delivery to
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and Tobacco Program, AMS, USDA, 100
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Fredericksburg, Virginia, 22406.
Comments should be submitted in
triplicate. All comments received will
be made available for public inspection
at Cotton and Tobacco Program, AMS,
USDA, 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite
101, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 22406. A
copy of this document may be found at:
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shethir M. Riva, Director, Research and
Promotion, Cotton and Tobacco
Program, 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: February
28, 2017.
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.
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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 may be sent to Shethir M.
Riva, Director, Research and Promotion,
Cotton and Tobacco Program, 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. 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. 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: October 18, 2016.
Elanor Starmer,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2016–25502 Filed 10–20–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Document No. AMS–ST–16–0099]
Plant Variety Protection Board; Open
Meeting
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is
announcing a meeting of the Plant
Variety Protection Board (Board). The
meeting is being held to discuss a
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[AMS-CN-16-0098]
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 December 20, 2016 will be considered.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted to the addresses specified
below. All comments will be made available to the public. Please do not
include personally identifiable information (such as name, address, or
other contact information) or confidential business information that
you do not want publically disclosed. All comments may be posted on the
Internet and can be retrieved by most Internet search engines. Comments
may be submitted anonymously.
Comments, identified by AMS-CN-16-0098, may be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Please follow the instructions for submitting
comments. In addition, comments may be submitted by mail or hand
delivery to Cotton Research and Promotion, Cotton and Tobacco Program,
AMS, USDA, 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, Virginia,
22406. Comments should be submitted in triplicate. All comments
received will be made available for public inspection at Cotton and
Tobacco Program, AMS, USDA, 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101,
Fredericksburg, Virginia, 22406. A copy of this document may be found
at: www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shethir M. Riva, Director, Research
and Promotion, Cotton and Tobacco Program, 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: February 28, 2017.
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 may be sent to Shethir M. Riva,
Director, Research and Promotion, Cotton and Tobacco Program, 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. 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. 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: October 18, 2016.
Elanor Starmer,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2016-25502 Filed 10-20-16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-02-P
