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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.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Cotton Classing, Testing, and
Standards.
OMB Control Number: 0581–0008.
Summary of Collection: The U.S.
Cotton Standards Act, 7 U.S.C. 51 53
and 55, authorizes the USDA to
supervise the various activities directly
associated with the classification or
grading of cotton, cotton linters, and
cottonseed based on official USDA
Standards. The Cotton and Tobacco
Program of the Agricultural Marketing
Service carries out this supervision and
is responsible for the maintenance of the
functions to which these forms relate.
USDA is the only Federal agency
authorized to establish and promote the
use of the official cotton standards of
the U.S. in interstate and foreign
commerce and to supervise the various
activities associated with the
classification or grading of cotton,
cotton linters, and cottonseed based on
official USDA standards.
Need and Use of the Information: The
Agricultural Marketing Service collects
the information using various forms.
Form FD–210 is submitted by owners of
cotton to request cotton classification
services. The request contains
information for USDA to ascertain
proper ownership of the samples
submitted, to distribute classification
results, and bill for services. Information
about the origin and handling of the
cotton is necessary in order to properly
evaluate and classify the samples.
Form CN–246 is submitted by cotton
gins and warehouses seeking to serve as
licensed samplers. Licenses issued by
the USDA–AMS Cotton Program
authorize the warehouse/gin to draw
and submit samples to insure the proper
application of standards in the
classification of cotton and to prevent
deception in their use.
Form CN–383 is a package of forms
designated as CN–383–a through CN–
383–k that is submitted by cotton
producers, ginners, warehousemen,
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February 17, 2017.
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
are requested regarding (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden 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 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
March 27, 2017. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by
calling (202) 720–8681.
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cooperatives, manufacturers, merchants,
and crushers interested in acquiring
cotton classification standards and
round testing services.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 1,002.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually; on occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 144.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Cotton Classification and
Market News Service.
OMB Control Number: 0581–0009.
Summary of Collection: The Cotton
Statistics and Estimates Act, 7 U.S. Code
471–476, authorizes the Secretary of
Agriculture to collect and publish
annually statistics or estimates
concerning the grades and staple lengths
of stocks of cotton. In addition,
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
collects, authenticates, publishes, and
distributes timely information of the
market supply, demand, location, and
market prices for cotton (7 U.S.C. 473B).
This information is needed and used by
all segments of the cotton industry.
Need and Use of the Information:
AMS will collect information on the
quality of cotton in the carryover stocks
along with the size or volume of the
carryover. Growers use this information
in making decisions relative to
marketing their present crop and
planning for the next one; cotton
merchants use the information in
marketing decisions; and the mills that
provide the data also use the combined
data in planning their future purchase to
cover their needs. Importers of U.S.
cotton use the data in making their
plans for purchases of U.S. cotton. AMS
and other government agencies are users
of the compiled information.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 752.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion; Weekly; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 618.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Reporting Forms under Milk
Marketing Order Programs.
OMB Control Number: 0581–0032.
Summary of Collection: Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS) oversees the
administration of the Federal Milk
Marketing Orders authorized by the
Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act
of 1937, as amended. The Act is
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designed to improve returns to
producers while protecting the interests
of consumers. The Federal Milk
Marketing Order regulations require
places certain requirements on the
handling of milk in the area it covers.
Currently, there are 10 milk marketing
orders regulating the handling of milk in
the respective marketing areas.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information collected is needed to
administer the classified pricing system
and related requirements of each
Federal Order. Forms are used for
reporting purposes and to establish the
quantity of milk received by handlers,
the pooling status of the handler, and
the class-use of the milk used by the
handler and the butterfat content and
amounts of other components of the
milk. Without the monthly information,
the market administrator would not
have the information to compute each
monthly price nor know if handlers
were paying producers on dates
prescribed in the order. Penalties are
imposed for violation of the order, such
as the failure to pay producers by the
prescribed dates.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; Individuals or households;
Farms.
Number of Respondents: 690.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Quarterly; Monthly; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 26,524.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping
Requirements for 7 CFR, Part 29.
OMB Control Number: 0581–0056.
Summary of Collection: The Fair and
Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004
(7 U.S.C. 518) 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 (U.S.C. 511)
requires that all tobacco sold at
designated auction markets in the U.S.
be inspected and graded. Provision is
also made for interested parties to
request inspection, pesticide testing and
grading services on an ‘‘as needed’’
basis.
Need and Use of the Information:
Information is collected through various
forms and other documents for the
inspection and certification process.
Upon receiving request information
from tobacco dealers and/or
manufacturers, tobacco inspectors will
pull samples and apply U.S. Standard
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Inspection Certificate (TB–92). Also,
samples can be submitted to a USDA
laboratory for pesticide testing and a
detailed analysis is provided to the
customer.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 50.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting; On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 3,851.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Federal Excess
Personal Property (FEPP) and
Firefighter Property (FFP) program
Administration
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the revised information
collection, Federal Excess Personal
Property (FEPP) and Firefighter Property
(FFP) Program Administration.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before April 24, 2017 to
be assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to: USDA,
Forest Service, Attn: Melissa Frey, Fire
and Aviation Management (F&AM),
1400 Independence Ave. SW., Mailstop
1107, Washington, DC 20250.
Comments also may be submitted via
email to: mfrey@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments
received at USDA Forest Service,
F&AM, 1400 Independence Ave.,
Washington, DC 20250, during normal
business hours. Visitors are encouraged
to call ahead to 202–205–0995 to
facilitate entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melissa Frey, Fire and Aviation
Management, 202–306–1765.
Individuals who use telecommunication
devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–
877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time, Monday
through Friday.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Federal Excess Personal
Property (FEPP) and Firefighter Property
(FFP) Program Administration.
OMB Number: 0596–0223.
Type of Request: Extension without
Revision.
Abstract: Federal Excess Personal
Property (FEPP) and Firefighter Property
(FPP) Program Cooperative Agreements
are available to State forestry agencies.
The program administration provides
participating State agencies with
surplus Department of Defense and
other Federal agencies equipment and
supplies to be used in firefighting and
emergency services. The FEPP program
loans property to the State who in turn
sub-loans the equipment and supplies to
fire departments. The FFP program
transfers ownership of the equipment to
either the State agency or the individual
fire department.
A cooperative agreement collects
information from the participating State
agencies and outlines the requirements
and rules for the cooperation. Each State
forestry agency shall provide an
Accountable Officer who will be
responsible for the integrity of the
program within their respective State.
For this reason, FEPP and FFP collect
the state forestry agency contact
information, the information of the
Accountable Officer, and the
requirements of participation in the
FEPP and FFP programs.
A cooperative agreement will be
prepared by each State forestry agency
that desires to participate in one or both
of the programs. Participating State
agencies must submit separate
agreements if they desire to be
participants in both programs.
Agreements will be processed and
maintained at the United States
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Fire and Aviation Management,
Partnerships, Cooperative Programs
branch in each Forest Service Regional
Office.
Since the property belongs to the
Forest Service, the proposed inventory
system will facilitate reporting by state
agencies to the Forest Service on the
status and location of the property. State
agencies will use the electronic database
(Federal Excess Property Management
Information System or FEPMIS) to
submit information regarding the
property make, model, serial number,
acquisition value, location, and
acquisition date when an item is
acquired or no longer need. Forest
Service property management
technicians will collect the information
from FEPMIS and enter it into the
National Finance Center database
(CPAIS–PP), as required by Federal
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings,
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
February 17, 2017.
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 are requested regarding (1)
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; (2) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of burden 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 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 March 27, 2017. 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: Cotton Classing, Testing, and Standards.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0008.
Summary of Collection: The U.S. Cotton Standards Act, 7 U.S.C. 51
53 and 55, authorizes the USDA to supervise the various activities
directly associated with the classification or grading of cotton,
cotton linters, and cottonseed based on official USDA Standards. The
Cotton and Tobacco Program of the Agricultural Marketing Service
carries out this supervision and is responsible for the maintenance of
the functions to which these forms relate. USDA is the only Federal
agency authorized to establish and promote the use of the official
cotton standards of the U.S. in interstate and foreign commerce and to
supervise the various activities associated with the classification or
grading of cotton, cotton linters, and cottonseed based on official
USDA standards.
Need and Use of the Information: The Agricultural Marketing Service
collects the information using various forms. Form FD-210 is submitted
by owners of cotton to request cotton classification services. The
request contains information for USDA to ascertain proper ownership of
the samples submitted, to distribute classification results, and bill
for services. Information about the origin and handling of the cotton
is necessary in order to properly evaluate and classify the samples.
Form CN-246 is submitted by cotton gins and warehouses seeking to
serve as licensed samplers. Licenses issued by the USDA-AMS Cotton
Program authorize the warehouse/gin to draw and submit samples to
insure the proper application of standards in the classification of
cotton and to prevent deception in their use.
Form CN-383 is a package of forms designated as CN-383-a through
CN-383-k that is submitted by cotton producers, ginners, warehousemen,
cooperatives, manufacturers, merchants, and crushers interested in
acquiring cotton classification standards and round testing services.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 1,002.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually; on occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 144.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Cotton Classification and Market News Service.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0009.
Summary of Collection: The Cotton Statistics and Estimates Act, 7
U.S. Code 471-476, authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to collect
and publish annually statistics or estimates concerning the grades and
staple lengths of stocks of cotton. In addition, Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) collects, authenticates, publishes, and distributes
timely information of the market supply, demand, location, and market
prices for cotton (7 U.S.C. 473B). This information is needed and used
by all segments of the cotton industry.
Need and Use of the Information: AMS will collect information on
the quality of cotton in the carryover stocks along with the size or
volume of the carryover. Growers use this information in making
decisions relative to marketing their present crop and planning for the
next one; cotton merchants use the information in marketing decisions;
and the mills that provide the data also use the combined data in
planning their future purchase to cover their needs. Importers of U.S.
cotton use the data in making their plans for purchases of U.S. cotton.
AMS and other government agencies are users of the compiled
information.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 752.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Weekly; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 618.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Reporting Forms under Milk Marketing Order Programs.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0032.
Summary of Collection: Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
oversees the administration of the Federal Milk Marketing Orders
authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as
amended. The Act is
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designed to improve returns to producers while protecting the interests
of consumers. The Federal Milk Marketing Order regulations require
places certain requirements on the handling of milk in the area it
covers. Currently, there are 10 milk marketing orders regulating the
handling of milk in the respective marketing areas.
Need and Use of the Information: The information collected is
needed to administer the classified pricing system and related
requirements of each Federal Order. Forms are used for reporting
purposes and to establish the quantity of milk received by handlers,
the pooling status of the handler, and the class-use of the milk used
by the handler and the butterfat content and amounts of other
components of the milk. Without the monthly information, the market
administrator would not have the information to compute each monthly
price nor know if handlers were paying producers on dates prescribed in
the order. Penalties are imposed for violation of the order, such as
the failure to pay producers by the prescribed dates.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-
profit institutions; Individuals or households; Farms.
Number of Respondents: 690.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Quarterly; Monthly; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 26,524.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for 7 CFR, Part 29.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0056.
Summary of Collection: The Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of
2004 (7 U.S.C. 518) 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 (U.S.C. 511) requires that all
tobacco sold at designated auction markets in the U.S. be inspected and
graded. Provision is also made for interested parties to request
inspection, pesticide testing and grading services on an ``as needed''
basis.
Need and Use of the Information: Information is collected through
various forms and other documents for the inspection and certification
process. Upon receiving request information from tobacco dealers and/or
manufacturers, tobacco inspectors will pull samples and apply U.S.
Standard Grades to samples to provide a Tobacco Inspection Certificate
(TB-92). Also, samples can be submitted to a USDA laboratory for
pesticide testing and a detailed analysis is provided to the customer.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 50.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting; On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 3,851.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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