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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: National Research, Promotion,
and Consumer Information Programs.
OMB Control Number: 0581–0093.
Summary of Collection: The U.S.
Department of Agriculture has the
responsibility for implementing and
overseeing programs for a variety of
commodities including beef,
blueberries, cotton, dairy, eggs, fluid
milk, Hass avocados, honey, lamb,
mangos, mushrooms, paper and paperbased packaging, peanuts, popcorn,
pork, potatoes, softwood lumber,
sorghum, soybeans, and watermelons.
Various Acts authorizes these programs
to carry out projects relating to research,
consumer information, advertising, sales
promotion, producer information,
market development and product
research to assist, improve, or promote
the marketing, distribution, and
utilization of their respective
commodities. The Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS) has the
responsibility to appoint board members
and approve the boards’ budgets, plans,
and projects and for foreign projects, the
Foreign Agricultural Service. AMS’
objective in carrying out this
responsibility is to assure the following:
(1) Collection of funds are properly
accounted for; (2) expenditures of all
funds are for the purposes authorized by
enabling legislation; and (3) the board’s
administration of the programs
conforms to USDA policy.
Need and Use of the Information: The
boards administer the various programs
using a variety of forms to carry out
their responsibilities. Only authorized
employees of the various boards and
USDA employees will use the
information collected. Were the data
collected less frequently, (1) it would
hinder data needed to collect and
refund assessments in a timely manner
and result in delayed or even lost
revenue; (2) boards would be unable to
carry out the responsibilities of their
respective Acts; and (3) requiring
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June 26, 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
July 31, 2017. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by
calling (202) 720–8681.
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reports less frequently than monthly
would impose additional record keeping
requirements.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for profit, Farms.
Number of Respondents: 162,231.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion, Weekly, Monthly, Semiannually, Annually; Recordkeeping.
Total Burden Hours: 150,918.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017–13607 Filed 6–28–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–02–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
June 26, 2017.
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 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.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by July 31, 2017 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), 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
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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
June 26, 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 July 31, 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: National Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information
Programs.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0093.
Summary of Collection: The U.S. Department of Agriculture has the
responsibility for implementing and overseeing programs for a variety
of commodities including beef, blueberries, cotton, dairy, eggs, fluid
milk, Hass avocados, honey, lamb, mangos, mushrooms, paper and paper-
based packaging, peanuts, popcorn, pork, potatoes, softwood lumber,
sorghum, soybeans, and watermelons. Various Acts authorizes these
programs to carry out projects relating to research, consumer
information, advertising, sales promotion, producer information, market
development and product research to assist, improve, or promote the
marketing, distribution, and utilization of their respective
commodities. The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has the
responsibility to appoint board members and approve the boards'
budgets, plans, and projects and for foreign projects, the Foreign
Agricultural Service. AMS' objective in carrying out this
responsibility is to assure the following: (1) Collection of funds are
properly accounted for; (2) expenditures of all funds are for the
purposes authorized by enabling legislation; and (3) the board's
administration of the programs conforms to USDA policy.
Need and Use of the Information: The boards administer the various
programs using a variety of forms to carry out their responsibilities.
Only authorized employees of the various boards and USDA employees will
use the information collected. Were the data collected less frequently,
(1) it would hinder data needed to collect and refund assessments in a
timely manner and result in delayed or even lost revenue; (2) boards
would be unable to carry out the responsibilities of their respective
Acts; and (3) requiring reports less frequently than monthly would
impose additional record keeping requirements.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit, Farms.
Number of Respondents: 162,231.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion, Weekly, Monthly,
Semi-annually, Annually; Recordkeeping.
Total Burden Hours: 150,918.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-13607 Filed 6-28-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-02-P