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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[DOC. NO. AMS–FGIS–18–0087]
Grain Export Registration Renewal
Information
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
With this publication, the
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
notifies persons about annual
requirements for renewing the
Application for Registration as required
by the United States Grain Standards
Act. All persons engaged in the business
of buying grain for sale in foreign
commerce and in the business of
handling, weighing, or transporting
grain for sale in foreign commerce in
excess of 15,000 metric tons during the
preceding or current calendar year must
register annually. The realignment of
offices within the U.S. Department of
Agriculture authorized by the
Secretary’s Memorandum dated
November 14, 2017, eliminates the
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) as a
standalone agency. The grain inspection
activities formerly part of GIPSA are
now organized under AMS.
DATES: Export Registration is for the
calendar year with 2019 registrations
expiring on December 31, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Prospective registrants may
submit an Application for Registration
(FORM FGIS–945) online through
FGISONLINE, Delegations,
Designations, and Export Registration
(DDR) and make payments through
Pay.gov.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Candace A.
Hildreth by telephone at 202–720–0203
or by email to FGISQACD@usda.gov
with ‘‘2019 Application for Registration
Renewal’’ as the subject line.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Instruction on how to submit an
Application for Registration through
DDR can be found at https://
www.ams.usda.gov/services/fgis/ddrexport-registration-instructions.
Below are the applicable export
registration regulatory provisions:
(1) 7 U.S.C. 87f–1 requires registration
for all persons who are engaged in the
business of buying grain for sale in
foreign commerce and in the business of
handling, weighing, or transporting
grain for sale in foreign commerce in
excess of 15,000 metric tons during the
preceding or current calendar year.
(2) 7 CFR 800.30–39 defines foreign
commerce grain business as persons
who regularly engage in buying for sale,
handling, weighing, or transporting
grain totaling 15,000 metric tons or
more during the preceding or current
calendar year.
(3) 7 U.S.C. 87b(a)(11), Prohibited
Acts, states that no person shall violate
Section 87f–1, and if a person does
violate Section 87f–1, Section 87c (a)
states that any person who commits any
offense prohibited by section 87b shall
be guilty of a felony and shall, on
conviction thereof, be subject to
imprisonment for not more than five
years, or a fine of not more than
$20,000, or both imprisonment and fine.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 87f–1.
Dated: February 15, 2019.
Bruce Summers,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
[FR Doc. 2019–03076 Filed 2–21–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Docket No. AMS–SC–19–0013; SC19–981–
2]
Almonds Grown in California; Notice of
Request for Extension and Revision of
a Currently Approved Information
Collection
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Agricultural
Marketing Service’s (AMS) intention to
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request an extension for and revision to
a currently approved information
collection for Almonds Grown in
California, Marketing Order No. 981.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by April 23, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments
concerning this notice. Comments must
be sent to the Docket Clerk, Marketing
Order and Agreement Division,
Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA,
1400 Independence Avenue SW, STOP
0237, Washington, DC 20250–0237; Fax:
(202) 720–8938; or internet:
www.regulations.gov. Comments should
reference the docket number and the
date and page number of this issue of
the Federal Register and will be
available for public inspection in the
Office of the Docket Clerk during regular
business hours, or can be viewed at:
www.regulations.gov. All comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be included in the record and will be
made available to the public. Please be
advised that the identity of the
individuals or entities submitting the
comments will be made available to the
public on the internet at the address
provided above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrew Hatch, Marketing Order and
Agreement Division, Specialty Crops
Program, AMS, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, STOP 0237,
Room 1406–S, Washington, DC 20250–
0237; Telephone:(202) 720–6862,
Fax:(202) 720–8938, or Email:
andrew.hatch@usda.gov.
Small businesses may request
information on this notice by contacting
Richard Lower, Assistant to the
Director, Marketing Order and
Agreement Division, Specialty Crops
Program, AMS, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, STOP 0237,
Room 1406–S, Washington, DC 20250–
0237; Telephone (202) 720–2491, Fax:
(202) 720–8938; or Email:
Richard.lower@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Almonds Grown in California,
Marketing Order No. 981.
OMB Number: 0581–0242.
Expiration Date of Approval: July 31,
2019.
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The information collection
requirements in this request are
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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
[DOC. NO. AMS-FGIS-18-0087]
Grain Export Registration Renewal Information
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: With this publication, the Agricultural Marketing Service
(AMS) notifies persons about annual requirements for renewing the
Application for Registration as required by the United States Grain
Standards Act. All persons engaged in the business of buying grain for
sale in foreign commerce and in the business of handling, weighing, or
transporting grain for sale in foreign commerce in excess of 15,000
metric tons during the preceding or current calendar year must register
annually. The realignment of offices within the U.S. Department of
Agriculture authorized by the Secretary's Memorandum dated November 14,
2017, eliminates the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration (GIPSA) as a standalone agency. The grain inspection
activities formerly part of GIPSA are now organized under AMS.
DATES: Export Registration is for the calendar year with 2019
registrations expiring on December 31, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Prospective registrants may submit an Application for
Registration (FORM FGIS-945) online through FGISONLINE, Delegations,
Designations, and Export Registration (DDR) and make payments through
Pay.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to Candace A. Hildreth by telephone at 202-720-0203
or by email to FGISQACD@usda.gov with ``2019 Application for
Registration Renewal'' as the subject line.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Instruction on how to submit an Application
for Registration through DDR can be found at https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/fgis/ddr-export-registration-instructions.
Below are the applicable export registration regulatory provisions:
(1) 7 U.S.C. 87f-1 requires registration for all persons who are
engaged in the business of buying grain for sale in foreign commerce
and in the business of handling, weighing, or transporting grain for
sale in foreign commerce in excess of 15,000 metric tons during the
preceding or current calendar year.
(2) 7 CFR 800.30-39 defines foreign commerce grain business as
persons who regularly engage in buying for sale, handling, weighing, or
transporting grain totaling 15,000 metric tons or more during the
preceding or current calendar year.
(3) 7 U.S.C. 87b(a)(11), Prohibited Acts, states that no person
shall violate Section 87f-1, and if a person does violate Section 87f-
1, Section 87c (a) states that any person who commits any offense
prohibited by section 87b shall be guilty of a felony and shall, on
conviction thereof, be subject to imprisonment for not more than five
years, or a fine of not more than $20,000, or both imprisonment and
fine.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 87f-1.
Dated: February 15, 2019.
Bruce Summers,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-03076 Filed 2-21-19; 8:45 am]
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