Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 45369 [2020-16332]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 45369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16332]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 23, 2020.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments are requested regarding; 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; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden 
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; ways to 
enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and 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 August 
27, 2020 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for 
the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days 
of the publication of this notice on the following website 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    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.

Foreign Agricultural Service

    Title: Export Sales of U.S. Agricultural Commodities.
    OMB Control Number: 0551-0007.
    Summary of Collection: The information collection requirements 
contained in 7 CFR part 20 are necessary to implement the mandatory 
export sales reporting requirements of section 602 of the Agricultural 
Trade Act of 1978, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5712). The export sales 
reporting system provides commodity market participants with 
information about commodity export commitments, and is one means by 
which USDA seeks to insure fairness and soundness in commodity 
marketing. U.S. exports are required to report to the Foreign 
Agricultural Service (FAS) information on: (1) The quantity of a 
reportable commodity to be sold to a foreign buyer; (2) the country of 
destination; and (3) the marketing year of shipment.
    Need and Use of the Information: The collected information is 
needed because it provides up-to-date market data for making rational 
export policy decisions to prevent market disruptions. USDA reports the 
information to the public so that all market participants can be aware 
of such sales and can evaluate the effects of exports on supply and 
demand estimates of production, prices, and sales. If the information 
is not collected, the Department would not be in compliance with the 
statutes and not fulfilling the objectives of the export sales 
reporting program.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 383.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Quarterly; Weekly.
    Total Burden Hours: 51,045.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-16332 Filed 7-27-20; 8:45 am]
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