Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; APHIS Credit and User Fee Accounts, 15369-15370 [2023-05084]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2023–0021]
Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; APHIS Credit
and User Fee Accounts
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection;
comment request.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS’)
intention to request a revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection associated with establishing
credit accounts and the collection of
user fees for certain reimbursable APHIS
services.
DATES: We will consider all comments
we receive on or before May 12, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS–
2023–0021 in the Search field. Select
the Documents tab, then select the
Comment button in the list of
documents.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2023–0021, Regulatory Analysis
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
Supporting documents and any
comments we receive on this docket
may be viewed at regulations.gov or in
our reading room which is located in
room 1620 of the USDA South Building,
14th Street and Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC. Normal reading
room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
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Monday through Friday, except
holidays. To be sure someone is there to
help you, please call (202) 799–7039
before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the user fee activities
covered by this notice, contact Mrs. Kris
Caraher, Review and Analysis Branch
Chief, Financial Management Division,
MRPBS, APHIS, USDA, 4700 River
Road, Unit 54, Riverdale, MD 20737–
3148; (301) 851–2834; kris.caraher@
usda.gov. For information on the
information collection process, contact
Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS’ Paperwork
Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301)
851–2483; joseph.moxey@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: APHIS Credit and User Fee
Accounts.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0055.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: Section 2509 of the Food,
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
Act of 1990, as amended, authorizes the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) to establish credit
accounts and collect user fees for
providing import- and export-related
services for animals, plants, animal
products, birds, germplasm, organisms,
and vectors. In addition, this section
authorizes APHIS to collect user fees for
certain activities and services it
provides such as passenger clearance;
veterinary diagnostics tests and reagent
sales; issuing certificates and permits;
conducting and monitoring inspections
and treatments related to the import and
export of agricultural products; granting
commercial conveyance clearances; and
charging overtime fees for activities
conducted during nonduty hours. The
establishment of credit accounts and the
collection of user fees for certain
reimbursable APHIS services requires
various information collection activities,
as described below.
APHIS services may be requested in
writing, electronically, by telephone, or
in person, and must be specific about
the specific service requested and the
time it is to be performed. The services
are typically provided by a Federal
inspector, and the information is
necessary to schedule the work and to
calculate fees due. Normally, the
services are provided during regular
working hours. If an importer wishes to
have shipments cleared at other hours,
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such services will usually be provided
on a reimbursable overtime basis, unless
already covered by a user fee. Exporters
wishing cargo to be certified during
nonworking hours may also utilize this
procedure. Certain recurring customers
may request that APHIS bill them.
These customers may apply for credit
accounts with APHIS. The Agency
collects certain information to conduct
credit checks on prospective applicants
to ensure creditworthiness prior to
extending credit services and to prepare
billings.
APHIS is responsible for ensuring fees
collected are correct and that they are
remitted in full and in a timely manner.
To ensure this, the party (ticketing
agents for transportation companies)
responsible for collecting and remitting
fees must allow APHIS personnel to
verify the accuracy of the fees collected
and remitted, and otherwise determine
compliance with the statute and
regulations. We also require whoever is
responsible for making fee payments to
advise us of the name, address, and
telephone number of a responsible
officer who is authorized to verify fee
calculations, collections, and
remittances.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
collection activities, as described, for an
additional 3 years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit
comments from the public (as well as
affected agencies) concerning our
information collection. These comments
will help us:
(1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, through use, as
appropriate, of automated, electronic,
mechanical, and other collection
technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public
burden for this collection of information
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is estimated to average 0.007 hours per
response.
Respondents: Individuals and private
and commercial importers or exporters
of agricultural plants and animals or
their products.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 144,209.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 96.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 13,866,321.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 95,310 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours
may not equal the product of the annual
number of responses multiplied by the
reporting burden per response.)
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 7th day of
March 2023.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2023–05084 Filed 3–10–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Partnerships and Public
Engagement
Advisory Committee on Minority
Farmers
Office of Partnerships and
Public Engagement (OPPE), USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public virtual meeting.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the provisions of
the rules and regulations of the United
States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), notice is hereby
given that a public meeting of the
Advisory Committee on Minority
Farmers (ACMF) will be convened.
During this public meeting, the ACMF
will consider USDA programs, services,
and policies, and how they impact
minority farmers. USDA Secretary
Thomas Vilsack is committed to actions
that enhance minority farmers’ ability to
produce and thrive as businesses
through USDA’s customer service
enhancements, expanded outreach,
technical assistance, and capacity
building. The ACMF seeks to
recommend action-oriented strategies
that maximize the participation of
minority farmers in USDA programs and
services.
DATES: The ACMF public meeting is
scheduled for March 28–30, 2023, from
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each day.
Meeting Pre-Registration:
The public is asked to pre-register for
the meeting by March 27, 2023, at
https://ems8.intellor.com/?do=register&
t=1&p=847170.
Your pre-registration should include:
your name; organization or interest
represented; if you plan to give oral
comments; and if you require special
accommodations. USDA will also accept
day-of registrations throughout the
meeting. Time will be allotted at the end
of each morning and afternoon for
comments from those attending in
person or virtually. USDA will allow as
many individual and organizational
comments as time permits.
Oral Comments: Persons or
organizations may register for one
speaking slot per day. All persons
wanting to make oral comments during
the in-person meeting may check-in
each day at the registration table
beginning 8:30 a.m. MT. If the number
of registrants requesting to speak is
greater than what can be reasonably
accommodated during the session
timeframe, OPPE may conduct a lottery
to determine the speakers for the
scheduled public comment session.
Written Comments: Written comments
for consideration during the public
meeting are requested by or before 3:00
p.m. MT, March 30, 2023. The ACMF
prefers that all written comments be
submitted electronically via the preregistration link or emailed to the
person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section (below).
However, written comments may also be
submitted (i.e., postmarked) via first
class mail to the address listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section (below) prior to the deadline.
Written comments will be accepted up
to 15 days after the public meeting.
Availability of Meeting Materials: All
written public comments received by
March 28, 2023, will be compiled and
available for ACMF member review.
Duplicate comments from multiple
individuals may be considered as one
comment, with a notation that multiple
copies of the comment were received.
Please visit https://www.usda.gov/
partnerships/advisory-committee-onminority-farmers to review the agenda,
meeting documents (e.g., presentations),
and minutes for this meeting.
Location: The ACMF public advisory
meeting will be held at the University
of Arizona’s BIO5 Institute (Thomas W.
Keating Bioresearch Building), 1657 E.
Helen St., Tucson, AZ. Public attendees
may register upon arrival beginning 8:30
a.m. each day.
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Parking is available at the Highland
Avenue Garage, 1240 N Highland Ave.
Tucson, AZ. Drivers may park at the
Highland Avenue Garage for $8 per day,
using the Passport Parking application
which may be downloaded onto a
smartphone. The validation code for the
Highland Avenue Garage is 52028. You
will also need to include your license
plate number.
Virtual Participation: Public
participants may also view the
committee proceedings and
presentations via Zoom at https://
ems8.intellor.com/login/847168.
Meeting ID and passcode is not
required.
The call-in numbers and code for
listen-only access are:
US Toll Free: 888–251–2949
US Toll: 215–861–0694
Access Code: 7534 676#
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
R. Jeanese Cabrera, Designated Federal
Officer, Office of Partnerships and
Public Engagement, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Mail Stop 0601, Room
524–A, Washington, DC 20250; Phone:
(202) 720–6350; Email: acmf@usda.gov.
Individuals who use telecommunication
devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the
FCC Telecommunications Relay Service
(TRS) at 7–1–1 between 8 a.m. and 8
p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday
through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Committee was established pursuant to
section 14008 of the Food Conservation
and Energy Act of 2008, Public Law
110–246, 122 Stat. 1651, 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2279), to ensure that socially
disadvantaged farmers have equal
access to USDA programs. The Secretary
selected a diverse group of members
representing a broad spectrum of
persons to recommend solutions to the
challenges of minority farmers and
ranchers. The members also advise the
Secretary on implementation of section
2501 of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
(the 2501 Program); maximizing the
participation of minority farmers and
ranchers in USDA programs; and civil
rights activities within the Department
relative to participants in its programs.
Agenda: USDA agencies will deliver
presentations that update the ACMF
with the status of relevant programs,
services, and policies. Thereafter, the
ACMF will explore and examine
challenges specific to minority farming
communities, including but not limited
to: (1) infrastructure and housing; (2)
economically viable, ecologically sound,
and climate-smart farming and ranching
(e.g., planning, building, and business
expansion); (3) barriers to minority
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2023-0021]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; APHIS Credit and User Fee Accounts
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision to and extension of approval of an information
collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's
(APHIS') intention to request a revision to and extension of approval
of an information collection associated with establishing credit
accounts and the collection of user fees for certain reimbursable APHIS
services.
DATES: We will consider all comments we receive on or before May 12,
2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov.
Enter APHIS-2023-0021 in the Search field. Select the Documents tab,
then select the Comment button in the list of documents.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2023-0021, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may
be viewed at regulations.gov or in our reading room which is located in
room 1620 of the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is
there to help you, please call (202) 799-7039 before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the user fee
activities covered by this notice, contact Mrs. Kris Caraher, Review
and Analysis Branch Chief, Financial Management Division, MRPBS, APHIS,
USDA, 4700 River Road, Unit 54, Riverdale, MD 20737-3148; (301) 851-
2834; [email protected]. For information on the information
collection process, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS' Paperwork
Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: APHIS Credit and User Fee Accounts.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0055.
Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection.
Abstract: Section 2509 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and
Trade Act of 1990, as amended, authorizes the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) to establish credit accounts and collect
user fees for providing import- and export-related services for
animals, plants, animal products, birds, germplasm, organisms, and
vectors. In addition, this section authorizes APHIS to collect user
fees for certain activities and services it provides such as passenger
clearance; veterinary diagnostics tests and reagent sales; issuing
certificates and permits; conducting and monitoring inspections and
treatments related to the import and export of agricultural products;
granting commercial conveyance clearances; and charging overtime fees
for activities conducted during nonduty hours. The establishment of
credit accounts and the collection of user fees for certain
reimbursable APHIS services requires various information collection
activities, as described below.
APHIS services may be requested in writing, electronically, by
telephone, or in person, and must be specific about the specific
service requested and the time it is to be performed. The services are
typically provided by a Federal inspector, and the information is
necessary to schedule the work and to calculate fees due. Normally, the
services are provided during regular working hours. If an importer
wishes to have shipments cleared at other hours, such services will
usually be provided on a reimbursable overtime basis, unless already
covered by a user fee. Exporters wishing cargo to be certified during
nonworking hours may also utilize this procedure. Certain recurring
customers may request that APHIS bill them. These customers may apply
for credit accounts with APHIS. The Agency collects certain information
to conduct credit checks on prospective applicants to ensure
creditworthiness prior to extending credit services and to prepare
billings.
APHIS is responsible for ensuring fees collected are correct and
that they are remitted in full and in a timely manner. To ensure this,
the party (ticketing agents for transportation companies) responsible
for collecting and remitting fees must allow APHIS personnel to verify
the accuracy of the fees collected and remitted, and otherwise
determine compliance with the statute and regulations. We also require
whoever is responsible for making fee payments to advise us of the
name, address, and telephone number of a responsible officer who is
authorized to verify fee calculations, collections, and remittances.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities, as described, for
an additional 3 years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection.
These comments will help us:
(1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated,
electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies; e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public burden for this collection of
information
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is estimated to average 0.007 hours per response.
Respondents: Individuals and private and commercial importers or
exporters of agricultural plants and animals or their products.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 144,209.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 96.
Estimated annual number of responses: 13,866,321.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 95,310 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of
the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per
response.)
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 7th day of March 2023.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-05084 Filed 3-10-23; 8:45 am]
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