Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 38479 [2023-12618]
Download as PDF
Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 113 / Tuesday, June 13, 2023 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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; 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 July 13, 2023 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.
ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Phytosanitary Export
Certification.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0052.
Summary of Collection: The Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) is responsible for preventing
plant diseases or insect pests from
entering the United States, preventing
the spread of pests and noxious weeds
not widely distributed within the
United States, and eradicating those
imported pests when eradication is
feasible. The Plant Protection Act
VerDate Sep<11>2014
18:45 Jun 12, 2023
Jkt 259001
authorizes USDA to carry out this
mission. APHIS will collect information
using several forms and other
information activities.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will use the information
collected to locate shipments, guide
inspection, and issue a certificate to
meet the requirements of the importing
country. Failure to provide this
information would have an impact on
many U.S. exporters who would no
longer be able to engage in the business
of exporting plants and plant products
overseas.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; State, and local or
Tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 9,102.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 401,228.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023–12618 Filed 6–12–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Amendment; Notice of Intent for
Agricultural Policy Advisory
Committee (APAC) and the Related
Agricultural Technical Advisory
Committees (ATACs) for Trade
Foreign Agricultural Service,
United States Department of
Agriculture.
ACTION: Amendment Notice of Intent to
Reestablish Agricultural Technical
Advisory Committees (ATACs) and
Continuation of Requests for
Nominations.
AGENCY:
This notice is to amend the
notice of renewal published on June 6,
2023, to give notice that the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)
intends to reestablish the Agricultural
Technical Advisory Committees
(ATACs) for a 4-year period. Pursuant to
Section 135 of the Trade Act of 1974
and the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, as amended, notice is hereby given
that the Secretary of Agriculture
(Secretary), in coordination with the
United States Trade Representative
(Trade Representative), notice of
renewal for the Agricultural Policy
Advisory Committee (APAC) and intent
to reestablish the related Agricultural
Technical Advisory Committees
(ATACs) for Trade to provide detailed
policy and technical advice,
information, and recommendations
SUMMARY:
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
38479
regarding trade barriers, negotiation of
trade agreements, and implementation
of existing trade agreements affecting
food and agricultural products,
including the performance of other
advisory functions relevant to U.S.
agricultural trade policy matters.
DATES: We will accept nominations for
membership on the APAC and six
ATACs throughout the four-year charter
term of the committees (June 2023
through June 2027). New applicants are
considered approximately every 12–18
months.
Electronic copies of the
nomination materials should be sent to
ATACs@usda.gov.
All nomination materials may also be
mailed in a single, complete package to:
Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave.
SW, Room 200A Jamie L. Whitten
Building, Washington, DC 20250–1001,
Attn: APAC/ATACs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Darlene Maginnis, Group Federal
Officer, Foreign Agricultural Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture at 202–
868–7059; or by email at ATACs@
usda.gov. You can find additional
information about the APAC and
ATACs on the Foreign Agricultural
Service website at www.fas.usda.gov/
atacs.
ADDRESSES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Rechartering of Existing Committees:
Pursuant to Section 135 of the Trade Act
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155 (c)) and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, (5 U.S.C. 10), FAS gives
notice that the Secretary and Trade
Representative intends to renew the
APAC and reestablish the following six
ATACs:
• Animals and Animal Products;
• Fruits and Vegetables;
• Grains, Feed, Oilseeds, and Planting
Seeds;
• Processed Foods;
• Sweeteners and Sweetener
Products; and,
• Tobacco, Cotton, Peanuts and Hemp
(newly revised title), amending the
notice of renewal published under
citation 88 FR 37507; FR Doc.
202312313 and filed on June 6, 2023.
In 1974, Congress established a
private sector advisory committee
system to ensure that U.S. trade policy
and negotiation objectives adequately
reflect U.S. commercial and economic
interests. The private sector advisory
committee system currently consists of
three tiers:
• The President’s Advisory
Committee for Trade Policy and
Negotiations;
E:\FR\FM\13JNN1.SGM
13JNN1
Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 38479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12618]
[[Page 38479]]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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; 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 July 13,
2023 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.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Phytosanitary Export Certification.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0052.
Summary of Collection: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) is responsible for preventing plant diseases or insect
pests from entering the United States, preventing the spread of pests
and noxious weeds not widely distributed within the United States, and
eradicating those imported pests when eradication is feasible. The
Plant Protection Act authorizes USDA to carry out this mission. APHIS
will collect information using several forms and other information
activities.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will use the information
collected to locate shipments, guide inspection, and issue a
certificate to meet the requirements of the importing country. Failure
to provide this information would have an impact on many U.S. exporters
who would no longer be able to engage in the business of exporting
plants and plant products overseas.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State,
and local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 9,102.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 401,228.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-12618 Filed 6-12-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-34-P