Notice of Request for an Extension and Revision to a Currently Approved Information Collection, 86104 [2023-27193]

Agencies

• Agricultural Marketing Service
• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 86104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27193]


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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 237 / Tuesday, December 12, 2023 / 
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[[Page 86104]]



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Doc. No. AMS-CN-23-0071]


Notice of Request for an Extension and Revision to a Currently 
Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention 
to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget, for an 
extension and revision to the currently approved information collection 
entitled Cotton Classing, Testing, and Standards.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by February 12, 2024 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments concerning 
this notice by using the electronic process available at https://www.regulations.gov. All comments should reference the document number 
and the date and the page number of this issue of the Federal Register. 
Written comments may be submitted via mail or hand delivery to Cotton 
Research and Promotion, Cotton and Tobacco Program, AMS, USDA, 100 
Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406. All 
comments received will be posted without change, including any personal 
information provided, at https://www.regulations.gov and will be 
included in the record and made available to the public. Please do not 
include personally identifiable information (such as name, address, or 
other contact information) or confidential business information that 
you do not want publicly disclosed. Comments may be submitted 
anonymously. All comments received will be made available for public 
inspection at Cotton and Tobacco Program, AMS, USDA, 100 Riverside 
Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406. A copy of this 
document may be found at: https://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shethir M. Riva, Director, Research 
and Promotion, Cotton and Tobacco Program, AMS, USDA, 100 Riverside 
Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406, Telephone (540) 
361-2726, Facsimile (540) 361-1199, or Email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Cotton Classing, Testing, and Standards.
    OMB Number: 0581-0008.
    Expiration Date of Approval: March 31, 2024.
    Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: Information solicited is used by the USDA to administer 
and supervise activities associated with the classification or grading 
of cotton, cotton linters, and cottonseed based on official USDA 
standards. The information requires personal data, such as name, type 
of business, address, and description of classification services 
requested. These programs are conducted under the United States Cotton 
Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 51b), the Cotton Statistics and Estimates Act 
of 1927 (7 U.S.C. 473c), and the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 
U.S.C. 1622h) and regulations appear at 7 CFR part 28.
    The information collection requirements in this request are 
essential to carry out the intent of the Acts and to provide the cotton 
industry the type of information they need to make sound business 
decisions. The information collected is the minimum required. 
Information is requested from growers, cooperatives, merchants, 
manufacturers, and other government agencies.
    The information collected is used only by authorized employees of 
the USDA, AMS. The cotton industry is the primary user of the compiled 
information and AMS and other government agencies are secondary users.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 0.08 hours per response.
    Respondents: Cotton merchants, warehouses, and gins.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,858.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.05.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 1,758.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 133.72.
    Comments are invited on: (1) whether the proposed 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 the burden of the 
proposed collection of information 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 the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology. Comments may be sent to Shethir M. Riva, 
Director, Research and Promotion, Cotton and Tobacco Program, AMS, 
USDA, 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406, 
Telephone (540) 361-2726, Facsimile (540) 361-1199, or Email at 
[email protected].
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public 
record.

Melissa Bailey,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-27193 Filed 12-11-23; 8:45 am]
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