Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 16523-16524 [2024-04865]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 46 / Thursday, March 7, 2024 / Notices The operating reserve adjustment is the difference between FY2023 ending reserves and the operating reserve threshold, which is equivalent to 6 months of supervisory costs. FY2023 supervision costs were $1,186,689. The operating reserve threshold for FY2024 is calculated by dividing FY2023 supervision costs by 2 ($1,186,689/2 = $593,345). The FY2023 operating reserve ending balance ($295,535) is less than the operating reserve threshold ($593,345) by $297,810. Therefore, the operating reserve adjustment for calendar year 2024 is $297,810. Supervision tonnage fee. FGIS adds the total prior year supervision costs and the operating reserve adjustment, then divides the result by the previous 5-year average tonnage. If the calculated fee is zero or a negative value, FGIS will suspend collection of supervision tonnage fees for the next calendar year. The supervision tonnage fee for calendar year 2024 is $0.007 per ton. The calculation, based on FY2023 supervision costs of $1,186,689, is $1,186,689 plus the operating reserve adjustment of $297,810, which equals $1,484,499, divided by a 5-year average tonnage of 219,219,620, which equals $0.007 per ton. TABLE 6—TONNAGE SUPERVISED Fiscal year 2019 ...................................... 2020 ...................................... 2021 ...................................... 2022 ...................................... 2023 ...................................... 5-year Rolling Average ......... Metric tons 206,693,881 237,649,430 232,738,700 225,570,903 193,445,187 219,219,620 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Therefore, for 2024, FGIS will assess a supervision tonnage fee of $0.007 per ton on domestic shipments officially inspected and/or weighed, including land carrier shipments to Canada and Mexico, performed by delegated States and/or designated agencies on or after April 1, 2024. The Schedule B fee will be published in FGIS Directive 9180.74 and on the agency’s public website. 7 CFR 800.71(d) Miscellaneous Fees for Other Services Calculations Registration certificates and renewals. FGIS calculates the application fee by multiplying the Schedule A noncontract hourly rate (Table 1 in § 800.71(a)) by a quantity of five. The resulting fee is expected to cover FGIS personnel costs to review applications, fee publication expenses, and administrative expenses. The Schedule A non-contract hourly rate is $73. Thus, the application fee for 2024 will be $73 times 5, or $365. The fee will be published on the agency’s public VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:13 Mar 06, 2024 Jkt 262001 website after Federal Register publication. Designation amendments. FGIS calculates the rate using the Federal Register publication rate for three columns, plus one hour of noncontract hourly rate from § 800.71(a) Table 1 of Schedule A. The fee covers FGIS personnel costs, administrative expenses, and costs for publishing notices regarding the designation of official service providers in the Federal Register. The Federal Register publication rate is $151 per column, and the Schedule A non-contract hourly rate is $73. FGIS calculates the fee will be $526 for calendar year 2024. The fee will be published on the agency’s public website after Federal Register publication. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k. Melissa Bailey, Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service. [FR Doc. 2024–04838 Filed 3–6–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P 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 April 8, 2024 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 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 16523 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: Bees and Related Articles. OMB Control Number: 0579–0207. Summary of Collection: The Plant Protection Act (APA) (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to prohibit or restrict the importation, entry, or interstate movement of plants, plant products, and other articles to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United States or their dissemination within the United States. Under the Honeybee Act (7 U.S.C. 281–286), the Secretary is authorized to prohibit or restrict the importation of honeybees and honeybee semen to prevent the introduction into the United States of diseases and parasites harmful to honeybees and of undesirable species and subspecies of honeybees. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), is responsible for implementing the intent of these Acts, and does so through the enforcement of its pollinator and bee regulations. Need and Use of the Information: APHIS collects information from a variety of individuals who are involved in breeding, exporting, importing, and containing bees and related articles. The information APHIS collects serves as the supporting documentation needed to issue required PPQ forms and documents that allow importation of bees and related articles or authorizes the release of bees. This documentation is vital to helping APHIS ensure that exotic bee diseases and parasites, and undesirable species and subspecies of honeybees, do not spread into or within the United States. Without the information, APHIS could not verify that imported bees and related articles do not present a significant risk of introducing exotic bee disease, parasites, and undesirable species and subspecies of honeybees. Description of Respondents: Businesses or other-for-profit; Foreign Federal Government. Number of Respondents: 8. E:\FR\FM\07MRN1.SGM 07MRN1 16524 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 46 / Thursday, March 7, 2024 / Notices Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 64. Rachelle Ragland-Greene, Acting Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2024–04865 Filed 3–6–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Foreign Agricultural Service Daniel Whitley, Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service. Fiscal Year 2024 Raw Cane Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota Increase [FR Doc. 2024–04903 Filed 3–6–24; 8:45 am] Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 3410–10–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE The Foreign Agricultural Service is providing notice of an increase in the fiscal year (FY) 2024 raw cane sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ) of 125,000 metric tons raw value (MTRV). DATES: This notice is applicable on March 7, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Souleymane Diaby, Multilateral Affairs Division, Trade Policy and Geographic Affairs, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 1070, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250–1070; by telephone (202) 720–2916; or by email Souleymane.Diaby@usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 5, 2023, the Foreign Agricultural Service established the FY 2024 TRQ for raw cane sugar at 1,117,195 MTRV, the minimum to which the United States is committed under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Uruguay Round Agreements. Pursuant to Additional U.S. Note 5 to Chapter 17 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), the Secretary has authority to modify the raw and refined sugar WTO TRQs. The Secretary’s authority under Additional U.S. Note 5 has been delegated to the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs (7 CFR 2.26). The Under Secretary has subsequently delegated this authority to the Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service (7 CFR 2.601). The Foreign Agricultural Service gives notice today of an increase in the quantity of raw cane sugar eligible to enter at the lower rate of duty during FY 2024 by 125,000 MTRV. The conversion factor is 1 metric ton raw value equals 1.10231125 short tons raw value. With this increase, the overall FY 2024 raw sugar TRQ is now 1,242,195 MTRV. Raw cane sugar under this quota must be accompanied by a certificate for quota eligibility. The SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:13 Mar 06, 2024 Jkt 262001 Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will allocate this increase among supplying countries and customs areas. These actions are being taken after a determination that additional supplies of raw cane sugar are required in the U.S. market. USDA will closely monitor stocks, consumption, imports and all sugar market and program variables on an ongoing basis and may make further program adjustments during FY 2024 if needed. National Agricultural Statistics Service Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Reinstate an Information Collection National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to seek reinstatement of an information collection, the 2024 Tenure, Ownership and Transition of Agricultural Land (TOTAL) survey. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by May 6, 2024 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535–0240, 2024 TOTAL, by any of the following methods: • Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. Include docket number above in the subject line of the message. • Fax: (202) 720–6396. • Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD– ROM submissions to: Richard Hopper, NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250– 2024. • Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand deliver to: Richard Hopper, NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 5336, South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250–2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph L. Parsons, Associate Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, (202) 720–4333. Copies of SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 this information collection and related instructions can be obtained without charge from Richard Hopper, NASS Clearance Officer, at (202) 720–2206. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 2024 Tenure, Ownership and Transition of Agricultural Land (TOTAL) Survey. OMB Control Number: 0535–0240. Type of Request: Intent to Seek Reinstatement of an Information Collection. Abstract: The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the 2024 Tenure, Ownership and Transition of Agricultural Land (TOTAL) surveys to be conducted as follow-on surveys to the 2022 Census of Agriculture and are authorized by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 as amended. The 2024 TOTAL surveys will be conducted in 2025, referencing the calendar year of 2024. In 2025 the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) Phase 3 (OMB # 0535– 0275) will be suspended for a period of one year. The scope of the TOTAL survey is greater than that of the ARMS 3 survey. To maintain the ARMS 3 data series, data will be gleaned from the TOTAL surveys to replace the 2024 ARMS 3 data collection. The TOTAL survey will be conducted in two phases. The first phase will be the creation of a list of land owners who rent out land for agricultural purposes. These landlords will be excluded from the sample if they are also active farm or ranch operators as these entities are part of the phase II version 1 sampling population discussed below. The area segments that are used during the June Area Survey (OMB # 0535–0213) will be used as the target areas. NASS will compare the land inside these segments with land ownership data from the Farm Services Agency (FSA) along with property tax information purchased from CoreLogic (a privately owned company). After the removal of any duplication within this list NASS will have the target sample for the Landlord only version of the survey which will be conducted in Phase II. The current NASS List Frame of known farmers and ranchers will be used to create the sample for the Operator version of the survey. No list building will be conducted in Phase I for the operator questionnaire. The second phase of the survey will include data collection and reporting using two versions of the TOTAL questionnaires. Version 1 of the TOTAL E:\FR\FM\07MRN1.SGM 07MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 46 (Thursday, March 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16523-16524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04865]


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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 April 8, 
2024 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: Bees and Related Articles.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0207.
    Summary of Collection: The Plant Protection Act (APA) (7 U.S.C. 
7701 et seq.), authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to prohibit or 
restrict the importation, entry, or interstate movement of plants, 
plant products, and other articles to prevent the introduction of plant 
pests into the United States or their dissemination within the United 
States.
    Under the Honeybee Act (7 U.S.C. 281-286), the Secretary is 
authorized to prohibit or restrict the importation of honeybees and 
honeybee semen to prevent the introduction into the United States of 
diseases and parasites harmful to honeybees and of undesirable species 
and subspecies of honeybees. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), is responsible 
for implementing the intent of these Acts, and does so through the 
enforcement of its pollinator and bee regulations.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS collects information from a 
variety of individuals who are involved in breeding, exporting, 
importing, and containing bees and related articles. The information 
APHIS collects serves as the supporting documentation needed to issue 
required PPQ forms and documents that allow importation of bees and 
related articles or authorizes the release of bees. This documentation 
is vital to helping APHIS ensure that exotic bee diseases and 
parasites, and undesirable species and subspecies of honeybees, do not 
spread into or within the United States. Without the information, APHIS 
could not verify that imported bees and related articles do not present 
a significant risk of introducing exotic bee disease, parasites, and 
undesirable species and subspecies of honeybees.
    Description of Respondents: Businesses or other-for-profit; Foreign 
Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 8.

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    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 64.

Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Acting Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-04865 Filed 3-6-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
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