Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection, 58329-58330 [2024-15804]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 138 / Thursday, July 18, 2024 / Notices sage from Ethiopia, may be viewed on the Regulations.gov website or in our reading room (see ADDRESSES above for a link to Regulations.gov and information on the location and hours of the reading room). You may request paper copies of the pest risk assessment and RMD by calling or writing to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to the subject of the analysis you wish to review when requesting copies. After reviewing any comments we receive, we will announce our decision regarding the import status of leaves and stems of fresh sage from Ethiopia in a subsequent notice. If the overall conclusions of our analysis and the Administrator’s determination of risk remain unchanged following our consideration of the comments, then we will authorize the importation of leaves and stems of fresh sage from Ethiopia into the continental United States subject to the requirements specified in the RMD. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1633, 7701–7772, and 7781–7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3. Done in Washington, DC, this 11th day of July 2024. Donna Lalli, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2024–15842 Filed 7–17–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Agricultural Statistics Service Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to request revision and extension of a currently approved information collection, the Commercial Floriculture Survey. A revision to burden hours will be needed due to changes in the size of the target population, sampling design, and/or questionnaire length. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by September 16, 2024 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535–0093, by any of the following methods: khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:47 Jul 17, 2024 Jkt 262001 • Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. Include docket number above in the subject line of the message. • efax: (855) 838–6382. • 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 J. Prusacki, Acting Associate Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, (202) 720–4333. Copies of this information collection and related instructions can be obtained without charge from Richard Hopper, NASS— OMB Clearance Officer, at (202) 720– 2206 or at ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Commercial Floriculture Survey. OMB Control Number: 0535–0093. Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 2024. Type of Request: Intent to Seek Approval to Revise and Extend an Information Collection for 3 years. Abstract: The primary objective of the National Agricultural Statistics Service is to prepare and issue State and national estimates of crop and livestock production, prices, and disposition. The Commercial Floriculture Survey is conducted in all States. The target population for this survey is all operations with production and sales of at least $10,000 of floriculture products. The retail and wholesale quantity and value of sales are collected for fresh cut flowers, potted flowering plants, foliage plants, annual bedding/garden plants, herbaceous perennials, cut cultivated florist greens, propagative floriculture material, and unfinished plants. Additional detail on area in production, operation value of sales, and agricultural workers is included. Content changes are minimal year to year, with the goal of avoiding significant changes to the survey length and respondent burden associated with each questionnaire. Authority: These data will be collected under the authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204(a). Individually identifiable data collected under this authority are governed by section 1770 of the Food Security Act of 1985 as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 58329 afford strict confidentiality to nonaggregated data provided by respondents. This Notice is submitted in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 13 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), and Office of Management and Budget regulations at 5 CFR part 1320. All NASS employees and NASS contractors must also fully comply with all provisions of the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of 2018, title III of Public Law 115–435, codified in 44 U.S.C. ch. 35. CIPSEA supports NASS’s pledge of confidentiality to all respondents and facilitates the agency’s efforts to reduce burden by supporting statistical activities of collaborative agencies through designation of NASS agents, subject to the limitations and penalties described in CIPSEA. NASS uses the information only for statistical purposes and publishes only tabulated total data. Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average between 10 and 60 minutes per respondent. In all states except Hawaii, operations with less than $100,000 in sales of floriculture products respond to a reduced number of questions related to operation characteristics while operations with sales greater than $100,000 complete the entire questionnaire. In Hawaii, all operations with sales of at least $10,000 will complete the full questionnaire. Respondents: Farms and businesses. Estimated Number of Respondents: 13,500. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 6,700 hours. Comments: Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) 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; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, technological, or other forms of information technology collection techniques. All responses to this notice will become a matter of public record and be summarized in the request for OMB approval. E:\FR\FM\18JYN1.SGM 18JYN1 58330 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 138 / Thursday, July 18, 2024 / Notices Signed at Washington, DC, July 11, 2024. Joseph J. Prusacki, Acting Associate Administrator. [FR Doc. 2024–15804 Filed 7–17–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–20–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Economic Analysis Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Services Surveys: BE–29, Annual Survey of Foreign Ocean Carriers’ Expenses in the United States Bureau of Economic Analysis, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment. AGENCY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public’s reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB. DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before September 16, 2024. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to Christopher Stein, Chief, Services Surveys Branch, Bureau of Economic Analysis, by email to christopher.stein@ bea.gov or PRAcomments@bea.gov. Please reference OMB Control Number 0608–0012 in the subject line of your comments. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or specific questions related to collection activities should be directed to Christopher Stein, Chief, Services Surveys Branch, Bureau of Economic Analysis; 301–278–9189; or via email at christopher.stein@bea.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: I. Abstract The Annual Survey of Foreign Ocean Carriers’ Expenses in the United States (BE–29) collects data from U.S. agents of foreign ocean carriers that handled 40 or more foreign ocean carrier port calls VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:47 Jul 17, 2024 Jkt 262001 during the year or had total covered expenses of $250,000 or more during the year, for all foreign ocean vessels handled by the U.S. agent. The data are needed to monitor U.S. trade in transport services, to analyze the impact of these cross-border services on the U.S. and foreign economies, to compile and improve the U.S. economic accounts, to support U.S. commercial policy on trade in transport services, to conduct trade promotion, and to improve the ability of U.S. businesses to identify and evaluate market opportunities. The data are used in estimating the trade in transport services component of the U.S. international transactions accounts (ITAs) and national income and product accounts (NIPAs). The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is proposing one change to the data items collected on the survey. BEA proposes to modify how the data are reported for U.S. expenses of foreign liner (including passenger/cruise) ocean carriers in Part III. Currently, for each carrier, the reporting agent is required to combine all port call activities and report the carrier’s combined expenses and shipping weights. BEA has found that consolidating the expenses and shipping weights by liner is difficult for reporters. Importantly, it is not uncommon for reporters to omit some unknown shipping weights during consolidation by carrier, which ultimately yields per-ton rates of expenses that are artificially too high. In contrast, more complete data, including shipping weights, are typically reported for tramp (dry bulk) and tanker (liquid bulk) vessel activities in Party II of the survey. BEA proposes to collect 15 individual sets of port call expenses and shipping weights in lieu of consolidated reporting of these data for each foreign liner carrier, similar to how data are collected for tramp and tanker vessel activity. The information for foreign liner carriers would be collected on a new Schedule C of the survey that replaces Part III. Additionally, Part II of the survey would be broken out into Schedule A (for tramp vessels) and Schedule B (for tanker vessels), to collect tramp and tanker separately, but the instructions for these responses will not change. BEA estimates there will be no change in the average number of burden hours per response because the data are already collected as a consolidation of port calls, for all liners represented by the reporting agent. Reporters would only be required to provide 15 individual port calls across all carriers they represent, which would simplify PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the reporting in this section of the survey. BEA does not plan to change the exemption levels used for the current annual survey. BEA estimates there will be no change in the average number of burden hours per response. The language in the instructions and definitions will be reviewed and adjusted as necessary to clarify survey requirements. II. Method of Collection BEA contacts potential respondents by mail at the end of each year. Respondents would be required to file the completed BE–29 forms within 45 days after the end of each calendar year. Reports would be required from U.S. agents of foreign ocean carriers that handled 40 or more foreign ocean carrier port calls during the year or had covered expenses of $250,000 or more during the year for all foreign ocean vessels handled by the U.S. agent. Entities required to report will be contacted individually by BEA. Entities not contacted by BEA have no reporting responsibilities. BEA offers its electronic filing option, the eFile system, for use in reporting on Form BE–29. For more information about eFile, go to www.bea.gov/efile. In addition, BEA posts all its survey forms and reporting instructions on its website, www.bea.gov/ssb. These may be downloaded, completed, printed, and submitted via fax or mail. III. Data OMB Control Number: 0608–0012. Form Number(s): BE–29. Type of Review: Regular submission. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. Estimated Number of Respondents: 80 annually (70 reporting mandatory data, and 10 that would file exemption claims or voluntary responses). Estimated Time per Response: 3 hours is the average for those reporting mandatory data and one hour is the average for those filing an exemption claim or voluntary responses. Hours may vary considerably among respondents because of differences in company size and complexity. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 220. Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0. Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. Legal Authority: International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act (Pub. L. 94–472, 22 U.S.C. 3101–3108, as amended). IV. Request for Comments Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information E:\FR\FM\18JYN1.SGM 18JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 138 (Thursday, July 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58329-58330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15804]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Statistics Service


Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently 
Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service (NASS) to request revision and extension of a 
currently approved information collection, the Commercial Floriculture 
Survey. A revision to burden hours will be needed due to changes in the 
size of the target population, sampling design, and/or questionnaire 
length.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by September 16, 2024 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535-
0093, by any of the following methods:
     Email: [email protected]. Include docket number 
above in the subject line of the message.
     efax: (855) 838-6382.
     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 J. Prusacki, Acting Associate 
Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, (202) 720-4333. Copies of this information 
collection and related instructions can be obtained without charge from 
Richard Hopper, NASS--OMB Clearance Officer, at (202) 720-2206 or at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Commercial Floriculture Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0093.
    Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 2024.
    Type of Request: Intent to Seek Approval to Revise and Extend an 
Information Collection for 3 years.
    Abstract: The primary objective of the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service is to prepare and issue State and national estimates 
of crop and livestock production, prices, and disposition. The 
Commercial Floriculture Survey is conducted in all States. The target 
population for this survey is all operations with production and sales 
of at least $10,000 of floriculture products. The retail and wholesale 
quantity and value of sales are collected for fresh cut flowers, potted 
flowering plants, foliage plants, annual bedding/garden plants, 
herbaceous perennials, cut cultivated florist greens, propagative 
floriculture material, and unfinished plants. Additional detail on area 
in production, operation value of sales, and agricultural workers is 
included. Content changes are minimal year to year, with the goal of 
avoiding significant changes to the survey length and respondent burden 
associated with each questionnaire.
    Authority: These data will be collected under the authority of 7 
U.S.C. 2204(a). Individually identifiable data collected under this 
authority are governed by section 1770 of the Food Security Act of 1985 
as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to afford strict 
confidentiality to non-aggregated data provided by respondents. This 
Notice is submitted in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), and Office of 
Management and Budget regulations at 5 CFR part 1320.
    All NASS employees and NASS contractors must also fully comply with 
all provisions of the Confidential Information Protection and 
Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of 2018, title III of Public Law 
115-435, codified in 44 U.S.C. ch. 35. CIPSEA supports NASS's pledge of 
confidentiality to all respondents and facilitates the agency's efforts 
to reduce burden by supporting statistical activities of collaborative 
agencies through designation of NASS agents, subject to the limitations 
and penalties described in CIPSEA. NASS uses the information only for 
statistical purposes and publishes only tabulated total data.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average between 10 and 60 minutes per 
respondent. In all states except Hawaii, operations with less than 
$100,000 in sales of floriculture products respond to a reduced number 
of questions related to operation characteristics while operations with 
sales greater than $100,000 complete the entire questionnaire. In 
Hawaii, all operations with sales of at least $10,000 will complete the 
full questionnaire.
    Respondents: Farms and businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 13,500.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 6,700 hours.
    Comments: Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) 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; (c) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; 
and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, technological, or other forms of information 
technology collection techniques.
    All responses to this notice will become a matter of public record 
and be summarized in the request for OMB approval.


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    Signed at Washington, DC, July 11, 2024.
Joseph J. Prusacki,
Acting Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2024-15804 Filed 7-17-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-20-P

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