Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 84328 [2024-24448]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 84328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24448]


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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 approval 
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 these 
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if 
received by November 21, 2024. 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.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Pecan Promotion, Research, and Information Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0328.
    Summary of Collection: The Pecan Promotion, Research, and 
Information program was created to help strengthen the position of 
pecans in the marketplace, maintain and expand markets for pecans, and 
develop new uses for pecans. The Pecan Promotion, Research, and 
Information Order (Order) (7 CFR part 1223) is authorized under the 
Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996 (1996 Act) 
(7 U.S.C. 7411-7425).
    The Order became effective on February 12, 2021. Currently, the 
Pecan program is administered by the American Pecan Promotion Board 
(Board) which is appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture and financed 
by a mandatory assessment on producers and importers of inshell and 
shelled pecans. The assessment rate is levied at $0.02 per pound on all 
inshell pecans and $0.04 per pound on all shelled pecans. The program 
provides an exemption for producers and importers that produce or 
import fewer than 50,000 pounds of inshell pecans (25,000 pounds of 
shelled pecans) on average for four fiscal periods (the fiscal period 
for which the exemption is claimed and the previous three fiscal 
periods).
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collection 
requirements in this request are essential to carry out the intent of 
the 1996 Act and the Order. The objective in carrying out this 
responsibility includes assuring the following: (1) funds are collected 
and properly accounted for; (2) expenditures of all funds are for the 
purposes authorized by the 1996 Act and Order; and (3) the board's 
administration of the programs conforms to USDA policy. Such 
information can be supplied without data processing equipment or 
outside technical expertise. In addition, there are no additional 
training requirements for individuals filling out reports and remitting 
assessments to the Board.
    The information collected is used only by authorized 
representatives of the USDA's regional and headquarters staff, and 
authorized Board employees. Authorized Board employees and the industry 
are the primary users of the information, and AMS is the secondary 
user.
    Description of Respondents: Businesses or other for-profits; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 725.
    Frequency of Responses: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,861.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-24448 Filed 10-21-24; 8:45 am]
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