80_FR_14122 80 FR 14070 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

80 FR 14070 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 52 (March 18, 2015)

Page Range14070-14071
FR Document2015-06195

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 52 (Wednesday, March 18, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14070-14071]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06195]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 12, 2015.
    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 
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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 should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), [email protected] or 
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, 
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these 
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if 
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the 
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
    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.

Foreign Agricultural Service

    Title: Sugar Imported for Exports as Refined Sugar, as a Sugar-
Containing Product, or Used in Production of Certain Polyhydric 
Alcohols.
    OMB Control Number: 0551-0015.
    Summary of Collection: The regulation at 7 CFR part 1530 authorizes 
the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) to issue import licenses to 
enter raw cane sugar exempt from the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for the 
raw cane sugar imports and related requirements on the condition that 
an equivalent quantity of refined sugar be: (1) Exported as refined

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sugar; (2) exported as an ingredient in sugar containing products; or 
(3) used in production of certain polyhydric alcohols. The information 
requirements set forth in the regulation are necessary to enable FAS to 
administer the licensing program in full compliance with the regulation 
and to ensure that licensed imports do not enter the commercial sugar 
market in circumvention of the TRQ for raw cane sugar.
    Need and Use of the Information: FAS will collect information to 
verify that the world-priced sugar is actually exported and not 
diverted onto the domestic market, thereby undermining the objectives 
of politically sensitive U.S. sugar policies. This collection enables 
USDA to monitor participants in an effort to ensure compliance with 
program parameters. Without the collection, there would be increased 
opportunity to divert sugar onto the domestic market..
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 172.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting; Quarterly.
    Total Burden Hours: 481.

Foreign Agricultural Service

    Title: Certificate to Import Specialty Sugars under the Tariff-Rate 
Quota for Refined Sugar.
    OMB Control Number: 0551-0025.
    Summary of Collection: The collect of information is necessary to 
fulfill the legal obligations of the regulation at 15 CFR part 2011 
subpart B to issue specialty sugar certificates, letters to importers 
signed by the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Certifying Authority, 
and ensuring that U.S. importers comply with the program's 
requirements. The regulation sets forth the terms and conditions under 
which the Certifying Authority in FAS issues certificates to importers 
allowing them to enter specialty sugars under the tariff-rate quota 
(TRQ) for refined sugar.
    Need and Use of the Information: The collected information will be 
used to: (1) Determine whether applicants for the program meet the 
regulation's eligibility criteria; (2) ensure that sugar to be imported 
is specialty sugar and meets the requirements of the regulation; (3) 
audit participants' compliance with the regulation; and (4) prevent 
entry of world-priced program sugar from entering the domestic 
commercial market instead of domestic specialty sugar market. The 
Certifying Authority needs the information to manage, plan, evaluate, 
and account for program activities. Less frequent collection or no 
collection would impede administration of the specialty sugar 
certificate program and reduce or eliminate imports essential to U.S. 
organic food and beverages processors.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 58.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-06195 Filed 3-17-15; 8:45 am]
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14070 Notices Federal Register Vol. 80, No. 52 Wednesday, March 18, 2015 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER and beginning farmers and ranchers, collection requirement(s) to OMB for contains documents other than rules or and consider additional stakeholder review and clearance under the proposed rules that are applicable to the data needs in this area. The panel Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, public. Notices of hearings and investigations, meeting is open to the public on Public Law 104–13. Comments committee meetings, agency decisions and Thursday April 2. The public is asked regarding (a) whether the collection of rulings, delegations of authority, filing of to preregister for the meeting at least 5 information is necessary for the proper petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are business days prior to the meeting. Your performance of the functions of the examples of documents appearing in this pre-registration must state the names of agency, including whether the section. each person in your group, organization, information will have practical utility; or interest represented; the number of (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate people planning to give oral comments, of burden including the validity of the DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE if any; and whether anyone in your methodology and assumptions used; (c) group requires special accommodations. ways to enhance the quality, utility and National Agricultural Statistics Service Submit registrations to nass@ clarity of the information to be nass.usda.gov or USDA/NASS, 1400 collected; (d) ways to minimize the Notice of Meeting of Expert Panel on Independence Avenue SW., Room 6035, burden of the collection of information Federal Statistics on Women and South Building, Washington, DC 20250– on those who are to respond, including Beginning Farmers in U.S. Agriculture through the use of appropriate 2001. Members of the public who AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics request to give oral comments to the automated, electronic, mechanical, or Service, USDA. Panel must arrive at the meeting site by other technological collection ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 8:45 a.m. on Thursday April 2, 2015. techniques or other forms of information Oral comments should each be limited technology should be addressed to: Desk SUMMARY: The National Agricultural to three minutes or less. Two hours have Officer for Agriculture, Office of Statistics Service (NASS) announces a been allotted for public comments. Information and Regulatory Affairs, meeting of an Expert Panel on Federal Written comments by attendees or other Office of Management and Budget Statistics on Women and Beginning interested stakeholders will be (OMB), OIRA_Submission@ Farmers in U.S. Agriculture. welcomed for the public record before OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806 DATES: The Panel meeting will be held and up to two weeks following the and to Departmental Clearance Office, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday April meeting. Comments should be limited to USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, 2 and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday April 500 words or less. The public may file Washington, DC 20250–7602. 3, 2015. A public comment period will written comments by mail to USDA/ Comments regarding these information commence at 9:15 a.m. on April 2, 2015. NASS, Room 6035, 1400 Independence collections are best assured of having ADDRESSES: The Panel meeting will take Avenue SW., South Building, their full effect if received within 30 place in U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250–2001. days of this notification. Copies of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Written comments can also be sent via submission(s) may be obtained by 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room Fax: 202–690–2090, or email: to nass@ calling (202) 720–8958. 6309, South Building, Washington, DC An agency may not conduct or nass.usda.gov. All comments and pre- 20250. Written comments may be filed sponsor a collection of information registrations need to reference ‘‘Expert before or up to two weeks after the unless the collection of information Panel on Federal Statistics on Women meeting with the contact person displays a currently valid OMB control and Beginning Farmers in U.S. identified herein at: U.S. Department of number and the agency informs Agriculture.’’ Agriculture, National Agricultural potential persons who are to respond to All statements will become a part of Statistics Service, 1400 Independence the collection of information that such the official records of the Panel meeting Avenue SW., Room 5029, South persons are not required to respond to and will be kept on file for public the collection of information unless it Building, Washington, DC 20250–2001. review in the office of the Director, displays a currently valid OMB control FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Research and Development Division. number. Linda J. Young, Director, Research and Signed at Washington, DC, March 12, 2015. Development Division, telephone 800– Foreign Agricultural Service Joseph T. Reilly, 727–9540, Fax: 202–690–2090, or email: Title: Sugar Imported for Exports as nass@nass.usda.gov. General Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Refined Sugar, as a Sugar-Containing information about NASS can also be Product, or Used in Production of [FR Doc. 2015–06181 Filed 3–17–15; 8:45 am] found at http://www.nass.usda.gov/ Certain Polyhydric Alcohols. About_NASS/index.asp. BILLING CODE 3410–20–P OMB Control Number: 0551–0015. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NASS will Summary of Collection: The mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES be convening a panel of subject matter regulation at 7 CFR part 1530 authorizes DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE experts covering a broad range of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) expertise and interests on April 2 and 3. Submission for OMB Review; to issue import licenses to enter raw During this meeting, the panel will Comment Request cane sugar exempt from the tariff-rate consider statements provided by the quota (TRQ) for the raw cane sugar public on data needs for women and March 12, 2015. imports and related requirements on the beginning farmers and ranchers, discuss The Department of Agriculture has condition that an equivalent quantity of the currently available data on women submitted the following information refined sugar be: (1) Exported as refined VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:25 Mar 17, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18MRN1.SGM 18MRN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 52 / Wednesday, March 18, 2015 / Notices 14071 sugar; (2) exported as an ingredient in of the specialty sugar certificate program Dated: February 24, 2015. sugar containing products; or (3) used in and reduce or eliminate imports John R. Erickson, production of certain polyhydric essential to U.S. organic food and Forest Supervisor. alcohols. The information requirements beverages processors. [FR Doc. 2015–06156 Filed 3–17–15; 8:45 am] set forth in the regulation are necessary Description of Respondents: Business BILLING CODE 3410–11–P to enable FAS to administer the or other for-profit. licensing program in full compliance Number of Respondents: 53. with the regulation and to ensure that Frequency of Responses: Reporting: COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS licensed imports do not enter the Annually. commercial sugar market in Total Burden Hours: 58. Notice of Public Meeting of the circumvention of the TRQ for raw cane Ruth Brown, Missouri Advisory Committee for a sugar. Meeting To Discuss Matters Related To Departmental Information Collection Need and Use of the Information: FAS Its Project on Police—Community Clearance Officer. will collect information to verify that Relations in Missouri [FR Doc. 2015–06195 Filed 3–17–15; 8:45 am] the world-priced sugar is actually exported and not diverted onto the BILLING CODE 3410–10–P AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil domestic market, thereby undermining Rights. the objectives of politically sensitive ACTION: Notice of meeting. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE U.S. sugar policies. This collection SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, enables USDA to monitor participants Forest Service pursuant to the provisions of the rules in an effort to ensure compliance with and regulations of the U.S. Commission program parameters. Without the Notice of Proposed Fee Increase; on Civil Rights (Commission) and the collection, there would be increased Federal Lands Recreation Federal Advisory Committee Act that opportunity to divert sugar onto the Enhancement Act, (Title VIII, Pub. L. the Missouri Advisory Committee domestic market.. 108–447) (Committee) will hold a meeting on Description of Respondents: Business AGENCY: Ashley National Forest, USDA Friday, March 27, 2015, at 12 p.m. until or other for-profit. Number of Respondents: 172. Forest Service. 1 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to Frequency of Responses: ACTION: Notice of Proposed Fee Increase. discuss and vote on an advisory Recordkeeping; Reporting; Quarterly. memorandum to the Commission based Total Burden Hours: 481. SUMMARY: The Ashley National Forest is on testimony heard at the February 23, proposing to increase the fee for 2015, meeting in St. Louis; discuss the Foreign Agricultural Service Christmas tree permits from $10.00 to advisory committee survey regarding Title: Certificate to Import Specialty $15.00 per tag. This increase is the February 23 meeting; and begin Sugars under the Tariff-Rate Quota for proposed and will be determined upon discussions on the logistics and agenda Refined Sugar. further analysis and public comment. for the upcoming Kansas City meeting. OMB Control Number: 0551–0025. Funds from fees would be used for the Members of the public can listen to Summary of Collection: The collect of continued operation of the Christmas the discussion. This meeting is available information is necessary to fulfill the tree program, including visitor services, to the public through the following toll- legal obligations of the regulation at 15 maps, and law enforcement. free call-in number: 888–539–3696, CFR part 2011 subpart B to issue DATES: Comments will be accepted conference ID: 6375577. Any interested specialty sugar certificates, letters to through May 30, 2015. Increased fees member of the public may call this importers signed by the Foreign would begin November 2015. number and listen to the meeting. Agricultural Service (FAS) Certifying Callers can expect to incur charges for ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Lesley Authority, and ensuring that U.S. calls they initiate over wireless lines, importers comply with the program’s Tullis, Environmental Coordinator, and the Commission will not refund any requirements. The regulation sets forth Ashley National Forest, 355 North incurred charges. Callers will incur no the terms and conditions under which Vernal Avenue, Vernal, Utah 84078 charge for calls they initiate over land- the Certifying Authority in FAS issues (email comments-intermtn-ashley@ line connections to the toll-free certificates to importers allowing them fs.fed.us; please put ‘‘Christmas trees’’ telephone number. Persons with hearing to enter specialty sugars under the tariff- in the subject line). impairments may also follow the rate quota (TRQ) for refined sugar. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: proceedings by first calling the Federal Need and Use of the Information: The Louis Haynes, Public Affairs Officer, at Relay Service at 1–800–977–8339 and collected information will be used to: 435–789–1181. Information about providing the Service with the (1) Determine whether applicants for the proposed fee changes can also be found conference call number and conference program meet the regulation’s eligibility on the Ashley National Forest Web site: ID number. criteria; (2) ensure that sugar to be http://www.fs.usda.gov/ashley. Member of the public are also entitled imported is specialty sugar and meets SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The to submit written comments; the the requirements of the regulation; (3) Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement comments must be received in the audit participants’ compliance with the Act (Title VII, Pub. L. 108–447) directed regional office by March 27, 2015. regulation; and (4) prevent entry of the Secretary of Agriculture to publish Written comments may be mailed to the mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES world-priced program sugar from a six month advance notice in the Midwestern Regional Office, U.S. entering the domestic commercial Federal Register whenever new Commission on Civil Rights, 55 W. market instead of domestic specialty recreation fee areas are established. Monroe St., Suite 410, Chicago, IL sugar market. The Certifying Authority Once public involvement is complete, 60615. They may also be faxed to the needs the information to manage, plan, the fee increases will be reviewed by a Commission at (312) 353–8324, or evaluate, and account for program Recreation Resource Advisory emailed to Carolyn Allen at callen@ activities. Less frequent collection or no Committee prior to a final decision and usccr.gov. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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FR Citation80 FR 14070 
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