81 FR 24554 - Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection for the Federal Seed Act Program
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 80 (April 26, 2016)
Agricultural Marketing Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 80 (April 26, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-09607 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 26, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 24554] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-09607] ======================================================================== Notices Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 80 / Tuesday, April 26, 2016 / Notices [[Page 24554]] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service [Doc. No. AMS-LPS-16-0016] Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection for the Federal Seed Act Program AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to request approval, from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), for an extension and revision to the currently approved information collection of the Federal Seed Act Labeling and Enforcement. DATES: Comments must be received by June 27, 2016. ADDRESSES: Comments should either be submitted electronically at www.regulations.gov, or to Ernest L. Allen, Director, Seed Regulatory and Testing Division (SRTD), Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program, AMS, USDA, 801 Summit Crossing Place, Suite C, Gastonia, NC 28054-2193; or by facsimile to (704) 852-4109. All comments should reference docket number AMS-LPS-16-0016 and note the date and the page number of this issue of the Federal Register. All comments received will be posted without change, including any personal information provided, online at http://www.regulations.gov and will be made available for public inspection at the above physical address during regular business hours. FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ernest L. Allen, SRTD, Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program, AMS, USDA; Telephone: (704) 810-8871, or Email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Federal Seed Act Program. OMB Number: 0581-0026. Expiration Date of Approval: August 31, 2016. Type of Request: Request for extension of and revision of currently approved information collection. Abstract: This information collection and these recordkeeping requirements are necessary to conduct the Federal Seed Act (FSA) (7 U.S.C. 1551 et seq.) program with respect to certain testing, labeling, and recordkeeping requirements for agricultural and vegetable seeds in interstate commerce. Regulations under the FSA are contained in 7 CFR part 201. The FSA, Title II, is a truth-in-labeling law that regulates agricultural and vegetable planting seed in interstate commerce. Seed subject to the FSA must be labeled with certain quality information and Title II requires that information to be truthful. The FSA prohibits the interstate shipment of falsely advertised seed and seed containing noxious-weed seeds that are prohibited from sale in the State into which the seed is being shipped. No unique forms are required for this information collection. The FSA requires seed in interstate commerce to be tested and labeled. Once seed enters a State, it must comply with the testing and labeling requirements of that State's seed law. The testing and labeling required by FSA nearly always satisfies the State's testing and labeling requirements. The receiving, sales, cleaning, testing, and labeling records required by FSA are also records that the shipper would normally keep in good business practice. The information in this collection is the minimum information necessary to effectively carry out the enforcement of FSA. With the exception of the requirements for entering a new variety into a State seed certification program (set forth separately below), the information collection is entirely recordkeeping rather than reporting. Seed Testing, Labeling, and Recordkeeping Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2.69 hours per response. Respondents: Interstate shippers and labelers of seed. Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,157. Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 3.25. Estimated Total Annual Responses: 10,260. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 27,600 hours. Eligibility Requirements for Certification of New Varieties and Recordkeeping Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of information (eligibility for certification of new varieties) is estimated to average 2.42 hours per response. Respondents: Entities seeking to enter new varieties into State seed certification programs. Estimated Number of Respondents: 88. Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 9. Estimated Total Annual Responses: 792. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,917 hours. 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. 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. Dated: April 20, 2016. Elanor Starmer, Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service. 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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER USDA; Telephone: (704) 810–8871, or Respondents: Interstate shippers and
contains documents other than rules or Email: Ernest.Allen@ams.usda.gov. labelers of seed.
proposed rules that are applicable to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Estimated Number of Respondents:
public. Notices of hearings and investigations,
committee meetings, agency decisions and
Title: Federal Seed Act Program. 3,157.
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of OMB Number: 0581–0026. Estimated Number of Responses per
petitions and applications and agency Expiration Date of Approval: August Respondent: 3.25.
statements of organization and functions are 31, 2016.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
examples of documents appearing in this Type of Request: Request for
10,260.
section. extension of and revision of currently
approved information collection. Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Abstract: This information collection Respondents: 27,600 hours.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE and these recordkeeping requirements Eligibility Requirements for
are necessary to conduct the Federal Certification of New Varieties and
Agricultural Marketing Service Seed Act (FSA) (7 U.S.C. 1551 et seq.) Recordkeeping
[Doc. No. AMS–LPS–16–0016] program with respect to certain testing,
labeling, and recordkeeping Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
Request for Extension and Revision of requirements for agricultural and burden for this collection of information
a Currently Approved Information vegetable seeds in interstate commerce. (eligibility for certification of new
Collection for the Federal Seed Act Regulations under the FSA are varieties) is estimated to average 2.42
Program contained in 7 CFR part 201. hours per response.
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, The FSA, Title II, is a truth-in-labeling Respondents: Entities seeking to enter
USDA. law that regulates agricultural and new varieties into State seed
vegetable planting seed in interstate certification programs.
ACTION: Notice and request for
commerce. Seed subject to the FSA Estimated Number of Respondents:
comments. must be labeled with certain quality 88.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the information and Title II requires that Estimated Number of Responses per
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 information to be truthful. The FSA Respondent: 9.
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice prohibits the interstate shipment of
falsely advertised seed and seed Estimated Total Annual Responses:
announces the Agricultural Marketing 792.
Service’s (AMS) intention to request containing noxious-weed seeds that are
approval, from the Office of prohibited from sale in the State into Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Management and Budget (OMB), for an which the seed is being shipped. Respondents: 1,917 hours.
extension and revision to the currently No unique forms are required for this Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
approved information collection of the information collection. The FSA the proposed collection of information
Federal Seed Act Labeling and requires seed in interstate commerce to is necessary for the proper performance
Enforcement. be tested and labeled. Once seed enters of the functions of the agency, including
a State, it must comply with the testing whether the information will have
DATES: Comments must be received by
and labeling requirements of that State’s practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
June 27, 2016. seed law. The testing and labeling agency’s estimate of the burden of the
ADDRESSES: Comments should either be required by FSA nearly always satisfies proposed collection of information
submitted electronically at the State’s testing and labeling including the validity of the
www.regulations.gov, or to Ernest L. requirements. The receiving, sales, methodology and assumptions used; (3)
Allen, Director, Seed Regulatory and cleaning, testing, and labeling records ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
Testing Division (SRTD), Livestock, required by FSA are also records that clarity of the information to be
Poultry, and Seed Program, AMS, the shipper would normally keep in collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
USDA, 801 Summit Crossing Place, good business practice. burden of the collection of information
Suite C, Gastonia, NC 28054–2193; or by The information in this collection is on those who are to respond, including
facsimile to (704) 852–4109. All the minimum information necessary to the use of appropriate automated,
comments should reference docket effectively carry out the enforcement of electronic, mechanical, or other
number AMS–LPS–16–0016 and note FSA. With the exception of the technological collection techniques or
the date and the page number of this requirements for entering a new variety other forms of information technology.
issue of the Federal Register. All into a State seed certification program All responses to this notice will be
comments received will be posted (set forth separately below), the summarized and included in the request
without change, including any personal information collection is entirely for OMB approval. All comments will
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recordkeeping rather than reporting. become a matter of public record.
www.regulations.gov and will be made
available for public inspection at the Seed Testing, Labeling, and Dated: April 20, 2016.
above physical address during regular Recordkeeping Elanor Starmer,
business hours. Estimate of Burden: Public reporting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: burden for this collection of information Service.
Ernest L. Allen, SRTD, Livestock, is estimated to average 2.69 hours per [FR Doc. 2016–09607 Filed 4–25–16; 8:45 am]
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