81_FR_44388 81 FR 44258 - Notice of a Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection

81 FR 44258 - Notice of a Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 130 (July 7, 2016)

Page Range44258-44259
FR Document2016-16047

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice announces the Foreign Agricultural Service's intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of the regulation providing for the issuance of certificates of quota eligibility (CQEs) required to enter sugar and sugar-containing products under the tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) into the United States.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 130 (Thursday, July 7, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 130 (Thursday, July 7, 2016)]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-16047]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service


Notice of a Request for Extension of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice 
announces the Foreign Agricultural Service's intention to request an 
extension for a currently approved information collection in support of 
the regulation providing for the issuance of certificates of quota 
eligibility (CQEs) required to enter sugar and sugar-containing 
products under the tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) into the United States.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by no later than 
September 6, 2016 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments as requested in this 
document. In your comment, include the Regulation Identifier Number 
(RIN) and volume, date, and page number of this issue of the Federal 
Register. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Mail, hand delivery, or courier: William Janis, 
International Economist, Import Policies and Export Reporting Division, 
Office of Trade Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-1021, STOP 1021; or by 
email at [email protected]; or by telephone at (202) 720-2194; 
or fax to (202) 720-0876.
    Comments will be available for inspection online at http://www.regulations.gov and at the mail address listed above between 8:00 
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.
    Persons with disabilities who require an alternative means for 
communication of information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) 
should contact USDA's Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Janis, International 
Economist, Import Policies and Export Reporting Division, AgStop 1021, 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20250-1021 or telephone (202) 720-2194, fax to (202) 
720-0876, or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Certificates for Quota Eligibility.
    OMB Number: 0551-0014.
    Expiration Date of Approval: March 31, 2017.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Additional U.S. note 5 to Chapter 17 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), established by Presidential 
Proclamation 6763 of December 1994, authorizes the Secretary of 
Agriculture to establish for each fiscal year the quantity of sugars 
and syrups that may be entered at the lower tariff rates of TRQs. This 
authority was proclaimed by the President to implement the results of 
the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations as reflected in 
the provisions of Schedule XX (United States), annexed to the Agreement 
Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO). Under various free 
trade agreements (FTAs), the United States has agreed to require CQEs 
for the entry into U.S. customs territory of sugar and sugar-containing 
products. The authority for requiring these certificates is the 
Implementation Acts for the U.S.-Colombia and U.S.-Panama Trade 
Promotion Agreements set forth under 19 U.S.C. 3805.
    The terms under which Certificates for Quota Eligibility (CQEs) 
will be issued to foreign countries that have been allocated a share of 
the WTO or have an allocation under a FTA TRQ are set forth in 15 CFR 
part 2011, Allocation of Tariff-Rate Quota on Imported Sugars, Syrups, 
and Molasses, Subpart A--Certificates of Quota. This regulation 
provides for the issuance of CQEs by the Secretary of Agriculture and 
in general prohibits sugar subject to the above-mentioned TRQs from 
being imported into the United States or withdrawn from a warehouse for 
consumption at the in-quota duty rates unless such sugar is accompanied 
by a valid CQE.
    CQEs are distributed to foreign countries by the Director of the 
Import Policies and Export Reporting Division, Foreign Agriculture 
Service, or his or her designee. The distribution of CQEs is in such 
amounts and at such times as the Director determines are appropriate to 
enable the foreign country to fill its quota allocation for such quota 
period in a reasonable manner, taking into account harvesting periods, 
U.S. import requirements, and other relevant factors. The information 
required to be collected on the CQE is used to monitor and control the 
imports of products subject to the WTO and FTA sugar TRQs. A valid CQE, 
duly executed and issued by the Certifying Authority of the foreign 
country, is required for eligibility to enter the products into U.S. 
customs territory under the TRQs.
    Estimate of burden: The public reporting burden for the collection 
directly varies with the number of CQEs issued.
    Respondents: Foreign governments.
    Estimated number of WTO respondents: 40.
    Estimated number of FTA respondents: 2.
    Estimated number of responses per respondent: 30 per fiscal year.
    Estimated total annual reporting burden: 210 hours.
    Requests for comments: Send comments regarding (a) Whether the 
information collection 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 collection of information including validity of the 
methodology and assumption 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, including through the use of automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology. Copies of this information collection may be 
obtained from Connie Ehrhart, the Agency Information Collection 
Coordinator, at (202) 690-1578.

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    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments also will become a matter of 
public record.
    FAS is committed to complying with the Government Paperwork 
Elimination Act which requires Government agencies, to the maximum 
extent feasible, to provide the public the option of electronically 
submitting information collection. CQEs permit exporters to ship raw 
cane sugar to the United States at the U.S. sugar price, which is 
ordinarily higher than the world sugar price. Therefore, in contrast to 
most information collection documents, CQEs have a monetary value 
equivalent to the substantial benefits to exporters. CQEs have always 
been carefully handled as secure documents and distributed only to 
foreign government-approved Certifying Authorities.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on June 21, 2016.
Philip C. Karsting,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-16047 Filed 7-6-16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-10-P

44258 Notices Federal Register Vol. 81, No. 130 Thursday, July 7, 2016 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, prohibits sugar subject to the above- contains documents other than rules or except holidays. mentioned TRQs from being imported proposed rules that are applicable to the Persons with disabilities who require into the United States or withdrawn public. Notices of hearings and investigations, an alternative means for communication from a warehouse for consumption at committee meetings, agency decisions and of information (Braille, large print, the in-quota duty rates unless such rulings, delegations of authority, filing of audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s sugar is accompanied by a valid CQE. petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are Target Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice CQEs are distributed to foreign examples of documents appearing in this and TDD). countries by the Director of the Import section. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Policies and Export Reporting Division, William Janis, International Economist, Foreign Agriculture Service, or his or Import Policies and Export Reporting her designee. The distribution of CQEs DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Division, AgStop 1021, U.S. Department is in such amounts and at such times as of Agriculture, 1400 Independence the Director determines are appropriate Foreign Agricultural Service Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250– to enable the foreign country to fill its 1021 or telephone (202) 720–2194, fax quota allocation for such quota period Notice of a Request for Extension of a in a reasonable manner, taking into to (202) 720–0876, or email Currently Approved Information account harvesting periods, U.S. import William.Janis@fas.usda.gov. Collection requirements, and other relevant factors. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, The information required to be collected Title: Certificates for Quota Eligibility. USDA. OMB Number: 0551–0014. on the CQE is used to monitor and Expiration Date of Approval: March control the imports of products subject ACTION: Notice and request for comment. 31, 2017. to the WTO and FTA sugar TRQs. A SUMMARY: In accordance with the Type of Request: Extension of a valid CQE, duly executed and issued by Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice currently approved information the Certifying Authority of the foreign announces the Foreign Agricultural collection. country, is required for eligibility to Service’s intention to request an Abstract: Additional U.S. note 5 to enter the products into U.S. customs extension for a currently approved Chapter 17 of the Harmonized Tariff territory under the TRQs. information collection in support of the Estimate of burden: The public Schedule of the United States (HTS), regulation providing for the issuance of reporting burden for the collection established by Presidential certificates of quota eligibility (CQEs) directly varies with the number of CQEs Proclamation 6763 of December 1994, required to enter sugar and sugar- issued. authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture Respondents: Foreign governments. containing products under the tariff-rate to establish for each fiscal year the Estimated number of WTO quotas (TRQs) into the United States. quantity of sugars and syrups that may respondents: 40. DATES: Comments on this notice must be be entered at the lower tariff rates of Estimated number of FTA received by no later than September 6, TRQs. This authority was proclaimed by respondents: 2. 2016 to be assured of consideration. the President to implement the results Estimated number of responses per ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit of the Uruguay Round of multilateral respondent: 30 per fiscal year. comments as requested in this trade negotiations as reflected in the Estimated total annual reporting document. In your comment, include provisions of Schedule XX (United burden: 210 hours. the Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) States), annexed to the Agreement Requests for comments: Send and volume, date, and page number of Establishing the World Trade comments regarding (a) Whether the this issue of the Federal Register. You Organization (WTO). Under various free information collection is necessary for may submit comments by any of the trade agreements (FTAs), the United the proper performance of the functions following methods: States has agreed to require CQEs for the of the agency, including whether the • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to entry into U.S. customs territory of information will have practical utility; http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the sugar and sugar-containing products. (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate online instructions for submitting The authority for requiring these of the burden of the collection of comments. certificates is the Implementation Acts information including validity of the • Mail, hand delivery, or courier: for the U.S.-Colombia and U.S.-Panama methodology and assumption used; (c) William Janis, International Economist, Trade Promotion Agreements set forth ways to enhance the quality, utility and Import Policies and Export Reporting under 19 U.S.C. 3805. clarity of the information to be Division, Office of Trade Programs, The terms under which Certificates collected; and (d) ways to minimize the Foreign Agricultural Service, 1400 for Quota Eligibility (CQEs) will be burden of the collection of information Independence Avenue SW., issued to foreign countries that have on those who are to respond, including Washington, DC 20250–1021, STOP been allocated a share of the WTO or through the use of automated, srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 1021; or by email at William.Janis@ have an allocation under a FTA TRQ are electronic, mechanical, or other fas.usda.gov; or by telephone at (202) set forth in 15 CFR part 2011, Allocation technological collection techniques or 720–2194; or fax to (202) 720–0876. of Tariff-Rate Quota on Imported Sugars, other forms of information technology. Comments will be available for Syrups, and Molasses, Subpart A— Copies of this information collection inspection online at http:// Certificates of Quota. This regulation may be obtained from Connie Ehrhart, www.regulations.gov and at the mail provides for the issuance of CQEs by the the Agency Information Collection address listed above between 8:00 a.m. Secretary of Agriculture and in general Coordinator, at (202) 690–1578. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:23 Jul 06, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07JYN1.SGM 07JYN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 130 / Thursday, July 7, 2016 / Notices 44259 All responses to this notice will be and Export Reporting Division, Office of corn by the Soviet Union in 1972. To summarized and included in the request Trade Programs, Foreign Agricultural make sure that all parties involved in for OMB approval. All comments also Service, 1400 Independence Avenue the production and export of U.S. grain will become a matter of public record. SW., Washington, DC 20250–1021, have access to up-to-date export FAS is committed to complying with STOP 1021; or by email at Pete.Burr@ information, the U.S. Congress the Government Paperwork Elimination fas.usda.gov; or by telephone at (202) mandated an export sales reporting Act which requires Government 720–3274; or fax to (202) 720–0876. requirement in 1973. Prior to the agencies, to the maximum extent Comments will be available for establishment of the Export Sales feasible, to provide the public the inspection online at http:// Reporting System, it was difficult for the option of electronically submitting www.regulations.gov and at the mail public to obtain information on export information collection. CQEs permit address listed above between 8:00 a.m. sales activity until the actual shipments exporters to ship raw cane sugar to the and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, had taken place. This frequently United States at the U.S. sugar price, except holidays. resulted in considerable delay in the which is ordinarily higher than the Persons with disabilities who require availability of information. world sugar price. Therefore, in contrast an alternative means for communication Under the Export Sales Reporting to most information collection of information (Braille, large print, System, U.S. exporters are required to documents, CQEs have a monetary audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s report all large sales of certain value equivalent to the substantial Target Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice designated commodities by 3:00 p.m. benefits to exporters. CQEs have always and TDD). (Eastern Time) on the next business day been carefully handled as secure Confidentiality: All submitted after the sale is made. The designated documents and distributed only to comments and attachments are part of commodities for these daily reports are foreign government-approved Certifying the public record and subject to wheat (by class), barley, corn, grain Authorities. disclosure. Do not enclose any material sorghum, oats, soybeans, soybean cake Signed at Washington, DC, on June 21, in your comments that you consider to and meal, and soybean oil. Large sales 2016. be confidential or that is inappropriate for all reportable commodities except Philip C. Karsting, for public disclosure. soybean oil are defined as 100,000 Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: metric tons or more of one commodity [FR Doc. 2016–16047 Filed 7–6–16; 8:45 am] Peter W. Burr, Branch Chief, Export in 1 day to a single destination or BILLING CODE 3410–10–P Sales Reporting, STOP 1025, Foreign 200,000 tons or more of one commodity Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of during the weekly reporting period. Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue Large sales for soybean oil are 20,000 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SW., Washington, DC 20250–1025; or by tons and 40,000 tons, respectively. telephone (202) 720–9209; or by email: Weekly reports are also required, Foreign Agricultural Service esr@fas.usda.gov. regardless of the size of the sales SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: transaction, for all of these Notice of a Request for Extension of a commodities, as well as wheat products, Currently Approved Information Title: Export Sales (Reporting Program) of U.S. Agricultural rye, flaxseed, linseed oil, sunflowerseed Collection oil, cotton (by staple length), cottonseed, Commodities. AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, OMB Number: 0551–0007. cottonseed cake and meal, cottonseed USDA. Expiration Date of Approval: June 20, oil, rice (by class), cattle hides and skins ACTION: Notice and request for 2017. (cattle, calf, and kip), beef and pork. The comments. Type of Request: Extension of a reporting week for the export sales currently approved information reporting system is Friday–Thursday. SUMMARY: In accordance with the collection. The Secretary of Agriculture has the Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice Abstract: Section 602 of the authority to add other commodities to announces the Department’s intention Agricultural Trade Act of 1978, as this list. to request an extension for a currently amended, (7 U.S.C. 5712) requires the U.S. exporters provide information on approved information collection in reporting of information pertaining to the quantity of their sales transactions, support of the Export Sales Reporting contracts for export sale of certain the type and class of commodity, the program. specified agricultural commodities and marketing year of shipment, and the DATES: Comments should be submitted other commodities that may be destination. They also report any no later than September 6, 2016 to be designated by the Secretary. In changes in previously reported assured of consideration. accordance with Sec. 602, individual information, such as cancellations and ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit weekly reports submitted shall remain changes in destinations. comments as requested in this confidential and shall be compiled and The estimated total annual burden of document. In your comment, include published in compilation form each 47,907 hours in the OMB inventory for the Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) week following the week of reporting. the currently approved information and volume, date, and page number of Any person who knowingly fails to collection remains unchanged. this issue of the Federal Register. You report shall be fined not more than Estimate of Burden: The average may submit comments by any of the $25,000 or imprisoned for not more than burden, including the time for 1 year, or both. Regulations at 7 CFR reviewing instructions, gathering data srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to part 20 implement the reporting needed, completing forms, and record http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the requirements, and prescribe a system for keeping is estimated to be 30 minutes. online instructions for submitting reporting information pertaining to Respondents: All exporters of wheat comments. contracts for export sales. and wheat flour, feed grains, oilseeds, • Mail, hand delivery, or courier: USDA’s Export Sales Reporting cotton, rice, cattle hides and skins, beef, Peter W. Burr, Branch Chief, Export System was created after the large pork, and any products thereof, and Sales Reporting Branch, Import Policies unexpected purchase of U.S. wheat and other commodities that the Secretary VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:23 Jul 06, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07JYN1.SGM 07JYN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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ActionNotice and request for comment.
DatesComments on this notice must be received by no later than September 6, 2016 to be assured of consideration.
ContactWilliam Janis, International Economist, Import Policies and Export Reporting Division, AgStop 1021, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-1021 or telephone (202) 720-2194, fax to (202) 720-0876, or email [email protected]
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