82_FR_12826 82 FR 12783 - Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection

82 FR 12783 - Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 43 (March 7, 2017)

Page Range12783-12784
FR Document2017-04463

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to request approval, from the Office of Management and Budget, for an extension without change of a currently approved information collection titled Data Collection for Container Availability.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 43 (Tuesday, March 7, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-04463]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Doc. No. AMS-TM-17-0017]


Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention 
to request approval, from the Office of Management and Budget, for an 
extension without change of a currently approved information collection 
titled Data Collection for Container Availability.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by May 8, 2017 to be 
assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: April Taylor, Transportation Services 
Division, Transportation and Marketing Program, Agricultural Marketing 
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave SW.--
Room 4523 South, Stop 0266, Washington, DC, 20250, telephone 202-295-
7374, fax 202-690-2451.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Data Collection for Container Availability.
    OMB Number: 0581-0276.
    Expiration Date of Approval: September 30, 2017.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-
1627) directs and authorizes the collection and dissemination of 
marketing information including adequate outlook information, on a 
market area basis, for the purpose of anticipating and meeting consumer 
requirements aiding in the maintenance of farm income and to bring 
about a balance between production and utilization.
    As part of the Agricultural Marketing Service, the Transportation 
Services Division (TSD) provides insightful agricultural transportation 
information and analysis to help move agricultural products to market. 
TSD informs, represents, and assists agricultural shippers and 
government policymakers through: Market reports, representation, 
analysis, assistance, and responses to inquiries. TSD collects data for 
its analysis from public resources as well as unique data sources to 
help the agricultural exporters make the most out of the transportation 
options available.
    The Data Collection for Container Availability provides U.S. 
agricultural exporters with weekly data detailing the availability of 
containers at 18 select locations around the country. AMS collects 
these data on a voluntary basis from ocean container carriers and then 
provides these up-to-date data in an aggregate report on its Web site. 
The goal of the report is to provide more transparency in the market 
for the location and availability of marine shipping containers for 
U.S. exporters. Exporters use this tool to make more knowledgeable 
decisions about which locations provide the best chance for finding 
available containers to move their products overseas.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 1.61 hours per response.
    Respondents: Ocean Container/Liner Carriers and the Transpacific 
Stabilization Agreement.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 21.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 1,092.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 52.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,759.26.
    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,

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electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology. Comments may be sent to April 
Taylor, Transportation Services Division, Transportation and Marketing 
Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, 1400 Independence, Ave SW.--Rm 4523 South, Stop 0266, 
Washington, DC, 20250, telephone 202-295-7374, fax 202-690-2451. All 
comments received will be available for public inspection during 
regular business hours at the same address.
    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: March 2, 2017.
Bruce Summers,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-04463 Filed 3-6-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 43 / Tuesday, March 7, 2017 / Notices 12783 education institutions that work with packages should include a nomination Equal opportunity practices, in line socially disadvantaged producers. The form along with a cover letter or resume with the USDA policies, will be membership term shall not exceed 2 that documents the nominee’s followed in all appointments to the years from the date of appointment. The background and experience. Committee. To ensure that the Secretary may also appoint others as Nomination forms are available on the recommendations of the Committee deemed necessary and appropriate to Internet at: http://www.ocio.usda.gov/ have taken into account the needs of the fulfill the ACMF charter. forms/doc/AD-755.pdf. The Secretary diverse groups served by the An organization may nominate will select up to 20 members to obtain Department, membership should individuals from within or outside its the broadest possible representation on include, to the extent practicable, membership; alternatively, an the Committee, in accordance with the individuals with demonstrated ability to individual may nominate herself or Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 represent minorities, women, and himself. Current members may likewise U.S.C. App.2) and U.S. Department of persons with disabilities. apply for reappointment. Nomination Agriculture (USDA) Regulation 1041–1. Office Initials & date Office Initials & date Signed in Washington, DC, this 1 day of 20250, telephone 202–295–7374, fax from ocean container carriers and then March 2017. 202–690–2451. provides these up-to-date data in an Christian Obineme, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: aggregate report on its Web site. The Associate Director, Office of Advocacy and Title: Data Collection for Container goal of the report is to provide more Outreach. Availability. transparency in the market for the [FR Doc. 2017–04395 Filed 3–6–17; 8:45 am] OMB Number: 0581–0276. location and availability of marine BILLING CODE P Expiration Date of Approval: shipping containers for U.S. exporters. September 30, 2017. Exporters use this tool to make more Type of Request: Extension without knowledgeable decisions about which DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE change of a currently approved locations provide the best chance for information collection. finding available containers to move Agricultural Marketing Service Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing their products overseas. [Doc. No. AMS–TM–17–0017] Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627) directs Estimate of Burden: Public reporting and authorizes the collection and burden for this collection of information Notice of Request for Extension of a dissemination of marketing information is estimated to average 1.61 hours per Currently Approved Information including adequate outlook information, response. Collection on a market area basis, for the purpose Respondents: Ocean Container/Liner of anticipating and meeting consumer Carriers and the Transpacific AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, requirements aiding in the maintenance Stabilization Agreement. USDA. of farm income and to bring about a Estimated Number of Respondents: ACTION: Notice and request for balance between production and 21. comments. utilization. Estimated Total Annual Responses: As part of the Agricultural Marketing 1,092. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Service, the Transportation Services Estimated Number of Responses per Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Division (TSD) provides insightful Respondent: 52. notice announces the Agricultural agricultural transportation information Estimated Total Annual Burden on Marketing Service’s (AMS) intention to and analysis to help move agricultural Respondents: 1,759.26. request approval, from the Office of Comments are invited on: (1) Whether products to market. TSD informs, Management and Budget, for an the proposed collection of information represents, and assists agricultural extension without change of a currently is necessary for the proper performance shippers and government policymakers approved information collection titled of the functions of the agency, including through: Market reports, representation, Data Collection for Container whether the information will have analysis, assistance, and responses to Availability. practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the inquiries. TSD collects data for its DATES: Comments on this notice must be analysis from public resources as well agency’s estimate of the burden of the received by May 8, 2017 to be assured as unique data sources to help the proposed collection of information of consideration. including the validity of the sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES agricultural exporters make the most out FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: of the transportation options available. methodology and assumptions used; (3) April Taylor, Transportation Services The Data Collection for Container ways to enhance the quality, utility, and Division, Transportation and Marketing Availability provides U.S. agricultural clarity of the information to be Program, Agricultural Marketing exporters with weekly data detailing the collected; and (4) ways to minimize the Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, availability of containers at 18 select burden of the collection of information 1400 Independence Ave SW.—Room locations around the country. 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12784 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 43 / Tuesday, March 7, 2017 / Notices electronic, mechanical, or other Environmental Protection Agency, of sampling and analysis for the technological collection techniques or Room S–7100, One Potomac Yard determination of pesticide residues in other forms of information technology. South, 2777 South Crystal Drive, food and feed; considering other matters Comments may be sent to April Taylor, Arlington, VA, 22202. in relation to the safety of food and feed Transportation Services Division, Documents related to the 49th Session containing pesticide residues; and Transportation and Marketing Program, of the CCPR are accessible via Internet establishing maximum limits for Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. at the following address: http:// environmental and industrial Department of Agriculture, 1400 www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings- contaminants showing chemical or Independence, Ave SW.—Rm 4523 reports/en/. other similarity to pesticides, in specific South, Stop 0266, Washington, DC, Captain David Miller, U.S. Delegate to food items or groups of food. 20250, telephone 202–295–7374, fax the 49th Session of the CCPR, and the The CCPR is hosted by China, The 202–690–2451. All comments received EPA and the U.S. Department of United States attends this committee as will be available for public inspection Agriculture, invite interested U.S. a member country of the Codex during regular business hours at the parties to submit their comments Alimentarius. same address. electronically to the following email Issues To Be Discussed at the Public All responses to this notice will be address: Miller.Davidj@epa.gov. Meeting summarized and included in the request Call-In-Number: If you wish to for OMB approval. All comments will participate in the public meeting for the The following items on the Agenda become a matter of public record. 49th Session of the CCPR by conference for the 49th Session of the CCPR will be call, please use the call-in-number and discussed during the public meeting: Dated: March 2, 2017. participant listed below: • Matters referred to the Committee Bruce Summers, Codex or other subsidiary bodies; Call-in-Number: 1–888–844–9904. Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing • Matters of interest arising from the Participant Code: 5125092. Service. FAO and WHO; [FR Doc. 2017–04463 Filed 3–6–17; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE • Matters of interest arising from 49TH SESSION OF THE CCPR CONTACT: other international organizations; BILLING CODE 3410–02–P Captain David Miller, Chief, Chemistry • Report on items of general & Exposure Branch and Acting Chief, consideration by the 2016 JMPR; DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Toxicology & Epidemiology Branch, • Report on 2016 JMPR responses to Health Effects Division, Ariel Rios specific concerns raised by CCPR; Food Safety and Inspection Service Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue • Draft and proposed draft maximum NW., Washington, DC 20460, residue limits for pesticides in food and [Docket No. FSIS–2017–0006] Telephone: (703) 305–5352, Fax: (703) feed at steps 7 and 4; 305–5147; Email: Miller.Davidj@ • Draft and proposed revision of the Codex Alimentarius Commission: epa.gov. Classification of Food and Feed at Steps Codex Committee on Pesticide FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE 7 and 4: Vegetable commodity groups; Residues (CCPR) • Draft revision of the Classification PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Marie Maratos, AGENCY: Office of Food Safety, USDA. U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence of Food and Feed at Step 7: Selected ACTION: Notice of public meeting and Avenue SW., Room 4861, Washington, commodity groups Group 020—Grasses request for comments. DC 20250, Telephone: (202) 205–7760, of cereal grains); Fax: (202) 720–3157, Email: • Proposed draft revision of the SUMMARY: The Office of Food Safety, Classification of Food and Feed at Step Marie.Maratos@fsis.usda.gov. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), 4: Selected commodity groups (Group Food Safety and Inspection Service SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 021—Grasses for sugars or syrup (FSIS), and the U.S. Environmental Background production); Protection Agency (EPA) are sponsoring • Proposed draft revision of the The Codex was established in 1963 by Classification of Food and Feed at Step a public meeting on April 4, 2017. The two United Nations organizations, the 4: Selected commodity groups (Group objective of the public meeting is to Food and Agriculture Organization 024—Seeds for beverages and sweets); provide information and receive public (FAO) and the World Health • Proposed draft Tables—Examples of comments on agenda items and draft Organization (WHO). Through adoption selection of representative commodities United States (U.S.) positions to be of food standards, codes of practice, and (vegetable and other commodity groups) discussed at the 49th Session of the other guidelines developed by its (for inclusion in the Principles and Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues committees, and by promoting their guidance for the selection of (CCPR) of the Codex Alimentarius adoption and implementation by representative commodities for the Commission (Codex), taking place in governments, the Codex seeks to protect extrapolation of maximum residue Beijing, China April 24–29, 2017. The the health of consumers and ensure that limits for pesticides to commodity Administrator and Acting Deputy Under fair practices are used in trade. groups) at Step 4; Secretary, Office of Food Safety and the The CCPR is responsible for • Draft Guidelines on performance EPA recognize the importance of establishing maximum limits for criteria for methods of analysis for the providing interested parties the pesticide residues in specific food items determination of pesticide residues in opportunity to obtain background or in groups of food; establishing food at Step 7; information on the 49th Session of the maximum limits for pesticide residues • Discussion paper on the possible sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES CCPR and to address items on the in certain animal feeding stuffs moving revision of the International Estimated agenda. in international trade where this is Short Term Intake equations; DATES: The public meeting is scheduled justified for reasons of protection of • Establishment of Codex Schedules for Tuesday, April 4, 2017, from 1:30 human health; preparing priority lists of and Priority Lists of Pesticides; and p.m.–3:30 p.m. pesticides for evaluation by the Joint • Other Business and Future Work. 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Document Created: 2018-02-01 14:49:06
Document Modified: 2018-02-01 14:49:06
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesComments on this notice must be received by May 8, 2017 to be assured of consideration.
ContactApril Taylor, Transportation Services Division, Transportation and Marketing Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave SW.-- Room 4523 South, Stop 0266, Washington, DC, 20250, telephone 202-295- 7374, fax 202-690-2451.
FR Citation82 FR 12783 
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