82 FR 18890 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 77 (April 24, 2017)

Page Range		18890-18890
FR Document		2017-08166

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 77 (Monday, April 24, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 77 (Monday, April 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 18890]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08166]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 19, 2017.
    The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information 
collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 on or after the date 
of publication of this notice. Comments are requested regarding: (1) 
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; (2) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of burden 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 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), New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC; New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are encouraged to submit their 
comments to OMB via email to: [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 by May 24, 2017. Copies of the 
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
    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: Vegetable and Specialty Crops.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0178.
    Summary of Collection: The Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 
1937 (7 U.S.C. 601-674; Act) was designed to permit regulation of 
certain agricultural commodities for the purpose of providing orderly 
marketing conditions in interstate commerce and improving returns to 
growers. The Orders and Agreements become effective only after public 
hearings are held in accordance with formal rulemaking procedures 
specified by the Act. The vegetable, and specialty crops marketing 
order programs provide an opportunity for producers in specified 
production areas to work together to solve marketing problems that 
cannot be solved individually.
    Need and Use of the Information: Various forms are used to collect 
information necessary to effectively carry out the requirements of the 
Act and the Order/Agreement. This includes forms covering the selection 
process for industry members to serve on a marketing order's committee 
or board and ballots used in referenda to amend or continue marketing 
orders. Orders and Agreements can authorize the issuance of grade, 
size, quality, maturity, inspection requirements, pack and container 
requirements, and pooling and volume regulations. Information collected 
is used to formulate market policy, track current inventory and 
statistical data for market development programs, ensure compliance, 
and verify eligibility, monitor and record grower's information. If 
this information is not collected, it would eliminate data needed to 
keep the industry and the Secretary abreast of changes at the State and 
local level.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; Farms; 
Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 17,750.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion, Quarterly, 
Biennially, Weekly, Semi-annually, Monthly, Annually and Recordkeeping.
    Total Burden Hours: 25,220.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-08166 Filed 4-21-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-02-P

18890 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 77 / Monday, April 24, 2017 / Notices

7602. Copies of the submission(s) may Total Burden Hours: 1,620. displays a currently valid OMB control
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. number.
Ruth Brown,
An agency may not conduct or Departmental Information Collection Agricultural Marketing Service
sponsor a collection of information Clearance Officer.
unless the collection of information [FR Doc. 2017–08190 Filed 4–21–17; 8:45 am] Title: Vegetable and Specialty Crops.
displays a currently valid OMB control
BILLING CODE 3410–18–P OMB Control Number: 0581–0178.
number and the agency informs
potential persons who are to respond to Summary of Collection: The
the collection of information that such Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
persons are not required to respond to of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601–674; Act) was
the collection of information unless it Submission for OMB Review; designed to permit regulation of certain
displays a currently valid OMB control Comment Request agricultural commodities for the
number. purpose of providing orderly marketing
April 19, 2017. conditions in interstate commerce and
Economic Research Service The Department of Agriculture will improving returns to growers. The
Title: Census of Users of the National submit the following information Orders and Agreements become
Plant Germplasm System. collection requirement(s) to OMB for effective only after public hearings are
OMB Control Number: 0536–NEW. review and clearance under the held in accordance with formal
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, rulemaking procedures specified by the
Summary of Collection: The Census of
Public Law 104–13 on or after the date Act. The vegetable, and specialty crops
Users of the National Plant Germplasm
of publication of this notice. Comments marketing order programs provide an
System (NPGS) is a new, one-time, data
are requested regarding: (1) Whether the opportunity for producers in specified
collection. The census will solicit data
collection of information is necessary production areas to work together to
from the 6,009 institutional
for the proper performance of the solve marketing problems that cannot be
representatives who requested
functions of the agency, including solved individually.
germplasm (i.e., living tissue from
whether the information will have
which plants can be grown) for any of Need and Use of the Information:
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
ten crops including beans, barley, Various forms are used to collect
agency’s estimate of burden including
cotton, maize, sorghum, squash, information necessary to effectively
the validity of the methodology and
soybeans, potato, rice, and wheat from carry out the requirements of the Act
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the NPGS over a five year period from and the Order/Agreement. This includes
the quality, utility and clarity of the
January 2009 to December 2013. Each forms covering the selection process for
information to be collected; and (4)
respondent will be asked to provide industry members to serve on a
ways to minimize the burden of the
information via a web-based marketing order’s committee or board
collection of information on those who
questionnaire. The legal authority for and ballots used in referenda to amend
are to respond, including through the
the planned data collection is 7 U.S.C. or continue marketing orders. Orders
use of appropriate automated,
2204(a) and 7 U.S.C. 427. and Agreements can authorize the
electronic, mechanical, or other
Need and Use of the Information: The technological collection techniques or issuance of grade, size, quality,
information to be collected by the other forms of information technology maturity, inspection requirements, pack
‘‘Census of Users of the National Plant should be addressed to: Desk Officer for and container requirements, and
Germplasm System’’ is necessary to Agriculture, Office of Information and pooling and volume regulations.
assess and understand the types and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Information collected is used to
varieties of germplasm needed by Management and Budget (OMB), New formulate market policy, track current
breeders and other scientists in both the Executive Office Building, Washington, inventory and statistical data for market
public and private sectors. This study DC; New Executive Office Building, 725 development programs, ensure
will provide data currently not available 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. compliance, and verify eligibility,
to program officials and researchers, Commenters are encouraged to submit monitor and record grower’s
thereby broadening the scope of their comments to OMB via email to: information. If this information is not
analyses of genetic enhancement, and in OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax collected, it would eliminate data
turn, enhancing R&D and productivity (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental needed to keep the industry and the
research at the Economic Research Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Secretary abreast of changes at the State
Service, the National Plant Germplasm Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– and local level.
System, and the National Germplasm 7602. Description of Respondents: Business
Resource Laboratory. Without the Comments regarding these or other for profit; Farms; Individuals or
combination of data about traits sough information collections are best assured households.
and the purpose intended for of having their full effect if received by
germplasm, it will be difficult or Number of Respondents: 17,750.
May 24, 2017. Copies of the
impossible to assess the use of NPGS submission(s) may be obtained by Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
resources for adaptation to changing calling (202) 720–8681. On occasion, Quarterly, Biennially,
conditions. Weekly, Semi-annually, Monthly,
An agency may not conduct or
Description of Respondents: sponsor a collection of information Annually and Recordkeeping.
jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

Individuals or households; Businesses unless the collection of information Total Burden Hours: 25,220.
or other-for-profit; Not-for-profit displays a currently valid OMB control
institutions; State, Local or Tribal number and the agency informs Charlene Parker,
Government; Federal Government. potential persons who are to respond to Departmental Information Collection
Number of Respondents: 6,009. the collection of information that such Clearance Officer.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: persons are not required to respond to [FR Doc. 2017–08166 Filed 4–21–17; 8:45 am]
Other: One time. the collection of information unless it BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:48 Apr 21, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\24APN1.SGM 24APN1

Document Created: 2017-04-22 00:11:30
Document Modified: 2017-04-22 00:11:30

Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
FR Citation		82 FR 18890