82 FR 19017 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 78 (April 25, 2017)

Page Range		19017-19018
FR Document		2017-08291

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 78 (Tuesday, April 25, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19017-19018]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08291]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 20, 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 25, 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: Organic Handler Market Promotion Assessment Exemption.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0216.
    Summary of Collection: Industries enter into a marketing order 
program under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act (AMAA) of 1937, 
as amended by U.S.C. 601-674. Marketing Order programs provide an 
opportunity for producers of fresh fruit, vegetables, and specialty 
crops, in specified production areas, to work together to solve 
marketing problems that cannot be solved individually. In 2002, section 
501 of the FAIR Act was amended (7

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U.S.C. 7401) to exempt any person that produces and markets solely 100 
percent organic products, and that does not produce any conventional or 
non-organic products, from paying assessments under a commodity 
promotion law with respect to any agricultural commodity that is 
produced on a certified organic farm as defined in section 2103 of the 
Organic Foods Production Act of 1990.
    Section 10004 of the 2014 Farm Bill expanded the organic assessment 
exemption originally established by the FAIR Act. The 2014 Farm Bill 
allows all organic handlers to apply for an exemption from assessments 
on products certified as ``organic'' or ``100 percent organic,'' 
regardless of whether the handler also markets conventional or non-
organic products. At the same time, the 2014 Farm bill reduced the per 
response time to complete the form from 30 minutes to 15 minutes.
    Need and Use of the Information: Handlers submit the completed SC-
649 form to the appropriate committee, board or council once a year to 
apply for an assessment exemption to a certain percentage. The 
information gathered on this form is necessary to assist the 
committees, boards and councils to determine an applicant's eligibility 
assessment exemption and to verify compliance.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 190.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 
Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 48.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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U.S.C. 7401) to exempt any person that collection for the Advanced Biofuel Regulations and Paperwork
produces and markets solely 100 Payment Program. Management Branch, U.S. Department
percent organic products, and that does DATES: Comments on this notice must be of Agriculture, Rural Development, Stop
not produce any conventional or non- received by June 26, 2017 to be assured 0742, 1400 Independence Ave. SW.,
organic products, from paying of consideration. Washington, DC 20250. All comments
assessments under a commodity FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: received will be available for public
promotion law with respect to any Contact Lisa Noty, U.S. Department of inspection during regular business
agricultural commodity that is produced Agriculture, 511 W. 7th Street, Atlantic, hours at the same address.
on a certified organic farm as defined in IA 50022, email: lisa.noty@ All responses to this notice will be
section 2103 of the Organic Foods wdc.usda.gov, phone (712) 243–2107 summarized and included in the request
Production Act of 1990. x116, fax (855)–251–2238. for OMB approval. All comments will
Section 10004 of the 2014 Farm Bill become a matter of public record.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
expanded the organic assessment Dated: April 18, 2017.
Title: Advanced Biofuel Payment
exemption originally established by the Chad Parker,
Program.
FAIR Act. The 2014 Farm Bill allows all
OMB Number: OMB No. 0570–0063. Acting Administrator, Rural Business-
organic handlers to apply for an
Expiration Date of Approval: Cooperative Service.
exemption from assessments on
September 30, 2017. [FR Doc. 2017–08323 Filed 4–24–17; 8:45 am]
products certified as ‘‘organic’’ or ‘‘100
Type of Request: Revision of a BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P
percent organic,’’ regardless of whether
currently approved information
the handler also markets conventional
collection.
or non-organic products. At the same Abstract: The Advanced Biofuel DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
time, the 2014 Farm bill reduced the per Payment Program was authorized under
response time to complete the form from section 9005 of Title IX of the Food, Rural Utilities Service
30 minutes to 15 minutes. Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
Need and Use of the Information: Information Collection Activity;
(2008 Farm Bill). It authorizes the
Handlers submit the completed SC–649 Comment Request
Agency to enter into contracts to make
form to the appropriate committee,
payments to eligible entities to support Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
AGENCY:
board or council once a year to apply for
and ensure an expanding production of Notice and request for
ACTION:
an assessment exemption to a certain
advanced biofuels. Entities eligible to comments.
percentage. The information gathered on
receive payments under the Program are
this form is necessary to assist the
producers of advanced biofuels that SUMMARY: In accordance with the
committees, boards and councils to
meet all of the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 199, the
determine an applicant’s eligibility
Program. Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites
assessment exemption and to verify Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
compliance. comments on this information
burden for this collection of information collection for which RUS intends to
Description of Respondents: Business
is estimated to average 0.89 hours per request approval from the Office of
or other for-profit; Farms.
response. Management and Budget (OMB).
Number of Respondents: 190.
Frequency of Responses: Respondents: The respondents are the DATES: Comments on this notice must be
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; advanced biofuel producers and Agency received by June 26, 2017.
Annually. staff who process applications and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Total Burden Hours: 48. quarterly payment requests.
Estimated Number of Respondents: Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director,
Charlene Parker, 275 advanced biofuel producers. Program Development and Regulatory
Estimated Number of Responses per Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 1400
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer. Respondent: 7.2. Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522,
Estimate Number of Responses: 1,986. Room 5164, South Building,
[FR Doc. 2017–08291 Filed 4–24–17; 8:45 am]
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Washington, DC 20250–1522.
BILLING CODE 3410–02–P
Respondents: 1,761 hours. Telephone: (202) 690–4492, FAX: (202)
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 720–8435 or email Thomas.Dickson@
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE the proposed collection of information wdc.usda.gov.
is necessary for the proper performance SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
Rural Business-Cooperative Service of the functions of the agency, including of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
whether the information will have regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing
Notice of Request for Revision of a practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Currently Approved Information agency’s estimate of the burden of the Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires
Collection proposed collection of information that interested members of the public
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative including the validity of the and affected agencies have an
Service, USDA methodology and assumptions used; (3) opportunity to comment on information
ACTION: Notice and request for ways to enhance the quality, utility, and collection and recordkeeping activities
clarity of the information to be (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice
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comments.
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the identifies an information collection that
SUMMARY: In accordance with the burden of the collection of information RUS is submitting to OMB for
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the on those who are to respond, including reinstatement.
Rural Business-Cooperative Service the use of appropriate automated, Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
gives notice that it is requesting from electronic, mechanical, or other the proposed collection of information
the Office of Management and Budget technological collection techniques or is necessary for the proper performance
(OMB) approval of a revision to a other forms of information technology. of the functions of the Agency,
currently approved information Comments may be sent to Jeanne Jacobs, including whether the information will

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
FR Citation		82 FR 19017