82_FR_19736 82 FR 19655 - Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Credit Account Approval for Reimbursable Services

82 FR 19655 - Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Credit Account Approval for Reimbursable Services

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 81 (April 28, 2017)

Page Range19655-19655
FR Document2017-08727

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with credit account approval for reimbursable services.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2017-0032]


Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information 
Collection; Credit Account Approval for Reimbursable Services

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Extension of approval of an information collection; comment 
request.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's 
intention to request an extension of approval of an information 
collection associated with credit account approval for reimbursable 
services.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before June 
27, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0032.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-20173-0032, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, 
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
    Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may 
be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-
0032 or in our reading room, which is located in room 1141 of the USDA 
South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington, 
DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, 
please call (202) 799-7039 before coming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on credit account 
approval for reimbursable services, contact Mrs. Kris Caraher, 
Accountant, Financial Management Division, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 
55, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2834. For copies of more detailed 
information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, 
APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Credit Account Approval for Reimbursable Services.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0055.
    Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 
provides the services of a Federal inspector to clear imported and 
exported agricultural commodities for animal and plant health purposes. 
These services are paid for by user fees during regular working hours. 
If an importer wishes to have shipments cleared at other hours, such 
services will usually be provided on a reimbursable overtime basis, 
unless already covered by a user fee. Exporters wishing cargo to be 
certified during nonworking hours may also utilize this procedure.
    Many importers and exporters who require inspection services are 
repeat customers who request that APHIS bill them. The Agency needs to 
collect certain information to conduct a credit check on prospective 
applicants to ensure creditworthiness prior to extending credit 
services and to prepare billings. Also, the Debt Collection Improvement 
Act of 1996, as amended (31 U.S.C. 3332), requires that agencies 
collect tax identification numbers from all persons doing business with 
the Government for purposes of collecting delinquent debts. APHIS Form 
192 (Application for Credit Account) is used to collect this 
information and must be completed before credit is extended.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
our use of this information collection activity for an additional 3 
years.
    The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public 
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection. 
These comments will help us:
    (1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated, 
electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies; e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of responses.
    Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for this collection 
of information is estimated to average 0.25 hours per response.
    Respondents: Importers, exporters, or brokers who wish to set up an 
account for billing of inspection services provided during nonworking 
hours.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 261.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 261.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 65 hours. (Due to 
averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of 
the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per 
response.)
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 25th day of April 2017.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-08727 Filed 4-27-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 81 / Friday, April 28, 2017 / Notices 19655 The meeting will be open to the may be viewed at http:// collection activity for an additional 3 public. However, due to time www.regulations.gov/ years. constraints, the public will not be #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0032 or The purpose of this notice is to solicit allowed to participate in the discussions in our reading room, which is located in comments from the public (as well as during the meeting. Written statements room 1141 of the USDA South Building, affected agencies) concerning our on meeting topics may be filed with the 14th Street and Independence Avenue information collection. These comments Committee before or after the meeting SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading will help us: by sending them to the person listed room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., (1) Evaluate whether the collection of under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Monday through Friday, except information is necessary for the proper CONTACT. Written statements may also holidays. To be sure someone is there to performance of the functions of the be filed at the meeting. Please refer to help you, please call (202) 799–7039 Agency, including whether the Docket No. APHIS–2017–0021 when before coming. information will have practical utility; submitting your statements. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our This notice of meeting is given information on credit account approval estimate of the burden of the collection pursuant to section 10 of the Federal for reimbursable services, contact Mrs. of information, including the validity of Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. Kris Caraher, Accountant, Financial the methodology and assumptions used; 2). Management Division, APHIS, 4700 (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and Done in Washington, DC, this 24th day of River Road Unit 55, Riverdale, MD clarity of the information to be April 2017. 20737; (301) 851–2834. For copies of collected; and Jere L. Dick, more detailed information on the (4) Minimize the burden of the information collection, contact Ms. collection of information on those who Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information are to respond, through use, as Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– appropriate, of automated, electronic, [FR Doc. 2017–08601 Filed 4–27–17; 8:45 am] 2483. mechanical, and other collection BILLING CODE 3410–34–P technologies; e.g., permitting electronic SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: submission of responses. Title: Credit Account Approval for Estimate of Burden: The public DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Reimbursable Services. reporting burden for this collection of Animal and Plant Health Inspection OMB Control Number: 0579–0055. information is estimated to average 0.25 Service Type of Request: Extension of hours per response. approval of an information collection. Respondents: Importers, exporters, or [Docket No. APHIS–2017–0032] brokers who wish to set up an account Abstract: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) for billing of inspection services Notice of Request for Extension of provides the services of a Federal provided during nonworking hours. Approval of an Information Collection; Estimated Annual Number of Credit Account Approval for inspector to clear imported and exported agricultural commodities for Respondents: 261. Reimbursable Services Estimated Annual Number of animal and plant health purposes. AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health These services are paid for by user fees Responses per Respondent: 1. Inspection Service, USDA. during regular working hours. If an Estimated Annual Number of ACTION: Extension of approval of an importer wishes to have shipments Responses: 261. information collection; comment cleared at other hours, such services Estimated Total Annual Burden on request. will usually be provided on a Respondents: 65 hours. (Due to reimbursable overtime basis, unless averaging, the total annual burden hours SUMMARY: In accordance with the already covered by a user fee. Exporters may not equal the product of the annual Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this wishing cargo to be certified during number of responses multiplied by the notice announces the Animal and Plant nonworking hours may also utilize this reporting burden per response.) Health Inspection Service’s intention to procedure. All responses to this notice will be request an extension of approval of an Many importers and exporters who summarized and included in the request information collection associated with require inspection services are repeat for OMB approval. All comments will credit account approval for customers who request that APHIS bill also become a matter of public record. reimbursable services. them. The Agency needs to collect Done in Washington, DC, this 25th day of DATES: We will consider all comments certain information to conduct a credit April 2017. that we receive on or before June 27, check on prospective applicants to Michael C. Gregoire, 2017. ensure creditworthiness prior to Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant ADDRESSES: You may submit comments extending credit services and to prepare Health Inspection Service. by either of the following methods: billings. Also, the Debt Collection [FR Doc. 2017–08727 Filed 4–27–17; 8:45 am] • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to Improvement Act of 1996, as amended BILLING CODE 3410–34–P http://www.regulations.gov/ (31 U.S.C. 3332), requires that agencies #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0032. collect tax identification numbers from • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: all persons doing business with the DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Send your comment to Docket No. Government for purposes of collecting APHIS–20173–0032, Regulatory delinquent debts. APHIS Form 192 Forest Service Analysis and Development, PPD, (Application for Credit Account) is used National Advisory Committee for APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 River to collect this information and must be Implementation of the National Forest Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737– completed before credit is extended. System Land Management Planning 1238. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionExtension of approval of an information collection; comment request.
DatesWe will consider all comments that we receive on or before June 27, 2017.
ContactFor information on credit account approval for reimbursable services, contact Mrs. Kris Caraher, Accountant, Financial Management Division, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 55, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2834. For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.
FR Citation82 FR 19655 
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