82 FR 22643 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 94 (May 17, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-10002

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 94 (Wednesday, May 17, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-10002]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 12, 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: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov 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 June 16, 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: Tobacco Reports.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0004.
    Summary of Collection: Authority for the mandatory collection of 
information on form TB-26 ``Tobacco Stocks Report'' is the Tobacco 
Statistics Act of 1929 (7 U.S.C. 501-508). The Act provides for the 
collection and publication of statistics of tobacco by USDA with regard 
to quantity of leaf tobacco in all forms in the United States and 
Puerto, owned by or in the possession of dealers, manufacturers, 
growers' cooperative associations, and others with the exception of the 
original growers of the tobacco. The information furnished under the 
provisions of this Act is used only for statistical purposes for which 
it is supplied.
    Need and Use of the Information: The basic purpose of the 
information collection is to ascertain the total supply of 
unmanufactured tobacco available to domestic manufacturers and to 
calculate the amount consumed in manufactured tobacco products. This 
data is also used for the calculation of production quotas for 
individual types of tobacco and for price support calculations. Without 
the information, USDA would not be able to disseminate marketing 
information as directed and authorized in the Act.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 30.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Quarterly.
    Total Burden Hours: 104.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-10002 Filed 5-16-17; 8:45 am]
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER An agency may not conduct or DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
contains documents other than rules or sponsor a collection of information
proposed rules that are applicable to the unless the collection of information Food Safety and Inspection Service
public. Notices of hearings and investigations,
displays a currently valid OMB control [Docket No. FSIS–2017–0019]
committee meetings, agency decisions and
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of number and the agency informs
petitions and applications and agency potential persons who are to respond to Codex Alimentarius Commission:
statements of organization and functions are the collection of information that such Meeting of the Codex Alimentarius
examples of documents appearing in this persons are not required to respond to Commission
section. the collection of information unless it
AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Under
displays a currently valid OMB control Secretary for Food Safety, USDA.
number.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
Agricultural Marketing Service request for comments.
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request Title: Tobacco Reports. SUMMARY: The Office of the Deputy
OMB Control Number: 0581–0004. Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
May 12, 2017. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is
The Department of Agriculture will Summary of Collection: Authority for sponsoring a public meeting on June 26,
submit the following information the mandatory collection of information 2017. The objective of the public
collection requirement(s) to OMB for on form TB–26 ‘‘Tobacco Stocks meeting is to provide information and
review and clearance under the Report’’ is the Tobacco Statistics Act of receive public comments on agenda
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 1929 (7 U.S.C. 501–508). The Act items and draft United States (U.S.)
Public Law 104–13 on or after the date provides for the collection and positions to be discussed at the 40th
of publication of this notice. Comments publication of statistics of tobacco by Session of the Codex Alimentarius
are requested regarding: (1) Whether the USDA with regard to quantity of leaf Commission (CAC) taking place in
collection of information is necessary tobacco in all forms in the United States Geneva, Switzerland, between July 17
for the proper performance of the and Puerto, owned by or in the and 22, 2017. The Administrator of the
functions of the agency, including possession of dealers, manufacturers, Food Safety and Inspection Service and
whether the information will have growers’ cooperative associations, and Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Office
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the others with the exception of the original of Food Safety, recognize the
agency’s estimate of burden including growers of the tobacco. The information importance of providing interested
the validity of the methodology and furnished under the provisions of this parties the opportunity to obtain
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance Act is used only for statistical purposes background information on the 40th
the quality, utility and clarity of the for which it is supplied. Session of the CAC and to address items
information to be collected; and (4) on the agenda.
Need and Use of the Information: The
ways to minimize the burden of the DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
collection of information on those who basic purpose of the information
for Monday, June 26, 2017, from 1:00
are to respond, including through the collection is to ascertain the total supply
p.m.–4:00 p.m.
use of appropriate automated, of unmanufactured tobacco available to
domestic manufacturers and to calculate ADDRESSES: The public meeting will
electronic, mechanical, or other take place at the United States
technological collection techniques or the amount consumed in manufactured
tobacco products. This data is also used Department of Agriculture (USDA),
other forms of information technology Jamie L. Whitten Building, 1400
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for for the calculation of production quotas
Independence Avenue SW., Room 107–
Agriculture, Office of Information and for individual types of tobacco and for
A, Washington, DC 20250. Documents
Regulatory Affairs, Office of price support calculations. Without the related to the 40th Session of the CAC
Management and Budget (OMB), New information, USDA would not be able to will be accessible via the Internet at the
Executive Office Building, Washington, disseminate marketing information as following address: http://
DC; New Executive Office Building, 725 directed and authorized in the Act. www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-
17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. Description of Respondents: Business reports/en/.
Commenters are encouraged to submit or other for-profit. The U.S. Delegate to the 40th Session
their comments to OMB via email to: of the CAC invites U.S. interested
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax Number of Respondents: 30.
parties to submit their comments
(202) 395–5806 and to Departmental Frequency of Responses: Reporting: electronically to the following email
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Quarterly. address: uscodex@fsis.usda.gov.
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– Total Burden Hours: 104.
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7602. Call-In-Number
Comments regarding these Charlene Parker, If you wish to participate in the
information collections are best assured Departmental Information Collection public meeting for the 40th Session of
of having their full effect if received by Clearance Officer. the CAC by conference call, please use
June 16, 2017. Copies of the [FR Doc. 2017–10002 Filed 5–16–17; 8:45 am] the call-in-number and the participant
submission(s) may be obtained by BILLING CODE 3410–02–P code listed below:
calling (202) 720–8681. Call-in-Number: 1–888–844–9904.

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FR Citation		82 FR 22643