82 FR 29474 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 124 (June 29, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-13607
Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 124 (Thursday, June 29, 2017)
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[FR Doc No: 2017-13607]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 26, 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 July 31, 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: National Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information 
Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0093.
    Summary of Collection: The U.S. Department of Agriculture has the 
responsibility for implementing and overseeing programs for a variety 
of commodities including beef, blueberries, cotton, dairy, eggs, fluid 
milk, Hass avocados, honey, lamb, mangos, mushrooms, paper and paper-
based packaging, peanuts, popcorn, pork, potatoes, softwood lumber, 
sorghum, soybeans, and watermelons. Various Acts authorizes these 
programs to carry out projects relating to research, consumer 
information, advertising, sales promotion, producer information, market 
development and product research to assist, improve, or promote the 
marketing, distribution, and utilization of their respective 
commodities. The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has the 
responsibility to appoint board members and approve the boards' 
budgets, plans, and projects and for foreign projects, the Foreign 
Agricultural Service. AMS' objective in carrying out this 
responsibility is to assure the following: (1) Collection of funds are 
properly accounted for; (2) expenditures of all funds are for the 
purposes authorized by enabling legislation; and (3) the board's 
administration of the programs conforms to USDA policy.
    Need and Use of the Information: The boards administer the various 
programs using a variety of forms to carry out their responsibilities. 
Only authorized employees of the various boards and USDA employees will 
use the information collected. Were the data collected less frequently, 
(1) it would hinder data needed to collect and refund assessments in a 
timely manner and result in delayed or even lost revenue; (2) boards 
would be unable to carry out the responsibilities of their respective 
Acts; and (3) requiring reports less frequently than monthly would 
impose additional record keeping requirements.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit, Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 162,231.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion, Weekly, Monthly, 
Semi-annually, Annually; Recordkeeping.
    Total Burden Hours: 150,918.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-13607 Filed 6-28-17; 8:45 am]
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER An agency may not conduct or reports less frequently than monthly
contains documents other than rules or sponsor a collection of information would impose additional record keeping
proposed rules that are applicable to the unless the collection of information requirements.
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, displays a currently valid OMB control Description of Respondents: Business
committee meetings, agency decisions and number and the agency informs or other for profit, Farms.
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
potential persons who are to respond to Number of Respondents: 162,231.
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are the collection of information that such Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
examples of documents appearing in this persons are not required to respond to On occasion, Weekly, Monthly, Semi-
section. the collection of information unless it annually, Annually; Recordkeeping.
displays a currently valid OMB control Total Burden Hours: 150,918.
number.
Charlene Parker,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service Departmental Information Collection
Submission for OMB Review; Title: National Research, Promotion, Clearance Officer.
Comment Request and Consumer Information Programs. [FR Doc. 2017–13607 Filed 6–28–17; 8:45 am]
OMB Control Number: 0581–0093. BILLING CODE 3410–02–P
June 26, 2017. Summary of Collection: The U.S.
The Department of Agriculture will Department of Agriculture has the
submit the following information responsibility for implementing and DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
collection requirement(s) to OMB for overseeing programs for a variety of
review and clearance under the commodities including beef, Submission for OMB Review;
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, blueberries, cotton, dairy, eggs, fluid Comment Request
Public Law 104–13 on or after the date milk, Hass avocados, honey, lamb, June 26, 2017.
of publication of this notice. Comments mangos, mushrooms, paper and paper-
based packaging, peanuts, popcorn, The Department of Agriculture has
are requested regarding: (1) Whether the submitted the following information
collection of information is necessary pork, potatoes, softwood lumber,
sorghum, soybeans, and watermelons. collection requirement(s) to OMB for
for the proper performance of the review and clearance under the
functions of the agency, including Various Acts authorizes these programs
to carry out projects relating to research, Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
whether the information will have Public Law 104–13. Comments are
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the consumer information, advertising, sales
promotion, producer information, requested regarding (1) whether the
agency’s estimate of burden including collection of information is necessary
the validity of the methodology and market development and product
research to assist, improve, or promote for the proper performance of the
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance functions of the agency, including
the quality, utility and clarity of the the marketing, distribution, and
utilization of their respective whether the information will have
information to be collected; and (4) practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
ways to minimize the burden of the commodities. The Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS) has the agency’s estimate of burden including
collection of information on those who the validity of the methodology and
are to respond, including through the responsibility to appoint board members
and approve the boards’ budgets, plans, assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
use of appropriate automated, the quality, utility and clarity of the
and projects and for foreign projects, the
electronic, mechanical, or other information to be collected; and (4)
Foreign Agricultural Service. AMS’
technological collection techniques or ways to minimize the burden of the
objective in carrying out this
other forms of information technology collection of information on those who
responsibility is to assure the following:
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for are to respond, including through the
(1) Collection of funds are properly
Agriculture, Office of Information and use of appropriate automated,
accounted for; (2) expenditures of all
Regulatory Affairs, Office of electronic, mechanical, or other
funds are for the purposes authorized by
Management and Budget (OMB), New technological collection techniques or
enabling legislation; and (3) the board’s
Executive Office Building, Washington, other forms of information technology.
administration of the programs
DC; New Executive Office Building, 725 Comments regarding this information
conforms to USDA policy.
17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. Need and Use of the Information: The collection received by July 31, 2017 will
Commenters are encouraged to submit boards administer the various programs be considered. Written comments
their comments to OMB via email to: using a variety of forms to carry out should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax their responsibilities. Only authorized Agriculture, Office of Information and
(202) 395–5806 and to Departmental employees of the various boards and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail USDA employees will use the Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax (202)
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information collected. Were the data
7602. collected less frequently, (1) it would 395–5806 and to Departmental
Comments regarding these hinder data needed to collect and Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
information collections are best assured refund assessments in a timely manner Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
of having their full effect if received by and result in delayed or even lost 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may
July 31, 2017. Copies of the revenue; (2) boards would be unable to be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
submission(s) may be obtained by carry out the responsibilities of their An agency may not conduct or
calling (202) 720–8681. respective Acts; and (3) requiring sponsor a collection of information

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FR Citation		82 FR 29474