82 FR 43738 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 180 (September 19, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-19879
Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 180 (Tuesday, September 19, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19879]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

September 14, 2017.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. 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.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by October 
19, 2017 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: 
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office 
Building, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. 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. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
    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.

Foreign Agricultural Service

    Title: Emerging Markets Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0551-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The Emerging Markets Program is administered 
by the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) pursuant to its delegated 
authority under Section 1542(d)(1) of the Food, Agriculture, 
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 5622 noted. 
The program supports assessing and providing technical assistance to 
emerging markets in furtherance of expanding markets for U.S. 
agricultural products. The program was reauthorized by the Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (Section 3205) which became effective on February 7, 2014.
    Need and Use of the Information: Under the USDA Emerging Markets 
Program, information will be collected from applicants desiring to 
receive grants under the program to determine the viability of requests 
for resources to implement activities authorized under the program. 
Recipients of grants under the program must submit performance and 
financial reports. The submitted information will be used to develop 
effective grant agreements and assure that statutory requirements and 
program objectives are met.
    Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Business 
or other for-profit; Federal Government; State, Local, or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 50.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,600.

Foreign Agricultural Service

    Title: Quality Samples Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0551-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The Quality Samples Program is authorized by 
Section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act, 15 U.S.C. 
714c(f), which became effective on November 15, 1999. Section 5 
provides that in the fulfillment of its purposes and in carrying out 
its annual budget programs submitted to and approved by the Congress 
pursuant to Chapter 91 of Title 31, the Corporation is authorized to 
use its general powers only to export or cause to be exported, or aid 
in the development of foreign markets for, agricultural commodities 
(other than tobacco), including fish and fish products, without regard 
to whether such fish are harvested in aquacultural operations. By this 
authority the program pays for U.S. commodity samples and shipping to 
foreign ports in order to demonstrate the quality of the U.S. product 
to industrial users who are unfamiliar with the product.
    Need and Use of the Information: Under the USDA Quality Samples 
Program, information will be gathered from applicants desiring to 
receive grants under the program to determine the viability of request 
for resources to implement activities in foreign countries. The 
collected information will be used to develop effective grant 
agreements and assure that statutory requirements and program 
objectives are met.
    Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Business 
or other for-profit; Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,100.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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Tuesday, September 19, 2017

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER potential persons who are to respond to or cause to be exported, or aid in the
contains documents other than rules or the collection of information that such development of foreign markets for,
proposed rules that are applicable to the persons are not required to respond to agricultural commodities (other than
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, the collection of information unless it tobacco), including fish and fish
committee meetings, agency decisions and displays a currently valid OMB control products, without regard to whether
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
number. such fish are harvested in aquacultural
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are operations. By this authority the
Foreign Agricultural Service program pays for U.S. commodity
examples of documents appearing in this
section. Title: Emerging Markets Program. samples and shipping to foreign ports in
OMB Control Number: 0551–NEW. order to demonstrate the quality of the
Summary of Collection: The Emerging U.S. product to industrial users who are
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Markets Program is administered by the unfamiliar with the product.
Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Need and Use of the Information:
Submission for OMB Review; pursuant to its delegated authority Under the USDA Quality Samples
Comment Request under Section 1542(d)(1) of the Food, Program, information will be gathered
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade from applicants desiring to receive
September 14, 2017. Act of 1990, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 5622 grants under the program to determine
The Department of Agriculture has noted. The program supports assessing the viability of request for resources to
submitted the following information and providing technical assistance to implement activities in foreign
collection requirement(s) to OMB for emerging markets in furtherance of countries. The collected information
review and clearance under the expanding markets for U.S. agricultural will be used to develop effective grant
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, products. The program was reauthorized agreements and assure that statutory
Public Law 104–13. Comments are by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Section requirements and program objectives are
requested regarding (1) whether the 3205) which became effective on met.
collection of information is necessary February 7, 2014. Description of Respondents: Not-for-
for the proper performance of the Need and Use of the Information: profit institutions; Business or other for-
functions of the agency, including Under the USDA Emerging Markets profit; Federal Government.
whether the information will have Program, information will be collected Number of Respondents: 10.
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the from applicants desiring to receive Frequency of Responses:
agency’s estimate of burden including grants under the program to determine Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
the validity of the methodology and the viability of requests for resources to Total Burden Hours: 1,100.
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance implement activities authorized under
the quality, utility and clarity of the Ruth Brown,
the program. Recipients of grants under Departmental Information Collection
information to be collected; and (4) the program must submit performance
ways to minimize the burden of the Clearance Officer.
and financial reports. The submitted [FR Doc. 2017–19879 Filed 9–18–17; 8:45 am]
collection of information on those who information will be used to develop
are to respond, including through the effective grant agreements and assure
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use of appropriate automated, that statutory requirements and program
electronic, mechanical, or other objectives are met.
technological collection techniques or DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Description of Respondents: Not-for-
other forms of information technology. profit institutions; Business or other for- Departmental Management, Office of
Comments regarding this information profit; Federal Government; State, Local, Procurement and Property
collection received by October 19, 2017 or Tribal Government. Management; Notice of Request for
will be considered. Written comments Number of Respondents: 50. Comments on Extension of a Currently
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Frequency of Responses: Approved Information Collection
Agriculture, Office of Information and Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Total Burden Hours: 1,600. AGENCY: Departmental Management,
Management and Budget (OMB), New Department of Agriculture.
Executive Office Building, 725 17th Foreign Agricultural Service ACTION: Notice and request for
Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Title: Quality Samples Program. comments.
Commenters are encouraged to submit OMB Control Number: 0551–NEW.
their comments to OMB via email to: Summary of Collection: The Quality SUMMARY: This notice announces the
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or Samples Program is authorized by Department of Agriculture,
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental Section 5 of the Commodity Credit Departmental Management, Office of
Procurement and Property
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Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Corporation Charter Act, 15 U.S.C.
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 714c(f), which became effective on Management’s intention to request an
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may November 15, 1999. Section 5 provides extension of a currently approved
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. that in the fulfillment of its purposes information collection, Guidelines for
An agency may not conduct or and in carrying out its annual budget Designating Biobased Products for
sponsor a collection of information programs submitted to and approved by Federal Procurement.
unless the collection of information the Congress pursuant to Chapter 91 of DATES: Comments on this notice must be
displays a currently valid OMB control Title 31, the Corporation is authorized received by November 20, 2017 to be
number and the agency informs to use its general powers only to export assured of consideration.

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