82 FR 9983 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 26 (February 9, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 26 (Thursday, February 9, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9983-9984]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02691]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 6, 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 required 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 March 
13, 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: 
[email protected] 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.

Farm Service Agency

    Title: Discharge and Delivery Survey Summary and Rate Schedule 
Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0177.
    Summary of Collection: The Food for Peace Act (specifically Pub. L. 
480 Title II); Section 416(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1949; Food for 
Progress Act of 1985; 2002 and 2008 Farm Bills authorizing the 
McGovern-Dole International Food for Education Program; and Commodity 
Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act, all as amended, authorize the 
International

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Procurement Division to procure, sell, and transport, as well as 
sample, inspect and survey, agricultural commodities at both domestic 
and foreign locations for use in international food aid program. The 
Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO) acting under the authority granted 
by these acts, purchase discharge survey services conducted at the 
foreign destinations to ensure count and condition of the commodities 
shipped. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) will collect information using 
forms KC-334, Discharge/Delivery Survey Summary and KC-337, Rate 
Schedule.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected on the 
KC-334 form is a summary of the amount of cargo delivered versus 
manifested quantity, the amount and type of damage, etc. The KC-337 
form is use to obtain rates that the survey companies charge to perform 
surveys, by country/region. Without the information CCC could not meet 
program requirements.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not for-
profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 41.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 
Quarterly; Weekly; Semi-annually; Monthly; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 234.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-02691 Filed 2-8-17; 8:45 am]
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