83 FR 15125 - Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 68 (April 9, 2018)

Page Range		15125-15126
FR Document		2018-07211

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces our intention to request a 3-year extension and revision of a currently approved information collection for ``Export Inspection and Weighing Waiver for High Quality Specialty Grain Transported in Containers''. The realignment of offices within the U.S. Department of Agriculture authorized by the Secretary's Memorandum dated November 14, 2017, eliminates the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard Administration (GIPSA) as a standalone agency. The grain inspection activities formerly part of GIPSA are now organized under AMS.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces our intention to request a 3-year extension and 
revision of a currently approved information collection for ``Export 
Inspection and Weighing Waiver for High Quality Specialty Grain 
Transported in Containers''.
    The realignment of offices within the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture authorized by the Secretary's Memorandum dated November 14, 
2017, eliminates the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard 
Administration (GIPSA) as a standalone agency. The grain inspection 
activities formerly part of GIPSA are now organized under AMS.

DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by June 8, 2018.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice by any of 
the following methods:
     The Federal eRulemarking portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
     Karen W. Guagliardo, Director, Quality Assurance and 
Compliance Division (QACD), Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS), 
USDA/AMS, STOP 3630, Room 2420-South, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, 
Washington, DC 20250-3630; [email protected]. Comments should 
reference ``High Quality Specialty Grain Exported in Containers 
Information Collection,'' and should reference the date and page number 
of this issue of the Federal Register. The information collection 
package, public comments, and other documents relating to this action 
will be available for public inspection in the above office during 
regular business hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding the 
collection of information activities and the use of the information, 
contact Candace A. Hildreth, Compliance Officer at (202) 720-0203.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Congress enacted The United States Grain 
Standards Act (USGSA) (7 U.S.C. 71--87k) to facilitate the marketing of 
grain in interstate and foreign commerce. The USGSA, with few 
exceptions, requires that all grain shipped from the United States must 
be officially inspected and officially weighed. The USGSA authorizes 
the Department of Agriculture to waive the mandatory inspection and 
weighing requirements of the USGSA in circumstances when the objectives 
of the USGSA would not be impaired.
    Section 7 CFR 800.18 of the regulations waives the mandatory 
inspection and weighing requirements of the USGSA for high quality 
specialty grain exported in containers. FGIS established this waiver to 
facilitate the marketing of high quality specialty grain exported in 
containers. This action was consistent with the objectives of the USGSA 
and would promote the continuing development of the high quality 
specialty grain export market.
    To ensure that exporters of high quality specialty grain complied 
with this waiver, FGIS required exporters to maintain records generated 
during the normal course of business that pertain to these shipments 
and make these documents available upon request for review or copying 
purposes (76 FR 45397). These records shall be maintained for a period 
of 3 years. This information collection requirement is essential to 
ensure that exporters who ship high quality specialty grain in 
containers comply with the waiver provisions. FGIS does not require 
exporters of high quality specialty grain to complete and submit new 
Federal government record(s), form(s), or report(s).
    Title: Export Inspection and Weighing Waiver for High Quality 
Specialty Grain Transported in Containers.
    OMB Number: 0580-0022.
    Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, 2018.
    Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: The regulations under the USGSA waive the mandatory 
inspection and weighing requirements for high quality specialty grain 
exported in containers. FGIS established this waiver to facilitate the 
marketing of high quality specialty grain exported in containers. To 
ensure compliance with this wavier, FGIS required these exporters to 
maintain records generated during their normal course of business that 
pertain to these shipments and make these documents available to FGIS 
upon request, for review and copying purposes.

Grain Contracts

    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting and recordkeeping burden for 
maintaining contract information averages 6.0 hours per exporter.
    Respondents: Exporters of high quality specialty grain in 
containers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 40.
    Estimated Number of Respondents per Request: 1.
    Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 240 Hours.
    Estimated Total Cost: $1,780.
    Comments: Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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 
forms of information technology. 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.

    Dated: April 4, 2018.
Greg Ibach,
Under Secretary, Marketing and Regulatory Programs.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER potential persons who are to respond to DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
contains documents other than rules or the collection of information that such
proposed rules that are applicable to the persons are not required to respond to Request for Extension and Revision of
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, the collection of information unless it a Currently Approved Information
committee meetings, agency decisions and displays a currently valid OMB control Collection
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency
number.
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,
statements of organization and functions are Animal and Plant Health Inspection USDA.
examples of documents appearing in this Service
section. ACTION: Notice and request for
Title: Importation of Baby Squash and comments.
Baby Courgettes from Zambia.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SUMMARY: In accordance with the
OMB Control Number: 0579–0347. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
Submission for OMB Review; Summary of Collection: Under the notice announces our intention to
Comment Request Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C 7701), the request a 3-year extension and revision
Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to of a currently approved information
April 4, 2018. collection for ‘‘Export Inspection and
carry out operations or measures to
The Department of Agriculture has detect, eradicate, suppress, control, Weighing Waiver for High Quality
submitted the following information prevent, or retard the spread of plant Specialty Grain Transported in
collection requirement(s) to OMB for pests new to the United States or not Containers’’.
review and clearance under the The realignment of offices within the
known to be widely distributed
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
throughout the United States. APHIS U.S. Department of Agriculture
Public Law 104–13. Comments are
fruits and vegetables regulations allow authorized by the Secretary’s
requested regarding (1) whether the
the importation into the continental Memorandum dated November 14,
collection of information is necessary
United States of baby squash and baby 2017, eliminates the Grain Inspection,
for the proper performance of the
courgettes from Zambia. As a condition Packers and Stockyard Administration
functions of the agency, including
of entry, both commodities would have (GIPSA) as a standalone agency. The
whether the information will have
to be produced in accordance with a grain inspection activities formerly part
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
systems approach that would include of GIPSA are now organized under
agency’s estimate of burden including
requirements for pest exclusion at the AMS.
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance production site, fruit fly trapping inside
DATES: We will consider comments that
the quality, utility and clarity of the and outside the production site, and
we receive by June 8, 2018.
information to be collected; and (4) pest excluding packinghouse
procedures. Both commodities would ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
ways to minimize the burden of the comments on this notice by any of the
collection of information on those who also be required to be accompanied by
a phytosanitary certificate with an following methods:
are to respond, including through the
additional declaration stating that the • The Federal eRulemarking portal:
use of appropriate automated,
baby squash and baby courgette have http://www.regulations.gov.
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or been produced in accordance with the • Karen W. Guagliardo, Director,
other forms of information technology. proposed requirements. Quality Assurance and Compliance
Comments regarding this information Need and Use of the Information: Division (QACD), Federal Grain
collection received by May 9, 2018 will APHIS will collect information using Inspection Service (FGIS), USDA/AMS,
be considered. Written comments the following: Physanitary Certificate, STOP 3630, Room 2420-South, 1400
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Records and Monitoring, Labeling on Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
Agriculture, Office of Information and Cartons, Approval and Inspection of DC 20250–3630; FGIS.QACD@usda.gov.
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Greenhouses, Greenhouse Pest Comments should reference ‘‘High
Management and Budget (OMB), New Detection Notification, and Emergency Quality Specialty Grain Exported in
Executive Office Building, 725—17th Action Notification. Containers Information Collection,’’ and
Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. should reference the date and page
Description of Respondents: Business number of this issue of the Federal
Commenters are encouraged to submit or other for-profits; Federal
their comments to OMB via email to: Register. The information collection
Government. package, public comments, and other
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental Number of Respondents: 2. documents relating to this action will be
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Frequency of Responses: available for public inspection in the
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. above office during regular business
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Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)).
Total Burden Hours: 10.
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
An agency may not conduct or Ruth Brown, information regarding the collection of
sponsor a collection of information Departmental Information Collection information activities and the use of the
unless the collection of information Clearance Officer. information, contact Candace A.
displays a currently valid OMB control [FR Doc. 2018–07149 Filed 4–6–18; 8:45 am] Hildreth, Compliance Officer at (202)
number and the agency informs BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 720–0203.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Congress upon request, for review and copying assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
enacted The United States Grain purposes. the quality, utility and clarity of the
Standards Act (USGSA) (7 U.S.C. 71— information to be collected; and (4)
Grain Contracts
87k) to facilitate the marketing of grain ways to minimize the burden of the
in interstate and foreign commerce. The Estimate of Burden: Public reporting collection of information on those who
USGSA, with few exceptions, requires and recordkeeping burden for are to respond, including through the
that all grain shipped from the United maintaining contract information use of appropriate automated,
States must be officially inspected and averages 6.0 hours per exporter. electronic, mechanical, or other
officially weighed. The USGSA Respondents: Exporters of high technological collection techniques or
authorizes the Department of quality specialty grain in containers. other forms of information technology.
Agriculture to waive the mandatory Estimated Number of Respondents: Comments regarding this information
inspection and weighing requirements 40. collection received by May 9, 2018 will
of the USGSA in circumstances when Estimated Number of Respondents be considered. Written comments
the objectives of the USGSA would not per Request: 1. should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
Estimated Total Burden on Agriculture, Office of Information and
be impaired.
Respondents: 240 Hours. Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Section 7 CFR 800.18 of the Estimated Total Cost: $1,780.
regulations waives the mandatory Management and Budget (OMB), New
Comments: Comments are invited on: Executive Office Building, 725 17th
inspection and weighing requirements (a) Whether the collection of
of the USGSA for high quality specialty Street NW, Washington, DC 20502.
information is necessary for the proper Commenters are encouraged to submit
grain exported in containers. FGIS performance of the functions of the
established this waiver to facilitate the their comments to OMB via email to:
agency, including whether the OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
marketing of high quality specialty grain information will have practical utility;
exported in containers. This action was fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
(b) the accuracy of agency’s estimate of Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
consistent with the objectives of the the burden of the proposed collection of
USGSA and would promote the Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
information including the validity of the 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may
continuing development of the high methodology and assumptions used; (c)
quality specialty grain export market. be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and An agency may not conduct or
To ensure that exporters of high clarity of the information to be
quality specialty grain complied with sponsor a collection of information
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the unless the collection of information
this waiver, FGIS required exporters to burden of the collection of information
maintain records generated during the displays a currently valid OMB control
on those who are to respond, including number and the agency informs
normal course of business that pertain through the use of appropriate
to these shipments and make these potential persons who are to respond to
automated, electronic, mechanical, or the collection of information that such
documents available upon request for other technological collection
review or copying purposes (76 FR persons are not required to respond to
techniques or forms of information the collection of information unless it
45397). These records shall be technology. All responses to this notice
maintained for a period of 3 years. This displays a currently valid OMB control
will be summarized and included in the number.
information collection requirement is request for OMB approval. All
essential to ensure that exporters who comments will also become a matter of Food Safety and Inspection Service
ship high quality specialty grain in public record. Title: Marking, Labeling, and
containers comply with the waiver Packaging of Meat, Poultry, and Egg
Dated: April 4, 2018.
provisions. FGIS does not require Products.
exporters of high quality specialty grain Greg Ibach,
OMB Control Number: 0583–0092.
to complete and submit new Federal Under Secretary, Marketing and Regulatory
Summary of Collection: The Food
government record(s), form(s), or Programs.
Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has
report(s). [FR Doc. 2018–07211 Filed 4–6–18; 8:45 am]
been delegated the authority to exercise
Title: Export Inspection and Weighing BILLING CODE 3410–02–P
the functions of the Secretary as
Waiver for High Quality Specialty Grain provided in the Federal Meat Inspection
Transported in Containers. Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601 seq.), the
OMB Number: 0580–0022. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA)
Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, Submission for OMB Review; (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.), and the Egg
2018. Comment Request Products Inspection Act (EPIA) (21
Type of Request: Extension and U.S.C. 1031, et seq.). These statues
revision of a currently approved April 4, 2018. mandate that FSIS protect the public by
information collection. The Department of Agriculture has ensuring that meat, poultry, and egg
Abstract: The regulations under the submitted the following information products are safe, wholesome,
USGSA waive the mandatory inspection collection requirement(s) to OMB for unadulterated, and properly labeled and
and weighing requirements for high review and clearance under the packaged.
quality specialty grain exported in Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Need and Use of the Information:
containers. FGIS established this waiver Public Law 104–13. Comments are FSIS will collect information to ensure
to facilitate the marketing of high requested regarding (1) whether the that meat, poultry, and egg products are
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quality specialty grain exported in collection of information is necessary accurately labeled. To control the
containers. To ensure compliance with for the proper performance of the manufacture of marking devices bearing
this wavier, FGIS required these functions of the agency, including official marks, FSIS requires that official
exporters to maintain records generated whether the information will have meat and poultry establishments and
during their normal course of business practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the the manufacturers of such marking
that pertain to these shipments and agency’s estimate of burden including devices complete FSIS form 5200–7,
make these documents available to FGIS the validity of the methodology and Authorization Certificate, FSIS form

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		We will consider comments that we receive by June 8, 2018.
Contact		For information regarding the collection of information activities and the use of the information, contact Candace A. Hildreth, Compliance Officer at (202) 720-0203.
FR Citation		83 FR 15125