83_FR_30523 83 FR 30398 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

83 FR 30398 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 125 (June 28, 2018)

Page Range30398-30399
FR Document2018-13889

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 125 (Thursday, June 28, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 125 (Thursday, June 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30398-30399]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13889]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 25, 2018.
    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 July 30, 
2018 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.

Foreign Agricultural Service

    Title: Sugar Imported for Exports as Refined Sugar, as a Sugar-
Containing Product, or Used in Production of Certain Polyhydric 
Alcohols.
    OMB Control Number: 0551-0015.
    Summary of Collection: The regulation at 7 CFR part 1530 authorizes 
the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) to issue import licenses to 
enter raw

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cane sugar exempt from the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for the raw cane 
sugar imports and related requirements on the condition that an 
equivalent quantity of refined sugar be: (1) Exported as refined sugar; 
(2) exported as an ingredient in sugar containing products; or (3) used 
in production of certain polyhydric alcohols. The information 
requirements set forth in the regulation are necessary to enable FAS to 
administer the licensing program in full compliance with the regulation 
and to ensure that licensed imports do not enter the commercial sugar 
market in circumvention of the TRQ for raw cane sugar.
    Need and Use of the Information: FAS will collect information to 
verify that the world-priced sugar is actually exported and not 
diverted onto the domestic market, thereby undermining the objectives 
of politically sensitive U.S. sugar policies. This collection enables 
USDA to monitor participants in an effort to ensure compliance with 
program parameters. Without the collection, there would be increased 
opportunity to divert sugar onto the domestic market.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 325.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting; Quarterly.
    Total Burden Hours: 414.

Foreign Agricultural Service

    Title: Specialty Sugar Certificate Application.
    OMB Control Number: 0551-0025.
    Summary of Collection: The collect of information is necessary to 
fulfill the legal obligations of the regulation at 15 CFR 2011 subpart 
B to issue specialty sugar certificates, letters to importers signed by 
the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Certifying Authority, and 
ensuring that U.S. importers comply with the program's requirements. 
The regulation sets forth the terms and conditions under which the 
Certifying Authority in FAS issues certificates to importers allowing 
them to enter specialty sugars under the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for 
refined sugar.
    Need and Use of the Information: The collected information will be 
used to: (1) Determine whether applicants for the program meet the 
regulation's eligibility criteria; (2) ensure that sugar to be imported 
is specialty sugar and meets the requirements of the regulation; (3) 
audit participants' compliance with the regulation; and (4) prevent 
entry of world-priced program sugar from entering the domestic 
commercial market instead of domestic specialty sugar market. The 
Certifying Authority needs the information to manage, plan, evaluate, 
and account for program activities. Less frequent collection or no 
collection would impede administration of the specialty sugar 
certificate program and reduce or eliminate imports essential to U.S. 
organic food and beverages processors.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 60.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 66.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-13889 Filed 6-27-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3410-10-P

30398 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 125 / Thursday, June 28, 2018 / Notices Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for animal traceability. Traceability DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Public Law 104–13. Comments are helps document the movement history requested regarding (1) Whether the of an animal throughout its life, Submission for OMB Review; collection of information is necessary including during an emergency Comment Request for the proper performance of the response or for ongoing animal disease June 25, 2018. functions of the agency, including programs. whether the information will have The Department of Agriculture has practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the Need and Use of the Information: submitted the following information agency’s estimate of burden including APHIS uses information provided by collection requirement(s) to OMB for the validity of the methodology and businesses, States, and Tribal Nations to review and clearance under the assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance facilitate animal disease traceability and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the quality, utility and clarity of the support disease control, eradication, Public Law 104–13. Comments are information to be collected; and (4) and surveillance activities. Some of the requested regarding (1) whether the ways to minimize the burden of the information collection activities collection of information is necessary collection of information on those who include: Applications for use of more for the proper performance of the are to respond, including through the than official identification device; functions of the agency, including use of appropriate automated, applications for and approval of tagging whether the information will have electronic, mechanical, or other sites; evaluation of States and Tribes; practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the technological collection techniques or documentation of completion of agency’s estimate of burden including other forms of information technology. performance measures; commuter herd the validity of the methodology and Comments regarding this information assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance agreements; collection of identification collection received by July 30, 2018 will the quality, utility and clarity of the devices at slaughter; obtaining official be considered. Written comments information to be collected; and (4) eartags; application of State shields; ways to minimize the burden of the should be addressed to: Desk Officer for official identification device Agriculture, Office of Information and collection of information on those who distribution records; certification of are to respond, including through the Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New veterinary inspection; unauthorized use of appropriate automated, Executive Office Building, 725 17th removal or loss of official identification electronic, mechanical, or other Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. devices; reporting retagging animal technological collection techniques or Commenters are encouraged to submit records; premises identification and other forms of information technology. their comments to OMB via email to: updates; nonproducer participant Comments regarding this information OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or registration; official identification collection received by July 30, 2018 will fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental device applications and approved be considered. Written comments Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail identification device manufacturer should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– agreements and updates; animal Agriculture, Office of Information and 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may identification number manager Regulatory Affairs, Office of be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. registration, agreements, and updates; Management and Budget (OMB), New An agency may not conduct or cooperative agreements; State/Tribe Executive Office Building, 725 17th sponsor a collection of information quarterly reports; animal disease Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. unless the collection of information tractability road maps; eartag orders; Commenters are encouraged to submit displays a currently valid OMB control program site tag information; records of their comments to OMB via email to: number and the agency informs tags issues and applied; coordination of OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or potential persons who are to respond to tag orders with manufacturers; reporting fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental the collection of information that such loss, theft, and misuse of tags; removal Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail persons are not required to respond to or replacement of eartags; and Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– the collection of information unless it 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may recordkeeping. If this information was displays a currently valid OMB control be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. not collected, APHIS’ ability to address An agency may not conduct or number. traceability needs would be significantly sponsor a collection of information Animal and Plant Health Inspection hampered. unless the collection of information Service Description of Respondents: State, displays a currently valid OMB control Title: Animal Disease Traceability. Local, or Tribal Government; number and the agency informs OMB Control Number: 0579–0327. Businesses. potential persons who are to respond to Summary of Collection: The Animal the collection of information that such Health Protection Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. Number of Respondents: 275,622. persons are not required to respond to 8301–8317) is the primary Federal law Frequency of Responses: the collection of information unless it governing the protection of animal Recordkeeping; Third-Party Disclosure; displays a currently valid OMB control health. The law gives the Secretary of Reporting: On occasion. number. Agriculture broad authority to detect, Total Burden Hours: 1,314,736. control, or eradicate pests or diseases of Foreign Agricultural Service livestock or poultry. As part of its Ruth Brown, Title: Sugar Imported for Exports as ongoing efforts to safeguard animal Refined Sugar, as a Sugar-Containing amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 Departmental Information Collection health, the U.S. Department of Clearance Officer. Product, or Used in Production of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health [FR Doc. 2018–13929 Filed 6–27–18; 8:45 am] Certain Polyhydric Alcohols. Inspection Service (APHIS) developed OMB Control Number: 0551–0015. BILLING CODE 3410–34–P the Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) Summary of Collection: The framework which continues to be a regulation at 7 CFR part 1530 authorizes partnership involving APHIS, States, the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Tribes, and industry to provide a system to issue import licenses to enter raw VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:08 Jun 27, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28JNN1.SGM 28JNN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 125 / Thursday, June 28, 2018 / Notices 30399 cane sugar exempt from the tariff-rate needs the information to manage, plan, Instructions: All submissions quota (TRQ) for the raw cane sugar evaluate, and account for program submitted by mail or electronic mail imports and related requirements on the activities. Less frequent collection or no must include the Agency name and condition that an equivalent quantity of collection would impede administration OMB Control Number. Comments refined sugar be: (1) Exported as refined of the specialty sugar certificate program received in response to this docket will sugar; (2) exported as an ingredient in and reduce or eliminate imports be made available for public inspection sugar containing products; or (3) used in essential to U.S. organic food and and posted without change, including production of certain polyhydric beverages processors. any personal information, to http:// alcohols. The information requirements Description of Respondents: Business www.regulations.gov. set forth in the regulation are necessary or other for-profit. Persons with disabilities who require to enable FAS to administer the Number of Respondents: 60. an alternative means for communication licensing program in full compliance Frequency of Responses: Reporting: of information (e.g., Braille, large print, with the regulation and to ensure that Annually. audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s licensed imports do not enter the Total Burden Hours: 66. Target Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice commercial sugar market in Ruth Brown, and TDD). circumvention of the TRQ for raw cane Departmental Information Collection FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: sugar. Clearance Officer. Peter W. Burr, (202) 720–8877, iperd@ Need and Use of the Information: FAS [FR Doc. 2018–13889 Filed 6–27–18; 8:45 am] fas.usda.gov. will collect information to verify that BILLING CODE 3410–10–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the world-priced sugar is actually Title: Agriculture Wool Apparel exported and not diverted onto the Manufacturers Trust Fund. domestic market, thereby undermining DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OMB Control Number: 0551–0045. the objectives of politically sensitive Expiration Date of Approval: U.S. sugar policies. This collection Foreign Agricultural Service September 30, 2018. enables USDA to monitor participants Type of Request: Revision of a in an effort to ensure compliance with Notice of Request for Revision of a currently approved information program parameters. Without the Currently Approved Information collection. collection, there would be increased Collection Abstract: This information collection opportunity to divert sugar onto the Foreign Agricultural Service. AGENCY: is required for affidavits submitted to domestic market. FAS for claims against the Agriculture Description of Respondents: Business Notice and request for ACTION: comments. Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust or other for-profit. Fund. Claimants of the Agriculture Number of Respondents: 325. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Frequency of Responses: Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of Fund will be required to submit Recordkeeping; Reporting; Quarterly. Total Burden Hours: 414. 1995, this notice announces the electronically a notarized affidavit and intention of the Foreign Agricultural information pertaining to the Foreign Agricultural Service Service to request a revision of a production of worsted wool suits, suit- Title: Specialty Sugar Certificate currently approved information type jackets, or trousers for boys and Application. collection for the Agriculture Wool men; or the weaving of wool yarn, wool OMB Control Number: 0551–0025. Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund. fiber, or wool top. This electronic filing Summary of Collection: The collect of DATES: Comments on this notice must be would be in lieu of the current paper information is necessary to fulfill the received by August 27, 2018 to be document submission. legal obligations of the regulation at 15 assured of consideration. Estimate of Burden: Public reporting CFR 2011 subpart B to issue specialty ADDRESSES: FAS invites interested burden for this collection of information sugar certificates, letters to importers persons to submit comments on this is estimated to average approximately 2 signed by the Foreign Agricultural notice. In your comment, include the hours per response for affidavits related Service (FAS) Certifying Authority, and volume, date, and page number of this to the Agriculture Wool Apparel ensuring that U.S. importers comply issue of the Federal Register. You may Manufacturers Trust Fund. with the program’s requirements. The submit comments by any of the Type of Respondents: Under the regulation sets forth the terms and following methods: Agriculture Wool Apparel conditions under which the Certifying • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to Manufacturers Trust Fund there are four Authority in FAS issues certificates to http://www.regulations.gov. This groups of potential respondents, as importers allowing them to enter website provides the ability to type authorized by Section 12315 of Act specialty sugars under the tariff-rate short comments directly into the (Pub. L. 113–79): (1) Persons in the quota (TRQ) for refined sugar. comment field on this web page or United States who produced worsted Need and Use of the Information: The attach a file for lengthier comments. wool suits, suit-type jackets, or trousers collected information will be used to: Follow the on-line instructions for for men and boys in the year prior to the (1) Determine whether applicants for the submitting comments. application using worsted wool fabric of program meet the regulation’s eligibility • Mail, hand delivery, or courier: the kind described in headings criteria; (2) ensure that sugar to be Peter W. Burr, Foreign Agricultural 9902.51.11, 9902.51.15, or who wove imported is specialty sugar and meets Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, worsted wool fabrics suitable for use in amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 the requirements of the regulation; (3) 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room making men and boys suits under audit participants’ compliance with the 5531, Mailstop 1021, Washington, DC heading 9902.51.16 of the Harmonized regulation; and (4) prevent entry of 20250. Tariff Schedule of the United States; (2) world-priced program sugar from • Email: iperd@fas.usda.gov. Include Persons in the United States who entering the domestic commercial Agency Name and the OMB Control processed wool yarn, wool fiber, or market instead of domestic specialty Number in the subject line of the wool top of the kind described in sugar market. The Certifying Authority message. headings 9902.51.13 or 9902.51.14 of VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:08 Jun 27, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28JNN1.SGM 28JNN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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FR Citation83 FR 30398 
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