83 FR 31715 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 131 (July 9, 2018)

Page Range		31715-31715
FR Document		2018-14593

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 131 (Monday, July 9, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 131 (Monday, July 9, 2018)]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-14593]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 3, 2018.
    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 August 8, 2018. 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: Export Inspection and Weighing Waiver for High Quality 
Specialty Grains Transported in Containers Under the Authority of the 
United States Grain Standards Act.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0306.
    Summary of Collection: The United States Grain Standards Act, as 
amended (7 U.S.C. 71-87) (USGSA), with few exceptions, requires that 
all grain shipped from the United States must be officially inspected 
and weighed. 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. The Federal Grain 
Inspection Service (FGIS) established this waiver to facilitate the 
marketing of high quality specialty grain exported in containers.
    Need and Use of the Information: To comply with the waiver of the 
mandatory inspection and weighing requirements, FGIS is asking 
exporters of high quality specialty grain transported in containers to 
maintain records generated during the normal course of business that 
pertain to these shipments and make these documents available to FGIS 
upon request for review or copying purposes. These records are 
maintained for a period of 3 years. This requirement is essential to 
ensure that exporters who ship high quality specialty grain in 
containers comply with the waiver requirements.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 40.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping.
    Total Burden Hours: 240.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-14593 Filed 7-6-18; 8:45 am]
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER An agency may not conduct or DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
contains documents other than rules or sponsor a collection of information
proposed rules that are applicable to the unless the collection of information Food and Nutrition Service
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, displays a currently valid OMB control
committee meetings, agency decisions and number and the agency informs Agency Information Collection
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of Activities: Proposed Collection:
petitions and applications and agency
potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such Comment Request—Background
statements of organization and functions are Investigation Request for Contractor
examples of documents appearing in this persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it Employees—FNS–775
section.
displays a currently valid OMB control AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service
number. (FNS), USDA.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ACTION: Notice.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Submission for OMB Review; Title: Export Inspection and Weighing SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Comment Request Waiver for High Quality Specialty Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
Grains Transported in Containers Under notice invites the general public and
July 3, 2018.
the Authority of the United States Grain other public agencies to comment on the
The Department of Agriculture will Standards Act. proposed information collection. This is
submit the following information OMB Control Number: 0581–0306. an update of a currently approved
collection requirement(s) to OMB for Summary of Collection: The United collection. The purpose of this
review and clearance under the States Grain Standards Act, as amended information collection request is to
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (7 U.S.C. 71–87) (USGSA), with few continue the use of the electronic form
Public Law 104–13 on or after the date exceptions, requires that all grain FNS–775, titled ‘‘Background
of publication of this notice. Comments shipped from the United States must be Investigation Request for Contractor
are requested regarding: (1) Whether the officially inspected and weighed. Employees.’’ This form will continue to
collection of information is necessary Section 7 CFR 800.18 of the regulations provide for the collection of Personal
for the proper performance of the waives the mandatory inspection and Identification Information required in
functions of the agency, including weighing requirements of the USGSA the conduct of a background
whether the information will have for high quality specialty grain exported investigation which is a pre-requisite for
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the in containers. The Federal Grain the contractor employees to be granted
agency’s estimate of burden including Inspection Service (FGIS) established a security clearance for employment at
the validity of the methodology and this waiver to facilitate the marketing of all FNS locations.
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance high quality specialty grain exported in DATES: Written comments must be
the quality, utility and clarity of the containers. received on or before September 7,
information to be collected; and (4) Need and Use of the Information: To 2018.
ways to minimize the burden of the comply with the waiver of the ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on:
collection of information on those who mandatory inspection and weighing (a) Whether the proposed collection of
are to respond, including through the requirements, FGIS is asking exporters information is necessary for the proper
use of appropriate automated, of high quality specialty grain performance of the functions of the
electronic, mechanical, or other transported in containers to maintain agency, including whether the
technological collection techniques or records generated during the normal information shall have practical utility;
other forms of information technology course of business that pertain to these (b) the accuracy of the agency’s
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for shipments and make these documents estimate of the burden of the proposed
Agriculture, Office of Information and available to FGIS upon request for collection of information, including the
Regulatory Affairs, Office of review or copying purposes. These validity of the methodology and
Management and Budget (OMB), New records are maintained for a period of 3 assumptions that were used; (c) ways to
Executive Office Building, Washington, years. This requirement is essential to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
DC; New Executive Office Building, 725 ensure that exporters who ship high of the information to be collected; and
17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503. quality specialty grain in containers (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
Commenters are encouraged to submit comply with the waiver requirements. collection of information on those who
their comments to OMB via email to: Description of Respondents: Business are to respond, including use of
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax or other for-profit. appropriate automated, electronic,
(202) 395–5806 and to Departmental Number of Respondents: 40. mechanical, or other technological
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail collection techniques or other forms of
Frequency of Responses:
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
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Recordkeeping. information technology.
7602. Comments may be sent to: Joseph
Total Burden Hours: 240.
Comments regarding these Binns, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S.
information collections are best assured Ruth Brown, Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park
of having their full effect if received by Departmental Information Collection Center Drive, Room 317, Alexandria, VA
August 8, 2018. Copies of the Clearance Officer. 22302. Comments may also be
submission(s) may be obtained by [FR Doc. 2018–14593 Filed 7–6–18; 8:45 am] submitted via email to Joseph.Binns@
calling (202) 720–8681. BILLING CODE 3410–02–P fns.usda.gov. Comments will also be

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
FR Citation		83 FR 31715