83 FR 31715 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

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

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 131 (Monday, July 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 31715]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[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: [email protected] 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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