83_FR_47305 83 FR 47124 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

83 FR 47124 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 181 (September 18, 2018)

Page Range47124-47124
FR Document2018-20281

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 181 (Tuesday, September 18, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-20281]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

September 13, 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 October 18, 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: United States Warehouse Act (USWA).
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0305.
    Summary of Collection: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is 
responsible, as required by the USWA, 7 U.S.C. 241 et seq., to license 
public warehouse operators that are in the business of storing 
agricultural products; to examine such federally-licensed warehouses 
and to license qualified persons to sample, inspect, weight, and 
classify agricultural products. The AMS licenses under the USWA cover 
approximately half of all commercial grain and cotton warehouse 
capacities in the United States. The regulations that implement the 
USWA governs the establishment and maintenance of systems under which 
documents, including documents of title on shipment, payment, and 
financing, may be issued, or transferred for agricultural products.
    Need and Use of the Information: AMS will collect information as a 
basis to (1) determine whether or not the warehouse and the warehouse 
operator making application for licensing and/or approval meets 
applicable standards; (2) issue such license or approvals; and (3) 
determine, once licensed or approved, that the licensee or warehouse 
operator continues to meet such standards and is conforming to 
regulatory or contractual obligations. The information collected allows 
AMS to effectively administer the regulations, licensing, and 
electronic provider agreements and related reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements as specified in the USWA.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit. Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 
Weekly.
    Total Burden Hours: 40,587.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-20281 Filed 9-17-18; 8:45 am]
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                                               This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER                      An agency may not conduct or                           Total Burden Hours: 40,587.
                                               contains documents other than rules or                  sponsor a collection of information
                                               proposed rules that are applicable to the                                                                     Ruth Brown,
                                                                                                       unless the collection of information
                                               public. Notices of hearings and investigations,         displays a currently valid OMB control                Departmental Information Collection
                                               committee meetings, agency decisions and                                                                      Clearance Officer.
                                                                                                       number and the agency informs
                                               rulings, delegations of authority, filing of                                                                  [FR Doc. 2018–20281 Filed 9–17–18; 8:45 am]
                                               petitions and applications and agency
                                                                                                       potential persons who are to respond to
                                                                                                       the collection of information that such               BILLING CODE 3410–02–P
                                               statements of organization and functions are
                                               examples of documents appearing in this                 persons are not required to respond to
                                               section.                                                the collection of information unless it
                                                                                                                                                             DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
                                                                                                       displays a currently valid OMB control
                                                                                                       number.                                               Natural Resources Conservation
                                               DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                                                                                     Service
                                                                                                       Agricultural Marketing Service
                                               Submission for OMB Review;                                 Title: United States Warehouse Act                 [Docket No. NRCS–2018–0008]
                                               Comment Request                                         (USWA).                                               Notice of Availability of the Alabama
                                               September 13, 2018.                                        OMB Control Number: 0581–0305.                     Trustee Implementation Group Final
                                                 The Department of Agriculture will                       Summary of Collection: The                         Restoration Plan II and Environmental
                                               submit the following information                        Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is               Assessment: Restoration of Wetlands,
                                               collection requirement(s) to OMB for                    responsible, as required by the USWA,                 Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats;
                                               review and clearance under the                          7 U.S.C. 241 et seq., to license public               Habitat Projects on Federally Managed
                                               Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,                        warehouse operators that are in the                   Lands; Nutrient Reduction (Nonpoint
                                               Public Law 104–13 on or after the date                  business of storing agricultural                      Source); Sea Turtles; Marine
                                               of publication of this notice. Comments                 products; to examine such federally-                  Mammals; Birds; and Oysters and
                                               are requested regarding: (1) Whether the                licensed warehouses and to license                    Finding of No Significant Impact
                                               collection of information is necessary                  qualified persons to sample, inspect,                 AGENCY:  Natural Resources
                                               for the proper performance of the                       weight, and classify agricultural                     Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S.
                                               functions of the agency, including                      products. The AMS licenses under the                  Department of Agriculture.
                                               whether the information will have                       USWA cover approximately half of all
                                                                                                                                                             ACTION: Notice of Availability of the
                                               practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the              commercial grain and cotton warehouse
                                               agency’s estimate of burden including                                                                         Alabama Trustee Implementation Group
                                                                                                       capacities in the United States. The
                                               the validity of the methodology and                                                                           Final Restoration Plan II and
                                                                                                       regulations that implement the USWA
                                               assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance                                                                         Environmental Assessment: Restoration
                                                                                                       governs the establishment and
                                               the quality, utility and clarity of the                                                                       of Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore
                                                                                                       maintenance of systems under which
                                               information to be collected; and (4)                                                                          Habitats; Habitat Projects on Federally
                                                                                                       documents, including documents of title
                                               ways to minimize the burden of the                                                                            Managed Lands; Nutrient Reduction
                                                                                                       on shipment, payment, and financing,
                                               collection of information on those who                                                                        (Nonpoint Source); Sea Turtles; Marine
                                                                                                       may be issued, or transferred for
                                               are to respond, including through the                                                                         Mammals; Birds; and Oysters and
                                                                                                       agricultural products.
                                               use of appropriate automated,                                                                                 Finding of No Significant Impact.
                                                                                                          Need and Use of the Information:
                                               electronic, mechanical, or other                        AMS will collect information as a basis               SUMMARY:   In accordance with the Oil
                                               technological collection techniques or                  to (1) determine whether or not the                   Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) and the
                                               other forms of information technology                   warehouse and the warehouse operator                  National Environmental Policy Act
                                               should be addressed to: Desk Officer for                making application for licensing and/or               (NEPA), the Deepwater Horizon Federal
                                               Agriculture, Office of Information and                  approval meets applicable standards; (2)              and State natural resource trustee
                                               Regulatory Affairs, Office of                           issue such license or approvals; and (3)              agencies for the Alabama Trustee
                                               Management and Budget (OMB), New                        determine, once licensed or approved,                 Implementation Group (AL TIG) have
                                               Executive Office Building, Washington,                  that the licensee or warehouse operator               prepared a Final Restoration Plan II and
                                               DC; New Executive Office Building, 725                  continues to meet such standards and is               Environmental Assessment (Final RP II/
                                               17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.                   conforming to regulatory or contractual               EA) and Finding of No Significant
                                               Commenters are encouraged to submit                     obligations. The information collected                Impact (FONSI). The Final RP II/EA
                                               their comments to OMB via email to:                     allows AMS to effectively administer                  describes the restoration project
                                               OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax                      the regulations, licensing, and electronic            alternatives considered by the AL TIG to
                                               (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental                      provider agreements and related                       meet the Trustees’ goals to restore and
                                               Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail                      reporting and recordkeeping                           conserve habitat, replenish and protect
                                               Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–                        requirements as specified in the USWA.                living coastal and marine resources,
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                                               7602.                                                                                                         restore water quality, and provide for
                                                                                                          Description of Respondents: Business
                                                 Comments regarding these                              or other for-profit. Farms.                           monitoring and adaptive management.
                                               information collections are best assured                                                                      The AL TIG evaluated these alternatives
                                               of having their full effect if received by                 Number of Respondents: 3,000.                      under criteria set forth in the OPA
                                               October 18, 2018. Copies of the                            Frequency of Responses:                            natural resource damage assessment
                                               submission(s) may be obtained by                        Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;                (NRDA) regulations and evaluated the
                                               calling (202) 720–8681.                                 Weekly.                                               environmental consequences of the


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