[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 12, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66836-66837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-26853]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency


Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information 
Collection; End-Use Certificate Program

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Farm Service Agency (FSA) is seeking comments from all interested 
individuals and organizations on an extension of a currently approved 
information collection that supports the End-Use Certificate Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before January 
12, 2009 to be assured consideration. Comments received after that date 
will be considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. In your 
comments, include date, volume and page number of this issue of the 
Federal Register. You may submit comments by any of the following 
methods:
    Mail: Sharon Miner, USDA, Farm Service Agency, Commodity Operations 
Division, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 0553, Washington, DC 
20250-0553.
    E-mail: Send comment to: Sharon.Miner@wdc.usda.gov.
    Fax: (202) 690-3123.
    Comments also should be sent to the Desk Officer for Agriculture, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Miner, Commodity Operations 
Division, telephone (202) 720-6266.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: End-Use Certificate Program.

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    OMB Control Number: 0560-0151.
    Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 2009.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Abstract: This information collection is to ensure that Canadian 
wheat imported into the U.S. does not benefit from United States export 
programs. To comply with the provisions of the North American Free 
Trade Agreement Implementation Act, FSA requires information from the 
importers, subsequent buyers, and end-users that assist in tracking the 
Canadian wheat within the U.S. marketing system.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this information 
collection is estimated to average 0.1744 hours per response.
    Respondents: Wheat importers, traders, and end-users.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 421.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 128.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 4,520 hours.
    Comments are invited on:
    (1) Whether the continued 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 FSA's estimate of burden including validity 
of the methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhancing the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
collected; or
    (4) Minimizing the burden of the collection of the information on 
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    All comments received in response to this notice, including names 
and addresses when provided, will become a matter of public record. 
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission for Office 
of Management and Budget approval.

    Signed in Washington, DC on November 5, 2008.
Thomas B. Hofeller,
Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
 [FR Doc. E8-26853 Filed 11-10-08; 8:45 am]
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