[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25416-25417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10215]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Commodity Credit Corporation
Information Collection Request: Web-Based Supply Chain Management
Commodity Offer Forms
AGENCY: Farm Service Agency and Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) are
seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on
an extension, with a revision, of a currently approved information
collection request. This information collection is necessary to support
the procurement of agricultural commodities for domestic and export
food donation programs. FSA and CCC issue invitations to purchase or
sell commodities for food donation programs on monthly, multiple
monthly, quarterly, and yearly bases. Special invitations, however, are
issued throughout the month. Web-Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM)
allows respondents to submit information electronically.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before July 1,
2013.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. In your
comment, include the date and page number of this issue of the Federal
Register. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Penny Carlson, Chief, Business Operations Support
Division, Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO), P.O. Box 419205, Kansas
City, Missouri 64141-6205.
Comments also should be sent to the Desk Officer for Agriculture,
Office of
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Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the information collection may be
obtained from Penny Carlson at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Penny Carlson, Business Operations
Support Division, phone (816) 926-2597.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: WBSCM--Offer Forms.
OMB Number: 0560-0177.
Expiration Date: November 30, 2013.
Type of Request: Extension with a revision.
Abstract: The United States donates agricultural commodities
domestically and overseas for famine or other relief requirements, to
combat malnutrition, and sells or donates commodities to promote
economic development. FSA and CCC issue invitations to purchase or sell
agricultural commodities and services for use in domestic and export
programs. Vendors respond by making offers using various FSA and CCC
commodity offer forms.
This extension and revision of the information collection request
is to allow for respondents to submit information electronically in
WBSCM. The export offer information and the annual certification
information will be entered and received electronically in WBSCM. Most
of the domestic offer information will be entered and received
electronically in WBSCM. Vendors will be able to access WBSCM to see
the date and time the system shows for receipt of bid, bid
modification, or bid cancellation information. At bid opening date and
time, the bid information is evaluated through the system. Acceptances
will be sent to the successful offerors electronically. Awarded
contracts will be posted to the FSA Web site and also to the WBSCM
portal and FedBizOpps (https://www.fbo.gov/). The reason for the change
in burden hours is due to online system-WBSCM reducing data collection
time; paper vs. WBSCM system.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for collecting
information under this notice is estimated to average 15 to 30 minutes
per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching
existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and
completing and reviewing the collection of information.
Respondents: Business and other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 76.
Estimated Average Number of Responses per Respondent: 23.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 858.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 237 hours.
We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information
collection to help us to:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of FSA, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of FSA's estimate of burden including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(4) 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.
All responses to this notice, including name and addresses when
provided, will be summarized and included in the request for OMB
approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record.
Signed on April 19, 2013.
Juan M. Garcia,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency, and Executive Vice President,
Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2013-10215 Filed 4-30-13; 8:45 am]
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