[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 178 (Friday, September 13, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56648-56649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22375]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Notice of a Request for a Reinstatement of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) intends to
reinstate a currently approved information collection procedure for the
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers program as described in 7 CFR
Part 1580.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by no later than
November 12, 2013 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments as requested in this
notice. In your comment, include the Regulation Identifier Number (RIN)
and volume, 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://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Mail, hand delivery, or courier: Peter W. Burr, Branch
Chief, Export Sales Reporting Branch, Import Policies and Export
Reporting Division, Office of Trade Programs, Foreign Agricultural
Service, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-1021, STOP
1021; or by email at [email protected]; or by telephone at (202)
720-3274; or fax to (202) 720-0876. Comments will be available for
inspection online at http://www.regulations.gov and at the mail address
listed above between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except holidays. Persons with disabilities who require an alternative
means for communication of information (Braille, large print,
audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's Target Center at (202) 720-2600
(voice and TDD).
Confidentiality
All submitted comments and attachments are part of the public
record and subject to disclosure. Do not enclose any material in your
comments that you consider to be confidential or that is inappropriate
for public disclosure.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter W. Burr, Import Policies and
Export Reporting Division, Office of Trade Programs, Foreign
Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP 1021, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-1021, (202) 720-3274., or
email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers.
OMB Number: 0551-0040.
Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 2013.
Type of Request: Reinstatement of currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
reauthorized and modified the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers
program as established by Subtitle C of Title I of the Trade Act of
2002, which amended the Trade Act of 1974. The Omnibus Trade Act of
2010 and the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 further
amended the Trade Act of 1974. Under this program, the U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) provides technical assistance and cash benefits
to eligible producers of raw agricultural commodities and fishermen
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when the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Administrator determines
that increased imports of raw agricultural commodities, aquaculture
products, or wild-caught aquatic species (jointly referred to as
``agricultural commodities'') have contributed importantly to a greater
than 15 percent decrease in the national average price, or quantity of
production, or value of production, or cash receipts for the
agricultural commodity specified in the certified petition compared to
the average of the three preceding marketing years. The regulation at 7
CFR Part 1580 establishes the procedure by which producers of raw
agricultural commodities can petition (form FAS-930 or a reasonable
substitute) for certification of eligibility and apply for technical
assistance and cash payments. To receive consideration for TAA for
Farmers certification, petitioners must supply the information required
by 7 CFR 1580.203. Once a petition has been certified, individuals
covered by the certification must apply for TAA for Farmers benefits in
accordance with 7 CFR 1580.301. The specific information required on an
application (form FSA-229) must be collected from those who wish to
receive program benefits.
Estimate Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Estimate Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Burden of Hours per Response: 14 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 14,000 hours.
Request for Comments: The public is invited to submit comments and
suggestions to the above address regarding the accuracy of the burden,
estimate, ways to minimize the burden, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, or any other aspect of this collection of information.
Comments on the issues covered by the Paperwork Reduction Act are most
useful to OMB if received within 30 days of publication of the Notice
and Request for Comments, but must be submitted no later than 60 days
from the date of publication to be assured of consideration. All
responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public
record.
FAS is committed to complying with the Government Paperwork
Reduction Act which requires Government agencies, to the maximum extent
feasible, to provide the public the option of electronically submitting
information collection.
Signed at Washington, DC, on August 8, 2013.
Philip C. Karsting,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-22375 Filed 9-12-13; 8:45 am]
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