[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 12 (Friday, January 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3173-3174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00828]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Procurement and Property Management
Notice of Request for Comments on Extension of a Currently
Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: Departmental Management, Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces that the Department of
Agriculture, Departmental Management, Office of Procurement and
Property Management, is hereby requesting an extension for and a
revision to a currently approved information collection, Voluntary
Labeling Program for Biobased Products for Federal Biobased Products
Preferred Procurement Program.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by March 18, 2014 to be
assured of consideration.
Additional Information or Comments
Ron Buckhalt, USDA, Office of Procurement and Property Management,
Room 361, Reporters Building, 300 7th St. SW., Washington, DC 20024;
email: [email protected]; phone (202) 205-4008. You may submit
comments by any of the methods listed below. All submissions received
must include the agency name. Also, please identify submittals as
pertaining to the ``Notice on Request for Comments on Extension of a
Currently Approved Information Collection.''
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Email: [email protected]. Include ``Notice on Request
for Comments on Extension of a Currently Approved Information
Collection'' on the subject line. Please include your name and address
in your message.
Mail/commercial/hand delivery: Mail or deliver your
comments to: Ron Buckhalt, USDA, Office of Procurement and Property
Management, Room 361, Reporters Building, 300 7th St. SW., Washington,
DC 20024.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means
for communication for regulatory information (Braille, large print,
audiotape, etc.) should contact the
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USDA TARGET Center at (202)720-2600 (voice) and (202)690-0942 (TTY).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Voluntary Labeling Program for Biobased Products for Federal
Biobased Products Preferred Procurement Program.
OMB Control Number: 0503-0020.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 2014.
Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Section 9002(h) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment
Act (FSRIA) of 2002, as amended by the Food, Conservation, and Energy
Act (FCEA) of 2008, requires the Secretary of Agriculture to implement
a voluntary labeling program that would enable qualifying biobased
products to be labeled with a ``USDA Certified Biobased Product''
label. USDA subsequently published the terms and conditions for
voluntary use of the label. These terms and conditions can be found in
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 7 CFR part 3202. To implement
the statutory requirements of FSRIA, USDA will gather relevant product
information on biobased products for which manufacturers and vendors
seek certification to use the label. The information collected will
enable USDA to evaluate the qualifications of biobased products to
carry the USDA label and to ensure that the label is used properly and
in accordance with the requirements specified in 7 CFR part 3202. To
the extent feasible, the information sought by USDA can be transmitted
electronically using the Web site http://www.biopreferred.gov. If
electronic transmission of information is not practical for some
applicants, USDA will provide technical assistance to support the
transmission of information to USDA.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 3 hours per response.
Respondents: Manufacturers and vendors who wish to apply the ``USDA
Certified Biobased Product'' label to their biobased products.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 300.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 4. One response is
required for each product for which certification is sought and the
average number of products each respondent is expected to apply for
certification for is four.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 3,600 hours, one time
only. Manufacturers and vendors are only required to respond once for
each product they wish to label. Therefore, there is no ongoing annual
paperwork burden on respondents unless they wish to apply to label
additional products.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed 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 the burden of the
proposed collection of information, 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 the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology. Comments may be sent to Ron Buckhalt, USDA,
Office of Procurement and Property Management, Room 361, Reporters
Building, 300 7th St. SW., Washington, DC 20024. All comments received
will be available for public inspection during regular business hours
at the same address.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: November 26, 2013.
Gregory L. Parham,
Assistant Secretary for Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2014-00828 Filed 1-16-14; 8:45 am]
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