[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 24554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09607]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 80 / Tuesday, April 26, 2016 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-LPS-16-0016]
Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved
Information Collection for the Federal Seed Act Program
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
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 the Agricultural Marketing
Service's (AMS) intention to request approval, from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), for an extension and revision to the
currently approved information collection of the Federal Seed Act
Labeling and Enforcement.
DATES: Comments must be received by June 27, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments should either be submitted electronically at
www.regulations.gov, or to Ernest L. Allen, Director, Seed Regulatory
and Testing Division (SRTD), Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program, AMS,
USDA, 801 Summit Crossing Place, Suite C, Gastonia, NC 28054-2193; or
by facsimile to (704) 852-4109. All comments should reference docket
number AMS-LPS-16-0016 and note the date and the page number of this
issue of the Federal Register. All comments received will be posted
without change, including any personal information provided, online at
http://www.regulations.gov and will be made available for public
inspection at the above physical address during regular business hours.
FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ernest L. Allen, SRTD, Livestock,
Poultry, and Seed Program, AMS, USDA; Telephone: (704) 810-8871, or
Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Federal Seed Act Program.
OMB Number: 0581-0026.
Expiration Date of Approval: August 31, 2016.
Type of Request: Request for extension of and revision of currently
approved information collection.
Abstract: This information collection and these recordkeeping
requirements are necessary to conduct the Federal Seed Act (FSA) (7
U.S.C. 1551 et seq.) program with respect to certain testing, labeling,
and recordkeeping requirements for agricultural and vegetable seeds in
interstate commerce. Regulations under the FSA are contained in 7 CFR
part 201.
The FSA, Title II, is a truth-in-labeling law that regulates
agricultural and vegetable planting seed in interstate commerce. Seed
subject to the FSA must be labeled with certain quality information and
Title II requires that information to be truthful. The FSA prohibits
the interstate shipment of falsely advertised seed and seed containing
noxious-weed seeds that are prohibited from sale in the State into
which the seed is being shipped.
No unique forms are required for this information collection. The
FSA requires seed in interstate commerce to be tested and labeled. Once
seed enters a State, it must comply with the testing and labeling
requirements of that State's seed law. The testing and labeling
required by FSA nearly always satisfies the State's testing and
labeling requirements. The receiving, sales, cleaning, testing, and
labeling records required by FSA are also records that the shipper
would normally keep in good business practice.
The information in this collection is the minimum information
necessary to effectively carry out the enforcement of FSA. With the
exception of the requirements for entering a new variety into a State
seed certification program (set forth separately below), the
information collection is entirely recordkeeping rather than reporting.
Seed Testing, Labeling, and Recordkeeping
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 2.69 hours per response.
Respondents: Interstate shippers and labelers of seed.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,157.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 3.25.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 10,260.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 27,600 hours.
Eligibility Requirements for Certification of New Varieties and
Recordkeeping
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information (eligibility for certification of new varieties) is
estimated to average 2.42 hours per response.
Respondents: Entities seeking to enter new varieties into State
seed certification programs.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 88.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 9.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 792.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,917 hours.
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.
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: April 20, 2016.
Elanor Starmer,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-09607 Filed 4-25-16; 8:45 am]
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