[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 124 (Thursday, June 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 29474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13607]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
June 26, 2017.
The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 on or after the date
of publication of this notice. Comments are requested regarding: (1)
Whether the 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 burden 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 through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC; New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are encouraged to submit their
comments to OMB via email to: [email protected] or fax (202)
395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop
7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602.
Comments regarding these information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received by July 31, 2017. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: National Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information
Programs.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0093.
Summary of Collection: The U.S. Department of Agriculture has the
responsibility for implementing and overseeing programs for a variety
of commodities including beef, blueberries, cotton, dairy, eggs, fluid
milk, Hass avocados, honey, lamb, mangos, mushrooms, paper and paper-
based packaging, peanuts, popcorn, pork, potatoes, softwood lumber,
sorghum, soybeans, and watermelons. Various Acts authorizes these
programs to carry out projects relating to research, consumer
information, advertising, sales promotion, producer information, market
development and product research to assist, improve, or promote the
marketing, distribution, and utilization of their respective
commodities. The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has the
responsibility to appoint board members and approve the boards'
budgets, plans, and projects and for foreign projects, the Foreign
Agricultural Service. AMS' objective in carrying out this
responsibility is to assure the following: (1) Collection of funds are
properly accounted for; (2) expenditures of all funds are for the
purposes authorized by enabling legislation; and (3) the board's
administration of the programs conforms to USDA policy.
Need and Use of the Information: The boards administer the various
programs using a variety of forms to carry out their responsibilities.
Only authorized employees of the various boards and USDA employees will
use the information collected. Were the data collected less frequently,
(1) it would hinder data needed to collect and refund assessments in a
timely manner and result in delayed or even lost revenue; (2) boards
would be unable to carry out the responsibilities of their respective
Acts; and (3) requiring reports less frequently than monthly would
impose additional record keeping requirements.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit, Farms.
Number of Respondents: 162,231.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion, Weekly, Monthly,
Semi-annually, Annually; Recordkeeping.
Total Burden Hours: 150,918.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-13607 Filed 6-28-17; 8:45 am]
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