[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 125 (Thursday, June 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30398-30399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13889]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
June 25, 2018.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. 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.
Comments regarding this information collection received by July 30,
2018 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office Building,
725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. 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. Copies of the submission(s)
may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
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.
Foreign Agricultural Service
Title: Sugar Imported for Exports as Refined Sugar, as a Sugar-
Containing Product, or Used in Production of Certain Polyhydric
Alcohols.
OMB Control Number: 0551-0015.
Summary of Collection: The regulation at 7 CFR part 1530 authorizes
the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) to issue import licenses to
enter raw
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cane sugar exempt from the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for the raw cane
sugar imports and related requirements on the condition that an
equivalent quantity of refined sugar be: (1) Exported as refined sugar;
(2) exported as an ingredient in sugar containing products; or (3) used
in production of certain polyhydric alcohols. The information
requirements set forth in the regulation are necessary to enable FAS to
administer the licensing program in full compliance with the regulation
and to ensure that licensed imports do not enter the commercial sugar
market in circumvention of the TRQ for raw cane sugar.
Need and Use of the Information: FAS will collect information to
verify that the world-priced sugar is actually exported and not
diverted onto the domestic market, thereby undermining the objectives
of politically sensitive U.S. sugar policies. This collection enables
USDA to monitor participants in an effort to ensure compliance with
program parameters. Without the collection, there would be increased
opportunity to divert sugar onto the domestic market.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 325.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting; Quarterly.
Total Burden Hours: 414.
Foreign Agricultural Service
Title: Specialty Sugar Certificate Application.
OMB Control Number: 0551-0025.
Summary of Collection: The collect of information is necessary to
fulfill the legal obligations of the regulation at 15 CFR 2011 subpart
B to issue specialty sugar certificates, letters to importers signed by
the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Certifying Authority, and
ensuring that U.S. importers comply with the program's requirements.
The regulation sets forth the terms and conditions under which the
Certifying Authority in FAS issues certificates to importers allowing
them to enter specialty sugars under the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for
refined sugar.
Need and Use of the Information: The collected information will be
used to: (1) Determine whether applicants for the program meet the
regulation's eligibility criteria; (2) ensure that sugar to be imported
is specialty sugar and meets the requirements of the regulation; (3)
audit participants' compliance with the regulation; and (4) prevent
entry of world-priced program sugar from entering the domestic
commercial market instead of domestic specialty sugar market. The
Certifying Authority needs the information to manage, plan, evaluate,
and account for program activities. Less frequent collection or no
collection would impede administration of the specialty sugar
certificate program and reduce or eliminate imports essential to U.S.
organic food and beverages processors.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 60.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 66.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-13889 Filed 6-27-18; 8:45 am]
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