[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 23 (Friday, February 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3900-3901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2260]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency


Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently 
Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Farm Service Agency's (FSA) intention to request 
an extension for, and revision of, an information collection process 
currently in effect with respect to regulations issued under the United 
States Warehouse Act (USWA), related reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements and Standards for Approval of Warehouses Under the 
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before April 2, 
1996 to be assured consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: Judy Fry, Agricultural Marketing 
Specialist, Warehouse and Inventory Division, Farm Service Agency, 
USDA, P.O. Box 2415, Washington, D.C. 20013-2415; telephone (202) 720-
7433.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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    Title: Regulations Under the United States Warehouse Act, Related 
Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements, and Standards for Approval of 
Warehouses Under the CCC Charter Act.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0120.
    Expiration Date of Approval: February 28, 1996.
    Type of Request: Extension and Revision of Currently Approved 
Information Collection.
    Abstract: The information collected under Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) Number 0560-0120, as identified above, allows FSA to 
effectively administer the regulations under the USWA, related 
reporting and recordkeeping requirements, and the Standards for 
Approval under the CCC Charter Act.
    USWA and CCC activities are administered by FSA. Although there are 
several types of warehouses covered by USWA and CCC functions, the 
reporting requirements for a particular type of warehouse are 
essentially the same for all types of warehouses. With some exceptions, 
the same forms are used for both USWA licensing and CCC purposes. These 
forms are furnished to interested warehouse operators or used by 
warehouse examiners employed by FSA to secure and record information 
about the warehouse operator and the warehouse. The general purpose of 
the forms are identical, i.e., to provide those charged with issuing 
licenses under USWA or executing contracts for CCC as a basis to 
determine whether the warehouse and the warehouse operator meet 
applicable standards, to receive a license or contract, and to 
determine compliance once the license is issued or the contract 
approved.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this information 
collection is estimated to average .42799 hours per response.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 6500.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 4.566.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 19,544.
    Comments are sought on these requirements including: (a) whether 
the continued collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of USWA functions and CCC contracting activities, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy 
of FSA's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (c) enhancing the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information to be collected; (d) minimizing the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including using 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. 
Comments should be sent to the Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
Washington, D.C. 20503 and to Judy Fry, Agricultural Marketing 
Specialist, Warehouse and Inventory Division, Farm Service Agency, 
USDA, P.O. Box 2415, Washington, D.C. 20013-2415; telephone (202) 720-
7433. Copies of the information collection may be obtained from Judy 
Fry at the above address. The comment period is limited to 30 days 
because of the current expiration date of the information collection 
approval.
    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.

    Signed at Washington, D.C., on January 30, 1996.
Bruce R. Weber,
Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 96-2260 Filed 2-1-96; 8:45 am]
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