[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 245 (Thursday, December 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 66994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32168]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 13, 1996.
    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 
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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), Washington, D.C. 20503 and to 
Department Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, 
D.C. 20250-7602.
    Comments regarding these information collections are best assured 
of having their full effect if received within 30 days of this 
notification. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling 
(202) 720-6204 or (202) 720-6746.
    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: Sweet Cherries Grown in Designated Counties in Washington, 
Marketing Order No. 923.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0133.
    Summary: The USDA needs information from growers and handlers to 
select committee members, to conduct referenda, and to amend the 
marketing order and agreement.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information is needed to 
regulate the provisions of Marketing Order No. 923.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; farms.
    Number of Respondents: 1265.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; biennially.
    Total Burden Hours: 69.
 Agricultural Marketing Service
    Title: Onions Grown in Certain Designated Counties in Idaho, and 
Malheur County, Oregon.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0087.
    Summary: The USDA needs information from growers and handlers to 
select committee members, to conduct referenda, and to amend the 
marketing order and agreement.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information is used to 
regulate the provisions of Marketing Order No. 958.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; farms.
    Number of Respondents: 484.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion, 
annually, biennially.
    Total Burden Hours: 215.
 Agricultural Marketing Service
    Title: Fresh Prunes Grown in Designated Counties in Washington and 
Umatilla County, Oregon.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0134.
    Summary: The USDA needs information from growers and handlers to 
select committees members to conduct referenda, and to amend the 
Marketing Order and agreement.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information is used to 
regulate the provisions of Marketing Order No. 924.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; farms.
    Number of Respondents: 413.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion, biennially.
    Total Burden Hours: 23.
 Agricultural Marketing Service
    Title: Application for Plant Variety Protection Certificate and 
Objective Description of Variety.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0055.
    Summary: The applicant must provide information which shows the 
variety is eligible for protection and that it is indeed new, distinct, 
uniform, and stable as the law requires.
    Need and Use of the Information: Information collected is required 
to provide expert examiners in the Plant Variety Protection Office a 
basis for issuing or denying a certificate of protection.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; not-for-
profit institutions; Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 118.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion, quarterly.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,509.
Larry Roberson,
Deputy Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-32168 Filed 12-18-96; 8:45 am]
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