[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 238 (Thursday, December 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 65241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32392]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation


Notice of Request for Reinstatement and Extension of a Previously 
Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, 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 intention of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
(CCC) and Farm Service Agency (FSA) to request a reinstatement, without 
change, of a previously approved information collection for which 
approval has expired in support of the nonrefundable marketing 
assessment due CCC on sugar processed from domestically grown sugar 
beets and sugarcane.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before February 
9, 1998 to be assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walter Porzel, Systems Accountant, 
Financial Procedures and Systems Branch, Financial Management Division, 
Farm Service Agency, STOP 0581, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20250-0581, telephone (703) 305-1303; e-mail address 
[email protected]; or facsimile (703) 305-1144.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces the intention of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and Farm Service Agency (FSA) to 
request a reinstatement, without change, of a previously approved 
information collection for which approval has expired in support of the 
nonrefundable marketing assessment due CCC on sugar processed from 
domestically grown sugar beets and sugarcane. The regulations 
concerning this activity are published under the authority of the 
Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended and the Federal Agriculture 
Improvement and Reform (FAIR) Act of 1996.
    Title: Sugar Processor's Report of Monthly Marketing to Determine 
Assessment Due Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC).
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0134.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: The information collected under Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) Control Number 0560-0134, as indicated above, is needed to 
determine nonrefundable marketing assessments due CCC from the first 
processors' marketing of domestically grown sugar beets and sugarcane. 
The Sugar Processor's Report of Monthly Marketing To Determine 
Assessment Due the Commodity Credit Corporation (Form CCC-80) is 
submitted to the FSA, Kansas City Management Office. The information 
collected is used to classify cash received by CCC, determine who the 
remitter is, record assessment collected, and determine program 
compliance. Respondents record the total pounds of raw cane sugar and 
total beet sugar marketed during the month. These amounts are 
multiplied by the assessment rate (7 CFR 1435.201) to compute the total 
assessment due CCC. Interest and penalty amounts due CCC (7 CFR 
1435.203) are also included on Form CCC-80. If any fees for dishonored 
checks are due CCC, the remitter enters this amount also. The total of 
all the amounts is entered, the responsible official signs Form CCC-80 
and submits the report with a check, or uses electronic remittance.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this information 
collection is estimated to average 90 minutes, per response.
    Respondents: First processors of domestically grown sugarcane or 
sugar beets.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 63.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 12.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,134 hours.
    Proposed topics for comments include: (A) Whether the continued 
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 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; or (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
the 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 should be sent to Desk Officer for Agriculture, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503 and to Walter Porzel at the contact 
address listed above. Copies of the information collection may be 
obtained from Walter Porzel at the contact listed above. 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.
    OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of 
information contained in these proposed regulations between 30 and 60 
days after publication of this document in the Federal Register. 
Therefore, a comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect 
if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.

    Signed at Washington, D.C., on December 3, 1997.
Bruce R. Weber,
Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency and Acting Executive Vice 
President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 97-32392 Filed 12-10-97; 8:45 am]
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