[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 42337]
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[FR Doc No: 99-20027]


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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, this notice 
announces the Farm Service Agency's (FSA) intention to request an 
extension and revision to a currently approved information collection. 
The information is used to administer operations of the FSA under the 
United States Warehouse Act (USWA), and the Commodity Credit 
Corporation (CCC) Charter Act. The information collection package 
relates to reporting and recordkeeping requirements for the USWA and 
the Standards for Approval of Warehouses.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before October 4, 
1999 to be assured consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: Contact Judy Fry, Farm Service 
Agency, Warehouse and Inventory Division, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, STOP 0553, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20250-0553; telephone 202-720-3822; e-mail comments may be sent: 
Judy__F[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    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: July 31, 1999.
    Type of Request: Extension and Revision of Currently Approved 
Information Collection.
    Abstract: The information collected under Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) Control Number 0560-0120, as identified above, allows FSA 
to effectively administer the regulations under the USWA, related 
reporting and recordkeeping requirements, and Standards for Approval 
under the CCC Charter Act.
    USWA and CCC activities are administered by FSA. The reporting 
requirements for warehouses covered by USWA and CCC functions, are 
essentially the same for all types of warehouses. Therefore, the same 
forms are used for both USWA licensing and for execution of CCC 
contracts. These forms are furnished to warehouse operators and used by 
the warehouse examiners employed by FSA to secure and record 
information about the warehouse operator and the warehouse. The general 
purpose of the forms is to provide those charged with issuing licenses 
under the USWA or executing contracts for CCC a basis upon which to 
determine whether the warehouse and the warehouse operator meet 
applicable standards to receive a license or contract and to determine 
compliance once a license is issued or a contract is approved.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this information 
collection is estimated to average 1.84 hours per response.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit: Warehouse Operators
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,283.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 11,549.
    Proposed topics for comments include: (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; and (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, DC 20503 and to Judy Fry, Warehouse and Inventory Division, 
Farm Service Agency, STOP 0553, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, 
Washington, DC 20250-0553; telephone (202) 720-3822 or FAX 202-690-
3123.
    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, DC, on July 29, 1999.
Keith Kelly,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 99-20027 Filed 8-3-99; 8:45 am]
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