[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70879-70880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30287]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation


Request for Revision and Extension of a Currently 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) to request a revision and extension of an information collection 
currently in effect with respect to the Standards for Approval of 
Warehouses. The information collection is authorized by the regulations 
for the following: Standards for Approval of Warehouses for Grain, 
Rice, Dry Edible Beans, and Seed; Standards for Approval of Dry and 
Cold Storage Warehouses for Processed Agricultural Commodities, 
Extracted Honey, and Bulk Oils; and Standards for Approval of 
Warehouses for Cotton or Cotton Linters.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before January 
29, 2001, to be assured consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:
Contact Howard Froehlich, USDA, Farm Service Agency, Warehouse and 
Inventory Division, Storage Contract Branch, STOP 0553, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-0553, (202) 720-7398; e-
mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Standards for Approval of Warehouses' 
Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0052.
    Expiration Date: October 31, 2001.
    Type of Request: Revision and extension of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: The information collected under OMB Control Number 0560-
0052, as identified above, allows CCC to administer storage agreements 
authorized by the CCC Charter Act. The information collected allows CCC 
to contract for warehouse storage and

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related services and to monitor and enforce all provisions of 7 CFR 
parts 1421, 1423, and 1427. The forms approved by this information 
collection are furnished to interested warehouse operators or used by 
warehouse examiners employed by CCC to secure and record information 
about the warehouse and its operator. The information collected is 
necessary to provide those charged with executing contracts for CCC a 
basis to determine whether the warehouse and the warehouse operator 
meet applicable standards for a contract and to determine compliance 
once the contract is approved.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this information 
collection is estimated to average .6 hours per response.
    Respondents: Warehouse Operators.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,880.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.5.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 483,055 hours.
    Proposed topics for comment 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 CCC's estimate of burden 
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) 
enhancing the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
collected; or (d) minimizing 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 the Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
Washington, DC 20503, and to Howard Froehlich at the address listed 
above. All comments will become a matter of public record.
    OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection(s) 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 November 20, 2000.
Keith Kelly,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 00-30287 Filed 11-27-00; 8:45 am]
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