[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 20, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75445-75446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-24253]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 15, 2005.
    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), [email protected] or 
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, 
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 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) 720-8681.
    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

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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.

Foreign Agricultural Agency

    Title: Emergency Relief From Duty-Free Imports of Perishable 
Products Under the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act 
(ATPDEA).
    OMB Control Number: 0551-0033.
    Summary of Collection: The Andean Trade Preference Act (the Act) 
(19 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.) was signed into law on December 4, 1991 and 
expired December 4, 2001. Section 3104 of H.R. 3009, the ``Trade Act of 
2002'' amended section 208(b) of the Act to extend the termination date 
to December 31, 2006, retroactive to December 4, 2001. The Act 
authorizes the President to provide duty-free treatment to imports from 
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, except for those few products 
specifically excluded. Section 204(d) provides, in part, that a 
petition for emergency import relief may be filed with the Secretary of 
Agriculture at the same time a petition for import relief is filed with 
the United States International Trade Commission (ITC). Emergency 
import relief is limited to restoration of MFN tariffs during the 
period of the ITC's investigation.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Foreign Agricultural Service 
will collect the following information to be included in a petition: A 
description of the imported perishable product concerned; country of 
origin of imports; data indicating increased imports are a substantial 
cause of serious injury to the domestic industry producing a like or 
directly competitive product; evidence of serious injury; and a 
statement indicating why emergency action would be warranted. The 
information collected provides essential data for the Secretary 
regarding specific market conditions with respect to the industry 
requesting emergency relief.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms; 
Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 1.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting; On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 23.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-24253 Filed 12-19-05; 8:45 am]
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