[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 39 (Wednesday, February 27, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 10418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3652]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency


Information Collection; United States Warehouse Act (USWA)

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Farm Service Agency (FSA) is seeking comments from all interested 
individuals and organizations on an extension of a currently approved 
information collection process associated with the regulations, 
licensing and electronic provider agreements issued under the United 
States Warehouse Act (USWA).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before April 28, 
2008 to be assured consideration.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this Notice. In your 
comment, include volume, date and page number of this issue of the 
Federal Register. You may submit comments by any of the following 
methods:
    Mail: Judy Fry, Agricultural Marketing Specialist, Warehouse and 
Inventory Division, Farm Service Agency (FSA), United States Department 
of Agriculture, STOP 0553, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, 
DC 20250-0553, Fax (202) 690-1323,
    E-mail: Send comments to [email protected].
    Comments also should be sent to the Desk Officer for Agriculture, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Washington, DC 
20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy Fry, telephone (202) 720-3822; or 
at [email protected]. Persons with disabilities who require 
alternative means for communication of regulatory information (Braille, 
large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at 
(202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: United States Warehouse Act (USWA).
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0120.
    Expiration Date of Approval: September 30, 2008.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Secretary of Agriculture authorizes FSA under the 
USWA to license public warehouse operators that are in the business of 
storing agricultural products; to examine such federally-licensed 
warehouses; and to license qualified persons to sample, inspect, weigh, 
and grade agricultural products. The FSA licenses under the USWA over 
50 percent of all commercial grain and cotton warehouse capacities in 
the United States. The regulations as issued govern the establishment 
and maintenance of electronic systems under which electronic documents 
including title documents on shipment, payment and financing that may 
be issued or transferred for any agricultural product.
    This information collection allows the FSA to effectively 
administer the regulations, licensing and electronic provider 
agreements and related reporting and recordkeeping requirements under 
the USWA. The forms in this information collection are used to provide 
those charged with issuing licenses under the USWA as a basis to 
determine whether the warehouse and the warehouse operator meet 
application requirements to receive a license, and to determine 
compliance once the license is issued.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this information 
collection is estimated to average 0.41 hours per response.
    Respondents: Warehouse operators and electronic providers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,000.
    Estimated Number of Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 25,795 Hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 10,626 Hours.
    Comments are invited on the following:
    (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information technology; or
    (4) Ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on 
those who are to respond through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    All comments received in response to this notice, including names 
and addresses when provided, will be made a matter of public record. 
Comments will be summarized and included in the request for OMB 
approval of the information collection.

    Signed in Washington, DC on February 20, 2008.
Glen L. Keppy,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
 [FR Doc. E8-3652 Filed 2-26-08; 8:45 am]
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