[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 9, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 74685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29094]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 4, 2008.
    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 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.

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard Administration

    Title: Export Inspection and Weighing Waiver for High Quality 
Specialty Grains Transported in Containers.
    OMB Control Number: 0580-0022.
    Summary of Collection: The United States Grain Standards Act, as 
amended (7 U.S.C. 71-87) (USGSA), with few exceptions, requires that 
all grain shipped from the United States must be officially inspected 
and weighed. The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration (GIPSA) amended section 7 CFR 800.18 of the regulations 
to waive the mandatory inspection and weighing requirements of the 
USGSA for high quality specialty grain exported in containers. GIPSA 
established this waiver to facilitate the marketing of high quality 
specialty grain exported in containers.
    Need and Use of the Information: To comply with the waiver of the 
mandatory inspection and weighing requirements, GIPSA requires 
exporters of high quality specialty grain to maintain records generated 
during the normal course of business that pertain to these shipments 
and make these documents available to GIPSA upon request for review or 
copying purposes. These records are maintained for a period of 3 years. 
This requirement is essential to ensure exporters of high quality 
specialty grain in containers comply with the waiver requirements.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 40.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping.
    Total Burden Hours: 240.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-29094 Filed 12-8-08; 8:45 am]
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