[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 250 (Thursday, December 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81910-81911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33443]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency


Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information 
Collection; End-Use Certificate Program

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and 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 that supports the End-Use Certificate Program.

DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by February 27, 2012.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. In your 
comments, include date, OMB control number, volume, and page number of 
this issue of the Federal Register. You may submit comments by any of 
the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Mail: Sharon Miner, USDA, Farm Service Agency, Commodity 
Operations Division, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0553, 
Washington, DC 20250-0553.
     Email: Send comment to: [email protected].
     Fax: (202) 690-3123.
    Comments also should be sent to the Desk Officer for Agriculture, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Miner, Commodity Operations 
Division, telephone (202) 720-6266.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: End-Use Certificate Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0151.
    Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 2012.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Abstract: This information collection is to ensure that Canadian 
wheat imported into the U.S. does not benefit from International Food 
Assistance programs. To comply with the provisions of the North 
American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, FSA requires 
information from the importers, subsequent buyers, and end-users that 
assists in tracking the Canadian wheat within the U.S. marketing 
system.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this information 
collection is estimated to average 0.175 hours per response.
    Respondents: Wheat importers, traders, and end-users.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 67.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 345.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 4,068 hours.
    We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information 
collection and to help us to:
    (1) Determine whether the continued collection of information in 
the current form is necessary for the proper performance of the 
functions of the agency, including whether the information will have 
practical utility;
    (2) Assess the accuracy of the FSA's estimate of burden including 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
collected; or
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of the information on 
those who are to respond, including 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 become a matter of public record. 
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission for Office 
of Management and Budget approval.


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    Signed on December 22, 2011.
Carolyn B. Cooksie,
Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2011-33443 Filed 12-28-11; 8:45 am]
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