[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25416-25417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10215]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency

Commodity Credit Corporation


Information Collection Request: Web-Based Supply Chain Management 
Commodity Offer Forms

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency and Commodity Credit Corporation, 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) and Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) are 
seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on 
an extension, with a revision, of a currently approved information 
collection request. This information collection is necessary to support 
the procurement of agricultural commodities for domestic and export 
food donation programs. FSA and CCC issue invitations to purchase or 
sell commodities for food donation programs on monthly, multiple 
monthly, quarterly, and yearly bases. Special invitations, however, are 
issued throughout the month. Web-Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) 
allows respondents to submit information electronically.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before July 1, 
2013.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. In your 
comment, include the date 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://regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Penny Carlson, Chief, Business Operations Support 
Division, Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO), P.O. Box 419205, Kansas 
City, Missouri 64141-6205.
    Comments also should be sent to the Desk Officer for Agriculture, 
Office of

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Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the information collection may be 
obtained from Penny Carlson at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Penny Carlson, Business Operations 
Support Division, phone (816) 926-2597.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

    Title: WBSCM--Offer Forms.
    OMB Number: 0560-0177.
    Expiration Date: November 30, 2013.
    Type of Request: Extension with a revision.
    Abstract: The United States donates agricultural commodities 
domestically and overseas for famine or other relief requirements, to 
combat malnutrition, and sells or donates commodities to promote 
economic development. FSA and CCC issue invitations to purchase or sell 
agricultural commodities and services for use in domestic and export 
programs. Vendors respond by making offers using various FSA and CCC 
commodity offer forms.
    This extension and revision of the information collection request 
is to allow for respondents to submit information electronically in 
WBSCM. The export offer information and the annual certification 
information will be entered and received electronically in WBSCM. Most 
of the domestic offer information will be entered and received 
electronically in WBSCM. Vendors will be able to access WBSCM to see 
the date and time the system shows for receipt of bid, bid 
modification, or bid cancellation information. At bid opening date and 
time, the bid information is evaluated through the system. Acceptances 
will be sent to the successful offerors electronically. Awarded 
contracts will be posted to the FSA Web site and also to the WBSCM 
portal and FedBizOpps (https://www.fbo.gov/). The reason for the change 
in burden hours is due to online system-WBSCM reducing data collection 
time; paper vs. WBSCM system.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for collecting 
information under this notice is estimated to average 15 to 30 minutes 
per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching 
existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and 
completing and reviewing the collection of information.
    Respondents: Business and other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 76.
    Estimated Average Number of Responses per Respondent: 23.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 858.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 237 hours.
    We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information 
collection to help us to:
    (1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of FSA, including whether the 
information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of FSA's estimate of burden including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected;
    (4) 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.
    All responses to this notice, including name and addresses when 
provided, will be summarized and included in the request for OMB 
approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record.

    Signed on April 19, 2013.
Juan M. Garcia,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency, and Executive Vice President, 
Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2013-10215 Filed 4-30-13; 8:45 am]
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