[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 7 (Friday, January 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1820-1821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00205]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information 
collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 on or after the date 
of publication of this notice. 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), New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC; New Executive Office 
Building, 725--17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are 
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: [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 by February 10, 2014. 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.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Cotton Classing, Testing, and Standards.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0008.
    Summary of Collection: The U.S. Cotton Standards Act, 7 U.S.C. 51 
53 and 55, authorizes the USDA to supervise the various activities 
directly associated with the classification or grading of cotton, 
cotton linters, and cottonseed based on official USDA Standards. The 
Cotton and Tobacco Program of the Agricultural Marketing Service 
carries out this supervision and is responsible for the maintenance of 
the functions to which these forms relate. USDA is the only Federal 
agency authorized to establish and promote the use of the official 
cotton standards of the U.S. in interstate and foreign commerce and to 
supervise the various activities associated with the classification or 
grading of cotton, cotton linters, and cottonseed based on official 
USDA standards.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Agricultural Marketing Service 
uses the following forms to collection information:
    Form FD-210 is submitted by owners of cotton to request cotton 
classification services. The request contains information for USDA to 
ascertain proper ownership of the samples submitted, to distribute 
classification results, and bill for services. Information about the 
origin and handling of the cotton is necessary in order to properly 
evaluate and classify the samples.
    Form CN-246 is submitted by cotton gins and warehouses seeking to 
serve as licensed samplers. Licenses issued by the USDA-AMS Cotton 
Program authorize the warehouse/gin to draw and submit samples to 
insure the proper application of standards in the classification of 
cotton and to prevent deception in their use.
    Form CN-383 is a package of forms designated as CN-383-a through 
CN-383-k that is submitted by cotton producers, ginners, warehousemen, 
cooperatives, manufacturers, merchants, and crushers interested in 
acquiring cotton classification standards and round testing services.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 993.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually; on occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 141.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Cotton Classification and Market News Service.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0009.
    Summary of Collection: The Cotton Statistics and Estimates Act, 7 
U.S. Code 471-476, authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to collect 
and publish annually statistics or estimates concerning the grades and 
staple lengths of stocks of cotton. In addition, Agricultural Marketing 
Service (AMS) collects, authenticates, publishes, and distributes 
timely information of the market supply, demand, location, and market 
prices for cotton (7 U.S.C. 473B). This information is needed and used 
by all segments of the cotton industry.
    Need and Use of the Information: AMS will collect information on 
the quality of cotton in the carryover stocks along with the size or 
volume of the carryover. Growers use this information in making 
decisions relative to marketing their present crop and planning for the 
next one; cotton merchants use the information in marketing decisions; 
and the mills that provide the data also use the combined data in 
planning their future purchase to cover their needs. Importers of U.S. 
cotton use the data in making their plans for purchases of U.S. cotton. 
AMS and other government agencies are users of the compiled 
information.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 826.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; weekly; annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 653.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Reporting Forms under Milk Marketing Order Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0032.
    Summary of Collection: Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) 
oversees the administration of the Federal Milk Marketing Orders 
authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as 
amended. The Act is designed to improve returns to producers while 
protecting the interests of consumers. The Federal Milk Marketing Order 
regulations require places certain requirements on the handling of milk 
in the area it covers. Currently, there are 10 milk marketing orders 
regulating the handling of milk in the respective marketing areas.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected is 
needed to administer the classified pricing system and related 
requirements of each Federal Order. Forms are used for reporting 
purposes and to establish the quantity of milk received by handlers, 
the pooling status of the handler, and the class-use of the milk used 
by the handler and the butterfat content and amounts of other 
components of the milk. Without the monthly information, the market 
administrator would not have the information to compute each

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monthly price nor know if handlers were paying producers on dates 
prescribed in the order. Penalties are imposed for violation of the 
order, such as the failure to pay producers by the prescribed dates.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; not-for-
profit institutions; individuals or households; farms.
    Number of Respondents: 690.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 
quarterly; monthly; annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 20,343.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for 7 CFR part 29.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0056.
    Summary of Collection: The Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 
2004 (7 U.S.C. 518) eliminated price supports and marketing quotas for 
all tobacco beginning with the 2005 crop year. Mandatory inspection and 
grading of domestic and imported tobacco was eliminated as well as the 
mandatory pesticide testing of imported tobacco and the tobacco Market 
News Program. The Tobacco Inspection Act (U.S.C. 511) requires that all 
tobacco sold at designated auction markets in the U.S. be inspected and 
graded. Provision is also made for interested parties to request 
inspection, pesticide testing and grading services on an ``as needed'' 
basis.
    Need and Use of the Information: Information is collected through 
various forms and other documents for the inspection and certification 
process. Upon receiving request information from tobacco dealers and/or 
manufacturers, tobacco inspectors will pull samples and apply U.S. 
Standard Grades to samples to provide a Tobacco Inspection Certificate 
(TB-92). Also, samples can be submitted to a USDA laboratory for 
pesticide testing and a detailed analysis is provided to the customer.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 50.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; reporting; on occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 3,851.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-00205 Filed 1-9-14; 8:45 am]
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