[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 55553]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-25206]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 16, 2017.
    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 
are requested regarding (1) 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; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by December 
22, 2017 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: 
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office 
Building, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. 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. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
    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.

Foreign Agricultural Service

    Title: CCC's Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102).
    OMB Control Number: 0551-0004.
    Summary of Collection: The Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-
102) is administered by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) of the 
U.S. Department of Agriculture. This program provides guarantees to 
exporters in order to maintain and increase overseas importers ability 
to purchase U.S. agricultural goods. The Export Credit Guarantee 
Program underwrites credit extended by U.S. private banks to approved 
foreign banks using dollar-denominated, irrevocable letters of credit. 
The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) will collect information from 
the guarantee application submitted by the participants in writing (via 
fax or email) or mail.
    Need and Use of the Information: FAS will collect information from 
participating U.S. exporters in order to determine the exporter's 
eligibility for program benefits. The information collection is 
necessary to enable exporters, U.S. banks and foreign banks to receive 
the benefits of the program and to allow CCC to comply with the Federal 
Funding Accountability and Transparency Act, the Debt Collection 
Improvement Act, and non-procurement suspension and debarment 
regulations found at 2 CFR Pars 180 and 417. If the information were 
not collected CCC would be unable to determine if export sales under 
the program would be eligible for coverage or, if coverage conformed to 
program requirements.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 88.
    Frequency of Responses: Record keeping, Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,423.

Foreign Agricultural Service

    Title: Food Donation Programs (Food for Progress & Section 416(b) 
and McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition 
Program).
    OMB Control Number: 0551-0035.
    Summary of Collection: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign 
Agricultural Service (FAS) provides U.S. agricultural commodities to 
feed millions of hungry people in needy countries through direct 
donations and concessional programs. USDA Food aid may be provided 
through four program authorities: Food for Progress authorized by the 
Food for Progress Act of 1985, Section 416(b); and the McGovern-Dole 
International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program is 
authorized by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 and Public 
Law 480.
    Need and Use of the Information: FAS will collect information from 
Recipients desiring to receive grants under the programs to determine 
their ability to carry out a food aid program, to establish the terms 
under which the commodities will be provided, to monitor the progress 
of commodity distribution (including how transportation is procured), 
to monitor the progress of expenditure of monetization funds, and to 
evaluate both the program's success and the participant's effectiveness 
in meeting the agreed upon goals. Information is also collected from 
ship owners/brokers shipping the commodity to its destination.
    Description of Respondents: Not for-profit institutions; Business 
or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 61.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Semi-annually; 
Quarterly; Monthly.
    Total Burden Hours: 89,287.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-25206 Filed 11-21-17; 8:45 am]
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