[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20787-20788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09678]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Doc. Number: AMS-FTPP-18-0024]


Information Collection; United States Warehouse Act (USWA)

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Revision to and extension of a currently approved information 
collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as 
amended, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is requesting 
comments from all interested individuals and organizations on an 
extension of a currently approved information collection process 
associated with the regulations, licensing, and electronic provider 
agreements issued pursuant to the United States Warehouse Act 
(``USWA''). The only revision to this information collection involves 
the transfer of functions from the Farm Service Agency to the 
Agricultural Marketing Service due to internal reorganization within 
the United States Department of Agriculture.

DATES: Comments on this Notice must be received by July 9, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this Notice. All comments should 
reference the docket number AMS-FTPP-18-0024, the date, and page number 
of this issue of the Federal Register. All comments received will be 
posted without change, including any personal information provided, at 
www.regulations.gov and will be included in the record and made 
available to the public. You may submit comments by any of the 
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail, hand delivery, or courier: Brandi Kujawa, United 
States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Fair 
Trade Practices Program, Warehouse Commodity and Management Division--
Examination Branch, STOP 9148, P.O. Box 419205, Kansas City, MO 64141-
9205.
    Copies of the information collection may be requested by contacting 
Brandi Kujawa as provided below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, contact Brandi Kujawa, (816) 926-6582. Persons 
with disabilities who require alternative means for communication 
(Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) should contact the USDA's 
TARGET Center at (202)720-2600 (Voice).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: United States Warehouse Act (USWA).
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0305.
    Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 2018.
    Type of Request: Revision and extension of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: AMS is responsible, as required by the USWA, 7 U.S.C. 241 
et seq., to license public warehouse operators that are in the business 
of storing agricultural products, to examine such federally-licensed 
warehouses and to license qualified persons to sample, inspect, weigh, 
and classify agricultural products. The AMS licenses under the USWA 
cover approximately half of all commercial grain and cotton warehouse 
capacities in the United States. The regulations that implement the 
USWA govern the establishment and maintenance of systems under which 
documents, including documents of title on shipment, payment and 
financing, may be issued or transferred for agricultural products. Some 
of these systems and documents issued may be electronic. The 
regulations are found at 7 CFR 735 et seq.
    This information collection allows AMS to effectively administer 
the regulations, licensing, and electronic provider agreements and 
related reporting and recordkeeping requirements as specified in the 
USWA.
    The forms in this information collection are used to provide those 
charged with issuing licenses under the USWA a basis to determine 
whether the warehouse and the warehouse operator meet application 
requirements to receive a license, and to determine compliance once the 
license is issued.
    In keeping the public informed, this information collection request 
was previously approved by the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and due to an 
internal reorganization, the USWA functions were transferred to AMS. 
The OMB control number for the forms is currently 0581-0305. AMS is not 
making any changes to the burden hours in this request since the prior 
submission to OMB made by FSA.
    For the following estimated total annual burden on respondents, the 
formula used to calculate the total burden hours is the estimated 
average time per response multiplied by the estimated total annual 
responses.
    Estimate of Respondent Burden: Public reporting burden for 
collecting information under this notice is estimated to average 0.46 
hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, 
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data 
needed, and completing and reviewing the collections of information.
    Type of Respondents: Warehouse operators, electronic providers and 
producers participating in AMS or Commodity Credit Corporation 
programs.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Estimated Average Number of Responses per Respondent: 5.9574.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 17,872.
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 0.46.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 8,162.50 hours.
    Comments are invited on all aspects of this information collection 
to help AMS to:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the collection of information including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used;
    (3) Evaluate the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
technology; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the information collection on those who 
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to respond through 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 request for OMB 
approval of the information collection.

    Dated: May 2, 2018.
Greg Ibach,
Under Secretary, Marketing and Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2018-09678 Filed 5-7-18; 8:45 am]
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