[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 47124]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20281]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

September 13, 2018.
    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 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 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 October 18, 2018. 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: United States Warehouse Act (USWA).
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0305.
    Summary of Collection: The Agricultural Marketing Service (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, weight, 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 governs 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.
    Need and Use of the Information: AMS will collect information as a 
basis to (1) determine whether or not the warehouse and the warehouse 
operator making application for licensing and/or approval meets 
applicable standards; (2) issue such license or approvals; and (3) 
determine, once licensed or approved, that the licensee or warehouse 
operator continues to meet such standards and is conforming to 
regulatory or contractual obligations. The information collected allows 
AMS to effectively administer the regulations, licensing, and 
electronic provider agreements and related reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements as specified in the USWA.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit. Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 
Weekly.
    Total Burden Hours: 40,587.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-20281 Filed 9-17-18; 8:45 am]
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