[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 247 (Thursday, December 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 66673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-28048]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation

Foreign Agricultural Service


Notice of Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information 
Collection

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service and Commodity Credit Corporation, 
USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Commodity Credit Corporation's (CCC) intention to 
request an extension from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
a currently approved information collection process in support of the 
Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC) program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by February 25, 2019 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Document Number, by any 
of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for sending comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include document number in 
the subject line of the message.
     Fax: 202-720-9361.
     Mail: 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 6512, Washington, 
DC 20250.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
names and document number for this notice. All comments received will 
be posted without change to regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Curt Alt, 202 720-4327, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops.
    OMB Number: 0551-0038.
    Expiration Date of Approval: February 28, 2019.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: This information is needed to administer CCC's Technical 
Assistance for Specialty Crops program. The information will be 
gathered from applicants desiring to receive grants under the program 
to determine the viability of the request for funds. Regulations 
governing the program appear at 7 CFR part 1487 and are available on 
the Foreign Agricultural Service's website.
    Estimate of Burden: This program is currently suspended pending the 
passage of a new Farm Bill. However, in case the program is re-
authorized by Congress in the future, the agency intends to keep the 
OMB control number for this program active. Assuming the program is re-
authorized in substantially its current form, the agency estimates that 
the public reporting burden for the associated collection of 
information would average 32 hours per respondent.
    Respondents: U.S. government agencies, State government agencies, 
non-profit trade associations, universities, agricultural cooperatives, 
and private companies.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 32.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,600 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Connie 
Ehrhart, the Agency Information Collection Coordinator, at (202) 690-
1578.
    Request for Comments: Send comments regarding the accuracy of the 
burden estimate, ways to minimize the burden, including through the use 
of automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, or any other aspect of this collection of information, to: 
Director, Program Operations Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, 
Room 6512, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250. Facsimile 
submissions may be sent to (202) 720-9361 and electronic mail 
submissions should be addressed to: [email protected].
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Dated: December 18, 2018.
Robert Stephenson,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
    Dated: December 17, 2018.
Kenneth Isley,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-28048 Filed 12-26-18; 8:45 am]
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