[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 50 (Thursday, March 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9290-9291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04764]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 11, 2019.

    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

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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 April 15, 2019. 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: Survey of Customers of the Official Grain Inspection and 
Weighing System.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0310.
    Summary of Collection: The United States Grain Standards Act, as 
amended (7 U.S.C. 71-87) (USGSA), and the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
1946, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) (AMA), authorizes the Secretary 
of the United States Department of Agriculture to establish official 
inspection, grading, and weighing programs for grains and other 
agricultural commodities. Under the USGSA and AMA, Grain Inspection, 
the Packers and Stockyard Administration's (GIPSA) Federal Grain 
Inspection Service (FGIS) offers inspecting, weighing, grading, quality 
assurance, and certification services for a user-fee to facilitate the 
efficient marketing of grain, oilseeds, rice, lentils, dry peas, edible 
beans, and related agricultural commodities in the global marketplace. 
The goal of FGIS and the official inspection, grading, and weighing 
system is to provide timely, high-quality, accurate, consistent, and 
professional services that facilitates the orderly marketing of grain 
and related commodities. FGIS will collect information using a link to 
the survey available on its main website.
    Need and Use of the Information: The survey is separated into two 
parts, customers and non-customers. FGIS is seeking feedback from 
customers to evaluate the services provided by the official inspection, 
grading, and weighing programs. Information collected will help to 
determine where and to what extent services are satisfactory, and where 
and to what extent they can be improved. FGIS will collect information 
from entities, such as potential customers or industry representatives 
that are not currently utilizing FGIS services. Information collected 
from non-customers will assist FGIS in fully meeting the domestic and 
international needs of the grain industry as they evolve. The 
information will be shared with other managers and program leaders who 
will be responsible for making any necessary improvements at the 
office/agency, program, and project level.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,100.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 109.

Kimble Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-04764 Filed 3-13-19; 8:45 am]
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