[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 57 (Monday, March 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 11045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05597]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 20, 2019.
    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 April 
24, 2019 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: Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0551-0038.
    Summary of Collection: The Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops 
(TASC) program was authorized by Section 3205 of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-171). Regulations governing 
the program appear at 7 CFR part 1487. Section 3205 provides that the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a program to address unique 
barriers that prohibit or threaten the export of U.S. specialty crops. 
The program was reauthorized by the Agricultural Improvement Act of 
2018 (section 3201), which became effective on December 20, 2018. The 
Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) will administer the program for the 
Commodity Credit Corporation.
    Need and Use of the Information: FAS collects data for fund 
allocation, program management, planning and evaluation. FAS will 
collect information from applicant desiring to receive grants under the 
program to determine the viability of requests for funds. The program 
could not be implemented without the submission of project proposals, 
which provide the necessary information upon which funding decisions 
are based.
    Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Business 
or other for-profit; Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 50.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 
Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,600.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-05597 Filed 3-22-19; 8:45 am]
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