[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 61 (Friday, March 29, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11927-11928]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06102]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 26, 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 
29, 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: Agricultural Trade Promotion Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0551-0049.
    Summary of Collection: The authority for the Agricultural Trade 
Promotion Program (ATP) is contained in the authority derived from the 
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act, 15 U.S.C. 714c(f)--
Specific Powers of Corporation. Program regulations were necessary to 
establish this new CCC program. The ATP is a cost-share program that is 
designed to reimburse nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organizations, 
nonprofit state regional trade groups, U.S. agricultural cooperatives, 
and state agencies that conduct approved foreign market development 
activities and have suffered damages because of tariffs imposed on U.S. 
agricultural products in 2018/2019. Financial assistance for the ATP is 
made available on a competitive basis. The program is administered by 
the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected is used 
by FAS marketing specialists and program managers for the allocation of 
funds, program management, planning, and evaluation. The integrity of 
the program hinges on information received from or maintained by the 
industry.

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    Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 71.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 
Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 63,978.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-06102 Filed 3-28-19; 8:45 am]
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