[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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