[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29494-29495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13352]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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; 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; the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 July 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: Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program (FMD) and
Market Access Program (MAP).
OMB Control Number: 0551-0026.
Summary of Collection: The basic authority for the Foreign Market
Development Cooperator Program (FMD) is contained in Title VII of the
Agricultural Trade Act of 1978, 7 U.S.C. 5721, et seq. Program
regulations appear at 7 CFR part 1484. Title VII directs the Secretary
of Agriculture to ``establish and, in cooperation with eligible trade
organization, carry out a foreign market development cooperator program
to maintain and develop foreign markets for United States agricultural
commodities and products.'' The Market Access Program (MAP) is
authorized by section 203 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978, as
amended. Program regulations appear at 7 CFR part 1485. The primary
objective of the Market Access Program (MAP) is to encourage the
development, maintenance, and expansion of commercial export markets
for U.S. agricultural products through cost-share assistance to
eligible trade organizations that implement a foreign market
development program. The programs are administered by personnel of the
Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).
Need and Use of the Information: The collected information will be
used by FAS to manage, plan, evaluate, and account for government
resources. Specifically, data is used to assess the extent to which:
Applicant organizations represent U.S. commodity interests; benefits
derived from market development effort will translate back to the
broadest possible range of beneficiaries; the market development
efforts will lead to increases in consumption and imports of U.S.
agricultural commodities; the applicant is able and willing to commit
personnel and financial resources to assure adequate development,
supervision and execution of project activities; and private
organizations are able and willing to support the promotional program
with aggressive marketing of the commodity in question. Without the
collected information the program could not be implemented.
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Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; State,
Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 67.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 88,922.
Dated: June 19, 2019.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-13352 Filed 6-21-19; 8:45 am]
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