[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 216 (Thursday, November 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60053-60054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24249]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[AMS-CN-19-0086]
Tobacco Report: Notice of Request for an Extension and Revision
of a Currently Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Agricultural
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Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to request approval, from the
Office of Management and Budget, for an extension and revision of the
currently approved information collection for Tobacco Report (OMB No.
0581-0004).
DATES: Comments received by January 6, 2020 will be considered.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted to the addresses specified
below. All comments will be made available to the public. Please do not
include personally identifiable information (such as name, address, or
other contact information) or confidential business information that
you do not want publically disclosed. All comments may be posted on the
internet and can be retrieved by most internet search engines. Comments
may be submitted anonymously.
Comments, identified by AMS-CN-19-0086, may be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Please follow the instructions for submitting
comments. In addition, comments may be submitted by mail or hand
delivery to Cotton Research and Promotion, Cotton and Tobacco Program,
AMS, USDA, 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, Virginia
22406. Comments should be submitted in triplicate. All comments
received will be made available for public inspection at Cotton and
Tobacco Program, AMS, USDA, 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101,
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406. A copy of this document may be found
at: www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shethir M. Riva, Director, Research
and Promotion, Cotton and Tobacco Program, AMS, USDA, 100 Riverside
Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 22406, telephone (540)
361-2726, facsimile (540) 361-1199, or email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Tobacco Report.
OMB Number: 0581-0004.
Expiration Date of Approval: March 31, 2020.
Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved Information
Collection.
Abstract: The Tobacco Statistics Act of 1929 (7 U.S.C. 501-508)
provides for the collection and publication of tobacco statistics by
USDA with regard to quantities of leaf tobacco in all forms in the
United States and Puerto Rico, owned by or in the possession of
dealers, manufacturers, and others, with the exception of the original
growers of the tobacco.
Inventory information about different tobacco products is reported
on a quarterly basis, as of January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1
of each year, and is due within 15 days of those dates.
The information furnished under the provisions of this Act is used
only for the statistical purposes for which it is supplied. No
publication shall be made by USDA whereby the data furnished by any
particular establishment can be identified, nor shall anyone other than
the sworn employees of USDA be allowed to examine the individual
reports.
The regulations governing the Tobacco Stocks and Standards Act (7
CFR part 30) issued under the Tobacco Statistics Act (7 U.S.C. 501-508)
specifically address the reporting requirements. Tobacco in leaf form
or stems is reported by types of tobacco and whether it is stemmed or
unstemmed. Tobacco in sheet form is segregated as to whether it is to
be used for cigar wrappers, cigar binders, for cigarettes, or for other
products.
Tobacco stocks reporting is mandatory. The basic purpose of the
information collection is to ascertain the total supply of
unmanufactured tobacco available to domestic manufacturers and to
calculate the amount consumed in manufactured tobacco products.
The Quarterly Report of Manufacture and Sales of Snuff, Smoking and
Chewing Tobacco is voluntary. Information on the manufacture and sale
of snuff, smoking and chewing tobacco products is available from
Treasury Department publications based on the collection of taxes, but
not in the detail desired by the industry. All major tobacco
manufacturers agreed to furnish information to AMS for this report.
The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) directs
and authorizes USDA to collect, tabulate and disseminate statistics on
marketing agricultural products including market supplies, storage
stocks, quantity, quality, condition of such products in various
positions in the marketing channel, utilization of sub-products,
shipments, and unloads.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.88 hours per response.
Respondents: Primarily tobacco dealers and manufacturers, including
small businesses or organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 47.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 188.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 4.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 166.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed 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 the burden of the
proposed collection of information, 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 the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology. Comments may be sent to Shethir M. Riva,
Director, Research and Promotion, Cotton and Tobacco Program, AMS,
USDA, 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406,
telephone (540) 361-2726, facsimile (540) 361-1199, or email at
[email protected].
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: November 1, 2019.
Bruce Summers,
Administrator.
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