[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 164 (Friday, August 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 48114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18504]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 24, 2021.
    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 
September 27, 2021 will be considered. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collection should be 
submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the 
following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this 
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    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: Specialty Sugar Certificate Application.
    OMB Control Number: 0551-0025.
    Summary of Collection: The collect of information is necessary to 
fulfill the legal obligations of the regulation at 15 CFR 2011 subpart 
B to issue specialty sugar certificates, letters to importers signed by 
the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Certifying Authority, and 
ensuring that U.S. importers comply with the program's requirements. 
The regulation sets forth the terms and conditions under which the 
Certifying Authority in FAS issues certificates to importers allowing 
them to enter specialty sugars under the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for 
refined sugar.
    Need and Use of the Information: The collected information will be 
used to: (1) Determine whether applicants for the program meet the 
regulation's eligibility criteria; (2) ensure that sugar to be imported 
is specialty sugar and meets the requirements of the regulation; (3) 
audit participants' compliance with the regulation; and (4) prevent 
entry of world-priced program sugar from entering the domestic 
commercial market instead of domestic specialty sugar market. The 
Certifying Authority needs the information to manage, plan, evaluate, 
and account for program activities. Less frequent collection or no 
collection would impede administration of the specialty sugar 
certificate program and reduce or eliminate imports essential to U.S. 
organic food and beverages processors.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 45.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 90.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-18504 Filed 8-26-21; 8:45 am]
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