[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 167 (Wednesday, September 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 48973]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18796]


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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 October 
1, 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: Sugar Imported for Exports as Refined Sugar, as a Sugar-
Containing Product, or Used in Production of Certain Polyhydric 
Alcohols.
    OMB Control Number: 0551-0015.
    Summary of Collection: The regulation at 7 CFR part 1530 authorizes 
the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) to issue import licenses to 
enter raw cane sugar exempt from the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for the 
raw cane sugar imports and related requirements on the condition that 
an equivalent quantity of refined sugar be: (1) Exported as refined 
sugar; (2) exported as an ingredient in sugar containing products; or 
(3) used in production of certain polyhydric alcohols. The information 
requirements set forth in the regulation are necessary to enable FAS to 
administer the licensing program in full compliance with the regulation 
and to ensure that licensed imports do not enter the commercial sugar 
market in circumvention of the TRQ for raw cane sugar.
    Need and Use of the Information: FAS will collect information to 
verify that the world-priced sugar is actually exported and not 
diverted onto the domestic market, thereby undermining the objectives 
of politically sensitive U.S. sugar policies. This collection enables 
USDA to monitor participants in an effort to ensure compliance with 
program parameters. Without the collection, there would be increased 
opportunity to divert sugar onto the domestic market.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 333.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting; Quarterly.
    Total Burden Hours: 428.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-18796 Filed 8-31-21; 8:45 am]
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