[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 124 (Thursday, June 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42041-42042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13845]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comments Requested

    The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information 
collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 on or after the date 
of publication of this notice. 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 these information collections are best 
assured of having their full effect if received by July 31, 2023. 
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.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for 7 CFR, part 29.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0056.
    Summary of Collection: The Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 
2004 (7 U.S.C. 518) eliminated price supports and marketing quotas for 
all tobacco beginning with the 2005 crop year. Mandatory inspection and 
grading of domestic and imported tobacco were eliminated as well as the 
mandatory pesticide testing of imported tobacco and the tobacco Market 
News Program. The Tobacco Inspection Act (7 U.S.C. 511) requires that 
all tobacco sold at designated auction markets in the U.S. be inspected 
and graded. Provision is also made for interested parties to request 
inspection, pesticide testing and grading services on an ``as needed'' 
basis. The Act also provides for the establishment and maintenance of 
tobacco standards for U.S. grown types and the collection and 
dissemination of market news which are funded by appropriated money.
    Need and Use of the Information: Information is collected through 
various forms and other documents for the inspection and certification 
process. Upon receiving request information from tobacco dealers and/or 
manufacturers, tobacco inspectors will pull samples and apply U.S. 
Standard Grades to tobacco samples providing the customer a Tobacco 
Inspection Certificate (TB-92). Also, samples can be submitted to a 
USDA laboratory for pesticide testing and a detailed analysis is 
provided to the customer.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 50.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting; On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 3,651.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Discharge and Delivery Survey Summary and Rate Schedule 
Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0317.
    Summary of Collection: The Food for Peace Act (specifically Pub. L. 
480 Title II); Section 416(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1949; Food for 
Progress Act of 1985; 2002 and 2008 Farm Bills authorizing the 
McGovern-Dole International Food for Education Program; and Commodity 
Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act, all as amended, authorize the 
International Procurement Division to procure, sell, and transport, as 
well as sample, inspect and survey, agricultural commodities at both 
domestic and foreign locations for use in international food aid 
program. The Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO) acting under the 
authority granted by these acts, purchase discharge survey services 
conducted at the foreign destinations to ensure count and condition of 
the commodities shipped. Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will 
collect information using forms KC-334, Discharge/Delivery Survey 
Summary and KC-337, Rate Schedule.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected on the 
KC-334 form is a summary of the amount of cargo delivered versus 
manifested quantity, the amount and type of damage, etc. The KC-337 
form is used to obtain rates that the survey companies charge to 
perform surveys, by country/region. Without the

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information CCC could not meet program requirements.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not for-
profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 41.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 
Quarterly; Weekly; Semi-annually; Monthly; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 234.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-13845 Filed 6-28-23; 8:45 am]
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