[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 165 (Monday, August 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 58542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18467]


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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 these 
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if 
received by September 27, 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: Tobacco Reports.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0004.
    Summary of Collection: The authority for the mandatory collection 
of information on Form TB-26, Tobacco Stocks Report, is Public Law 661, 
commonly known as the Tobacco Statistics Act (7 U.S.C. 501-508) enacted 
in 1929. The Act directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), to 
collect statistics on the quantities of leaf tobacco held by dealers 
and manufacturers in the United States and Puerto Rico.
    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 and condition of such products in various 
positions in the marketing channel, utilization of sub-products, 
shipment, and unloads.
    Need and Use of the Information: 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. This 
data is also used for the calculation of production quotas for 
individual types of tobacco and for price support calculations. Without 
the information, USDA would not be able to disseminate marketing 
information as directed and authorized in the Act.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 44.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Quarterly; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 156.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-18467 Filed 8-25-23; 8:45 am]
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