[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 67 (Friday, April 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 23963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07204]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service

Commodity Credit Corporation


Notice of Request for Revision of Currently Approved Information 
Collection

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, Commodity Credit Corporation, 
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 Foreign Agricultural Service's (FAS) intention and 
Commodity Credit Corporation's (CCC) intention to request on behalf of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) a revision from the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for a currently approved information 
collection process in support of the USDA's Regional Agricultural 
Promotion Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 4, 2024 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by OMB Control Number 
0551-0049, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
This portal enables respondents to enter short comments or attach a 
file containing lengthier comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include OMB Control Number 0551-
0049 in the subject line of the message.
     Mail, Courier, or Hand Delivery: Curt Alt, U.S. Department 
of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, 1400 Independence Avenue 
SW, Room 6512, Washington, DC 20250.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
names and OMB Control Number for this notice. All comments received 
will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including 
any personal information provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Curt Alt, 202 690-4784, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Regional Agricultural Promotion Program.
    OMB Number: 0551-0049.
    Expiration Date of Approval: August 31, 2025.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Under the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP), 
information will be gathered from applicants to the program and from 
existing program participants that have been approved to conduct market 
promotion activities that promote U.S. agricultural commodities in 
foreign markets, including activities that address existing or 
potential non-tariff barriers to trade. The information collected will 
be used primarily by FAS to manage, plan, evaluate, and account for 
government resources. This revision is necessary to update the burden 
estimate to account for new applications being received under RAPP.
    Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for each respondent 
resulting from information collected under the RAPP varies in direct 
relation to the number and type of agreements entered into by such 
respondents. The estimated average reporting burden for the RAPP is 16 
hours per response.
    Type of Respondents: Nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade 
organizations, nonprofit state regional trade groups, U.S. agricultural 
cooperatives, and state agencies.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 70 per annum.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 55 per annum.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden of Respondents: 55,029 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Dacia 
Rogers, the Agency Information Collection Coordinator, at 
[email protected].
    Request for Comments: Send comments regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information 
including validity of the methodology and assumption used; (c) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    All comments received in response to this notice, including names 
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record. 
Comments will be available without change, including any personal 
information provided, for inspection online at https://www.regulations.gov and at the mail address listed above between 8:00 
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.
    Comments will be summarized and included in the submission for OMB 
approval.
    Persons with disabilities who require an alternative means for 
communication of information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) 
should contact [email protected].

Zach Ducheneaux,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
Daniel Whitley,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-07204 Filed 4-4-24; 8:45 am]
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