[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49145-49146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12673]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Doc. No. AMS-SC-24-0005]


Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently 
Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 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 Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention 
to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
an extension of and revision to the currently approved information 
collection 0581-0328 for the Pecan Promotion, Research, and Information 
Program.

DATES: Comments must be received by August 12, 2024 to be assured of 
consideration.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
concerning this notice. Comments may be mailed to the Docket Clerk, 
Market Development Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW, STOP 0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237; Fax: 
(202) 720-8938; or submitted electronically by Email: 
[email protected]; or via internet at https://www.regulations.gov. Comments should reference the document number and 
the date and page number of this issue of the Federal Register. All 
comments will be made available for public inspection in the Office of 
the Docket Clerk during regular business hours or can be viewed at 
https://www.regulations.gov. Comments submitted in response to this 
notice will be included in the rulemaking record and will be made 
available to the public. Please be advised that the identity of the 
individuals or entities submitting the comments will be made public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie Cook, Marketing Specialist at 
telephone: (202) 617-4760, or electronic mail: [email protected], or 
Sarah Richardson, Marketing Specialist at telephone: (202) 720-8085 
electronic mail: [email protected], Market Development 
Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, Stop 0244, Room 1406-S, 
1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-0244.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Pecan Promotion, Research, and Information Program.
    OMB Number: 0581-0328.
    Expiration Date of Approval: October 31, 2024.
    Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: The Pecan Promotion, Research, and Information program 
was created to help strengthen the position of pecans in the 
marketplace, maintain and expand markets for pecans, and develop new 
uses for pecans. The Pecan Promotion, Research, and Information Order 
(Order) (7 CFR part 1223) is authorized under the Commodity Promotion, 
Research, and Information Act of 1996 (1996 Act) (7 U.S.C. 7411-7425).
    The Order became effective on February 12, 2021. Currently, the 
Pecan program is administered by the American Pecan Promotion Board 
(Board) which is appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture and financed 
by a mandatory assessment on producers and importers of inshell and 
shelled pecans. The assessment rate is levied at $0.02 per pound on all 
inshell pecans and $0.04 per pound on all shelled pecans. The program 
provides an exemption for producers and importers that produce or 
import fewer than 50,000 pounds of inshell pecans (25,000 pounds of 
shelled pecans) on average for four fiscal periods (the fiscal period 
for which the exemption is claimed and the previous three fiscal 
periods).
    The information collection requirements in this request are 
essential to carry out the intent of the 1996 Act and the Order. The 
objective in carrying out this responsibility includes assuring the 
following: (1) funds are collected and properly accounted for; (2) 
expenditures of all funds are for the purposes authorized by the 1996 
Act and Order; and (3) the board's administration of the programs 
conforms to USDA policy. Such information can be supplied without data 
processing equipment or outside technical expertise. In addition, there 
are no additional training requirements for individuals filling out 
reports and remitting assessments to the Board.
    The Board utilizes a variety of forms including: first handler and 
importer reports, application for exemption, nomination form and 
ballot, reimbursement of assessments, and recordkeeping requirements 
and prefers electronic versions of the forms for easier access and 
submission.
    The information collected is used only by authorized 
representatives of the USDA's regional and headquarters staff, and 
authorized Board employees. Authorized Board employees and the industry 
are the primary users of the information, and AMS is the secondary 
user.
    Estimate of Burden: Public recordkeeping burden for this collection 
of information is estimated to average 0.43 hour per response.
    Respondents: Producers and importers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 725.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 10,718.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,873 hours.
    Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
the burden of the proposed collection of information including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; 
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
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for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public 
record.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. chapter 35.

Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agriculture Marketing Service.
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