[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 116 (Friday, June 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50546-50547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13135]


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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 approval 
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 July 15, 2024. 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

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persons are not required to respond to the collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Pistachios Grown in California, Arizona and New Mexico.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0215.
    Summary of Collection: The Pistachio Marketing Order, (7 CFR part 
983), covering pistachios grown in California, Arizona and New Mexico 
is established and regulated under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement 
Act of 1937, secs. 1-19, 48 Stat. 31, as amended, (7 U.S.C. 601-674), 
herein referred to as the Act. The Act authorizes the formation of 
marketing orders for certain agricultural commodities to provide 
orderly marketing conditions in interstate and intrastate commerce and 
to improve producer returns. The order regulates the handling of 
pistachios, authorizes grade and size requirements, as well as a 
requirement for aflatoxin testing on domestic shipments only. The 
Secretary is authorized to oversee the order operations and issue 
regulations recommended by representatives from the Pistachio 
Committee.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Agricultural Marketing Service 
has developed forms as a convenience for handlers and producers who are 
required to file certain information with the Committee relating to 
pistachio supplies, shipments, dispositions, and other information 
needed to effectively implement the requirements of the order and carry 
out the purposes of the Act. If the information collection herein was 
not collected, the Secretary could not ascertain the support level for 
the order, nor in fact, carry out obligations required by the Act. Use 
of the forms is required by regulations governing marketing order 
administration. Collecting data less frequently would also eliminate 
the Secretary's ability to administer the order.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 1,200.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Weekly; Monthly; 
Quarterly; Biennially; Semi-annually; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 541.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Christmas Tree Promotion, Research, and Information Order.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0268.
    Summary of Collection: A Christmas Tree Promotion, Research and 
Information Order created under the Commodity Promotion, Research, and 
Information Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-127, 110 Stat. 1032, April 4, 
1996, 7 U.S.C. 744-7425) requires collection of information to carry 
out the program. This legislation is hereinafter referred to as the 
1996 Act. Under the enabling legislation, Congress has delegated the 
Department of Agriculture (USDA) the responsibility of establishing and 
overseeing agricultural commodity research and promotion orders, which 
may include a combination of promotion, research, industry information, 
and consumer information activities funded by mandatory assessments. 
The program includes projects relating to research, information, 
advertising, sales promotion, market development and production 
research to assist, improve, or promote the marketing, distribution, 
competitive position and stimulate sales of Christmas trees.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Christmas tree program will be 
administered by the Christmas Tree Promotion Board appointed by the 
Secretary of Agriculture and financed by a mandatory assessment on 
producers and importers of fresh cut Christmas trees. The program will 
provide for an exemption for producers and importers that cut and sell 
or import fewer than 500 Christmas trees annually. The forms covered 
under this collection require the minimum information necessary to 
effectively carry out the requirements of the program, and their use is 
essential to carry out the intent of the Order. If the information 
collection herein were not collected, the Board could not carry out the 
coordinated research, promotion, consumer education, and industry 
information program on Christmas trees, ensure compliance with the 
mandatory program or ensure proper assessment collection. Collecting 
data less frequently also would limit the Secretary's ability to 
oversee the Order.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 5,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually; Recordkeeping.
    Total Burden Hours: 3,956.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-13135 Filed 6-13-24; 8:45 am]
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