[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 119 (Thursday, June 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51871-51872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13502]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service


Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural 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 intention of the Foreign Agricultural Service to 
request approval to revise the currently approved information 
collection for the USDA's Trade Missions and Trade Shows programs.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by August 19, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) Control number 0551-0050, by any of the 
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://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-
0050 in the subject line of the message.
     Mail, Courier, or Hand Delivery: Ryan Brewster, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW, Room 6085, Washington, DC 20250.
    Instructions: All submissions must be identified by the OMB Control 
Number 0551-0050 and include the name of the agency, the Foreign 
Agricultural Service.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Brewster, 202-720-9084, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: USDA Trade Missions and Trade Shows.
    OMB Number: 0551-0050.
    Expiration Date of Approval: August 31, 2025.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: USDA Trade Missions and Trade Shows is revising 
previously approved surveys in order to gather more useful information 
to further program objectives. The updated surveys have more focused 
questions to prompt responses that will be used to implement effective 
trade promotion events and ensure that program objectives are met. For 
example, the updated surveys will now ask fewer qualitative questions 
about how participants felt during the event and more questions 
relating to the type of organizations participating in the program 
(e.g., whether an organization is a member of a USDA Cooperator or 
State and Region Trade Group). The surveys will collect relevant data 
on each organization and their connection to USDA initiatives and 
programs.
    Two of the five surveys undergoing revision are applications to 
gather essential information from respondents desiring to participate 
in USDA trade missions or virtual trade events to determine their 
eligibility to take part in the event. The remaining three are 
voluntary post-event digital surveys for participants to fill out after 
a USDA-endorsed trade show, trade mission, or virtual trade event to 
report their satisfaction with the event and actual on-site and 
projected sales data as a direct result of their participation in the 
program. Trade and sales data supplied on this form is strictly 
confidential and will not be shared with outside sources. Submitted 
information from these post-event surveys is used to measure the 
benefits of these activities for participants, participant satisfaction 
with the activities, and how activities can be improved. All revised 
surveys are expected to positively contribute to FAS' strategic goals 
related to promoting U.S. agricultural exports.
    Estimate of Burden: The total number of questions in each revised 
survey have decreased, resulting in the public reporting burden for 
each respondent participating in USDA Trade Mission and Shows Events to 
be approximately 15 minutes for each survey.

Trade Missions Application

    Type of Respondents: Government agencies, State Regional Trade 
Groups, State Departments of Agriculture, private companies, 
agricultural cooperatives, and export trade associations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 500 per annum.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1 per annum.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden of Respondents: 125 hours per annum.

Trade Missions (Post-Event) Survey

    Type of Respondents: Government agencies, State Regional Trade 
Groups, State Departments of Agriculture, private companies, 
agricultural cooperatives, and export trade associations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 130 per annum.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2 per annum.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden of Respondents: 65 hours per annum.

USDA-Endorsed Trade Shows (Post-Event) Survey

    Type of Respondents: Government agencies, State Regional Trade 
Groups, State Departments of Agriculture, private companies, 
agricultural cooperatives, and export trade associations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1 per annum.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden of Respondents: 250 hours.

Virtual Trade Event Application

    Type of Respondents: private companies, agricultural cooperatives, 
and export trade associations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100 per annum.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1 per annum.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden of Respondents: 25 hours per annum.

Virtual Trade Events (Post-Event) Survey

    Type of Respondents: private companies agricultural cooperatives, 
and export trade associations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 60 per annum.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2 per annum.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden of Respondents: 30 hours per annum.
    Copies of this information collection may be obtained from Kenneth 
Vernon, the Agency Information Collection Coordinator, at 
[email protected].
    Requests for Comments: Send comments regarding (a) whether the 
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)

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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 http://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].

Daniel Whitley,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-13502 Filed 6-18-24; 8:45 am]
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