Notice2023-22916
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
October 18, 2023
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 71818]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22916]
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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 this information collection received by November
17, 2023 will be considered. 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
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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.
Foreign Agricultural Service
Title: Export Sales of U.S. Agricultural Commodities.
OMB Control Number: 0551-0007.
Summary of Collection: The Export Sales of U.S. Agricultural
Commodities is authorized by Sec. 602 of the Agricultural Trade Act of
1978, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5712). The Export Sales of U.S. Agricultural
Commodities requires the reporting of information pertaining to
contracts for export sale of certain specified agricultural commodities
that may be designated by the Secretary of Agriculture. U.S. exporters
are required to report information on: (1) the quantity of a reportable
commodity to be sold to a foreign buyer; (2) the country of
destination; and (3) the marketing year of shipment. Data reported is
aggregated and published in compilation form to protect business
confidential information submitted.
The Export Sales Reporting and Maintenance System (ESRMS) was
created after the large, unexpected purchase of U.S. wheat and corn by
the Soviet Union in 1972. U.S. exporters are required to regularly
report specific information on commodity shipments using ESRMS. The
information reported is maintained by the exporters during the normal
course of conducting business and is not an additional recordkeeping
requirement for respondents.
Need and Use of the Information: The information collected under
the Export Sales of U.S. Agricultural Commodities provides commodity
market participants with information about commodity export
commitments, and is one means by which USDA seeks to insure
transparency, fairness, and soundness in commodity marketing. The
information will be collected using FAS forms 97, 98,99, and 100. If
the information were collected less frequently or not at all, the
Department would not be in compliance with the statutes and not
fulfilling the objectives of the export sales reporting program.
Description of Respondents: All exporters of wheat and wheat flour,
feed grains, oilseeds, cotton, rice, cattle hides and skins, beef,
pork, and any products thereof, and other commodities that the
Secretary may designate as produced in the United States.
Number of Respondents: 414.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other: Varies.
Total Burden Hours: 62,355.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-22916 Filed 10-17-23; 8:45 am]
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