Notice2023-26978
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
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December 8, 2023
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Agriculture DepartmentAgricultural Marketing Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to request an extension for the form currently used by marketers to apply for exemption from market promotion assessments under Federal marketing order programs.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 235 (Friday, December 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85578-85579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26978]
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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 235 / Friday, December 8, 2023 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-SC-23-0048]
Notice of Request for Extension 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 an extension for the form currently used by marketers to
apply for exemption from market promotion assessments under Federal
marketing order programs.
DATES: Comments on this notice are due by February 6, 2024 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments
concerning this notice. Comments must be sent 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 internet: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Comments
should reference the docket number and the date and page number of this
issue of the Federal Register and will be available for public
inspection in the Office of the Docket Clerk during regular business
hours or can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. All comments
submitted in response to this notice will be included in the record and
will be made available to the public. Please be advised that the
identity of individuals or entities submitting the comments will be
made public on the internet at the address provided above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Nalepa, Marketing Specialist,
Market Development Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Stop 0237, Room 1406-S, Washington, DC 20250-
0237; Telephone: (202) 720-8085, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#88dce0e7e5e9fba6c6e9e4edf8e9c8fdfbece9a6efe7fe"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bce8d4d3d1ddcf92f2ddd0d9ccddfcc9cfd8dd92dbd3ca">[email protected]</span></a>.
Small businesses may request information on this notice by
contacting Richard Lower, Market Development Division, Specialty Crops
Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Stop 0237, Room 1406-
S, Washington, DC 20250-0237; Telephone: (202) 720-8085; or Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f4a69d979c958690dab89b839186b481879095da939b82"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a5f7ccc6cdc4d7c18be9cad2c0d7e5d0d6c1c48bc2cad3">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Organic Handler Market Promotion Assessment Exemption under
Federal Marketing Orders.
OMB Number: 0581-0216.
Expiration Date of Approval: February 29, 2024.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Marketing order programs provide an opportunity for
producers of fresh fruit, vegetables, and specialty crops in specified
production areas to work together to solve marketing problems that
cannot be solved individually.
Under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 as amended
(7 U.S.C. 601-674), marketing orders may authorize production and
marketing research, including paid advertising, to promote various
commodities, which is paid for by assessments that are levied on the
handlers who are regulated by the Orders.
On May 13, 2002, the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act (7
U.S.C. 7901) amended the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act
of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7201), exempting any person who handles or markets
solely 100 percent organic products from paying these assessments with
respect to any agricultural commodity that is produced on a certified
organic farm, as defined in the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7
U.S.C. 6502). A certified organic handler can apply for this exemption
by completing a ``Certified Organic Handler Application for Exemption
from Market Promotion Assessments Paid Under Federal Marketing
Orders,'' and submitting it to the applicable marketing order committee
or board.
Section 900.700 of the regulations (7 CFR 900.700) provides for
exemption from assessments. This notice applies to the following
marketing orders: 7 CFR parts 906 (Oranges and grapefruit grown in
Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas), 915 (Avocados grown in south
Florida), 923 (Sweet cherries grown in designated counties in
Washington), 925 (Grapes grown in a designated area of southeastern
California), 927 (Pears grown in Oregon and Washington), 929
(Cranberries grown in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
Jersey, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, and Long
Island in New York), 930 (Tart cherries grown in Michigan, New York,
Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin), 932 (Olives
grown in California), 948 (Irish potatoes grown in Colorado), 955
(Vidalia onions grown in Georgia), 956 (Sweet onions grown in the Walla
Walla Valley of southeast Washington and northeast Oregon), 958 (Onions
grown in certain designated counties in Idaho, and Malheur County,
Oregon), 959 (Onions grown in South Texas), 966 (Tomatoes grown in
Florida), 981 (Almonds grown in California), 982 (Hazelnuts grown in
Oregon and Washington), 984 (Walnuts grown in California), 985
(Spearmint oil produced in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and parts of
Nevada and Utah), 986 (Pecans produced in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona,
California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi,
North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas), 987
(Domestic dates produced or packed in Riverside County, California),
989 (Raisins produced from grapes grown in California), and 993 (Dried
prunes produced in California).
The information collected is used only by authorized marketing
order committee or board employees, who are the primary users of the
information, and by authorized representatives of the USDA, including
the AMS Specialty Crops Program's regional and headquarters staff, who
are the secondary users of the information.
Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 15 minutes per response.
Respondents: Respondents are eligible certified organic handlers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 210.
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Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 210.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 52.5 hours.
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) was 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.
Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-26978 Filed 12-7-23; 8:45 am]
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