Notice2024-03178
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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February 15, 2024
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 32 (Thursday, February 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03178]
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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 March
18, 2024 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.
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Title: Voluntary Labeling Program for Biobased Products.
OMB Control Number: 0570-0071.
Summary of Collection: Section 9002(h) of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act (FSRIA) of 2002, as amended by the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act (FCEA) of 2008 and the Agricultural Act of
2014, and the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, requires the
Secretary of Agriculture to implement a voluntary labeling program that
would enable qualifying biobased products to be certified with a ``USDA
Certified Biobased Product'' label. The voluntary labeling program is
one of the two main initiatives of the BioPreferred Program, which is
currently implemented by USDA's Rural Business-Cooperative Service
(RBCS). The voluntary labeling program is required to be consistent,
where possible, with the guidelines implementing the preferred
procurement of biobased products by Federal agencies, which is the
second main initiative of the BioPreferred Program. The procurement
initiative is also authorized under section 9002 of FSRIA and referred
to hereafter as the Federal preferred procurement program. Under the
preferred procurement program, Federal agencies are required to
purchase with certain exceptions, biobased products that are
identified, by rulemaking, for preferred procurement.
Need and Use of the Information: Under the voluntary labeling
program, manufacturers and vendors must complete an application for
each stand-alone biobased product or biobased product family for which
they wish to use the label. The application process is electronic and
is accessible through the BioPreferred Program website. In addition,
manufacturers and vendors whose applications have been conditionally
approved must provide certain information for RBCS to post on the
BioPreferred Program website. For each product approved by the Agency
for use of the label, the manufacturer or vendor must keep that
information for each certified product up to date. The information
requested for inclusion in the application are: (1) contact information
(of the manufacturer or vendor and preparer of application) and (2)
product identification information, including brand name(s), the
applicable designated item category or categories or equivalent, and
the biobased content of the product.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 300.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,988.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-03178 Filed 2-14-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-XY-P
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