Notice2024-13135
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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June 14, 2024
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 116 (Friday, June 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50546-50547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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
<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
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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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