Notice2024-24448
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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October 22, 2024
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 22, 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: 2024-24448]
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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 November 21, 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 persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Pecan Promotion, Research, and Information Program.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0328.
Summary of Collection: The Pecan Promotion, Research, and
Information program was created to help strengthen the position of
pecans in the marketplace, maintain and expand markets for pecans, and
develop new uses for pecans. The Pecan Promotion, Research, and
Information Order (Order) (7 CFR part 1223) is authorized under the
Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996 (1996 Act)
(7 U.S.C. 7411-7425).
The Order became effective on February 12, 2021. Currently, the
Pecan program is administered by the American Pecan Promotion Board
(Board) which is appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture and financed
by a mandatory assessment on producers and importers of inshell and
shelled pecans. The assessment rate is levied at $0.02 per pound on all
inshell pecans and $0.04 per pound on all shelled pecans. The program
provides an exemption for producers and importers that produce or
import fewer than 50,000 pounds of inshell pecans (25,000 pounds of
shelled pecans) on average for four fiscal periods (the fiscal period
for which the exemption is claimed and the previous three fiscal
periods).
Need and Use of the Information: The information collection
requirements in this request are essential to carry out the intent of
the 1996 Act and the Order. The objective in carrying out this
responsibility includes assuring the following: (1) funds are collected
and properly accounted for; (2) expenditures of all funds are for the
purposes authorized by the 1996 Act and Order; and (3) the board's
administration of the programs conforms to USDA policy. Such
information can be supplied without data processing equipment or
outside technical expertise. In addition, there are no additional
training requirements for individuals filling out reports and remitting
assessments to the Board.
The information collected is used only by authorized
representatives of the USDA's regional and headquarters staff, and
authorized Board employees. Authorized Board employees and the industry
are the primary users of the information, and AMS is the secondary
user.
Description of Respondents: Businesses or other for-profits; Farms.
Number of Respondents: 725.
Frequency of Responses: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 2,861.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-24448 Filed 10-21-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-02-P
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