[Federal Register: June 27, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 124)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 21, 2002.
    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 
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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 should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Washington, DC 20503 and to 
Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, 
DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these information collections are 
best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days of 
this notification. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by 
calling (202) 720-6746.
    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.

Farm Service Agency

    Title: Storage of Honey Forfeited to CCC by Honey Producers.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0216.
    Summary of Collection: Public Law 80-806, the Commodity Credit 
Corporation (CCC) Charter Act, authorizes CCC to enter into storage 
contracts with commercial warehouse operators. The Act permits CCC to 
enter into various types of contracts as are necessary in the conduct 
of its business and directs CCC to utilize the usual and customary 
channels, facilities and arrangements of trade and commerce in its 
functions of purchasing, warehousing, transporting, processing, or 
handling of agricultural commodities. The CCC must maintain a List of 
Approved Warehouses to store CCC owned or loan honey. The use of 
warehouses on this list reduces the risk of loss faced by CCC by using 
only those facilities that meet the financial, physical, and managerial 
requirements of CCC and have met the Standards of Approval of Dry and 
Cold Storage Warehouses Processed Agricultural Commodities, Extracted 
Honey, and Bulk Oils. The purpose of requiring warehouses to meet the 
Standards for Approval is to assure that CCC-owned or loan honey is 
stored and handled by qualified warehouse operators with the necessary 
financial resources and managerial skills. The Farm Service Agency 
(FSA) will collect information using several forms.
    Need and Use of the Information: FSA will collect information that 
will allow CCC to contract for warehouse storage and related services 
and to monitor and enforce all honey provisions of 7 CFR Part 1423. The 
information is also required to establish and maintain the Approved 
List, follow accepted warehousing practices, and represent the minimum 
burden to carry out various mandatory price support programs.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 75.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,539.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Application for Inspection and Certification of Animal 
Byproducts.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0008.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS) on behalf of the Secretary of Agriculture has been 
delegated the authority (7 U.S.C. 1622, 1624) to establish and 
implement a system for verifying that the importation and commercial 
distribution of certain animal byproducts have been processed according 
to the condition and requirements of the importing country. The laws 
and regulations that govern the importation and commercial distribution 
of certain animal byproducts in some foreign countries may require the 
U.S. exporter to furnish certificates that have been issued or endorsed 
by APHIS' Veterinary Service. These certificates attest to the class 
and quality of these products, and also attest to the procedures used 
to process these products for exportation to the receiving country. 
APHIS will collect information using VS Form 16-24, ``Application for 
Inspection and Certification of Animal Byproducts.''
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS collects information from 
applicants requesting that APHIS monitor the processing of the product. 
After monitoring the processing technique, APHIS certifies that the 
product was processed according to the conditions and requirements of 
the importing country. A copy of the form then accompanies the 
shipment. Without this certification, the importing country would not 
accept the product, and the applicant would be unable to conduct 
business with that country.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 20.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 10.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: User Fee Regulation, 7 CFR part 354 and 9 CFR part 130.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0094.
    Summary of Collection: The Food, Agriculture, Conservation and 
Trade Act of 1990, authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to

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prescribe and collect fees to cover the cost of providing certain 
Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection (AQI) services. The Act gives 
the Secretary the authority to charge for the inspection of 
international passengers, commercial vessels, trucks, aircraft, and 
railroad cars, and to recover the costs of providing the inspection of 
plants and plant products offered for export. The Secretary is 
authorized to use the revenue to provide reimbursements to any 
appropriation accounts that incur costs associated with the AQI 
services provided. APHIS will collect information using several APHIS 
forms.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS collects information, which 
includes the taxpayer identification number, name, and address and 
telephone number to collect fees. The procedures and the information 
requested for the passengers and aircrafts are used to ensure that the 
correct users fees are collected and remitted in full in a timely 
manner. Without the information from the respondents, APHIS would not 
be able to ensure substantial compliance with the statute. 
Noncompliance with the statute could result in misappropriation of 
public funds and lost revenue to the Federal Government.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-
profit institutions; Individuals or households; Federal Government; 
State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 88,453.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 7,640.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Animal Welfare, 9 CFR part 3, Marine Mammals.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0115.
    Summary of Collection: The Laboratory Animal Welfare Act (AWA). 
(Public Law 89-544) enacted August 24, 1966, and amended December 24, 
1970 (Public Law 91-579); April 22, 1976 (Public Law 94-279); and 
December 23, 1985 (Public Law 99-198) requires the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture (USDA) to regulate the humane care and handling of most 
warm-blooded animals, including marine mammals, used for research or 
exhibition purposes, sold as pets, or transported in commerce. This 
legislation and its amendments were the result of extensive demand by 
organized animal welfare groups and private citizens requesting a 
Federal law to protect such animals. USDA, Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS), Animal Care (AC) has the responsibility to 
enforce the Animal Welfare Act and the provisions of 9 CFR, Chapter 1, 
Subchapter A, which implements the Animal Welfare Act. APHIS will 
collect information through the use of reports and records that are 
kept for a period of at least one year to ensure that the animals are 
cared for in the prescribed manner that is required by regulations.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information on 
the review and evaluation of program compliance by regulated 
facilities, and provide a workable enforcement system to carry out the 
requirements of the AWA, and the intent of Congress, on a practical 
daily basis without resorting to more detailed and stringent 
regulations and standards which could be more burdensome to regulated 
facilities.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-
profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 3,190.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 
Semi-annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 15,607.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Plan for Estimating Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal 
Inspection.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0050.
    Summary of Collection: The Agriculture Marketing Act of 1946 (7 
U.S.C. 1621) Section 203(g), directs and authorizes the collection and 
dissemination of marketing information including adequate outlook 
information, on a market area basis, for the purpose of anticipating 
and meeting consumer requirements aiding in the maintenance of farm 
income and to bring about a balance between production and utilization. 
Livestock and Grain News provides a timely exchange of accurate and 
unbiased information on a current marketing conditions (supply, demand, 
prices, trends, movement, and other information) affecting trade in 
livestock, meats, grain, and wool. Administered by the U.S. Department 
of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), this nationwide 
market news program is conducted in cooperation with approximately 30 
State departments of agriculture. The up-to-the minute reports 
collected and disseminated by professional market reporters are 
intended to provide both buyers and sellers with the information 
necessary for making intelligent, informed marketing decisions, thus 
putting everyone in the marketing system in an equal bargaining 
position.
    Need and Use of the Information: AMS will collect information on 
estimation of the current day's slaughter at their plant(s) and the 
actual slaughter of the previous day. The report is used to make market 
outlook projections and maintain statistical data. The information must 
be collected and disseminated by an impartial third party. Since the 
government is a large purchaser of meat, a system to monitor the 
collection and reporting of data is needed. Collecting this information 
less frequently would hinder the timely use of this data.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; 
Individuals or households; Farms; Federal Government; State, Local or 
Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 72.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting; Weekly; Other: Daily.
    Total Burden Hours: 624.

Sondra A. Blakey,
Departmental Information Clearance Officer.
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