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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shethir M. Riva, Chief, Research and 

Promotion Staff, Cotton and Tobacco 

Programs, AMS, USDA, 100 Riverside 

Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, 

Virginia, 22406, telephone (540) 361– 

2726, facsimile (540) 361–1199, or email 

at Shethir.Riva@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Reporting and Recording 

Requirements for 7 CFR Part 29. 

OMB Number: 0581–0056. 

Expiration Date of Approval: January 

31, 2014. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The Tobacco Inspection Act 

(7 U.S.C. 511–511s) requires that all 

tobacco sold at designated auction 

markets in the U.S. be inspected and 

graded. The Appropriations Act (7 

U.S.C. 511s note) requires that all 

tobacco eligible for price support in the 

U.S. be inspected and graded. The Fair 

and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 

2004 (7 U.S.C. 518–519a) eliminated 

price supports and marketing quotas for 

all tobacco beginning with the 2005 

crop year. Mandatory inspection and 

grading of domestic and imported 

tobacco was eliminated as well as the 

mandatory pesticide testing of imported 

tobacco and the tobacco market news 

program. The Tobacco Inspection Act 

also provides for interested parties to 

request inspection, pesticide testing, 

and grading services on a permissive 

basis. The information collection 

requirements authorized for the 

programs under the Tobacco Inspection 

Act and the Appropriations Act include: 

application for inspection of tobacco, 

application and other information used 

in the approval of new auction markets 

or the extension of services to 

designated tobacco markets, and the 

information required to be provided in 

connection with auction and 

nonauction sales. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 1.60 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Primarily tobacco 

companies, tobacco manufacturers, 

import inspectors, and small businesses 

or organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 50 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 48 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

2,415 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 3,851 

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) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments also may be sent to Shethir 

M. Riva, Chief, Research and Promotion 

Staff, Cotton and Tobacco Programs, 

AMS, USDA, 100 Riverside Parkway, 

Suite 101, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 

22406. All comments received will be 

available for public inspection during 

regular business hours at the same 

address or through 

www.regulations.gov. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Dated: August 16, 2013. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–20439 Filed 8–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[AMS–CN–13–0044] 

Cotton Classing, Testing and 

Standards: Notice of Request for an 

Extension and Revision to a Currently 

Approved Information Collection 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice 

announces the Agricultural Marketing 

Service’s (AMS) intention to request 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget, for an extension and 

revision to the currently approved 

information collection entitled Cotton 

Classing, Testing, and Standards. 

DATES: Comments received by October 

21, 2013 will be considered. 

Additional Information or Comments: 

Interested persons are invited to submit 

written comments concerning this 

proposal to: Shethir M. Riva, Chief, 

Research and Promotion Staff, Cotton 

and Tobacco Programs, AMS, USDA, 

100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, 

Fredericksburg, Virginia, 22406, or 

email at Shethir.Riva@ams.usda.gov. 

Comments should be submitted in 

triplicate. Comments may also be 

submitted electronically through 

www.regulations.gov. All comments 

should reference the AMS–CN–13– 

0044. All comments received will be 

made available for public inspection 

through www.regulations.gov or at 

Cotton and Tobacco Programs, AMS, 

USDA, 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 

101, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 22406 

during regular business hours. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shethir M. Riva, Chief, Research and 

Promotion Staff, Cotton and Tobacco 

Programs, AMS, USDA, 100 Riverside 

Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, 

Virginia, 22406, telephone (540) 361– 

2726, facsimile (540) 361–1199, or email 

at Shethir.Riva@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Cotton Classing, Testing, and 

Standards. 

OMB Number: 0581–0008. 

Expiration Date of Approval: January 

31, 2014. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

Revision of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection. 

Abstract: Information solicited is used 

by the USDA to administer and 

supervise activities associated with the 

classification or grading of cotton, 

cotton linters, and cottonseed based on 

official USDA Standards. The 

information requires personal data, such 

as name, type of business, address, and 

description of classification services 

requested. These programs are 

conducted under the United States 

Cotton Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 51b), the 

Cotton Statistics and Estimates Act of 

1927 (7 U.S.C. 473c), and the 

Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 

U.S.C. 1622h) and regulations appear at 

7 CFR part 28. 

The information collection 

requirements in this request are 

essential to carry out the intent of the 

Acts and to provide the cotton industry 

the type of information they need to 

make sound business decisions. The 

information collected is the minimum 

required. Information is requested from 

growers, cooperatives, merchants, 

manufacturers, and other government 

agencies. 

The information collected is used 

only by authorized employees of the 

USDA, AMS. The cotton industry is the 

primary user of the compiled 

information and AMS and other 


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government agencies are secondary 

users. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.07 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Cotton merchants, 

warehouses, and gins 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

993 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1.91 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

1,893 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 141.30 

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) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be sent to Shethir M. 

Riva, Chief, Research and Promotion 

Staff, Cotton and Tobacco Programs, 

AMS, USDA, 100 Riverside Parkway, 

Suite 101, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 

22406, or email at Shethir.Riva@

ams.usda.gov. All comments received 

will be available for public inspection 

during regular business hours at the 

same address or at www.regulations.gov. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Dated: August 16, 2013. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–20436 Filed 8–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[AMS–CN–13–0045] 

Cotton Classification and Market News 

Service: Notice of Request for an 

Extension and Revision of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice 

announces the Agricultural Marketing 

Service’s (AMS) intention to request 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget for an extension of and 

revision to the currently approved 

information collection Cotton 

Classification and Market News Service. 

DATES: Comments received by October 

21, 2013 will be considered. 

Additional Information or Comments: 

Interested persons are invited to submit 

written comments concerning this 

proposal to Shethir M. Riva, Chief, 

Research and Promotion Staff, Cotton 

and Tobacco Programs, AMS, USDA, 

100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, 

Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406. 

Comments should be submitted in 

triplicate. Comments may also be 

submitted electronically through 

www.regulations.gov. All comments 

should reference AMS–CN–13–0045. 

All comments received will be made 

available for public inspection at 

www.regulations.gov or at the Cotton 

and Tobacco Programs, 100 Riverside 

Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, 

Virginia 22406, during regular business 

hours. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shethir M. Riva, Chief, Research and 

Promotion Staff, Cotton and Tobacco 

Programs, AMS, USDA, 100 Riverside 

Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, 

Virginia 22406, telephone (540) 361– 

2726, facsimile (540) 361–1199, or email 

at Shethir.Riva@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Cotton Classification and 

Market News Service. 

OMB Number: 0581–0009. 

Expiration Date of Approval: January 

31, 2014. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

Revision of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection. 

Abstract: The Cotton Classification 

and Market News Service program 

provides market information on cotton 

prices, quality, stocks, demand and 

supply to growers, ginners, 

merchandisers, textile mills and the 

public for their use in making sound 

business decisions. The Cotton Statistics 

and Estimates Act (7 U.S.C. 471–476), 

authorizes and directs the Secretary of 

Agriculture to: (a) Collect and publish 

annually, statistics or estimates 

concerning the grades and staple lengths 

of stocks of cotton, known as the 

carryover, on hand on the 1st of August 

each year in warehouses and other 

establishments of every character in the 

continental U.S., and following such 

publication each year, to publish at 

intervals, in his/her discretion, his/her 

estimate of the grades and staple length 

of cotton of the current crop (7 U.S.C. 

471) and (b) Collect, authenticate, 

publish and distribute by radio, mail, or 

otherwise, timely information of the 

market supply, demand, location, and 

market prices of cotton (7 U.S.C. 473b). 

The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 

(7 U.S.C. 1621–1627) authorizes and 

directs the Secretary of Agriculture to 

collect and disseminate 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 

bringing about a balance between 

production and utilization of 

agricultural products. 

The information collection 

requirements in this request are 

essential to carry out the intent of the 

Acts and to provide the cotton industry 

the type of information they need to 

make sound business decisions. The 

information collected is the minimum 

required. Information is requested from 

growers, cooperatives, merchants, 

manufacturers, and other government 

agencies. This includes information on 

cotton, cottonseed and cotton linters. 

The information collected is used 

only by authorized employees of the 

USDA, AMS. The cotton industry is the 

primary user of the compiled 

information and AMS and other 

government agencies are secondary 

users. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.12 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Cotton Merchandisers, 

Textile Mills, Ginners. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

826 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 6.37. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

5,260 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 652.72 

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) ways to minimize the 


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