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Vol. 78, No. 163 

Thursday, August 22, 2013 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

August 16, 2013. 

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. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by September 23, 

2013 will be considered. Written 

comments should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), New Executive Office Building, 

725—17th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20502. Commenters are encouraged to 

submit their comments to OMB via 

email to: OIRA_Submission@

OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806 

and to Departmental Clearance Office, 

USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, 

Washington, DC 20250–7602. Copies of 

the submission(s) may be obtained by 

calling (202) 720–8958. 

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: Commodity Offer Forms 

(Previously noted in the 60-day Federal 

Register as Web-based Supply and 

Chain Management System Offer 

Forms). 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0177. 

Summary of Collection: The Food for 

Peach Act specifically (Pub. L. 480 Title 

II), Section 416(b) of the Agricultural 

Act of 1949; Food for Progress Act of 

1985; 2002 and 2008 Farm Bills 

authorizing the McGovern-Dole 

International Food for Education 

Program; and Commodity Credit 

Corporation (CCC) Charter Act, all as 

amended, authorize the International 

Procurement Division to procure, sell, 

and transport, as well as sample, inspect 

and survey, agricultural commodities at 

both domestic and foreign locations for 

use in international food aid program. 

Commodity vendors under contract are 

required to submit Advance Shipping 

Notifications so that receivers of these 

commodities within the U.S. can 

arrange for their timely lifting for 

transport overseas via ocean-going 

vessels. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) 

will collect information using some 

forms. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information collected will enable 

Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO) 

to evaluate offers impartially, purchase 

or sell commodities, and obtain services 

to meet domestic and export program 

needs. Without the information CCC 

could not perform the tasks required to 

meet the international and domestic 

food aid program requirements. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; not for-profit 

institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 76. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; reporting: On occasion; 

quarterly; weekly; semi-annually; 

monthly; annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 237. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–20432 Filed 8–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[AMS–CN–13–0046] 

Tobacco Inspection and Grading 

Services: Notice of Request for an 

Extension 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 to the 

currently approved information 

collection in support of the Fair and 

Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 

(U.S.C. Chapter 518), the Rural 

Development, Food and Drug 

Administrative, and Related Agencies 

Appropriations Act for 2002 

(Appropriations Act), and the Tobacco 

Inspection Act and Regulations 

Governing the Tobacco 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. 

Comments should be submitted in 

triplicate. Comments may also be 

submitted electronically through 

www.regulations.gov. All comments 

should reference AMS–CN–13–0046. 

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. 


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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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