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Notices Federal Register

25995 

Vol. 80, No. 87 

Wednesday, May 6, 2015 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

April 30, 2015. 

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 June 5, 2015 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: Data on Nonresident. 

OMB Control Number: 0560—New. 

Summary of Collection: 26 CFR 

Chapter 3 requires any individual to 

report taxes to the IRS. The Farm 

Service Agency (FSA) will be using the 

FSA–500 Data on Nonresident 

Applicants, to verify each applicant’s 

citizenship, if applications for payments 

are filed by or for applicants who reside 

outside the United States, its territories 

or possessions, even if the application is 

filed by an agent of the applicant whose 

address is in the United States. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

FSA–500 request the applicant’s name, 

address, United States citizenship and 

signature of applicant or authorized 

agent. The data collected on the FSA– 

500 will assist in ensuring foreign taxes 

are collected and reported to the IRS 

accurately. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households. 

Number of Respondents: 55. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting; 

on occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 60. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–10529 Filed 5–5–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2015–0031] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

User Fee Regulations 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Extension of approval of an 

information collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service’s intention to 

request an extension of approval of an 

information collection associated with 

the collection of user fees. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before July 6, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0031. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2015–0031, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0031 or 

in our reading room, which is located in 

Room 1141 of the USDA South 

Building, 14th Street and Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC. Normal 

reading Room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

holidays. To be sure someone is there to 

help you, please call (202) 799–7039 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on user fees, contact Ms. 

Serina Eckwood, Auditor, Review and 

Analysis Branch, Financial Management 

Division, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 

55, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851– 

2604. For copies of more detailed 

information on the information 

collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, 

APHIS’ Information Collection 

Coordinator, at (301) 851–2727. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: User Fee Regulations. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0094. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: Section 2509 of the Food, 

Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 

Act of 1990, as amended, authorizes the 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) to collect user fees for 

agricultural quarantine and inspection 

(AQI) services, for providing for the 

inspection and certification of plants 

and plant products offered for export or 

transiting the United States, and for 

providing veterinary diagnostic services 

and services related to the importation 

and exportation of animals and animal 

products. 


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25996 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 87 / Wednesday, May 6, 2015 / Notices 

Although certain AQI functions, but 

not the laws or regulations upon which 

they are premised, were transferred 

from APHIS to the Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) bureau of the 

Department of Homeland Security in 

2002, APHIS remains responsible for the 

regulations related to AQI activities, 

including the user fee regulations. 

APHIS also remains responsible for 

administration of the user fee programs. 

Neither APHIS nor CBP receives an 

appropriation to fund activities that are 

considered AQI services; instead, user 

fees are calculated and assessed to 

ensure full cost recovery of each user fee 

program. If the information was not 

collected, the agencies would not be 

able to perform the services since the 

fees collected are necessary to fund the 

work. 

Requesters of services usually are 

repeat customers, and, in many cases, 

request that we bill them for our 

services. Also, the 1996 Debt Collection 

Improvement Act requires that agencies 

collect tax identification numbers (TINs) 

from all persons doing business with the 

Government for purposes of collecting 

delinquent debts. Without a TIN, service 

cannot be provided on a credit basis. 

The requests for services are in 

writing, by telephone, or in person. The 

information contained in each request 

identifies the specific service requested 

and the time in which the requester 

wishes the service to be performed. This 

information is necessary in order for 

animal import centers and port offices 

to schedule the work and to calculate 

the fees due. 

APHIS is responsible for ensuring that 

fees collected are correct and that they 

are remitted in full and in a timely 

manner. To ensure this, the party 

(ticketing agents for transportation 

companies) responsible for collecting 

and remitting fees must allow APHIS 

personnel to verify the accuracy of the 

fees collected and remitted, and 

otherwise determine compliance with 

the statute and regulations. We also 

require that whoever is responsible for 

making fee payments advise us of the 

name, address, and telephone number of 

a responsible officer who is authorized 

to verify fee calculations, collections, 

and remittances. 

This information collection is 

necessary for APHIS to effectively 

collect fees, ensure remittances in a 

timely manner, and determine proper 

credit for payment of international air 

passenger, aircraft clearance, 

commercial truck, commercial railroad 

car, commercial vessel, phytosanitary 

certificate, import/export, and 

veterinary diagnostic user fees. 

For this extension of approval, we 

have adjusted the estimated annual 

number of respondents from 51,981 to 

151,409, and we have increased the 

estimated annual number of responses 

from 295,881 to 6,965,268. As a result, 

the estimated total annual burden on 

respondents has increased from 15,998 

hours to 270,225 hours. The increases 

are due to an increase in respondents 

because more people are participating in 

the animal import and export business. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities for an additional 3 

years. 

The purpose of this notice is to solicit 

comments from the public (as well as 

affected agencies) concerning our 

information collection. These comments 

will help us: 

(1) Evaluate 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; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, through use, as 

appropriate, of automated, electronic, 

mechanical, and other collection 

technologies; e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses. 

Estimate of burden: The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 

0.0388 hours per response. 

Respondents: Arriving international 

passengers, owners and operators of 

arriving international means of 

conveyances, and importers/exporters 

who import or export animals and 

animal products. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 151,409. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 46. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 6,965,268. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 270,225 hours. (Due to 

averaging, the total annual burden hours 

may not equal the product of the annual 

number of responses multiplied by the 

reporting burden per response.) 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 29th day of 

April 2015. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–10531 Filed 5–5–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Farm Service Agency 

Information Collection Request; 

Request for Aerial Photography 

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Farm Service Agency (FSA) is seeking 

comments from all interested 

individuals and organizations on an 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection associated with 

FSA Aerial Photography Program. The 

FSA Aerial Photography Field Office 

(APFO) uses the information from the 

form to collect the customer and 

photography information needed to 

produce and ship the various 

photographic products ordered. 

DATES: We will consider comments that 

we receive by July 6, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

comments on this notice. In your 

comments, include the date, volume, 

and page number of this issue of the 

Federal Register, the OMB control 

number and the title of the information 

collection. You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: David Parry, Supervisor, 

USDA, Farm Service Agency, APFO 

Customer Service Section, 2222 West 

2300 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84119– 

2020. 

You may also send comments to the 

Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the 

information collection may be requested 

by contacting David Parry at the above 

address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Parry, Supervisor, (801) 844– 

2923. Persons with disabilities who 

require alternative mean for 

communication (Braille, large print, 

audio tape, etc.) should contact the 

USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720– 

2600 (Voice). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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