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beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior 

civil rights activity, in any program or 

activity conducted or funded by USDA 

(not all bases apply to all programs). 

Remedies and complaint filing 

deadlines vary by program or incident. 

Individuals who require alternative 

means of communication for program 

information (for example, braille, large 

print, audiotape, American Sign 

Language, etc.) should contact the 

responsible Agency or the USDA 

TARGET Center at (202) 720–2600 

(voice and text telephone (TTY)) or dial 

711 for Telecommunications Relay 

Service (both voice and text telephone 

users can initiate this call from any 

telephone). Additionally, program 

information may be made available in 

languages other than English. 

To file a program discrimination 

complaint, complete the USDA Program 

Discrimination Complaint Form, AD– 

3027, found online at https://

ww.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-aprogram-discrimination-complaint and 

at any USDA office or write a letter 

addressed to USDA and provide in the 

letter all the information requested in 

the form. To request a copy of the 

complaint form, call (866) 632–9992. 

Submit your completed form or letter to 

USDA by: (1) mail to: U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–9410; (2) fax: (202) 690–7442; 

or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov. 

USDA is an equal opportunity 

provider, employer, and lender. 

Zach Ducheneaux, 

Administrator, Farm Service Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20667 Filed 9–22–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Commodity Credit 

Corporation’s (CCC) intention to request 

an extension of a currently approved 

information collection in support of the 

CCC Export Credit Guarantee (GSM– 

102) Program based on current program 

levels and participants. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by November 24, 2023 to be 

assured consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www/regulations.gov. This portal 

enables respondents to enter short 

comments or attach a file containing 

lengthier comments. 

• Email: Juan.McCoy@usda.gov. 

Include OMB Control Number 0551– 

0004 in the subject line of the message. 

• Mail, Courier, or Hand Delivery: 

Juan McCoy, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW, Room 5768, Washington, DC 20250. 

Instructions: All submissions must be 

identified by the OMB Control Number 

0551–0004 and include the name of the 

agency, the Foreign Agricultural 

Service. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Slusher, 202 720–0775, 

Amy.Slusher@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: CCC Export Credit Guarantee 

(GSM–102) Program. 

OMB Number: 0551–0004. 

Expiration Date of Approval: May 31, 

2024. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The primary objective of the 

GSM–102 program is to expand U.S. 

agricultural exports by making available 

export credit guarantees to encourage 

U.S. private sector financing of foreign 

purchases of U.S. agricultural 

commodities on credit terms. The CCC 

currently has programs operating in at 

least 144 countries and regions with 95 

exporters eligible to participate. Under 7 

CFR part 1493, exporters, foreign 

financial institutions, and U.S. financial 

institutions are required to submit 

information including the following, as 

applicable: (1) information about the 

exporter, foreign financial institutions, 

and U.S. financial institutions for 

program participation; (2) applications 

for payment guarantees; (3) notices of 

assignment; (4) repurchase agreements; 

(5) information regarding the actual 

export of the commodity (evidence of 

export report); (6) notice of default and 

claims for loss; and (7) appeals. In 

addition, each exporter and exporter’s 

assignee (U.S. financial institution) 

must maintain records on all 

information submitted to CCC and in 

connection with sales made under the 

GSM–102 program. The information 

collected is used by CCC to manage, 

plan, evaluate, and account for 

government resources. The reports and 

records are required to ensure the 

proper and judicious use of public 

funds. 

Estimate of Burden: The public 

reporting burden for these collections is 

estimated to average 0.278 hours per 

response. 

Type of Respondents: U.S. exporters, 

U.S. financial institutions, and foreign 

financial institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 47 

per annum. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 86.5 per annum. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden of 

Respondents: 1,130 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

may be obtained from Dacia Rogers, the 

Agency Information Collection 

Coordinator, at Dacia.Rogers@usda.gov. 

Requests for Comments: Send 

comments regarding (a) whether the 

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 the burden of the collection of 

information including validity of the 

methodology and assumption used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques, or 

other forms of information technology. 

All comments received in response to 

this notice, including names and 

addresses when provided, will be a 

matter of public record. Comments will 

be available without change, including 

any personal information provided, for 

inspection online at https://

www.regulations.gov and at the mail 

address listed above between 8 a.m. and 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except holidays. 

Comments will be summarized and 

included in the submission for OMB 

approval. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

an alternative means for communication 

of information (Braille, large print, 

audiotape, etc.) should contact 

RARequest@usda.gov. 

Daniel Whitley, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20658 Filed 9–22–23; 8:45 am] 

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