81040 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 223 / Tuesday, November 21, 2023 / Notices 

(Press Release No. 0181.22, August 22, 

2022). AMS revised the paperwork 

burden estimate for the National 

Organic Program information collection 

to include participant applications. 

Through the Transition to Organic 

Partnership Program, the USDA ensures 

that operations (farmers) transitioning to 

organic production have the support 

and resources needed to navigate that 

transition. Respondents to the 

Transition to Organic Partnership 

Program are operations (e.g., farmers) 

seeking to transition their agricultural 

operation to USDA certified organic 

production, operations looking to 

expand their existing USDA certified 

organic operation and/or acreage, and 

existing USDA certified organic 

operations looking to serve in a 

mentorship role to the above listed 

respondents. AMS and Transition to 

Organic Partnership Program 

cooperators use this information to 

build a partnership network across six 

regions of the United States, with the 

purpose of connecting transitioning 

operations (mentees) with mentors, and 

to help with technical assistance events 

and resource material content 

development. 

Administrative investigations are 

exempt from the Paperwork Reduction 

Act requirements [44 U.S.C. 

3518(c)(1)(B)(ii)]. Therefore, information 

regarding the submission of complaints 

has not previously been included in the 

National Organic Program information 

collection. However, AMS recognizes 

that respondents wishing to stay 

anonymous go to greater lengths to 

preserve their anonymity. To reduce the 

burden on these voluntary submissions, 

AMS created the NOP Online Complaint 

Portal. Since personally identifiable 

information is collected from nonanonymous respondents in this portal, 

AMS revised the National Organic 

Program information collection to 

include these respondents. These 

respondents are members of the public 

who voluntarily submit allegations of 

fraudulent organic activities 

(complaints) using the new NOP Online 

Complaint Portal. Complaints have 

historically been received and 

investigated by AMS since the 

publication of the first USDA organic 

regulations (7 CFR part 205, 65 FR 

80548, Dec 21, 2000). As always, the 

public may submit complaints how they 

wish, using mail, fax, phone, email, or 

now—the NOP Online Complaint 

Portal. This collected information is 

used by AMS to initiate administrative 

investigations. Additional information 

requests associated with AMS following 

up on these complaints are not 

discussed here, as administrative 

investigations are exempt from the 

Paperwork Reduction Act requirements 

[44 U.S.C. 3518(c)(1)(B)(ii)]. 

At a later date, AMS will update the 

information collection to describe 

revisions to the Organic Integrity 

Database (INTEGRITY) due to recent 

rulemaking (Strengthening Organic 

Enforcement, 88 FR 3548, Jan 19, 2023). 

Estimate of Burden: The total annual 

hours requested for this information 

collection is 3,382,459 hours. This 

estimated burden includes time needed 

for participant education; record 

creation and administration; and 

preparation, review, and submission of 

reports. Respondents include producers 

and handlers of certified and exempt 

organic products, organic inspectors, 

certifying agents, State governments, 

petitioners, complainants, and 

participants in the Transition to Organic 

Partnership Program. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

55,285 respondents. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 5.2 responses per 

respondent. 

Estimated Burden per Response: 11.8 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 3,382,459 hours. 

Comments are invited on: Revisions 

being made to ‘‘National Organic 

Program,’’ (OMB Control Number 0581– 

0191) to (1) revise the explanatory/ 

instructional text in form TM–10CG, (2) 

include the Transition to Organic 

Partnership Program, and (3) include 

the NOP Online Complaint Portal. 

Comments are also invited on: (i) 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(ii) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information; (iii) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (iv) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. For access to the docket to 

read background documents (such as 

the spreadsheet used to estimate 

burden) or comments received, go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID ‘‘AMS–NOP–23–0052.’’ 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized in a Supporting Statement 

and included in the request to OMB for 

approval. All comments will become a 

matter of public record. 

A copy of the information collection 

and related documents may be obtained 

free of charge by contacting the Agency 

as directed above in section FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Erin Morris, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25726 Filed 11–20–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

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 are 

required regarding; 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; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 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 December 21, 

2023 will be considered. Written 

comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collection should 

be submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function 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: Customer Data Worksheet 

Request for Business Partner Record 

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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 223 / Tuesday, November 21, 2023 / Notices 81041 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0265. 

Summary of Collection: The Core 

Customer Data is required in order to 

identify USDA program participants 

who are individual persons and legal 

entities and is necessary to ensure that 

benefits are issued to the correct 

customer and valid Tax Identification 

Numbers. Also, the customers can be 

validated and also to provide a 

necessary basis for pursuing legal 

remedies in the event of error or fraud. 

There is no public law regarding the use 

or collection of Core Customer Data. The 

option to document and track Core 

Customer Data changes is necessary to 

ensure the integrity of the data and to 

provide the Farm Service Agency (FSA), 

Natural Resources and Conservation 

Service and Rural Development (RD, 

Risk Management Agency (RMA), and 

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), a 

method of verifying the validity of the 

information, and provide a necessary 

basis for pursuing legal remedies when 

needed. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Core Customer Data is necessary to 

input customer information for identity 

purposes and to provide a point of 

contact for the respective customer and 

a valid Tax Identification Number to 

direct program benefits to. The form 

(AD–2047) will be used to document 

Corel Customer Data changes and also to 

provide a method to identify who made 

applicable changes and when this was 

done. Failure to collect and timely 

maintain the data collected will result 

in erroneous or outdated point of 

contact information, which could result 

in program information and benefits 

being directed to incorrect recipients. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households. 

Number of Respondents: 161,250. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Other (when necessary). 

Total Burden Hours: 8,063. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; State and Local Government 

Finance Collections, and Public 

Employment and Payroll Collections 

AGENCY: Census Bureau, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed, and continuing information 

collections, which helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment on the proposed extension of 

the State and Local Government Finance 

Collections, and Public Employment 

and Payroll Collections prior to the 

submission of the information collection 

request (ICR) to OMB for approval. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before January 22, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments by 

email to Thomas.J.Smith@census.gov. 

Please reference State and Local 

Government Finance Collections, and 

Public Employment and Payroll 

Collections in the subject line of your 

comments. You may also submit 

comments, identified by Docket Number 

USBC–2023–0014, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. All comments 

received are part of the public record. 

No comments will be posted to http:// 

www.regulations.gov for public viewing 

until after the comment period has 

closed. Comments will generally be 

posted without change. All Personally 

Identifiable Information (for example, 

name and address) voluntarily 

submitted by the commenter may be 

publicly accessible. Do not submit 

Confidential Business Information or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. You may submit 

attachments to electronic comments in 

Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF 

file formats. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Michael 

Reich, Assistant Division Chief, Public 

Sector, Economy-Wide Statistics 

Division, 301–763–5163; or by email 

michael.r.reich@census.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Census Bureau plans to request 

an extension of the clearance for the 

Annual Survey of Public Employment & 

Payroll and the Annual Survey of State 

and Local Government Finances. There 

are no proposed changes since the last 

approved clearance. The Annual Survey 

of Public Employment & Payroll collects 

state and local government data by 

function for full-time and part-time 

employees and payroll. The Annual 

Survey of State and Local Government 

Finances collect state and local 

government finance data including 

government revenue, expenditure, debt, 

assets, and pension systems. Data are 

collected for all agencies, departments, 

and institutions of the fifty state 

governments and for a sample of all 

local governments (counties, 

municipalities, townships, and special 

districts). Data for school districts are 

collected under a separate survey and 

are not included here. 

In years ending with 2 and 7 this 

collection is conducted as a part of the 

Census of Governments. There is no 

difference in content collected between 

a Census of Governments year and nonCensus year. The only difference is that 

in non-Census years, we only collect 

from a sample of the universe of state 

and local governments, whereas during 

a Census of Governments year the entire 

universe is collected. The upcoming 

three years of this clearance extension 

will cover the collections for fiscal years 

of 2023, 2024, and 2025, all of which are 

non-Census years. 

The data are released as part of the 

State and Local Government Finance 

and Public Employment & Payroll 

statistical series. The collections also 

produce individual data products that 

focus on state governments, local 

governments, and public pensions in 

greater detail than the combined 

financial and employment series as a 

by-product of their collections for the 

combined data series. The Census 

Bureau provides these data to the 

Bureau of Economic Analysis to develop 

the public sector components of the 

National Income and Product Accounts 

and for constructing the functional 

payrolls in the public sector of the Gross 

Domestic Product, payroll being the 

single largest component of current 

operations. The Census Bureau also 

provides these data to the Federal 

Reserve Board for use in the Flow of 


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