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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments are 

requested regarding (1) 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) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden 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 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 July 30, 2018 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. 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Animal Disease Traceability. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0327. 

Summary of Collection: The Animal 

Health Protection Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 

8301–8317) is the primary Federal law 

governing the protection of animal 

health. The law gives the Secretary of 

Agriculture broad authority to detect, 

control, or eradicate pests or diseases of 

livestock or poultry. As part of its 

ongoing efforts to safeguard animal 

health, the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) developed 

the Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) 

framework which continues to be a 

partnership involving APHIS, States, 

Tribes, and industry to provide a system 

for animal traceability. Traceability 

helps document the movement history 

of an animal throughout its life, 

including during an emergency 

response or for ongoing animal disease 

programs. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

APHIS uses information provided by 

businesses, States, and Tribal Nations to 

facilitate animal disease traceability and 

support disease control, eradication, 

and surveillance activities. Some of the 

information collection activities 

include: Applications for use of more 

than official identification device; 

applications for and approval of tagging 

sites; evaluation of States and Tribes; 

documentation of completion of 

performance measures; commuter herd 

agreements; collection of identification 

devices at slaughter; obtaining official 

eartags; application of State shields; 

official identification device 

distribution records; certification of 

veterinary inspection; unauthorized 

removal or loss of official identification 

devices; reporting retagging animal 

records; premises identification and 

updates; nonproducer participant 

registration; official identification 

device applications and approved 

identification device manufacturer 

agreements and updates; animal 

identification number manager 

registration, agreements, and updates; 

cooperative agreements; State/Tribe 

quarterly reports; animal disease 

tractability road maps; eartag orders; 

program site tag information; records of 

tags issues and applied; coordination of 

tag orders with manufacturers; reporting 

loss, theft, and misuse of tags; removal 

or replacement of eartags; and 

recordkeeping. If this information was 

not collected, APHIS’ ability to address 

traceability needs would be significantly 

hampered. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local, or Tribal Government; 

Businesses. 

Number of Respondents: 275,622. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Third-Party Disclosure; 

Reporting: On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,314,736. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

June 25, 2018. 

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 

requested regarding (1) 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) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden 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 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 July 30, 2018 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. 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Title: Sugar Imported for Exports as 

Refined Sugar, as a Sugar-Containing 

Product, or Used in Production of 

Certain Polyhydric Alcohols. 

OMB Control Number: 0551–0015. 

Summary of Collection: The 

regulation at 7 CFR part 1530 authorizes 

the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) 

to issue import licenses to enter raw 


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cane sugar exempt from the tariff-rate 

quota (TRQ) for the raw cane sugar 

imports and related requirements on the 

condition that an equivalent quantity of 

refined sugar be: (1) Exported as refined 

sugar; (2) exported as an ingredient in 

sugar containing products; or (3) used in 

production of certain polyhydric 

alcohols. The information requirements 

set forth in the regulation are necessary 

to enable FAS to administer the 

licensing program in full compliance 

with the regulation and to ensure that 

licensed imports do not enter the 

commercial sugar market in 

circumvention of the TRQ for raw cane 

sugar. 

Need and Use of the Information: FAS 

will collect information to verify that 

the world-priced sugar is actually 

exported and not diverted onto the 

domestic market, thereby undermining 

the objectives of politically sensitive 

U.S. sugar policies. This collection 

enables USDA to monitor participants 

in an effort to ensure compliance with 

program parameters. Without the 

collection, there would be increased 

opportunity to divert sugar onto the 

domestic market. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 325. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting; Quarterly. 

Total Burden Hours: 414. 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Title: Specialty Sugar Certificate 

Application. 

OMB Control Number: 0551–0025. 

Summary of Collection: The collect of 

information is necessary to fulfill the 

legal obligations of the regulation at 15 

CFR 2011 subpart B to issue specialty 

sugar certificates, letters to importers 

signed by the Foreign Agricultural 

Service (FAS) Certifying Authority, and 

ensuring that U.S. importers comply 

with the program’s requirements. The 

regulation sets forth the terms and 

conditions under which the Certifying 

Authority in FAS issues certificates to 

importers allowing them to enter 

specialty sugars under the tariff-rate 

quota (TRQ) for refined sugar. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

collected information will be used to: 

(1) Determine whether applicants for the 

program meet the regulation’s eligibility 

criteria; (2) ensure that sugar to be 

imported is specialty sugar and meets 

the requirements of the regulation; (3) 

audit participants’ compliance with the 

regulation; and (4) prevent entry of 

world-priced program sugar from 

entering the domestic commercial 

market instead of domestic specialty 

sugar market. The Certifying Authority 

needs the information to manage, plan, 

evaluate, and account for program 

activities. Less frequent collection or no 

collection would impede administration 

of the specialty sugar certificate program 

and reduce or eliminate imports 

essential to U.S. organic food and 

beverages processors. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 60. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 66. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Notice of Request for Revision of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, this notice announces the 

intention of the Foreign Agricultural 

Service to request a revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection for the Agriculture Wool 

Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by August 27, 2018 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: FAS invites interested 

persons to submit comments on this 

notice. In your comment, include the 

volume, date, and page number of this 

issue of the Federal Register. You may 

submit comments by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. This 

website provides the ability to type 

short comments directly into the 

comment field on this web page or 

attach a file for lengthier comments. 

Follow the on-line instructions for 

submitting comments. 

• Mail, hand delivery, or courier: 

Peter W. Burr, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 

5531, Mailstop 1021, Washington, DC 

20250. 

• Email: iperd@fas.usda.gov. Include 

Agency Name and the OMB Control 

Number in the subject line of the 

message. 

Instructions: All submissions 

submitted by mail or electronic mail 

must include the Agency name and 

OMB Control Number. Comments 

received in response to this docket will 

be made available for public inspection 

and posted without change, including 

any personal information, to http://

www.regulations.gov. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

an alternative means for communication 

of information (e.g., Braille, large print, 

audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s 

Target Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice 

and TDD). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peter W. Burr, (202) 720–8877, iperd@

fas.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Agriculture Wool Apparel 

Manufacturers Trust Fund. 

OMB Control Number: 0551–0045. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

September 30, 2018. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: This information collection 

is required for affidavits submitted to 

FAS for claims against the Agriculture 

Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust 

Fund. Claimants of the Agriculture 

Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust 

Fund will be required to submit 

electronically a notarized affidavit and 

information pertaining to the 

production of worsted wool suits, suittype jackets, or trousers for boys and 

men; or the weaving of wool yarn, wool 

fiber, or wool top. This electronic filing 

would be in lieu of the current paper 

document submission. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average approximately 2 

hours per response for affidavits related 

to the Agriculture Wool Apparel 

Manufacturers Trust Fund. 

Type of Respondents: Under the 

Agriculture Wool Apparel 

Manufacturers Trust Fund there are four 

groups of potential respondents, as 

authorized by Section 12315 of Act 

(Pub. L. 113–79): (1) Persons in the 

United States who produced worsted 

wool suits, suit-type jackets, or trousers 

for men and boys in the year prior to the 

application using worsted wool fabric of 

the kind described in headings 

9902.51.11, 9902.51.15, or who wove 

worsted wool fabrics suitable for use in 

making men and boys suits under 

heading 9902.51.16 of the Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States; (2) 

Persons in the United States who 

processed wool yarn, wool fiber, or 

wool top of the kind described in 

headings 9902.51.13 or 9902.51.14 of 


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