This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains documents other than rules or

proposed rules that are applicable to the

public. Notices of hearings and investigations,

committee meetings, agency decisions and

rulings, delegations of authority, filing of

petitions and applications and agency

statements of organization and functions are

examples of documents appearing in this

section.

Notices Federal Register

85578 

Vol. 88, No. 235 

Friday, December 8, 2023 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–SC–23–0048] 

Notice of Request for 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, this 

notice announces the Agricultural 

Marketing Service’s (AMS) intention to 

request an extension for the form 

currently used by marketers to apply for 

exemption from market promotion 

assessments under Federal marketing 

order programs. 

DATES: Comments on this notice are due 

by February 6, 2024 to be assured of 

consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments 

concerning this notice. Comments must 

be sent to the Docket Clerk, Market 

Development Division, Specialty Crops 

Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, STOP 0237, 

Washington, DC 20250–0237; Fax: (202) 

720–8938; or internet: https://

www.regulations.gov. Comments should 

reference the docket number and the 

date and page number of this issue of 

the Federal Register and will be 

available for public inspection in the 

Office of the Docket Clerk during regular 

business hours or can be viewed at: 

https://www.regulations.gov. All 

comments submitted in response to this 

notice will be included in the record 

and will be made available to the 

public. Please be advised that the 

identity of individuals or entities 

submitting the comments will be made 

public on the internet at the address 

provided above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas Nalepa, Marketing Specialist, 

Market Development Division, Specialty 

Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Stop 0237, 

Room 1406–S, Washington, DC 20250– 

0237; Telephone: (202) 720–8085, 

Email: Thomas.Nalepa@usda.gov. 

Small businesses may request 

information on this notice by contacting 

Richard Lower, Market Development 

Division, Specialty Crops Program, 

AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW, Stop 0237, Room 1406–S, 

Washington, DC 20250–0237; 

Telephone: (202) 720–8085; or Email: 

Richard.Lower@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Organic Handler Market 

Promotion Assessment Exemption 

under Federal Marketing Orders. 

OMB Number: 0581–0216. 

Expiration Date of Approval: February 

29, 2024. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: Marketing order programs 

provide an opportunity for producers of 

fresh fruit, vegetables, and specialty 

crops in specified production areas to 

work together to solve marketing 

problems that cannot be solved 

individually. 

Under the Agricultural Marketing 

Agreement Act of 1937 as amended (7 

U.S.C. 601–674), marketing orders may 

authorize production and marketing 

research, including paid advertising, to 

promote various commodities, which is 

paid for by assessments that are levied 

on the handlers who are regulated by 

the Orders. 

On May 13, 2002, the Farm Security 

and Rural Investment Act (7 U.S.C. 

7901) amended the Federal Agriculture 

Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 

U.S.C. 7201), exempting any person 

who handles or markets solely 100 

percent organic products from paying 

these assessments with respect to any 

agricultural commodity that is produced 

on a certified organic farm, as defined 

in the Organic Foods Production Act of 

1990 (7 U.S.C. 6502). A certified organic 

handler can apply for this exemption by 

completing a ‘‘Certified Organic Handler 

Application for Exemption from Market 

Promotion Assessments Paid Under 

Federal Marketing Orders,’’ and 

submitting it to the applicable 

marketing order committee or board. 

Section 900.700 of the regulations (7 

CFR 900.700) provides for exemption 

from assessments. This notice applies to 

the following marketing orders: 7 CFR 

parts 906 (Oranges and grapefruit grown 

in Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas), 

915 (Avocados grown in south Florida), 

923 (Sweet cherries grown in designated 

counties in Washington), 925 (Grapes 

grown in a designated area of 

southeastern California), 927 (Pears 

grown in Oregon and Washington), 929 

(Cranberries grown in Massachusetts, 

Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, 

Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, 

Oregon, Washington, and Long Island in 

New York), 930 (Tart cherries grown in 

Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, 

Oregon, Utah, Washington, and 

Wisconsin), 932 (Olives grown in 

California), 948 (Irish potatoes grown in 

Colorado), 955 (Vidalia onions grown in 

Georgia), 956 (Sweet onions grown in 

the Walla Walla Valley of southeast 

Washington and northeast Oregon), 958 

(Onions grown in certain designated 

counties in Idaho, and Malheur County, 

Oregon), 959 (Onions grown in South 

Texas), 966 (Tomatoes grown in 

Florida), 981 (Almonds grown in 

California), 982 (Hazelnuts grown in 

Oregon and Washington), 984 (Walnuts 

grown in California), 985 (Spearmint oil 

produced in Washington, Idaho, 

Oregon, and parts of Nevada and Utah), 

986 (Pecans produced in Alabama, 

Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, 

Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, 

Mississippi, North Carolina, New 

Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and 

Texas), 987 (Domestic dates produced or 

packed in Riverside County, California), 

989 (Raisins produced from grapes 

grown in California), and 993 (Dried 

prunes produced in California). 

The information collected is used 

only by authorized marketing order 

committee or board employees, who are 

the primary users of the information, 

and by authorized representatives of the 

USDA, including the AMS Specialty 

Crops Program’s regional and 

headquarters staff, who are the 

secondary users of the information. 

Estimate of Burden: The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 15 

minutes per response. 

Respondents: Respondents are eligible 

certified organic handlers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

210. 


khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES
Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 235 / Friday, December 8, 2023 / Notices 85579 

Estimated Number of Total Annual 

Responses: 210. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 52.5 hours. 

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) was 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. 

Erin Morris, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26978 Filed 12–7–23; 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 January 8, 2024 

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: Transfer of Farm Records 

Between Counties. 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0253. 

Summary of Collection: The Farm 

Service Agency (FSA) programs are 

administered on the basis of ‘‘farm’’. For 

program purposes, a farm is a collection 

of tracts of land that have the same 

owner and the same operator. Land with 

different owners may be considered to 

be a farm if all the land is operated by 

one person and additional criteria are 

met. A farm is typically administered in 

the FSA county office where the farm is 

physically located. A farm can be 

transferred from the physical location 

county office if the principal dwelling of 

the farm operator has changed, a change 

has occurred in the operation of the 

land, or there has been a change that 

would cause the receiving 

administrative county office to be more 

accessible. FSA–179, ‘‘Transfer of Farm 

Record between Counties,’’ is used as 

the request for a farm transfer from one 

county to another initiated by the 

producer. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information collected on the FSA–179 is 

collected only if a farm transfer is being 

requested and is collected in a face-toface setting with county office 

personnel. The information is used by 

county office employees to document 

which farm is being transferred, what 

county it is being transferred to, and 

why it is being transferred. The FSA– 

179 assists county committees in 

determining why the farm transfer is 

being requested and that it is not being 

requested for the purpose of increased 

program benefits, avoiding payment 

reductions, establishing eligibility to 

transfer base acres, or for circumventing 

any other programs provision. Without 

the information county offices will be 

unable to determine whether the 

producer desires to transfer a farm. 

Description of Respondents: Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 7,539. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,256. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26932 Filed 12–7–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Supplemental Nutrition 

Assistance Program Education (SNAPEd) Connection Resource Sharing 

Form 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS), United States Department of 

Agriculture (USDA). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on 

this proposed revision to the currently 

approved information collection for the 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP) form FNS–889, ‘‘SNAP 

Education (SNAP-Ed) Connection 

Resource Sharing Form.’’ This revision 

to the information collection will 

improve the submission process by 

clarifying the information requested for 

certain fields, thus providing data that 

is accurate and beneficial to 

stakeholders using the resource. These 

updates will also align with the new 

SNAP-Ed National Program Evaluation 

and Reporting System (N–PEARS) (OMB 

Control #0584–0683, expiration 4/30/ 

2026), to ensure consistency with 

SNAP-Ed specific terms. With this 

update to form FNS–889, FNS has 

determined that nutrition and physical 

activity interventions (i.e., educational 

materials, curricula, etc.), will no longer 

be accepted through this information 

collection. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before February 6, 2024 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to 

Aurora Calvillo Buffington, Food and 

Nutrition Service, Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program, Program 

Administration and Nutrition Division, 

1320 Braddock Place, 5th Floor, 

Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments may 

also be submitted via email to snapedconnection@usda.gov or through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, and follow 


khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES