[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5484-5485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01666]


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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 requested 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 February 
28, 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.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: APHIS Credit Account and User Fee Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0055.
    Summary of Collection: The Food, Agriculture, Conservation and 
Trade Act of 1990, as amended, authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture 
and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to prescribe 
and collect fees to cover the costs of providing certain agricultural 
quarantine, inspection, and veterinary diagnostics services. 
Reimbursable overtime fees may also be assessed for inspection services 
requested during non-duty hours. The Secretary is authorized to use the 
revenue to provide reimbursements to any appropriation accounts that 
incur costs associated with the services provided. The Debt Collection 
Improvement Act of 1996 authorizes the Agency to collect information 
from person(s) requesting to establish credit accounts with the U.S. 
government. APHIS charges the appropriate fees to respondents using 
billing information obtained from several APHIS documents.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
from requests to establish credit accounts to conduct credit checks and 
to ensure credit worthiness prior to extending credit services. APHIS 
will also collect information required to identify fees associated with 
provided services, and to ensure that the correct amounts are collected 
and remitted in full in a timely manner. Without the information,

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APHIS would not be able to ensure substantial compliance with the 
statute. Noncompliance with the statute could result in 
misappropriation of public funds and lost revenue to the Federal 
Government.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; 
Individuals.
    Number of Respondents: 144,209.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 95,310.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-01666 Filed 1-26-24; 8:45 am]
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