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11247 

Vol. 89, No. 31 

Wednesday, February 14, 2024 

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 March 15, 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. 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Title: CCC EXPORT CREDIT 

GUARANTEE PROGRAM (GSM–102). 

OMB Control Number: 0551–0004. 

Summary of Collection: The CCC 

Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM– 

102) is administered by the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 

Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) on 

behalf of USDA’s Commodity Credit 

Corporation (CCC). This program 

provides guarantees to exporters in 

order to maintain and increase overseas 

importers’ ability to purchase U.S. 

agricultural goods. The GSM–102 

underwrites credit extended by U.S. 

private banks to approved foreign banks 

using dollar-denominated, irrevocable 

letters of credit. The GSM–102 program 

covers credit terms up to 18 months. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Information is collected from 

participating U.S. exporters and U.S. 

and Foreign Financial Institutions in 

order to determine their eligibility for 

program benefits. The information is 

also utilized in fulfilling the CCC’s 

obligation under the issued payment 

guarantee. The information collected 

enables exporters, U.S. banks and 

foreign banks to receive the benefits of 

the program and to ensure compliance 

with the Federal Funding 

Accountability and Transparency Act 

(FFATA), the Debt Collection 

Improvement Act (DCIA), and nonprocurement suspension and debarment 

regulations found at 2 CFR parts 180 

and 417. 

Description of Respondents: U.S. 

exporters, U.S. financial institutions, 

and foreign financial institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 88. 

Frequency of Responses: Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,065. 

Rachelle Ragland-Greene, 

Acting Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03037 Filed 2–13–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–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 

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 March 15, 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. 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Title: Pima Agriculture Cotton Trust 

Fund. 

OMB Control Number: 0551–0044. 

Summary of Collection: Section 12602 

of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 

113–79) (The Act), as amended by the 

Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 

(Pub. L. 115–334), authorizes 

distributions out of the Pima 

Agriculture Cotton Trust Fund (‘‘Pima 

Cotton Trust Fund’’) in each of calendar 

years 2018 through 2023, payable to 

qualifying claimants. Eligible claimants 

are directed to submit a notarized 

affidavit, following the statutory 

procedures specified in section 12314(c) 

or (d) of the Act. 


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