[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11247-11248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03043]


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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 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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    Need and Use of the Information: Distributions out of the Trust 
Fund is payable to (1) One or more nationally recognized associations 
established for the promotion of pima cotton for use in textile and 
apparel goods; (2) certain yarn spinners of pima cotton that produced 
ring spun cotton yarns in the United States from pima cotton during the 
prior calendar year; and (3) manufacturers who cut and sew cotton 
shirts in the United States who certify that they used imported cotton 
fabric during the prior calendar year. Eligible claimants for a 
distribution from the Pima Cotton Trust Fund are directed to submit a 
notarized affidavit. The Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) will use the 
information provided in the affidavits to certify the claimants' 
eligibility and to authorize payment from the Pima Cotton Trust Fund. 
If eligible claimants do not submit an affidavit with the required 
information they will not be entitled to a distribution from the Pima 
Cotton Trust Fund.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other-for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 9.
    Frequency of Responses: Record keeping, Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 3.

Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Acting Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-03043 Filed 2-13-24; 8:45 am]
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