Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 38 / Monday, February 26, 2024 / Notices 14041 

Total Burden Hours: 18. 

Levi S. Harrell, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03839 Filed 2–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–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 27, 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 Plant and Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Black Stem Rust; Identification 

Requirements and Addition of RustResistant Varieties. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0186. 

Summary of Collection: Under the 

Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701—et 

seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is 

authorized to prohibit or restrict the 

importation, entry, or movement of 

plants and plant products to prevent the 

introduction of plant pests into the 

United States or their dissemination 

within the United States. Black stem 

rust is one of the most destructive plant 

diseases of small grains that are known 

to exist in the United States. The disease 

is caused by a fungus that reduces the 

quality and yield of infected wheat, oat, 

barley, and rye crops by robbing host 

plants of food and water. The fungus is 

spread from host to host by windborne 

spores. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

APHIS will collect information to 

prevent the spread of black stem rust by 

providing for and requiring the accurate 

identification of rust-resistant varieties 

by inspectors. When a business request 

APHIS to add a variety to the list of rustresistant barberries, it need to provide 

APHIS with a written description and 

color pictures that can be used by the 

State nursery inspectors to clearly 

identify the variety and distinguish it 

from other varieties. This action enables 

nurseries to move the species into and 

through protected areas and to 

propagate and sell the species in States 

or parts of States designated as 

protected areas. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for profit; State, Local, and 

Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 2. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 17. 

Rachelle Ragland-Greene, 

Acting Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03868 Filed 2–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–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 approval 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 these information collections 

are best assured of having their full 

effect if received by March 27, 2024. 

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. 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

Title: Cotton Classification and 

Market News Service. 

OMB Control Number: 0581–0009. 

Summary of Collection: The Cotton 

Statistics and Estimates Act, 7 U.S. Code 

471–476, authorizes the Secretary of 

Agriculture to collect and publish 

annually statistics or estimates 

concerning the grades and staple lengths 

of stocks of cotton. In addition, 

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) 

collects, authenticates, publishes, and 

distributes timely information of the 

market supply, demand, location, and 

market prices for cotton (7 U.S.C. 473B). 

This information is needed and used by 

all segments of the cotton industry. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

AMS will collect information on the 

quality of cotton in the carryover stocks 

along with the size or volume of the 

carryover. Growers use this information 

in making decisions relative to 

marketing their present crop and 

planning for the next one; cotton 

merchants use the information in 

marketing decisions; and the mills that 

provide the data also use the combined 

data in planning their future purchase to 

cover their needs. Importers of U.S. 

cotton use the data in making their 

plans for purchases of U.S. cotton. AMS 


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and other government agencies are users 

of the compiled information. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 696. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion; Weekly; Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 599. 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

Title: Reporting Forms Under Milk 

Marketing Order Programs. 

OMB Control Number: 0581–0032. 

Summary of Collection: Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS) oversees the 

administration of the Federal Milk 

Marketing Orders authorized by the 

Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act 

of 1937, as amended. The Act is 

designed to improve returns to 

producers while protecting the interests 

of consumers. The Federal Milk 

Marketing Order regulations require 

places certain requirements on the 

handling of milk in the area it covers. 

Currently, there are 11 milk marketing 

orders regulating the handling of milk in 

the respective marketing areas. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information collected is needed to 

administer the classified pricing system 

and related requirements of each 

Federal Order. Forms are used for 

reporting purposes and to establish the 

quantity of milk received by handlers, 

the pooling status of the handler, and 

the class-use of the milk used by the 

handler and the butterfat content and 

amounts of other components of the 

milk. Without the monthly information, 

the market administrator would not 

have the information to compute each 

monthly price nor know if handlers 

were paying producers on dates 

prescribed in the order. Penalties are 

imposed for violation of the order, such 

as the failure to pay producers by the 

prescribed dates. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 

institutions; Individuals or households; 

Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 745. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 

Quarterly; Monthly; Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 28,559. 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

Title: Specified Commodities 

Imported Into the United States Exempt 

From Import Requirements, 7 CFR part 

944, 980, and 999. 

OMB Control Number: 0581–0167. 

Summary of Collection: Section 608e 

of the Agricultural Marketing 

Agreement Act of 1937 (AMAA), as 

amended (7 U.S.C. 601–674), requires 

that whenever the Secretary of 

Agriculture issues grade, size, quality, 

or maturity regulations under domestic 

Federal marketing orders, the same or 

comparable regulations must be used for 

imported commodities. Import 

regulations apply only during those 

periods when domestic marketing order 

regulations are in effect. No person may 

import products for processing or other 

exempt purposes unless an executed 

Importers Exempt Commodity Form 

(SC–6) accompanies the shipment. Both 

the shipper and receiver are required to 

register in the Compliance and 

Enforcement Management System 

(CEMS) to electronically file an SC–6 

certificate to notify the Marketing Order 

and Agreement Division (MOAD) of the 

exemption activity. MOAD provides 

information on its website about the 

commodities imported under section 8e 

of the Act and directions to the CEMS 

portal. The Civil Penalty Stipulation 

Agreement (SC–7) is a ‘‘volunteer’’ form 

that provides the Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS) with an additional tool to 

obtain resolution of certain cases 

without the cost of going to a hearing. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

importers wishing to import 

commodities will use the electronic or 

paper version of form SC–6, ‘‘Importer’s 

Exempt Commodity.’’ The information 

collected includes information on the 

imported product (type of product and 

lot identification), the importer’s contact 

information, the U.S. Customs entry 

number, inspection date, and intended 

use (processing, charity, livestock/ 

animal feed). In a situation where a 

party is alleged to have violated the 

importation regulations, AMS can use 

SC–7, ‘‘Civil Penalty Stipulation 

Agreement’’ form to settle the matter in 

exchange for the payment of a fine. 

AMS utilizes the information to ensure 

that imported goods destined for exempt 

outlets are given no less favorable 

treatment than afforded to domestic 

goods destined for such exempt outlets. 

If the information is not collected, AMS 

would have no way of maintaining a 

safe and legal import program for fruits, 

vegetables, and specialty crops, as this 

is the only method of securing 

compliance with section 8e of the Act. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 79. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 581. 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

Title: Organic Handler Market 

Promotion Assessment Exemption 

Under Federal Marketing Orders. 

OMB Control Number: 0581–0216. 

Summary of Collection: 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. 

Section 10004 of the 2014 Farm Bill 

expanded the organic assessment 

exemption originally established by the 

FAIR Act. The 2014 Farm Bill allows all 

organic handlers to apply for an 

exemption from assessments on 

products certified as ‘‘organic’’ or ‘‘100 

percent organic,’’ regardless of whether 

the handler also markets conventional 

or non-organic products. At the same 

time, the 2014 Farm bill reduced the per 

response time to complete the form from 

30 minutes to 15 minutes. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Handlers submit the completed SC–649 

form to the appropriate committee, 

board or council once a year to apply for 

an assessment exemption to a certain 

percentage. The information gathered on 

this form is necessary to assist the 

committees, boards and councils to 

determine an applicant’s eligibility 

assessment exemption and to verify 

compliance. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 210. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 53. 

Levi S. Harrell, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03854 Filed 2–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2024–0003] 

Notice of Request for Approval of an 

Information Collection; Study To 

Understand Knowledge and Beliefs 

About Translocation of Wild Pigs 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 


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