Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 97 / Thursday, May 20, 2010 / Notices 28231 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506 and 5 CFR 

1320.8. 

J. Dudley Butler, 

Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12002 Filed 5–19–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[AMS–CN–10–0038, CN–10–002] 

Cotton Classing, Testing and 

Standards: Notice of Request for an 

Extension and Revision to 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 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice 

announces the Agricultural Marketing 

Service’s (AMS) intention to request 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget, for an extension and 

revision to the currently approved 

information collection Cotton Classing, 

Testing, and Standards. 

DATES: Comments received by July 19, 

2010 will be considered. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: 

Interested persons are invited to submit 

written comments concerning this 

proposal to Shethir Riva, Chief, 

Research and Promotion, Cotton and 

Tobacco Programs, Agricultural 

Marketing Service, USDA, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Room 2637–S, 

Washington, DC 20250–0224. 

Comments should be submitted in 

triplicate. Comments may also be 

submitted electronically through http:// 

www.regulations.gov. All comments 

should reference the docket number and 

page number of this issue of the Federal 

Register. All comments received will be 

made available for public inspection 

through http://www.regulations.gov or 

at Cotton and Tobacco Programs, AMS, 

USDA, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., 

Room 2637–S, Washington, DC 20250 

during regular business hours. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shethir Riva, Chief, Research and 

Promotion, Cotton and Tobacco 

Programs, Agricultural Marketing 

Service, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Ave., SW., Room 2637–S, Washington, 

DC 20250–0224, telephone (202) 720– 

3193, facsimile (202) 690–1718, or email at Shethir.riva@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Cotton Classing, Testing, and 

Standards. 

OMB Number: 0581–0008. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

December 30, 2010. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

Revision of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection. 

Abstract: Information solicited is used 

by the USDA to administer and 

supervise activities associated with the 

classification or grading of cotton, 

cotton linters, and cottonseed based on 

official USDA Standards. The 

information requires personal data, such 

as name, type of business, address, and 

description of classification services 

requested. These programs are 

conducted under the United States 

Cotton Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 51b), the 

Cotton Statistics and Estimates Act of 

1927 (7 U.S.C. 473c), and the 

Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 

U.S.C. 1622h) and regulations appear at 

7 CFR part 28. 

The information collection 

requirements in this request are 

essential to carry out the intent of the 

Acts and to provide the cotton industry 

the type of information they need to 

make sound business decisions. The 

information collected is the minimum 

required. Information is requested from 

growers, cooperatives, merchants, 

manufacturers, and other government 

agencies. 

The information collected is used 

only by authorized employees of the 

USDA, AMS. The cotton industry is the 

primary user of the compiled 

information and AMS and other 

government agencies are secondary 

users. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.08 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Cotton merchants, 

warehouses, and gins. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

893. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 2.01. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

1,793. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 136.15. 

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) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be sent to Shethir Riva, 

Chief, Research and Promotion, Cotton 

and Tobacco Programs, Agricultural 

Marketing Service, USDA, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Room 2637–S, 

Washington, DC 20250–0224. All 

comments received will be available for 

public inspection during regular 

business hours at the same address or at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Dated: May 14, 2010. 

David R. Shipman, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12028 Filed 5–19–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[AMS–CN–10–0037; CN–10–003] 

Cotton Classification and Market News 

Service: Notice of Request for an 

Extension and Revision 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 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice 

announces the Agricultural Marketing 

Service’s (AMS) intention to request 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget, for an extension of and 

revision to the currently approved 

information collection Cotton 

Classification and Market News Service. 

DATES: Comments received by July 19, 

2010. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: 

Interested persons are invited to submit 

written comments concerning this 

proposal to Shethir Riva, Chief, 

Research and Promotion, Cotton and 

Tobacco Programs, Agricultural 

Marketing Service, USDA, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Room 2637–S, 

Washington, DC 20250–0224. 

Comments should be submitted in 

triplicate. Comments may also be 

submitted electronically through http:// 


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