[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 52 (Tuesday, March 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12790-12791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6733]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation


Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently 
Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the intention of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
(CCC) to request an extension for, and revision of, an information 
collection currently in effect with respect to the Standards for 
Approval of Warehouses for grain, rice, dry edible beans, and seed.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before May 19, 
1997 to be assured consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: Contact Steve Closson, Chief, USDA, 
Farm Service Agency, Warehouse and Inventory Division, Storage Contract 
Branch, STOP 0553, PO Box 2415, Washington, D.C. 20250-2415, (202) 720-
7434.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Standards for Approval of Warehouses, Reporting and 
Recordkeeping Requirements.
    OMB Number: 0560-0009.
    Expiration Date: June 30, 1997.
    Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: The information collected under Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) Number 0560-0009, as identified above, allows CCC to 
effectively administer storage agreements. These agreements are 
authorized by the CCC Charter Act. 15 U.S.C. 714 note. The forms allow 
CCC to contract for

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warehouse storage and related services and to monitor and enforce all 
provisions of 7 CFR part 1421. These forms are furnished to interested 
warehouse operators or used by warehouse examiners employed by CCC to 
secure and record information about the warehouse operator and the 
warehouse. The general purpose of the forms is to provide those charged 
with executing contracts for CCC a basis to determine whether the 
warehouse and the warehouse operator meet applicable standards for a 
contract and to determine compliance once the contract is approved.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this information 
collection is estimated to average .67 hours per response.
    Respondents: Warehouse Operators.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,130.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.7.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 379,240 hours.
    Proposed topics for comment include: (a) Whether the continued 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the CCC's estimate of 
burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; 
(c) enhancing the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
collected; or (d) minimizing the burden of the collection of the 
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 should be sent to the Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
Washington, D.C. 20503 and to Steve Closson, Chief, USDA, Farm Service 
Agency, Warehouse and Inventory Division, Storage Contract Branch, STOP 
0553, P.O. Box 2415, Washington, D.C. 20250-2415, (202) 720-7434.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on March 7, 1997.
Bruce R. Weber,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 97-6733 Filed 3-17-97; 8:45 am]
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