88 FR 57 pgs. 17783-17784 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Type: NOTICEVolume: 88Number: 57Pages: 17783 - 17784
Pages: 17783, 17784FR document: [FR Doc. 2023-06039 Filed 3-23-23; 8:45 am]
Agency: Agriculture Department
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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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 April 24, 2023 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: Borlaug Fellowship Program.
OMB Control Number: 0551-New.
Summary of Collection: The primary purpose for this information collection is for the Borlaug Fellowship Program implemented by USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service, Global Programs, Fellowship Programs. Since 2004, U.S. Congress has made funds available to USDA's Borlaug Fellowship Program to provide training to Fellows from middle-income and emerging market countries. The Borlaug Programs provide U.S.-based scientific training and collaborative research opportunities to early- and mid-career scientists, researchers, and policymakers, and can act as market development tools to assist in opening markets and decreasing/eliminating trade barriers. Authority for the program falls under 7 U.S. Code §?3319j: Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program.
Need and Use of the Information: The information collected by Fellowship Programs is used to implement the USDA FAS Borlaug Fellowship Program. The information is collected through the Borlaug Fellowship Application that candidates submit to FAS staff through an electronic application. The Borlaug Fellowship Program applications are collected by Borlaug Fellowship Program staff and are used by fellows to explain their proposed research plans, set a timeframe to achieve goals during and after their program, and exhibit their qualifications as a candidate for the program.
The mid- and post-program evaluation forms are used by Borlaug Fellowship staff to assess the success of each training program. Fellowship staff use the evaluation forms to assess whether programs goals were achieved and receive feedback from participants on how to improve future programming. Without the Fellows applications and evaluations, the Foreign Agricultural Service would not be able execute the Borlaug Fellowship Program and FAS staff would not be able to identify if FAS objectives and goals are being met.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 227.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 715.
Title: Certificate for Quota Eligibility (CQE).
OMB Control Number: 0551-0014.
Summary of Collection: Imports of raw cane sugar are subject to a tariff-rate import quota (TRQ) that is allocated on a country-by-country basis to foreign countries or areas. A U.S. certificate for quota eligibility (CQE) issued by USDA and authenticated by a certifying authority in the foreign country permits entry of raw cane sugar under the TRQ. U.S. Note 5 (a)(i) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United State requires the Secretary to establish a TRQ for raw-cane sugar (entered under HTS 1701.12.10 and 1701.14.10) during each fiscal year with a minimum TRQ amount of 1,117,195 metric tons, raw value. In Addition 5 (b)(1) authorizes the U.S. Trade Representative to allocate the raw-cane sugar tariff-rate quota among supplying countries. CQEs are issued to the 40 countries that receive TRQ allocations to export sugar to the United State. The CQE is completed by the certifying authority in the foreign country that certifies that the sugar being exported to the United States was produced in the foreign country that has the TRQ allocation. The Foreign Agriculture will collect information using form FAS-961 and other collection activities.
Need and Use of the Information: FAS will collect the following information: (1) country of origin or area of the eligible raw cane sugar; (2) quota period; (3) quantity of raw cane sugar to be exported; (4) details of the shipment (shipper, vessel, port of loading); and (5) additional details if available at the time of shipment (consignee, address of consignee, expected date of departure, expected date of arrival in the U.S., expected port of arrival). The information will help determine if the quantity to be imported is eligible to be entered under the TRQ. Without the CQEs, USDA/FAS and CBP could not administer the raw cane sugar TRQs authorized under U.S. law.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 24.
[top] Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 621.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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