[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 93 (Friday, May 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27285-27286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11513]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
May 10, 2010.
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
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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 should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), [email protected] or
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO,
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
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: Certificate for Quota Eligibility (CQE).
OMB Control Number: 0551-0014.
Summary of Collection: 5 (a)(i) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States authorize the Secretary to establish a raw-cane
sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ). 5 (b)(1) authorize the U.S. Trade
Representative to allocate the raw-cane sugar tariff-rate quota among
supplying countries. Certificates of Quota Eligibility (CQE) are issued
to the 40 countries that receive TRQ allocations to export sugar to the
United States. The CQE is completed by the certifying authority in the
foreign country that certifies that the sugar
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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 FSA-961.
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.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 40.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 200.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-11513 Filed 5-13-10; 8:45 am]
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