[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 116 (Thursday, June 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34418-34419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14571]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[AMS-CN-10-0042; CN-10-004]
Tobacco Inspection and Grading Services: 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.
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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 in support of the Fair and
Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 (U.S.C. Chapter 518), the Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administrative, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act for 2002 (Appropriations Act), and the Tobacco
Inspection Act and Regulations Governing the Tobacco Standards.
DATES: Comments received by August 16, 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 at
http://www.regulations.gov or at the 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 e-mail at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Reporting and Recording Requirements for 7 CFR part 29.
OMB Number: 0581-0056.
Expiration Date of Approval: December 30, 2010.
Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Tobacco Inspection Act (7 U.S.C. 511-511s) requires
that all tobacco sold at designated auction markets in the U.S. be
inspected and graded. The Appropriations Act (7 U.S.C. 511s note)
requires that all tobacco eligible for price support in the U.S. be
inspected and graded. The Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004
(7 U.S.C. 518-519a) eliminated price supports and marketing quotas for
all tobacco beginning with the 2005 crop year. Mandatory inspection and
grading of domestic and imported tobacco was eliminated as well as the
mandatory pesticide testing of imported tobacco and the tobacco market
news program. The Tobacco Inspection Act also provides for interested
parties to request inspection, pesticide testing, and grading services
on a permissive basis. The information collection requirements
authorized for the programs under the Tobacco Inspection Act and the
Appropriations Act include: application for inspection of tobacco,
application and other information used in the approval of new auction
markets or the extension of services to designated tobacco markets, and
the information required to be provided in connection with auction and
nonauction sales.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 1.60 hours per response.
Respondents: Primarily tobacco companies, tobacco manufacturers,
import inspectors, and small businesses or organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 48.
Estimated Number of Responses: 2415.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 3851.
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
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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 also may be sent to Shethir Riva, Chief, Research
and Promotion, Cotton and Tobacco Programs, Agricultural Marketing
Service, USDA, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington DC 20250-0224.
All comments received will be available for public inspection during
regular business hours at the same address or through 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: June 11, 2010.
David R. Shipman,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-14571 Filed 6-16-10; 8:45 am]
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