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Federal Register: July 20, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 140)
Notices
Page 37945
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
Notices
Federal Register
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains
documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency
decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and
applications and agency statements of organization and functions are
examples of documents
appearing in this section.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Foreign Agricultural
Service (FAS) intends to request an extension for a currently approved
information collection procedure for entry of specialty sugars into the United
States as described in 7 CFR Part 2011.
DATES: Comments should be received on or before September 18, 2001, to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver comments to Richard J. Blabey, Director,
Import Policies and Programs Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Stop 1021, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington,
DC 20250-1021, (202) 720-2916.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard J. Blabey, at the address above,
or telephone at (202) 720-2916, or e-mail at
Blabey@fas.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Specialty Sugar Import Certificates.
OMB Number: 0551-0025.
Expiration Date of Approval: September 30, 2001.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved
information collection. Abstract: The quota system established
by Presidential Proclamation 4941 of May 5, 1982, prevented the importation of
certain sugars used for specialized purposes which originated in countries which
did not have quota allocations. Therefore, the regulation at 15 CFR part 2011
(Allocation of Tariff-Rate Quota on Imported Sugars, Syrups and Molasses,
subpart B--Specialty Sugar) established terms and conditions under which
certificates are issued permitting U.S. importers holding certificates to enter
specialty sugars from specialty sugar source countries under the sugar
tariff-rate quotas (TRQ). Nothing in this subpart affects the ability to enter
specialty sugars at the over-TRQ duty rates. Applicants for certificates for the
import of specialty sugars must supply the information required by 15 CFR
2011.205 to be eligible to receive a specialty sugar certificate. The specific
information required on an application must be collected from those who wish to
participate in the program in order to grant specialty sugar certificates,
ensure that imported specialty sugar does not disrupt the current domestic sugar
program, and administer the issuance of the certificates effectively.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to average 2 hours per response.
Respondents: Importers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 30.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 60 hours.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from
Kimberly Chisley, the Agency Information Collection Coordinator, at (202)
720-2568.
Request for Comments
The public is invited to submit comments and suggestions to
the above address regarding the accuracy of the burden estimate, ways to
minimize the burden, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of the information technology, or any other aspect of
this collection of information. Comments on the issues covered by the Paperwork
Reduction Act are most useful to OMB if received within 30 days of publication
of the Notice and Request for Comments, but must be submitted no later than 60
days from the date of publication to be assured of consideration. All responses
to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval.
All comments will also become a matter of public record. Persons with
disabilities who require an alternative means for communication of information
(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA Target Center at
(202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
Signed at Washington, DC, on July 5, 2001.
Mattie R. Sharpless,
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
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