[Federal Register: March 4, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 42)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation

 
Request for Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), 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 CCC to request a revision and 
extension of an information collection approved under an emergency 
clearance with respect to the Standards for Approval of Dry and Cold 
Storage Warehouses for Processed Agricultural Commodities, Extracted 
Honey, and Bulk Oils ``Standards of Approval of Warehouses.'' The 
information collection will allow CCC to administer the Honey Storage 
Agreement as authorized by the CCC Charter Act, 15 U.S.C. 714 et seq.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before May 3, 
2002, to be assured consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: Contact Shirlene Engle, USDA, Farm 
Service Agency, Warehouse and Inventory Division, Storage Contract 
Branch, STOP 0553, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-
0553, (202) 720-7398; e-mail Shirlene--Engle@wdc.fsa.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Standards for Approval of Warehouses' Reporting and 
Recordkeeping Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0216.
    Expiration Date: March 31, 2002.
    Type of Request: Revision and extension of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: The information collected under OMB Control Number 0560-
0216, as identified above, allows CCC to administer the Honey Storage 
Agreement authorized by the CCC Charter Act. The information collected 
allows CCC to contract for warehouse storage and related services and 
to monitor and enforce all honey provisions of 7 CFR part 1423. The 
forms approved by this information

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collection are furnished to interested warehouse operators or used by 
warehouse examiners employed by CCC to secure and record information 
about the warehouse and its operator. The information collected is 
necessary to provide those charged with executing contracts for CCC a 
basis upon which 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 .7 hours per response.
    Respondents: Warehouse Operators.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 75.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 12.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,557 hours.
    Proposed topics for comment include: (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 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; and (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, DC 20503, and to 
Shirlene Engle at the address listed above. All comments will become a 
matter of public record.
    A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB 
receives it within 30 days of publication.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on January 28, 2002.
James R. Little,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 02-5009 Filed 3-1-02; 8:45 am]
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