Establishment of the New Honey Packers and Importers R&P Program

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form No Form Number Honey Packers and Importers Research, Promotion, Consumer Education, and Industry Information Order	Form	New	Available
AMS-71 Grid Final 10.18.07.xls	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2007-10-19	Available
SS Honey Packers & Importers Info. Order 2-28-08.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2008-02-28	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
182416	Honey Packers and Importers Research, Promotion, Consumer Education, and Industry Information Order	Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0581-0247	ICR Reference No: 200710-0581-002
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: USDA/AMS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Establishment of the New Honey Packers and Importers R&P Program
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule	Conclusion Date: 04/29/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/03/2008
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is withholding approval at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency must submit to OMB a summary of all comments related to the information collection contained in the proposed rule and the agency response. The agency should clearly indicate any changes made to the information collection as a result of these comments.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This rule proposes a new industry-funded research, promotion, consumer education, and information order for honey and honey products under the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 7411-7425 Name of Law: Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information act of 1996
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0581-AC37	Proposed rulemaking	73 FR 42	03/03/2008

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 106	06/04/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 106	06/04/2007
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Honey Packers and Importers Research, Promotion, Consumer Education, and Industry Information Order	No Form Number, No Form Number, No Form Number, AD-755, AMS-15, No Form Number, No Form Number	Application for a Certificate of Exemption ,   First Handler's Report ,   Application for Reimbursement of Assessment ,   Application for Certification of Organization ,   Nomination for Appointment ,   Advisory Committee or Research and Promotion Background Information ,   Organic Exemption Request Form

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: New collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 03/03/2008

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