OMB files this
comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is
not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no
effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new
OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the
active inventory. For future submissions of this information
collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. OMB files
this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action
is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no
effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new
OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the
active inventory. For future submissions of this information
collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. In
accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is withholding approval of this
information collection. Prior to the publication of the final rule,
the agency must provide to OMB a summary of all comments pertaining
to the information collection burden imposed by this rule and any
changes made in response to these comments.
Inventory as of this Action
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This information collection and
recordkeeping requirements will strengthen organic control systems,
improve organic import oversight, clarify organic certification
standards, and enhance farm to market traceability, using a
risk-based approach to oversight to assure consumers that
organically produced products meet a consistent standard.
US Code:
7 USC 6501 et.seq Name of Law: Organic Foods Production Act of
1990
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:
(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;
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.