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Federal Register
Vol. 85, No. 97
Tuesday, May 19, 2020

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Notice of Request for a Revision of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection
Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice
announces the Department’s intention
to revise the currently approved
information collection in support of the
Export Sales Reporting program.
DATES: Comments should be submitted
no later than July 20, 2020 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments,
identified by the OMB Control number
0551–0007, by any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Email: [email protected]. Include
OMB Control number 0551–0007 in the
subject line of the message.
• Mail: U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20250–1053.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Harding, 202–720–3538,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Export Sales Reporting Program
of U.S. Agricultural Commodities.
OMB Number: 0551–0007.
Expiration Date of Approval: July 31,
2020.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Section 602 of the
Agricultural Trade Act of 1978, as
amended, (7 U.S.C. 5712) requires the
reporting of information pertaining to
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contracts for export sale of certain
specified agricultural commodities that
may be designated by the Secretary of
Agriculture. In accordance with Sec.
602, individual reports submitted shall
remain confidential and shall be
compiled and published in compilation
form each week following the week of
reporting. Regulations at 7 CFR part 20
provide the reporting requirements and
prescribe a system for reporting
information pertaining to contracts for
export sales.
USDA’s Export Sales Reporting
System was created after the large
unexpected purchase of U.S. wheat and
corn by the Soviet Union in 1972. To
make sure that all parties involved in
the production and export of U.S. grain
have access to up-to-date export
information, the U.S. Congress
mandated an export sales reporting
requirement in 1973. Prior to the
establishment of the Export Sales
Reporting System, it was difficult for the
public to obtain information on export
sales activity until the actual shipments
had taken place. This frequently
resulted in considerable delay in the
availability of information.
Under the Export Sales Reporting
System, U.S. exporters are required to
report all large sales of certain
designated grains, oilseeds and oilseed
products by 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on
the next business day after the sale is
made. The designated commodities for
these daily reports are wheat (by class),
barley, corn, grain sorghum, oats,
soybeans, soybean cake and meal, and
soybean oil. Large sales for all
reportable commodities except soybean
oil are defined as 100,000 metric tons or
more of one commodity in 1 day to a
single destination or 200,000 tons or
more of one commodity during the
weekly reporting period. Large sales for
soybean oil are 20,000 tons and 40,000
tons, respectively.
Weekly reports are also required,
regardless of the size of the sales
transaction, for all of these
commodities, as well as wheat products,
rye, flaxseed, linseed oil, sunflowerseed
oil, cotton (by staple length), cottonseed,
cottonseed cake and meal, cottonseed
oil, rice (by class), cattle hides and skins
(including cattle, calf, and kip), beef,
and pork. The reporting week for the
export sales reporting system is FridayThursday. The Secretary of Agriculture

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has the authority to add other
commodities to this list.
U.S. exporters provide information on
the quantity of their sales transactions,
the type and class of commodity, the
marketing year of shipment, and the
destination. They also report any
changes in previously reported
information, such as cancellations and
changes in destinations.
The estimated total annual burden
may increase due to the clarification of
the reporting requirements for pork and
beef to the program.
Estimate of Burden: The average
burden, including the time for
reviewing instructions, gathering data
needed, completing forms, and record
keeping is estimated to be 30 minutes.
Respondents: All exporters of wheat
and wheat flour, feed grains, oilseeds,
cotton, rice, cattle hides and skins, beef,
pork, and any products thereof, and
other commodities that the Secretary
may designate as produced in the
United States.
Estimated number of respondents:
383.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 255.
Estimated Total Annual Reporting
Burden: 48,833 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Connie Ehrhart,
the Agency Information Collection
Coordinator, at (202) 690–1578.
Requests for Comments: Send
comments regarding (a) whether the
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 the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the collection of
information including validity of the
methodology and assumption used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FAS is committed to compliance with
the Government Paperwork Elimination
Act, which requires Government
agencies, in general, to provide the
public the option of submitting
information or transacting business
electronically to the maximum extent
possible.

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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 97 / Tuesday, May 19, 2020 / Notices

Comments will be available for
inspection online at http://
www.regulations.gov and at the mail
address listed above between 8:00 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except holidays.
Persons with disabilities who require
an alternative means for communication
of information (Braille, large print,
audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s
Target Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice
and TDD).
Confidentiality: All submitted
comments and attachments are part of
the public record and subject to
disclosure. Do not enclose any material
in your comments that you consider to
be confidential or that is inappropriate
for public disclosure.
Kenneth Isley,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2020–10748 Filed 5–18–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Notice of a Request for an Extension
of a Currently Approved Information
Collection
Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice
announces the Department’s intention
to request an extension for a currently
approved information collection in
support of the Dairy Tariff-rate Import
Quota Licensing program.
DATES: Comments should be submitted
no later than July 20, 2020 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments,
identified by the OMB Control number
0551–0001, by any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Email: Bettyann.Gonzales@
usda.gov. Include OMB Control number
0551–0001 in the subject line of the
message.
• Mail: U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20250–1021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bettyann Gonzales, 202 720–1344,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Dairy Tariff-rate Import Quota
Licensing Program.
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OMB Number: 0551–0001.
Expiration Date of Approval: June 30,
2020.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The currently approved
information collection supports the
Dairy Tariff-rate Import Quota
regulation (the Regulation) (7 CFR 6.20–
6.36) which governs the administration
of the import licensing system
applicable to most dairy products
subject to tariff-rate quotas (TRQs). The
TRQs were established in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS) as a result of the
entry into force of certain provisions in
the Uruguay Round Agreements Act
(Pub. L. 103–465) that converted
existing absolute quotas to TRQs.
Imports of nearly all cheeses made from
cow’s milk (except soft-ripened cheese
such as Brie) and certain non-cheese
dairy products (including butter and
dried milk) are subject to TRQs and the
Regulation. Licenses are issued each
quota year to eligible applicants and are
valid for 12 months (January 1 through
December 31). Only licensees may enter
specified quantities of the subject dairy
articles at the applicable in-quota tariffrates. Importers who do not hold
licenses may enter dairy articles only at
the over-quota tariff-rates.
Each quota year, all applicants must
submit form FAS 923 (rev. 7–96). This
form, available online, requires
applicants to: (1) Certify they are an
importer, manufacturer or exporter of
certain dairy products; (2) certify they
meet the eligibility requirements of
§ 6.23 of the Regulation; and (3) submit
documentation required by § 6.23 and
§ 6.24 as proof of eligibility for import
licenses. Applicants for non-historical
licenses must also submit form FAS
923–A (rev. 7–96) (cheese) and/or FAS
923–B (rev. 7–96) (non-cheese dairy
products). This form requires applicants
to request licenses in descending order
of preference for specific products and
countries listed on the form.
After licenses are issued, § 6.26
requires licensees to surrender by
October 1 on form FAS 924–A, License
Surrender Form, any license amount
that a licensee does not intend to enter
that year. These amounts are
reallocated, to the extent practicable, to
existing licensees for the remainder of
that year based on requests submitted
on form FAS 924–B, Application for
Additional License Amounts. Forms
924A and 924B require the licensee to
complete a table listing the surrendered
amount by license number, or listing the
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article and supplying country in
descending order of preference.
The estimated total annual burden of
479 hours in the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) inventory for the
currently approved information
collection will remain at 479 hours. The
public reporting burden for this
collection of currently approved forms
FAS 923, FAS 923–A and 923–B (one
form) (rev. 7–96) is estimated to average
446 hours; and FAS 924–A and FAS
924–B (one form) is 33 hours.
Estimate of burden: The average
burden, including the time for
reviewing instructions, gathering data
needed, completing forms, and record
keeping is estimated at .75 hour for form
FAS 923, 923–A, 923–B (rev. 7–96) and
.15 hour for form 924–A, 924–B.
Respondents: Importers and
manufacturers of cheese and non-cheese
dairy products, and exporters of noncheese dairy products.
Estimated number of respondents:
550 for form FAS 923, 923–A, 923–B
(rev. 7–96) and 150 for form 924–A,
924–B (rev. 7–96), total 700.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 479
hours.
Copies of this information collection
may be obtained from Connie Ehrhart,
the Agency Information Collection
Coordinator, at (202) 690–1578.
Requests for Comments: Send
comments regarding (a) whether the
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 the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the collection of
information including validity of the
methodology and assumption used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques, or
other forms of information technology.
FAS is committed to compliance with
the Government Paperwork Elimination
Act, which requires Government
agencies, in general, to provide the
public the option of submitting
information or transacting business
electronically to the maximum extent
possible. All responses to this notice
will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All
comments also will become a matter of
public record.
Comments will be available for
inspection online at http://

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