Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency

Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently

Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, 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 Farm Service Agency's (FSA) intention to request

an extension for, and revision of, an information collection process

currently in effect with respect to regulations issued under the United

States Warehouse Act (USWA), related reporting and recordkeeping

requirements and Standards for Approval of Warehouses Under the

Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before April 2,

1996 to be assured consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: Judy Fry, Agricultural Marketing

Specialist, Warehouse and Inventory Division, Farm Service Agency,

USDA, P.O. Box 2415, Washington, D.C. 20013-2415; telephone (202) 720-

7433.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Title: Regulations Under the United States Warehouse Act, Related

Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements, and Standards for Approval of

Warehouses Under the CCC Charter Act.

OMB Control Number: 0560-0120.

Expiration Date of Approval: February 28, 1996.

Type of Request: Extension and Revision of Currently Approved

Information Collection.

Abstract: The information collected under Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) Number 0560-0120, as identified above, allows FSA to

effectively administer the regulations under the USWA, related

reporting and recordkeeping requirements, and the Standards for

Approval under the CCC Charter Act.

USWA and CCC activities are administered by FSA. Although there are

several types of warehouses covered by USWA and CCC functions, the

reporting requirements for a particular type of warehouse are

essentially the same for all types of warehouses. With some exceptions,

the same forms are used for both USWA licensing and CCC purposes. These

forms are furnished to interested warehouse operators or used by

warehouse examiners employed by FSA to secure and record information

about the warehouse operator and the warehouse. The general purpose of

the forms are identical, i.e., to provide those charged with issuing

licenses under USWA or executing contracts for CCC as a basis to

determine whether the warehouse and the warehouse operator meet

applicable standards, to receive a license or contract, and to

determine compliance once the license is issued or the contract

approved.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this information

collection is estimated to average .42799 hours per response.

Respondents: Business or other for profit.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 6500.

Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 4.566.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 19,544.

Comments are sought on these requirements including: (a) whether

the continued collection of information is necessary for the proper

performance of USWA functions and CCC contracting activities, including

whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy

of FSA's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology

and assumptions used; (c) enhancing the quality, utility, and clarity

of the information to be collected; (d) minimizing the burden of the

collection of information on those who are to respond, including using

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, D.C. 20503 and to Judy Fry, Agricultural Marketing

Specialist, Warehouse and Inventory Division, Farm Service Agency,

USDA, P.O. Box 2415, Washington, D.C. 20013-2415; telephone (202) 720-

7433. Copies of the information collection may be obtained from Judy

Fry at the above address. The comment period is limited to 30 days

because of the current expiration date of the information collection

approval.

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.

Signed at Washington, D.C., on January 30, 1996.

Bruce R. Weber,

Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.

[FR Doc. 96-2260 Filed 2-1-96; 8:45 am]

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