Sugar Imported for Export as Refined Sugar or as a Sugar- Containing Product, or used in the production of certain polyhydric alcohols

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
FY 15 SUPPORTING STATEMENT0551_0015 A2.docx Supporting Statement A	2015-03-18
Staff Time Table.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-02-09
FRN 0551-0015 10.29.2014.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-02-09
HTS 2014.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-02-09
CFR Title 7.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-02-09
FR Presidential Document 1995.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-02-09

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
1248	Sugar Imported for Export as Refined Sugar or as a Sugar- Containing Product, or used in the production of certain polyalcohols Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0551-0015	ICR Reference No: 201502-0551-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201110-0551-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FAS	Agency Tracking No: RefSugar-0015-2015
Title: Sugar Imported for Export as Refined Sugar or as a Sugar- Containing Product, or used in the production of certain polyhydric alcohols
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/26/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/18/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2018	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2015
Responses	1,412	0	1,653
Time Burden (Hours)	481	0	410
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Regulation 7 CFR part 1530 authorizes the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) to issue under particular circumstance import licenses to enter raw cane sugar exempt from the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for raw cane sugar imports. Raw cane sugar exempt from the TRQ enters under three conditions. An equivalent quantity of refined sugar must be: (1) exported as refined sugar; (2) exported as an ingredient in sugar containing products; or (3) used in productions of certain polyhydric alcohols.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 19 USC 1202 Name of Law: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 64360	10/29/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 14070	03/18/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Sugar Imported for Export as Refined Sugar or as a Sugar- Containing Product, or used in the production of certain polyalcohols

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,412	1,653	0	0	-241	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	481	410	0	0	71	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There is an adjusted decrease in the number of responses from 1,653 to 1,412, a minus of 241, while the burden hours expanded from 410 to 481, a plus of 71. The number of respondents slightly decreased to 172 from 202. Decreased responses come from a smaller difference between domestic and international refined sugar prices. This reduced price differential makes the license less valuable to the licensee. Issuing 14 new licenses required more burden hours from program participants, who must explain documents to be used in a proposed documentation agreement.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $98,948

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 03/18/2015

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