Specialty Sugar Certificate Application

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
PWRA.0551.0025.Specialty.Sugar 2021.8.20.21.xls Supplementary Document	2021-08-24
Attachment 14 - List of companies.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-08-24
Attachment 13 - Staff Time Table.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-08-24
Attachment 12 - Federal Register Notice for IC.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-08-24
Attachment 11 - Applying for a Specialty Sugar Certificate Notice.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-08-24
Attachment 10 - Federal Register Notice 2001.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-08-24
Attachment 9 - FY 2021 Announcement.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-08-24
Attachment 8 - Federal Register Notice 1996 USTR.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-08-24
Attachment 7 - Federal Register Notice 1996.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-08-24
Attachment 6 - Presidential Proclamation 6763.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-08-24
Attachment 5 - Presidential Proclamation 6179.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-08-24
Attachment 4 - Federal Register Notice 1983.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-08-24
Attachment 3 - Presidential Proclamation 4941.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-08-24
Attachment 2 - Presidential Proclamation 4334.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-08-24
Attachment 1 - 15 CFR 2011 subpart B.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-08-24
FY 2021 SUPPORTING STATEMENT 0551.0025 8.24.21.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-08-24

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
1253	Specialty Sugar Certificate application Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0551-0025	ICR Reference No: 202108-0551-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201806-0551-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FAS	Agency Tracking No: SpecSugar-0025-2021
Title: Specialty Sugar Certificate Application
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 08/30/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2021
Responses	45	60
Time Burden (Hours)	90	66
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Collection of information is necessary to fulfill obligations of the regulation at 15 CFR 2011 subpart B to issue specialty sugar certificates, letters to importers signed by the FAS Certifying Authority, and to ensure that U.S. importers comply with requirements. The regulation sets forth the terms and conditions under which the Certifying Authority in FAS issues certificates to importers allowing them to compete to enter specialty sugars under the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for refined sugar.

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Authorizing Statute(s): EO: EO 4941 Name/Subject of EO: Modific. of Quotas on Certain Sugars, Sirups, and Molasses, Presidential Proclamation of May 5, 1982
  

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:
	86 FR 32245	06/17/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 48114	08/27/2021
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
Specialty Sugar Certificate application

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	45	60	0	0	-15	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	90	66	0	0	24	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: The total burden hours increased from 66 to 90, an increase of 24 hours. FAS increased the estimate of hours per response from 1.1 hours to 2 hours. Two hours constitutes a more realistic estimate for compiling and sending material, especially for new applicants who are unfamiliar with the required documents. Repeat applicants usually establish a procedure to compile and send the needed documents. FAS reduced the number of respondents from 60 to 45. Fewer importers applied for the program, based on FY 2020 full-year responses. Certain importers likely decided not to participate due to the over-subscription of the program. Importers would have needed to hold their product in bonded warehouses and wait for the opening of another tranche of the program. The storage costs likely made their participation cost prohibitive.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $39,189

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 08/30/2021

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