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
PWRA.0551.0015.Re-Export.Sugar 2021 8.25.21.xls Supplementary Document	2021-08-25
Attachment 5 - Staff Time Spreadsheet.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-08-25
Attachment 4 - 60 day notice.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-08-25
Attachment 3 - Presidential Proclamation 6763.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-08-25
Attachment 2 - Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S..pdf Supplementary Document	2021-08-25
Attachment 1 - 7 CFR part 1530.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-08-25
SUPPORTING STATEMENT 0551_0015 8.25.2021.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-08-25

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: 202108-0551-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201806-0551-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FAS	Agency Tracking No: RefSugar-0015-2021
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	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/01/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2021
Responses	1,486	1,449
Time Burden (Hours)	428	434
Cost Burden (Dollars)	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 production 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:
	86 FR 34715	06/30/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 48973	09/01/2021
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
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 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	1,486	1,449	0	0	37	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	428	434	0	0	-6	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 number of responses increased slightly from 1,449 to 1,486, a gain of 37. Certain companies have increased their exporting through third-party exporters to sell their products overseas. Use of this business strategy, included in the regulation, has contributed to generating slightly more responses, which has also increased the number of respondents from 325 to 333, an increase of 8. Increased requests for waivers also contributed to the increase in responses. The increase in responses led to an increase in estimated burden hours from 414 to 428.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $114,338

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: 09/01/2021

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