Notice2026-11847
Pecans Grown in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas; Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
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June 12, 2026
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Agriculture DepartmentAgricultural Marketing Service
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to request an extension for, and revision to, a currently approved information collection for Pecans Grown in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas, Marketing Order No. 986.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 113 (Friday, June 12, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35652-35653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11847]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Docket No. AMS-SC-26-0694]
Pecans Grown in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona,
California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi,
North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas; Notice
of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 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 Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention
to request an extension for, and revision to, a currently approved
information collection for Pecans Grown in the States of Alabama,
Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana,
Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South
Carolina, and Texas, Marketing Order No. 986.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by August 11, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments
concerning this notice. Comments can be sent to the Docket Clerk,
Market Development Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, STOP 0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237. Comments
can also be submitted to the Docket Clerk electronically by email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fcb19d8e97998895929bb38e98998ebf939191999288bc898f989dd29b938a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a0edc1d2cbc5d4c9cec7efd2c4c5d2e3cfcdcdc5ced4e0d5d3c4c18ec7cfd6">[email protected]</span></a> or via the internet at: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Comments should reference the docket number and
the date and page number of this issue of the Federal Register.
Comments submitted in reponse to this notice will be included in the
record, will be made available to the public, and may be viewed at:
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Please be advised that comments are posted
to <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> without change.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Taylor Johnson, Marketing Specialist,
or Matthew Pavone, Chief, Rulemaking Services Branch, Market
Development Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Stop 0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237;
Telephone: (202) 720-8085, or Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#89dde8f0e5e6fba7c3e6e1e7fae6e7bac9fcfaede8a7eee6ff"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="297d485045465b07634641475a46471a695c5a4d48074e465f">[email protected]</span></a> or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#307d5144445855471e6051465f5e5570454354511e575f46"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9dd0fce9e9f5f8eab3cdfcebf2f3f8dde8eef9fcb3faf2eb">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Pecans Grown in the States of Alabama et al., Marketing
Order No. 986.
OMB Number: 0581-0291.
Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 2026.
Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The information collection requirements in this request
are essential to carry out the intent of the Agricultural Marketing
Agreement Act of 1937, as amended (7 U.S.C. 601-674) (the Act), to
provide respondents the type of service they request and to administer
Marketing Order No. 986 (7 CFR part 986, the Order), which regulates
the handling of pecans grown in the states of Alabama, Arkansas,
Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri,
Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and
Texas.
The Order and its rules and regulations authorize the American
Pecan Council (Council), the organization responsible for local
administration of the marketing order, to require handlers and other
certain entities to submit information.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit public comments on the 14
forms included in this OMB package. These forms include a grower
referendum ballot (SC-313), two ballots for Council nominations (SC-307
and SC-308), two nomination forms for growers and shellers (SC-309 and
SC-310), and two background and acceptance statements forms for
growers, shellers, and public members (SC-8 and SC-9). Two marketing
agreement forms (SC-242 and SC-242A) are also included. In addition,
this package includes five reporting forms the Council uses to track
shipments and inventory: APC-1, ``Summary Report/U.S. Pecans Received
For Your Account;'' APC-2, ``Pecans Purchased Outside of the United
States;'' APC-3 ``Exports by Country of Destination;'' APC-4 ``Annual
Agreement of Inter-Handler Transfer;'' and APC-5, ``Year-End Inventory
Report.''
The information collected is used only by authorized
representatives of USDA, including the AMS Specialty Crops Program's
regional and headquarters' staff, and authorized employees and agents
of the Council. Authorized Council employees, agents, and the industry
are the primary users of the information, and AMS is the secondary
user.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.31 hours (rounded) per response.
Respondents: Pecan producers, handlers, shellers and public
members.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,503.
Estimated Total Annual of Responses: 4,538.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.01 (rounded).
Estimated Number of Recordkeeping hours: 0 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,404.94 hours
(rounded).
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether this collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information has practical utility; (2) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request
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for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public
record.
Erin Morris,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-11847 Filed 6-11-26; 8:45 am]
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