[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 88 (Friday, May 6, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 26222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11048]
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Proposed Rules
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 88 / Friday, May 6, 2011 / Proposed
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Parts 54 and 62
[Doc. No. AMS-LS-11-0039]
Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this document announces the Agricultural Marketing
Service's (AMS) intention to request approval, from the Office of
Management and Budget, for an extension of and revision to the
currently approved information collection 7 CFR part 54 Meats, Prepared
Meats, and Meat Products (Grading, Certification, and Standards) and 7
CFR part 62 Quality Systems Verification Program (QSVP).
DATES: Comments on this document must be received by July 5, 2011 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments concerning
this information collection document. Comments should be submitted
online at http://www.regulations.gov or sent to James Riva, Chief,
Audit, Review and Compliance Branch, Livestock and Seed Program,
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 100
Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 22406, or by
facsimile to (202) 690-1038. All comments should reference the docket
number (AMS-LS-11-0039), the date, and the page number of this issue of
the Federal Register. All comments received will be posted without
change, including any personal information provided, online at http://www.regulations.gov and will be made available for public inspection at
the above physical address during regular business hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Riva at the above physical
address, by telephone (540) 361-2740, or by e-mail at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 7 CFR part 54 Meats, Prepared Meats, and Meat Products
(Grading, Certification, and Standards) and 7 CFR part 62 Quality
Systems Verification Program (QSVP).
OMB Number: 0581-0124.
Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 2011.
Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, (7 U.S.C. 1621
et.seq.) as amended, authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to provide
consumers with voluntary Federal meat grading and certification
services that facilitate the marketing of meat and meat products. This
is accomplished by providing meat and meat products that are uniform in
quality. The Meat Grading and Certification (MGC) Branch provides these
services under the authority of 7 CFR Part 54--Meats, Prepared Meats,
and Meat Products (Grading, Certification, and Standards).
Due to the voluntary nature of grading and certification services,
7 CFR part 54 contains provisions for the collection of fees from users
of MGC Branch services that nearly as possible are equal to the cost of
providing requested services. Applicants (individual or businesses with
financial interest in the product) may request services through either
submission of Form LS-313, ``Application for Service,'' or Form LS-315,
``Application for Commitment Grading or Certification Service.''
Also, under the authority of the 1946 Act, the Audit, Review, and
Compliance (ARC) Branch conducts verification audits of the production
process in accordance with procedures that are contained in 7 CFR Part
62--Quality Systems Verification Program (QSVP). QSVP is a collection
of voluntary, audit-based, user-fee funded programs that allow
applicants to have program documentation and program processes assessed
by AMS auditor(s) and other U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
officials. QSVP are user-fee programs based on the approved hourly rate
established under 7 CFR part 62.
Applicants (individual or business with financial interest in the
product) may request verification services through the submission of
Form-313 ``Application for Service.'' In addition to the application
for service, applicant would have to develop a technical proposal
documenting their quality management system.
Congress did not specifically authorize this information
collection, but as a user-fee service, completion and submission of
Form LS-313 or Form LS-315 serve as a legal agreement and assures
payment for services provided.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 7 minutes per response.
Respondents: Livestock and meat industry or other for-profit
businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 83 respondents.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 11,588 responses.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 140 responses.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,423 hours.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
All responses to this document will be summarized and included in
the request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated: April 29, 2011.
David R. Shipman,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
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