[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 208 (Thursday, October 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66682-66683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27767]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No.: AMS-DA-11-0087; DA-11-05]
RIN 0581-0110
Request for an Extension to a Currently Approved Information
Collection for the Regulations Governing the Inspection and Grading of
Manufactured or Processed Dairy Products--Recordkeeping (Subpart B)
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 a revision to the currently
approved information collection for the Regulations Governing the
Inspection and Grading of Manufactured or Processed Dairy Products--
Recordkeeping (Subpart B).
DATES: Comments on this document must be received by December 27, 2011.
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 Evan J. Stachowicz,
Dairy Standardization Branch, Dairy Programs, Agricultural Marketing
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 2746-South Building, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-0230; Telephone: (202)
720-9385, Fax: (202) 720-2643. All comments should
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reference the document number (AMS-DA-11-0087; DA-11-08), the date and
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 inspections at the above physical address
during normal business hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evan J. Stachowicz, at the above
physical address or by telephone (202) 720-9385, by e-mail at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Regulations Governing the Inspection
and Grading of Manufactured or Processed Dairy Products--Recordkeeping
(Subpart B).
OMB Number: 0581-0110.
Expiration Date of Approval: March 31, 2012
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing Act (AMA) of 1946 (7 U.S.C.
1621 et seq.) directs the Department to develop programs which will
provide for and facilitate the marketing of agricultural products. One
of these programs is the USDA voluntary inspection and grading program
for dairy products (7 CFR Part 58) where these dairy products are
graded according to U.S. grade standards by a USDA grader. The dairy
products under the dairy program may be identified with the USDA grade
mark. Dairy processors, buyers, retailers, institutional users, and
consumers have requested that such a program be developed to assure the
uniform quality of dairy products purchased. In order for any service
program to perform satisfactorily, there are regulations for the
provider and user. For these reasons, the dairy inspection and grading
program regulations were developed and issued under the authority of
the AMA. These regulations are essential to administering the program
and meeting the needs of the users.
The information collection requirements in this request are needed
to ensure that dairy products are produced under sanitary conditions
and buyers are purchasing a quality product. In order for the
Regulations governing the Inspection and Grading of Manufactured or
Processed Dairy Products to serve the government, industry, and the
consumer, laboratory test results must be recorded.
Respondents are not required to submit information to the agency.
The records are to be evaluated by a USDA inspector at the time of an
inspection. These records include quality tests of each producer, plant
records of required tests and analysis, and starter and cheese make
records. As an offsetting benefit, the records required by USDA are
also records that are routinely used by the inspected facility for
their own supervisory and quality control purposes.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 2.85 hours per response.
Respondents: Dairy products manufacturing facilities.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 487.
Estimated Number of Responses: 1388.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.85.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 3956.
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. Comments may be sent to Evan J. Stachowicz,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 2746--South, Washington, DC 20250-
0230. All comments received will be available for public inspection
during regular business hours at the same address.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: October 21, 2011.
David R. Shipman,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-27767 Filed 10-26-11; 8:45 am]
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