[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 120 (Friday, June 21, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37504-37505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14722]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-LPS-13-0029]
Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently
Approved Information Collection for Voluntary Grading of Poultry
Products and Rabbit Products
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 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice 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 in support of the Regulations
for Voluntary Grading of Poultry Products and Rabbit Products--7 CFR
Part 70.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by August 20, 2013 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments concerning
this information collection notice. Comments should be submitted online
at www.regulations.gov or sent to Michelle Degenhart, Assistant to the
Director, Poultry Grading Division, Livestock, Poultry and Seed
Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Room 3842-S, Washington, DC
20250-0256, or by facsimile to (202) 690-2746. All comments should
reference the docket number (AMS-LPS-13-0029), 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: Michelle Degenhart at the above
physical address, or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Regulations for Voluntary Grading of Poultry Products and
Rabbit Products--7 CFR Part 70.
OMB Number: 0581-0127.
Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 2013.
Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (AMA) (7 U.S.C.
1621 et seq.) directs and authorizes the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) to develop standards of quality, grades, grading
programs, and services which facilitate trading of agricultural
products, assure consumers of quality products that are graded and
identified under USDA programs. To provide programs and services,
section 203(h) of the AMA (7 U.S.C.1622(h)) directs and authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture to inspect, certify, and identify the grade,
class, quality, quantity, and condition of agricultural products under
such rules and regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, including
assessment and collection of fees for the cost of service. The
regulations in 7 CFR Part 70 provides a voluntary program for grading
poultry and rabbit products on the basis of U.S. standards and grades.
AMS also provides other types of voluntary services under the
regulations, e.g., contract and specification acceptance services and
certification of quantity. All of the voluntary grading services are
available on a resident basis or lot-fee basis. Respondents may request
resident service on a continuous or temporary basis. The service is
paid for by the user (user-fee). Because this is a voluntary program,
respondents need to request or apply for the specific service they
wish, and in doing so, they provide information. Since the AMA requires
that the cost of service be assessed and collected, information is
collected to establish the Agency's cost. The information collection
requirements in this request are essential to carry out the intent of
the AMA, to provide the respondents the type of service they request,
and to administer the program. The information collected is used only
by authorized representatives of the USDA (AMS, Livestock, Poultry and
Seed Program's national staff; regional directors and their staffs;
Federal-State supervisors and their staffs; and resident Federal-State
graders, which includes State agencies). The information is used to
administer and conduct grading services requested by respondents. The
Agency is the primary user of the information. Information is also used
by each authorized State agency that has a cooperative agreement with
AMS.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.0833 hours per response.
Respondents: State or local governments, businesses or other for
profits, Federal agencies or employees, and small businesses or
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 690 respondents.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 24,053.50 responses.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 34.86 responses per
respondent.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,004 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 notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public
record.
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Dated: June 14, 2013.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
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