[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 45 (Monday, March 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 12423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05397]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
March 4, 2015.
The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 on or after the date
of publication of this notice. Comments regarding (a) whether the
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of
burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information
to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology should
be addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC; New Executive Office
Building, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC, 20503. Commenters are
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to:
[email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602.
Comments regarding these information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received by April 8, 2015. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Regulations for the Inspection of Eggs.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0113.
Summary of Collection: Congress enacted the Egg Products Inspection
Act (21 U.S.C. 1031-1056) (EPIA) to provide a mandatory inspection
program to assure egg products are processed under sanitary conditions,
are wholesome, unadulterated, and properly labeled; to control the
disposition of dirty and checked shell eggs; to control unwholesome,
adulterated, and inedible egg products and shell eggs that are unfit
for human consumption; and to control the movement and disposition of
imported shell eggs and egg products that are unwholesome and inedible.
Regulations developed under 7 CFR part 57 provide the requirements and
guidelines for the Department and industry needed to obtain compliance.
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will collect information using
several forms. Forms used to collect information provide method for
measuring workload, record of compliance and non compliance and a basis
to monitor the utilization of funds.
Need and Use of the Information: AMS will use the information to
assure compliance with the Act and regulations, to take administrative
and regulatory action and to develop and revise cooperative agreements
with the States, which conduct surveillance inspections of shell egg
handlers and processors. If the information is not collected, AMS would
not be able to control the processing, movement, and disposition of
restricted shell eggs and egg products and take regulatory action in
case of noncompliance.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal
Government; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 818.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Quarterly.
Total Burden Hours: 1,909.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Dairy Products Mandatory Sales Reporting.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0274.
Summary of Collection: The Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010
amended Sec. 273(d) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946,
requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an electronic
reporting system for certain manufacturers of dairy products to report
sales information under 7 CFR part 1170, the mandatory Dairy Product
Mandatory Reporting Program. Data collection for cheddar cheese,
butter, dry whey, or nonfat dry milk sales is limited to manufacturing
plants producing annually 1 million pounds or more of one of the
surveyed commodities specified in the program.
Need and Use of the Information: Persons engaged in manufacturing
dairy products are required to provide the Department of Agriculture
(USDA) certain information, including the price, quantity, and moisture
content, where applicable, of dairy products sold by the manufacturer.
Various manufacturer reports are filed electronically on a weekly
basis. Additional paper forms are filed by manufacturers on an annual
basis to validate participation in the mandatory reporting program.
Manufacturers and other persons storing dairy products must also report
information on the quantity of dairy products stored. USDA publishes
composites of the information obtained to help industry members make
informed marketing decisions regarding dairy products. The information
is also used to establish minimum prices for Class III and Class IV
milk under Federal milk marketing orders. Without this information USDA
would not be able to verify compliance with applicable regulations.
Description of Respondents: Businesses--Cheddar Cheese, 40 lb.
Blocks.
Number of Respondents: 181.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Weekly; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 2,331.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-05397 Filed 3-6-15; 8:45 am]
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