[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13824-13825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05998]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
March 11, 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 16, 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 Governing the Inspection and Grading of
Manufactured or Processed Dairy Products--Recordkeeping.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0110.
Summary of Collection: The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946
directs the Department to develop programs that will provide and enable
the marketing of agricultural products. One of these programs is the
USDA voluntary inspection and grading program for dairy products where
these dairy products are graded according to U.S. grade standards by an
USDA grader. The dairy products so graded 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
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satisfactorily, there must be written guides and rules, which in this
case are regulations for the provider and user.
Need and Use of the Information: The Agricultural Marketing Service
will collect information to ensure that the dairy inspection program
products are produced under sanitary conditions and buyers are
purchasing a quality product. The information collected through
recordkeeping are routinely reviewed and evaluated during the
inspection of the dairy plant facilities for USDA approval. Without
laboratory testing results required by recordkeeping, the inspectors
would not be able to evaluate the quality of dairy products.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 487.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping.
Total Burden Hours: 1,388.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-05998 Filed 3-16-15; 8:45 am]
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