[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 126 (Monday, July 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30816-30817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13976]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 126 / Monday, July 3, 2017 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
June 28, 2017.
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 are requested regarding: (1)
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; (2) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of burden 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 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 August 2, 2017. 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 Voluntary Grading, Certification, and
Standards--7 CFR part 54, 56, 62 and 70.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0128.
Summary of Collection: The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (60
Stat. 1087-1091, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) (AMA) directs and
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to provide consumers with
voluntary Federal grading and certification services that facilitate
the marketing of agricultural commodities. The Quality Assessment
Division (QAD) provides these services under the authority of 7 CFR
parts 54, 56, and 70. The regulations provide a voluntary program for
grading and certification services based on U.S. standards, grades, and
weight classes to enable orderly marketing of the corresponding
agricultural products. The regulation in 7 CFR part 62, Quality Systems
Verification Programs (QSVP) is a collection of voluntary, audit-based,
user-fee fund programs that allow applicants to have program
documentation and program processes assessed by AMS auditor(s) and
other USDA officials. This program is made available to respondents who
would need to request or apply for the specific service they wish on a
user fee-for-service basis.
AMS merged the Poultry Programs with the Livestock and Seed Program
and it is now the Livestock, Poultry, and Seed (LPS) Program. With this
renewal all PY forms will be changed to LPS.
Need and Use of the Information: Using forms LPS-109 (formerly PY-
32), LPS-110 (formerly PY-100), LPS-157, LPS-240P, LPS-240S, LPS-210P,
LPS-210S, LPS-234 and LPS-518-1, information is collected only from
respondents who elect to utilize this voluntary user fee-for-service.
Only authorized representatives of the USDA use the information
collected. The information is used to administer, conduct and carry out
the grading services requested by the respondents. If the information
were not collected, the agency would not be able to provide the
voluntary grading services authorized and requested by Congress,
provide the types of services requested by industry, administer the
program, ensure properly grade-labeled products, calculate the cost of
the service or collect for the cost furnishing service.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit, Farms.
Number of Respondents: 1,564.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Semi-annually;
Monthly; Annually; Other (daily).
Total Burden Hours: 10,785.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Generic Information Collection and Clearance of Qualitative
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0269.
Summary of Collection: Executive Order 12862 directs Federal
agencies to provide service to the public that matches or exceeds the
best service available in the private sector. Improving Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS) programs requires ongoing assessment of service
delivery, by which we mean systematic review of the operation of a
program compared to a set of explicit or implicit standards, as a means
of contributing to the continuous improvement of the program.
Need and Use of the Information: The information collection
activity will garner qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in
an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with the Administration's
commitment to improving service delivery. By qualitative feedback we
mean information that provides useful insights on perceptions and
opinions, but are not statistical surveys that yield quantitative
results that can be generalized to the population of study. This
feedback will provide insights into customer or stakeholder
perceptions, experiences and expectations, provide an early warning of
issues with service, or focus attention on areas where communication,
training or changes in operations might improve delivery of products or
services. These collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between AMS and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
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to contribute directly to the improvement of program management.
Feedback collected under this generic clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data that can be generalized to the
overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative
information will not be used for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as
monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such
data uses require more rigorous designs that address: The target
population to which generalizations will be made, the sampling frame,
the sample design (including stratification and clustering), the
precision requirements or power calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate, methods for assessing
potential non-response bias, the protocols for data collection, and any
testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior fielding the
study. Depending on the degree of influence the results are likely to
have, such collections may still be eligible for submission for other
generic mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative results.
Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit;
Not-for-profit Institutions and State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 100,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 50,000.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-13976 Filed 6-30-17; 8:45 am]
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