[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17682-17683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7855]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-PY-10-0013]
Notice of Request for an Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
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 intention of the
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to request an extension from the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), for a currently approved
information collection in support of customer-focused improvement
initiatives for USDA-procured poultry, livestock, fruit, and vegetable
products.
DATES: Comments received by June 7, 2010 will be considered.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on
the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov or to David Bowden, Jr.,
Chief, Standards, Promotions, and Technology Branch, Poultry Programs,
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 0259, Washington, DC 20250-0259, (202)
690-3148. Comments should reference the docket number and the date and
page number of this issue of the Federal Register. All comments will be
available for public inspection at the above address during regular
business hours, or can be viewed at: http://www.regulations.gov. All
comments received will be posted without change, including any personal
information provided. The identity of anyone submitting comments will
also be made public.
Additional Information: Contact David Bowden, Jr., Chief,
Standards, Promotions, and Technology Branch, Poultry Programs,
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 0259, Washington, DC 20250-0259, (202)
690-3148.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Customer Service Survey for USDA[dash]Donated Food Products.
OMB Number: 0581-0182.
Expiration Date, as approved by OMB: 11/30/2010.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Starting with a 1996 pilot project by AMS, customers have
been able to use the Customer Opinion Postcard, Form AMS-11, to
voluntarily submit their comments concerning poultry, livestock, fruit,
and vegetable products procured by USDA for the school lunch program
that is authorized by the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act
(42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and other domestic food assistance programs.
These cards have proven to be a quick and inexpensive way for AMS to
get customer opinions and feedback about USDA commodities, thereby
helping the Agency to make improvements to its products. AMS would like
to continue the use of the customer opinion postcards to get voluntary
customer feedback on various products each year by re-approval of the
Customer Opinion Postcard, Form AMS-11. In this way, AMS will be better
able to meet the quality expectations of school food service personnel
and the 31 million school children who consume these products daily as
well as recipients of other food assistance programs.
Information about customers' perceptions of USDA-procured products
is sought as a sound management practice to support AMS activities
under 7 CFR 250, regulations for ``Donation of Foods for Use in the
United States, Its Territories and Possessions and Areas Under Its
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Jurisdiction.'' The information collected will be used primarily by
authorized representatives of USDA (AMS, and the Food and Nutrition
Service) and shared with State government agencies and product
suppliers. To enable customers to mail cards directly to the commodity
program that is soliciting the information, several versions of Form
AMS-11 will be used, each with a different return address. Response
information about products produced by a particular supplier may be
shared with that supplier. Similarly, response information from
customers located in a particular State may be shared with government
agencies within that State.
AMS is committed to complying with the E[dash]Government Act, which
requires Government agencies in general to provide the public the
option of submitting information or transacting business electronically
to the maximum extent possible.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.083 hours (5 minutes) per
response.
Respondents: State, local, and tribal governments, and not-for-
profit businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,400.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 700 hours.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from David
Bowden, Jr., Chief, Standards, Promotions, and Technology Branch, at
(202) 690-3148.
Send comments regarding, but not limited to, the following: (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; and (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.
Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov or to David Bowden, Jr., Chief,
Standards, Promotions, and Technology Branch, Poultry Programs,
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 0259, Washington, DC 20250-0259, (202)
690-3148. Comments should reference the docket number and the date and
page number of this issue of the Federal Register. All comments will be
available for public inspection at the above address during regular
business hours, or can be viewed at: http://www.regulations.gov.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments, including any personal
information provided, will be made publically viewable as a matter of
public record.
Dated: April 2, 2010.
Rayne Pegg,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-7855 Filed 4-6-10; 8:45 am]
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