81 FR 14822 - Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 53 (March 18, 2016)
Agricultural Marketing Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 53 (March 18, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-06144 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 14822-14823] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-06144] ======================================================================== Notices Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 53 / Friday, March 18, 2016 / Notices [[Page 14822]] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service [Docket No. AMS-FV-15-0069; FV16-981-1] Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice and request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 an extension for and revision of a currently approved information collection for Almonds Grown in California, Marketing Order No. 981. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by May 17, 2016. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments concerning this notice. Comments must be sent to the Docket Clerk, Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Washington, DC 20250- 0237; Fax: (202) 720-8938; or Internet: www.regulations.gov. Comments should reference the docket number and the date and page number of this issue of the Federal Register and will be available for public inspection in the Office of the Docket Clerk during regular business hours, or can be viewed at: www.regulations.gov. All comments submitted in response to this notice will be included in the record and will be made available to the public. Please be advised that the identity of the individuals or entities submitting the comments will be made available to the public on the internet at the address provided above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Hatch, Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Room 1406-S, Washington, DC 20250- 0237; Telephone: (202) 720-6862, Fax: (202) 720-8938, or Email: [email protected]. Small businesses may request information on this notice by contacting Antoinette Carter, Technical Assistant to the Director, Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Room 1406-S, Washington, DC 20250-0237; Telephone (202) 690-3919, Fax: (202) 720-8938; or Email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Almonds Grown in California, Marketing Order No. 981. OMB Number: 0581-0242. Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 2016. Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved information collection. Abstract: The information collection requirements in this request are essential to carry out the intent of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (Act), as amended (7 U.S.C. 601-674), to provide the respondents the type of service they request, and to administer the California almond marketing order (7 CFR part 981), which has been operating since 1950. The marketing order and its rules and regulations authorize the Almond Board of California (Board), the agency responsible for local administration of the marketing order, to require handlers and other certain entities to submit information. In September 2007, a mandatory program was implemented under the marketing order to help reduce the potential for Salmonella in almonds. The Board has developed forms as a means for persons to file required information with the Board relating to the treatment of almonds to reduce the potential for Salmonella. Almond handlers are required to submit annual treatment plans to the Board and inspection agency regarding how they plan to treat their almonds to reduce the potential for Salmonella. Entities interested in being almond process authorities that validate technologies are required to submit an application to the Board on ABC Form No. 51, ``Application for Process Authority for Almonds.'' Manufacturers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico interested in being approved to accept untreated almonds, provided they agree to treat the almonds themselves under the Board's Direct Verifiable (DV) program are required to submit an application to the Board on ABC Form No. 52, ``Application for Direct Verifiable (DV) Program for Further Processing of Untreated Almonds.'' Entities interested in being approved DV user auditors are required to submit an application to the Board on ABC Form No. 53, ``Application for Direct Verifiable (DV) Program Auditors.'' To ensure compliance with the mandatory program, entities are required to use either an on-site or audit-based verification program and annually submit a treatment plan to the Board on ABC Form No. 54, ``Handler Treatment Plan.'' The information collected is used only by authorized representatives of USDA, including AMS, Specialty Crops Program's regional and headquarters' staff, and authorized employees and agents of the Board. Authorized Board employees, agents, and the industry are the primary users of the information, and AMS is the secondary user. Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.5 hours per response. Respondents: Almond handlers; persons or organizations that would like to qualify to be Board-approved process authorities that validate treatments and technologies; manufacturers who would like to qualify to participate in the Board's DV program; and entities that would like to qualify as auditors under the DV program. Estimated Number of Respondents: 175. Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.00. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 4,200 hours. Comments are invited on: (1) Whether this collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information has practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information including the validity of [[Page 14823]] the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who respond, including through 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. Dated: March 15, 2016. Elanor Starmer, Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service. 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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: required to submit an application to the
contains documents other than rules or Andrew Hatch, Marketing Order and Board on ABC Form No. 51,
proposed rules that are applicable to the Agreement Division, Specialty Crops ‘‘Application for Process Authority for
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Almonds.’’ Manufacturers in the United
committee meetings, agency decisions and Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237, States, Canada, and Mexico interested in
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency
Room 1406–S, Washington, DC 20250– being approved to accept untreated
statements of organization and functions are 0237; Telephone: (202) 720–6862, Fax: almonds, provided they agree to treat
examples of documents appearing in this (202) 720–8938, or Email: the almonds themselves under the
section. andrew.hatch@ams.usda.gov. Board’s Direct Verifiable (DV) program
Small businesses may request are required to submit an application to
information on this notice by contacting the Board on ABC Form No. 52,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Antoinette Carter, Technical Assistant ‘‘Application for Direct Verifiable (DV)
to the Director, Marketing Order and Program for Further Processing of
Agricultural Marketing Service Agreement Division, Specialty Crops Untreated Almonds.’’ Entities interested
Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 in being approved DV user auditors are
[Docket No. AMS–FV–15–0069; FV16–981– Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237, required to submit an application to the
1] Room 1406–S, Washington, DC 20250– Board on ABC Form No. 53,
0237; Telephone (202) 690–3919, Fax: ‘‘Application for Direct Verifiable (DV)
Notice of Request for Extension and (202) 720–8938; or Email: Program Auditors.’’ To ensure
Revision of a Currently Approved antoinette.carter@ams.usda.gov. compliance with the mandatory
Information Collection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: program, entities are required to use
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, Title: Almonds Grown in California, either an on-site or audit-based
USDA. Marketing Order No. 981. verification program and annually
OMB Number: 0581–0242. submit a treatment plan to the Board on
ACTION: Notice and request for comment. ABC Form No. 54, ‘‘Handler Treatment
Expiration Date of Approval: June 30,
2016. Plan.’’
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Type of Request: Extension and The information collected is used
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
revision of a currently approved only by authorized representatives of
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice
information collection. USDA, including AMS, Specialty Crops
announces the Agricultural Marketing
Abstract: The information collection Program’s regional and headquarters’
Service’s (AMS) intention to request an
requirements in this request are staff, and authorized employees and
extension for and revision of a currently
essential to carry out the intent of the agents of the Board. Authorized Board
approved information collection for
Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act employees, agents, and the industry are
Almonds Grown in California,
of 1937 (Act), as amended (7 U.S.C. the primary users of the information,
Marketing Order No. 981.
601–674), to provide the respondents and AMS is the secondary user.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be the type of service they request, and to Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
received by May 17, 2016. administer the California almond burden for this collection of information
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are marketing order (7 CFR part 981), which is estimated to average 1.5 hours per
invited to submit written comments has been operating since 1950. response.
concerning this notice. Comments must The marketing order and its rules and Respondents: Almond handlers;
be sent to the Docket Clerk, Marketing regulations authorize the Almond Board persons or organizations that would like
Order and Agreement Division, of California (Board), the agency to qualify to be Board-approved process
Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, responsible for local administration of authorities that validate treatments and
1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP the marketing order, to require handlers technologies; manufacturers who would
0237, Washington, DC 20250–0237; Fax: and other certain entities to submit like to qualify to participate in the
(202) 720–8938; or Internet: information. Board’s DV program; and entities that
www.regulations.gov. Comments should In September 2007, a mandatory would like to qualify as auditors under
reference the docket number and the program was implemented under the the DV program.
date and page number of this issue of marketing order to help reduce the Estimated Number of Respondents:
the Federal Register and will be potential for Salmonella in almonds. 175.
available for public inspection in the The Board has developed forms as a Estimated Number of Responses per
Office of the Docket Clerk during regular means for persons to file required Respondent: 1.00.
business hours, or can be viewed at: information with the Board relating to Estimated Total Annual Burden on
www.regulations.gov. All comments the treatment of almonds to reduce the Respondents: 4,200 hours.
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submitted in response to this notice will potential for Salmonella. Almond Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
be included in the record and will be handlers are required to submit annual this collection of information is
made available to the public. Please be treatment plans to the Board and necessary for the proper performance of
advised that the identity of the inspection agency regarding how they the functions of the agency, including
individuals or entities submitting the plan to treat their almonds to reduce the whether the information has practical
comments will be made available to the potential for Salmonella. Entities utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency’s
public on the internet at the address interested in being almond process estimate of the burden of the collection
provided above. authorities that validate technologies are of information including the validity of
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the methodology and assumptions used; proposed collection, including the among large retailers. There are several
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, validity of the methodology and theories for why this may be true, one
and clarity of the information collected; assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance of which is that large regional or
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the quality, utility, and clarity of the national retail chains of stores have
the collection of information on those information to be collected; (d) ways to sophisticated loss prevention systems
who respond, including through the use minimize the reporting burden on those that prevent or detect numerous types of
of appropriate automated, electronic, who are asked to respond, including the fraud. Thus, a loss prevention system
mechanical, or other technological use of appropriate automated, built to discover an employee engaging
collection techniques or other forms of electronic, mechanical, or other in credit card fraud could easily be
information technology. technological collection techniques or modified to detect an employee
All responses to this notice will be other forms of information technology. engaging in SNAP benefit fraud.
summarized and included in the request Comments may be sent to Eric Sean Similarly, a system built to prevent
for OMB approval. All comments will Williams, Food and Nutrition Service, internal theft may be able to detect the
become a matter of public record. USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room sale of ineligible items.
Dated: March 15, 2016. 1014, Alexandria, VA 22312. Comments Despite theories as to why large stores
Elanor Starmer, may also be submitted via fax to the have low SNAP fraud rates, there is
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing attention of Eric Sean Williams at (703) limited understanding of how they
Service. 305–2576 or via email to Eric.Williams@ prevent SNAP fraud. If internal loss
[FR Doc. 2016–06144 Filed 3–17–16; 8:45 am] fns.usda.gov. prevention systems prevent SNAP
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Comments will also be accepted fraud, then it is possible that a better
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal. understanding of large store procedures
Go to http://www.regulations.gov and could help FNS refine its procedures for
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE follow the online instructions for detecting and reducing retailer-level
submitting comments electronically. fraud. Thus, FNS desires to understand
Food and Nutrition Service All written comments will be open for more about the steps large retailers take
public inspection at the office of FNS to protect themselves from fraud in
Agency Information Collection during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. general and SNAP fraud specifically.
Activities: Proposed Collection; to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday) The information collection activities
Comment Request—Understanding the located at 3101 Park Center Drive, Room to be undertaken subject to this notice
Anti-Fraud Measures of Large SNAP 1014, Alexandria, Virginia 22312. include: Survey of Companies that own/
Retailers All responses to this notice will be franchise large SNAP authorized retail
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service summarized and included in the request chains: Surveys will be administered to
(FNS), USDA. for OMB approval. All comments will company SNAP representatives in
ACTION: Notice.
be a matter of public record. companies that own, franchise and/or
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: have cooperative agreements with the
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Requests for additional information or largest chains of SNAP-authorized
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the copies of this information collected stores. These include super store chains,
USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) should be directed to Eric Sean large supermarket chains, convenience
invites the general public and other Williams, Office of Policy Support, store chains, and other chain stores that
public agencies to comment on this Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, sell a combination of food and other
proposed information collection. This is 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1014, products, such as household products,
a new collection for the purpose of Alexandria, VA 22302. pharmaceuticals, or gasoline. The
learning about the types of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: surveys will address the loss prevention
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Title: Understanding the Anti-Fraud systems used by these companies.
Program (SNAP) related fraud activity Measures of Large SNAP Retailers. Survey of SNAP Authorized Stores
observed by large retailers and the OMB Number: 0584—NEW. owned/franchised/affiliated with large
methods they use to prevent fraud and Expiration Date: Not Yet Determined. retail chains: Surveys will be
minimize their losses. The goal of the Abstract: FNS is responsible for administered to managers of super
information collection is to learn more authorizing retailers for participation in stores, large supermarkets, convenience
about the types of SNAP fraud that SNAP as well as monitoring their stores and other chain stores that sell a
occur in large retailer settings; compliance with applicable regulations. combination of food and other products.
document retailer practices to detect, Fraud in the context of SNAP can come The surveys will address fraud
deter, and deal with fraud (collectively from client-level program violations or detection and prevention policies and
known as loss prevention or loss retailer-level fraud. The latter, which is practices.
prevention practices); and determine the focus of this study, can involve This study does not seek to represent
which practices could provide different actions such as the buying and all SNAP retailers. It targets the
information that would help FNS in selling of benefits or selling ineligible practices of one segment of the SNAP
detecting and preventing SNAP fraud. items like alcohol and tobacco. FNS authorized retailer population—the
DATES: Written comments must be believes that any type of fraud in SNAP largest retail chains. These chains are
received by May 17, 2016. weakens the program by diverting likely to have the most sophisticated
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ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: benefits from the intended purpose of loss prevention systems. Therefore, the
(a) Whether the proposed collection of helping low-income Americans study includes the large national and
information is necessary for the proper purchase food and undermining the regional chain retailers responsible for
performance of the functions of the public confidence in the program. Thus, transacting about half of all SNAP
agency, including whether the the Agency continually seeks new ways redemptions. A total of the 35 largest
information shall have practical utility; to detect and prevent fraud. retail corporations and a sample of
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate Research has consistently 2,000 of their store outlets are expected
of the time and cost burden for this demonstrated that fraud rates are lowest to respond to surveys.
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| Contact | Andrew Hatch, Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Room 1406-S, Washington, DC 20250- 0237; Telephone: (202) 720-6862, Fax: (202) 720-8938, or Email: [email protected] | |
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