81 FR 48736 - Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 143 (July 26, 2016)

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intent to request an extension for and revision to a currently approved information collection for Tart Cherries Grown in Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin, pursuant to Marketing Order No. 930.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48736-48737]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17702]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Doc. No. AMS-SC-16-0020; SC16-930-2]


Notice of Request for Extension and Revision 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, this 
notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intent to 
request an extension for and revision to a currently approved 
information collection for Tart Cherries Grown in Michigan, New York, 
Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin, pursuant to 
Marketing Order No. 930.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by September 26, 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 
individuals or entities submitting the comments will be made 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 complying with this 
regulation by contacting Antoinette Carter, Marketing Order and 
Agreement Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237; 
Telephone: (202) 720-2491, Fax: (202) 720-8938, or Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Tart Cherries Grown in Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, 
Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin. Marketing Order No. 930 (7 CFR 
part 930).
    OMB Number: 0581-0177.
    Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 2016.
    Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: Marketing order programs provide an opportunity for 
producers of fresh fruits, vegetables, and specialty crops, in a 
specified production area, to work together to solve marketing problems 
that cannot be solved individually. Marketing order regulations help 
ensure adequate supplies of high quality product and adequate returns 
to producers. Marketing orders are authorized under the Agricultural 
Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (Act), as amended (7 U.S.C. 601-674). 
The Secretary of Agriculture oversees these operations and issues 
regulations recommended by a committee of representatives from the 
respective commodity industry.
    The information collection requirements in this request are 
essential to carry out the intent of the AMAA and to administer the 
program, which has operated since 1996.
    The Federal marketing order for tart cherries (7 CFR part 930) 
regulates the handling of tart cherries grown in Michigan, New York, 
Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin. The marketing 
order authorizes volume regulations that provide for a reserve pool in 
times of heavy cherry supplies. The marketing order also provides for 
minimum grade and size regulations, and market research and development 
projects, including paid advertising. These provisions are not 
currently in use.
    The marketing order, and rules and regulations issued thereunder, 
authorizes the Cherry Industry Administrative Board (Board), the agency 
responsible for local administration of the order, to require handlers 
and growers to submit certain information. Much of this information is 
compiled in aggregate and provided to the Board to assist in carrying 
out marketing decisions.
    The Board has developed 11 forms as a means for persons to file the 
required and minimum necessary reports with the Board, such as tart 
cherry inventories, shipments, diversions, and background data. All the 
information provided is needed to effectively carry out the 
requirements of the marketing order and fulfill the intent of the AMAA 
as expressed in the marketing order. Since this order regulates canned 
and frozen forms of tart cherries, reporting requirements will be in 
effect all year.
    Nine U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) forms are also included 
in this request. Tart cherry growers and handlers nominated by their 
peers to serve as representatives on the Board must submit nomination 
forms to the USDA. Formal rulemaking amendments to the marketing order 
must be approved in grower referenda authorized and conducted by the 
USDA. In addition, USDA may conduct a referendum to determine industry 
support for continuation of the marketing order. Finally, handlers are 
asked to sign an agreement to indicate their willingness to comply with 
the provisions of the marketing order if the order is amended.
    The information collected is used only by authorized 
representatives of the USDA, including AMS, Specialty Crops Programs' 
regional and headquarters staff, and authorized Board employees. 
Authorized Board employees 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 .227 hours per response.
    Respondents: Tart cherry growers and for-profit businesses handling 
fresh and

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processed tart cherries produced in Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, 
Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 642.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 3,270.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 5.09.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 741 hours.
    Comments: 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 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.
    Comments should reference this docket number and the appropriate 
marketing order and be sent to the USDA in care of the Docket Clerk at 
the address above. All comments received within the provided comment 
period will be available for public inspection during regular business 
hours at the same address.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.
    AMS is committed to compliance with the E-Government Act to promote 
the use of the internet and other information technologies, to provide 
increased opportunities for citizen access to Government information 
and services, and for other purposes.
    A 60-day comment period is provided to allow interested persons to 
respond to the notice.

    Dated: July 21, 2016.
Elanor Starmer,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-17702 Filed 7-25-16; 8:45 am]
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