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)
Agricultural Marketing Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 143 (July 26, 2016)
| Page Range | 48736-48737 | |
| FR Document | 2016-17702 |
[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] ======================================================================== 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. 143 / Tuesday, July 26, 2016 / Notices [[Page 48736]] 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [[Page 48737]] 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] BILLING CODE 3410-02-P
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: heavy cherry supplies. The marketing
contains documents other than rules or Andrew Hatch, Marketing Order and order also provides for minimum grade
proposed rules that are applicable to the Agreement Division, Specialty Crops and size regulations, and market
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 research and development projects,
committee meetings, agency decisions and Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237, including paid advertising. These
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
Room 1406–S, Washington, DC 20250– provisions are not currently in use.
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are 0237; Telephone: (202) 720–6862, Fax: The marketing order, and rules and
examples of documents appearing in this (202) 720–8938, or Email: regulations issued thereunder,
section. andrew.hatch@ams.usda.gov. authorizes the Cherry Industry
Small businesses may request Administrative Board (Board), the
information on complying with this agency responsible for local
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE regulation by contacting Antoinette administration of the order, to require
Carter, Marketing Order and Agreement handlers and growers to submit certain
Agricultural Marketing Service Division, Specialty Crops Program, information. Much of this information is
AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence compiled in aggregate and provided to
[Doc. No. AMS–SC–16–0020; SC16–930–2]
Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Washington, the Board to assist in carrying out
Notice of Request for Extension and DC 20250–0237; Telephone: (202) 720– marketing decisions.
Revision of a Currently Approved 2491, Fax: (202) 720–8938, or Email: The Board has developed 11 forms as
Information Collection Antoinette.Carter@ams.usda.gov. a means for persons to file the required
and minimum necessary reports with
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, the Board, such as tart cherry
Title: Tart Cherries Grown in
USDA. inventories, shipments, diversions, and
Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania,
ACTION: Notice and request for background data. All the information
Oregon, Utah, Washington, and
comments. provided is needed to effectively carry
Wisconsin. Marketing Order No. 930 (7
out the requirements of the marketing
CFR part 930).
SUMMARY: In accordance with the order and fulfill the intent of the AMAA
OMB Number: 0581–0177.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this as expressed in the marketing order.
Expiration Date of Approval:
notice announces the Agricultural Since this order regulates canned and
December 31, 2016.
Marketing Service’s (AMS) intent to frozen forms of tart cherries, reporting
Type of Request: Extension and
request an extension for and revision to requirements will be in effect all year.
revision of a currently approved Nine U.S. Department of Agriculture
a currently approved information
information collection. (USDA) forms are also included in this
collection for Tart Cherries Grown in Abstract: Marketing order programs
Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, request. Tart cherry growers and
provide an opportunity for producers of handlers nominated by their peers to
Oregon, Utah, Washington, and fresh fruits, vegetables, and specialty
Wisconsin, pursuant to Marketing Order serve as representatives on the Board
crops, in a specified production area, to must submit nomination forms to the
No. 930. work together to solve marketing
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
USDA. Formal rulemaking amendments
problems that cannot be solved to the marketing order must be
received by September 26, 2016. individually. Marketing order approved in grower referenda
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are regulations help ensure adequate authorized and conducted by the USDA.
invited to submit written comments supplies of high quality product and In addition, USDA may conduct a
concerning this notice. Comments must adequate returns to producers. referendum to determine industry
be sent to the Docket Clerk, Marketing Marketing orders are authorized under support for continuation of the
Order and Agreement Division, the Agricultural Marketing Agreement marketing order. Finally, handlers are
Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, Act of 1937 (Act), as amended (7 U.S.C. asked to sign an agreement to indicate
1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 601–674). The Secretary of Agriculture their willingness to comply with the
0237, Washington, DC 20250–0237; Fax: oversees these operations and issues provisions of the marketing order if the
(202) 720–8938; or Internet: regulations recommended by a order is amended.
www.regulations.gov. Comments should committee of representatives from the The information collected is used
reference the docket number and the respective commodity industry. only by authorized representatives of
date and page number of this issue of The information collection the USDA, including AMS, Specialty
the Federal Register and will be requirements in this request are Crops Programs’ regional and
available for public inspection in the essential to carry out the intent of the headquarters staff, and authorized Board
Office of the Docket Clerk during regular AMAA and to administer the program, employees. Authorized Board
business hours, or can be viewed at: which has operated since 1996. employees and the industry are the
www.regulations.gov. All comments The Federal marketing order for tart
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primary users of the information, and
submitted in response to this notice will cherries (7 CFR part 930) regulates the AMS is the secondary user.
be included in the record and will be handling of tart cherries grown in Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
made available to the public. Please be Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, burden for this collection of information
advised that the identity of individuals Oregon, Utah, Washington, and is estimated to average .227 hours per
or entities submitting the comments will Wisconsin. The marketing order response.
be made public on the internet at the authorizes volume regulations that Respondents: Tart cherry growers and
address provided above. provide for a reserve pool in times of for-profit businesses handling fresh and
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processed tart cherries produced in DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Done in Washington, DC, this 20th day of
Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, July 2016.
Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Michael C. Gregoire,
Wisconsin. Service Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
Estimated Number of Respondents: [Docket No. APHIS–2016–0021]
[FR Doc. 2016–17627 Filed 7–25–16; 8:45 am]
642.
National Wildlife Services Advisory BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
Estimated Number of Responses: Committee; Meeting
3,270.
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Estimated Number of Responses per Inspection Service, USDA.
Respondent: 5.09.
ACTION: Notice of meeting. Forest Service
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 741 hours. SUMMARY: We are giving notice of a Submission for OMB Review;
meeting of the National Wildlife Comment Request
Comments: Comments are invited on: Services Advisory Committee.
(1) Whether this collection of July 21, 2016.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
information is necessary for the proper The Department of Agriculture has
August 2, 3, and 4, 2016, from 8 a.m. to
performance of the functions of the 5 p.m. each day. On August 2, 2016, the submitted the following information
agency, including whether the Committee will participate in an off-site collection requirement(s) to OMB for
information has practical utility; (2) the activity to observe local Wildlife review and clearance under the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the Services field projects. The Committee’s Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
burden of the collection of information business meeting will take place August Public Law 104–13. Comments are
including the validity of the 3 and 4, 2016. requested regarding (1) whether the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at collection of information is necessary
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and the Holiday Inn Express located at 2102 for the proper performance of the
clarity of the information collected; and South C Street, Tacoma, WA 98402. functions of the agency, including
(4) ways to minimize the burden of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. whether the information will have
collection of information on those who Carrie Joyce, Designated Federal Officer, practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
respond, including through the use of Wildlife Services, APHIS, 4700 River agency’s estimate of burden including
appropriate automated, electronic, Road Unit 87, Riverdale, MD 20737; the validity of the methodology and
mechanical, or other technological (301) 851–3999. assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
collection techniques or other forms of the quality, utility and clarity of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
information technology. National Wildlife Services Advisory information to be collected; and (4)
Committee (the Committee) advises the ways to minimize the burden of the
Comments should reference this collection of information on those who
docket number and the appropriate Secretary of Agriculture concerning
policies, program issues, and research are to respond, including through the
marketing order and be sent to the use of appropriate automated,
USDA in care of the Docket Clerk at the needed to conduct the Wildlife Services
(WS) program. The Committee also electronic, mechanical, or other
address above. All comments received technological collection techniques and
serves as a public forum enabling those
within the provided comment period other forms of information technology.
affected by the WS program to have a
will be available for public inspection voice in the program’s policies. Comments regarding this information
during regular business hours at the The meeting will focus on operational collection received by August 25, 2016
same address. and research activities. The Committee will be considered. Written comments
All responses to this notice will be will discuss WS efforts to increase should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
summarized and included in the request operational capacity through Agriculture, Office of Information and
for OMB approval. All comments will prioritizing research objectives. Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Additionally, the Committee will Management and Budget (OMB), New
also become a matter of public record.
discuss pertinent national programs and Executive Office Building, 725—17th
AMS is committed to compliance how to increase their effectiveness, as Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
with the E-Government Act to promote well as ensuring WS remains an active Commentors are encouraged to submit
the use of the internet and other participant in the goal of agricultural their comments to OMB via email to:
information technologies, to provide protection. OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax
increased opportunities for citizen The meeting will be open to the (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
access to Government information and public. However, due to time Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
services, and for other purposes. constraints, the public will not be Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
A 60-day comment period is provided allowed to participate in the discussions 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may
to allow interested persons to respond during the meeting. Written statements be obtained by calling (202) 720–8681.
on meeting topics may be filed with the An agency may not conduct or
to the notice.
Committee before or after the meeting sponsor a collection of information
Dated: July 21, 2016. by sending them to the person listed unless the collection of information
Elanor Starmer, under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION displays a currently valid OMB control
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Administrator, Agricultural Marketing CONTACT. Written statements may also number and the agency informs
Service. be filed at the meeting. Please refer to potential persons who are to respond to
[FR Doc. 2016–17702 Filed 7–25–16; 8:45 am] Docket No. APHIS–2016–0021 when the collection of information that such
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submitting your statements. persons are not required to respond to
This notice of meeting is given the collection of information unless it
pursuant to section 10 of the Federal displays a currently valid OMB control
Advisory Committee Act. number.
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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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