82 FR 30816 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 126 (July 3, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-13976
Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 126 (Monday, July 3, 2017)
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[FR Doc No: 2017-13976]


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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.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER An agency may not conduct or conduct and carry out the grading
contains documents other than rules or sponsor a collection of information services requested by the respondents. If
proposed rules that are applicable to the unless the collection of information the information were not collected, the
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, displays a currently valid OMB control agency would not be able to provide the
committee meetings, agency decisions and number and the agency informs voluntary grading services authorized
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
potential persons who are to respond to and requested by Congress, provide the
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are the collection of information that such types of services requested by industry,
examples of documents appearing in this persons are not required to respond to administer the program, ensure properly
section. the collection of information unless it grade-labeled products, calculate the
displays a currently valid OMB control cost of the service or collect for the cost
number. furnishing service.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Description of Respondents: Business
Agricultural Marketing Service or other for profit, Farms.
Submission for OMB Review; Title: Regulations for Voluntary Number of Respondents: 1,564.
Comment Request Grading, Certification, and Standards— Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
7 CFR part 54, 56, 62 and 70. On occasion; Semi-annually; Monthly;
June 28, 2017. OMB Control Number: 0581–0128. Annually; Other (daily).
The Department of Agriculture will Summary of Collection: The Total Burden Hours: 10,785.
submit the following information Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (60
Agricultural Marketing Service
collection requirement(s) to OMB for Stat. 1087–1091, as amended; 7 U.S.C.
review and clearance under the 1621–1627) (AMA) directs and Title: Generic Information Collection
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture and Clearance of Qualitative Feedback
Public Law 104–13 on or after the date to provide consumers with voluntary on Agency Service Delivery.
Federal grading and certification OMB Control Number: 0581–0269.
of publication of this notice. Comments Summary of Collection: Executive
are requested regarding: (1) Whether the services that facilitate the marketing of
agricultural commodities. The Quality Order 12862 directs Federal agencies to
collection of information is necessary provide service to the public that
for the proper performance of the Assessment Division (QAD) provides
these services under the authority of 7 matches or exceeds the best service
functions of the agency, including available in the private sector.
whether the information will have CFR parts 54, 56, and 70. The
regulations provide a voluntary program Improving Agricultural Marketing
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the Service (AMS) programs requires
agency’s estimate of burden including for grading and certification services
based on U.S. standards, grades, and ongoing assessment of service delivery,
the validity of the methodology and by which we mean systematic review of
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance weight classes to enable orderly
marketing of the corresponding the operation of a program compared to
the quality, utility and clarity of the a set of explicit or implicit standards, as
information to be collected; and (4) agricultural products. The regulation in
7 CFR part 62, Quality Systems a means of contributing to the
ways to minimize the burden of the continuous improvement of the
collection of information on those who Verification Programs (QSVP) is a
collection of voluntary, audit-based, program.
are to respond, including through the Need and Use of the Information: The
use of appropriate automated, user-fee fund programs that allow
applicants to have program information collection activity will
electronic, mechanical, or other garner qualitative customer and
documentation and program processes
technological collection techniques or stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
assessed by AMS auditor(s) and other
other forms of information technology timely manner, in accordance with the
USDA officials. This program is made
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Administration’s commitment to
available to respondents who would
Agriculture, Office of Information and improving service delivery. By
need to request or apply for the specific
Regulatory Affairs, Office of qualitative feedback we mean
service they wish on a user fee-for-
Management and Budget (OMB), New information that provides useful
service basis.
Executive Office Building, Washington, AMS merged the Poultry Programs insights on perceptions and opinions,
DC; New Executive Office Building, 725 with the Livestock and Seed Program but are not statistical surveys that yield
17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. and it is now the Livestock, Poultry, and quantitative results that can be
Commenters are encouraged to submit Seed (LPS) Program. With this renewal generalized to the population of study.
their comments to OMB via email to: all PY forms will be changed to LPS. This feedback will provide insights into
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax Need and Use of the Information: customer or stakeholder perceptions,
(202) 395–5806 and to Departmental Using forms LPS–109 (formerly PY–32), experiences and expectations, provide
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail LPS–110 (formerly PY–100), LPS–157, an early warning of issues with service,
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– LPS–240P, LPS–240S, LPS–210P, LPS– or focus attention on areas where
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7602. 210S, LPS–234 and LPS–518–1, communication, training or changes in
Comments regarding these information is collected only from operations might improve delivery of
information collections are best assured respondents who elect to utilize this products or services. These collections
of having their full effect if received by voluntary user fee-for-service. Only will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
August 2, 2017. Copies of the authorized representatives of the USDA actionable communications between
submission(s) may be obtained by use the information collected. The AMS and its customers and
calling (202) 720–8681. information is used to administer, stakeholders. It will also allow feedback

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to contribute directly to the for comments on the quality of services to Interstate 57; bounded on the east by
improvement of program management. provided by the following designated Interstate 57 south to U.S. Route 52;
Feedback collected under this generic agency: Kankakee Grain Inspection, Inc. U.S. Route 52 south to the Kankakee
clearance will provide useful (Kankakee). County line; bounded on the south by
information, but it will not yield data DATES: Applications and comments the southern Kankakee and Grundy
that can be generalized to the overall must be received by August 2, 2017. County lines; the southern LaSalle
population. This type of generic ADDRESSES: Submit applications and County line west to State Route 17; State
clearance for qualitative information comments concerning this notice using Route 17 west to U.S. Route 51; U.S.
will not be used for quantitative any of the following methods: Route 51 north to State Route 18; State
information collections that are • Applying for Designation on the Route 18 west to State Route 26; State
designed to yield reliably actionable Internet: Use FGISonline (https:// Route 26 south to State Route 116; State
results, such as monitoring trends over fgis.gipsa.usda.gov/default_home_ Route 116 south to Interstate 74;
time or documenting program FGIS.aspx) and then click on the Interstate 74 west to the western Peoria
performance. Such data uses require Delegations/Designations and Export
more rigorous designs that address: The County line; and bounded on the west
Registrations (DDR) link. You will need by the western Peoria and Stark County
target population to which to obtain an FGISonline customer
generalizations will be made, the lines; the northern Stark County line
number and USDA eAuthentication
sampling frame, the sample design east to State Route 40; State Route 40
username and password prior to
(including stratification and clustering), north to the Bureau County line.
applying.
the precision requirements or power • Submit Comments Using the Opportunity for Designation
calculations that justify the proposed Internet: Go to Regulations.gov (http://
sample size, the expected response rate, www.regulations.gov). Instructions for Interested persons or governmental
methods for assessing potential non- submitting and reading comments are agencies may apply for designation to
response bias, the protocols for data detailed on the site. provide official services in the
collection, and any testing procedures • Mail, Courier or Hand Delivery: geographic area specified above under
that were or will be undertaken prior Jacob Thein, Compliance Officer, USDA, the provisions of section 7(f) of the
fielding the study. Depending on the GIPSA, FGIS, QACD, 10383 North USGSA and 7 CFR 800.196. Designation
degree of influence the results are likely Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, MO in the specified geographic area in
to have, such collections may still be 64153. Illinois is for the period beginning
eligible for submission for other generic • Fax: Jacob Thein, 816–872–1257. January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2022.
mechanisms that are designed to yield • Email: FGIS.QACD@usda.gov.
Read Applications and Comments: To apply for designation or to request
quantitative results.
All applications and comments will be more information, contact Jacob Thein
Description of Respondents: Farms;
Business or other for-profit; Not-for- available for public inspection at the at the address listed above.
profit Institutions and State, Local or office above during regular business Request for Comments
Tribal Government. hours (7 CFR 1.27(c)).
Number of Respondents: 100,000. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: We are publishing this notice to
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Jacob Thein, 816–866–2223 or provide interested persons the
On occasion. FGIS.QACD@usda.gov. opportunity to comment on the quality
Total Burden Hours: 50,000. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section of services provided by the Kankakee
Charlene Parker, 7(f) of the United States Grain Standards official agency. In the designation
Departmental Information Collection Act (USGSA) authorizes the Secretary to process, we are particularly interested
Clearance Officer. designate a qualified applicant to in receiving comments citing reasons
[FR Doc. 2017–13976 Filed 6–30–17; 8:45 am] provide official services in a specified and pertinent data supporting or
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area after determining that the applicant objecting to the designation of the
is better able than any other applicant applicant. Submit all comments to Jacob
to provide such official services (7 Thein at the above address or at http://
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE U.S.C. 79(f)). Under section 7(g) of the www.regulations.gov.
USGSA, designations of official agencies
We consider applications, comments,
Grain Inspection, Packers and are effective for no longer than five
and other available information when
Stockyards Administration years, unless terminated by the
determining which applicants will be
Secretary, and may be renewed
Opportunity for Designation in the according to the criteria and procedures designated.
Essex, Illinois, Area; Request for prescribed in section 7(f) of the USGSA. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k.
Comments on the Official Agency
Servicing This Area Areas Open for Designation Randall D. Jones,
Kankakee Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection,
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Packers and Stockyards Administration.
Stockyards Administration, USDA. Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the [FR Doc. 2017–13878 Filed 6–30–17; 8:45 am]
ACTION: Notice. United States Grain Standards Act, the
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following geographic area in the State of
SUMMARY: The designation of the official
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Illinois is assigned to this official
agency listed below will end on agency.
December 31, 2017. We are asking
persons or governmental agencies In Illinois
interested in providing official services Bounded on the north by the northern
in the areas presently served by this Bureau County line; the northern
agency to submit an application for LaSalle and Grundy County lines; the
designation. In addition, we are asking northern Will County line east-southeast

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FR Citation		82 FR 30816