83 FR 14842 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 67 (April 6, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 67 (Friday, April 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 14842]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07043]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 3, 2018.
    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 May 7, 2018. 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 Governing the Inspection and Grading of 
Manufactured or Processed Dairy Products--Recordkeeping (Subpart B).
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0110.
    Summary of Collection: The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 
U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) directs the Department to develop programs that 
will provide for and facilitate the marketing of agricultural products. 
One of these programs is the USDA voluntary inspection and grading 
program for dairy products where these dairy products are graded 
according to U.S. grade standards by an USDA grader. Dairy processors, 
buyers, retailers, institutional users, and consumers have requested 
that such a program be developed to assure the uniform quality of dairy 
products purchased. For any service program to perform satisfactorily, 
there must be written guides and rules, which in this case are 
regulations for the provider and user.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Agricultural Marketing Service 
will collect information to ensure that the dairy inspection program 
products are produced under sanitary conditions and buyers are 
purchasing a quality product. The information collected through 
recordkeeping are routinely reviewed and evaluated during the 
inspection of the dairy plant facilities for USDA approval. Without 
laboratory testing results required by recordkeeping, the inspectors 
would not be able to evaluate the quality of dairy products.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 369.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,007.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Dairy Products Mandatory Sales Reporting.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0274.
    Summary of Collection: The Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010 
amended Sec.  273(d) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, 
requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an electronic 
reporting system for certain manufacturers of dairy products to report 
sales information under a mandatory dairy product reporting program. 
Data collection for cheddar cheese, butter, dry whey, or nonfat dry 
milk sales is limited to manufacturing plants producing annually 1 
million pounds or more of one of the surveyed commodities specified in 
the program.
    Need and Use of the Information: Persons engaged in manufacturing 
dairy products are required to provide the Department of Agriculture 
(USDA) certain information, including the price, quantity, and moisture 
content, where applicable, of dairy products sold by the manufacturer. 
Various manufacturer reports are filed electronically on a weekly 
basis. Additional paper forms are filed by manufacturers on an annual 
basis to validate participation in the mandatory reporting program. 
Manufacturers and other persons storing dairy products must also report 
information on the quantity of dairy products stored. USDA publishes 
composites of the information obtained to help industry members make 
informed marketing decisions regarding dairy products. The information 
is also used to establish minimum prices for Class III and Class IV 
milk under Federal milk marketing orders. Without this information USDA 
would not be able to verify compliance with applicable regulations.
    Description of Respondents: Businesses--Cheddar Cheese, 40 lb. 
Blocks.
    Number of Respondents: 219.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Weekly; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,767.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-07043 Filed 4-5-18; 8:45 am]
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