83 FR 58524 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 224 (November 20, 2018)

Page Range		58524-58524
FR Document		2018-25295
Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 224 (Tuesday, November 20, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-25295]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 15, 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 December 26, 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: Reporting Requirements Under Regulations Governing 
Inspection and Grading Services of Manufactured or Processed Dairy 
Products and the Certification of Sanitary Design & Fabrication of 
Equipment used in the Slaughter, Processing, and Packaging of Livestock 
and Poultry Products.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0126.
    Summary of Collection: The Agricultural Marketing Act (AMA) of 1946 
(7 U.S.C. 1621-1627), directs the Department to develop programs which 
will provide for and facilitate the marketing of agricultural products. 
The regulations governing the voluntary inspection and grading program 
for dairy products is contained in 7 CFR part 58. The certification 
regulations for livestock and poultry products are contained in 7 CFR 
part 54. The Government, industry and consumer will be well served if 
the Government can help insure that dairy products are produced under 
sanitary conditions and that buyers have the choice of purchasing the 
quality of the product they desire. The dairy grading program is a 
voluntary user fee program. For a voluntary inspection program to 
perform satisfactorily with a minimum of confusion, information must be 
collected to determine what services are requested.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected is used 
to identify the product offered for grading; to identify and contact 
the individuals responsible for payment of the grading or equipment 
evaluation fee and expense; and to identify the person responsible for 
administering the grade label program. The Agriculture Marketing 
service will use several forms to collect essential information to 
carry out and administer the inspection and grading program.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 240.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Other (when forms 
are requested).
    Total Burden Hours: 1,027.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER An agency may not conduct or Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
contains documents other than rules or sponsor a collection of information On occasion; Other (when forms are
proposed rules that are applicable to the unless the collection of information requested).
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, displays a currently valid OMB control Total Burden Hours: 1,027.
committee meetings, agency decisions and number and the agency informs
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of Ruth Brown,
potential persons who are to respond to
petitions and applications and agency Departmental Information Collection
statements of organization and functions are the collection of information that such Clearance Officer.
examples of documents appearing in this persons are not required to respond to
[FR Doc. 2018–25295 Filed 11–19–18; 8:45 am]
section. the collection of information unless it
BILLING CODE 3410–02–P
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Title: Reporting Requirements Under Farm Service Agency
Comment Request Regulations Governing Inspection and
Grading Services of Manufactured or Information Collection Request;
November 15, 2018. Processed Dairy Products and the Measurement Service (MS) Records
The Department of Agriculture will Certification of Sanitary Design &
submit the following information Fabrication of Equipment used in the AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.
collection requirement(s) to OMB for Slaughter, Processing, and Packaging of ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
review and clearance under the Livestock and Poultry Products.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, OMB Control Number: 0581–0126.
Summary of Collection: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Public Law 104–13 on or after the date Farm Service Agency (FSA) is
of publication of this notice. Comments Agricultural Marketing Act (AMA) of
1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627), directs the requesting comments from all interested
are requested regarding: (1) Whether the individuals and organizations on a
collection of information is necessary Department to develop programs which
will provide for and facilitate the revision and an extension of a currently
for the proper performance of the approved information collection
functions of the agency, including marketing of agricultural products. The
regulations governing the voluntary associated with the MS Records.
whether the information will have
inspection and grading program for DATES: We will consider comments that
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
dairy products is contained in 7 CFR we receive by January 22, 2019.
agency’s estimate of burden including
part 58. The certification regulations for ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance livestock and poultry products are comments on this notice. In your
the quality, utility and clarity of the contained in 7 CFR part 54. The comments, include date, volume and
Government, industry and consumer page number, the OMB Control Number,
information to be collected; and (4)
will be well served if the Government and the title of the information
ways to minimize the burden of the
can help insure that dairy products are collection of this issue of the Federal
collection of information on those who
produced under sanitary conditions and Register. You may submit comments by
are to respond, including through the
that buyers have the choice of any of the following methods:
use of appropriate automated, • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
purchasing the quality of the product
electronic, mechanical, or other http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
they desire. The dairy grading program
technological collection techniques or online instructions for submitting
is a voluntary user fee program. For a
other forms of information technology comments.
voluntary inspection program to
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for • Mail: Clay Lagasse, Common
perform satisfactorily with a minimum
Agriculture, Office of Information and Provisions Section, Production
of confusion, information must be
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Emergencies and Compliance Division,
collected to determine what services are
Management and Budget (OMB), New USDA, FSA, Farm Programs 1400
requested.
Executive Office Building, Washington, Need and Use of the Information: The Independence Avenue SW, Mail Stop
DC; New Executive Office Building, 725 information collected is used to identify 0517, Washington, DC 20250–0517.
17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503. the product offered for grading; to You may also send comments to the
Commenters are encouraged to submit identify and contact the individuals Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of
their comments to OMB via email to: responsible for payment of the grading Information and Regulatory Affairs,
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax or equipment evaluation fee and Office of Management and Budget,
(202) 395–5806 and to Departmental expense; and to identify the person Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail responsible for administering the grade information collection may be requested
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– label program. The Agriculture by contacting Clay Lagasse at the above
7602. Marketing service will use several forms address.
Comments regarding these to collect essential information to carry FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
information collections are best assured out and administer the inspection and Clay Lagasse, (202) 205–9893. Persons
of having their full effect if received by grading program. with disabilities who require alternative
December 26, 2018. Copies of the Description of Respondents: Business means for communication should
submission(s) may be obtained by or other for profit. contact the USDA Target Center at (202)
calling (202) 720–8681. Number of Respondents: 240. 720–2600 (voice).

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FR Citation		83 FR 58524