83 FR 58524 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

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

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 58524]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[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.
[FR Doc. 2018-25295 Filed 11-19-18; 8:45 am]
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