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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Docket No. DA–06–02]
Notice of Request for Extension and
Revision of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice
announces the Agricultural Marketing
Service’s (AMS) intention to request an
extension for and revision of a currently
approved information collection for the
Regulations Governing the Inspection
and Grading Services of Manufactured
or Processed Dairy Products and the
Certification of Sanitary Design and
Fabrication of Equipment Used in the
Slaughter, Processing, and Packaging of
Livestock and Poultry Products.
DATES: Comments received by January
27, 2006 will be considered.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:
Contact Reginald L. Pasteur, USDA/
AMS/Dairy Programs, Dairy
Standardization Branch, Room 2746South Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–
0230; Tel: (202) 720–7473, Fax: (202)
720–2643 or via e-mail at
reginald.pasteur@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Reporting Requirements Under
Regulations Governing the Inspection
and Grading Services of Manufactured
or Processed Dairy Products.
OMB Number: 0581–0126.
Expiration Date of Approval: August
31, 2006.
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
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Abstract: The dairy grading program
is a voluntary user fee program
authorized under the Agricultural
Marketing Act (AMA) of 1946 (7 U.S.C.
1621 et seq.). The regulations governing
inspection and grading services of
manufactured or processed dairy
products are contained in 7 CFR part 58.
In order for a voluntary inspection form
to perform satisfactorily, there must be
written requirements and rules for both
Government and industry. The
information requested is used to
identify the product offered for grading;
to identify a request from a
manufacturer of equipment used in the
dairy, meat or poultry industries for
evaluation regarding sanitary design and
construction; to identify and contact the
party responsible for payment of the
inspection, grading or equipment
evaluation fee and expense; and to
identify applicants who wish to be
authorized to display official
identification on product packaging
materials, equipment, utensils, or on
descriptive or promotional materials.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this record keeping is
estimated to average .0585 hours per
response.
Respondents: Distributors,
manufacturers, and packers of butter
and cheese. Manufacturers of processing
equipment used in the dairy, meat and
poultry industries.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
400.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 360.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed collection of the
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 the burden of the proposed collection
of information 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
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments should reference OMB No.
0581–0126 and the Dairy Inspection and
Grading Program and be sent to the
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Office of the Deputy Administrator,
USDA/AMS/Dairy Programs, Room
2968–S, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20090–6456.
Comments should reference the docket
number and the date and page number
of this issue of the Federal Register. All
comments received 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
become a matte of public record.
Authority: 7 U.S.C 1621–1627.
Dated: November 21, 2005.
Lloyd C. Day,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
U.S. Warehouse Act Fees
Farm Service Agency, USDA.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: This notice sets forth a
schedule increasing the annual
operational fee warehouse operators are
charged under the United States
Warehouse Act (USWA). This action is
needed to increase revenue to cover
operational costs projected for
operations under the USWA in fiscal
year 2006. This notice does not change
any of the other various license or
inspection fees charged under the
USWA.
DATE: Effective Date: January 1, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Roger Hinkle, USWA Program Manager,
Warehouse and Inventory Division,
Farm Service Agency (FSA), United
States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., STOP 0553, Washington, DC
20250–0553, telephone: (202) 720–7433;
FAX: (202) 690–3123; e-mail:
Roger.Hinkle@usda.gov. Persons with
disabilities who require alternative
means for communication (Braille, large
print, audiotape, etc.) should contact
USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720–
2600 (voice and TDD).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Secretary of Agriculture has the
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authority to license public warehouses
and assess warehouse operator fees
under the USWA (7 U.S.C. 241 et seq.)
Warehouse operators licensed under the
USWA understand that fees will be
imposed to cover the costs of
administering the program. Specifically,
section 4 of the USWA (7 U.S.C. 243)
and the regulations issued pursuant to
the USWA, located at 7 CFR part 735,
mandate the imposition of fees for
USWA-licensed warehouses. The
USWA provides for licensing of public
warehouse operators that are in the
business of storing agricultural
products; examination of such federallylicensed warehouses, issuance of
regulations governing the establishment
and maintenance of electronic systems,
and collection of fees to sustain the
USWA warehouse licensing and
examination programs. FSA is raising
USWA annual operational fees charged
to licensed warehouses in order to
assure the recovery of operational costs
projected for USWA activities in fiscal
year 2006. The fiscal year 2006 fee
adjustment reflects a 5.0 percent
increase in the annual fees. Other
license and inspection fees charged
under the USWA are not currently being
increased.
USWA fees vary by type of warehouse
and were last amended effective October
1, 2000, (65 FR 39347, June 26, 2000).
None of the fee increases for any
particular type of warehouse exceeded
2.0 percent, and such fees varied based
on FSA’s direct costs with respect to
warehouse examinations for that type of
warehouse. The schedule below sets out
all of the relevant fees and charges for
licensing and examination and reflects
the increased annual fees noted above.
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USWA Schedule for License, Inspection
and Annual Operational Fees To Be
Paid by Warehouse Operators
Warehouse and Service License Fees
The fee for original issuance,
reissuance, or duplication of a license
for cotton, grain, tobacco, wool, dry
beans, nut, sweeteners, and cottonseed
is $80 for each license issued. The fee
charged to license individuals to
inspect, sample, grade, classify, or
weigh commodities is $35 for each
service license issued.
Warehouse Annual and Inspection Fees
These fees are shown in the following
tables by agricultural product.
Inspection fees are assessed for each
original examination or inspection, or
reexamination or reinspection for
modification of an existing license.
Annual fees are assessed independently
of the inspection and license fees set
forth in the preceding paragraph.
COTTON
[In bales]
Annual fee for
each warehouse
location with a
CCC storage
agreement
$585
770
940
1,180
1,470
1,760
2,055
2,350
* 2,350
$1,170
1,540
1,880
2,360
2,940
3,520
4,110
4,700
** 4,700
Annual fee for
each warehouse
location with a
CCC storage
agreement
Licensed capacity
Annual fee for
each warehouse
location without a
CCC storage
agreement
Annual fee for
each warehouse
location without a
CCC storage
agreement
$155
310
455
615
765
920
1,070
1,220
1,375
1,525
1,685
$310
620
910
1,230
1,530
1,840
2,140
2,440
2,750
3,050
3,370
1–20,000 ..........................................................................................................................................................
20,001–40,000 .................................................................................................................................................
40,001–60,000 .................................................................................................................................................
60,001–80,000 .................................................................................................................................................
80,001–100,000 ...............................................................................................................................................
100,001–120,000 .............................................................................................................................................
120,001–140,000 .............................................................................................................................................
140,001–160,000 .............................................................................................................................................
160,001+ ..........................................................................................................................................................
* Plus $60 per 5,000 bale capacity above 160,000 bales or fraction thereof.
** Plus $115 per 5,000 bale capacity above 160,000 bales or fraction thereof.
Inspection fees will be charged at the
rate of $17 for each 1,000 bales of
licensed capacity, or fraction thereof,
but in no case less than $170 nor more
than $1,700.
GRAIN
[In bushels]
Licensed capacity
1–150,000 ........................................................................................................................................................
150,001–250,000 .............................................................................................................................................
250,001–500,000 .............................................................................................................................................
500,001–750,000 .............................................................................................................................................
750,001–1,000,000 ..........................................................................................................................................
1,000,001–1,200,000 .......................................................................................................................................
1,200,001–1,500,000 .......................................................................................................................................
1,500,001–2,000,000 .......................................................................................................................................
2,000,001–2,500,000 .......................................................................................................................................
2,500,001–5,000,000 .......................................................................................................................................
5,000,001–7,500,000 .......................................................................................................................................
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GRAIN—Continued
[In bushels]
Annual fee for
each warehouse
location with a
CCC storage
agreement
1,840
* 1,840
3,680
** 3,680
Annual fee for
each warehouse
location with a
CCC storage
agreement
Annual fee for
each warehouse
location without a
CCC storage
agreement
$250
410
580
745
905
1,060
1,220
1,375
1,535
1,690
1,840
* 1,995
Licensed capacity
Annual fee for
each warehouse
location without a
CCC storage
agreement
$500
820
1,160
1,490
1,810
2,120
2,440
2,750
3,070
3,380
3,680
** 3,990
7,500,001–10,000,000 .....................................................................................................................................
10,000,001+ .....................................................................................................................................................
* Plus $50 per million bushels above 10,000,000 or fraction thereof.
** Plus $95 per million bushels above 10,000,000 or fraction thereof.
Inspection fees will be charged at the
rate of $17 for each 10,000 bushels of
licensed capacity, or fraction thereof,
but in no case less than $170 nor more
than $1,700.
NUTS
[In short tons]
Licensed capacity
1–4,500 ............................................................................................................................................................
4,501–7,500 .....................................................................................................................................................
7,501–15,000 ...................................................................................................................................................
15,001–22,500 .................................................................................................................................................
22,501–30,000 .................................................................................................................................................
30,001–36,000 .................................................................................................................................................
36,001–45,000 .................................................................................................................................................
45,001–60,000 .................................................................................................................................................
60,001–75,000 .................................................................................................................................................
75,001–150,000 ...............................................................................................................................................
150,001–225,000 .............................................................................................................................................
225,001+ ..........................................................................................................................................................
* Plus $11 per 100 short tons above 225,000 short tons or fraction thereof.
** Plus $19 per 100 short tons above 225,000 short tons or fraction thereof.
Inspection fees will be charged at the
rate of $8.50 for each 100 short tons of
licensed capacity, or fraction thereof of
peanuts and $15 for each 1,000
hundredweight, or fraction thereof, of
other nuts, but in no case less than $170
nor more than $1,700.
DRY BEANS
(In hundredweight)
Licensed capacity
100–90,000 .......................
90,001–150,000 ................
150,001–300,000 ..............
300,001–450,000 ..............
450,001–600,000 ..............
600,001–720,000 ..............
720,001–900,000 ..............
900,001–1,200,000 ...........
1,200,001–1,500,000 ........
1,500,001–3,000,000 ........
3,000,001+ ........................
Annual fee
$840
1,170
1,520
1,855
2,185
2,515
2,860
3,200
3,525
3,860
* 4,200
* Plus $1.40 per 1,000 hundredweight above
3,000,000 or fraction thereof.
Inspection fees will be charged at the
rate of $17 for each 1,000
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hundredweight of licensed capacity, or
fraction thereof, but in no case less than
$170 nor more than $1,700.
Tobacco and Wool (Currently Inactive)
Annual fee: $17 for each 100,000
pounds of licensed capacity, or fraction
thereof, but in no case less than $680.
Inspection fee: $17 for each 100,000
pounds of licensed capacity, or fraction
thereof, but in no case less than $170
nor more than $1,700.
Sweeteners
Annual fee: $6.50 for each 5,000
gallons of liquid or 55,000 pounds of
dry capacity, or fraction thereof, but in
no case less than $680.
Inspection fee: $6.50 for each 5,000
gallons of liquid or 55,000 pounds of
dry capacity, or fraction thereof, but in
no case less than $170 nor more than
$1,700.
Cottonseed
Annual fee: $17 for each 1,000 short
tons of licensed capacity, or fraction
thereof, but in no case less than $680.
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Inspection fee: $17 for each 1,000
short tons of licensed capacity, or
fraction thereof, but in no case less than
$170 nor more than $1,700.
Signed in Washington, DC, on November
16, 2005.
Teresa C. Lasseter,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Notice of Lewis and Clark County
Advisory Committee Meeting
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463) and under the Secure
Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–
393) the Helena National Forest’s Lewis
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
U.S. Warehouse Act Fees
AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth a schedule increasing the annual
operational fee warehouse operators are charged under the United States
Warehouse Act (USWA). This action is needed to increase revenue to
cover operational costs projected for operations under the USWA in
fiscal year 2006. This notice does not change any of the other various
license or inspection fees charged under the USWA.
DATE: Effective Date: January 1, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roger Hinkle, USWA Program Manager,
Warehouse and Inventory Division, Farm Service Agency (FSA), United
States Department of Agriculture (USDA), 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
STOP 0553, Washington, DC 20250-0553, telephone: (202) 720-7433; FAX:
(202) 690-3123; e-mail: Roger.Hinkle@usda.gov. Persons with
disabilities who require alternative means for communication (Braille,
large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at
(202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary of Agriculture has the
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authority to license public warehouses and assess warehouse operator
fees under the USWA (7 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) Warehouse operators licensed
under the USWA understand that fees will be imposed to cover the costs
of administering the program. Specifically, section 4 of the USWA (7
U.S.C. 243) and the regulations issued pursuant to the USWA, located at
7 CFR part 735, mandate the imposition of fees for USWA-licensed
warehouses. The USWA provides for licensing of public warehouse
operators that are in the business of storing agricultural products;
examination of such federally-licensed warehouses, issuance of
regulations governing the establishment and maintenance of electronic
systems, and collection of fees to sustain the USWA warehouse licensing
and examination programs. FSA is raising USWA annual operational fees
charged to licensed warehouses in order to assure the recovery of
operational costs projected for USWA activities in fiscal year 2006.
The fiscal year 2006 fee adjustment reflects a 5.0 percent increase in
the annual fees. Other license and inspection fees charged under the
USWA are not currently being increased.
USWA fees vary by type of warehouse and were last amended effective
October 1, 2000, (65 FR 39347, June 26, 2000). None of the fee
increases for any particular type of warehouse exceeded 2.0 percent,
and such fees varied based on FSA's direct costs with respect to
warehouse examinations for that type of warehouse. The schedule below
sets out all of the relevant fees and charges for licensing and
examination and reflects the increased annual fees noted above.
USWA Schedule for License, Inspection and Annual Operational Fees To Be
Paid by Warehouse Operators
Warehouse and Service License Fees
The fee for original issuance, reissuance, or duplication of a
license for cotton, grain, tobacco, wool, dry beans, nut, sweeteners,
and cottonseed is $80 for each license issued. The fee charged to
license individuals to inspect, sample, grade, classify, or weigh
commodities is $35 for each service license issued.
Warehouse Annual and Inspection Fees
These fees are shown in the following tables by agricultural
product. Inspection fees are assessed for each original examination or
inspection, or reexamination or reinspection for modification of an
existing license. Annual fees are assessed independently of the
inspection and license fees set forth in the preceding paragraph.
Cotton
[In bales]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual fee for Annual fee for
each warehouse each warehouse
Licensed capacity location with a location without
CCC storage a CCC storage
agreement agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-20,000............................ $585 $1,170
20,001-40,000....................... 770 1,540
40,001-60,000....................... 940 1,880
60,001-80,000....................... 1,180 2,360
80,001-100,000...................... 1,470 2,940
100,001-120,000..................... 1,760 3,520
120,001-140,000..................... 2,055 4,110
140,001-160,000..................... 2,350 4,700
160,001+............................ * 2,350 ** 4,700
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Plus $60 per 5,000 bale capacity above 160,000 bales or fraction
thereof.
** Plus $115 per 5,000 bale capacity above 160,000 bales or fraction
thereof.
Inspection fees will be charged at the rate of $17 for each 1,000
bales of licensed capacity, or fraction thereof, but in no case less
than $170 nor more than $1,700.
Grain
[In bushels]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual fee for Annual fee for
each warehouse each warehouse
Licensed capacity location with a location without
CCC storage a CCC storage
agreement agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-150,000........................... $155 $310
150,001-250,000..................... 310 620
250,001-500,000..................... 455 910
500,001-750,000..................... 615 1,230
750,001-1,000,000................... 765 1,530
1,000,001-1,200,000................. 920 1,840
1,200,001-1,500,000................. 1,070 2,140
1,500,001-2,000,000................. 1,220 2,440
2,000,001-2,500,000................. 1,375 2,750
2,500,001-5,000,000................. 1,525 3,050
5,000,001-7,500,000................. 1,685 3,370
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7,500,001-10,000,000................ 1,840 3,680
10,000,001+......................... * 1,840 ** 3,680
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* Plus $50 per million bushels above 10,000,000 or fraction thereof.
** Plus $95 per million bushels above 10,000,000 or fraction thereof.
Inspection fees will be charged at the rate of $17 for each 10,000
bushels of licensed capacity, or fraction thereof, but in no case less
than $170 nor more than $1,700.
Nuts
[In short tons]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual fee for Annual fee for
each warehouse each warehouse
Licensed capacity location with a location without
CCC storage a CCC storage
agreement agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-4,500............................. $250 $500
4,501-7,500......................... 410 820
7,501-15,000........................ 580 1,160
15,001-22,500....................... 745 1,490
22,501-30,000....................... 905 1,810
30,001-36,000....................... 1,060 2,120
36,001-45,000....................... 1,220 2,440
45,001-60,000....................... 1,375 2,750
60,001-75,000....................... 1,535 3,070
75,001-150,000...................... 1,690 3,380
150,001-225,000..................... 1,840 3,680
225,001+............................ * 1,995 ** 3,990
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* Plus $11 per 100 short tons above 225,000 short tons or fraction
thereof.
** Plus $19 per 100 short tons above 225,000 short tons or fraction
thereof.
Inspection fees will be charged at the rate of $8.50 for each 100
short tons of licensed capacity, or fraction thereof of peanuts and $15
for each 1,000 hundredweight, or fraction thereof, of other nuts, but
in no case less than $170 nor more than $1,700.
Dry Beans
(In hundredweight)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Licensed capacity Annual fee
------------------------------------------------------------------------
100-90,000............................................ $840
90,001-150,000........................................ 1,170
150,001-300,000....................................... 1,520
300,001-450,000....................................... 1,855
450,001-600,000....................................... 2,185
600,001-720,000....................................... 2,515
720,001-900,000....................................... 2,860
900,001-1,200,000..................................... 3,200
1,200,001-1,500,000................................... 3,525
1,500,001-3,000,000................................... 3,860
3,000,001+............................................ * 4,200
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* Plus $1.40 per 1,000 hundredweight above 3,000,000 or fraction
thereof.
Inspection fees will be charged at the rate of $17 for each 1,000
hundredweight of licensed capacity, or fraction thereof, but in no case
less than $170 nor more than $1,700.
Tobacco and Wool (Currently Inactive)
Annual fee: $17 for each 100,000 pounds of licensed capacity, or
fraction thereof, but in no case less than $680.
Inspection fee: $17 for each 100,000 pounds of licensed capacity,
or fraction thereof, but in no case less than $170 nor more than
$1,700.
Sweeteners
Annual fee: $6.50 for each 5,000 gallons of liquid or 55,000 pounds
of dry capacity, or fraction thereof, but in no case less than $680.
Inspection fee: $6.50 for each 5,000 gallons of liquid or 55,000
pounds of dry capacity, or fraction thereof, but in no case less than
$170 nor more than $1,700.
Cottonseed
Annual fee: $17 for each 1,000 short tons of licensed capacity, or
fraction thereof, but in no case less than $680.
Inspection fee: $17 for each 1,000 short tons of licensed capacity,
or fraction thereof, but in no case less than $170 nor more than
$1,700.
Signed in Washington, DC, on November 16, 2005.
Teresa C. Lasseter,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 05-23353 Filed 11-25-05; 8:45 am]
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