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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
December 1, 2005.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments
regarding (a) 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;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) 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), Pamela_Beverly_OIRA_
Submission@OMB.EOP.gov 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
within 30 days of this notification.
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
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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 Inspection of
Eggs.
OMB Control Number: 0581–0113.
Summary of Collection: Congress
enacted the Egg Products Inspection Act
(21 U.S.C. 1031–1056) (EPIA) to provide
a mandatory inspection program to
assure egg products are processed under
sanitary conditions, are wholesome,
unadulterated, and properly labeled; to
control the disposition of dirty and
checked shell eggs; to control
unwholesome, adulterated, and inedible
egg products and shell eggs that are
unfit for human consumption; and to
control the movement and disposition
of imported shell eggs and egg products
that are unwholesome and inedible.
Regulations developed under 7 CFR Part
57 provide the requirements and
guidelines for the Department and
industry needed to obtain compliance.
The Agricultural Marketing Service
(AMS) will collect information using
several forms. Forms used to collect
information provide the method for
measuring workload, record of
compliance and non compliance and a
basis to monitor the utilization of funds.
Need and Use of the Information:
AMS will use the information to assure
compliance with the Act and
regulations, to take administrative and
regulatory action and to develop and
revise cooperative agreements with the
States, which conduct surveillance
inspections of shell egg handlers and
processors. If the information is not
collected, AMS would not be able to
control the processing, movement, and
disposition of restricted shell eggs and
egg products and take regulatory action
in case of noncompliance.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Federal Government;
State, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 934.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Quarterly.
Total Burden Hours: 1,659.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Regulations Governing the
Inspection and Grading of Manufactured
or Processed Dairy Products—
Recordkeeping.
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OMB Control Number: 0581–0110.
Summary of Collection: The
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946
directs the Department to develop
programs that will provide and enable
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 a USDA grader.
The dairy products so graded may be
identified with the USDA grade mark.
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. In order
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 is 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: 487.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping.
Total Burden Hours: 1,388.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Farmers Market Questionnaire.
OMB Control Number: 0581–0169.
Summary of Collection: The
Transportation and Marketing (T&M)
Program, Agricultural Marketing Service
(AMS) conducts research to find better
designs, development techniques, and
operating methods for modern farmers
markets under the Agency’s Wholesale
and Alternative Markets Program.
Recommendations are made available to
local decision-makers interested in
constructing modern farmers markets to
serve area producers and consumers.
Individual studies are conducted in
close cooperation with local interested
parties. The information will be
collected using form TM–6 ‘‘Farmers’
Market Questionnaire.’’
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Need and Use of the Information:
Conventional wisdom states that the
number and size of farmers markets has
grown over the last several years.
Research has not been done to prove
that point. The form submitted for
approval will serve as a survey
instrument to obtain a clearer picture of
existing farmers market structure to
provide a basis for the future design of
modern direct marketing facilities and
will provide a measure of growth over
the last 4 years. T&M researchers will
survey by mail, with telephone followup, the managers of farmers markets
identified in the 2000 National Farmers
Market Directory. In addition, provision
will be made for e-mail reporting. These
markets represent a varied range of
sizes, geographical locations, types,
ownership, and structure. These
markets will provide a valid overview of
farmers markets in the United States.
Information such as the size of markets,
operating times and days, retail and
wholesale sales, management structure,
and rules and regulations governing the
markets are all important questions that
need to be answered in the design of a
new market. The information developed
by this survey will support better
designs, development techniques, and
operating methods for modern farmers
markets and outline improvements that
can be applied to revitalize existing
markets.
Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions, Federal Government,
State, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 3,700.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 586.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
December 1, 2005.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments
regarding (a) 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;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
VerDate Aug<31>2005
13:01 Dec 06, 2005
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of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) 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),
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV 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
within 30 days of this notification.
Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
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.
Animal Plant and Health Inspection
Service
Title: Johne’s Disease in Domestic
Animals; Interstate Movement, 9 CFR
part 80.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0148.
Summary of Collection: Title 21
U.S.C. authorizes sections 111, 114,
114a, 114–1, 115, 120, 121, 125, 126,
134a, 134c, 134f, and 134g. These
authorities permit the Secretary to
prevent, control and eliminate domestic
diseases such as Johne’s disease, as well
as to take actions to prevent and to
manage exotic diseases such as footand-mouth, classical swine fever, and
other foreign diseases. Johne’s disease
affects cattle, sheep, goats, and other
ruminants. It is an incurable and
contagious disease that results in
progressive wasting and eventual death.
The disease is nearly always introduced
into a healthy herd by an infected
animal that is not showing symptoms of
the disease. Moving Johne’s-positive
livestock interstate for slaughter or for
other purposes and doing so without
increasing the risk of disease spread
requires the use of an owner-shipper
statement, official eartags, and State
participation in the program.
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Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will collect information that
includes: (1) The number of animals to
be moved, (2) the species of the animals,
(3) the point of origin and destination,
and (4) the consignor and consignee.
Without the information APHIS would
be unable to ensure that Johne’s disease
is not spread to healthy animal
populations throughout the United
States.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for profit; Farms.
Number of Respondents: 250.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 50.
Animal Plant and Health Inspection
Service
Title: Brucellosis Program
Cooperative Agreements—Title 9, CFR
Parts 50, 51, 53, 54, 76, and 78.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0047.
Summary of Collection: Brucellosis is
a contagious animal disease that causes
loss of young through spontaneous
abortion or birth of weak offspring,
reduced milk production, and
infertility. It is mainly a disease of
cattle, bison and swine. There is no
economically feasible treatment for
brucellosis in livestock. Veterinary
Services, a division with USDA’s
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS), is responsible for
administering regulations intended to
prevent the dissemination of animal
diseases, such as brucellosis, within the
United States. These regulations are
found in Part 78 of Title 9, Code of
Federal Regulations. The continued
presence of brucellosis in a herd
seriously threatens the health of other
animals. APHIS will collect information
using various forms.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will use the information
collected from the forms to continue to
search for other infected herds, maintain
identification of livestock, monitor
deficiencies in identification of animals
for movement, and monitor program
deficiencies in suspicious and infected
herds. This information will be used to
determine brucellosis area status and
aids herd owners by speeding up the
detection and elimination of serious
disease conditions in their herds.
Without the data, APHIS’ Brucellosis
Eradication Program would be severely
crippled.
Description of Respondents: Farms;
State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 7,382.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
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Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings,
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
December 1, 2005.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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), Pamela-- Beverly-- OIRA--
Submission@ OMB.EOP.gov 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 within 30 days of this
notification. 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 Inspection of Eggs.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0113.
Summary of Collection: Congress enacted the Egg Products Inspection
Act (21 U.S.C. 1031-1056) (EPIA) to provide a mandatory inspection
program to assure egg products are processed under sanitary conditions,
are wholesome, unadulterated, and properly labeled; to control the
disposition of dirty and checked shell eggs; to control unwholesome,
adulterated, and inedible egg products and shell eggs that are unfit
for human consumption; and to control the movement and disposition of
imported shell eggs and egg products that are unwholesome and inedible.
Regulations developed under 7 CFR Part 57 provide the requirements and
guidelines for the Department and industry needed to obtain compliance.
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will collect information using
several forms. Forms used to collect information provide the method for
measuring workload, record of compliance and non compliance and a basis
to monitor the utilization of funds.
Need and Use of the Information: AMS will use the information to
assure compliance with the Act and regulations, to take administrative
and regulatory action and to develop and revise cooperative agreements
with the States, which conduct surveillance inspections of shell egg
handlers and processors. If the information is not collected, AMS would
not be able to control the processing, movement, and disposition of
restricted shell eggs and egg products and take regulatory action in
case of noncompliance.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal
Government; State, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 934.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Quarterly.
Total Burden Hours: 1,659.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Regulations Governing the Inspection and Grading of
Manufactured or Processed Dairy Products--Recordkeeping.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0110.
Summary of Collection: The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946
directs the Department to develop programs that will provide and enable
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 a
USDA grader. The dairy products so graded may be identified with the
USDA grade mark. 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. In order 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 is 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: 487.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping.
Total Burden Hours: 1,388.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Farmers Market Questionnaire.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0169.
Summary of Collection: The Transportation and Marketing (T&M)
Program, Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) conducts research to find
better designs, development techniques, and operating methods for
modern farmers markets under the Agency's Wholesale and Alternative
Markets Program. Recommendations are made available to local decision-
makers interested in constructing modern farmers markets to serve area
producers and consumers. Individual studies are conducted in close
cooperation with local interested parties. The information will be
collected using form TM-6 ``Farmers' Market Questionnaire.''
[[Page 72779]]
Need and Use of the Information: Conventional wisdom states that
the number and size of farmers markets has grown over the last several
years. Research has not been done to prove that point. The form
submitted for approval will serve as a survey instrument to obtain a
clearer picture of existing farmers market structure to provide a basis
for the future design of modern direct marketing facilities and will
provide a measure of growth over the last 4 years. T&M researchers will
survey by mail, with telephone follow-up, the managers of farmers
markets identified in the 2000 National Farmers Market Directory. In
addition, provision will be made for e-mail reporting. These markets
represent a varied range of sizes, geographical locations, types,
ownership, and structure. These markets will provide a valid overview
of farmers markets in the United States. Information such as the size
of markets, operating times and days, retail and wholesale sales,
management structure, and rules and regulations governing the markets
are all important questions that need to be answered in the design of a
new market. The information developed by this survey will support
better designs, development techniques, and operating methods for
modern farmers markets and outline improvements that can be applied to
revitalize existing markets.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions, Federal
Government, State, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 3,700.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 586.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E5-6965 Filed 12-6-05; 8:45 am]
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