Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 46952 [E7-16563]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 46952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16563]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 17, 2007.
    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), 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: Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under Regulations 
(Other than Rules of Practice) Under the Perishable Agricultural 
Commodities Act, 1930.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0031.
    Summary of Collection: The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act 
(PACA) establishes a code of fair trading practices covering the 
marketing of fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables in interstate or 
foreign commerce. It protects growers, shippers and distributors by 
prohibiting unfair practices. PACA requires nearly all persons who 
operate as commission merchants, dealers (of which now restaurants are 
a subset) and brokers buying or selling fruit and or vegetables in 
interstate or foreign commerce to be licensed. The license for 
retailers and grocery wholesalers is effective for three years and for 
all other licensees up to three years, unless withdrawn.
    Need and Use of the Information: AMS will collect information from 
the applicant to administer licensing provisions under the Act, to 
adjudicate contract disputes, and for the purpose of enforcing the PACA 
and its regulations. If this information were unavailable, it would be 
impossible to identify and regulate those individuals or firms that are 
restricted due to sanctions imposed because of the reparation or 
administrative actions.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 14,686.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 154,785.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Customer Service Survey for USDA--Donated Food Products.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0182.
    Summary of Collection: Each year the Agricultural Marketing Service 
(AMS) procures about $700 million dollars of poultry, livestock, fruit, 
and vegetable products for the school lunch and other domestic feeding 
programs under authority of 7 CFR 250, Regulations for the Donation of 
Food for Use in the United States, its Territories and possessions and 
areas under its jurisdiction. To maintain and improve the quality of 
these products, AMS has sought to make this process more customer-
driven and therefore is seeking opinions from the users of these 
products. AMS will use AMS-11, ``Customer Opinion Postcard,'' to 
collect information. Customers that use USDA-procured commodities to 
prepare and serve meals retrieve these cards from the boxes and use 
them to rate their perception of product flavor, texture, and 
appearance as well as overall satisfaction.
    Need and Use of the Information: AMS will collect information on 
the product type, production lot, and identify the location and type of 
facility in which the product was served. USDA program managers will 
use survey responses to maintain and improve product quality through 
the revision of USDA commodity specifications and follow-up action with 
producers of designated production lots.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government; Not-
for-profit Institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 8,400.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 700.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-16563 Filed 8-21-07; 8:45 am]
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