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Friday, May 30, 2008
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request, Correction
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May 27, 2008.
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) 720–8958.
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
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the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Food Stamp Program
Application.
OMB Control Number: 0584–0008.
Summary of Collection: Section 9(a)
of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 as
amended, (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.)
requires retail food stores and meal
services (firms) to submit applications
to the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
for approval prior to participating in the
Food Stamp Program. FNS field offices
review a firm’s applications to
determine if the applicant individual
and firm meet the eligibility
requirements and make a determination
to deny or accept the firm’s application
to redeem Food Stamp Program benefits.
FNS will collect information using
forms FNS–252, Food Stamp Program
Application for Store, FNS–252–E,
Online Food Stamp Program
Application for Store, FNS 252–2, Meal
Service Application, and FNS–252–C,
Corporate Supplemental Application.
Need and Use of the Information: FNS
will collect information to determine
the eligibility of retail food stores,
wholesale food concerns, and food
service organizations applying for
authorization to accept and redeem food
stamp benefits and to monitor these
firms for continued eligibility, and to
sanction stores for noncompliance with
the Act, and for Program management.
Disclosure of information other than
Employer Identification Numbers and
Social Security Numbers may be made
to Federal and State law enforcement or
investigative agencies or
instrumentalities administering or
enforcing specified Federal or State
laws, or regulations issued under those
law. Without the information on the
application, the consequence to the
Federal program is the Agency’s
reduced ability to effectively monitor
accountability for program compliance
and to detect fraud and abuse.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; Farms; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 41,486.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
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Total Burden Hours: 5,936.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–PY–08–0046]
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, this
notice announces the Agricultural
Marketing Service’s (AMS) intention to
request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget, for an
extension of and revision to a currently
approved information collection in
support of the shell egg surveillance
portion of the Regulation for the
Inspection of Eggs—7 CFR part 57.
DATES: Comments received by July 29,
2008 will be considered.
Additional Information or Comments:
Interested persons are invited to submit
written comments on the Internet at
https://www.regulations.gov or to David
Bowden, Jr., Chief; Standards,
Promotion & Technology Branch;
Poultry Programs, AMS, U.S.
Department of Agriculture; 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 0259;
Washington, DC 20250–0259, (202) 690–
3148. Comments should reference the
docket number and the date and page
number of this issue of the Federal
Register and will be available for public
inspection in the Office of the Docket
Clerk, Poultry Programs, AMS, USDA,
Room 3953–S, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–
0259 during regular business hours, or
can be viewed at: https://
www.regulations.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Regulations for the Inspection of
Eggs (Egg Products Inspection Act).
OMB Number: 0581–0113.
Expiration Date of Approval: January
31, 2009.
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Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Congress enacted the Egg
Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C.
1031–1056 (EPIA)) to provide, in part, a
mandatory inspection program to
control the disposition of dirty and
checked shell eggs; to control
unwholesome, adulterated, and inedible
shell eggs that are unfit for human
consumption; and to control the
movement and disposition of imported
shell eggs.
The EPIA authorizes the Department
to issue regulations, to assure that only
eggs fit for human food are used for
such purposes.
Under the shell egg surveillance
program, shell egg handlers are required
to register with USDA. Quarterly, a State
or Federal surveillance inspector visits
each registered handler to verify that
shell eggs packed for consumer use are
in compliance, that restricted eggs are
being disposed of properly, and that
adequate records are being maintained.
The information and recordkeeping
requirements in this request are
essential to carry out the intent of the
Congress, to administer the mandatory
inspection program, and to take
regulatory action, in accordance with
the regulations and the EPIA. The forms
within this collection package require
the minimum information necessary to
effectively carry out the requirements of
the regulations, and their use is
necessary to fulfill the intent of the
EPIA.
The information collected is used
only by authorized representatives:
AMS, Poultry Programs’ national staff;
regional directors and their staffs;
Federal-State supervisors and their
staffs; and resident Federal-State
graders, which include State agencies.
The information is used to assure
compliance with the EPIA and the
regulations and to facilitate regulatory
action. The Agency is the primary user
of the information; secondary users
include each authorized State agency
having a cooperative agreement with
AMS.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 0.29 hours per
response.
Respondents: State or local
governments, businesses or other forprofit, Federal agencies or employees,
small businesses or organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
864.
Estimated Number of Responses:
5,223.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 6.04.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1,529.63 hours.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed 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 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
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments may be sent to: David
Bowden, Jr., Chief, Standards,
Promotion & Technology Branch;
Poultry Programs, AMS, U.S.
Department of Agriculture; 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 0259;
Washington, DC 20250–0259. All
comments received will be available for
public inspection during regular
business hours at the above address and
may be viewed at https://
www.regulations.gov.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
Dated: May 23, 2008.
Douglas C. Bailey,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Conservation Reserve Program;
Critical Feed Use
Commodity Credit Corporation,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Voluntary
Modification of Conservation Reserve
Program Contract.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit
Corporation (CCC) announces the
opportunity to allow Conservation
Reserve Program (CRP) participants
with certain established vegetative cover
to voluntarily modify the CRP contract
to utilize certain CRP land enrolled for
a critical feed use this year without a
rental reduction. Producers will be
required to obtain a modified
conservation plan to include, among
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other things, haying or grazing of the
established cover.
DATES: This modification to the CRP
contract will be available beginning
June 2, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Beverly J. Preston, Program Manager,
Conservation Reserve Program, USDA/
FSA/CEPD/Stop 0513, 1400
Independence Ave., SW., Washington,
DC 20250–0513, (202) 720–9563, or
e-mail at:
Beverly.Preston@wdc.usda.gov. More
detailed information on CRP may be
obtained from FSA’s Web site:
https://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?
area=home&subject=copr&topic=crp.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
CRP was authorized by the Food
Security Act of 1985 [16 U.S.C. 3801–
3862], as amended. It is operated by
CCC through the Farm Service Agency
(FSA) of the Department of Agriculture
(USDA). CRP is a voluntary program to
cost-effectively assist producers in
conserving and improving soil, water,
and wildlife resources by converting
highly erodible and other
environmentally-sensitive acreage to a
long-term vegetative cover. CRP
participants enroll land under contracts
for 10 to 15 years in exchange for annual
rental payments and financial assistance
to install certain conservation practices
and maintain vegetative or tree covers.
Enrollment authority in the CRP is 39.2
million acres. Enrollment as of April 1,
2008, is 34.7 million acres.
This notice is intended to advise CRP
participants that they may request a
contract modification to allow for this
year a special, one-time, critical feed use
of the property under contract, without
a rental rate reduction. Such contract
modifications are authorized by 16
U.S.C. 3835(c). Participants that request
a voluntary modification to the CRP
contract to allow this critical feed use
must obtain a modified conservation
plan for haying and grazing
management according to the Natural
Resources Conservation Service Field
Office Technical Guide haying and
grazing standards. The critical feed use
activity on the property must be
completed by November 10, 2008. The
modified conservation plan will provide
for haying or grazing in a manner that
is consistent with the conservation goals
of the CRP to reduce soil erosion and
enhance water quality and wildlife
habitat.
Haying and grazing must be
conducted in a manner that limits the
scope, frequency and duration of the
activity and provides unhayed and
ungrazed acreage for wildlife. To ensure
the protection of the resources, critical
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-PY-08-0046]
Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently
Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention
to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget, for an
extension of and revision to a currently approved information
collection in support of the shell egg surveillance portion of the
Regulation for the Inspection of Eggs--7 CFR part 57.
DATES: Comments received by July 29, 2008 will be considered.
Additional Information or Comments: Interested persons are invited
to submit written comments on the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov or to David Bowden, Jr., Chief; Standards,
Promotion & Technology Branch; Poultry Programs, AMS, U.S. Department
of Agriculture; 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 0259; Washington,
DC 20250-0259, (202) 690-3148. Comments should reference the docket
number and the date and page number of this issue of the Federal
Register and will be available for public inspection in the Office of
the Docket Clerk, Poultry Programs, AMS, USDA, Room 3953-S, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-0259 during regular
business hours, or can be viewed at: https://www.regulations.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Regulations for the Inspection of Eggs (Egg Products
Inspection Act).
OMB Number: 0581-0113.
Expiration Date of Approval: January 31, 2009.
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Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Congress enacted the Egg Products Inspection Act (21
U.S.C. 1031-1056 (EPIA)) to provide, in part, a mandatory inspection
program to control the disposition of dirty and checked shell eggs; to
control unwholesome, adulterated, and inedible shell eggs that are
unfit for human consumption; and to control the movement and
disposition of imported shell eggs.
The EPIA authorizes the Department to issue regulations, to assure
that only eggs fit for human food are used for such purposes.
Under the shell egg surveillance program, shell egg handlers are
required to register with USDA. Quarterly, a State or Federal
surveillance inspector visits each registered handler to verify that
shell eggs packed for consumer use are in compliance, that restricted
eggs are being disposed of properly, and that adequate records are
being maintained.
The information and recordkeeping requirements in this request are
essential to carry out the intent of the Congress, to administer the
mandatory inspection program, and to take regulatory action, in
accordance with the regulations and the EPIA. The forms within this
collection package require the minimum information necessary to
effectively carry out the requirements of the regulations, and their
use is necessary to fulfill the intent of the EPIA.
The information collected is used only by authorized
representatives: AMS, Poultry Programs' national staff; regional
directors and their staffs; Federal-State supervisors and their staffs;
and resident Federal-State graders, which include State agencies. The
information is used to assure compliance with the EPIA and the
regulations and to facilitate regulatory action. The Agency is the
primary user of the information; secondary users include each
authorized State agency having a cooperative agreement with AMS.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.29 hours per response.
Respondents: State or local governments, businesses or other for-
profit, Federal agencies or employees, small businesses or
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 864.
Estimated Number of Responses: 5,223.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 6.04.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,529.63 hours.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed 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 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 the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology. Comments may be sent to: David Bowden, Jr.,
Chief, Standards, Promotion & Technology Branch; Poultry Programs, AMS,
U.S. Department of Agriculture; 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Stop
0259; Washington, DC 20250-0259. All comments received will be
available for public inspection during regular business hours at the
above address and may be viewed at https://www.regulations.gov.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: May 23, 2008.
Douglas C. Bailey,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. E8-12053 Filed 5-29-08; 8:45 am]
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