Implementation of Farm Bill Amendments to the Packers and Stockyards; Notice of Town Hall Meetings, 57588-57589 [E8-23413]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. DA–08–09; AMS–DA–08–0082 ]
Notice of Request for Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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 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 must be received by
October 17, 2008 to be considered.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:
Contact Reginald L. Pasteur, USDA/
AMS/Dairy Programs, Dairy
Standardization Branch, Room 2746—
South Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–
0230; Tel: (202) 690–3571, Fax: (202)
720–2643 or via e-mail at
reginald.pasteur@usda.gov.
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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: June 30,
2009.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The dairy grading program
is a voluntary user fee program
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authorized under the Agricultural
Marketing Act (AMA) of 1946 (7 U.S.C.
1621–1627). 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, appropriate
information must be collected. The
information requested is used to
identify the product offered for grading,
to identify a request from a
manufacturer of equipment used in
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 for the display of 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; and 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
Office of the Deputy Administrator,
USDA/AMS/Dairy Programs, Room
2968–S, 1400 Independence Avenue,
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SW., Washington, DC 20090–6456.
Comments should reference the docket
number and the date and page number
of this issue of the Federal Register and
be submitted at the Federal
eRulemaking portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. 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 matter of public record.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627.
Dated: September 29, 2008.
Lloyd C. Day,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration
Implementation of Farm Bill
Amendments to the Packers and
Stockyards; Notice of Town Hall
Meetings
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Town Hall Meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces three
Town Hall meetings to allow interested
parties to provide advice and
recommendations to the Department of
Agriculture’s Grain Inspection, Packers
and Stockyards Administration (GISPA)
regarding the regulations that Title XI of
the Food, Conservation and Energy Act
of 2008 (Farm Bill) requires GIPSA to
promulgate.
GIPSA will hold a town hall
meeting in three locations:
1. October 14, 2008, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.,
Van Buren, Arkansas.
2. October 16, 2008, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.,
Ames, Iowa.
3. October 22, 2008, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.,
Gainesville, Georgia.
ADDRESSES: The public meetings will be
held in three locations: Arkansas,
Georgia, and Iowa.
1. Arkansas—Crawford County
Cooperative Extension Office, 105
Pointer Trail West Van Buren, AR
72956.
DATES:
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2. Iowa—Iowa State University
Scheman Building, Room 275, 1810
Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50010.
3. Georgia—Hall County FSA
Building, 734 East Crescent Dr.,
Gainesville, GA 30501.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeana Harbison, Legal Specialist, Policy
and Litigation Division-GIPSA, United
States Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Ave, SW., Washington,
DC 20250–3646. Requests for
information can be made by e-mail sent
to: Jeana.M.Harbison@usda.gov; by
phone at (202) 720–7363; or fax at (202)
690–3207.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Grain
Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration (GIPSA) enforces the
Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921
(P&S Act). Under authority granted the
Secretary of Agriculture and delegated
to us, we are authorized (7 U.S.C. 228)
to make those regulations necessary to
carry out the provisions of the P&S Act.
The Food, Conservation and Energy
Act of 2008 (Farm Bill) tasked GIPSA
with the responsibility of promulgating
regulations with respect to the Packers
and Stockyards Act, 1921 (P&S Act) (7
U.S.C. 181 et seq.) to establish criteria
to be considered in determining:
1. Whether an undue or unreasonable
preference or advantage has occurred in
violation of such Act;
2. Whether a live poultry dealer has
provided reasonable notice to poultry
growers of any suspension of the
delivery of birds under a poultry
growing arrangement;
3. When a requirement of additional
capital investments over the life of a
poultry growing arrangement or swine
production contract constitutes a
violation of such Act; and,
4. If a live poultry dealer or swine
contractor has provided a reasonable
period of time for a poultry grower or
a swine production contract grower to
remedy a breach of contract that could
lead to termination of the poultry
growing arrangement or swine
production contract.
The Farm Bill also requires that
regulations be promulgated to
implement new Section 210 of the P&S
Act regarding the use of arbitration in
production contract disputes. This
specifically involves:
1. The right to decline arbitration
when entering into a contract;
2. Disclosure of the right to decline
arbitration; and
3. Choice of arbitration once a dispute
arises if both parties agree in writing.
We must also establish the criteria
that the Secretary will consider in
determining whether the arbitration
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process provided in a production
contract provides a meaningful
opportunity for the grower or producer
to participate fully in the arbitration
process.
Purpose: The purpose of these
meetings is to gather information and
recommendations from interested
individuals and organizations regarding
the promulgation of regulations
concerning livestock and poultry
production contracts, including swine
production contracts and poultry
growing arrangements as required by the
Farm Bill. We wish to discuss and
address existing problems, possible
obstacles and potential solutions that
would help us in the development of
the regulations. Comments and
suggestions received at this meeting
may be used by GIPSA to draft the
required regulations.
Public Participation: While oral
comments should be limited to five
minutes, extended written comments
may be submitted for the record.
Members of the public may also submit
written comments for distribution at a
meeting without presenting oral
comments. Such written comments
should be sent by mail or fax machine
to Jeana Harbison as above no later than
October 10, 2008.
Telephone Participation: Those
unable to attend a public meeting may
participate via an audio bridge by
calling (877) 950–5739, participant pass
code ‘‘6969173#.’’ All callers using the
above pass code will be placed initially
in ‘‘listen-only’’ mode during the
presentation. Following the
presentation, callers using the audio
bridge will be given an opportunity to
participate in the ‘‘Question and
Answer’’ portion of the meeting or they
may e-mail questions or comments
during the meeting to
Jeana.M.Harbison@usda.gov.
Instructions: If the comments and
information may be used in
promulgating regulations, they will
become a matter of public record.
Extended written comments should
make reference to the date and page
number of this issue of the Federal
Register and be identified as ‘‘P&SA
Town Hall Meeting Comments.’’ Written
comments and transcripts of oral
comments will be available for public
inspection at the above address during
regular business hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)).
Please call the GIPSA Management
Support Staff at (202) 720–7486 to
arrange for a public inspection of
comments.
Special Accomodations: Persons
attending a meeting who require special
assistance or accommodations, are
asked to notify Jeana Harbison by e-mail
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at Jeana.M.Harbison@usda.gov; by
phone at (202) 720–7363; or fax at (202)
690–3207, by October 9, 2008 by 5 p.m.
EST.
James E. Link,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration.
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM
PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR
SEVERELY DISABLED
Procurement List; Proposed Additions
Committee for Purchase From
People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled.
ACTION: Proposed Additions to
Procurement List.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing
to add to the Procurement List products
and services to be furnished by
nonprofit agencies employing persons
who are blind or have other severe
disabilities previously furnished by
such agencies.
Comments Must be Received on or
Before: November 2, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800,
1421 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, Virginia 22202–3259.
For Further Information or to Submit
Comments Contact: Kimberly M. Zeich,
Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703)
603–0655, or e-mail
CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov.
This
notice is published pursuant to 41
U.S.C. 47(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its
purpose is to provide interested persons
an opportunity to submit comments on
the proposed actions.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Additions
If the Committee approves the
proposed additions, the entities of the
Federal Government identified in this
notice for each product or service will
be required to procure the products and
services listed below from nonprofit
agencies employing persons who are
blind or have other severe disabilities.
Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification
I certify that the following action will
not have a significant impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
The major factors considered for this
certification were:
1. If approved, the action will not
result in any additional reporting,
recordkeeping or other compliance
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Implementation of Farm Bill Amendments to the Packers and
Stockyards; Notice of Town Hall Meetings
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Town Hall Meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces three Town Hall meetings to allow
interested parties to provide advice and recommendations to the
Department of Agriculture's Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration (GISPA) regarding the regulations that Title XI of the
Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (Farm Bill) requires GIPSA to
promulgate.
DATES: GIPSA will hold a town hall meeting in three locations:
1. October 14, 2008, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Van Buren, Arkansas.
2. October 16, 2008, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Ames, Iowa.
3. October 22, 2008, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Gainesville, Georgia.
ADDRESSES: The public meetings will be held in three locations:
Arkansas, Georgia, and Iowa.
1. Arkansas--Crawford County Cooperative Extension Office, 105
Pointer Trail West Van Buren, AR 72956.
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2. Iowa--Iowa State University Scheman Building, Room 275, 1810
Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50010.
3. Georgia--Hall County FSA Building, 734 East Crescent Dr.,
Gainesville, GA 30501.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeana Harbison, Legal Specialist,
Policy and Litigation Division-GIPSA, United States Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3646.
Requests for information can be made by e-mail sent to:
Jeana.M.Harbison@usda.gov; by phone at (202) 720-7363; or fax at (202)
690-3207.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration (GIPSA) enforces the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921
(P&S Act). Under authority granted the Secretary of Agriculture and
delegated to us, we are authorized (7 U.S.C. 228) to make those
regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of the P&S Act.
The Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (Farm Bill) tasked
GIPSA with the responsibility of promulgating regulations with respect
to the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (P&S Act) (7 U.S.C. 181 et
seq.) to establish criteria to be considered in determining:
1. Whether an undue or unreasonable preference or advantage has
occurred in violation of such Act;
2. Whether a live poultry dealer has provided reasonable notice to
poultry growers of any suspension of the delivery of birds under a
poultry growing arrangement;
3. When a requirement of additional capital investments over the
life of a poultry growing arrangement or swine production contract
constitutes a violation of such Act; and,
4. If a live poultry dealer or swine contractor has provided a
reasonable period of time for a poultry grower or a swine production
contract grower to remedy a breach of contract that could lead to
termination of the poultry growing arrangement or swine production
contract.
The Farm Bill also requires that regulations be promulgated to
implement new Section 210 of the P&S Act regarding the use of
arbitration in production contract disputes. This specifically
involves:
1. The right to decline arbitration when entering into a contract;
2. Disclosure of the right to decline arbitration; and
3. Choice of arbitration once a dispute arises if both parties
agree in writing.
We must also establish the criteria that the Secretary will
consider in determining whether the arbitration process provided in a
production contract provides a meaningful opportunity for the grower or
producer to participate fully in the arbitration process.
Purpose: The purpose of these meetings is to gather information and
recommendations from interested individuals and organizations regarding
the promulgation of regulations concerning livestock and poultry
production contracts, including swine production contracts and poultry
growing arrangements as required by the Farm Bill. We wish to discuss
and address existing problems, possible obstacles and potential
solutions that would help us in the development of the regulations.
Comments and suggestions received at this meeting may be used by GIPSA
to draft the required regulations.
Public Participation: While oral comments should be limited to five
minutes, extended written comments may be submitted for the record.
Members of the public may also submit written comments for distribution
at a meeting without presenting oral comments. Such written comments
should be sent by mail or fax machine to Jeana Harbison as above no
later than October 10, 2008.
Telephone Participation: Those unable to attend a public meeting
may participate via an audio bridge by calling (877) 950-5739,
participant pass code ``6969173.'' All callers using the above
pass code will be placed initially in ``listen-only'' mode during the
presentation. Following the presentation, callers using the audio
bridge will be given an opportunity to participate in the ``Question
and Answer'' portion of the meeting or they may e-mail questions or
comments during the meeting to Jeana.M.Harbison@usda.gov.
Instructions: If the comments and information may be used in
promulgating regulations, they will become a matter of public record.
Extended written comments should make reference to the date and page
number of this issue of the Federal Register and be identified as
``P&SA Town Hall Meeting Comments.'' Written comments and transcripts
of oral comments will be available for public inspection at the above
address during regular business hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)). Please call the
GIPSA Management Support Staff at (202) 720-7486 to arrange for a
public inspection of comments.
Special Accomodations: Persons attending a meeting who require
special assistance or accommodations, are asked to notify Jeana
Harbison by e-mail at Jeana.M.Harbison@usda.gov; by phone at (202) 720-
7363; or fax at (202) 690-3207, by October 9, 2008 by 5 p.m. EST.
James E. Link,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-23413 Filed 10-2-08; 8:45 am]
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