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OMB Control Number: 0581–NEW.
Summary of Collection: The
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 as
amended 7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.
authorizes the Secretary to inspect and
certify the quality of agricultural
products and collect such fees as
reasonable to cover the cost of services
rendered. The Fresh Products Branch
provides nationwide audit and
inspection services for fresh fruits,
vegetables, and other products to
growers, shippers, importers,
processors, sellers, buyers, and other
financially interested parties on a ‘‘user
fee’’ basis. The use of these services is
voluntary and is made available only
upon request.
Need and Use of the Information:
Information is needed to provide audit
services. Agricultural Marketing Service
will collect this information using forms
FV–237A ‘‘Request for Audit Services’’,
FV–651 ‘‘Agreement for Participation in
Audit Verification Programs’’ and FV–
652 ‘‘Logo Use Request for Audit
Programs.’’ This information includes:
Name and location of the person or
company requesting the audit, the type
and location of the product to be
audited, the type of audit being
requested and any information that will
identify the product and/or the
location(s) to be covered by the audit.
As part of the audit process, an auditee’s
documentation must be made available
to the Fresh Products Branch personnel
for review to show conformance to the
specific audit program.
Description of Respondents: Farms;
Business or other for-profit; Not-forprofit Institutions and State, Local or
Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 2,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 17,080.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9–17181 Filed 7–17–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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July 15, 2009.
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
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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.
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Title: Egg, Chicken, and Turkey
Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0004.
Summary of Collection: The primary
function of the National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS) is to prepare
and issue current official State and
national estimates of crop and livestock
production. Thousands of farmers,
ranchers, agribusinesses and others
voluntarily respond to nationwide
surveys about crops, livestock, prices,
and other agricultural activities.
Estimates of egg, chicken, and turkey
production are in an integral part of this
program. General authority for these
data collection activities is granted
under U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204.
This statue specifies the ‘‘The Secretary
of Agriculture shall procure and
preserve all information concerning
agriculture which she can obtain * * *
by the collection of statistics * * * and
shall distribute them among
agriculturists’’. Information published
from the surveys in this docket is
needed by USDA economists and
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government policy makers to ensure the
orderly marketing of broilers, turkeys
and eggs.
Need and Use of the Information:
Statistics on these poultry products
contribute to a comprehensive program
of keeping the government and poultry
industry abreast of anticipated changes.
All of the poultry reports are used by
producers, processors, feed dealers, and
others in the marketing and supply
channels as a basis for their production
and marketing decisions.
Description of Respondents: Farms;
Business or other for profit.
Number of Respondents: 6,753.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Weekly; Monthly; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 5,512.
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Title: List Sampling Frame Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0140.
Summary of Collection: The primary
objective of the National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS) is to provide
data users with timely and reliable
agricultural production and economic
statistics, as well as environmental and
specialty agricultural related statistics.
To accomplish this objective, NASS
relies heavily on the use of sample
surveys statistically drawn from ‘‘List
Sampling Frame.’’ The List Sampling
Frame is a database of names and
addresses, with control data, that
contains the components values from
which these samples can be drawn.
Need and Use of the Information:
Data from criteria surveys are used to
provide control data for new records on
the list sampling frame this information
is utilized to define the size of
operation, define sample populations
and establish eligibility for the Census
of Agriculture. New names and
addresses of potential farms are
obtained on a regular basis from growers
associations, other government agencies
and various outside sources. This
information is used to develop efficient
sample designs, which allows NASS the
ability to draw reduced sample sizes
from the originally large universe
populations.
Description of Respondents: Farms.
Number of Respondents: 500,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 96,800.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9–17182 Filed 7–17–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
July 15, 2009.
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.
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Title: Egg, Chicken, and Turkey Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0004.
Summary of Collection: The primary function of the National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is to prepare and issue current
official State and national estimates of crop and livestock production.
Thousands of farmers, ranchers, agribusinesses and others voluntarily
respond to nationwide surveys about crops, livestock, prices, and other
agricultural activities. Estimates of egg, chicken, and turkey
production are in an integral part of this program. General authority
for these data collection activities is granted under U.S. Code Title
7, Section 2204. This statue specifies the ``The Secretary of
Agriculture shall procure and preserve all information concerning
agriculture which she can obtain * * * by the collection of statistics
* * * and shall distribute them among agriculturists''. Information
published from the surveys in this docket is needed by USDA economists
and government policy makers to ensure the orderly marketing of
broilers, turkeys and eggs.
Need and Use of the Information: Statistics on these poultry
products contribute to a comprehensive program of keeping the
government and poultry industry abreast of anticipated changes. All of
the poultry reports are used by producers, processors, feed dealers,
and others in the marketing and supply channels as a basis for their
production and marketing decisions.
Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for profit.
Number of Respondents: 6,753.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Weekly; Monthly; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 5,512.
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Title: List Sampling Frame Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0140.
Summary of Collection: The primary objective of the National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is to provide data users with
timely and reliable agricultural production and economic statistics, as
well as environmental and specialty agricultural related statistics. To
accomplish this objective, NASS relies heavily on the use of sample
surveys statistically drawn from ``List Sampling Frame.'' The List
Sampling Frame is a database of names and addresses, with control data,
that contains the components values from which these samples can be
drawn.
Need and Use of the Information: Data from criteria surveys are
used to provide control data for new records on the list sampling frame
this information is utilized to define the size of operation, define
sample populations and establish eligibility for the Census of
Agriculture. New names and addresses of potential farms are obtained on
a regular basis from growers associations, other government agencies
and various outside sources. This information is used to develop
efficient sample designs, which allows NASS the ability to draw reduced
sample sizes from the originally large universe populations.
Description of Respondents: Farms.
Number of Respondents: 500,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 96,800.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-17182 Filed 7-17-09; 8:45 am]
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