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the functions of the Secretary as
provided in the Federal Meat Inspection
Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the
Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA)
(21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.), and the Egg
Products Inspection Act (EPIA) (21
U.S.C. 1031 et seq.). These statutes
mandate that FSIS protect the public by
ensuring that meat and poultry products
are safe, wholesome, unadulterated, and
properly labeled and packaged. FSIS
established flexible procedures to
actively encourage the development and
use of new technologies in meat and
poultry establishments and egg products
plants. These new procedures will
facilitate notification to the Agency of
any new technology that is intended for
use in meat and poultry establishments
and egg products plants so that the
Agency can decide whether the new
technology requires a pre-use review. A
pre-use review often includes an inplant trail.
Need and Use of the Information:
FSIS will collect information to
determine if an in-plant trail is
necessary, FSIS will request that the
firm submit a protocol that is designed
to collect relevant data to support the
use of the new technology. To not
collect this information would reduce
the effectiveness of the meat, poultry,
and egg products inspection program.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 175.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: on occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 8,600.
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Title: Listeria Control for Ready-to-Eat
Products.
OMB Control Number: 0583–0132.
Summary of Collection: The Food
Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has
been delegated the authority to exercise
the functions of the Secretary as
provided in the Federal Meat Inspection
Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) and
the Poultry Products Inspection Act
(PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq). These
statutes mandate that FSIS protect the
public by verifying that meat and
poultry products are safe, wholesome,
unadulterated, and properly labeled and
packaged. FSIS is requiring that official
establishments that produce certain
ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry
products to take measures to prevent
product adulteration by the pathogenic
environmental contaminant Listeria
monocytogenes. The regulations (9 CFR
430.4) particularly affect establishments
that produce RTE meat and poultry
products that are exposed to the
environment after lethality treatments
and that support the growth of Listeria
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monocytogenes. Establishments must
employ one of four distinct methods
found in the regulations. These
establishments must share with FSIS
data and information relevant to their
controls for Listeria monocytogenes.
Need and Use of the Information:
Official establishments that produce
FTE meat and poultry products must
annually furnish FSIS with information
on the production volume of RTE
products affected by the regulations and
the control measures used by the
establishments. The establishment must
also provide an estimate of production
volume by product type and regulatory
control method used for the upcoming
year. FSIS will use the information
collected from the Production
Information on Post-Lethality Exposed
RTE Products form (FSIS 10,240–1) to
help target resources and direct
verification activities.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 2,129.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 26,317.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
November 3, 2010.
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
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(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.
Foreign Agricultural Service
Title: Export Sales of U.S. Agricultural
Commodities.
OMB Control Number: 0551–0007.
Summary of Collection: The export
sales reporting system provides
commodity market participants with
information about commodity export
commitments, and is one means by
which USDA seeks to insure fairness
and soundness in commodity
marketing. U.S. exports are required to
report to the Foreign Agricultural
Service (FAS) information on: (1) The
quantity of a reportable commodity to
be sold to a foreign buyer; (2) the
country of destination; and (3) the
marketing year of shipment. The
authority to collect this information is
found at 7 CFR Part 20 and the
Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C.
5712).
Need and Use of the Information: The
collected information is needed because
it provides up-to-date market data for
making rational export policy decisions
to prevent market disruptions. FAS
reports the information to the public so
that all market participants can be aware
of such sales and can evaluate the
effects of exports on supply and demand
estimates of production, prices, and
sales. If the information is not collected,
the Department would not be in
compliance with the statutes and not
fulfilling the objectives of the export
sales reporting program.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 340.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Quarterly; Weekly.
Total Burden Hours: 42,947.
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Foreign Agricultural Service
Title: CCC’s Facility Guarantee
Program (FGP).
OMB Control Number: 0551–0032.
Summary of Collection: Under the
authority of 7 CFR part 1493, subpart C,
the Facility Guarantee Program (FGP)
offers credit guarantees to facilitate the
financing of U.S. manufactured goods
and services to improve or establish
agriculture infrastructure in emerging
markets. Sales under FGP are
considered normal commercial sales.
The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)
will collect information in a letter
format via mail or facsimile.
Need and Use of the Information: FAS
will collect information to determine
eligibility for FGP benefits and to ensure
CCC that all participants have a
business office in the U.S. and are not
debarred or suspended from
participating in government programs.
FAS will use the application to
determine a project’s eligibility for FGP
coverage and to determine the impact
on U.S. agricultural trade. The
information requested will provide CCC
with adequate information to meet
statutory requirements. If the
information were not collected CCC
would be unable to determine if export
sales under the FGP would be eligible
for coverage or if coverage conformed to
program requirements.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 5.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting; On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 329.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES
November 3, 2010.
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;
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(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.
Rural Business Service
Title: 7 CFR 4284–G, Rural Business
Opportunity Grants.
OMB Control Number: 0570–0024.
Summary of Collection: The Rural
Business Opportunity Grant (RBOG)
program was authorized by section 741
of the Federal Agriculture Improvement
and Reform Act of 1996, Public Law
104–127. 7 CFR 4284–G provides the
detailed program regulations, as well as
including application procedures and
reporting requirements for grant
recipients. The objective of the RBOG
program is to promote sustainable
economic development in rural areas.
This purpose is achieved through grants
made by the Rural Business Cooperative
Service (RBS) to public and private nonprofit organizations and cooperatives to
pay costs of economic development
planning and technical assistance for
rural businesses.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information collected is from grant
applicants and grant recipients.
Grantees should keep complete and
accurate accounting records as evidence
that the grant funds were used properly.
The information is necessary for RBS to
process applications in a responsible
manner, make prudent program
decisions, and effectively monitor the
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grantees’ activities to ensure that funds
obtained from the Government are used
appropriately.
Description of Respondents: Not forprofit institutions; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 248.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping: Reporting: On occasion;
Quarterly; Monthly.
Total Burden Hours: 17,704.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Appointment of Members to
the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board
Research, Education, and
Economics, USDA.
ACTION: Appointment of members.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App 2, the United States
Department of Agriculture announces
the appointments made by the Secretary
of Agriculture to 9 member positions of
the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board.
DATES: Appointments by the Secretary
of Agriculture are for a 1, 2, or 3-year
term, effective October 1, 2010 until
September 30, 2013.
ADDRESSES: National Agricultural
Research, Extension, Education, and
Economics Advisory Board; Research
Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board Office, Room 3901,
South Building, U.S. Department of
Agriculture; STOP 3401; 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–2255.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J.
Robert Burk, Executive Director,
Research, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board Office, Room 3901,
South Building, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, STOP: 0321, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0321.
Telephone: 202–720–3684. Fax: 202–
720–6199, or e-mail:
Robert.burk@ars.usda.gov.
SUMMARY:
Section
802 of the Federal Agricultural
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
authorized the creation of the National
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
November 3, 2010.
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 the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Foreign Agricultural Service
Title: Export Sales of U.S. Agricultural Commodities.
OMB Control Number: 0551-0007.
Summary of Collection: The export sales reporting system provides
commodity market participants with information about commodity export
commitments, and is one means by which USDA seeks to insure fairness
and soundness in commodity marketing. U.S. exports are required to
report to the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) information on: (1)
The quantity of a reportable commodity to be sold to a foreign buyer;
(2) the country of destination; and (3) the marketing year of shipment.
The authority to collect this information is found at 7 CFR Part 20 and
the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5712).
Need and Use of the Information: The collected information is
needed because it provides up-to-date market data for making rational
export policy decisions to prevent market disruptions. FAS reports the
information to the public so that all market participants can be aware
of such sales and can evaluate the effects of exports on supply and
demand estimates of production, prices, and sales. If the information
is not collected, the Department would not be in compliance with the
statutes and not fulfilling the objectives of the export sales
reporting program.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 340.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Quarterly; Weekly.
Total Burden Hours: 42,947.
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Foreign Agricultural Service
Title: CCC's Facility Guarantee Program (FGP).
OMB Control Number: 0551-0032.
Summary of Collection: Under the authority of 7 CFR part 1493,
subpart C, the Facility Guarantee Program (FGP) offers credit
guarantees to facilitate the financing of U.S. manufactured goods and
services to improve or establish agriculture infrastructure in emerging
markets. Sales under FGP are considered normal commercial sales. The
Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) will collect information in a letter
format via mail or facsimile.
Need and Use of the Information: FAS will collect information to
determine eligibility for FGP benefits and to ensure CCC that all
participants have a business office in the U.S. and are not debarred or
suspended from participating in government programs. FAS will use the
application to determine a project's eligibility for FGP coverage and
to determine the impact on U.S. agricultural trade. The information
requested will provide CCC with adequate information to meet statutory
requirements. If the information were not collected CCC would be unable
to determine if export sales under the FGP would be eligible for
coverage or if coverage conformed to program requirements.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 5.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting; On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 329.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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