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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–FV–11–0015]
Child Nutrition (CN) Labeling Program;
Request for Extension and Revision of
a Currently Approved Information
Collection
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Request for comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this document
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 the
currently approved information
collection for the Child Nutrition
Labeling Program.
DATES: Comments on this document
must be received by July 18, 2011 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Contact Gwendolyn
Holcomb, Business Development and
Quality Assurance Section, Processed
Product Branch, Fruit and Vegetable
Programs, Agricultural Marketing
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
STOP 0247, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–
0247, telephone: (202) 720–9939 and
Fax: (202) 690–3824; or Internet:
https://www.regulations.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title:
Child Nutrition Labeling Program.
OMB Number: 0581–0261 .
Expiration Date of Approval: 3 years
from approval.
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Child Nutrition (CN)
Labeling Program is a voluntary
technical assistance service to aid
schools and institutions participating in
the National School Lunch Program
(NSLP), School Breakfast Program
(SBP), Child and Adult Care Food
Program (CACFP), and Summer Food
Service Program (SFSP) in determining
the contribution a commercial product
makes toward the food-based meal
pattern requirements of these programs.
(See Appendix C to 7 CFR parts 210,
220, 225, and 226 for more information
on this program). The existence of a CN
label on a product assures schools and
other Child Nutrition Program operators
that the product contributes to the meal
pattern requirements as printed on the
label. However, there is no Federal
requirement that commercial products
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must have a CN label statement in order
to be included in meals served by
schools and institutions. AMS officially
opened the CN Labeling Program
Operations Office on January 19, 2010.
To participate in the Child Nutrition
Labeling Program, a manufacturer
submits a label application to AMS for
evaluation. AMS reviews the product
formulation to determine the
contribution a serving of the product
makes toward the food-based meal
pattern requirements. The application
form submitted to AMS is the same
application form that a manufacturer
submits to USDA’s Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) Labeling and
Program Delivery Division for review of
meat and poultry labels. Participation in
the CN Labeling Program is voluntary
and manufacturers who wish to place a
CN label on their products must comply
with CN Labeling Program
requirements.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 15 minutes per
response.
Respondents: Manufacturers who
produce food for the school foodservice.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
110.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
2530.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 23.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 632.50 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 Gwendolyn
Holcomb, Business Development and
Quality Assurance Section, Processed
Product Branch, Fruit and Vegetable
Programs, Agricultural Marketing
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
STOP 0247, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–
0247, telephone: (202) 720–9939 and
Fax: (202) 690–3824; or Internet:
https://www.regulations.gov. All
comments received will be available for
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public inspection during regular
business hours at the same address.
All responses to this document will
be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated: May 11, 2011.
David R. Shipman,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–12141 Filed 5–17–11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–02–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2011–0011]
Notice of Request for a New
Information Collection (Food Safety
Education Campaign—Tracking
Survey)
Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
its intention to request a new
information collection for a tracking
survey associated with the upcoming
Food Safety Education Campaign.
FSIS is giving the public 30 days to
respond instead of the normal 60 days
because of the need to expeditiously
conduct the tracking survey so that the
Food Safety Education Campaign will
be able to begin in July as planned.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received on or before June 17, 2011.
ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested
persons to submit comments on this
notice. Comments may be submitted by
either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This
Web site provides the ability to type
short comments directly into the
comment field on this Web page or
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go
to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions at that site for
submitting comments.
• Mail, including floppy disks or CD–
ROMs, and hand- or courier-delivered
items: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Food Safety
and Inspection Service, Room 2–2175,
George Washington Carver Center, 5601
Sunnyside Avenue, Mailstop 5272,
Beltsville, MD 20705–5272.
Instructions: All items submitted by
mail or electronic mail must include the
SUMMARY:
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Agency name and docket number FSIS–
2011–0011. Comments received in
response to this docket will be made
available for public inspection and
posted without change, including any
personal information, to https://
www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to background
documents or comments received, go to
the FSIS Docket Room at the address
listed above between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
O’Connell, Paperwork Reduction Act
Coordinator, Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Room 6065, South
Building, Washington, DC 20250, (202)
720–0345.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title:
Food Safety Education Campaign—
Tracking Survey.
Type of Request: New information
collection.
Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the
authority to exercise the functions of the
Secretary as specified 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., et seq.). FSIS
protects the public by verifying that
meat, poultry, and egg products are safe,
wholesome, not adulterated, and
correctly labeled and packaged. FSIS, in
partnership with the Ad Council, the
Food and Drug Administration, and the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, has developed a new
national public service advertising
campaign to educate the public about
the importance of safe food handling
and how to reduce the risks associated
with foodborne illness. FSIS is seeking
approval of an information collection to
help evaluate the impact of the
campaign. The collection will take the
form of a survey of members of the
target audience, and will help gauge
awareness of the advertising, attitudes
regarding safe food preparation, and
self-reported prevention behaviors. The
survey will be fielded once prior to
launch of materials, and then again 9–
12 months following launch to monitor
any shifts over time.
After receiving a briefing on
foodborne illness and USDA priorities
for the public education campaign, the
Ad Council and JWT conducted an
audit of existing research and statistics
surrounding the issue and prevention
behaviors. Following this review, the
Ad Council and JWT conducted
consumer research to better understand
perceptions of foodborne illness and
safe food handling behaviors held by the
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target audience. These research sessions
were conducted with OMB approval in
November 2010. Next, the Ad Council
and JWT developed a communications
strategy based on research findings that
clearly articulates the proposed
approach to communications.
JWT then developed creative
concepts—scripts, graphical treatments,
etc.—that stem directly from the
communications strategy. These
concepts were qualitatively tested with
members of the target audience in
March. Finally, before the release of the
advertising campaign in July, the Ad
Council, on behalf of FSIS, will conduct
a tracking study to monitor awareness of
the campaign as well as any changes in
perceptions of foodborne illness and
reported safe food handling behaviors.
The campaign targets parents, ages 20
to 40, who are caregivers for children
between the ages of 4 and 12. Parents
have been identified as the target
audience because they are most likely to
be preparing food for themselves and
others, and they have an incentive to
listen to food safety messages and adopt
or change their behaviors as a result.
The survey will be administered using
a national random digit dial phone
methodology in both English and
Spanish. Each respondent will answer
questions about their attitudes about
food safety, their awareness of the risks
of foodborne illness, their own efficacy
with regard to preventing foodborne
illness, and their own use of safe foodhandling practices. The public service
announcements (PSAs) will also be
described to respondents in order to
gauge recognition of the ads in market.
Once the post-wave survey is fielded
9–12 months after the benchmark
survey, the Ad Council will compare
results to identify any shifts in attitudes,
awareness, or behaviors that occurred
while the PSAs were in market.
FSIS has made the following
estimates based upon an information
collection assessment:
Estimate of Burden: FSIS estimates
that it will take respondents an average
of 15 minutes per year and nonrespondents an average of 2 minutes per
year to respond.
Respondents: Consumers.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 7,200.
Estimated No. of Annual Responses
per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 500 hours.
Copies of this information collection
assessment can be obtained from John
O’Connell, Paperwork Reduction Act
Coordinator, Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA, 1400 Independence,
SW., Room 6065, South Building,
Washington, DC 20250, (202) 720–0345.
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Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of FSIS’s functions, including whether
the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of FSIS’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques, or other forms of
information technology. Comments may
be sent to both FSIS, at the addresses
provided above, and the Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington,
DC 20253.
Responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
The United States. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) prohibits
discrimination in all its programs and
activities on the basis of race, color,
national origin, gender, religion, age,
disability, political beliefs, sexual
orientation, and marital or family status.
(Not all prohibited bases apply to all
programs.) Persons with disabilities
who require alternative means for
communication of program information
(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.)
should contact USDA’s Target Center at
202–720–2600 (voice and TTY).
To file a written complaint of
discrimination, write USDA, Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–9410 or call
202–720–5964 (voice and TTY). USDA
is an equal opportunity provider and
employer.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of
rulemaking and policy development is
important. Consequently, in an effort to
ensure that the public and in particular
minorities, women, and persons with
disabilities, are aware of this notice,
FSIS will announce it on-line through
the FSIS Web page located at https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations_&_
policies/Federal_Register_
Notices_Index/index.asp.
FSIS also will make copies of this
Federal Register publication available
through the FSIS Constituent Update,
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which is used to provide information
regarding FSIS policies, procedures,
regulations, Federal Register notices,
FSIS public meetings, and other types of
information that could affect or would
be of interest to our constituents and
stakeholders. The Update is
communicated via Listserv, a free e-mail
subscription service consisting of
industry, trade, and farm groups,
consumer interest groups, allied health
professionals, scientific professionals,
and other individuals who have
requested to be included. The Update
also is available on the FSIS Web page.
Through Listserv and the Web page,
FSIS is able to provide information to a
much broader, more diverse audience.
In addition, FSIS offers an e-mail
subscription service which provides
automatic and customized access to
selected food safety news and
information. This service is available at
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&
_Events/Email_Subscription/. Options
range from recalls to export information
to regulations, directives and notices.
Customers can add or delete
subscriptions themselves, and have the
option to password protect their
accounts.
The meeting will be held at
the Lincoln Street School, Pine Room,
1135 Lincoln Street, Red Bluff, CA.
Written comments may be submitted as
described under Supplementary
Information.
All comments, including names and
addresses when provided, are placed in
the record and are available for public
inspection and copying. The public may
inspect comments received at 825 N.
Humboldt Ave., Willows, CA 95988.
Please call ahead to (530) 934–1269 to
facilitate entry into the building to view
comments.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Done at Washington, DC, on: May 16, 2011.
Alfred V. Almanza,
Administrator.
Randy Jero, Committee Coordinator,
USDA, Mendocino National Forest,
Grindstone Ranger District, 825 N.
Humboldt Ave, Willows, CA 95988.
(530) 934–1269; E–MAIL
rjero@fs.fed.us.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
Requests for reasonable accomodation
for access to the facility or procedings
may be made by contacting the person
listed FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
[FR Doc. 2011–12304 Filed 5–16–11; 4:15 pm]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Tehama County Resource Advisory
Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
The Tehama County Resource
Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in
Red Bluff, California. The committee is
authorized under the Secure Rural
Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L. 110–343)
(the Act) and operates in compliance
with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act. The purpose of the committee is to
improve collaborative relationships and
to provide advice and recommendations
to the Forest Service concerning projects
and funding consistent with the title II
of the Act. The meeting is open to the
public. The purpose of the meeting is to
vote on project proposals and to discuss
a project monitoring field visit.
DATES: The meeting will be held on May
26, 2011 from 9 a.m. and end at
approximately 12 p.m.
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The
meeting is open to the public. Agenda
items to be covered include: (1)
Introductions, (2) Approval of Minutes,
(3) Public Comment, (4) Chairman’s
Perspective, (5) DFO’s comments &
updates, (6) Project Voting, (7) Discuss
Monitoring Trip, (8) Next Agenda.
Anyone who would like to bring related
matters to the attention of the committee
may file written statements with the
committee staff before or after the
meeting. The agenda will include time
for people to make oral statements of
three minutes or less. Individuals
wishing to make an oral statement
should request in writing by May 23,
2011 to be scheduled on the agenda.
Written comments and requests for time
for oral comments must be sent to
Randy Jero, Committee Coordinator,
USDA, Mendocino National Forest,
Grindstone Ranger District, 825 N.
Humboldt Ave, Willows, CA 95988 or
by e-mail to rjero@fs.fed.us or via
facsimile to 530–934–1212.
Dated: May 10, 2011.
Eduardo Olmedo,
Grindstone District Ranger,
[FR Doc. 2011–12025 Filed 5–17–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Ouachita-Ozark Resource Advisory
Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Ouachita-Ozark Resource
Advisory Committee will meet in
Waldron, Arkansas. The committee is
meeting as authorized under the Secure
Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L. 110–343)
and in compliance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
is to discuss general information, review
proposals, review updates on current or
completed Title II projects, and to set
next meeting agenda.
DATES: The meeting will be held on June
9, 2011, beginning at 6 p.m. and ending
at approximately 9 p.m. Alternate
meeting dates will be June 14 and June
16 in case of postponement due to
weather, lack of committee quorum, or
other unforeseen circumstances,. Please
call 501–321–5202 prior to June 9th to
determine if the meeting has been
postponed.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held at
the Scott County Courthouse, 190 W 1st
Street, Waldron, Arkansas.
Written comments should be sent to:
Caroline Mitchell, Committee
Coordinator, USDA, Ouachita National
Forest, P.O. Box 1270, Hot Springs, AR
71902. Comments may also be sent via
e-mail to carolinemitchell@fs.fed.us or
via facsimile to 501–321–5399.
All comments, including names and
addresses when provided, are placed in
the record and are available for public
inspection and copying. The public may
inspect comments received at 100
Reserve Street, Hot Springs, AR 71901.
Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to
501–321–5202 to facilitate entry into the
building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Caroline Mitchell, Committee
Coordinator, USDA, Ouachita National
Forest, P.O. Box 1270, Hot Springs, AR
71902. (501–321–5318). Individuals
who use telecommunication devices for
the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
1–800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and
8 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday
through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting is open to the public.
Committee discussion is limited to
Forest Service staff, Committee
members, and elected officials.
However, persons who wish to bring
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2011-0011]
Notice of Request for a New Information Collection (Food Safety
Education Campaign--Tracking Survey)
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing its intention to request a new
information collection for a tracking survey associated with the
upcoming Food Safety Education Campaign.
FSIS is giving the public 30 days to respond instead of the normal
60 days because of the need to expeditiously conduct the tracking
survey so that the Food Safety Education Campaign will be able to begin
in July as planned.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before June 17,
2011.
ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested persons to submit comments on this
notice. Comments may be submitted by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: This Web site provides the
ability to type short comments directly into the comment field on this
Web page or attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions at that site for
submitting comments.
Mail, including floppy disks or CD-ROMs, and hand- or
courier-delivered items: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Room 2-2175, George
Washington Carver Center, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Mailstop 5272,
Beltsville, MD 20705-5272.
Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must
include the
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Agency name and docket number FSIS-2011-0011. Comments received in
response to this docket will be made available for public inspection
and posted without change, including any personal information, to
https://www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to background documents or comments received, go
to the FSIS Docket Room at the address listed above between 8:30 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John O'Connell, Paperwork Reduction
Act Coordinator, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Room 6065, South Building, Washington, DC
20250, (202) 720-0345.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Food Safety Education Campaign--
Tracking Survey.
Type of Request: New information collection.
Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the authority to exercise the
functions of the Secretary as specified 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., et seq.). FSIS protects the public by verifying
that meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, wholesome, not
adulterated, and correctly labeled and packaged. FSIS, in partnership
with the Ad Council, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, has developed a new national public
service advertising campaign to educate the public about the importance
of safe food handling and how to reduce the risks associated with
foodborne illness. FSIS is seeking approval of an information
collection to help evaluate the impact of the campaign. The collection
will take the form of a survey of members of the target audience, and
will help gauge awareness of the advertising, attitudes regarding safe
food preparation, and self-reported prevention behaviors. The survey
will be fielded once prior to launch of materials, and then again 9-12
months following launch to monitor any shifts over time.
After receiving a briefing on foodborne illness and USDA priorities
for the public education campaign, the Ad Council and JWT conducted an
audit of existing research and statistics surrounding the issue and
prevention behaviors. Following this review, the Ad Council and JWT
conducted consumer research to better understand perceptions of
foodborne illness and safe food handling behaviors held by the target
audience. These research sessions were conducted with OMB approval in
November 2010. Next, the Ad Council and JWT developed a communications
strategy based on research findings that clearly articulates the
proposed approach to communications.
JWT then developed creative concepts--scripts, graphical
treatments, etc.--that stem directly from the communications strategy.
These concepts were qualitatively tested with members of the target
audience in March. Finally, before the release of the advertising
campaign in July, the Ad Council, on behalf of FSIS, will conduct a
tracking study to monitor awareness of the campaign as well as any
changes in perceptions of foodborne illness and reported safe food
handling behaviors.
The campaign targets parents, ages 20 to 40, who are caregivers for
children between the ages of 4 and 12. Parents have been identified as
the target audience because they are most likely to be preparing food
for themselves and others, and they have an incentive to listen to food
safety messages and adopt or change their behaviors as a result.
The survey will be administered using a national random digit dial
phone methodology in both English and Spanish. Each respondent will
answer questions about their attitudes about food safety, their
awareness of the risks of foodborne illness, their own efficacy with
regard to preventing foodborne illness, and their own use of safe food-
handling practices. The public service announcements (PSAs) will also
be described to respondents in order to gauge recognition of the ads in
market.
Once the post-wave survey is fielded 9-12 months after the
benchmark survey, the Ad Council will compare results to identify any
shifts in attitudes, awareness, or behaviors that occurred while the
PSAs were in market.
FSIS has made the following estimates based upon an information
collection assessment:
Estimate of Burden: FSIS estimates that it will take respondents an
average of 15 minutes per year and non-respondents an average of 2
minutes per year to respond.
Respondents: Consumers.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 7,200.
Estimated No. of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 500 hours.
Copies of this information collection assessment can be obtained
from John O'Connell, Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, Food Safety
and Inspection Service, USDA, 1400 Independence, SW., Room 6065, South
Building, Washington, DC 20250, (202) 720-0345.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of FSIS's
functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of FSIS's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information, including
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques, or other forms of
information technology. Comments may be sent to both FSIS, at the
addresses provided above, and the Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20253.
Responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
The United States. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits
discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race,
color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political
beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all
prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who
require alternative means for communication of program information
(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's Target
Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TTY).
To file a written complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Office
of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call 202-720-5964 (voice and TTY).
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy
development is important. Consequently, in an effort to ensure that the
public and in particular minorities, women, and persons with
disabilities, are aware of this notice, FSIS will announce it on-line
through the FSIS Web page located at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations_&_policies/Federal_Register_Notices_Index/index.asp.
FSIS also will make copies of this Federal Register publication
available through the FSIS Constituent Update,
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which is used to provide information regarding FSIS policies,
procedures, regulations, Federal Register notices, FSIS public
meetings, and other types of information that could affect or would be
of interest to our constituents and stakeholders. The Update is
communicated via Listserv, a free e-mail subscription service
consisting of industry, trade, and farm groups, consumer interest
groups, allied health professionals, scientific professionals, and
other individuals who have requested to be included. The Update also is
available on the FSIS Web page. Through Listserv and the Web page, FSIS
is able to provide information to a much broader, more diverse
audience.
In addition, FSIS offers an e-mail subscription service which
provides automatic and customized access to selected food safety news
and information. This service is available at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Email_Subscription/. Options range from recalls to
export information to regulations, directives and notices. Customers
can add or delete subscriptions themselves, and have the option to
password protect their accounts.
Done at Washington, DC, on: May 16, 2011.
Alfred V. Almanza,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2011-12304 Filed 5-16-11; 4:15 pm]
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