Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 71307-71308 [2011-29654]

Download as PDF 71307 Notices Federal Register Vol. 76, No. 222 Thursday, November 17, 2011 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request jlentini on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES November 10, 2011. 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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:25 Nov 16, 2011 Jkt 226001 displays a currently valid OMB control number. Food Safety and Inspection Service Title: Marking, Labeling, and Packaging of Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products. OMB Control Number: 0583–0092. 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.), 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 statues mandate that FSIS protect the public by ensuring that meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, wholesome, unadulterated, and properly labeled and packaged. Need And Use Of The Information: FSIS will collect information to ensure that meat, poultry, and egg products are accurately labeled. To control the manufacture of marking devices bearing official marks, FSIS requires that official meat and poultry establishments and the manufacturers of such marking devices complete FSIS form 5200–7, Authorization Certificate and FSIS form 7234–1, Application for Approval of Labels, Marking or Device and FSIS Form 8822–4 Request for Label Reconsideration. If the information is not collected it would reduce the effectiveness of the meat, poultry, and egg products inspection program. Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit. Number of Respondents: 7,536. Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 128,267. Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–29653 Filed 11–16–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request November 10, 2011. The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Title: Swine 2012 Study. OMB Control Number: 0579–0315. Summary of Collection: Collection and dissemination of animal health data and information is mandated by 7 U.S.C. 391, the Animal Industry Act of 1884, which established the precursor of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services, the Bureau of Animal Industry. The National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) will initiate the fifth national data collection of swine through the Swine 2012 Study. The Swine 2012 study is part of an ongoing series of NAHMS studies on the U.S. E:\FR\FM\17NON1.SGM 17NON1 71308 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 222 / Thursday, November 17, 2011 / Notices Swine population. APHIS will collect information using several forms. Need and use of the Information: The information collected through the Swine 2012 study will be analyzed and organized into descriptive reports and will be disseminated by APHIS to the producers, stakeholders, academia, veterinarians, and any other interested parties. The data collected will also be used to measure change over time from the previous NAHM’s Swine studies. Without this type of national data, the U.S.’ ability to detect trends in management, production, and health status that increases/decreases farm economy either directly or indirectly would be reduced to nonexistent. Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit. Number of Respondents: 10,875. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (one time). Total Burden Hours: 11,728. public interest to so license this invention as Colorado Serum Company of Denver, Colorado has submitted a complete and sufficient application for a license. The prospective exclusive license will be royalty-bearing and will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless, within thirty (30) days from the date of this published Notice, the Agricultural Research Service receives written evidence and argument which establishes that the grant of the license would not be consistent with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. BILLING CODE 3410–34–P Agricultural Research Service DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Codex Task Force on Animal Feeding AGENCY: BILLING CODE 3410–03–P Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to the California Table Grape Commission of Fresno, California, an exclusive license to the variety of table grape claimed in U.S. Plant Patent Application Serial No. 13/199,300, ‘‘Grapevine Denominated Valley Pearl,’’ filed on August 25, 2011. DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 19, 2011. ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4–1174, Beltsville, Maryland 20705–5131. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June Blalock of the Office of Technology Transfer at the Beltsville address given above; telephone: (301) 504–5989. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Government’s rights in this plant variety are assigned to the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the public interest to so license this variety as the California Table Grape Commission of Fresno, California has submitted a complete and sufficient application for a license. The prospective exclusive license will be royalty-bearing and will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective SUMMARY: Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License Agricultural Research Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of intent. AGENCY: jlentini on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE [Docket No. FSIS–2011–0026] Agricultural Research Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of intent. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to Colorado Serum Company of Denver, Colorado, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 12/ 487,179, ‘‘THE USE OF GNRH AND ANALOGS THEREOF FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF PET FERRET ADRENOCORTICAL HYPERPLASIA’’, filed on June 18, 2009. DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 19, 2011. ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4–1174, Beltsville, Maryland 20705–5131. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June Blalock of the Office of Technology Transfer at the Beltsville address given above; telephone: (301) 504–5989. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Government’s patent rights in this invention are assigned to the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the Jkt 226001 BILLING CODE 3410–03–P [FR Doc. 2011–29697 Filed 11–16–11; 8:45 am] AGENCY: 17:25 Nov 16, 2011 [FR Doc. 2011–29734 Filed 11–16–11; 8:45 am] Food Safety and Inspection Service Richard J. Brenner, Assistant Administrator. Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License [FR Doc. 2011–29654 Filed 11–16–11; 8:45 am] VerDate Mar<15>2010 Richard J. Brenner, Assistant Administrator. Agricultural Research Service Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. SUMMARY: exclusive license may be granted unless, within thirty (30) days from the date of this published Notice, the Agricultural Research Service receives written evidence and argument which establishes that the grant of the license would not be consistent with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA. ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments. The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), are sponsoring a public meeting on January 18, 2012. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft United States (U.S.) positions that will be discussed at the 6th Session of the Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Animal Feeding (AFTF) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), which will be held in Berne Switzerland, February 20–24, 2012. The Under Secretary for Food Safety and the Center for Veterinary Medicine, FDA, recognize the importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain background information on the 6th Session of the AFTF and to address items on the agenda. DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 18, 2012, from 1 p.m.–3 p.m. ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in the Jamie L. Whitten Building, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 107–A, Washington, DC 20250. Documents related to the 6th Session of the AFTF will be accessible via the World Wide Web at the following address: https:// www.codexalimentarius.org. Daniel McChesney, U.S. Delegate to the 6th Session of the AFTF, invites SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\17NON1.SGM 17NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 222 (Thursday, November 17, 2011)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29654]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


 Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 10, 2011.
    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.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Swine 2012 Study.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0315.
    Summary of Collection: Collection and dissemination of animal 
health data and information is mandated by 7 U.S.C. 391, the Animal 
Industry Act of 1884, which established the precursor of the Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services, the 
Bureau of Animal Industry. The National Animal Health Monitoring System 
(NAHMS) will initiate the fifth national data collection of swine 
through the Swine 2012 Study. The Swine 2012 study is part of an 
ongoing series of NAHMS studies on the U.S.

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Swine population. APHIS will collect information using several forms.
    Need and use of the Information: The information collected through 
the Swine 2012 study will be analyzed and organized into descriptive 
reports and will be disseminated by APHIS to the producers, 
stakeholders, academia, veterinarians, and any other interested 
parties. The data collected will also be used to measure change over 
time from the previous NAHM's Swine studies. Without this type of 
national data, the U.S.' ability to detect trends in management, 
production, and health status that increases/decreases farm economy 
either directly or indirectly would be reduced to nonexistent.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 10,875.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (one time).
    Total Burden Hours: 11,728.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-29654 Filed 11-16-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
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