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statistics * * * and shall distribute
them among agriculturists’’. The
floriculture industry accounted for more
than $8.6 billion in agricultural cash
receipts at the U.S. level.
Need and Use of the Information:
NASS will collect information to assess
alternative agriculture opportunities.
Data from the survey will provide
statistics for Federal and State agencies
to monitor the use of agricultural
chemicals. If the information is not
collected data users could not keep
abreast of changes.
Description of Respondents: Farms;
Business or other-for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 9,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 4,464.
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Title: Mink Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0212.
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. Statistics on mink
production are published for the 15
major states that account for 95 percent
of the U.S. production. There is no other
source for this type of information.
General authority for these data
collection activities is granted under
U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204.
Need and Use of the Information:
NASS collects information on mink
pelts produced by color, number of
females bred to produce kits the
following year, number of mink farms,
average marketing price, and the value
of pelts produced. The data is
disseminated by NASS in the Mink
Report and is used by the U.S.
government and other groups.
Description of Respondents: Farms.
Number of Respondents: 350.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 89.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
August 22, 2012.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
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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), Pamela_Beverly_
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.
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
Title: Reporting Requirements for
State Plans of Work for Agricultural
Research and Extension Formula Funds.
OMB Control Number: 0524–0036.
Summary of Collection: Section 202
and 225 of the Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Education Reform Act of
1998 (AREERA) requires that a plan of
work must be submitted by each
institution and approved by the
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture (NIFA) before formula funds
may be provided to the 1862 and 1890
land-grant institutions. The plan of
work must address critical agricultural
issues in the State and describe the
programs and project targeted to address
these issues using the NIFA formula
funds. The plan of work also must
describe the institution’s multistate
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activities as well as their integrated
research and extension activities.
NIFA is requesting to continue to
collect an update to the 5-Year Plan of
Work which began with the Fiscal Year
2007, and as a result no longer needs to
collect the initial 5-Year Plan. Also, as
required by the Food Conservation and
Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA) (Pub. L. 110–
246, Sec. 7505), NIFA is working with
the university partners in extension and
research to review and identify
measures to streamline the submission,
reporting under, and implementation of
plan of work requirements.
Need and Use of the Information:
Institutions are required to annually
report to NIFA the following: (1) The
actions taken to seek stakeholder input
to encourage their participation; (2) a
brief statement of the process used by
the recipient institution to identify
individuals or groups who are
stakeholders and to collect input from
them; and (3) a statement of how
collected input was considered. NIFA
uses the information to provide
feedback to the institutions on their
Plans of Work and Annual Reports of
Accomplishments and Results in order
for institutions to improve the conduct
and the delivery of their programs.
Failure to comply with the requirements
may result in the withholding of a
recipient institution’s formula funds
and redistribution of its share of formula
funds to other eligible institutions.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 75.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 48,600.
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
Title: NIFA Grant Application.
OMB Control Number: 0524–0039.
Summary of Collection: The United
States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), National Institute of Food and
Agriculture (NIFA) sponsors ongoing
agricultural research, education, and
extension programs under which
competitive, formula, and special
awards of a high-priority nature are
made These programs are authorized
pursuant to the authorities contained in
the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3101), the
Smith-Lever Act, and other legislative
authorities. Before awards can be made,
certain information is required from
applicants as part of an overall
application. In addition to a project
summary, proposal narrative, vitae of
key personnel, and other pertinent
technical aspects of the proposed
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project, supporting documentation of an
administrative and budgetary nature
also must be provided. This information
is obtained via applications through the
use of federal-wide standard grant
application forms and NIFA specific
application forms. Because competitive
applications are submitted, many of
which necessitate review by peer
panelists, it is particularly important
that applicants provide the information
in a standardized fashion to ensure
equitable treatment for all.
Need and Use of the Information: The
fundamental purpose of the information
requested is for USDA proposal
evaluation, award, management,
reporting, and recordkeeping, as part of
the overall administration of the
research, education, and extension
programs administered by NIFA. In
addition to federal-wide standard grant
application forms, NIFA will use the
following program and agency specific
components as part of its application
package: Supplemental Information
Form; Application Type Form;
Application Modification Form; Form
NIFA–2008, Assurance Statement(s);
Form NIFA–2010, Fellowships/
Scholarships Entry/Annual Update/Exit
Form.
Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; Business or other forprofit; Individuals or household;
Federal Government; State, Local or
Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 6,150.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 14,388.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Document No. AMS–FV–11–0050, FV–12–
328]
United States Standards for Grades of
Grapefruit Juice
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
The Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) of the Department of
Agriculture (USDA) has revised the
United States Standards for Grades of
Grapefruit Juice. The grade standards for
grapefruit juice have been changed to
remove the parameters for maximum
‘‘free and suspended pulp’’ to account
SUMMARY:
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for advances in industry processing
technology.
DATES: Effective Date: September 26,
2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian E. Griffin, Inspection and
Standardization Branch, Processed
Products Division, Fruit and Vegetable
Program, Agricultural Marketing
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room
0709, South Building; STOP 0247,
Washington, DC 20250; fax: (202) 690–
1527; or Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov. The U.S.
Standards for Grades of Grapefruit Juice
are available through the address cited
above and on the AMS Web site at
https://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/
processedinspection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
203(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act
of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1624–1627), as
amended, directs and authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture ‘‘to develop and
improve standards of quality, condition,
quantity, grade, and packaging, and
recommend and demonstrate such
standards in order to encourage
uniformity and consistency in
commercial practices.’’
AMS is committed to carrying out this
authority in a manner that facilitates the
marketing of agricultural commodities
and makes copies of official grade
standards available upon request. Those
voluntary U.S. Standards for Grades of
Fruits and Vegetables no longer appear
in the Code of Federal Regulations, 7
CFR part 52, but are maintained by
USDA, AMS, Fruit and Vegetable
Programs. AMS is revising the U.S.
Standards for Grades of Grapefruit Juice
using the procedures that appear in part
36 of Title 7 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (7 CFR part 36).
Background
AMS received a petition from the
Florida Citrus Processors Association,
an association of citrus producers,
requesting revisions to the U.S.
Standards for Grades of Grapefruit Juice.
The petitioner requested the removal of
the maximum limit for ‘‘free and
suspended pulp’’ (referred to in the
industry as ‘‘sinking pulp’’) from the
U.S. grade standards for all forms of
grapefruit juice.
The grade standards, effective since
September 12, 1983, provided that
grapefruit juice from concentrate,
grapefruit juice, and frozen concentrated
grapefruit juice establish limits for
maximum free and suspended pulp as
follows: ‘‘Grade A’’—10 percent by
volume, and ‘‘Grade B’’—15 percent by
volume. Concentrated grapefruit juice
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for manufacturing requirements for
maximum free and suspended pulp are
as follows: ‘‘Grade A’’—10 percent by
volume, and ‘‘Grade B’’—12 percent by
volume.
The petitioner believes that, with
respect to maximum values for ‘‘free
and suspended pulp’’, the existing U.S.
Standards for Grades of Grapefruit Juice
do not take into account modern
extraction and finishing technologies,
nor are they supported by evidence of
a correlation between these criteria and
acceptable flavor. The petitioner also
believes that removing the ‘‘free and
suspended pulp’’ values from the grade
standards would allow processors to
process the entire grapefruit crop
without resorting to expensive
technologies that increase the cost of
juice with no concomitant benefit. More
mature grapefruit tends to be sweeter,
but when juiced, tends to cause the
product to exceed maximum free and
suspended pulp values.
Processing technologies used in the
early 1940s were considerably different
than the technologies in place today. In
the developmental stages of the citrus
industry, the amount of sinking pulp
was an indication of excessive pressures
used in extraction and finishing of
citrus juice, resulting in bitter flavor. It
was noted that sinking pulp levels could
be correlated to bitter flavor. The bitter
flavors are due to the naturally
occurring naringin and limonin
components found in grapefruit juice.
Although bitterness is an inherent
contributor to what we know as
‘‘grapefruit flavor,’’ an excessive amount
of bitterness can be objectionable to
some consumers.
Current industry practices have
shown us that sinking pulp levels can
be greatly influenced by modern
processing techniques, which eliminate
the correlation between sinking pulp
and excessive bitterness.
The petitioner submitted research
data covering a six season period which
illustrates levels of sinking pulp vs.
naringin, and levels of sinking pulp vs.
limonin using variations in extractor
settings. The petitioner also submitted
data on a sensory evaluation performed
by the University of Florida on
consumer acceptability of grapefruit
juice with two free and suspended pulp
levels. The petitioner’s research data
supports the premise that modern
extraction and finishing technologies
produce a product where there is no
correlation between grapefruit juice
flavor components associated with bitter
and off flavor i.e., naringin and limonin,
and free and suspended pulp levels.
Prior to undertaking research and
other work associated with revising the
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
August 22, 2012.
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), Pamela_Beverly_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.
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Title: Reporting Requirements for State Plans of Work for
Agricultural Research and Extension Formula Funds.
OMB Control Number: 0524-0036.
Summary of Collection: Section 202 and 225 of the Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (AREERA) requires
that a plan of work must be submitted by each institution and approved
by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) before formula
funds may be provided to the 1862 and 1890 land-grant institutions. The
plan of work must address critical agricultural issues in the State and
describe the programs and project targeted to address these issues
using the NIFA formula funds. The plan of work also must describe the
institution's multistate activities as well as their integrated
research and extension activities.
NIFA is requesting to continue to collect an update to the 5-Year
Plan of Work which began with the Fiscal Year 2007, and as a result no
longer needs to collect the initial 5-Year Plan. Also, as required by
the Food Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA) (Pub. L. 110-246,
Sec. 7505), NIFA is working with the university partners in extension
and research to review and identify measures to streamline the
submission, reporting under, and implementation of plan of work
requirements.
Need and Use of the Information: Institutions are required to
annually report to NIFA the following: (1) The actions taken to seek
stakeholder input to encourage their participation; (2) a brief
statement of the process used by the recipient institution to identify
individuals or groups who are stakeholders and to collect input from
them; and (3) a statement of how collected input was considered. NIFA
uses the information to provide feedback to the institutions on their
Plans of Work and Annual Reports of Accomplishments and Results in
order for institutions to improve the conduct and the delivery of their
programs. Failure to comply with the requirements may result in the
withholding of a recipient institution's formula funds and
redistribution of its share of formula funds to other eligible
institutions.
Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 75.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 48,600.
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Title: NIFA Grant Application.
OMB Control Number: 0524-0039.
Summary of Collection: The United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) sponsors
ongoing agricultural research, education, and extension programs under
which competitive, formula, and special awards of a high-priority
nature are made These programs are authorized pursuant to the
authorities contained in the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3101), the Smith-
Lever Act, and other legislative authorities. Before awards can be
made, certain information is required from applicants as part of an
overall application. In addition to a project summary, proposal
narrative, vitae of key personnel, and other pertinent technical
aspects of the proposed
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project, supporting documentation of an administrative and budgetary
nature also must be provided. This information is obtained via
applications through the use of federal-wide standard grant application
forms and NIFA specific application forms. Because competitive
applications are submitted, many of which necessitate review by peer
panelists, it is particularly important that applicants provide the
information in a standardized fashion to ensure equitable treatment for
all.
Need and Use of the Information: The fundamental purpose of the
information requested is for USDA proposal evaluation, award,
management, reporting, and recordkeeping, as part of the overall
administration of the research, education, and extension programs
administered by NIFA. In addition to federal-wide standard grant
application forms, NIFA will use the following program and agency
specific components as part of its application package: Supplemental
Information Form; Application Type Form; Application Modification Form;
Form NIFA-2008, Assurance Statement(s); Form NIFA-2010, Fellowships/
Scholarships Entry/Annual Update/Exit Form.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Business
or other for-profit; Individuals or household; Federal Government;
State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 6,150.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 14,388.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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