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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.
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Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Study of the Food Distribution
Program on Indian Reservation (FDPIR).
OMB Control Number: 0584–NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Food
Distribution Program on Indian
Reservation (FDPIR) provides USDA
foods to low-income households living
on Indian reservations and to American
Indians residing in designated areas
near reservations or in the State of
Oklahoma. FDPIR is administered as the
Federal level by the Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, and administered locally by
either Indian Tribal Organizations
(ITOs) or an agency of a State
government. FNS is seeking an updated
description of FDPIR participants and
programs, and a better understanding of
why FDPIR participation has been
declining. This study will provide
national estimates of participating
households as well as estimates for large
subgroups, such as households with
elderly participants.
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Need and Use of the Information: The
study is needed to inform FNS decisionmaking regarding FDPIR program
administration and to identify ways to
make the program more beneficial to
participants. It will provide current
information on the characteristics of
participants and local program
administration across the nation.
Information on perceptions about the
program and potential access barriers
will also be obtained to identify reasons
for declining national participation.
This information is critical to FNS’
ongoing assessment of the FDPIR
program, and for identifying appropriate
future measures that can be put in place
to enhance this program.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households; State, Local,
or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 1,554.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Other (once).
Total Burden Hours: 1,468.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Performance Reporting System,
Management Evaluation.
OMB Control Number: 0584–0010.
Summary of Collection: The purpose
of the Performance Reporting System is
to ensure that each State agency and
project area is operating the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) in accordance with the
Act, regulations, and the State agency’s
Plan of Operation. Section 11 of the
Food and Nutrition Act (the Act) of
2008 requires that State agencies
maintain necessary records to ascertain
that SNAP is operating in compliance
with the Act and regulations and must
make these records available to the Food
and Nutrition Service (FNS) for
inspection.
Need and Use of the Information: FNS
will use the information to evaluate
state agency operations and to collect
information that is necessary to develop
solutions to improve the State’s
administration of SNAP policy and
procedures. Each State agency is
required to submit one review schedule
every one, two, or three years,
depending on the project areas make-up
of the state.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 490,832.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: 7 CFR Part 235 State
Administrative Expense Funds.
OMB Control Number: 0584–0067.
Summary of Collection: Section 7 of
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (Pub. L.
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89–642), 42 U.S.C. 1776, authorizes the
Department to provide Federal funds to
State agencies (SAs) for administering
the Child Nutrition Program (7 CFR
parts 210, 215, 220, 226, and 250). State
Administrative Expense Funds (SAE), 7
CFR parts 235, sets forth procedures and
recordkeeping requirements for use by
SAs in reporting and maintaining
records of their needs and uses of SAE
funds. The Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS) will collect information using
forms FNS–74, FNS–525, and FNS–777.
Need and Use of the Information: FNS
request each State submit to the
Secretary for approval by October 1 of
the initial fiscal year a plan for the use
of SAE funds including a staff formula
for State personnel, system level
supervisory and operating personnel,
and school level personnel. The
information is collected for the purpose
of administering an ongoing program.
Without the information FNS would not
be able to monitor the SAE funds in
accordance to 7 CFR part 235.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 87.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 13,548.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–FV–13–0014; FV13–033–
1NC.]
Notice of Request for Renewal of a
Recordkeeping Burden
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 35), this notice
announces the Agricultural Marketing
Service’s (AMS) intention to request for
renewal a recordkeeping burden for the
information collection for the Export
Fruit Acts covering exports of apples
and grapes.
DATES: Comments on this notice are due
by June 21, 2013 to be assured of
consideration.
Additional Information: Contact
Andrew Hatch, Chief, Program Services
Branch, Marketing Order and
SUMMARY:
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Agreement Division, Fruit and
Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237,
Room 1406–S, Washington, DC 20250–
0237; Telephone (202) 720–6862 or
Email: andrew.hatch@ams.usda.gov.
Small businesses may request
information on this notice by contacting
Jeffrey Smutny, Marketing Order and
Agreement Division, Fruit and
Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237,
Room 1406–S, Washington, DC 20250–
0237; Telephone (202) 690–3919 or
Email: jeffrey.smutny@ams.usda.gov.
Comments: Comments should
reference the document number and the
date and page number of this issue of
the Federal Register, and be mailed to
the Docket Clerk, Fruit and Vegetable
Program, AMS, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Room
1406–S, Washington, DC 20250–0237;
Fax: (202) 720–8938; or submitted
through the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Export Fruit Regulations—
Export Apple Act (7 CFR part 33) and
the Export Grape and Plum Act (7 CFR
part 35).
OMB Number: 0581–0143.
Expiration Date of Approval:
December 31, 2013.
Type of Request: Request for Renewal
of a Recordkeeping Burden.
Abstract: Fresh apples and grapes
grown in the United States shipped to
any foreign destination must meet
minimum quality and other
requirements established by regulations
issued under the Export Apple Act (7
U.S.C. 581–590) and the Export Grape
and Plum Act (7 U.S.C. 591–599)(Acts),
which are found respectively at 7 CFR
parts 33 and 35. Plum provision was
terminated in 1991. The regulations
issued under the Acts cover exports of
fresh apples and grapes grown in the
United States and shipped to foreign
destinations, except Canada and
Mexico. Certain limited quantity
provisions may exempt some shipments
and exporters from this information
collection. The Secretary of Agriculture
is authorized to oversee the
implementation of the Acts and issue
regulations regarding that activity.
The information collection
requirements in this request are
essential to carry out the intent and
administration of the Acts. Both Acts
were designed to promote foreign trade
in the export of apples, grapes and
plums grown in the United States; to
protect the reputation of the Americangrown commodities; and to prevent
deception or misrepresentation of the
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quality of such products moving in
foreign commerce. The Acts have been
in effect since 1933 (apples) and 1960
(grapes).
Specific regulations issued under the
Acts (7 CFR 33.11 for apples, and 35.12
for grapes) require that the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
officially inspect and certify that each
export shipment of fresh apples and
grapes is in compliance with quality
and shipping requirements effective
under the Acts. Shipments are inspected
and certified by Federal or Federal-State
Inspection Program (FSIP) inspectors.
FSIP is administered by USDA.
The information collection
requirements in this request impose the
minimum burden necessary to
effectively administer the Acts.
The information collection burden for
this action is primarily in the form of
recordkeeping. Export Form Certificates
(certificates) issued by FSIP are used to
facilitate the export process. The
certificates are not completed by the
exporters or carriers and are not filed
with USDA. The certificates are retained
by each exporter, and third party carrier
which ships the commodity, to verify
their compliance with the Acts. There
are an estimated 82 exporters of apples
and grapes and an estimated 20 carriers
which transport those shipments.
Pursuant to the Acts, exporters and
carriers must retain inspection
certificates for three (3) years.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average .14 hours per
response.
Recordkeepers: Apple and grape
exporters and carriers.
Estimated Number of Recordkeepers:
102.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 26 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.
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All 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.
All comments received will be available
for public inspection at the street
address in the ‘‘Comment’’ section and
can be viewed at: www.regulations.gov.
Dated: April 16, 2013.
Rex A. Barnes,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–LS–13–0017]
Request for Extension and Revision of
a Currently Approved Information
Collection for Commodities Covered
by the Livestock Mandatory Act of
1999
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 used to compile and generate
cattle, swine, lamb, wholesale pork, and
boxed beef market news reports under
the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act
of 1999.
DATES: Comments on this document
must be received by June 21, 2013 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments concerning
this information collection document.
Comments should be submitted online
at www.regulations.gov or sent to Kim
Harmon, Assistant to the Director,
Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market
News Division, Livestock, Poultry and
Seed Program, Agricultural Marketing
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
1400 Independence Ave. SW., Room
2619–S, Washington, DC 20250–0252,
or by facsimile to (202) 690–3732. All
comments should reference the docket
number (AMS–LS–13–0017), the date,
and the page number of this issue of the
Federal Register. All comments
received will be posted without change,
including any personal information
provided, online at https://
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-FV-13-0014; FV13-033-1NC.]
Notice of Request for Renewal of a Recordkeeping Burden
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 35), this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing
Service's (AMS) intention to request for renewal a recordkeeping burden
for the information collection for the Export Fruit Acts covering
exports of apples and grapes.
DATES: Comments on this notice are due by June 21, 2013 to be assured
of consideration.
Additional Information: Contact Andrew Hatch, Chief, Program
Services Branch, Marketing Order and
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Agreement Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Room 1406-S, Washington, DC 20250-
0237; Telephone (202) 720-6862 or Email: andrew.hatch@ams.usda.gov.
Small businesses may request information on this notice by
contacting Jeffrey Smutny, Marketing Order and Agreement Division,
Fruit and Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
STOP 0237, Room 1406-S, Washington, DC 20250-0237; Telephone (202) 690-
3919 or Email: jeffrey.smutny@ams.usda.gov.
Comments: Comments should reference the document number and the
date and page number of this issue of the Federal Register, and be
mailed to the Docket Clerk, Fruit and Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA,
1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 1406-S, Washington, DC 20250-0237;
Fax: (202) 720-8938; or submitted through the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Export Fruit Regulations--Export Apple Act (7 CFR part 33)
and the Export Grape and Plum Act (7 CFR part 35).
OMB Number: 0581-0143.
Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 2013.
Type of Request: Request for Renewal of a Recordkeeping Burden.
Abstract: Fresh apples and grapes grown in the United States
shipped to any foreign destination must meet minimum quality and other
requirements established by regulations issued under the Export Apple
Act (7 U.S.C. 581-590) and the Export Grape and Plum Act (7 U.S.C. 591-
599)(Acts), which are found respectively at 7 CFR parts 33 and 35. Plum
provision was terminated in 1991. The regulations issued under the Acts
cover exports of fresh apples and grapes grown in the United States and
shipped to foreign destinations, except Canada and Mexico. Certain
limited quantity provisions may exempt some shipments and exporters
from this information collection. The Secretary of Agriculture is
authorized to oversee the implementation of the Acts and issue
regulations regarding that activity.
The information collection requirements in this request are
essential to carry out the intent and administration of the Acts. Both
Acts were designed to promote foreign trade in the export of apples,
grapes and plums grown in the United States; to protect the reputation
of the American-grown commodities; and to prevent deception or
misrepresentation of the quality of such products moving in foreign
commerce. The Acts have been in effect since 1933 (apples) and 1960
(grapes).
Specific regulations issued under the Acts (7 CFR 33.11 for apples,
and 35.12 for grapes) require that the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) officially inspect and certify that each export shipment of
fresh apples and grapes is in compliance with quality and shipping
requirements effective under the Acts. Shipments are inspected and
certified by Federal or Federal-State Inspection Program (FSIP)
inspectors. FSIP is administered by USDA.
The information collection requirements in this request impose the
minimum burden necessary to effectively administer the Acts.
The information collection burden for this action is primarily in
the form of recordkeeping. Export Form Certificates (certificates)
issued by FSIP are used to facilitate the export process. The
certificates are not completed by the exporters or carriers and are not
filed with USDA. The certificates are retained by each exporter, and
third party carrier which ships the commodity, to verify their
compliance with the Acts. There are an estimated 82 exporters of apples
and grapes and an estimated 20 carriers which transport those
shipments. Pursuant to the Acts, exporters and carriers must retain
inspection certificates for three (3) years.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average .14 hours per response.
Recordkeepers: Apple and grape exporters and carriers.
Estimated Number of Recordkeepers: 102.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 26 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.
All 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. All comments received will be available for public
inspection at the street address in the ``Comment'' section and can be
viewed at: www.regulations.gov.
Dated: April 16, 2013.
Rex A. Barnes,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-09380 Filed 4-19-13; 8:45 am]
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