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Rural Utilities Service
Title: Preloan Procedures and
Requirements for Telecommunications
Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0079.
Summary Of Collection: The Rural
Utilities Service (RUS) is a credit agency
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It
makes mortgage loans and loan
guarantees to finance
telecommunications, electric, and water
and waste facilities in rural areas with
a loan portfolio that totals nearly $42
billion. RUS manages loan programs in
accordance with the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901
et seq. as amended, (RE Act). Section
201 of the RE Act authorizes the
Administrator to make loans to qualified
telephone companies for the purpose of
providing telephone service to the
widest practicable number of rural
subscribers.
Need and Use of the Information:
RUS will collect information using
several forms to determine an
applicant’s eligibility to borrow from
RUS under the terms of the RE Act. The
information is also used to determine
that the Government’s security for loans
made by RUS are reasonably adequate
and that the loans will be repaid within
the time agreed. Without the
information, RUS could not effectively
monitor each borrower’s compliance
with the loan terms and conditions to
properly ensure continued loan
security.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 40.
Frequency Of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 3,204.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
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[Docket No. FSIS–2013–0021]
Notice of Request for Revision of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection (Interstate Shipment of Meat
and Poultry Products)
Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
SUMMARY:
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Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
its intention to request revision of an
information collection for the voluntary
cooperative interstate shipment program
because the Agency has more recent
data concerning the program, and the
information collection approval is
scheduled to expire on August 31, 2013.
FSIS is estimating fewer burden hours
for this information collection than are
currently approved because fewer States
and State establishments are
participating in the cooperative
interstate shipment program than the
Agency had originally estimated three
years ago.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received on or before September 3,
2013.
ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested
persons to submit comments on this
notice. Comments may be submitted by
one 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 CD–ROMs, etc.:
Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Food Safety and
Inspection Service, Patriots Plaza 3,
1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
Mailstop 3782, Room 8–163B,
Washington, DC 20250–3700.
• Hand- or courier-delivered
submittals: Deliver to Patriots Plaza 3,
355 E. Street SW., Room 8–163B,
Washington, DC 20250–3700.
Instructions: All items submitted by
mail or electronic mail must include the
Agency name and docket number FSIS–
2013–0021. 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 Patriots Plaza
3, 355 E. Street, Room 8–164,
Washington, DC 20250–3700 between
8:00 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;
Telephone (202) 720–0345.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Title: Cooperative Inspection
Programs: Interstate Shipment of Meat
and Poultry Products.
Type of Request: Revision of an
approved information collection.
OMB Control Number: 0583–0143.
Expiration Date: 8/31/2013.
Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the
authority to exercise the functions of the
Secretary of Agriculture (7 CFR 2.18,
2.55) as specified 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.). FSIS protects the public by
verifying that meat and poultry products
are wholesome, not adulterated, and
properly marked, labeled, and packaged.
FSIS is planning to request a revision
of an approved information collection
addressing paperwork requirements for
the voluntary cooperative interstate
shipment program of meat and poultry
products because the Agency has more
recent data about the program, and the
OMB approval of the information
collection will expire on August 31,
2013. FSIS is estimating fewer burden
hours for this information collection
than are currently approved because
fewer States and State establishments
are participating in the cooperative
interstate shipment program than the
Agency had originally estimated three
years ago.
FSIS administers a voluntary
cooperative inspection program under
which State-inspected establishments
with 25 or fewer employees are eligible
to ship meat and poultry products in
interstate commerce (21 U.S.C. 683 and
U.S.C. 472) (9 CFR 321.3, Part 332,
381.187, and Part 381 Subpart Z). In
participating States, State-inspected
establishments selected to take part in
this program are required to comply
with all Federal standards under the
FMIA and the PPIA, as well as with all
State standards. These establishments
receive inspection services from State
inspection personnel that have been
trained in the enforcement of the FMIA
and PPIA. Meat and poultry products
produced under the program that have
been inspected and passed by
designated State personnel bear an
official Federal mark of inspection and
are permitted to be distributed in
interstate commerce. FSIS provides
oversight and enforcement of the
program.
States that are interested in
participating in the cooperative
interstate shipment program need to
submit a request for an agreement to
establish such a program through the
appropriate FSIS District Office (9 CFR
332.4 and 381.514). In its request, a
State must agree to comply with certain
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conditions in order to qualify for the
interstate shipment program. The State
must also: (1) identify establishments in
the State that the State recommends for
initial selection into the program, if any,
and (2) include documentation to
demonstrate that the State is able to
provide necessary inspection services to
selected establishments in the State and
conduct any related activities that
would be required under a cooperative
interstate shipment program.
If a State determines that an
establishment qualifies to participate in
the cooperative interstate shipment
program, and the State is able, and
willing, to provide the necessary
inspection services at the establishment,
the State is to submit its evaluation of
the establishment to the FSIS District
Office that covers the State (74 FR
24729). FSIS, in coordination with the
State, will then decide whether to select
the establishments for the program.
Establishments that qualify for this
program have to meet all requirements
under the FMIA or PPIA, and
implementing regulations, including
FSIS requirements for recordkeeping (9
CFR 332.5 and 381.515). Most Stateinspected establishments will already
have met these recordkeeping
requirements, but some establishments
will need to make minor adjustments to
their recordkeeping in order to meet
FSIS requirements.
The FSIS selected establishment
coordinator (SEC) is responsible for
overseeing a State’s cooperative
inspection program. The SEC will visit
each selected establishment in the State
on a regular basis to verify that the
establishment is operating in a manner
that is consistent with the FMIA or PPIA
and the implementing regulations (9
CFR 332.7 and 381.517).
FSIS has made the following
estimates on the basis of an information
collection assessment:
Estimate of Burden: FSIS estimates
that it will take each new State an
average of 40 hours for to prepare and
submit a request to establish a
cooperative interstate shipment
program. It will take each State 24 hours
to prepare and submit an evaluation for
each new establishment entering the
program. States will submit
approximately 3 evaluations per year.
FSIS estimates that 15 establishments
per year will spend 16 hours to modify
their recordkeeping procedures to
comply with Federal standards and 5
minutes per establishment to file these
records.
FSIS estimates that it will take each
new establishment 15 minutes to assist
the SEC to locate the necessary records
for review on the initial visit. Every
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selected establishment will spend 10
minutes assisting the SEC review its
records approximately once a month.
Respondents: States and
establishments.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 20
states and 60 establishments.
Estimated No. of Annual Responses
per Respondent: One request per each
new State to establish a cooperative
interstate shipment program and
approximately 3 evaluations of Stateinspected establishments per State.
A one-time modification of records for
each newly selected establishment
whose recordkeeping does not comply
with all Federal standards. One initial
SEC visit in which each newly selected
establishment will need to provide the
SEC with access to all required records.
Each establishment selected for the
program will need to provide the FSIS
access to its records on an ongoing
basis. Total number of estimated annual
responses is 830.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 2,005 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; Telephone:
(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 both to FSIS, at the addresses
provided above, and to 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 U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) prohibits discrimination in all
its programs and activities on the basis
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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
FSIS will announce this notice online
through the FSIS Web page located at
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/
fsis/topics/regulations/federal-register.
FSIS will also make copies of this
Federal Register publication available
through the FSIS Constituent Update,
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 constituents and
stakeholders. The Update is
communicated via Listserv, a free
electronic mail subscription service for
industry, trade groups, consumer
interest groups, health professionals,
and other individuals who have asked
to be included. The Update is also
available on the FSIS Web page. In
addition, FSIS offers an electronic 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/wps/portal/
fsis/programs-and-services/emailsubscription-service.
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: June 27, 2013.
Alfred V. Almanza,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2013-0021]
Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved
Information Collection (Interstate Shipment of Meat and Poultry
Products)
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
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing its intention to request
revision of an information collection for the voluntary cooperative
interstate shipment program because the Agency has more recent data
concerning the program, and the information collection approval is
scheduled to expire on August 31, 2013. FSIS is estimating fewer burden
hours for this information collection than are currently approved
because fewer States and State establishments are participating in the
cooperative interstate shipment program than the Agency had originally
estimated three years ago.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before September
3, 2013.
ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested persons to submit comments on this
notice. Comments may be submitted by one 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 CD-ROMs, etc.: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Patriots
Plaza 3, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Mailstop 3782, Room 8-163B,
Washington, DC 20250-3700.
Hand- or courier-delivered submittals: Deliver to Patriots
Plaza 3, 355 E. Street SW., Room 8-163B, Washington, DC 20250-3700.
Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must
include the Agency name and docket number FSIS-2013-0021. 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 Patriots Plaza 3, 355 E. Street, Room 8-164,
Washington, DC 20250-3700 between 8:00 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; Telephone (202) 720-0345.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Cooperative Inspection Programs: Interstate Shipment of Meat
and Poultry Products.
Type of Request: Revision of an approved information collection.
OMB Control Number: 0583-0143.
Expiration Date: 8/31/2013.
Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the authority to exercise the
functions of the Secretary of Agriculture (7 CFR 2.18, 2.55) as
specified 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.). FSIS protects the public by verifying that meat and poultry
products are wholesome, not adulterated, and properly marked, labeled,
and packaged.
FSIS is planning to request a revision of an approved information
collection addressing paperwork requirements for the voluntary
cooperative interstate shipment program of meat and poultry products
because the Agency has more recent data about the program, and the OMB
approval of the information collection will expire on August 31, 2013.
FSIS is estimating fewer burden hours for this information collection
than are currently approved because fewer States and State
establishments are participating in the cooperative interstate shipment
program than the Agency had originally estimated three years ago.
FSIS administers a voluntary cooperative inspection program under
which State-inspected establishments with 25 or fewer employees are
eligible to ship meat and poultry products in interstate commerce (21
U.S.C. 683 and U.S.C. 472) (9 CFR 321.3, Part 332, 381.187, and Part
381 Subpart Z). In participating States, State-inspected establishments
selected to take part in this program are required to comply with all
Federal standards under the FMIA and the PPIA, as well as with all
State standards. These establishments receive inspection services from
State inspection personnel that have been trained in the enforcement of
the FMIA and PPIA. Meat and poultry products produced under the program
that have been inspected and passed by designated State personnel bear
an official Federal mark of inspection and are permitted to be
distributed in interstate commerce. FSIS provides oversight and
enforcement of the program.
States that are interested in participating in the cooperative
interstate shipment program need to submit a request for an agreement
to establish such a program through the appropriate FSIS District
Office (9 CFR 332.4 and 381.514). In its request, a State must agree to
comply with certain
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conditions in order to qualify for the interstate shipment program. The
State must also: (1) identify establishments in the State that the
State recommends for initial selection into the program, if any, and
(2) include documentation to demonstrate that the State is able to
provide necessary inspection services to selected establishments in the
State and conduct any related activities that would be required under a
cooperative interstate shipment program.
If a State determines that an establishment qualifies to
participate in the cooperative interstate shipment program, and the
State is able, and willing, to provide the necessary inspection
services at the establishment, the State is to submit its evaluation of
the establishment to the FSIS District Office that covers the State (74
FR 24729). FSIS, in coordination with the State, will then decide
whether to select the establishments for the program.
Establishments that qualify for this program have to meet all
requirements under the FMIA or PPIA, and implementing regulations,
including FSIS requirements for recordkeeping (9 CFR 332.5 and
381.515). Most State-inspected establishments will already have met
these recordkeeping requirements, but some establishments will need to
make minor adjustments to their recordkeeping in order to meet FSIS
requirements.
The FSIS selected establishment coordinator (SEC) is responsible
for overseeing a State's cooperative inspection program. The SEC will
visit each selected establishment in the State on a regular basis to
verify that the establishment is operating in a manner that is
consistent with the FMIA or PPIA and the implementing regulations (9
CFR 332.7 and 381.517).
FSIS has made the following estimates on the basis of an
information collection assessment:
Estimate of Burden: FSIS estimates that it will take each new State
an average of 40 hours for to prepare and submit a request to establish
a cooperative interstate shipment program. It will take each State 24
hours to prepare and submit an evaluation for each new establishment
entering the program. States will submit approximately 3 evaluations
per year.
FSIS estimates that 15 establishments per year will spend 16 hours
to modify their recordkeeping procedures to comply with Federal
standards and 5 minutes per establishment to file these records.
FSIS estimates that it will take each new establishment 15 minutes
to assist the SEC to locate the necessary records for review on the
initial visit. Every selected establishment will spend 10 minutes
assisting the SEC review its records approximately once a month.
Respondents: States and establishments.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 20 states and 60 establishments.
Estimated No. of Annual Responses per Respondent: One request per
each new State to establish a cooperative interstate shipment program
and approximately 3 evaluations of State-inspected establishments per
State.
A one-time modification of records for each newly selected
establishment whose recordkeeping does not comply with all Federal
standards. One initial SEC visit in which each newly selected
establishment will need to provide the SEC with access to all required
records. Each establishment selected for the program will need to
provide the FSIS access to its records on an ongoing basis. Total
number of estimated annual responses is 830.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,005 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; Telephone: (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 both to FSIS, at the
addresses provided above, and to 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 U.S. 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
FSIS will announce this notice online through the FSIS Web page
located at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/regulations/federal-register.
FSIS will also make copies of this Federal Register publication
available through the FSIS Constituent Update, 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 constituents and
stakeholders. The Update is communicated via Listserv, a free
electronic mail subscription service for industry, trade groups,
consumer interest groups, health professionals, and other individuals
who have asked to be included. The Update is also available on the FSIS
Web page. In addition, FSIS offers an electronic 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/wps/portal/fsis/programs-and-services/email-subscription-service.
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: June 27, 2013.
Alfred V. Almanza,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2013-15980 Filed 6-28-13; 4:15 pm]
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