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OMB Control Number: 0583–0127.
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 statutes
mandate that FSIS protect the public by
ensuring that meat and poultry products
are safe, wholesome, unadulterated, and
properly labeled and packaged. FSIS
established flexible procedures to
actively encourage the development and
use of new technologies in meat and
poultry establishments and egg products
plants. These new procedures will
facilitate notification to the Agency of
any new technology that is intended for
use in meat and poultry establishments
and egg products plants so that the
Agency can decide whether the new
technology requires a pre-use review. A
pre-use review often includes an inplant trail.
Need and Use of the Information:
FSIS will collect information to
determine if a pre-use review is needed,
FSIS will request that the firm submit a
protocol for an in-plant trial of the new
technology. The firm then must submit
a protocol that is designed to collect
relevant data to support the use of the
new technology. To not collect this
information would reduce the
effectiveness of the meat, poultry, and
egg products inspection program.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 65.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: on occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 3,616.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
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[Doc. No. AMS–LPS–14–0001]
Notice of Request for Extension and
Revision of a Currently Approved
Information Collection for Voluntary
Grading.
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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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
approval, from the Office of
Management and Budget, for an
extension of and revision to the
currently approved information
collection in support of the Regulations
for Voluntary Grading of Shell Eggs—7
CFR Part 56. With this submission we
will merge the burden and forms of the
0581–0127 Regulations for Voluntary
Grading of Poultry Products and Rabbit
Products; 7 CFR Part 70, approved on
December 26, 2013; and 0581–0128
Regulations Governing the Voluntary
Grading of Shell Eggs, 7 CFR Part 56,
approved on June 4, 2011. With this
merge we will change the title to
Regulations for Voluntary Grading of
Shell Eggs, Poultry Products, and Rabbit
Products—7 CFR Part 56 and 70.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by April 28, 2014 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments concerning
this information collection notice.
Comments should be submitted online
at www.regulations.gov or sent to
Michelle Degenhart, Assistant to the
Director, Quality Assessment Division,
Livestock, Poultry and Seed Program,
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., Room 3842–S,
Washington, DC 20250–0256, or by
facsimile to (202) 690–2746. All
comments should reference the docket
number (AMS–LPS–14–0001), 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://
www.regulations.gov and will be made
available for public inspection at the
above physical address during regular
business hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle Degenhart at the above
physical address, or by email at
Michelle.Degenhart@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Regulations for Voluntary
Grading of Shell Eggs, Poultry Products,
and Rabbit Products—7 CFR Part 56 and
70.
OMB Number: 0581–0128.
Expiration Date of Approval: June 30,
2014.
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
SUMMARY:
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is estimated to average 0.1538 hours per
response.
Respondents: State or local
governments, businesses or other for
profits, and small businesses or
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,348.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
47,198.50.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 35.01.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 7,259.29 hours.
Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing
Act of 1946 (AMA) (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627)
directs and authorizes the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) to
develop standards of quality, grades,
grading programs, and services which
facilitate trading of agricultural
products, assure consumers of quality
products that are graded and identified
under USDA programs. To provide
programs and services, section 203(h) of
the AMA (7 U.S.C.1622(h)) directs and
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture
to inspect, certify, and identify the
grade, class, quality, quantity, and
condition of agricultural products under
such rules and regulations as the
Secretary may prescribe, including
assessment and collection of fees for the
cost of service. The regulations in 7 CFR
Part 56 and 70 provides a voluntary
program for grading shell eggs, poultry
products, and rabbit products on the
basis of U.S. standards and grades. AMS
also provides other types of voluntary
services under the regulations, e.g.,
contract and specification acceptance
services and certification of quantity.
All of the voluntary grading services are
available on a resident basis or lot-fee
basis. Respondents may request resident
service on a continuous or temporary
basis. The service is paid for by the user
(user-fee). Because this is a voluntary
program, respondents need to request or
apply for the specific service they wish,
and in doing so, they provide
information. Since the AMA requires
that the cost of service be assessed and
collected, information is collected to
establish the Agency’s cost. The
information collection requirements in
this request are essential to carry out the
intent of the AMA, to provide the
respondents the type of service they
request, and to administer the program.
Examples of information collected
includes, but not limited to: total
received volume in pounds or cases,
volume in pounds of graded and
processed poultry, case volume of
graded and sized shell eggs, applicant’s
name, billing and facility address, and
requests for approval of commodity
specifications or chemical compounds.
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The information collected is used only
by authorized representatives of the
USDA (AIMS, Livestock, Poultry and
Seed Program’s national staff; regional
directors and their staffs; Federal-State
supervisors and their staffs; and resident
Federal-State graders, which includes
State agencies). The information is used
to administer and conduct grading
services requested by respondents. The
Agency is the primary user of the
information. Information is also used by
each authorized State agency that has a
cooperative agreement with AMS.
Regulations Governing the Voluntary
Grading of Poultry Products and Rabbit
Products—7 CFR Part 70.
This collection was approved by OMB
on December 26, 2013 and all forms,
responses and burden will be included
with this submission. Total burden to be
merged is 2,005 burden hours and
24,053 responses.
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
become a matter of public record.
ACTION:
Dated: February 18, 2014.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery-AMS.
OMB Number: 0581–0269.
Expiration Date of Approval: June 30,
2014.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The proposed information
collection activity provides a means for
AMS to garner qualitative customer and
stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with
AMS’ commitment to improving service
delivery.
By qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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Agricultural Marketing Service
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Notice of Request for a Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection: Qualitative
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
AGENCY:
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
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Revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection;
comment request.
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
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), for a revision to and
an extension of approval of an
information collection associated with
qualitative customer and stakeholder
feedback on service delivery by ANS.
DATES: All comments received by April
28, 2014 will be considered.
Additional Information: Contact
Andrew Hatch, Supervisory Marketing
Specialist, Marketing Order and
Agreement Division, Fruit and
Vegetable Program, Agricultural
Marketing Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Stop 0237, Room 1406–S,
Washington, DC 20250–0237. Phone:
(202) 720–2491. Fax: (202) 720–8938.
Email: andrew.hatch@ams.usda.gov.
Comments: Comments are welcome
and should reference OMB N 0581–0269
and AMS’ Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery, and the date
and page number of this issue of the
Federal Register. Comments may be
submitted by mail to the Docket Clerk,
Fruit and Vegetable Program, AMS,
USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Stop 0237, Room 1406–S,
Washington, DC 20250–0237; Fax: (202)
720–8938; or submitted online at
www.regulations.gov. All comments
received will be available for public
inspection in the Office of the Docket
Clerk during regular USDA business
hours or they can be viewed at
www.regulations.gov.
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences, and expectations; provide
an early warning of issues with service;
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training, or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. This collection
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between
AMS and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
The solicitation of feedback will target
areas such as: Timeliness,
appropriateness, accuracy of
information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of
issues with service delivery. Responses
will be assessed to plan and inform
efforts to improve or maintain the
quality of service offered to the public.
If this information is not collected, vital
feedback from customers and
stakeholders on AMS services will be
unavailable. AMS will only submit a
collection for approval under this
generic clearance if it meets the
following conditions:
• The collection is voluntary;
• The collection is low-burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden-hours per
respondent) and is low-cost for
respondents and the Federal
Government;
• The collection is non-controversial
and does not raise issues of concern to
other Federal agencies;
• The collection is targeted to the
solicitation of opinions from
respondents who have experience with
the program or may have experience
with the program in the near future;
• Personally identifiable information
(PII) is collected only to the extent
necessary and is not retained;
• Information gathered is intended to
be used only internally for general
service improvement and program
management purposes and is not
intended for release outside of AMS (if
released, AMS must indicate the
qualitative nature of the information);
• Information gathered will not be
used for the purpose of substantially
informing influential policy decisions;
and
• Information gathered will yield
qualitative information; the collection
will not be designed or expected to
yield statistically reliable results or used
as though the results are generalizable to
the population of study.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance provides useful information,
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-LPS-14-0001]
Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently
Approved Information Collection for Voluntary Grading.
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 approval, from the Office of
Management and Budget, for an extension of and revision to the
currently approved information collection in support of the Regulations
for Voluntary Grading of Shell Eggs--7 CFR Part 56. With this
submission we will merge the burden and forms of the 0581-0127
Regulations for Voluntary Grading of Poultry Products and Rabbit
Products; 7 CFR Part 70, approved on December 26, 2013; and 0581-0128
Regulations Governing the Voluntary Grading of Shell Eggs, 7 CFR Part
56, approved on June 4, 2011. With this merge we will change the title
to Regulations for Voluntary Grading of Shell Eggs, Poultry Products,
and Rabbit Products--7 CFR Part 56 and 70.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by April 28, 2014 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments concerning
this information collection notice. Comments should be submitted online
at www.regulations.gov or sent to Michelle Degenhart, Assistant to the
Director, Quality Assessment Division, Livestock, Poultry and Seed
Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Room 3842-S, Washington, DC
20250-0256, or by facsimile to (202) 690-2746. All comments should
reference the docket number (AMS-LPS-14-0001), 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://www.regulations.gov and will be made
available for public inspection at the above physical address during
regular business hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Degenhart at the above
physical address, or by email at Michelle.Degenhart@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Regulations for Voluntary Grading of Shell Eggs, Poultry
Products, and Rabbit Products--7 CFR Part 56 and 70.
OMB Number: 0581-0128.
Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 2014.
Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.1538 hours per response.
Respondents: State or local governments, businesses or other for
profits, and small businesses or organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,348.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 47,198.50.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 35.01.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 7,259.29 hours.
Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (AMA) (7 U.S.C.
1621-1627) directs and authorizes the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) to develop standards of quality, grades, grading
programs, and services which facilitate trading of agricultural
products, assure consumers of quality products that are graded and
identified under USDA programs. To provide programs and services,
section 203(h) of the AMA (7 U.S.C.1622(h)) directs and authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture to inspect, certify, and identify the grade,
class, quality, quantity, and condition of agricultural products under
such rules and regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, including
assessment and collection of fees for the cost of service. The
regulations in 7 CFR Part 56 and 70 provides a voluntary program for
grading shell eggs, poultry products, and rabbit products on the basis
of U.S. standards and grades. AMS also provides other types of
voluntary services under the regulations, e.g., contract and
specification acceptance services and certification of quantity. All of
the voluntary grading services are available on a resident basis or
lot-fee basis. Respondents may request resident service on a continuous
or temporary basis. The service is paid for by the user (user-fee).
Because this is a voluntary program, respondents need to request or
apply for the specific service they wish, and in doing so, they provide
information. Since the AMA requires that the cost of service be
assessed and collected, information is collected to establish the
Agency's cost. The information collection requirements in this request
are essential to carry out the intent of the AMA, to provide the
respondents the type of service they request, and to administer the
program. Examples of information collected includes, but not limited
to: total received volume in pounds or cases, volume in pounds of
graded and processed poultry, case volume of graded and sized shell
eggs, applicant's name, billing and facility address, and requests for
approval of commodity specifications or chemical compounds.
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The information collected is used only by authorized representatives of
the USDA (AIMS, Livestock, Poultry and Seed Program's national staff;
regional directors and their staffs; Federal-State supervisors and
their staffs; and resident Federal-State graders, which includes State
agencies). The information is used to administer and conduct grading
services requested by respondents. The Agency is the primary user of
the information. Information is also used by each authorized State
agency that has a cooperative agreement with AMS.
Regulations Governing the Voluntary Grading of Poultry Products and
Rabbit Products--7 CFR Part 70.
This collection was approved by OMB on December 26, 2013 and all
forms, responses and burden will be included with this submission.
Total burden to be merged is 2,005 burden hours and 24,053 responses.
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 become a matter of public
record.
Dated: February 18, 2014.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
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