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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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July 18, 2019.
The Department of Agriculture will
submit the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 on or after the date
of publication of this notice. Comments
are requested regarding: 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; the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and 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), New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC; New Executive Office Building, 725
17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
Commenters are encouraged to submit
their comments to OMB via email to:
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 by
August 23, 2019. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by
calling (202) 720–8681.
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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.
Title: Regulations Governing
Inspection Certification of Fresh and
Processed Fruits, Vegetables and Other
Products—7 CFR part 51 and 52.
OMB Control Number: 0581–0125.
Summary of Collection: The
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 as
amended, (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627) directs
and authorizes the Secretary of
Agriculture to inspect, certify and
identify the class, quantity, quality and
condition of agricultural produces when
shipped or received in interstate
commerce, under such rules and
regulations as the Secretary may
prescribe, etc. The Secretary has
delegated this authority to the AMS
Specialty Crops Inspection Division
(SCI). The SCI Division provides
nationwide audit and inspection
services for fresh and processed fruits,
vegetables, and other products to
growers, shippers, importers,
processors, sellers, buyers, and other
financially interested parties on a ‘‘user
fee’’ basis.
Need and Use of the Information: The
SCI Division collects information using
various forms. This information
includes: The name and location of the
person or company shipping and
receiving the product(s), the name and
location of the person or company
requesting the inspection, the date and
time the inspection is requested to be
performed, the type and location of the
product to be inspected, the type of
inspection being requested and any
information that will identify the
product. The information collected
provides services for inspection,
grading, certification purposes, and
other services to facilitate trading of
agricultural products, e.g., providing
import product inspections, export
product inspections, contract and
specification acceptance services,
facility assessments, and certification of
quantity and quality; verification and
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auditing; and developing standards for
grades of products.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for profit.
Number of Respondents: 60,814.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 25,774.
Title: Seed Service Testing Program.
OMB Control Number: 0581–0140.
Summary of Collection: The
Agricultural Marketing Act (AMA) of
1946, as amended by 7 U.S.C. 1621
authorizes the Secretary to inspect and
certify the quality of agricultural
products and collect such fees as
reasonable to cover the cost of service
rendered. The purpose of the voluntary
program is to promote efficient, orderly
marketing of seeds and assist in the
development of new and expanding
markets. Under the program, samples of
agricultural and vegetable seeds
submitted to the Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) are tested for factors such
as purity and germination at the request
of the applicant for the service. The
Testing Section of the Seed Regulatory
and Testing Branch of AMS that test the
seed and issues the certificates is the
only Federal seed testing facility that
can issue the Federal Seed Analysis
Certificate.
Need and Use of the Information:
Applicants generally are seed firms who
use the seed analysis certificates to
represent the quality of seed lots to
foreign customers according to the terms
specified in contracts of trade. The only
information collected is information
needed to provide the service requested
by the applicant. Applicants must
provide information such as the kind
and quantity of seed, tests to be
performed, and seed treatment if
present, along with a sample of seed in
order for AMS to provide the service. A
Seed Analysis Certificate-Sample
Inspection LS–375 or ISTA Orange
International Seed Lot Certificate is
issued by AMS giving the test results.
Only authorized AMS employees will
use the information collected to track,
test, and report test results to the
applicant. If the information were not
collected, AMS would not know which
test to conduct or would not be able to
relate the test results with a specific lot
of seed.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 55.
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Frequency of Responses: Reporting;
On occasion:
Total Burden Hours: 333.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Title: Federal Seed Act Program..
OMB Control Number: 0581–0026.
Summary of Collection: The Federal
Seed Act (FSA) (7 U.S.C. 1551–1611)
regulates agricultural and vegetable
seeds in interstate commerce.
Agricultural and vegetable seeds
shipped in interstate commerce are
required to be labeled with certain
quality information such as the name of
the seed, the purity, the germination,
and the noxious-weed seeds of the state
into which the seed is being shipped.
State seed regulatory agencies refer to
the Agricultural Marketing Service
(AMS) complaints involving seed found
to be mislabeled and to have moved in
interstate commerce. AMS investigates
the alleged violations and if the
violation is substantiated, takes
regulatory action ranging from letters of
warning to monetary penalties. AMS
will collect information from records of
each lot of seed and make them
available for inspection by agents of the
Secretary.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information collected consists of records
pertaining to interstate shipments of
seed which have been alleged to be in
violation of the FSA. The shipper’s
records pertaining to a complaint are
examined by FSA program specialists
and are used to determine if a violation
of the FSA occurred. The records are
also used to determine if the
precautions taken by the shipper assure
that the seed was accurately labeled and
determine the corrective steps that can
be taken by the shipper to prevent
future violations. The FSA program
would be ineffective without the ability
to examine pertinent records as
necessary to resolve complaints of
violations.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Farm.
Number of Respondents: 3,317.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 75,634.
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—Information
Collection for the National School
Lunch Program
Kimble Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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Food and Nutrition Service
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on
this information collection. This is a
revision of a currently approved
collection which FNS employs to
determine public participation in the
National School Lunch Program.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before September 23,
2019.
SUMMARY:
Comments may be sent to:
Tina Namian, School Programs Branch,
Policy and Program Development
Division, Food and Nutrition Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101
Park Center Drive, Room 1206,
Alexandria, VA 22302–1594. Comments
may also be submitted via fax to the
attention of Tina Namian at 703–305–
6294 or via email to cndinternet@
fns.usda.gov. Comments will also be
accepted through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Go to https://
www.regulations.gov, and follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments electronically. All responses
to this notice will be summarized and
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval. All
comments will be a matter of public
record.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection
should be directed to Tina Namian at
703–305–2590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments
are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions that were
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 on those who are to
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respond, including use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Title: 7 CFR part 210, National School
Lunch Program.
Forms: FNS–10, FNS–13, FNS–640,
FNS–777, and FNS–828.
OMB Control Number: 0584–0006.
Expiration Date: September 30, 2019.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (NSLA), as
amended, authorizes the National
School Lunch Program (NSLP) to
safeguard the health and well-being of
the nation’s children and provide free or
reduced price school lunches to
qualified students through subsidies to
schools. The United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA)/Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) provides States
with general and special cash assistance
and donations of foods to assist schools
in serving nutritious lunches to children
each school day. Participating schools
must serve lunches that are nutritionally
adequate and maintain menu and food
production records to demonstrate
compliance with the meal requirements.
Section 10 of the Child Nutrition Act
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1779) requires the
Secretary of Agriculture to prescribe
such regulations as deemed necessary to
carry out this Act and the NSLA (42
U.S.C. 1751 et seq.). Pursuant to that
provision, the Secretary has issued 7
CFR part 210, which sets forth policies
and procedures for the administration
and operation of the NSLP. The Program
is administered at the State and school
food authority (SFA) levels and
operations include the submission of
applications and agreements,
submission of the number of meals
served and payment of claims,
submission of data from required
monitoring reviews conducted by the
State agency, and maintenance of
records. State and local operators of the
NSLP are required to meet Federal
reporting and accountability
requirements and are also required to
maintain records that include school
food service accounts of revenues and
expenditures.
The reporting, recordkeeping, and
public notification burden associated
with this revision decreased from
10,030,000 to 9,808,439 hours. This
change is due to the removal of public
notification burden that occurred only
once and decreases in the number of
schools and SFAs participating in the
Program. Other changes include the
addition of 304,640 hours of
recordkeeping burden originating from
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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.
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Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
July 18, 2019.
The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 on or after the date
of publication of this notice. Comments are requested regarding:
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; the accuracy of the agency's
estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of
the information to be collected; and 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), New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC; New Executive
Office Building, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503. Commenters
are encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to:
[email protected] 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 by August 23, 2019. Copies of
the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
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.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Regulations Governing Inspection Certification of Fresh and
Processed Fruits, Vegetables and Other Products--7 CFR part 51 and 52.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0125.
Summary of Collection: The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 as
amended, (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) directs and authorizes the Secretary of
Agriculture to inspect, certify and identify the class, quantity,
quality and condition of agricultural produces when shipped or received
in interstate commerce, under such rules and regulations as the
Secretary may prescribe, etc. The Secretary has delegated this
authority to the AMS Specialty Crops Inspection Division (SCI). The SCI
Division provides nationwide audit and inspection services for fresh
and processed fruits, vegetables, and other products to growers,
shippers, importers, processors, sellers, buyers, and other financially
interested parties on a ``user fee'' basis.
Need and Use of the Information: The SCI Division collects
information using various forms. This information includes: The name
and location of the person or company shipping and receiving the
product(s), the name and location of the person or company requesting
the inspection, the date and time the inspection is requested to be
performed, the type and location of the product to be inspected, the
type of inspection being requested and any information that will
identify the product. The information collected provides services for
inspection, grading, certification purposes, and other services to
facilitate trading of agricultural products, e.g., providing import
product inspections, export product inspections, contract and
specification acceptance services, facility assessments, and
certification of quantity and quality; verification and auditing; and
developing standards for grades of products.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit.
Number of Respondents: 60,814.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 25,774.
Title: Seed Service Testing Program.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0140.
Summary of Collection: The Agricultural Marketing Act (AMA) of
1946, as amended by 7 U.S.C. 1621 authorizes the Secretary to inspect
and certify the quality of agricultural products and collect such fees
as reasonable to cover the cost of service rendered. The purpose of the
voluntary program is to promote efficient, orderly marketing of seeds
and assist in the development of new and expanding markets. Under the
program, samples of agricultural and vegetable seeds submitted to the
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) are tested for factors such as
purity and germination at the request of the applicant for the service.
The Testing Section of the Seed Regulatory and Testing Branch of AMS
that test the seed and issues the certificates is the only Federal seed
testing facility that can issue the Federal Seed Analysis Certificate.
Need and Use of the Information: Applicants generally are seed
firms who use the seed analysis certificates to represent the quality
of seed lots to foreign customers according to the terms specified in
contracts of trade. The only information collected is information
needed to provide the service requested by the applicant. Applicants
must provide information such as the kind and quantity of seed, tests
to be performed, and seed treatment if present, along with a sample of
seed in order for AMS to provide the service. A Seed Analysis
Certificate-Sample Inspection LS-375 or ISTA Orange International Seed
Lot Certificate is issued by AMS giving the test results. Only
authorized AMS employees will use the information collected to track,
test, and report test results to the applicant. If the information were
not collected, AMS would not know which test to conduct or would not be
able to relate the test results with a specific lot of seed.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 55.
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Frequency of Responses: Reporting; On occasion:
Total Burden Hours: 333.
Title: Federal Seed Act Program..
OMB Control Number: 0581-0026.
Summary of Collection: The Federal Seed Act (FSA) (7 U.S.C. 1551-
1611) regulates agricultural and vegetable seeds in interstate
commerce. Agricultural and vegetable seeds shipped in interstate
commerce are required to be labeled with certain quality information
such as the name of the seed, the purity, the germination, and the
noxious-weed seeds of the state into which the seed is being shipped.
State seed regulatory agencies refer to the Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) complaints involving seed found to be mislabeled and to
have moved in interstate commerce. AMS investigates the alleged
violations and if the violation is substantiated, takes regulatory
action ranging from letters of warning to monetary penalties. AMS will
collect information from records of each lot of seed and make them
available for inspection by agents of the Secretary.
Need and Use of the Information: The information collected consists
of records pertaining to interstate shipments of seed which have been
alleged to be in violation of the FSA. The shipper's records pertaining
to a complaint are examined by FSA program specialists and are used to
determine if a violation of the FSA occurred. The records are also used
to determine if the precautions taken by the shipper assure that the
seed was accurately labeled and determine the corrective steps that can
be taken by the shipper to prevent future violations. The FSA program
would be ineffective without the ability to examine pertinent records
as necessary to resolve complaints of violations.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farm.
Number of Respondents: 3,317.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 75,634.
Kimble Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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