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systems do not contain brain, trigeminal
ganglia, or spinal cord; to test for
calcium (at a different level than
previously required), iron, spinal cord,
and dorsal root ganglia (DRG); to
document their testing protocols, to
assess manner that does not cause
product to be misbranded or
adulterated; and to maintain records of
their documentation and test results.
Need and Use of the Information:
FSIS will collect information from
establishments to ensure that the meat
product produced by the use of AMR
systems is free from Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy (BSE).
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 47.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 21,259.
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Title: Nutrition Labeling of Major Cuts
of Single-Ingredient Raw Meat or
Poultry Products. and Ground or
Chopped Meat and Poultry Products
OMB Control Number: 0583–0148.
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.) and
the Poultry Products Inspection Act
(PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451, et seq.) These
statutes mandate that FSIS protect the
public by verifying that meat and,
poultry products are safe, wholesome,
not adulterated, and properly labeled
and packaged. FSIS requires nutrition
labeling of the major cuts of singleingredients, raw meat and poultry
products, unless an exemption applies.
FSIS also requires nutrition labels on all
ground or chopped meat and poultry
products, with or without added
seasonings, unless an exemption
applies. Further, the nutrition labeling
requirements for all ground or chopped
meat and poultry products are
consistent with the nutrition labeling
requirements for multi-ingredient and
heat processed products. (9 CFR
381.400(a), 9 CFR 317.300(a), 9 CFR
317.301(a), 9 CFR 381.401(a))
Need and Use of the Information:
FSIS requires nutrition labeling of major
cuts of single-ingredient, raw meat and
poultry products, all ground or chopped
meat and poultry products to ensure
that consumers will use this information
to make better informed nutrition
choices when purchasing these meat
and poultry products.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 76,439.
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Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 67,861.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Request Revision
and Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
National Agricultural Statistics
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 this
notice announces the intention of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) to request revision to the
currently approved information
collection, the Honey and Honey Bee
survey docket (0535–0153. Revision to
burden hours will be needed due to
changes in the size of the target
population, sample design, and the
discontinuation of the Bee and Honey
Survey for operations with less than five
colonies.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by June 30, 2020 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number 0535–0153,
by any of the following methods:
• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
Include docket number above in the
subject line of the message.
• Efax: (855) 838–6382.
• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD–
ROM submissions to: David Hancock,
NASS Clearance Officer, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Room 5336
South Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250–
2024.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand
deliver to: David Hancock, NASS
Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building,
1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20250–2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kevin L. Barnes, Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, (202)720–2707. Copies of
this information collection and related
instructions can be obtained without
charge from David Hancock, NASS—
SUMMARY:
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OMB Clearance Officer, at (202)690–
2388 or at ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title:
Honey and Honey Bee Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0153.
Expiration Date of Approval:
November 30, 2020.
Type of Request: Intent to revise and
extend a currently approved
information collection for a period of
three years.
Abstract: The primary objective of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) is to prepare and issue state and
national estimates of crop and livestock
production, livestock products, prices,
and disposition; as well as economic
statistics, environmental statistics
related to agriculture, and also to
conduct the Census of Agriculture.
In this request for renewal of the
Honey and Honey Bee (0535–0153)
docket, NASS will keep the Bee and
Honey Inquiry (operations with 5 or
more colonies) and the Quarterly
Colony Loss survey relatively the same.
The samples are adjusted so that the
same group of operators who qualify for
the honey production survey also
qualify for the colony loss survey. The
Bee and Honey Production and Loss
Inquiry (operations with less than 5
colonies) was discontinued and last
published in 2018.
As pollinators, honey bees are vital to
the agricultural industry for producing
food for the world’s population.
Additional data is needed to accurately
describe the costs associated with pest/
disease control, wintering fees, and
replacement worker and queen bees.
USDA and the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), in
consultation with other relevant Federal
partners, are scaling up efforts to
address the decline of honey bee health
with a goal of ensuring the recovery of
this critical subset of pollinators. NASS
supports the Pollinator Research Action
Plan, published May 19, 2015, which
emphasizes the importance of
coordinated action to identify the extent
and causal factors in honey bee
mortality.
Authority: These data will be
collected under the authority of 7 U.S.C.
2204(a). Individually identifiable data
collected under this authority are
governed by Section 1770 of the Food
Security Act of 1985, 7 U.S.C. 2276,
which requires USDA to afford strict
confidentiality to non-aggregated data
provided by respondents. This notice is
submitted in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et
seq.) and Office of Management and
Budget regulations at 5 CFR part 1320.
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NASS also complies with OMB
Implementation Guidance,
‘‘Implementation Guidance for Title V
of the E-Government Act, Confidential
Information Protection and Statistical
Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA),’’
Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June
15, 2007, p. 33362.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
for operations with five or more
colonies is estimated to average 20
minutes per response for the annual Bee
and Honey survey and 15 minutes per
respondent for the quarterly Colony
Loss Survey. Operations with less than
five colonies will be excluded from this
renewal request which will reduce
overall respondent burden by an
estimated 2,100 hours. Publicity
materials and instruction sheets will
account for 5 minutes of additional
burden per respondent. Respondents
who refuse to complete a survey will be
allotted 2 minutes of burden per attempt
to collect the data.
Respondents: Farmers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
12,200.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: With an estimated
response rate of approximately 80%, we
estimate the total burden to be
approximately 7,500 hours.
Comments: 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 will 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 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 respond, through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, technological or
other forms of information technology
collection methods.
All responses to this notice will
become a matter of public record and be
summarized in the request for OMB
approval.
Signed at Washington, DC, April 23, 2020.
Kevin L. Barnes,
Associate Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Partnerships and Public
Engagement
Advisory Committee on Beginning
Farmers and Ranchers
Office of Partnerships and
Public Engagement (OPPE), U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of public teleconference.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the Department of
Agriculture and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), that a public
teleconference of the Advisory
Committee on Beginning Farmers and
Ranchers (ACBFR) will be held to
discuss the impact of COVID–19 on
beginning farmers and ranchers. The
purpose of the ACBFR meeting is to
deliberate upon matters concerning
beginning farmers and ranchers that
provide advice and recommendations
for the Secretary.
DATES: The public conference call will
be held on May 19, 2020 at 2:00–4:00
Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Public Call-in Information: Interested
members of the public may listen to the
discussion by calling the following tollfree conference call-in number:
Conference call-in number: Dial: 866–
816–7252 Conference ID: 6188761.
Please be advised that before placing
them into the conference call, the
operator will ask callers to provide their
names, their organizational affiliations
(if any), and email addresses (so that
callers may be notified of future
meetings). Callers can expect to incur
charges for calls they initiate over
wireless lines, and the USDA will not
refund any incurred charges. Callers
will incur no charge for calls they
initiate over land-line connections to
the toll-free conference call-in number.
Public Comments: Written comments
for the Committee’s consideration may
be submitted to email:
ACBeginningFarmersandRanchers@
usda.gov. Written comments must be
received by May 18, 2020.
Public written comments will be
considered by the Advisory Committee
on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers at
the meeting. Also, these written
comments will be available in the notes/
minutes of the May 19, 2020 conference
call meeting and will be maintained in
the public record of the federal advisory
committee at USDA.
Availability of Materials for the
Meeting: General information about the
ACBFR as well as any updates
concerning the meeting announced in
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this notice, may be found on the ACBFR
website at https://www.usda.gov/
partnerships/advisory-committee-onbeginning-farmers-and-ranchers.
Accessibility: USDA is committed to
ensuring that all persons are included in
our programs and events. If you are a
person with a disability and require
reasonable accommodations to
participate in this meeting Please
contact Maria Goldberg at
maria.goldberg@usda.gov or at
(202)720–6350.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time, Monday
through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public wishing to obtain
information concerning this public
meeting may contact Maria Goldberg,
Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at
Maria.goldberg@usda.gov or at (202)
720–6350.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Committee was originally established
pursuant to Section 5(b) of the
Agricultural Credit Improvement Act of
1992, 7 U.S.C. 1929 note (2008) ACBFR,
as amended; and is established and
managed in accordance with the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5
U.S.C. App. 2.
The Committee is to meet and review
comments on beginning farmer and
rancher policy and program issues and
collaborate to make recommendations to
the Secretary. The Committee shall
advise the Secretary on matters broadly
affecting new farmers and ranchers. The
Committee shall consider Department
goals and objectives necessary to
implement prior recommendations and
develop and recommend a framework
and overall strategy.
Dated: April 27, 2020.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Tariff
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently
Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 this
notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS) to request revision to the currently approved
information collection, the Honey and Honey Bee survey docket (0535-
0153. Revision to burden hours will be needed due to changes in the
size of the target population, sample design, and the discontinuation
of the Bee and Honey Survey for operations with less than five
colonies.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 30, 2020 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535-
0153, by any of the following methods:
Email: [email protected]. Include docket number
above in the subject line of the message.
Efax: (855) 838-6382.
Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions to:
David Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Room 5336 South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20250-2024.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand deliver to: David Hancock,
NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 South
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin L. Barnes, Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, (202)720-2707. Copies of this information
collection and related instructions can be obtained without charge from
David Hancock, NASS--OMB Clearance Officer, at (202)690-2388 or at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Honey and Honey Bee Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0153.
Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 2020.
Type of Request: Intent to revise and extend a currently approved
information collection for a period of three years.
Abstract: The primary objective of the National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS) is to prepare and issue state and national
estimates of crop and livestock production, livestock products, prices,
and disposition; as well as economic statistics, environmental
statistics related to agriculture, and also to conduct the Census of
Agriculture.
In this request for renewal of the Honey and Honey Bee (0535-0153)
docket, NASS will keep the Bee and Honey Inquiry (operations with 5 or
more colonies) and the Quarterly Colony Loss survey relatively the
same. The samples are adjusted so that the same group of operators who
qualify for the honey production survey also qualify for the colony
loss survey. The Bee and Honey Production and Loss Inquiry (operations
with less than 5 colonies) was discontinued and last published in 2018.
As pollinators, honey bees are vital to the agricultural industry
for producing food for the world's population. Additional data is
needed to accurately describe the costs associated with pest/disease
control, wintering fees, and replacement worker and queen bees. USDA
and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in consultation with
other relevant Federal partners, are scaling up efforts to address the
decline of honey bee health with a goal of ensuring the recovery of
this critical subset of pollinators. NASS supports the Pollinator
Research Action Plan, published May 19, 2015, which emphasizes the
importance of coordinated action to identify the extent and causal
factors in honey bee mortality.
Authority: These data will be collected under the authority of 7
U.S.C. 2204(a). Individually identifiable data collected under this
authority are governed by Section 1770 of the Food Security Act of
1985, 7 U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to afford strict
confidentiality to non-aggregated data provided by respondents. This
notice is submitted in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) and Office of
Management and Budget regulations at 5 CFR part 1320.
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NASS also complies with OMB Implementation Guidance, ``Implementation
Guidance for Title V of the E-Government Act, Confidential Information
Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA),'' Federal
Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June 15, 2007, p. 33362.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information for operations with five or more colonies is estimated to
average 20 minutes per response for the annual Bee and Honey survey and
15 minutes per respondent for the quarterly Colony Loss Survey.
Operations with less than five colonies will be excluded from this
renewal request which will reduce overall respondent burden by an
estimated 2,100 hours. Publicity materials and instruction sheets will
account for 5 minutes of additional burden per respondent. Respondents
who refuse to complete a survey will be allotted 2 minutes of burden
per attempt to collect the data.
Respondents: Farmers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,200.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: With an estimated
response rate of approximately 80%, we estimate the total burden to be
approximately 7,500 hours.
Comments: 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 will
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 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 respond, through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, technological or other forms of information
technology collection methods.
All responses to this notice will become a matter of public record
and be summarized in the request for OMB approval.
Signed at Washington, DC, April 23, 2020.
Kevin L. Barnes,
Associate Administrator.
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