United States Standards for Sorghum, 16181-16182 [2021-06230]
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Estimated Number of Respondents:
18.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 52.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 312 hours.
(4) Dairy Products Sales, Nonfat Dry
Milk
Estimate of Burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 20
minutes per week for each report
submitted.
Respondents: Nonfat dry milk
(NFDM) manufacturers. Each reporting
entity may report for a single NFDM
plant or it may report for more than one
NFDM plant, depending upon how the
business is structured.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
26.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 52.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 451 hours.
(5) Dairy Products Sales, Dry Whey
Estimate of Burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 20
minutes per week for each report
submitted.
Respondents: Dry whey
manufacturers. Each reporting entity
may report for a single dry whey plant
or it may report for more than one dry
whey plant, depending upon how the
business is structured.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
14.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 52.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 243 hours.
Respondents: Dairy manufacturers.
Each reporting entity may report for a
single plant or it may report for more
than one plant, depending upon how
the business is structured. AMS may
contact manufacturers as necessary to
follow up on missing or incomplete
reports and ensure that accurate
information is provided by
manufacturers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 7.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 52.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 30 hours.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed collection of the
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
through 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.
Bruce Summers,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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(6) Annual Validation Survey
Estimate of Burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 20
minutes per year for each report
submitted.
Respondents: Dairy manufacturers.
Each reporting entity may report for a
single plant or it may report for more
than one plant, depending upon how
the business is structured.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
105.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 35 hours.
(7) Survey Follow-Up, Verification
Estimate of Burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 5
minutes for each contact from AMS.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–FGIS–21–0010]
United States Standards for Sorghum
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Request for information.
AGENCY:
The United States Department
of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking
comments from the public regarding the
United States (U.S.) Standards for
Sorghum under the United States Grain
Standards Act (USGSA). To ensure that
standards and official grading practices
remain relevant, AMS invites interested
parties to comment on whether the
current sorghum standards and grading
practices need to be changed.
SUMMARY:
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We will consider comments we
receive by June 24, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments
concerning this notice. All comments
must be submitted through the Federal
e-rulemaking portal at https://
www.regulations.gov and should
reference the document number and the
date and page number of this issue of
the Federal Register. Instructions for
submitting and reading comments are
detailed on the site. All comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be included in the record and will be
made available to the public. Please be
advised that the identity of the
individuals or entities submitting
comments will be made public on the
internet at the address provided above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Loren Almond, USDA AMS; Telephone:
(816) 891–0422; email:
Loren.L.Almond@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4
of the USGSA (7 U.S.C. 76(a)) grants the
Secretary of Agriculture the authority to
establish standards for sorghum and
other grains regarding kind, class,
quality, and condition. The sorghum
standards, established by USDA on
December 1, 1924, were last revised in
2007 (72 FR 39732) and appear in the
USGSA regulations at 7 CFR 810.1401–
810.1405. The standards facilitate
sorghum marketing and define U.S.
sorghum quality in the domestic and
global marketplace. The standards
define commonly used industry terms;
contain basic principles governing the
application of standards, such as the
type of sample used for a particular
quality analysis; define the basis of
determination; and specify grades and
grade requirements. Official procedures
for determining grading factors are
provided in the Grain Inspection
Handbook, Book II, Chapter 9,
‘‘Sorghum.’’ Together, the grading
standards and official procedures allow
buyers and sellers to communicate
quality requirements, compare sorghum
quality using equivalent forms of
measurement, and assist in price
discovery.
FGIS grading and inspection services
are provided through a network of
Federal, state, and private laboratories
that conduct tests to determine the
quality and condition of sorghum. These
tests are conducted in accordance with
applicable standards using approved
methodologies and can be applied at
any point in the marketing chain.
Furthermore, the tests yield rapid,
reliable, and consistent results. In
addition, FGIS-issued certificates
describing the quality and condition of
DATES:
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graded sorghum are accepted as prima
facie evidence in all federal courts. U.S.
Standards for Sorghum and the
affiliated grading and testing services
offered by FGIS verify that a seller’s
sorghum meet specified requirements,
and ensure that customers receive the
quality of sorghum they purchased.
In order for U.S. standards and
grading procedures for sorghum to
remain relevant, AMS is issuing this
request for information to invite
interested parties to submit comments,
ideas, and suggestions on all aspects of
the U.S. Standards for Sorghum and
official procedures.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k.
Bruce Summers,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–LP–20–0103]
Request for Extension and Revision of
a Currently Approved Information
Collection
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural
Marketing Service’s (AMS) intent to
request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for an
extension of and revision to the
currently approved information
collection used in support of the
Regulations Governing the Inspection of
Eggs (as authorized by the Egg Products
Inspection Act (EPIA)), which is
commonly referred to as the Shell Egg
Surveillance Program (OMB: 0581–
0113).
DATES: Comments must be received by
May 25, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments concerning
this notice by using the electronic
process available at
www.regulations.gov. Written comments
may also be submitted to Quality
Assessment Division; Livestock and
Poultry Program; AMS, USDA; 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Stop 0258;
Washington, DC 20250–0258. All
comments should reference the docket
number AMS–LP–20–0103, the date of
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submission, and the page number of this
issue of the Federal Register. All
comments received will be posted
without change, including any personal
information provided, at
www.regulations.gov and will be made
available for public inspection at the
above physical address during regular
business hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
Hartley, Branch Chief, Quality
Assessment Division; (202) 720–7316; or
Julie.hartley@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Agency: USDA, AMS.
(2) Title: Regulations for the
Inspection of Eggs (Egg Products
Inspection Act).
(3) OMB Number: 0581–0113.
(4) Expiration Date of Approval: June
30, 2021.
(5) Type of Request: Request for
extension of and revision of a currently
approved information collection.
(6) Abstract: Congress enacted the
EPIA (21 U.S.C. 1031–1056) to provide,
in part, a mandatory inspection program
to control the disposition of dirty and
checked shell eggs; to control
unwholesome, adulterated, and inedible
shell eggs that are unfit for human
consumption; and to control the
movement and disposition of imported
shell eggs.
The EPIA authorized USDA to issue
regulations describing how this function
would be carried out to ensure that only
eggs fit for human consumption are
used for such purposes. To this end,
USDA published the EPIA, commonly
referred to as the Shell Egg Surveillance
Program, in 7 CFR part 57.
Under the Shell Egg Surveillance
Program, shell egg handlers and
hatcheries are required to register with
USDA. A State or Federal surveillance
inspector visits each registered handler
quarterly to verify that shell eggs packed
for consumer use are in compliance
with the regulations (e.g., restricted eggs
are not used for human consumption,
storage temperatures are maintained at
45 degrees ambient, etc.), that restricted
eggs are being disposed of properly, and
that adequate records are being
maintained.
The information and recordkeeping
requirements in this request are
essential to carry out the intent of
Congress, to administer the mandatory
inspection program, and to take
regulatory action, in accordance with
the regulations and the EPIA. The forms
within this collection package require
the minimum information necessary to
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effectively carry out the requirements of
the regulations, and their use is
necessary to fulfill the intent of the
EPIA.
The information collected is used
only by authorized representatives of
the AMS Livestock and Poultry
Program’s Quality Assessment Division,
which includes State agencies
authorized to conduct inspections on
AMS’ behalf. The information is only
used to verify compliance with the EPIA
and the regulations, and it is used to
facilitate regulatory action. AMS is the
primary user of the information;
secondary users include each
authorized State agency that has a
cooperative agreement with AMS. There
have been no changes in the Shell Egg
Surveillance Program or in the
information collection requirements.
There is an overall decrease of ¥462.85
burden hours and a decrease of 45
respondents from the previous
submission primarily due to industry
consolidation.
(7) Estimate of Burden: Public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average .28
hours per response.
(8) Respondents: Businesses or other
for-profits, and small businesses or
organizations.
(9) Estimated Number of
Respondents: 760.
(10) Estimated Number of Responses
per Respondent: 7.
(11) Estimated Total Annual
Responses: 5,235.50.
(12) Estimated Total Annual Burden
on Respondents: 1,479.43 hours.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of AMS, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
AMS’ 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 responses will
become a matter of public record,
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 57 (Friday, March 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16181-16182]
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[FR Doc No: 2021-06230]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-FGIS-21-0010]
United States Standards for Sorghum
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Request for information.
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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA)
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking comments from the
public regarding the United States (U.S.) Standards for Sorghum under
the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA). To ensure that standards
and official grading practices remain relevant, AMS invites interested
parties to comment on whether the current sorghum standards and grading
practices need to be changed.
DATES: We will consider comments we receive by June 24, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments
concerning this notice. All comments must be submitted through the
Federal e-rulemaking portal at https://www.regulations.gov and should
reference the document number and the date and page number of this
issue of the Federal Register. Instructions for submitting and reading
comments are detailed on the site. All comments submitted in response
to this notice will be included in the record and will be made
available to the public. Please be advised that the identity of the
individuals or entities submitting comments will be made public on the
internet at the address provided above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Loren Almond, USDA AMS; Telephone:
(816) 891-0422; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4 of the USGSA (7 U.S.C. 76(a))
grants the Secretary of Agriculture the authority to establish
standards for sorghum and other grains regarding kind, class, quality,
and condition. The sorghum standards, established by USDA on December
1, 1924, were last revised in 2007 (72 FR 39732) and appear in the
USGSA regulations at 7 CFR 810.1401-810.1405. The standards facilitate
sorghum marketing and define U.S. sorghum quality in the domestic and
global marketplace. The standards define commonly used industry terms;
contain basic principles governing the application of standards, such
as the type of sample used for a particular quality analysis; define
the basis of determination; and specify grades and grade requirements.
Official procedures for determining grading factors are provided in the
Grain Inspection Handbook, Book II, Chapter 9, ``Sorghum.'' Together,
the grading standards and official procedures allow buyers and sellers
to communicate quality requirements, compare sorghum quality using
equivalent forms of measurement, and assist in price discovery.
FGIS grading and inspection services are provided through a network
of Federal, state, and private laboratories that conduct tests to
determine the quality and condition of sorghum. These tests are
conducted in accordance with applicable standards using approved
methodologies and can be applied at any point in the marketing chain.
Furthermore, the tests yield rapid, reliable, and consistent results.
In addition, FGIS-issued certificates describing the quality and
condition of
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graded sorghum are accepted as prima facie evidence in all federal
courts. U.S. Standards for Sorghum and the affiliated grading and
testing services offered by FGIS verify that a seller's sorghum meet
specified requirements, and ensure that customers receive the quality
of sorghum they purchased.
In order for U.S. standards and grading procedures for sorghum to
remain relevant, AMS is issuing this request for information to invite
interested parties to submit comments, ideas, and suggestions on all
aspects of the U.S. Standards for Sorghum and official procedures.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87k.
Bruce Summers,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-06230 Filed 3-25-21; 8:45 am]
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