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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Docket No. AMS–FTPP–22–0077]
Information Collection Renewal for
Country of Origin Labeling
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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 for Country of Origin
Labeling.
Comments on this notice must be
received by January 17, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments concerning
this notice by using the electronic
process available at https://
www.regulations.gov. Comments may
also be filed with the Docket Clerk, 1400
Independence Ave. SW, Room 2069South, Washington, DC 20250; Fax:
(202) 260–8369. All comments should
reference the docket number AMS–
FTPP–22–0077, the date, and the page
number of this issue of the Federal
Register. All comments submitted in
response to this notice will be posted
without change, including any personal
information provided, at https://
www.regulations.gov and will be
included in the record and made
available to the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kenneth Becker, Branch Chief of
Research and Rulemaking, Food
Disclosure and Labeling Division,
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture; Telephone
khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES
DATES:
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(202) 720–4486, Email: kenneth.becker@
usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Information Collection Renewal
for Country of Origin Labeling.
OMB Number: 0581–0250.
Expiration Date of Approval: March
31, 2023.
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The 2002 (Pub. L. 107–171)
and 2008 (Pub. L. 110–234), Farm Bills
and the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2016 (Pub. L. 114–113) amended
the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946
to require retailers to notify their
customers of the country of origin of
muscle cuts and ground lamb, chicken,
and goat meat; wild and farm-raised fish
and shellfish; perishable agricultural
commodities; peanuts, pecans, and
macadamia nuts; and ginseng. An
interim final rule for mandatory Country
of Origin Labeling (COOL) for fish and
shellfish became effective on April 4,
2005. An interim final rule for the
remaining covered commodities became
effective on September 30, 2008. On
January 15, 2009, a final rule was
published for all covered commodities
which became effective March 16, 2009.
On May 23, 2013, a final rule was
published to amend the definition of
retailer and labeling requirements for
meat muscle cut commodities derived
from animals slaughtered in the United
States. With the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2016, Congress
amended the Agricultural Marketing Act
of 1946 to remove muscle cut beef and
pork, and ground beef and pork
commodities from COOL requirements.
On March 2, 2016, AMS issued a final
rule to remove mandatory COOL
requirements for beef, pork, ground beef
and ground pork to conform with the
statute. Mandatory COOL requirements
remain in full force and effect for all
remaining covered commodities.
Enforcement activities have been
conducted since 2006 utilizing
cooperative agreements established with
State agencies as authorized by the
statute. The previously approved
information collection request expires
on March 31, 2023.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for recordkeeping storage and
maintenance is estimated to average
56.9 hours per response.
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Recordkeepers: Importers, food
manufacturers, and food retailers.
Estimated Number of Recordkeepers:
349,598.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
349,598.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Recordkeeper: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 19,879,947.
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.
Comments may be submitted using the
electronic process available at https://
www.regulations.gov. All comments
received will be available for public
inspection during regular business
hours at the same address.
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.
Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–SC–22–0047]
Pecans Grown in Multiple States;
Request for Extension and Revision of
a Currently Approved Information
Collection
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 222 / Friday, November 18, 2022 / Notices
notice announces the Agricultural
Marketing Service’s (AMS) intention to
request an extension for and revision to
a currently approved information
collection for Pecans Grown in the
States of Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona,
California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas,
Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North
Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma,
South Carolina, and Texas, Marketing
Order No. 986.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by January 17, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments
concerning this notice. Comments must
be sent to the Docket Clerk, Market
Development Division, Specialty Crops
Program, AMS, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, STOP 0237,
Washington, DC 20250–0237; Fax: (202)
720–8938; or internet: https://
www.regulations.gov. Comments should
reference the docket number and the
date and page number of this issue of
the Federal Register and will be
available for public inspection in the
Office of the Docket Clerk during regular
business hours, or can be viewed at:
https://www.regulations.gov. 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 the comments will be made
available to the public on the internet at
the address provided above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pushpa Kathir, Market Development
Division, Specialty Crop Program, AMS,
USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
STOP 0237, Room 1406–S, Washington,
DC 20250–0237; Telephone:(202) 720–
2491 Fax:(202) 720–8938, or Email:
Pushpa.Kathir@usda.gov.
Small businesses may request
information on this notice by contacting
Richard Lower, Assistant to the
Director, Market Development Division,
Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA,
1400 Independence Avenue SW, STOP
0237, Room 1406–S, Washington, DC,
20250–0237; Telephone (202) 720–2491;
Fax: (202) 720–8938; or Email:
Richard.Lower@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Pecans Grown in Multiple
States, Marketing Order No. 986.
OMB Number: 0581–0291.
Expiration Date of Approval:
December 31, 2022
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Marketing order programs
provide an opportunity for producers of
fresh fruits, vegetables, and specialty
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crops, in a specified production area, to
work together to solve marketing
problems that cannot be solved
individually. Marketing order
regulations help ensure adequate
supplies of high-quality product and
adequate returns to producers.
Marketing orders are authorized by the
Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act
of 1937 (Act), as amended (7 U.S.C.
601–674). The Secretary of Agriculture
oversees these operations and issues
regulations recommended by a
committee of representatives from the
respective commodity industry.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit
public comments on the 14 forms in this
OMB package which are described
below. Two ballot forms for committee
nominations (SC–307 and SC–308), two
grower and sheller nomination forms
(SC–309 and SC–310) as well as two
background and acceptance statements
forms for growers and shellers and
public members (SC–8 and SC–9) and a
grower referendum ballot (SC–313).
Two Marketing Agreements (SC–242
and SC–242A) are also included. In
addition, this package includes five
reporting forms the American Pecan
Council uses to track shipments and
inventory. The Summary Report/U.S.
Pecans Received for Your Account
(Form 1); Pecans Purchased Outside of
the United States (Form 2); Exports by
Country of Destination (Form 3); Annual
Agreement of Inter-Handler Transfer
(Form 4); and Year-End Inventory
Report(Form 5). The number of
producers has changed from 2,500 to
4,380 since the last renewal. Now that
the marketing order has been in place
for a few years, the industry has a better
understanding of the actual numbers of
producers in the industry.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 0.3 hours per
response (rounded).
Respondents: Pecan producers,
handlers, shellers and public members.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
4,512.
Estimated Total Annual of Responses:
5,225.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.2 (rounded).
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1,587 (rounded).
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;
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(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.
Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. 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.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by December 19,
2022 will be considered. Written
comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collection should
be submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-SC-22-0047]
Pecans Grown in Multiple States; Request for Extension and
Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
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, this
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notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention
to request an extension for and revision to a currently approved
information collection for Pecans Grown in the States of Alabama,
Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana,
Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South
Carolina, and Texas, Marketing Order No. 986.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by January 17, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments
concerning this notice. Comments must be sent to the Docket Clerk,
Market Development Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, STOP 0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237; Fax:
(202) 720-8938; or internet: https://www.regulations.gov. Comments
should reference the docket number and the date and page number of this
issue of the Federal Register and will be available for public
inspection in the Office of the Docket Clerk during regular business
hours, or can be viewed at: https://www.regulations.gov. 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 the comments will be
made available to the public on the internet at the address provided
above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pushpa Kathir, Market Development
Division, Specialty Crop Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW, STOP 0237, Room 1406-S, Washington, DC 20250-0237; Telephone:(202)
720-2491 Fax:(202) 720-8938, or Email: [email protected].
Small businesses may request information on this notice by
contacting Richard Lower, Assistant to the Director, Market Development
Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW, STOP 0237, Room 1406-S, Washington, DC, 20250-0237; Telephone (202)
720-2491; Fax: (202) 720-8938; or Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Pecans Grown in Multiple States, Marketing Order No. 986.
OMB Number: 0581-0291.
Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 2022
Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Marketing order programs provide an opportunity for
producers of fresh fruits, vegetables, and specialty crops, in a
specified production area, to work together to solve marketing problems
that cannot be solved individually. Marketing order regulations help
ensure adequate supplies of high-quality product and adequate returns
to producers. Marketing orders are authorized by the Agricultural
Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (Act), as amended (7 U.S.C. 601-674).
The Secretary of Agriculture oversees these operations and issues
regulations recommended by a committee of representatives from the
respective commodity industry.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit public comments on the 14
forms in this OMB package which are described below. Two ballot forms
for committee nominations (SC-307 and SC-308), two grower and sheller
nomination forms (SC-309 and SC-310) as well as two background and
acceptance statements forms for growers and shellers and public members
(SC-8 and SC-9) and a grower referendum ballot (SC-313). Two Marketing
Agreements (SC-242 and SC-242A) are also included. In addition, this
package includes five reporting forms the American Pecan Council uses
to track shipments and inventory. The Summary Report/U.S. Pecans
Received for Your Account (Form 1); Pecans Purchased Outside of the
United States (Form 2); Exports by Country of Destination (Form 3);
Annual Agreement of Inter-Handler Transfer (Form 4); and Year-End
Inventory Report(Form 5). The number of producers has changed from
2,500 to 4,380 since the last renewal. Now that the marketing order has
been in place for a few years, the industry has a better understanding
of the actual numbers of producers in the industry.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.3 hours per response (rounded).
Respondents: Pecan producers, handlers, shellers and public
members.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,512.
Estimated Total Annual of Responses: 5,225.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.2 (rounded).
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,587 (rounded).
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.
Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-25076 Filed 11-17-22; 8:45 am]
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