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and, any additional information the
Administrator requests to determine
whether the product is eligible to be
imported into the U.S.
To conduct the information
collections less frequently would inhibit
the ability of FSIS to ensure that
imported product is safe, wholesome,
and not adulterated.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 939.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 49,385.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022–25171 Filed 11–17–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Description of Information Collection
Request
[Docket ID FSA–2022–0015]
Information Collection Request;
Organic Certification Cost Share
Program
Farm Service Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Farm Service Agency (FSA) is
requesting comments from all interested
individuals and organizations on an
extension of a current information
collection request associated with the
Organic Certification Cost Share
Program (OCCSP). OCCSP provides cost
share assistance to producers and
handlers of agricultural products who
are obtaining or renewing their
certification under the National Organic
Program (NOP). Certified operations
may receive up to 50 percent of their
certification costs paid, up to a
maximum of $500 for each of the
following scopes: crops, wild crops,
livestock, processing/handling, and
State organic program fees. Certain State
agencies also submit applications to
FSA to administer OCCSP in their
States.
SUMMARY:
We will consider comments that
we receive by January 17, 2023.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments on the notice. You may
submit comments by any of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://regulations.gov and search for
docket ID FSA–2022–0015. Follow the
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online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Mail: Farm Service Agency, USDA,
Chris Vazquez, 1400 Independence
Avenue, Mail Stop 0517, SW,
Washington, DC 20250–0517.
Comments will be available for
inspection online at https://
www.regulations.gov. Copies of the
information collection may be requested
by contacting Chris Vazquez (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below).
You may also send comments to the
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chris Vazquez, (202) 690–0013; email:
christopher.vazquez@usda.gov. Persons
with disabilities who require alternative
means for communication should
contact the USDA Target Center at (202)
720–2600 (voice).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Title: Organic Certification Cost Share
Program.
OMB Number: 0560–0289.
Expiration Date of Approval: 04/30/
2023.
Type of Request: Extension.
Abstract: FSA is requesting comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on an extension of a
currently approved information
collection request associated with
OCCSP. Producers and handlers will
apply for cost share payments, and State
Agencies will establish agreements to
get funds and to disburse payments to
qualified producers or handlers.
There are no changes to the burden
hours since the last OMB approval. For
the following estimated total annual
burden on respondents, the formula
used to calculate the total burden hour
is the estimated average time per
responses hours multiplied by the
estimated total annual responses.
Estimate of Annual Burden: Public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average
1.0015 hours per response.
Type of Respondents: Individuals,
and State.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
15,565.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 5.0455.
Estimated Total Annual of Responses:
78,533.
Estimated Average Time per
Responses: 1.0015 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 78,650 hours.
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We are requesting comments on all
aspects of this information collection to
help us to:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of FSA,
including whether the information will
have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of FSA’s
estimate of burden including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected;
(4) 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, including
names and addresses when provided,
will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All
comments will also become a matter of
public record.
William Marlow,
Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
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Food Safety and Inspection Service
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Expansion of FSIS Shiga ToxinProducing Escherichia coli (STEC)
Testing to Additional Raw Beef
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Food Safety and Inspection
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ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
that on February 1, 2023, the Agency
will expand its routine verification
testing for six Shiga toxin-producing
Escherichia coli that are adulterants
(non-O157 STEC; O26, O45, O103,
O111, O121, or O145), in addition to the
adulterant Escherichia coli (E. coli)
O157:H7, to ground beef, bench trim,
and other raw ground beef components
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
[Docket ID FSA-2022-0015]
Information Collection Request; Organic Certification Cost Share
Program
AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all interested
individuals and organizations on an extension of a current information
collection request associated with the Organic Certification Cost Share
Program (OCCSP). OCCSP provides cost share assistance to producers and
handlers of agricultural products who are obtaining or renewing their
certification under the National Organic Program (NOP). Certified
operations may receive up to 50 percent of their certification costs
paid, up to a maximum of $500 for each of the following scopes: crops,
wild crops, livestock, processing/handling, and State organic program
fees. Certain State agencies also submit applications to FSA to
administer OCCSP in their States.
DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by January 17, 2023.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on the notice. You may
submit comments by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://regulations.gov
and search for docket ID FSA-2022-0015. Follow the online instructions
for submitting comments.
Mail: Farm Service Agency, USDA, Chris Vazquez, 1400
Independence Avenue, Mail Stop 0517, SW, Washington, DC 20250-0517.
Comments will be available for inspection online at https://www.regulations.gov. Copies of the information collection may be
requested by contacting Chris Vazquez (see For Further Information
Contact below). You may also send comments to the Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Vazquez, (202) 690-0013; email:
[email protected]. Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means for communication should contact the USDA Target
Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description of Information Collection Request
Title: Organic Certification Cost Share Program.
OMB Number: 0560-0289.
Expiration Date of Approval: 04/30/2023.
Type of Request: Extension.
Abstract: FSA is requesting comments from all interested
individuals and organizations on an extension of a currently approved
information collection request associated with OCCSP. Producers and
handlers will apply for cost share payments, and State Agencies will
establish agreements to get funds and to disburse payments to qualified
producers or handlers.
There are no changes to the burden hours since the last OMB
approval. For the following estimated total annual burden on
respondents, the formula used to calculate the total burden hour is the
estimated average time per responses hours multiplied by the estimated
total annual responses.
Estimate of Annual Burden: Public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to average 1.0015 hours per
response.
Type of Respondents: Individuals, and State.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,565.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 5.0455.
Estimated Total Annual of Responses: 78,533.
Estimated Average Time per Responses: 1.0015 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 78,650 hours.
We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information
collection to help us to:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of FSA, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of FSA's estimate of burden including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(4) 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, including names and addresses when
provided, will be summarized and included in the request for OMB
approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record.
William Marlow,
Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2022-25086 Filed 11-17-22; 8:45 am]
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