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Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6301–6311.
Melissa Bailey,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2024–22453 Filed 9–30–24; 8:45 am]
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Independence Avenue SW, Room 1097
South Building, Washington, DC 20250.
Comments should reference the
document number and the date and the
page number of this issue of the Federal
Register. All comments will be available
for public inspection in person at
USDA–AMS, Transportation and
Marketing Programs, Marketing Services
Division, Room 4523-South Building,
1400 Independence Ave. SW,
Washington, DC, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon
and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, (except official Federal
holidays) or can be viewed at https://
www.regulations.gov. Persons wanting
to visit the USDA South Building to
view comments received are requested
to make an appointment in advance by
calling (202) 690–1300. 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. Please be
advised that the identity of the
individuals or entities submitting the
comments will be made public.
Comments may be submitted
anonymously.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–TM–24–0060]
USDA Farmers Market Application;
Notice of Request for an Extension and
Revision of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
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 and revision of the currently
approved information collection for
USDA Farmers Market Application.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by December 2, 2024 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments concerning
this notice by using the electronic
process available at https://
www.regulations.gov or mailed to
ToiAyna Thompson, Market Manager,
Transportation and Marketing Programs,
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400
khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES
SUMMARY:
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ToiAyna Thompson, Market Manager,
Transportation and Marketing Programs,
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 1097
South Building, Washington, DC 20250.
Telephone 202–7450–7691.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: USDA Farmers Market
Application.
OMB Number: 0581–0229.
Expiration Date of Approval:
September 30, 2024.
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing
Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627) directs
and authorizes the Secretary of
Agriculture to conduct, assist, and foster
research, investigation, and
experimentation to determine the best
methods of processing, preparation for
market packaging, handling,
transporting, distributing, and
marketing agricultural products, 7
U.S.C. 1622(a). Moreover, 7
U.S.C.1622(f) directs and authorizes the
Secretary to conduct and cooperate in
consumer education for more effective
utilization and greater consumption of
agricultural products. In addition, 7
U.S.C. 1622(n) authorizes the Secretary
to conduct services and to perform
activities that will facilitate the
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marketing and utilization of agricultural
products through commercial channels.
On December 23, 2005, the AMS
published a final rule in the Federal
Register (70 FR 76129) to implement
established regulations and procedures
under 7 CFR part 170 for AMS to
operate the USDA Farmers Market,
specify vendor criteria and selection
procedures, and define guidelines to be
used for governing the USDA Farmers
Market. In conjunction, the USDA
Farmers Market Application was
developed to receive information from
farmers and small business owners who
are interested in participating in the
market. Prospective vendors fill out the
Application online once per year.
Copies of this one-time yearly
application form to participate in the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Farmers Market may be obtained by
calling the AMS Transportation and
Marketing Program contact listed in FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION section or visiting
https://www.usda.gov/farmersmarket.
The information collected on the
Application allows AMS the means to
review and select participants for the
annual market season. The type of
information requested on the
Application includes: (1) Certification
the applicant is the owner or
representative of the farm or business;
(2) applicant contact information
including name(s), address, phone
number, and email address; (3) farm or
business location; (4) types of products
grown or to be sold; (5) business
practices and direct sourcing
relationships with local farmers,
ranchers and growers; (6) weekly sales
data; (7) insurance coverage; and (8) all
applicable food safety documents.
Vendors selected to the market provide
a signed copy of the Participant
Agreement, which states that the vendor
has read, understands and agrees to
adhere to all applicable rules and
guidelines as outlined in the USDA
Farmers Market Rules, Procedures, and
Operating Guidelines. Sales Data is
collected from vendors weekly. This
information is useful in letting AMS
know how well the market and vendors
are doing overall.
We collect sales data at the beginning
of every market day from the previous
week. This is collected on an Excel
spreadsheet that is stored by market
manager. It then gets documented in a
shared office file, that tracks the sales all
season. Collecting sales gives us
feedback as to how each vendor did
each week and the success of the market
each year. We use these numbers to
determine the success of the market, the
marketing strategies of each vendor, and
uniqueness of each product. It is also
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noted with a quick snapshot of the
weather for each corresponding day, to
determine if the sales were affected by
extreme rain, heat, or any other natural
disaster that would deter marketgoers
from visiting and purchasing from the
vendors.
The USDA Farmers Market Customer
Satisfaction Questionnaire and the
VegUcation Questionnaire will be
combined into one survey and
submitted under 0581–0269 Generic
Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery. The purpose of this survey is
to learn who our customers are and
what their preferences are in order to
improve the USDA Farmers Market. The
VegUcation classes take place weekly at
the USDA Farmers Market and are free
for anyone to attend and are taught by
USDA subject matter experts. The
purpose is to learn how familiar
attendees are with the featured fruit or
vegetable, if they found the class
valuable, and if their attendance
affected their market purchases. The
Vendor Satisfaction Survey is used to
determine the success of the market
from the participating vendors for each
season.
Estimate of Burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection is
estimated to be 7 minutes per response.
Respondents: Farmers and/or small
business owners.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
68.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
1,764.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 25.98.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 201.12 hours.
Comments: 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.
The information collected is used
only by authorized employees of the
USDA, AMS. All responses to this
notice will be summarized and included
in the request for OMB approval.
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All comments will become a matter of
public record.
Melissa Bailey,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2024–22452 Filed 9–30–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Inspector General
Succession, Delegations of Authority,
and Signature Authorities
Office of Inspector General
(OIG), Department of Agriculture
(USDA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
On August 1, 2024, pursuant
to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of
1998 and the Inspector General (IG) Act
of 1978, as amended, USDAIG Phyllis K.
Fong issued IG–1313, Change 9,
Succession, Delegations of Authority,
and Signature Authorities. This
directive supersedes IG–1313, Change 8,
dated November 8, 2016, as amended by
Assistant Inspector General (AIG)
Bulletin C–20–001–1313, dated June 24,
2020; and all previous delegations to the
extent that they are inconsistent with
this publication. This publication
supersedes the USDA OIG’s prior notice
of succession order.
DATES: The revised directive referenced
in this notice was issued on August 1,
2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christy A. Slamowitz, Counsel to the IG,
USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Room 441–E, Washington, DC 20250–
2308, Telephone: (202) 720–9110.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USDA
OIG is issuing this notice to publish an
updated line of succession and
delegations of authority within USDA
OIG. This publication supersedes the
prior notice of succession order for
USDA OIG published at 85 FR 58331
(September 18, 2020). Accordingly,
pursuant to the Federal Vacancies
Reform Act of 1998 (5 U.S.C. 3345–
3349d) and 5 U.S.C. 401–424, the IG has
designated the detailed sequence of
succession as follows:
I. During any period in which the
USDA IG, dies, resigns, or is otherwise
unable to perform the functions and
duties of the office (‘‘incapacity’’), and
unless the President shall designate
another officer to perform the functions
and duties of the position, the Deputy
IG, as the designated first assistant to
the IG, shall temporarily perform the
IG’s functions and duties in an acting
SUMMARY:
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capacity, pursuant to and subject to the
Federal Vacancies Reform Act (5 U.S.C.
3345–3349d) and 5 U.S.C. 403(h).
However, per 5 U.S.C. 3345(b)(1), the
Deputy IG does not become the acting
IG if, during the 365-day period
preceding the IG’s incapacity, the
Deputy IG served as Deputy IG for less
than 90 days and the President has
nominated that Deputy IG as the new
IG. In the absence of the IG and Deputy
IG, the officials designated below, in the
order listed, shall become the acting
Deputy IG and so shall temporarily
perform the functions and duties of the
IG. This order may be changed by a
delegation in writing by the IG, or by the
Deputy IG while acting in the absence
of the IG:
1. Assistant IG for Audit (AIG/A);
2. Assistant IG for Investigations
(AIG/I);
3. Assistant IG for Analytics and
Innovation (AIG/AI);
4. Assistant IG for Management (AIG/
M);
5. Counsel to the IG;
6. Deputy Assistant IG for Audit
(DAIG/A), by seniority;
7. Deputy Assistant IG for
Investigations (DAIG/I);
8. Deputy Assistant IG for Analytics
and Innovation (DAIG/AI); and
9. Audit Directors and SACs,
alternating, by seniority (i.e., most
senior Audit Director, then most senior
SAC, then second most senior Audit
Director, then second most senior SAC,
and so on). For purposes of this
paragraph only, the Division Director,
Investigations Forensics and
Technologies Division, will be counted
as a SAC in the order of succession.
Notwithstanding the preceding
paragraph, the President also may direct
an officer or employee (‘‘employee’’) of
any OIG (including but not limited to
USDA’s OIG) to perform the functions
and duties of USDA’s IG temporarily in
an acting capacity pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
403(h)(2)(C). However, such officer or
employee must have served in a
position in an OIG for not less than 90
days during the 365-day period
preceding the date of the IG’s
incapacity, unless the employee is
serving as an Inspector General (but not
solely as an acting Inspector General).
The employee must also have a rate of
pay equal to or greater than the GS–15
level prior to their appointment, and
have demonstrated ability in
accounting, auditing, financial analysis,
law, management analysis, public
administration, or investigations.
Finally, in the 30 days prior to the
appointment, the president must have
given appropriate notice to both Houses
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[FR Doc No: 2024-22452]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-TM-24-0060]
USDA Farmers Market Application; Notice of Request for an
Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
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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 and revision of the currently approved information collection
for USDA Farmers Market Application.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by December 2, 2024 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments
concerning this notice by using the electronic process available at
https://www.regulations.gov or mailed to ToiAyna Thompson, Market
Manager, Transportation and Marketing Programs, Agricultural Marketing
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Room 1097 South Building, Washington, DC 20250. Comments should
reference the document number and the date and the page number of this
issue of the Federal Register. All comments will be available for
public inspection in person at USDA-AMS, Transportation and Marketing
Programs, Marketing Services Division, Room 4523-South Building, 1400
Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, (except official Federal
holidays) or can be viewed at https://www.regulations.gov. Persons
wanting to visit the USDA South Building to view comments received are
requested to make an appointment in advance by calling (202) 690-1300.
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. Please be advised that the identity of the
individuals or entities submitting the comments will be made public.
Comments may be submitted anonymously.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ToiAyna Thompson, Market Manager,
Transportation and Marketing Programs, Agricultural Marketing Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 1097
South Building, Washington, DC 20250. Telephone 202-7450-7691.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: USDA Farmers Market Application.
OMB Number: 0581-0229.
Expiration Date of Approval: September 30, 2024.
Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-
1627) directs and authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct,
assist, and foster research, investigation, and experimentation to
determine the best methods of processing, preparation for market
packaging, handling, transporting, distributing, and marketing
agricultural products, 7 U.S.C. 1622(a). Moreover, 7 U.S.C.1622(f)
directs and authorizes the Secretary to conduct and cooperate in
consumer education for more effective utilization and greater
consumption of agricultural products. In addition, 7 U.S.C. 1622(n)
authorizes the Secretary to conduct services and to perform activities
that will facilitate the marketing and utilization of agricultural
products through commercial channels.
On December 23, 2005, the AMS published a final rule in the Federal
Register (70 FR 76129) to implement established regulations and
procedures under 7 CFR part 170 for AMS to operate the USDA Farmers
Market, specify vendor criteria and selection procedures, and define
guidelines to be used for governing the USDA Farmers Market. In
conjunction, the USDA Farmers Market Application was developed to
receive information from farmers and small business owners who are
interested in participating in the market. Prospective vendors fill out
the Application online once per year. Copies of this one-time yearly
application form to participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) Farmers Market may be obtained by calling the AMS Transportation
and Marketing Program contact listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section
or visiting https://www.usda.gov/farmersmarket.
The information collected on the Application allows AMS the means
to review and select participants for the annual market season. The
type of information requested on the Application includes: (1)
Certification the applicant is the owner or representative of the farm
or business; (2) applicant contact information including name(s),
address, phone number, and email address; (3) farm or business
location; (4) types of products grown or to be sold; (5) business
practices and direct sourcing relationships with local farmers,
ranchers and growers; (6) weekly sales data; (7) insurance coverage;
and (8) all applicable food safety documents. Vendors selected to the
market provide a signed copy of the Participant Agreement, which states
that the vendor has read, understands and agrees to adhere to all
applicable rules and guidelines as outlined in the USDA Farmers Market
Rules, Procedures, and Operating Guidelines. Sales Data is collected
from vendors weekly. This information is useful in letting AMS know how
well the market and vendors are doing overall.
We collect sales data at the beginning of every market day from the
previous week. This is collected on an Excel spreadsheet that is stored
by market manager. It then gets documented in a shared office file,
that tracks the sales all season. Collecting sales gives us feedback as
to how each vendor did each week and the success of the market each
year. We use these numbers to determine the success of the market, the
marketing strategies of each vendor, and uniqueness of each product. It
is also
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noted with a quick snapshot of the weather for each corresponding day,
to determine if the sales were affected by extreme rain, heat, or any
other natural disaster that would deter marketgoers from visiting and
purchasing from the vendors.
The USDA Farmers Market Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire and the
VegUcation Questionnaire will be combined into one survey and submitted
under 0581-0269 Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery. The purpose of this survey is to
learn who our customers are and what their preferences are in order to
improve the USDA Farmers Market. The VegUcation classes take place
weekly at the USDA Farmers Market and are free for anyone to attend and
are taught by USDA subject matter experts. The purpose is to learn how
familiar attendees are with the featured fruit or vegetable, if they
found the class valuable, and if their attendance affected their market
purchases. The Vendor Satisfaction Survey is used to determine the
success of the market from the participating vendors for each season.
Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for this collection
is estimated to be 7 minutes per response.
Respondents: Farmers and/or small business owners.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 68.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 1,764.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 25.98.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 201.12 hours.
Comments: 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.
The information collected is used only by authorized employees of
the USDA, AMS. 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.
Melissa Bailey,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-22452 Filed 9-30-24; 8:45 am]
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