[Federal Register: December 6, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 234)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Docket No. PY-07-001]
Notice of 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 (44
U.S.C. 3501-20), this notice announces the intention of the
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to request an extension for and
revision to a currently approved information collection in support of
the Regulations for Voluntary Grading of Poultry Products and Rabbit
Products.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by February 5, 2007.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: Interested parties are invited to
submit written comments concerning this notice. Comments must be sent
to David Bowden, Jr., Chief, USDA, AMS, PY Standardization Branch, STOP
0256, Room 3932-S, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-
0256, or fax (202-720-5631). Alternately, comments may be submitted
electronically to: AMSPYDockets@usda.gov or http://www.regulations.gov.
Comments should make reference to the date and page number of this
issue of the Federal Register and will be made available for public
inspection in the above office during regular business hours.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shields Jones, Standardization Branch,
Poultry Programs, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 0259, Washington, DC
20050-0259, (202) 720-3506.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Regulations for Voluntary Grading of Poultry Products and
Rabbit Products--7 CFR Part 70.
OMB Number: 0581-0127.
Expiration Date of Approval: August 31, 2007.
Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 1087-
1091, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) (AMA) directs and authorizes the
Department to develop standards of quality, grades, grading programs,
and services which facilitate trading of agricultural products and
assure consumers of quality products which are graded and identified
under USDA programs.
To provide programs and services, Section 203(h) of the AMA (7
U.S.C. 1622(h)) directs and authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to
inspect, certify, and identify the grade, class, quality, quantity, and
condition of agricultural products under such rules and regulations as
the Secretary may prescribe, including assessment and collection of
fees for the cost of the service.
The regulations in 7 CFR part 70 provide a voluntary program for
grading poultry and rabbit products on the basis of U.S. standards and
grades. AMS also provides other types of voluntary services under the
regulations, e.g., contract and specification acceptance services and
certifications of quantity. All of the voluntary grading services are
available on a resident basis or a lot-fee basis. Respondents may
request resident service on a continuous basis or on an as-needed
basis. The service is paid for by the user (user-fee).
Because this is a voluntary program, respondents need to request or
apply for the specific service they wish, and in doing so, they provide
information. Since the AMA requires that the cost of service be
assessed and collected, information is collected to establish the
Agency's cost.
The information collection requirements in this request are
essential to carry out the intent of the AMA, to provide the
respondents the type of service they request, and to administer the
program.
The information collected is used only by authorized
representatives of the USDA (AMS, Poultry Programs' national staff;
regional directors and their staffs; Federal-State supervisors and
their staffs; and resident Federal-State graders, which includes State
agencies). The information is used to administer and to conduct and
carry out the grading services requested by the respondents. The Agency
is the primary user of the information. Information is also used by
each authorized State agency which has a cooperative agreement with
AMS.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.08 hours per response.
Respondents: State or local governments, businesses or other for-
profits, Federal agencies or employees, small businesses or
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 359.
Estimated Number of Responses: 22,464.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 62.57.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,753 hours.
Send comments regarding, but not limited to, the following: (a)
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; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; or (d) 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.
Dated: November 30, 2006.
Lloyd C. Day,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. E6-20579 Filed 12-5-06; 8:45 am]
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