[Federal Register: May 22, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 99)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Docket No. FV00-928-1NC]
Notice of Request for Extension 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. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing
Service's (AMS) intention to request an extension for a currently
approved information collection for Papayas Grown in Hawaii, Marketing
Order No. 928.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by July 21, 2000.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: Contact Valerie L. Emmer-Scott,
Marketing Specialist, Marketing Order Administration Branch, Fruit and
Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, room 2525-S., P.O. Box 96456,
Washington, DC 20090-6456; Tel: (202) 205-2829, Fax: (202) 720-5698, or
E-mail: moabdocket_clerk@usda.gov.
Small businesses may request information on this notice by
contacting Jay Guerber, Regulatory Fairness Representative, Marketing
Order Administration Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA,
room 2525-S, P.O. Box 96456, Washington, D.C., 20090-6456; telephone
(202) 720-2491, Fax: (202) 720-5698, or E-mail: Jay.Guerber@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Papayas Grown in Hawaii, Marketing Order No. 928.
OMB Number: 0581-0102.
Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 2000.
Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
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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. Order regulations help ensure
adequate supplies of high quality product and adequate returns to
producers. Under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937
(Act), as amended (7 U.S.C. 601-674), industries enter into marketing
order programs. The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to oversee
the order operations and issue regulations recommended by a committee
of representatives from each commodity industry.
The information collection requirements in this request are
essential to carry out the intent of the Act, to provide the
respondents the type of service they request, and to administer the
program, which has operated since 1971.
The papaya marketing order regulates the handling of papayas grown
in Hawaii, hereinafter referred to as the ``order.'' The order
authorizes production and marketing research and development projects,
including paid advertising. The research and promotion activities are
paid for by assessments on handlers of papaya.
The order, and rules and regulations issued thereunder, authorize
the Papaya Administrative Committee (committee), the agency responsible
for local administration of the order, to require handlers and growers
to submit certain information. Much of this information is compiled in
aggregate and provided to the industry to assist in marketing
decisions.
The committee has developed forms as a means for persons to file
required information with the Committee relating to papaya supplies,
shipments, dispositions, and other information needed to effectively
carry out the purpose of the Act and order. Papayas may be shipped
year-round and these forms are utilized accordingly. A USDA form is
used to allow growers to vote on amendments to or continuance of the
marketing order. In addition, papaya growers and grower/handlers who
are nominated by their peers to serve as representatives on the
committee must file nomination forms with the Secretary.
Formal rulemaking amendments to the order must be approved in
referenda conducted by the Secretary. Also, the Secretary may conduct a
continuance referendum to determine industry support for continuation
of the order. Handlers are asked to sign an agreement to indicate their
willingness to abide by the provisions of the order whenever the order
is amended. These forms are included in this request. The forms covered
under this information collection require the minimum information
necessary to effectively carry out the requirements of the order, and
their use is necessary to fulfill the intent of the Act as expressed in
the order, and the rules and regulations issued under the order.
The information collected is used only by authorized
representatives of the USDA, including AMS, Fruit and Vegetable
Programs' regional and headquarter's staff, and authorized employees of
the committee. Authorized committee employees and the industry are the
primary users of the information, and AMS is the secondary user.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average .76 hours per response.
Respondents: Hawaiian papaya growers and handlers and two public
members in the production area of Hawaii.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 75.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 18.42
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1050 hours.
Comments: 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.
Comments should reference OMB No. 0581-0102 and the Papaya
Marketing Order No. 928, and be mailed to Docket Clerk, Fruit and
Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, P.O. Box 96456, Room 2525-S, Washington,
D.C. 20090-6456; Fax (202) 720-5698; or E-mail:
moabdocket_clerk@usda.gov. Comments should reference the docket number
and the date and page number of this issue of the Federal Register. All
comments received will be available for public inspection in the Office
of the Docket Clerk during regular USDA business hours at 14th and
Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, D.C., room 2525-S.
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.
Dated: May 16, 2000.
Robert C. Keeney,
Deputy Administrator, Fruit and Vegetable Programs.
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