[Federal Register: August 14, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 156)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
August 9, 2007.
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
regarding (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; (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 or
other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO,
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
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 the collection of information that such persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Reporting Forms under Milk Marketing Order Programs.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0032.
Summary of Collection: Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
oversees the administration of the Federal Milk Marketing Orders
authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as
amended. The Act is designed to improve returns to producers while
protecting the interests of consumers. The Federal Milk Marketing Order
regulations require places certain requirements on the handling of milk
in the area it covers. Currently, there are 10 milk marketing orders
regulating the handling of milk in the respective marketing areas.
Need and Use of the Information: The information collected is
needed to administer the classified pricing system and related
requirements of each Federal Order. Forms are used for reporting
purposes and to establish the quantity of milk received by handlers,
the pooling status of the handler, and the class-use of the milk used
by the handler and the butterfat content and amounts of other
components of the milk. Without the monthly information, the market
administrator would not have the information to compute each monthly
price nor know if handlers were paying producers on dates prescribed in
the order. Penalties are imposed for order violation, such as the
failure to pay producers by the prescribed dates.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-
profit institutions; Individuals or households; Farms.
Number of Respondents: 740.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Quarterly; Monthly; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 21,819.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for 7 CFR, Part 29.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0056.
Summary of Collection: The Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of
2004 (7 U.S.C. 518) eliminated price supports and marketing quotas for
all tobacco beginning with the 2005 crop year. Mandatory inspection and
grading of domestic and imported tobacco was eliminated as well as the
mandatory pesticide testing of imported tobacco and the tobacco Market
News Program. The Tobacco Inspection Act (U.S.C. 511) requires that all
tobacco sold at designated auction markets in the U.S. be inspected and
graded. Provision is also made for interested parties to request
inspection, pesticide testing and grading services on an ``as needed''
basis.
Need and Use of the Information: Information is collected through
various forms and other documents for the inspection and certification
process. Upon receiving request information from tobacco dealers and/or
manufacturers, tobacco inspectors will pull samples and apply U.S.
Standard Grades to samples to provide a Tobacco Inspection Certificate
(TB-92). Also, samples can be submitted to a USDA laboratory for
pesticide testing and a detailed analysis is provided to the customer.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit;
Number of Respondents: 50.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting; On occasion,
Total Burden Hours: 3,851.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Lamb Promotion, Research and Information Program.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0198.
Summary of Collection: The authority for Lamb Promotion, Research,
and Information Order is established under the Commodity Promotion,
Research, and Information Act of 1996. These programs carry out
projects relating to research, consumer information, advertising,
producer information, market development, and product research with the
goal of maintaining and expanding their existing markets and uses and
strengthening their position in the marketplace.
Need and Use of the Information: Various forms will be used to
collect information for reporting, background, certification, and
nomination and is the minimum information necessary to effectively
carry out the requirements of the program. The information is not
available from other sources because it relates specifically to
individual lamb producers, feeders, seed stock producers, exporters and
first handlers.
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Description of Respondents: Farms; Farms; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 3,953.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Monthly.
Total Burden Hours: 8,066.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-15931 Filed 8-13-07; 8:45 am]
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