[Federal Register: August 22, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 162)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
August 17, 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 and Recordkeeping Requirements Under Regulations
(Other than Rules of Practice) Under the Perishable Agricultural
Commodities Act, 1930.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0031.
Summary of Collection: The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act
(PACA) establishes a code of fair trading practices covering the
marketing of fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables in interstate or
foreign commerce. It protects growers, shippers and distributors by
prohibiting unfair practices. PACA requires nearly all persons who
operate as commission merchants, dealers (of which now restaurants are
a subset) and brokers buying or selling fruit and or vegetables in
interstate or foreign commerce to be licensed. The license for
retailers and grocery wholesalers is effective for three years and for
all other licensees up to three years, unless withdrawn.
Need and Use of the Information: AMS will collect information from
the applicant to administer licensing provisions under the Act, to
adjudicate contract disputes, and for the purpose of enforcing the PACA
and its regulations. If this information were unavailable, it would be
impossible to identify and regulate those individuals or firms that are
restricted due to sanctions imposed because of the reparation or
administrative actions.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms.
Number of Respondents: 14,686.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 154,785.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Customer Service Survey for USDA--Donated Food Products.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0182.
Summary of Collection: Each year the Agricultural Marketing Service
(AMS) procures about $700 million dollars of poultry, livestock, fruit,
and vegetable products for the school lunch and other domestic feeding
programs under authority of 7 CFR 250, Regulations for the Donation of
Food for Use in the United States, its Territories and possessions and
areas under its jurisdiction. To maintain and improve the quality of
these products, AMS has sought to make this process more customer-
driven and therefore is seeking opinions from the users of these
products. AMS will use AMS-11, ``Customer Opinion Postcard,'' to
collect information. Customers that use USDA-procured commodities to
prepare and serve meals retrieve these cards from the boxes and use
them to rate their perception of product flavor, texture, and
appearance as well as overall satisfaction.
Need and Use of the Information: AMS will collect information on
the product type, production lot, and identify the location and type of
facility in which the product was served. USDA program managers will
use survey responses to maintain and improve product quality through
the revision of USDA commodity specifications and follow-up action with
producers of designated production lots.
Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government; Not-
for-profit Institutions.
Number of Respondents: 8,400.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 700.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-16563 Filed 8-21-07; 8:45 am]
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