[Federal Register: May 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 105)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-PY-08-0046]
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, this
notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention
to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget, for an
extension of and revision to a currently approved information
collection in support of the shell egg surveillance portion of the
Regulation for the Inspection of Eggs--7 CFR part 57.
DATES: Comments received by July 29, 2008 will be considered.
Additional Information or Comments: Interested persons are invited
to submit written comments on the Internet at http://
www.regulations.gov or to David Bowden, Jr., Chief; Standards,
Promotion & Technology Branch; Poultry Programs, AMS, U.S. Department
of Agriculture; 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 0259; Washington,
DC 20250-0259, (202) 690-3148. Comments should reference the docket
number and the date and page number of this issue of the Federal
Register and will be available for public inspection in the Office of
the Docket Clerk, Poultry Programs, AMS, USDA, Room 3953-S, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-0259 during regular
business hours, or can be viewed at: http://www.regulations.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Regulations for the Inspection of Eggs (Egg Products
Inspection Act).
OMB Number: 0581-0113.
Expiration Date of Approval: January 31, 2009.
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Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Congress enacted the Egg Products Inspection Act (21
U.S.C. 1031-1056 (EPIA)) to provide, in part, a mandatory inspection
program to control the disposition of dirty and checked shell eggs; to
control unwholesome, adulterated, and inedible shell eggs that are
unfit for human consumption; and to control the movement and
disposition of imported shell eggs.
The EPIA authorizes the Department to issue regulations, to assure
that only eggs fit for human food are used for such purposes.
Under the shell egg surveillance program, shell egg handlers are
required to register with USDA. Quarterly, a State or Federal
surveillance inspector visits each registered handler to verify that
shell eggs packed for consumer use are in compliance, that restricted
eggs are being disposed of properly, and that adequate records are
being maintained.
The information and recordkeeping requirements in this request are
essential to carry out the intent of the Congress, to administer the
mandatory inspection program, and to take regulatory action, in
accordance with the regulations and the EPIA. The forms within this
collection package require the minimum information necessary to
effectively carry out the requirements of the regulations, and their
use is necessary to fulfill the intent of the EPIA.
The information collected is used only by authorized
representatives: AMS, Poultry Programs' national staff; regional
directors and their staffs; Federal-State supervisors and their staffs;
and resident Federal-State graders, which include State agencies. The
information is used to assure compliance with the EPIA and the
regulations and to facilitate regulatory action. The Agency is the
primary user of the information; secondary users include each
authorized State agency having a cooperative agreement with AMS.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.29 hours per response.
Respondents: State or local governments, businesses or other for-
profit, Federal agencies or employees, small businesses or
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 864.
Estimated Number of Responses: 5,223.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 6.04.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,529.63 hours.
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. Comments may be sent to: David Bowden, Jr.,
Chief, Standards, Promotion & Technology Branch; Poultry Programs, AMS,
U.S. Department of Agriculture; 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Stop
0259; Washington, DC 20250-0259. All comments received will be
available for public inspection during regular business hours at the
above address and may be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov.
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.
Dated: May 23, 2008.
Douglas C. Bailey,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
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