[Federal Register: July 3, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 129)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Docket No.: AMS-DA-08-0026; DA-08-03]
Request for an Extension of and Revision to a Currently Approved
Information Collection
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, the Department of Agriculture
(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 and revision to a
currently approved information collection for the Regulations Governing
the Inspection and Grading of Manufactured or Processed Dairy
Products--Recordkeeping (Subpart B).
DATES: Comments received by September 2, 2008, will be considered.
Additional Information or Comments: Contact Reginald L. Pasteur,
USDA/AMS/Dairy Programs, Dairy Standardization Branch, Room 2746-South
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-0230;
Telephone: 202-690-3571, Fax: 202-720-2643, or e-mail
Reginald.pasteur@usda.gov. All comments will be available for public
inspection at the above location, or on the Internet at http://
www.regulations.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Regulations Governing the Inspection and Grading of
Manufactured or Processed Dairy Products--RecordKeeping (Subpart B).
OMB Number: 0581-0110.
Expiration Date of Approval: January 31, 2009.
Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing Act (AMA) of 1946 (7 U.S.C.
1621 et seq.) directs the Department to develop programs which will
provide for and facilitate the marketing of agricultural products. One
of these programs is the USDA voluntary inspection and grading program
for dairy products (7 CFR Part 58) where these dairy products are
graded according to U.S. grade standards by a USDA grader. The dairy
products under the dairy program may be identified with the USDA grade
mark. Dairy processors, buyers, retailers, institutional users, and
consumers have requested that such a program be developed to assure the
uniform quality of dairy products purchased. In order for any service
program to perform satisfactorily, there are regulations for the
provider and user. For these reasons, the dairy inspection and grading
program regulations were developed and issued under the authority of
the Act. These regulations are essential to administer the program to
meet the needs of the user and to carry out the purposes of the Act.
The information collection requirements in this request are
essential to carry out the intent of the AMA to ensure that dairy
products are produced under sanitary conditions and that buyers are
purchasing a quality product. In order for the Regulations governing
the Inspection and Grading of Manufactured or Processed Dairy Products
to serve the government, industry, and the consumer, laboratory test
results must be recorded.
Respondents are not required to submit information to the agency.
The records are to be evaluated by a USDA inspector at the time of an
inspection. These records include quality tests of each producer, plant
records of required tests and analysis, and starter and cheese make
records. As an offsetting benefit, the records required by USDA are
also records that are routinely used by the inspected facility for
their own supervisory and quality control purposes.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 2.85 hours per response.
Respondents: Dairy products manufacturing facilities.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 487.
Estimated Number of Responses: 1388.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.85.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 3956.
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 Reginald Pasteur,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 2746--South, Washington, DC 20250-
0230. All comments received will be available for public inspection at
the above location, or on the Internet 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: June 27, 2008.
Lloyd C. Day,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. E8-15075 Filed 7-2-08; 8:45 am]
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