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Friday, February 25, 2011 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–FV–11–0004; FV11–916/917– 

3 NC] 

Marketing Orders for Nectarines and 

Peaches Grown in California; Notice of 

Request for New Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

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 

approval for new forms to be used to 

collect information related to Federal 

marketing orders for nectarines and 

peaches grown in California. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by April 26, 2011 to be assured 

of consideration. 

Additional Information: Contact 

Andrew Hatch, Supervisory Marketing 

Specialist, Marketing Order 

Administration Branch, Fruit and 

Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237, 

Room 1406–S, Washington, DC 20250– 

0237; Telephone: (202) 720–6862, Fax: 

(202) 720–8938, E-mail: 

andrew.hatch@ams.usda.gov. 

Small businesses may request 

information on this notice by contacting 

Antoinette Carter, Marketing Order 

Administration Branch, Fruit and 

Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237, 

Room 1406–S, Washington, DC 20250– 

0237; Telephone (202) 690–3919, Fax: 

(202) 720–8938, or E-mail: 

antoinette.carter@ams.usda.gov. 

Comments: Comments should 

reference the document number and the 

date and page number of this issue of 

the Federal Register, and be mailed to 

the Docket Clerk, Fruit and Vegetable 

Programs, AMS, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., Room 

1406–S, Washington, DC 20250–0237; 

Fax: (202) 720–8938; or submitted 

through the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Marketing Orders for Nectarines 

and Peaches. 

OMB Number: 0581–NEW. 

Expiration Date of Approval: None. 

Type of Request: Approval of new 

information collection. 

Abstract: Marketing orders provide an 

opportunity for producers of fresh fruits, 

vegetables and specialty crops, in 

specified production areas, to work 

together to solve marketing problems 

that cannot be solved individually. 

Among the 32 active Federal marketing 

orders are programs for nectarines and 

peaches grown in California. 

Regulations may determine the 

products’ grade, size and quality; set 

container and pack requirements; and 

authorize research and market 

development projects. The nectarine 

and peach marketing orders are locally 

administered by staff of the California 

Tree Fruit Agreement (CTFA) under 

USDA’s supervision. 

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 State of California, under its own 

regulations, managed separate 

marketing orders for nectarines and 

peaches grown in their State. However, 

following a vote conducted by the 

California Department of Food and 

Agriculture on November 24, 2010, 

industry members opted to terminate 

the State nectarine and peach marketing 

orders, effective on February 28, 2011. 

Consequently, CTFA and USDA are 

proposing to absorb five previous State 

forms into the Federal package of forms 

so that necessary industry information 

can still be collected. 

The currently-approved forms 

contained in OMB Number 0581–0189 

are used by industry committees 

operating the following marketing order 

programs under citations 7 CFR parts: 

905 (Florida citrus), 906 (Texas citrus), 

915 (Florida avocados), 916 (California 

nectarines), 917 (California peaches and 

pears), 920 (California kiwifruit), 922 

(Washington apricots), 923 (Washington 

cherries), 924 (Oregon/Washington 

prunes), 925 (California table grapes), 

927 (Oregon/Washington pears), and 

929 (cranberries grown in 10 States). 

Approval of five new forms is 

necessary to continue collecting 

information required by the nectarine 

and peach marketing orders. Once 

approved, they will be merged into the 

generic fruit crop package, approved by 

OMB under 0581–0189. The forms used 

under the now terminated State 

programs would be reformatted and 

used in the continuing Federal 

marketing orders. 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 marketing order 

programs. 

The forms would facilitate the 

collection of industry information and 

are titled ‘‘Daily Packout Report,’’ 

‘‘Export Peach Destination Report,’’ 

‘‘Grower Report,’’ ‘‘Nectarine Shipment 

Report,’’ and ‘‘Peach Shipment Report.’’ 

The forms covered under this 

information collection require the 

minimum information necessary to 

effectively carry out the requirements of 

the orders. The information collected is 

used only by authorized employees of 

the USDA, including AMS, Fruit and 

Vegetable Programs’ regional and 

headquarters’ staff. Authorized CTFA 

employees 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 .025 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Handlers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

97. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

11,170. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 126. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 2,878.70 hours. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed collection of the 


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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. 

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. 

All comments received will be available 

for public inspection at the street 

address in the ‘‘Comment’’ section and 

can be viewed at: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Dated: February 18, 2011. 

Rayne Pegg, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4266 Filed 2–24–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2010–0036] 

Codex Alimentarius Commission: 

Meeting of the Codex Committee on 

Fish and Fishery Products 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary 

for Food Safety, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the Under 

Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA), and 

the Center for Food Safety and Applied 

Nutrition, Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA), are sponsoring a 

public meeting on March 16, 2011. The 

objective of the public meeting is to 

provide information and receive public 

comments on agenda items and draft 

United States (U.S.) positions that will 

be discussed at the 31st session of the 

Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery 

Products (CCFFP) of the Codex 

Alimentarius Commission (Codex), 

which will be held in Tromso, Norway, 

April 11–16, 2011. The Under Secretary 

for Food Safety and FDA recognize the 

importance of providing interested 

parties the opportunity to obtain 

background information on the 31st 

session of the CCFFP and to address 

items on the agenda. 

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled 

for March 16, 2011, from 1 p.m. to 4 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held at FDA, in the Harvey W. Wiley 

Building, Auditorium (1A003), 5100 

Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 

20740. 

Documents related to the 31st session 

of the CCFFP will be accessible via the 

World Wide Web at the following 

address: http:// 

www.codexalimentarius.net/ 

current.asp. 

Donald Kraemer, U.S. Delegate to the 

31st session of the CCFFP, and FDA, 

invites interested U.S. parties to submit 

their comments electronically to the 

following e-mail address: 

Donald.Kraemer@fda.hhs.gov. 

Call-In Number 

If you wish to participate in the 

public meeting for the 31st session of 

the CCFFP by conference call, please 

use the call-in number and participant 

code listed below. 

Call-in Number: 1–866–692–3158 

Participant Code: 5986642 

For Further Information About the 

31st Session of the CCFFP Contact: 

Donald Kraemer, Acting Director, Office 

of Seafood, Center for Food Safety and 

Applied Nutrition, FDA, 5100 Paint 

Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 

20740, phone: (301) 436–2300, fax: (301) 

436–2599, e-mail: 

Donald.Kraemer@fda.hhs.gov. 

For Further Information About the 

Public Meeting Contact: Kenneth 

Lowery, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Room 

4861, Washington, DC 20250, phone: 

(202) 690–4042, fax: (202) 720–3157, email: Kenneth.Lowery@fsis.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Codex was established in 1963 by two 

United Nations organizations, the Food 

and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and 

the World Health Organization (WHO). 

Through adoption of food standards, 

codes of practice, and other guidelines 

developed by its committees, and by 

promoting their adoption and 

implementation by governments, Codex 

seeks to protect the health of consumers 

and ensure that fair practices are used 

in trade. 

The CCFFP is responsible for 

elaborating worldwide standards for 

fresh, frozen (including quick frozen) or 

otherwise processed fish, crustaceans, 

and mollusks. 

The CCFFP is hosted by Norway. 

Issues To Be Discussed at the Public 

Meeting 

The following items on the agenda for 

the 31st session of the CCFFP will be 

discussed during the public meeting: 

• Matters Referred to the CCFFP, 

Codex, and Other Codex Committees. 

• Matters Arising from the Work of 

the FAO and WHO. 

• Draft Standard for Fish Sauce. 

• Draft Standard for Smoked Fish, 

Smoke-Flavoured Fish and Smoke Dried 

Fish. 

• Proposed Draft Code of Practice for 

Fish and Fishery Products (Other 

Sections Including Smoked Fish). 

• Proposed Draft Amendment to 

Section 3.4.5.1 Water Code of Practice 

for Fish and Fishery Products. 

• Proposed Draft Standard for Quick 

Frozen Scallop Adductor Muscle Meat. 

• Proposed Draft Code of Practice on 

the Processing of Scallop Meat. 

• Proposed Draft Revision of the 

Procedure for the Inclusion of 

Additional Species in Standards for 

Fish and Fishery Products. 

• Proposed Draft List of Methods for 

Determination of Biotoxins in the 

Standard for Raw and Live Bivalve 

Mollusks. 

• Proposed Draft Standards for Fresh/ 

Live and Frozen and Frozen Abalone 

(Haliotis spp.). 

• Proposed Draft Amendment to the 

Standard for Quick Frozen Fish Sticks. 

• Proposed Food Additive Provisions 

in Standards for Fish and Fishery 

Products. 

• Model Certificates. 

Each issue listed will be fully 

described in documents distributed, or 

to be distributed, by the Secretariat prior 

to the meeting. Members of the public 

may access copies of these documents 

(see ADDRESSES). 

Public Meeting 

At the March 16, 2011, public 

meeting, draft U.S. positions on the 

agenda items will be described and 

discussed, and attendees will have the 

opportunity to pose questions and offer 

comments. Written comments may be 

offered at the meeting or sent to the U.S. 

Delegate for the 31st session of the 

CCFFP, Donald Kraemer (see 

ADDRESSES). Written comments should 

state that they relate to activities of the 

31st session of the CCFFP. 

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement 

USDA prohibits discrimination in all 

its programs and activities on the basis 

of race, color, national origin, gender, 

religion, age, disability, political beliefs, 

sexual orientation, and marital or family 


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