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Vol. 69, No. 187

Tuesday, September 28, 2004

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[FV–04–338] 

Notice of Request for Extension and 

Revision of a Currently Approved 

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 intention of the 

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to 

request an extension for and revision to 

a currently approved information 

collection in support of the Regulations 

Governing Inspection and Certification 

of Processed Fruits and Vegetables and 

Related Products.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on 

or before November 29, 2004.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Contact Terry B. Bane, Processed 

Products Branch, Fruit and Vegetable 

Programs, Agricultural Marketing 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

STOP 0247, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–

0247; fax (202) 690–1527; or e-mail 

terry.bane@usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: ‘‘Regulations Governing 

Inspection and Certification of 

Processed Fruits and Vegetables and 

Related Products—7 CFR 52’’. 

OMB Number: 0581–0123. 

Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 

2005. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing 

Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) 

(AMA) directs and authorizes the 

Department to develop standards of 

quality, grades, grading programs, and 

other services to facilitate trading of 

agricultural products and assure 

consumers of quality products which 

are graded and identified under USDA 

programs. Section 203(h) of the AMA 

specifically directs and authorizes the 

Secretary of Agriculture to inspect, 

certify, and identify the grade, class, 

quality, quantity, and condition of 

agricultural products under such rules 

and regulations as the Secretary may 

prescribe, including assessment and 

collection of fees for the cost of the 

service. The regulations for such 

services for processed fruits and 

vegetables and related products may be 

found at 7 CFR Part 52. AMS also 

provides other types of voluntary 

services under the same regulations, 

e.g., contract and specification 

acceptance services, facility assessment 

services and certifications of quantity 

and quality. Grading services are 

available on a resident basis or a lot-fee 

basis. Respondents may request resident 

service on a continuous basis or on an 

as-needed basis. The service is paid for 

by the user (user-fee). The AMA and 

these regulations do not mandate the 

use of these services; they are provided 

only to those entities that request or 

apply for a specific service. In order for 

the Agency to satisfy those requests for 

service, the Agency must request certain 

information from those who apply for 

service. The information collected is 

used only by Agency personnel and is 

used to administer services requested by 

the respondents. Affected public may 

include any partnership, association, 

business trust, corporation, organized 

group, and State, County or Municipal 

government, and any authorized agent 

that has a financial interest in the 

commodity involved and requests 

service.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.05 hours per 

response (1124 total hours divided by 

21,068 total annual responses). 

Respondents: Applicants who are 

applying for grading and inspection 

services. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1,437. 

Estimated Number of Responses:

21,068. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 0.07. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1,124. 

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 Mr. Terry B. 

Bane, Processed Products Branch, Fruit 

and Vegetable Programs, Agricultural 

Marketing Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, STOP 0247, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0247; fax (202) 

690–1527; or e-mail 

terry.bane@usda.gov.

All comments received will be 

available for public inspection during 

regular business hours at the same 

address. 

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: September 22, 2004. 

A.J. Yates, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service.

[FR Doc. 04–21626 Filed 9–27–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service 

Notice of Sanders County Resource 

Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463) and under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–

393) the Lolo and Kootenai National 

Forests’ Sanders County Resource 

Advisory Committee will meet on 

November 10, 2004 at 6:30 p.m. in