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is estimated to average .30 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Producers, handlers, 

processors, cooperatives, and public 

members. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

15,950. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

26,802. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1.68. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 8,266 hours. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed collection of the 

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: www.regulations.gov. 

Dated: April 16, 2013. 

David R. Shipman, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–09467 Filed 4–22–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–LS–13–0007] 

Seed Testing Service Program; 

Request for an Extension of and 

Revision to a Currently Approved 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this document 

announces the Agricultural Marketing 

Service’s (AMS) intention to request 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB), for an extension of 

and revision to the currently approved 

information collection for the Seed 

Service Testing Program. 

DATES: Comments on this document 

must be received by June 24, 2013 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments 

concerning this information collection 

document. Comments should be 

submitted online at 

www.regulations.gov. Send written 

comments to Fawad S. Shah, Director, 

Seed Regulatory and Testing Division 

(SRTD), Livestock, Poultry, and Seed 

Program, AMS, USDA, 801 Summit 

Crossing Place, Suite C, Gastonia, North 

Carolina 28054–2193, or by facsimile to 

(704) 852–4109. All comments should 

reference the docket number (AMS–LS– 

13–0007), the date, and page number of 

this issue of the Federal Register. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change, including any personal 

information provided, online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov and will be made 

available for public inspection at the 

above physical address during regular 

business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Seed Service Testing Program. 

OMB Number: 0581–0140. 

Expiration Date of Approval: October 

13, 2013. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: This information collection 

is necessary to conduct voluntary seed 

testing on a fee for service basis. The 

Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as 

amended, (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) 

authorizes the Secretary to inspect and 

certify the quality of agricultural 

products and collect such fees as 

reasonable to cover the cost of service 

rendered. Regulations for inspection 

and certification of quality of 

agricultural and vegetable seeds are 

contained in 7 CFR Part 75. 

The purpose of the voluntary program 

is to promote efficient, orderly 

marketing of seeds, and assist in the 

development of new and expanding 

markets. Under the program, samples of 

agricultural and vegetable seeds 

submitted to AMS are tested for factors 

such as purity and germination at the 

request of the applicant for the service. 

In addition, grain samples, submitted at 

the applicant’s request, by the Grain 

Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards 

Administration are examined for the 

presence of certain weed and crop seed. 

A Federal Seed Analysis Certificate or 

an ISTA Orange International Seed Lot 

Certificate is issued giving the test 

results. Most of the seed tested under 

this program is scheduled for export. 

Many importing countries require a 

Federal Seed Analysis Certificate on 

U.S. seed. 

The only information collected is 

information needed to provide the 

service requested by the applicant. This 

includes information to identify the 

seed being tested, the seed treatment (if 

treated with a pesticide), the tests to be 

performed, and any other appropriate 

information required by the applicant to 

be on the Federal Seed Analysis 

Certificate or the ISTA Orange 

International Seed Lot Certificate. 

The number of seed companies 

applying for the seed testing service has 

decreased from 81 to 76 during the past 

3 years due to a decrease in the number 

of companies exporting seed. The total 

number of samples received for testing 

has decreased. Therefore, the average 

burden for information collection has 

decreased for seed companies applying 

for the service. 

The information in this collection is 

used only by authorized AMS 

employees to track, test, and report 

results to the applicant. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.25 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Applicants for seed 

testing service. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

76. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 25.46. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 483.75 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. 

All responses to this document will 

be summarized and included in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. 

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Dated: April 17, 2013. 

David R. Shipman, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2013–09465 Filed 4–22–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–LS–13–0008] 

Federal Seed Act Program; Request for 

Extension and Revision of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this document 

announces the Agricultural Marketing 

Service’s (AMS) intention to request 

approval, from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), for an 

extension of and revision to the 

currently approved information 

collection 7 CFR part 201 for Federal 

Seed Act Labeling and Enforcement. 

DATES: Comments on this document 

must be received by June 24, 2013 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments 

concerning this information collection 

document. Comments should be 

submitted online at 

www.regulations.gov or sent to Fawad S. 

Shah, Director, Seed Regulatory and 

Testing Division (SRTD), Livestock, 

Poultry, and Seed Program, AMS, 

USDA, 801 Summit Crossing Place, 

Suite C, Gastonia, North Carolina 

28054–2193, or by facsimile to (704) 

852–4109. All comments should 

reference the docket number (AMS–LS– 

13–0008), the date, and the page number 

of this issue of the Federal Register. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change, including any personal 

information provided, online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov and will be made 

available for public inspection at the 

above physical address during regular 

business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Federal Seed Act Program. 

OMB Number: 0581–0026. 

Expiration Date of Approval: October 

31, 2013. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: This information collection 

and recordkeeping requirements are 

necessary to conduct the Federal Seed 

Act (FSA) (7 U.S.C. 1551 et seq.) 

program with respect to certain testing, 

labeling, and recordkeeping 

requirements of agricultural and 

vegetable seeds in interstate commerce. 

Regulations under the FSA are 

contained in 7 CFR part 201. 

The FSA, Title II, is a truth-in-labeling 

law that regulates agricultural and 

vegetable planting seed in interstate 

commerce. Seed subject to the FSA 

must be labeled with certain quality 

information and it requires that 

information to be truthful. The FSA 

prohibits the interstate shipment of 

falsely advertised seed and seed 

containing noxious-weed seeds that are 

prohibited from sale in the State into 

which the seed is being shipped. 

No unique forms are required for this 

information collection. The FSA 

requires seed in interstate commerce to 

be tested and labeled. Once in a State, 

seed must comply with the testing and 

labeling requirements of the State seed 

law. The same testing and labeling 

required by the FSA nearly always 

satisfies the State’s testing and labeling 

requirements. Also the receiving, sales, 

cleaning, testing, and labeling records 

required by the FSA, are records that the 

shipper would normally keep in good 

business practice. 

The information in this collection is 

the minimum information necessary to 

effectively carry out the enforcement of 

the FSA. With the exception of the 

requirements for entering a new variety 

into a State seed certification program 

(set forth separately below), the 

information collection is entirely 

recordkeeping rather than reporting. 

Seed Testing, Labeling, and 

Recordkeeping 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 2.69 hours per 

record keeper. 

Respondents: Interstate shippers and 

labelers of seed. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

3,032. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

9,854. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 3.25. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 26,507.26 hours. 

Eligibility Requirements for 

Certification of New Varieties and 

Recordkeeping 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

(eligibility for certification of new 

varieties) is estimated to average 2.42 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Entities seeking to enter 

new varieties into State seed 

certification programs. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

54. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

486. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 9. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1,176.12 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. 

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: April 17, 2013. 

David R. Shipman, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2013–09473 Filed 4–22–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Research Service 

Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive 

License 

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Agricultural Research Service, intends 

to grant to Headwall Photonics, Inc. of 

Fitchburg, Massachusetts, an exclusive 

license to U.S. Patent No. 7,460,227, 

‘‘METHOD TO DETECT BONE 

FRAGMENTS DURING THE 

PROCESSING OF MEAT OR FISH,’’ 

issued on December 2, 2008, U.S. Patent 

No. 7,787,111, ‘‘SIMULTANEOUS 

ACQUISITION OF FLUORESCENCE 

AND REFLECTANCE IMAGING 

TECHNIQUES WITH A SINGLE 

IMAGING DEVICE FOR MULTITASK 

INSPECTION,’’ issued on August 31, 

2010, U.S. Patent No. 8,126,213, 

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