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Vol. 69, No. 221

Wednesday, November 17, 2004

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

November 10, 2004. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) 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 should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), Pamela_Beverly 

_OIRA_Submission@ OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Title: School Nutrition Dietary 

Assessment Study–III. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The School 

Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study–III 

(SNDA–III) will provide data from a 

nationally representative sample of 

public schools participating in the 

National School Lunch Program (NSLP) 

to federal, state, and local policymakers 

with information on how the school 

meal programs have changed. The study 

will determine students’ dietary intake, 

nutrition content and the impact of 

USDA meals and total intake over a 

twenty-four hour period and compare 

the finding to previously conducted 

studies on schools meals. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

Food and Nutrition Service will collect 

data to examine the school 

environment, food service operating 

practices, student participation and 

other characteristics of schools and 

School Food Authorities in the NSLP 

and School Breakfast Program. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local, or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 8,737. 

Frequency of Responses: Report: 

Other (One time). 

Total Burden Hours: 8,309. 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

Title: Quality Through Verification 

(QTV) Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0581–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946

(7 U.S.C. 1622—et seq.) authorizes the 

USDA to develop standards to carry out 

voluntary inspection and grading 

services, on a fee for service basis. 

Quality Through Verification (QTV) is a 

voluntary audit and verification services 

using science-based techniques that 

help maintain public confidence in the 

wholesomeness of minimally processed 

fruits and vegetables. Minimally 

processed fruits and vegetables are 

products that have been freshly cut, 

washed, packaged and maintained with 

refrigeration. The QTV is directed only 

toward the fresh-cut produce industry. 

Need and Use of the Information:

Agriculture Marketing Service will 

collect the data for the administration of 

QTV Program and perform systems 

audits, verification and reviews of the 

QTV plans. All applicants requesting 

service must submit the required 

information to AMS. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; farms. 

Number of Respondents: 20. 

Frequency of Responses:

Recordkeeping; reporting: On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 6,372.

Sondra Blakey, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–25456 Filed 11–16–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P; 3410–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Farm Service Agency 

The Fair and Equitable Tobacco 

Reform Act of 2004

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation 

and Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) will conduct a 

public meeting to solicit comments 

regarding the implementation of the 

assessment provisions of the Fair and 

Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 

(the Act). The meeting will be open to 

the public, with attendance limited to 

available space on a first-come basis. No 

fee will be required.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for 

November 22, 2004, from 9 a.m. to 4 

p.m. Requests to address the meeting 

and written comments on the subject of 

assessments must be submitted by 

November 18, 2004. To the extent 

possible, we will consider late-filed 

submissions.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

USDA’s Jefferson Auditorium, South 

Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20250. 

Requests to address the meeting and 

written comments may be submitted by 

any of the following methods: 

• E-Mail: Send to 

tob_comments@wdc.usda.gov.

• Fax: Send to (202) 720–6426. 

• Mail: Send to Director, Tobacco 

Division, Farm Service Agency, United 

States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA), STOP 0514, Room 4080–S,