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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 50 (Friday, March 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14471-14472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05559]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Doc. No. AMS-DA-13-0095]

Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently 
Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 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 approval, from the Office of 
Management and Budget, for an extension of and revision to the 
currently approved information collection Dairy Request for Applicant 
Number OMB NO. 0581-0272.

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DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by May 13, 2014 to be 
assured of consideration.
    Additional Information or Comments: Contact Ken Vorgert, Chief, 
Dairy Grading Branch, Dairy Programs, Agricultural Marketing Service, 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2150 Western Court, Suite 100, Lisle, 
IL 60532-1793 telephone 630-437-5037, Fax 630-437-5060 or Email 
ken.vorgert@ams.usda.gov.
    Comments: Comments are welcome and should reference the docket 
number and the date and page number of this issue of the Federal 
Register. Comments may be submitted by mail to Ken Vorgert, 2150 
Western Court, Suite 100, Lisle, IL 60532 or online at 
www.regulations.gov. All comments received will be available for public 
inspection during regular business hours at the same address, or they 
can be viewed at 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Dairy Request for Applicant Number.
    OMB Number: 0581-0272.
    Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, 2014.
    Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: The dairy grading program is a voluntary user fee program 
authorized under the Agricultural Marketing Act (AMA) of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 
1621-1627). The regulations governing inspection and grading services 
of manufactured or processed dairy products are contained in 7 CFR part 
58. In order for a voluntary inspection program to perform 
satisfactorily, appropriate information must be collected. In general, 
information requested is used to identify and contact the party 
responsible for payment of the export certification, inspection, 
grading or equipment evaluation fee and expense. The information 
requested on the form is required for AMS Dairy Grading Branch to set 
up accounts to allow applicants to do business with AMS Dairy Grading 
Branch. This information includes name of contact, phone number of 
contact, address of business and tax identification number. This 
information is currently collected over the telephone, or through 
faxes, letters or emails. The form allows for uniform collection of the 
information and more secure management of the information.
    The DA-228, Request for Applicant Number, will be updated and the 
information collected slightly reduced. The form will now be available 
in a Word format as opposed to the previous PDF format. The form will 
no longer request, ``whom the information was requested by'', ``date'', 
or ``service type''.
    The DA-229, Export Applicant Number Activation form has become 
obsolete and is no longer necessary. This form was previously used to 
activate applicant accounts that were already in the system.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 0.05 hours per response.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 100.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 3 minutes.
    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.

    Dated: February 26, 2014.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-05559 Filed 3-13-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-02-P
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