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the functions of the Secretary as 

provided in the Federal Meat Inspection 

Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the 

Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) 

(21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.), and the Egg 

Products Inspection Act (EPIA) (21 

U.S.C. 1031 et seq.). These statutes 

mandate that FSIS protect the public by 

ensuring that meat and poultry products 

are safe, wholesome, unadulterated, and 

properly labeled and packaged. FSIS 

established flexible procedures to 

actively encourage the development and 

use of new technologies in meat and 

poultry establishments and egg products 

plants. These new procedures will 

facilitate notification to the Agency of 

any new technology that is intended for 

use in meat and poultry establishments 

and egg products plants so that the 

Agency can decide whether the new 

technology requires a pre-use review. A 

pre-use review often includes an inplant trail. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

FSIS will collect information to 

determine if an in-plant trail is 

necessary, FSIS will request that the 

firm submit a protocol that is designed 

to collect relevant data to support the 

use of the new technology. To not 

collect this information would reduce 

the effectiveness of the meat, poultry, 

and egg products inspection program. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 175. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: on occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 8,600. 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

Title: Listeria Control for Ready-to-Eat 

Products. 

OMB Control Number: 0583–0132. 

Summary of Collection: The Food 

Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has 

been delegated the authority to exercise 

the functions of the Secretary as 

provided in the Federal Meat Inspection 

Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) and 

the Poultry Products Inspection Act 

(PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq). These 

statutes mandate that FSIS protect the 

public by verifying that meat and 

poultry products are safe, wholesome, 

unadulterated, and properly labeled and 

packaged. FSIS is requiring that official 

establishments that produce certain 

ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry 

products to take measures to prevent 

product adulteration by the pathogenic 

environmental contaminant Listeria 

monocytogenes. The regulations (9 CFR 

430.4) particularly affect establishments 

that produce RTE meat and poultry 

products that are exposed to the 

environment after lethality treatments 

and that support the growth of Listeria 

monocytogenes. Establishments must 

employ one of four distinct methods 

found in the regulations. These 

establishments must share with FSIS 

data and information relevant to their 

controls for Listeria monocytogenes. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Official establishments that produce 

FTE meat and poultry products must 

annually furnish FSIS with information 

on the production volume of RTE 

products affected by the regulations and 

the control measures used by the 

establishments. The establishment must 

also provide an estimate of production 

volume by product type and regulatory 

control method used for the upcoming 

year. FSIS will use the information 

collected from the Production 

Information on Post-Lethality Exposed 

RTE Products form (FSIS 10,240–1) to 

help target resources and direct 

verification activities. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 2,129. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 26,317. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

November 3, 2010. 

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), 

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) 720–8958. 

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. 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Title: Export Sales of U.S. Agricultural 

Commodities. 

OMB Control Number: 0551–0007. 

Summary of Collection: The export 

sales reporting system provides 

commodity market participants with 

information about commodity export 

commitments, and is one means by 

which USDA seeks to insure fairness 

and soundness in commodity 

marketing. U.S. exports are required to 

report to the Foreign Agricultural 

Service (FAS) information on: (1) The 

quantity of a reportable commodity to 

be sold to a foreign buyer; (2) the 

country of destination; and (3) the 

marketing year of shipment. The 

authority to collect this information is 

found at 7 CFR Part 20 and the 

Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 

5712). 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

collected information is needed because 

it provides up-to-date market data for 

making rational export policy decisions 

to prevent market disruptions. FAS 

reports the information to the public so 

that all market participants can be aware 

of such sales and can evaluate the 

effects of exports on supply and demand 

estimates of production, prices, and 

sales. If the information is not collected, 

the Department would not be in 

compliance with the statutes and not 

fulfilling the objectives of the export 

sales reporting program. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 340. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Quarterly; Weekly. 

Total Burden Hours: 42,947. 


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Foreign Agricultural Service 

Title: CCC’s Facility Guarantee 

Program (FGP). 

OMB Control Number: 0551–0032. 

Summary of Collection: Under the 

authority of 7 CFR part 1493, subpart C, 

the Facility Guarantee Program (FGP) 

offers credit guarantees to facilitate the 

financing of U.S. manufactured goods 

and services to improve or establish 

agriculture infrastructure in emerging 

markets. Sales under FGP are 

considered normal commercial sales. 

The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) 

will collect information in a letter 

format via mail or facsimile. 

Need and Use of the Information: FAS 

will collect information to determine 

eligibility for FGP benefits and to ensure 

CCC that all participants have a 

business office in the U.S. and are not 

debarred or suspended from 

participating in government programs. 

FAS will use the application to 

determine a project’s eligibility for FGP 

coverage and to determine the impact 

on U.S. agricultural trade. The 

information requested will provide CCC 

with adequate information to meet 

statutory requirements. If the 

information were not collected CCC 

would be unable to determine if export 

sales under the FGP would be eligible 

for coverage or if coverage conformed to 

program requirements. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 5. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting; On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 329. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–28137 Filed 11–5–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

November 3, 2010. 

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), 

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. 

Rural Business Service 

Title: 7 CFR 4284–G, Rural Business 

Opportunity Grants. 

OMB Control Number: 0570–0024. 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Business Opportunity Grant (RBOG) 

program was authorized by section 741 

of the Federal Agriculture Improvement 

and Reform Act of 1996, Public Law 

104–127. 7 CFR 4284–G provides the 

detailed program regulations, as well as 

including application procedures and 

reporting requirements for grant 

recipients. The objective of the RBOG 

program is to promote sustainable 

economic development in rural areas. 

This purpose is achieved through grants 

made by the Rural Business Cooperative 

Service (RBS) to public and private nonprofit organizations and cooperatives to 

pay costs of economic development 

planning and technical assistance for 

rural businesses. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information collected is from grant 

applicants and grant recipients. 

Grantees should keep complete and 

accurate accounting records as evidence 

that the grant funds were used properly. 

The information is necessary for RBS to 

process applications in a responsible 

manner, make prudent program 

decisions, and effectively monitor the 

grantees’ activities to ensure that funds 

obtained from the Government are used 

appropriately. 

Description of Respondents: Not forprofit institutions; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 248. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping: Reporting: On occasion; 

Quarterly; Monthly. 

Total Burden Hours: 17,704. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–28139 Filed 11–5–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Appointment of Members to 

the National Agricultural Research, 

Extension, Education, and Economics 

Advisory Board 

AGENCY: Research, Education, and 

Economics, USDA. 

ACTION: Appointment of members. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App 2, the United States 

Department of Agriculture announces 

the appointments made by the Secretary 

of Agriculture to 9 member positions of 

the National Agricultural Research, 

Extension, Education, and Economics 

Advisory Board. 

DATES: Appointments by the Secretary 

of Agriculture are for a 1, 2, or 3-year 

term, effective October 1, 2010 until 

September 30, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: National Agricultural 

Research, Extension, Education, and 

Economics Advisory Board; Research 

Extension, Education, and Economics 

Advisory Board Office, Room 3901, 

South Building, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture; STOP 3401; 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–2255. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. 

Robert Burk, Executive Director, 

Research, Education, and Economics 

Advisory Board Office, Room 3901, 

South Building, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, STOP: 0321, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0321. 

Telephone: 202–720–3684. Fax: 202– 

720–6199, or e-mail: 

Robert.burk@ars.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

802 of the Federal Agricultural 

Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 

authorized the creation of the National 


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