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of stocks of cotton. In addition, 

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) 

collects, authenticates, publishes, and 

distributes timely information of the 

market supply, demand, location, and 

market prices for cotton (7 U.S.C. 473B). 

This information is needed and used by 

all segments of the cotton industry. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

AMS will collect information on the 

quality of cotton in the carryover stocks 

along with the size or volume of the 

carryover. Growers use this information 

in making decisions relative to 

marketing their present crop and 

planning for the next one; cotton 

merchants use the information in 

marketing decisions; and the mills that 

provide the data also use the combined 

data in planning their future purchase to 

cover their needs. Importers of U.S. 

cotton use the data in making their 

plans for purchases of U.S. cotton. AMS 

and other government agencies are users 

of the compiled information. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 725. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion; Weekly; Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 770. 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Requirements Under Regulations (Other 

than Rules of Practice) Under the 

Perishable Agricultural Commodities 

Act, 1930. 

OMB Control Number: 0581–0031. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Perishable Agricultural Commodities 

Act (PACA) establishes a code of fair 

trading practices covering the marketing 

of fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables 

in interstate or foreign commerce. It 

protects growers, shippers and 

distributors by prohibiting unfair 

practices. PACA requires nearly all 

persons who operate as commission 

merchants, dealers and brokers buying 

or selling fruit and or vegetables in 

interstate or foreign commerce to be 

licensed. The license for retailers and 

grocery wholesalers is effective for three 

years and for all other licensees up to 

three years, unless withdrawn. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Using various forms, AMS will collect 

information from the applicant to 

administer licensing provisions under 

the Act, to adjudicate contract disputes, 

and for the purpose of enforcing the 

PACA and its regulations. If this 

information were unavailable, it would 

be impossible to identify and regulate 

those individuals or firms that are 

restricted due to sanctions imposed 

because of the reparation or 

administrative actions. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 14,492. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 87,328. 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

Title: Reporting Forms under Milk 

Marketing Order Programs. 

OMB Control Number: 0581–0032. 

Summary Of Collection: Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS) oversees the 

administration of the Federal Milk 

Marketing Orders authorized by the 

Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act 

of 1937, as amended. The Act is 

designed to improve returns to 

producers while protecting the interests 

of consumers. The Federal Milk 

Marketing Order regulations require 

places certain requirements on the 

handling of milk in the area it covers. 

Currently, there are 10 milk marketing 

orders regulating the handling of milk in 

the respective marketing areas. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information collected is needed to 

administer the classified pricing system 

and related requirements of each 

Federal Order. Forms are used for 

reporting purposes and to establish the 

quantity of milk received by handlers, 

the pooling status of the handler, and 

the class-use of the milk used by the 

handler and the butterfat content and 

amounts of other components of the 

milk. Without the monthly information, 

the market administrator would not 

have the information to compute each 

monthly price nor know if handlers 

were paying producers on dates 

prescribed in the order. Penalties are 

imposed for violation of the order, such 

as the failure to pay producers by the 

prescribed dates. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 

institutions; Individuals or households; 

Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 740. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 

Quarterly; Monthly; Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 22,315. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30531 Filed 12–6–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–FV–10–0108] 

Notice of Request for Extension and 

Revision of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection for Regulations 

Governing Inspection and Certification 

of Processed Fruits and Vegetables 

and Related Products 

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 and revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection that will combine a number 

of forms issued under inspection and 

grading services under the Agricultural 

Marketing Act of 1946 and section 8e of 

the Agricultural Marketing Agreement 

Act of 1937. AMS is combining all 

burden hours with submission. 

DATES: Comments may be submitted on 

or before February 7, 2011. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: 

Interested persons are invited to submit 

comments. Comments must be sent to 

Myron Betts, 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; Phone 

(202) 720–9906; fax (202) 690–1527; or 

can be submitted to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Comments should 

make reference to the date and page 

number of this issue of the Federal 

Register and will be made available for 

public inspection at the above office 

during regular business hours. Please be 

advised that all comments submitted in 

response to this notice will be included 

in the record and will be made available 

to the public on the Internet via http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Also, the identity 

of the individuals or entities submitting 

the comments will be made public. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: ‘‘Regulations Governing 

Inspection and Certification of 

Processed Fruits and Vegetables and 

Related Products—7 CFR Part 52’’. 

OMB Number: 0581–0123. 

Expiration Date of Approval: Three 

years from date of approval. 

Type of Request: Request for 

extension and revision of currently 

approved information collection, the 


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addition of two new forms, and revision 

of one form. 

Abstract: Currently approved 

information collection. 

The Agricultural Marketing Act of 

1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627) directs and 

authorizes the Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) 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 

Act 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 grading and certification of 

processed fruit and vegetable services 

under 7 CFR Part 52 contains provisions 

for the collection of fees from users of 

the Processed Product Branch services 

that equal the cost of providing the 

requested services to the closest extent 

possible. In order for the Agency to 

satisfy those requests for service, the 

Agency must request certain 

information from those who apply for 

service. An application for service is a 

request for AMS to perform such 

services and requests such information 

as the applicant’s name, address, and 

product to be inspected. AMS also 

provides other types of voluntary 

services under the same regulations, 

e.g., contract and specification 

acceptance services, facility assessment 

services, certifications of quantity and 

quality, import product inspections, and 

export certification. 

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 including the 

additional two new forms, and the 

revised form is estimated to average 0.33 

hours per response. (6,161 total hours 

divided by 18,812 total annual 

responses). 

Respondents: Applicants who are 

applying for grading and inspection 

services. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,142. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

18,812. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 20. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 6,167. 

The following are two new forms to 

be added to this information collection: 

Form FV–16, Notice for Hold for ReExamination and FV–358, Request for 

Surety Bond. 

Notice for Hold for Re-Examination 

(FV–16) 

When foreign material or Grade Not 

Certified (GNC) product is found in an 

original sample submitted for inspection 

in excess of AMS requirements or the 

Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) 

defect action levels, an inspector will 

notify an applicant and make 

arrangements with the applicant for reexamination, if desired. The top part of 

Form FV–16 is completed by the 

inspector. 

Each ‘‘hold’’ lot must be 

conspicuously marked and 

distinguished from other lots as to code 

mark(s) and location when recording 

information on inspection documents, 

so that the lot may be easily found and 

identified. If the applicant disposes of 

GNC product immediately, Form FV–16 

is not issued, and inspection records are 

marked accordingly. 

Applicants have a number of options 

available, such as, segregation, 

reworking, destruction, or disposal for 

non-food use under AMS supervision. 

The option taken is reported to the 

inspector within two weeks from the 

date shown on the FV–16. The applicant 

indicates their desired option on the 

FV–16 form, and dates and signs the 

form. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.083 hours per 

response (1 total hour divided by 12 

total annual responses). 

Respondents: Applicants who use 

grading and inspection services. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

12. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 12. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1. 

Request for Surety Bond (FV–358) 

The information collected on the 

‘‘Request for Surety Bond’’ form assures 

the inspection service that fees and 

charges for any inspection service are 

paid by the interested party making the 

application for such service in 

accordance with the applicable 

provisions of the regulation. The 

inspection service payments are 

guaranteed by either an advance of 

funds prior to rendering inspection 

service or a suitable surety bond. 

Applicants that enter into a contract or 

an agreement for inspection service 

must provide acceptable surety. Form 

FV–358 sets forth the agreement for 

surety and provides for the amount to be 

paid. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.20 hours per 

response (5.0 total hours divided by 25 

total annual responses). 

Respondents: Applicants who request 

grading and inspection services. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

25. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 1. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 5. 

Application for Inspection and 

Certification of Sampling (FV–356) 

Form FV–356 is revised to include 

additional data required for inspection 

of products and services and combined 

under the same OMB control number. 

These include export certification, 

inspection of section 8e import 

products, and applicant submittal of 

unofficial samples. 

The revised form includes additional 

data elements for section 8e import 

product inspection. The information 

required for this type of inspection 

pertains to imported canned ripe olives, 

raisins, and dates which are required to 

be inspected by AMS, subject to 

exemptions listed in the applicable 

Marketing Orders, Import Regulations (7 

CFR parts 944.401, 999.300, and 999.1). 

Section 8e regulations are issued under 

section 608e–1 of the Agricultural 

Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as 

amended (7 U.S.C. 608e–1). The revised 

request includes such information as: 

Importer of record; port of entry; name 

of vessel, container number, country of 

origin, customs entry number, bill of 

lading number, broker reference 

number, date of entry, harmonized tariff 

code, consignee number, and Food 

Canning Establishment (FCE) Number 

obtained from the FDA. 

The revised application also includes 

information collected for the inspection 

of unofficially submitted samples of 

food products. This was previously 

Form FV–159 on the previous collection 

of OMB 581–0123. Form FV–159 will 

become obsolete as a result of the 

revision of this form. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.33 hours per 

response (6,124 total hours divided by 

18,560 total annual responses). 

Respondents: Applicants requesting 

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Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,160. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

18,560. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 6,124. 

Application for License to Sample 

Processed Foods (FV–468) 

The information collected is used to 

subcontract applicants desiring to 

sample processed foods and certify as to 

the identification, location, and 

condition of containers of the processed 

products that are sampled. The 

information at the top of the form 

(application) is intended as a general 

guide that indicates what is to be 

expected of the applicant, if the 

applicant is hired. 

FV–468 provides for a listing of 

previous employers who may be 

contacted for references and for 

determining length of service benefits 

when the employer is either a Federal 

or State agency. A review of the 

applicant’s previous duties provides 

USDA with an indication of his or her 

ability to perform the job functions. The 

applicant’s signature on the bottom of 

the FV–468 certifies that the statements 

made thereon are correct. It also certifies 

that he or she is both aware of and 

willing to comply with the conditions 

outlined in the regulations regarding all 

licensed samplers upon approval of the 

application. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.17 hours per 

response (36.55 total hours divided by 

215 total annual responses). 

Respondents: Applicants requesting 

grading and inspection services. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

215. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 215. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 36.55. 

Forms FV–16, FV–356, FV–358, and 

FV–468 will be made available in hard 

copy form. Applicants also may submit 

information by telephone, facsimile, or 

by e-mail. Forms FV–16, FV–356, FV– 

358, and FV–468 are accessible at http:// 

eforms.ams.usda.gov/#CustomersFV. 

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 Office of Management and Budget 

approval. All comments will become a 

matter of public record. 

Dated: December 1, 2010. 

David R. Shipman, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30535 Filed 12–6–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2010–0109] 

Notice of Revision and Request for 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; Importation of 

Equines Into the United States 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Revision and extension of 

approval of an information collection; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service’s intention to 

revise an information collection 

associated with regulations for the 

importation of equines and to request 

extension of approval of the information 

collection to safeguard the health of the 

U.S. equine population. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before February 7, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ 

component/ 

main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS– 

2010–0109 to submit or view comments 

and to view supporting and related 

materials available electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send one copy of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS–2010–0109, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 

River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS– 

2010–0109. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on this 

docket in our reading room. The reading 

room is located in room 1141 of the 

USDA South Building, 14th Street and 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC. Normal reading room 

hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except holidays. To be 

sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 690–2817 before 

coming. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on regulations for the 

importation of equines into the United 

States, contact Dr. Barry Meade, Staff 

Veterinarian, Technical Trade Services 

Team—Animals, NCIE, VS, APHIS, 

4700 River Road Unit 39, Riverdale MD 

20737; (301) 734–0819. For copies of 

more detailed information on the 

information collection, contact Mrs. 

Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information 

Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– 

2908. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Importation of Equines into the 

United States. 

OMB Number: 0579–0324. 

Type of Request: Revision and 

extension of approval of an information 

collection. 

Abstract: Under the Animal Health 

Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), 

the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) regulates the 

importation and interstate movement of 

certain animals and animal products to 

prevent the introduction into or 

dissemination within the United States 

of pests and diseases of livestock. 

The regulations in 9 CFR part 93 

prohibit or restrict the importation of 

certain animals into the United States to 

prevent the introduction of 

communicable diseases of livestock and 

poultry. In accordance with Subpart C 

of the regulations, the importation of 

equines into the United States involves 

a variety of information collection 

activities, including import permit 

application; foreign health certificates; 

submission of requests for space at 

USDA quarantine facilities with 

declaration of importation and payment 

terms; specimen submission forms; 

requests for inspection, other services, 

dipping treatments; cooperative, trust 

fund, and written agreements; 

certification statements; daily records 

and logs; photographs for identification; 


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