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OMB Control Number: 0583–0127. 

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.), 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 a pre-use review is needed, 

FSIS will request that the firm submit a 

protocol for an in-plant trial of the new 

technology. The firm then must 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: 65. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: on occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 3,616. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03944 Filed 2–24–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–LPS–14–0001] 

Notice of Request for Extension and 

Revision of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection for Voluntary 

Grading. 

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 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 in support of the Regulations 

for Voluntary Grading of Shell Eggs—7 

CFR Part 56. With this submission we 

will merge the burden and forms of the 

0581–0127 Regulations for Voluntary 

Grading of Poultry Products and Rabbit 

Products; 7 CFR Part 70, approved on 

December 26, 2013; and 0581–0128 

Regulations Governing the Voluntary 

Grading of Shell Eggs, 7 CFR Part 56, 

approved on June 4, 2011. With this 

merge we will change the title to 

Regulations for Voluntary Grading of 

Shell Eggs, Poultry Products, and Rabbit 

Products—7 CFR Part 56 and 70. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by April 28, 2014 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments concerning 

this information collection notice. 

Comments should be submitted online 

at www.regulations.gov or sent to 

Michelle Degenhart, Assistant to the 

Director, Quality Assessment Division, 

Livestock, Poultry and Seed Program, 

Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Room 3842–S, 

Washington, DC 20250–0256, or by 

facsimile to (202) 690–2746. All 

comments should reference the docket 

number (AMS–LPS–14–0001), 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michelle Degenhart at the above 

physical address, or by email at 

Michelle.Degenhart@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Regulations for Voluntary 

Grading of Shell Eggs, Poultry Products, 

and Rabbit Products—7 CFR Part 56 and 

70. 

OMB Number: 0581–0128. 

Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 

2014. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.1538 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: State or local 

governments, businesses or other for 

profits, and small businesses or 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,348. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

47,198.50. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 35.01. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 7,259.29 hours. 

Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing 

Act of 1946 (AMA) (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627) 

directs and authorizes the United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) to 

develop standards of quality, grades, 

grading programs, and services which 

facilitate trading of agricultural 

products, assure consumers of quality 

products that are graded and identified 

under USDA programs. To provide 

programs and services, section 203(h) of 

the AMA (7 U.S.C.1622(h)) 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 service. The regulations in 7 CFR 

Part 56 and 70 provides a voluntary 

program for grading shell eggs, poultry 

products, and rabbit products on the 

basis of U.S. standards and grades. AMS 

also provides other types of voluntary 

services under the regulations, e.g., 

contract and specification acceptance 

services and certification of quantity. 

All of the voluntary grading services are 

available on a resident basis or lot-fee 

basis. Respondents may request resident 

service on a continuous or temporary 

basis. The service is paid for by the user 

(user-fee). Because this is a voluntary 

program, respondents need to request or 

apply for the specific service they wish, 

and in doing so, they provide 

information. Since the AMA requires 

that the cost of service be assessed and 

collected, information is collected to 

establish the Agency’s cost. The 

information collection requirements in 

this request are essential to carry out the 

intent of the AMA, to provide the 

respondents the type of service they 

request, and to administer the program. 

Examples of information collected 

includes, but not limited to: total 

received volume in pounds or cases, 

volume in pounds of graded and 

processed poultry, case volume of 

graded and sized shell eggs, applicant’s 

name, billing and facility address, and 

requests for approval of commodity 

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The information collected is used only 

by authorized representatives of the 

USDA (AIMS, Livestock, Poultry and 

Seed Program’s national staff; regional 

directors and their staffs; Federal-State 

supervisors and their staffs; and resident 

Federal-State graders, which includes 

State agencies). The information is used 

to administer and conduct grading 

services requested by respondents. The 

Agency is the primary user of the 

information. Information is also used by 

each authorized State agency that has a 

cooperative agreement with AMS. 

Regulations Governing the Voluntary 

Grading of Poultry Products and Rabbit 

Products—7 CFR Part 70. 

This collection was approved by OMB 

on December 26, 2013 and all forms, 

responses and burden will be included 

with this submission. Total burden to be 

merged is 2,005 burden hours and 

24,053 responses. 

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: February 18, 2014. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03856 Filed 2–24–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–FV–14–0003; FV14–900–1] 

Notice of Request for a Revision to and 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection: Qualitative 

Feedback on Agency Service Delivery 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Revision to and extension of 

approval of an information collection; 

comment request. 

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 (OMB), for a revision to and 

an extension of approval of an 

information collection associated with 

qualitative customer and stakeholder 

feedback on service delivery by ANS. 

DATES: All comments received by April 

28, 2014 will be considered. 

Additional Information: Contact 

Andrew Hatch, Supervisory Marketing 

Specialist, Marketing Order and 

Agreement Division, Fruit and 

Vegetable Program, Agricultural 

Marketing Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Stop 0237, Room 1406–S, 

Washington, DC 20250–0237. Phone: 

(202) 720–2491. Fax: (202) 720–8938. 

Email: andrew.hatch@ams.usda.gov. 

Comments: Comments are welcome 

and should reference OMB N 0581–0269 

and AMS’ Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery, and the date 

and page number of this issue of the 

Federal Register. Comments may be 

submitted by mail to the Docket Clerk, 

Fruit and Vegetable Program, AMS, 

USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Stop 0237, Room 1406–S, 

Washington, DC 20250–0237; Fax: (202) 

720–8938; or submitted online at 

www.regulations.gov. All comments 

received will be available for public 

inspection in the Office of the Docket 

Clerk during regular USDA business 

hours or they can be viewed at 

www.regulations.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery-AMS. 

OMB Number: 0581–0269. 

Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 

2014. 

Type of Request: Revision to and 

extension of approval of an information 

collection. 

Abstract: The proposed information 

collection activity provides a means for 

AMS to garner qualitative customer and 

stakeholder feedback in an efficient, 

timely manner, in accordance with 

AMS’ commitment to improving service 

delivery. 

By qualitative feedback we mean 

information that provides useful 

insights on perceptions and opinions, 

but not statistical surveys that yield 

quantitative results that can be 

generalized to the population of study. 

This feedback will provide insights into 

customer or stakeholder perceptions, 

experiences, and expectations; provide 

an early warning of issues with service; 

or focus attention on areas where 

communication, training, or changes in 

operations might improve delivery of 

products or services. This collection 

will allow for ongoing, collaborative and 

actionable communications between 

AMS and its customers and 

stakeholders. It will also allow feedback 

to contribute directly to the 

improvement of program management. 

The solicitation of feedback will target 

areas such as: Timeliness, 

appropriateness, accuracy of 

information, courtesy, efficiency of 

service delivery, and resolution of 

issues with service delivery. Responses 

will be assessed to plan and inform 

efforts to improve or maintain the 

quality of service offered to the public. 

If this information is not collected, vital 

feedback from customers and 

stakeholders on AMS services will be 

unavailable. AMS will only submit a 

collection for approval under this 

generic clearance if it meets the 

following conditions: 

• The collection is voluntary; 

• The collection is low-burden for 

respondents (based on considerations of 

total burden hours, total number of 

respondents, or burden-hours per 

respondent) and is low-cost for 

respondents and the Federal 

Government; 

• The collection is non-controversial 

and does not raise issues of concern to 

other Federal agencies; 

• The collection is targeted to the 

solicitation of opinions from 

respondents who have experience with 

the program or may have experience 

with the program in the near future; 

• Personally identifiable information 

(PII) is collected only to the extent 

necessary and is not retained; 

• Information gathered is intended to 

be used only internally for general 

service improvement and program 

management purposes and is not 

intended for release outside of AMS (if 

released, AMS must indicate the 

qualitative nature of the information); 

• Information gathered will not be 

used for the purpose of substantially 

informing influential policy decisions; 

and 

• Information gathered will yield 

qualitative information; the collection 

will not be designed or expected to 

yield statistically reliable results or used 

as though the results are generalizable to 

the population of study. 

Feedback collected under this generic 

clearance provides useful information, 


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