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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 74, No. 148 

Tuesday, August 4, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

July 30, 2009. 

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. 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

Title: U.S. Standards for Livestock 

and Meat Marketing Claims, Naturally 

Raised Claim for Livestock and the Meat 

and Meat Products Derived from 

suchLivestock. 

OMB Control Number: 0581–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: Section 203(c) 

of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 

1946, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1622) 

directs and authorizes the Secretary of 

Agriculture ‘‘to develop and improve 

standards quality, condition, quantity, 

grade, packaging, and recommend and 

demonstrate such standards in order to 

encourage uniformity and consistency 

in commercial practices.’’ The 

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is 

establishing a voluntary standard for a 

naturally raised marketing claim that 

livestock producers may request to have 

verified by USDA. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

AMS will collect information from 

applicants requesting the services for 

the Quality Systems Verification 

Programs (QSVP) using Form LS–313, 

‘‘Application for Service.’’ The QSVP is 

a collection of voluntary, audit-based, 

user-fee funded programs. This will 

allow applicants to have program 

documentation and program processes 

assessed by AMS auditor(s) and other 

USDA officials to provide validity to 

such naturally raised livestock claims 

and, in certain cases, access to markets 

that require AMS verification. AMS 

verification of a claim would be 

accomplished through an audit of the 

production process in accordance with 

procedures that are contained in 7 CFR 

part 62. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

for profit. 

Number of Respondents: 20. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 483. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–18647 Filed 8–3–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

July 30, 2009. 

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. 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Implementation of the APHIS 

Ag Discovery Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: Ag-Discovery 

is an outreach program designed to give 

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students ages 12–17 an opportunity to 

learn about agriculture, the mission of 

the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) programs. The 

objective(s) of the Ag-Discovery Program 

is to: (1) Provide students an 

opportunity to live on a university 

campus while learning about APHIS 

programs; (2) identify and recruit 

students who are interested in 

agricultural science; (3) provide 

demonstrations in APHIS programs 

including veterinary medicine, animal 

science, plant pathology; and (4) 

increase awareness of career 

opportunities within APHIS. The 

Application and brochure is provided to 

the applicant via of the APHIS and 

University Web site. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

APHIS will collect information annually 

to be used to select the participants for 

the various Ag Discovery Programs. The 

application provides the information 

needed to assess the students true 

interest in agriculture; provide 

references from others who are familiar 

with the students interest and character; 

and provides verification of the students 

age and enrollment in school. The 

information collected from the 

applications will help APHIS to rate and 

rank the applicants. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households. 

Number of Respondents: 210. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 3,780. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–18586 Filed 8–3–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—Negative QC 

Review Schedule, Status of Sample 

Selection of Completion 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on the 

proposed information collections for the 

FNS–245, Negative Case Action Review 

Schedule and FNS–248, Status of 

Sample Selection and Completion. The 

forms are currently used in the Quality 

Control process for the Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program. The 

proposed collection is a revision of a 

collection currently approved under 

OMB No. 0584–0034. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before October 5, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information has practical utility; (b) 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; 

(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 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be sent to: Tiffany 

Susan Wilkinson, Program Analyst, 

Quality Control Branch, Program 

Accountability and Administration 

Division, Food and Nutrition Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 

Park Center Drive, Room 822, 

Alexandria, VA 22302. You may also 

download an electronic version of this 

notice at http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/ 

rules/regulations/default.htm and 

comment via e-mail at SNAPHQ– 

Web@fns.usda.gov or use the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov and follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments electronically. 

All written comments will be open for 

public inspection at the office of the 

Food and Nutrition Service during 

regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 

p.m. Monday through Friday) at 3101 

Park Center Drive, Room 822, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22302. 

All responses to this notice will be 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval. All 

comments will also become a matter of 

public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

form and instruction should be directed 

to Tiffany Susan Wilkinson, (703) 305– 

2410. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Negative Quality Control 

Review Schedule. 

OMB Number: 0584–0034. 

Form Number: FNS–245 and 248. 

Expiration Date: November 30, 2009. 

Type of Request: Revision of currently 

approved collections. 

The FNS–245, Negative Case Action 

Review Schedule: 

Abstract: The FNS–245, Negative Case 

Action Review Schedule, is designed to 

collect quality control (QC) data and 

serve as the data entry form for negative 

case action QC reviews in the 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP). State agencies 

complete the FNS–245 for each negative 

case in their QC sample. The reporting 

and recordkeeping burden associated 

with the completion of the FNS–245 has 

decreased from 123,374 hours to 

117,651 hours. The 5,723 hour decrease 

is a result of a reduction in the total case 

selection from 39,782 in FY 2004 to 

38,911 in FY2007. 

Affected Public: State or Local 

Governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 53 

State Agencies. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 734.17 Records. 

Estimated Total Annual Response: 

38,911. 

Estimated Time per Report: 3.0236 

Hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Reporting 

Burden: 117,651 Hours. 

The FNS–248, Status of Sample 

Selection and Completion: 

Abstract: The FNS–248, Status of 

Sample Selection and Completion, 

tracks a State’s progress in sample 

selection and case completion on a 

monthly basis. A proposed rule entitled 

‘‘Food Stamp Program: Discretionary 

Quality Control Provisions of Title IV of 

Public Law 107–171’’, was published in 

the Federal Register on September 23, 

2005 (70 FR 55776). The rulemaking 

proposed to eliminate this form as a 

means of collecting this information and 

would allow State agencies to report in 

a manner as directed by the regional 

offices. FNS expects to publish a final 

rule on this subject in 2010. Until then, 

the use of FNS–248 will be 

discontinued because the data collected 

has decreased to only four elements: 

Active and Negative Sampling Intervals 

and Active and Negative Number of 

Sample Cases Selected. These elements 

must be reported monthly by the States, 

but may be sent through various 

mediums to their regional offices. The 

annual reporting and recordkeeping 

burden associated with this new way of 

collecting the four elements 

significantly decreases the burden from 

348 hours to approximately 64 hours. 

Affected Public: State or local 

governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

53. 

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