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Vol. 78, No. 93 

Tuesday, May 14, 2013 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–FV–13–0012; FV 13–930–1] 

Tart Cherries Grown in Michigan, New 

York, Et al.; Notice of Request for 

Extension and Revision of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection 

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) intent to request an 

extension for and revision to a currently 

approved information collection for Tart 

Cherries Grown in Michigan, New York, 

Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, 

Washington, and Wisconsin, pursuant 

to Marketing Order No. 930 (7 CFR part 

930). 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

July 15, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments 

concerning this notice. Comments must 

be sent to the Docket Clerk, Marketing 

Order and Agreement Division, Fruit 

and Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 

0237, Washington, DC 20250–0237; Fax: 

(202) 720–8938; or Internet: 

www.regulations.gov. Comments should 

reference the docket number and the 

date and page number of this issue of 

the Federal Register and will be 

available for public inspection in the 

Office of the Docket Clerk during regular 

business hours, or can be viewed at: 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Weiya Zeng, Marketing Order and 

Agreement Division, Fruit and 

Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237, 

Room 1406–S, Washington, DC 20250– 

0237; Telephone: (202) 690–3870, Fax: 

(202) 720–8938, or Email: 

weiya.zeng@ams.usda.gov. 

Small businesses may request 

information on this notice by contacting 

Jeffrey Smutny, Assistant to the 

Director, Marketing Order and 

Agreement Division, Fruit and 

Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237, 

Room 1406–S, Washington, DC 20250– 

0237; Telephone: (202) 720–9922, Fax: 

(202) 720–8938; or Email: 

jeffrey.smutny@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Tart Cherries Grown in 

Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, 

Oregon, Utah, Washington, and 

Wisconsin. Marketing Order No. 930 (7 

CFR part 930). 

OMB Number: 0581–0177. 

Expiration Date of Approval: August 

31, 2013. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: Marketing order programs 

provide an opportunity for producers of 

fresh fruits, vegetables, and specialty 

crops, in a specified production area, to 

work together to solve marketing 

problems that cannot be solved 

individually. Under the authority of the 

Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act 

of 1937 (AMAA), as amended (7 U.S.C. 

601–674), industries may enter into 

marketing orders. The Secretary of 

Agriculture oversees these operations 

and issues regulations recommended by 

a committee of representatives from the 

respective commodity industry. 

The information collection 

requirements in this request are 

essential to carry out the intent of the 

AMAA and to administer the program, 

which has operated since 1996. 

The Federal marketing order for tart 

cherries (7 CFR part 930) regulates the 

handling of tart cherries grown in 

Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, 

Oregon, Utah, Washington, and 

Wisconsin, hereinafter referred to as the 

‘‘order.’’ The order authorizes volume 

regulations that provide for a reserve 

pool in times of heavy cherry supplies. 

The order also provides for minimum 

grade and size regulations, and market 

research and development projects, 

including paid advertising. These 

provisions are not currently in use. 

The order, and rules and regulations 

issued thereunder, authorizes the 

Cherry Industry Administrative Board 

(Board), the agency responsible for local 

administration of the order, to require 

handlers and growers to submit certain 

information. Much of this information is 

compiled in aggregate and provided to 

the Board to assist in carrying out 

marketing decisions. 

The Board has developed forms as a 

means for persons to file the required 

and minimum necessary reports with 

the Board, such as tart cherry 

inventories, shipments, diversions, and 

background data. All the information 

provided is needed to effectively carry 

out the requirements of the order and 

fulfill the intent of the AMAA as 

expressed in the order. Since this order 

regulates canned and frozen forms of 

tart cherries, reporting requirements 

will be in effect all year. 

Eight U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) forms are also included in this 

request. Tart cherry growers and 

handlers nominated by their peers to 

serve as representatives on the Board 

must submit nomination forms to the 

USDA. Formal rulemaking amendments 

to the order must be approved in grower 

referenda authorized and conducted by 

the USDA. In addition, USDA may 

conduct a referendum to determine 

industry support for continuation of the 

order. Finally, handlers are asked to 

sign an agreement to indicate their 

willingness to comply with the 

provisions of the order if the order is 

amended. 

The information collected is used 

only by authorized representatives of 

the USDA, including AMS, Fruit and 

Vegetable Programs’ regional and 

headquarters staff, and authorized Board 

employees. Authorized Board 

employees and the industry are the 

primary users of the information, and 

AMS is the secondary user. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average .225 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Tart cherry growers and 

for-profit businesses handling fresh and 

processed tart cherries produced in 

Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, 

Oregon, Utah, Washington, and 

Wisconsin. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

642. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 5.03. 

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Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 727 hours. 

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

(1) Whether this collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information has practical utility; (2) the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the collection of information 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information collected; and 

(4) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments should reference this 

docket number and the appropriate 

marketing order and be sent to the 

USDA in care of the Docket Clerk at the 

address above. All comments received 

within the provided comment period 

will be available for public inspection 

during regular business hours, and 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Dated: May 9, 2013. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–11395 Filed 5–13–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2013–0020] 

National Advisory Committee on 

Microbiological Criteria for Foods 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice is announcing 

that the National Advisory Committee 

on Microbiological Criteria for Foods 

(NACMCF) will hold public meetings of 

the full Committee and subcommittees 

on June 4–6, 2013. The Committee will 

discuss: (1) Control strategies for 

reducing foodborne Norovirus 

infections, (2) Study of microbiological 

criteria as indicators of process control 

or insanitary conditions, and (3) 

Application of NACMCF 

recommendations to the Agricultural 

Marketing Service, Federal Ground Beef 

Purchase Program. 

DATES: The full Committee will hold an 

open meeting on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 

from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The 

Subcommittee on Control Strategies for 

Reducing Foodborne Norovirus 

Infections and the Subcommittee on 

Study of Microbiological Criteria as 

Indicators of Process Control or 

Insanitary Conditions will hold 

concurrent open meetings on Tuesday, 

June 4, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, 

June 5, and Thursday, June 6, 2013 from 

8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The June 4–6, 2013, full 

Committee and subcommittee meetings 

will be held at the Patriots Plaza 3, 1st 

Floor Auditorium and Conference 

Rooms, respectively, 355 E. Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. All documents 

related to the full Committee meeting 

will be available for public inspection in 

the FSIS Docket Room, USDA, 355 E. 

Street SW., Patriots Plaza 3, Room 8– 

164, Washington, DC 20250–3700, 

between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, as soon as they 

become available. The NACMCF 

documents will also be available on the 

Internet at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/ 

Regulations_&_Policies/ 

Federal_Register_Notices/index.asp. 

FSIS will finalize an agenda on or 

before the meeting dates and post it on 

the FSIS Web page at http:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov/News/ 

Meetings_&_Events/. Please note that 

the meeting agenda is subject to change 

due to the time required for Committee 

discussions; thus, sessions could start or 

end earlier or later than anticipated. 

Please plan accordingly if you would 

like to attend a particular session or 

participate in a public comment period. 

Also, the official transcript of the June 

4, 2013, full Committee meeting, when 

it becomes available, will be kept in the 

FSIS Docket Room at the above address 

and will also be posted on http:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov/About/ 

NACMCF_Meetings/. 

The mailing address for the contact 

person is: Karen Thomas-Sharp, USDA, 

FSIS, Office of Public Health Science, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW., 

Patriots Plaza 3, Mailstop 3777, Room 

9–47, Washington, DC 20250. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Persons interested in making a 

presentation, submitting technical 

papers, or providing comments at the 

June 4, plenary session should contact 

Karen Thomas: Phone: (202) 690–6620; 

Fax (202) 690–6334; Email: 

Karen.thomas-sharp@fsis.usda.gov or at 

the mailing address above. Persons 

requiring a sign language interpreter or 

other special accommodations should 

notify Ms. Thomas by May 28, 2013. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The NACMCF was established in 

1988, in response to a recommendation 

of the National Academy of Sciences for 

an interagency approach to 

microbiological criteria for foods, and in 

response to a recommendation of the 

U.S. House of Representatives 

Committee on Appropriations, as 

expressed in the Rural Development, 

Agriculture, and Related Agencies 

Appropriation Bill for fiscal year 1988. 

The charter for the NACMCF is 

available for viewing on the FSIS 

Internet Web page at http:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov/About/ 

NACMCF_Charter/. 

The NACMCF provides scientific 

advice and recommendations to the 

Secretary of Agriculture and the 

Secretary of Health and Human Services 

on public health issues relative to the 

safety and wholesomeness of the U.S. 

food supply, including development of 

microbiological criteria and review and 

evaluation of epidemiological and risk 

assessment data and methodologies for 

assessing microbiological hazards in 

foods. The Committee also provides 

scientific advice and recommendations 

to the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention and the Departments of 

Commerce and Defense. 

Dr. Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under 

Secretary for Food Safety, USDA, is the 

Committee Chair; Mr. Michael Landa, 

Director of the Food and Drug 

Administration’s Center for Food Safety 

and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), is the 

Vice-Chair; and Ms. Gerri Ransom, FSIS, 

is the Executive Secretary. 

At the subcommittee meetings the 

week of June 4–6, 2013, the groups will 

discuss: 

• Control strategies for reducing 

foodborne Norovirus infections, and 

• Study of microbiological criteria as 

indicators of process control or 

insanitary conditions. 

Documents Reviewed by NACMCF 

FSIS intends to make available to the 

public all materials that are reviewed 

and considered by the full committee of 

NACMCF regarding its deliberations. 

Generally, these materials will be made 

available as soon as possible after the 

full Committee meeting. Further, FSIS 

intends to make these materials 

available in electronic format on the 

FSIS Web page (www.fsis.usda.gov), as 

well as in hard copy format in the FSIS 

Docket Room. Often, an attempt is made 

to make the materials available at the 

start of the full Committee meeting 

when sufficient time is allowed in 

advance to do so. 

Disclaimer: NACMCF documents and 

comments posted on the FSIS Web site 

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