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program license amounts and provide 

greater flexibility to offset exports and 

transfers with raw sugar imports. 

(1) USDA will temporarily permit 

licensed refiners to transfer program 

sugar from their license to another 

licensed refiner’s license. This waiver 

shall be effective on the date of 

publication of this notice, and expire on 

September 30, 2013. 

(2) USDA is temporarily increasing 

the license limit for raw cane sugar 

refiners from 50,000 metric tons raw 

value of credits to 100,000 metric tons 

raw value of credits. This waiver will 

expire on December 31, 2014. Beginning 

on January 1, 2015, the credit limit will 

again be 50,000 metric tons raw value. 

No change is being made to the 50,000 

metric ton raw value limit for debits. 

Dated: April 25, 2013. 

Michael T. Scuse, 

Under Secretary, Farm and Foreign 

Agricultural Services. 

[FR Doc. 2013–10246 Filed 4–30–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. Number AMS–FV–11–0054] 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Okra 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS), of the United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA), 

proposes to revise the voluntary United 

States Standards for Grades of Okra by 

removing the ‘‘Unclassified’’ section 

from the standards. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

May 31, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

the Standardization Branch, Specialty 

Crops Inspection Division, Fruit and 

Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA, 

National Training and Development 

Center, Riverside Business Park, 100 

Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, 

Fredericksburg, VA 22406; Fax (540) 

361–1199, or on the Web at: 

www.regulations.gov. Comments should 

make reference to the dates and page 

number of this issue of the Federal 

Register and will be made available for 

public inspection in the above office 

during regular business hours. 

Comments can also be viewed as 

submitted, including any personal 

information you provide, on the 

www.regulations.gov Web site. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dave Horner, Standardization Branch, 

Specialty Crops Inspection Division, 

(540) 361–1128 or 1150. The United 

States Standards for Grades of Okra are 

available through the Specialty Crops 

Inspection Division Web site at http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/freshinspection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

203(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act 

of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627), as 

amended, directs and authorizes the 

Secretary of Agriculture ‘‘to develop and 

improve standards of quality, condition, 

quantity, grade and packaging and 

recommend and demonstrate such 

standards in order to encourage 

uniformity and consistency in 

commercial practices.’’ AMS is 

committed to carrying out this authority 

in a manner that facilitates the 

marketing of agricultural commodities, 

and makes copies of official standards 

available upon request. The United 

States Standards for Grades of Fruits 

and Vegetables not connected with 

Federal Marketing Orders or U.S. Import 

Requirements, no longer appear in the 

Code of Federal Regulations, but are 

maintained by USDA, AMS, Fruit and 

Vegetable Program, and are available on 

the internet at www.ams.usda.gov/ 

freshinspection. 

AMS proposes to revise the voluntary 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Okra using the procedures that appear 

in Part 36, Title 7 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (7 CFR part 36). These 

standards were last revised December 

18, 1928. 

Background and Response to 

Comments 

On February 9, 2012, AMS published 

a notice in the Federal Register (77 FR 

6772), soliciting comments regarding 

removing the unclassified section and 

any other possible revision to the 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Okra. The public comment period 

closed on April 9, 2012, with no 

responses. 

Based on the information gathered, 

AMS proposes to remove and reserve 

Section ‘‘51.3946 Unclassified.’’ AMS 

believes the revision will bring the okra 

standards in line with current marketing 

practices and other commodity 

standards. This section is being 

removed in standards for all 

commodities as they are revised. It is no 

longer considered necessary, since it is 

not a grade and only serves to show that 

no grade has been applied to the lot. 

This notice provides for a 30 day 

comment period for interested parties to 

comment on the proposed revision in 

the standards. This period is deemed 

appropriate in order to implement this 

change, if it is adopted, as soon as 

possible to reflect current marketing 

practices. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627. 

Dated: April 25, 2013. 

David R. Shipman, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–10330 Filed 4–30–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Farm Service Agency 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Information Collection Request: WebBased Supply Chain Management 

Commodity Offer Forms 

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency and 

Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Farm Service Agency (FSA) and 

Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) 

are seeking comments from all 

interested individuals and organizations 

on an extension, with a revision, of a 

currently approved information 

collection request. This information 

collection is necessary to support the 

procurement of agricultural 

commodities for domestic and export 

food donation programs. FSA and CCC 

issue invitations to purchase or sell 

commodities for food donation 

programs on monthly, multiple 

monthly, quarterly, and yearly bases. 

Special invitations, however, are issued 

throughout the month. Web-Based 

Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) 

allows respondents to submit 

information electronically. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before July 1, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

comments on this notice. In your 

comment, include the date and page 

number of this issue of the Federal 

Register. You may submit comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Penny Carlson, Chief, 

Business Operations Support Division, 

Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO), 

P.O. Box 419205, Kansas City, Missouri 

64141–6205. 

Comments also should be sent to the 

Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of 


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Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the 

information collection may be obtained 

from Penny Carlson at the above 

address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Penny Carlson, Business Operations 

Support Division, phone (816) 926– 

2597. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: WBSCM—Offer Forms. 

OMB Number: 0560–0177. 

Expiration Date: November 30, 2013. 

Type of Request: Extension with a 

revision. 

Abstract: The United States donates 

agricultural commodities domestically 

and overseas for famine or other relief 

requirements, to combat malnutrition, 

and sells or donates commodities to 

promote economic development. FSA 

and CCC issue invitations to purchase or 

sell agricultural commodities and 

services for use in domestic and export 

programs. Vendors respond by making 

offers using various FSA and CCC 

commodity offer forms. 

This extension and revision of the 

information collection request is to 

allow for respondents to submit 

information electronically in WBSCM. 

The export offer information and the 

annual certification information will be 

entered and received electronically in 

WBSCM. Most of the domestic offer 

information will be entered and 

received electronically in WBSCM. 

Vendors will be able to access WBSCM 

to see the date and time the system 

shows for receipt of bid, bid 

modification, or bid cancellation 

information. At bid opening date and 

time, the bid information is evaluated 

through the system. Acceptances will be 

sent to the successful offerors 

electronically. Awarded contracts will 

be posted to the FSA Web site and also 

to the WBSCM portal and FedBizOpps 

(https://www.fbo.gov/). The reason for 

the change in burden hours is due to 

online system-WBSCM reducing data 

collection time; paper vs. WBSCM 

system. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for collecting information under 

this notice is estimated to average 15 to 

30 minutes per response, including the 

time for reviewing instructions, 

searching existing data sources, 

gathering and maintaining the data 

needed, and completing and reviewing 

the collection of information. 

Respondents: Business and other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

76. 

Estimated Average Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 23. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

858. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 237 hours. 

We are requesting comments on all 

aspects of this information collection to 

help us to: 

(1) Evaluate whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of FSA, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of FSA’s 

estimate of burden including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; 

(4) 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. 

All responses to this notice, including 

name and addresses when provided, 

will be summarized and included in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will also become a matter of 

public record. 

Signed on April 19, 2013. 

Juan M. Garcia, 

Administrator, Farm Service Agency, and 

Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2013–10215 Filed 4–30–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture 

Notice of Request for Applications for 

the Veterinary Medicine Loan 

Repayment Program 

AGENCY: National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute of Food 

and Agriculture (NIFA) is announcing 

the release of the Veterinary Medicine 

Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) 

Request for Applications (RFA) at 

www.nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp. 

DATES: The fiscal year (FY) 2013 

Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment 

Program (VMLRP) application package 

is available at www.nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp 

and applications are due by Friday, May 

31, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Sherman; National Program Leader, 

Veterinary Science; National Institute of 

Food and Agriculture; U.S. Department 

of Agriculture; STOP 2240; 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–2240; Voice: 

202–401–4952; Fax: 202–401–6156; 

Email: gsherman@nifa.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 1, 2009, the Cooperative State 

Research, Education, and Extension 

Service (CSREES) became the National 

Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) 

as mandated by section 7511(f) of the 

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 

2008 (FCEA), Public Law 110–246. 

Accordingly, the authority to administer 

the VMLRP transferred from CSREES to 

NIFA. 

Background and Purpose 

In January 2003, the National 

Veterinary Medical Service Act 

(NVMSA) was passed into law adding 

section 1415A to the National 

Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

Teaching Policy Act of 1997 

(NARETPA). This law established a new 

Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment 

Program (7 U.S.C. 3151a) authorizing 

the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out 

a program of entering into agreements 

with veterinarians under which they 

agree to provide veterinary services in 

veterinarian shortage situations. In 

November 2005, the Agriculture, Rural 

Development, Food and Drug 

Administration, and Related Agencies 

Appropriations Act, 2006 (Pub. L. 109– 

97) appropriated $495,000 for CSREES 

to implement the VMLRP and 

represented the first time funds had 

been appropriated for this program. 

On March 26, 2013, the President 

signed into law the Consolidated and 

Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 

2013 (Pub. L. 113–6), which 

appropriated $4,430,000 for the VMLRP. 

Section 7105 of FCEA amended 

section 1415A to revise the 

determination of veterinarian shortage 

situations to consider (1) geographical 

areas that the Secretary determines have 

a shortage of veterinarians; and (2) areas 

of veterinary practice that the Secretary 

determines have a shortage of 

veterinarians, such as food animal 

medicine, public health, epidemiology, 

and food safety. This section also added 

that priority should be given to 

agreements with veterinarians for the 

practice of food animal medicine in 

veterinarian shortage situations. 

NARETPA section 1415A requires the 

Secretary, when determining the 

amount of repayment for a year of 

service by a veterinarian to consider the 

ability of USDA to maximize the 


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