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Vol. 79, No. 40 

Friday, February 28, 2014 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

February 24, 2014. 

The Department of Agriculture will 

submit the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 on or after the date 

of publication of this notice. 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), New Executive Office Building, 

Washington, DC; New Executive Office 

Building, 725 17th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are 

encouraged to submit their comments to 

OMB via email to: 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 by 

March 31, 2014. 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: Vegetable and Specialty Crops. 

OMB Control Number: 0581–0178. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act 

of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601–674; Act) was 

designed to permit regulation of certain 

agricultural commodities for the 

purpose of providing orderly marketing 

conditions in interstate commerce and 

improving returns to growers. The 

Orders and Agreements become 

effective only after public hearings are 

held in accordance with formal 

rulemaking procedures specified by the 

Act. The vegetable, and specialty crops 

marketing order programs provide an 

opportunity for producers in specified 

production areas to work together to 

solve marketing problems that cannot be 

solved individually. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Various forms are used to collect 

information necessary to effectively 

carry out the requirements of the Act 

and the Order/Agreement. Orders and 

Agreements can authorize the issuance 

of grade, size, quality, maturity, 

inspection requirements, pack and 

container requirements, and pooling 

and volume regulations. Information 

collected is used to formulate market 

policy, track current inventory and 

statistical data for market development 

programs, ensure compliance, and 

verify eligibility, monitor and record 

grower’s information. If this information 

were not collected, it would eliminate 

data needed to keep the industry and 

the Secretary abreast of changes at the 

State and local level. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for profit; Farms; Individuals or 

households. 

Number of Respondents: 20,446. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion, Quarterly, Biennially, 

Weekly, Semi-annually, Monthly, 

Annually and Recordkeeping. 

Total Burden Hours: 24,279. 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

Title: Organic Handler Market 

Promotion Assessment Exemption. 

OMB Control Number: 0581–0216. 

Summary of Collection: Industries 

enter into a marketing order program 

under the Agricultural Marketing 

Agreement Act (AMAA) of 1937, as 

amended by U.S.C. 601–674. Marketing 

Order programs provide an opportunity 

for producers of fresh fruit, vegetables, 

and specialty crops, in specified 

production areas, to work together to 

solve marketing problems that cannot be 

solved individually. In 2002, section 

501 of the FAIR Act was amended (7 

U.S.C. 7401) to exempt any person that 

produces and markets solely 100 

percent organic products, and that does 

not produce any conventional or nonorganic products, from paying 

assessments under a commodity 

promotion law with respect to any 

agricultural commodity that is produced 

on a certified organic farm as defined in 

section 2103 of the Organic Foods 

Production Act of 1990. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information collected on form FV–649, 

is necessary to assist the applicants in 

making their certifications and the 

committees or boards to determine an 

applicant’s eligibility, to properly 

administer the assessment exemption 

and to verify compliance. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 55. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 28. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–04378 Filed 2–27–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–TM–14–0019] 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection for Data Collection for 

Container Availability 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 


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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 without change of a currently 

approved information collection titled 

Data Collection for Container 

Availability. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by April 29, 2014 to be assured 

of consideration. 

Additional Information Or Comments: 

Contact April Taylor, Transportation 

Services Division, Transportation and 

Marketing Program, Agricultural 

Marketing Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave. 

SW.—Room 4534 South, Stop 0266, 

Washington, DC 20250, telephone 202– 

295–7374, fax 202–690-2451. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Data Collection for Container 

Availability. 

OMB Number: 0581–0276. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

September 30, 2014. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing 

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

and authorizes the collection and 

dissemination of marketing information 

including adequate outlook information, 

on a market area basis, for the purpose 

of anticipating and meeting consumer 

requirements aiding in the maintenance 

of farm income and to bring about a 

balance between production and 

utilization. 

As part of the Agricultural Marketing 

Service, the Transportation Services 

Division (TSD) provides insightful 

agricultural transportation information 

and analysis to help move agricultural 

products to market. TSD informs, 

represents, and assists agricultural 

shippers and government policymakers 

through: Market reports, representation, 

analysis, assistance, and responses to 

inquiries. TSD collects data for its 

analysis from public resources as well 

as unique data sources to help the 

agricultural exporters make the most out 

of the transportation options available. 

The Data Collection for Container 

Availability provides U.S. agricultural 

exporters with weekly data detailing the 

availability of containers at 18 select 

locations around the country. AMS 

collects these data on a voluntary basis 

from ocean container carriers and then 

provides these up-to-date data in an 

aggregate report on its Web site. The 

goal of the report is to provide more 

transparency in the market for the 

location and availability of marine 

shipping containers for U.S. exporters. 

Exporters use this tool to make more 

knowledgeable decisions about which 

locations provide the best chance for 

finding available containers to move 

their products overseas. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 1.61 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Ocean Container/Liner 

Carriers and the Transpacific 

Stabilization Agreement. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

21. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

1,092. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 52. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1,759.26. 

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. 

Comments may be sent to April Taylor, 

Transportation Services Division, 

Transportation and Marketing Program, 

Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW.—Rm 4534 

South, Stop 0266, Washington, DC 

20250, telephone 202–295–7374, fax 

202–690–2451. All comments received 

will be available for public inspection 

during regular business hours at the 

same address. 

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. 2014–04169 Filed 2–27–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Ochoco National Forest, Lookout 

Mountain Ranger District; Oregon; 

Bear Creek Allotment Management 

Plans EIS 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The Ochoco National Forest is 

preparing an environmental impact 

statement (EIS) to analyze the effects of 

changing grazing management in four 

grazing allotments on the Ochoco 

National Forest. These four allotments 

are Bear Creek, Elkhorn, Snowshoe, and 

Trout Creek. The proposed action would 

reauthorize term grazing permits, make 

rangeland improvements, manage 

livestock use and distribution to 

facilitate the improvement of riparian 

conditions, including streambank 

stability, riparian vegetation, and water 

temperature, and would conduct 

riparian restoration activities on some 

streams in the project area. These 

actions are needed to achieve and 

maintain consistency with the Ochoco 

National Forest Land and Resource 

Management Plan, as amended. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be received by 

March 31, 2014. The draft 

environmental impact statement is 

expected to be completed and available 

for public comment in January, 2015. 

The final environmental impact 

statement is expected to be completed 

in May, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Slater Turner, District Ranger, Lookout 

Mountain District, Ochoco National 

Forest, 3160 NE Third Street, Prineville, 

Oregon 97754. Alternately, electronic 

comments may be sent to commentspacificnorthwest-ochoco@fs.fed.us. 

Electronic comments must be submitted 

as part of the actual email message, or 

as an attachment in plain text (.txt), 

Microsoft Word (.doc), rich text format 

(.rtf), or portable document format 

(.pdf). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tory 

Kurtz, Project Leader, at 3160 NE Third 

Street, Prineville, Oregon 97754, or at 

(541) 416–6407, or by email at tlkurtz@

fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The purpose of this proposal is to 

reauthorize livestock grazing consistent 

with Forest Plan standards and 

guidelines. Based on surveys, 

conditions on some streams in the 


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