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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 76, No. 22 

Wednesday, February 2, 2011 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

January 28, 2011. 

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: 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: 65. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 33. 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

Title: Farmers Market Promotion 

Program (FMPP). 

OMB Control Number: 0581–0235. 

Summary of Collection: The purposes 

of the Farmers Market Promotion 

Program (FMPP) are to increase 

domestic consumption of agricultural 

commodities by improving and 

expanding, assisting in the 

improvement and expansion, and to 

develop or aid in the development of 

new domestic farmers’ markets, 

roadside stands, community-supported 

agriculture programs, and other direct 

producer-to-consumer infrastructure. 

The Farmer-to-Consumer Marketing Act 

of 1976 (Act) directs USDA to encourage 

the direct marketing of agricultural 

commodities from farmers to 

consumers, and to promote the 

development and expansion of direct 

marketing of agricultural commodities 

from farmers to consumers. The recently 

authorized Farmer’s Market Promotion 

Program (FMPP) (7 U.S.C. 3005), 

Section 6 of 7 U.S.C. 3004 directs the 

Secretary of Agriculture to ‘‘carry out a 

program to make grants to eligible 

entities for projects to establish, expand, 

and promote farmers’ markets.’’ 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

Agricultural Marketing Service will 

review grant application information to 

determine eligibility of applicants for 

participation in FMPP, evaluate goals, 

objectives, work-plans, expected results 

and budget for the project. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 

institutions; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 1,500. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: One time. 

Total Burden Hours: 20,988. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–2272 Filed 2–1–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Public Availability of the Department of 

Agriculture FY 2010 Service Contract 

Inventory 

AGENCY: Office of Procurement and 

Property Management, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public availability of 

FY 2010 Service Contract inventories. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

743 of Division C of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 

111–117), Department of Agriculture is 

publishing this notice to advise the 

public of the availability of the FY 2010 

Service Contract inventory. This 

inventory provides information on 

service contract actions over $25,000 

that were made in FY 2010. The 

information is organized by function to 

show how contracted resources are 

distributed throughout the agency. The 

inventory has been developed in 

accordance with guidance issued on 


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November 5, 2010 by the Office of 

Management and Budget’s Office of 

Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). 

OFPP’s guidance is available at http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/ 

omb/procurement/memo/servicecontract-inventories-guidance11052010.pdf. Department of 

Agriculture has posted its inventory and 

a summary of the inventory on the 

Office of Procurement and Property 

Management homepage at the following 

link: http://www.dm.usda.gov/ 

procurement/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions regarding the service contract 

inventory should be directed to Mrs. 

Dorothy Lilly in the Procurement Policy 

Division, of OPPM at 202–690–2064 or 

Dorothy.Lay@dm.usda.gov. 

Dated: January 25, 2011. 

Dorothy Lilly, 

Division Chief for Procurement Policy, 

Departmental, Office of Procurement and 

Property Management. 

[FR Doc. 2011–2137 Filed 2–1–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–96–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–FV–10–0096] 

Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to notify all interested parties that the 

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) 

will hold a Fruit and Vegetable Industry 

Advisory Committee (Committee) 

meeting that is open to the public. The 

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

established the Committee to examine 

the full spectrum of issues faced by the 

fruit and vegetable industry and to 

provide suggestions and ideas to the 

Secretary of Agriculture on how USDA 

can tailor its programs to meet the fruit 

and vegetable industry’s needs. This 

notice sets forth the schedule and 

location for the meeting. 

DATES: Monday, February 28, 2011, from 

8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Tuesday, March 1, 

2011, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The Committee meeting 

will be held at the Hyatt Hotel Crystal 

City, 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, 

Arlington, Virginia 22202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pamela Stanziani, Designated Federal 

Official, USDA, AMS, Fruit and 

Vegetable Programs. Telephone: (202) 

690–0182. Facsimile: (202) 720–0016. Email: Pamela.stanziani@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. II), the Secretary 

of Agriculture established the 

Committee in August 2001 to examine 

the full spectrum of issues faced by the 

fruit and vegetable industry and to 

provide suggestions and ideas to the 

Secretary on how USDA can tailor its 

programs to meet the fruit and vegetable 

industry’s needs. The Committee was 

re-chartered March 31, 2009 with new 

members appointed December 2009 by 

USDA from industry nominations. 

AMS Deputy Administrator for Fruit 

and Vegetable Programs, Robert C. 

Keeney, serves as the Committee’s 

Executive Secretary. Representatives 

from USDA mission areas and other 

government agencies affecting the fruit 

and vegetable industry are called upon 

to participate in the Committee’s 

meetings as determined by the 

Committee Chairperson. AMS is giving 

notice of the Committee meeting to the 

public so that they may attend and 

present their recommendations. The 

meeting is open to the public. Reference 

the date and address section of this 

announcement for the time and place of 

the meeting. 

Topics of discussion at the advisory 

committee meeting will include the 

following: GAP harmonization, 

traceability and audit requirements, 

food safety updates, local farmer/ 

education initiatives, commodity 

purchasing programs, and working 

group reports and recommendations to 

the full committee. 

Those parties that would like to speak 

at the meeting should contact USDA on 

or before February 11, 2011. To register 

as a speaker, please e-mail your name, 

affiliation, business address, e-mail 

address, and phone number to Ms. 

Pamela Stanziani at: 

Pamela.stanziani@ams.usda.gov or 

facsimile to (202) 720–0016. Speakers 

who have registered in advance will be 

given priority. Groups and individuals 

may submit comments for the 

Committee’s consideration to the same 

e-mail address, or mail to: 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Room 

2085-South, Washington, DC 20250. The 

meeting will be recorded, and 

information about obtaining a transcript 

will be provided at the meeting. All 

presentations must be provided and 

displayed electronically, and submitted 

upon designated due date. 

If you require special 

accommodations, such as a sign 

language interpreter, please use either 

contact name listed above. 

Dated: January 26, 2011. 

David R. Shipman, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–2233 Filed 2–1–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2010–0112] 

Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk 

Analysis for the Importation of Fresh 

Litchi From the Republic of South 

Africa Into the Continental United 

States 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that we have prepared a pest risk 

analysis that evaluates the risks 

associated with the importation of fresh 

litchi from the Republic of South Africa 

into the continental United States. 

Based on that analysis, we have 

concluded that the application of one or 

more designated phytosanitary 

measures will be sufficient to mitigate 

the risks of introducing or disseminating 

plant pests or noxious weeds via the 

importation of litchi from the Republic 

of South Africa. We are making the pest 

risk analysis available to the public for 

review and comment. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before April 4, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ 

component/ 

main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS2010-0112 to submit or view comments 

and to view supporting and related 

materials available electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send one copy of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS–2010–0112, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 

River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS– 

2010–0112. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on this 

docket in our reading room. The reading 

room is located in room 1141 of the 

USDA South Building, 14th Street and 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC. Normal reading room 


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