Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 244 / Tuesday, December 21, 2010 / Notices 80037 

registration, for designation, and for 

license. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31939 Filed 12–20–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–PY–10–0098] 

Poultry Programs; Notice of Request 

for an 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. 3501–20), this notice announces 

the intention of the Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS) to request an 

extension for and revision to a currently 

approved information collection in 

support of the Regulations Governing 

the Voluntary Grading of Shell Eggs. 

DATES: Comments received by February 

22, 2011 will be considered. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: 

Interested persons are invited to submit 

written comments on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov or to David 

Bowden, Jr., Chief, Standards, 

Promotion, & Technology Branch; 

Poultry Programs, AMS, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture; 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 0259; 

Washington, DC 20250–0259; fax (202) 

720–2930. Comments should reference 

the docket number and the date and 

page number of this issue of the Federal 

Register. Comments will be available for 

public inspection at the above address 

during regular business hours, or can be 

viewed at: http://www.regulations.gov. 

All comments received will be posted 

without change, including any personal 

information provided. 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara 

Lutton, Standards, Promotion, & 

Technology Branch; Poultry Programs, 

AMS, U.S. Department of Agriculture; 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 

0259; Washington, DC 20250–0259; 

phone (202) 720–0976; fax (202) 720– 

2930. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Regulations Governing the 

Voluntary Grading of Shell Eggs—7 CFR 

part 56. 

OMB Number: 0581–0128. 

Expiration Date, as approved by OMB: 

July 31, 2011. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing 

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

directs and authorizes the Department 

of Agriculture (USDA) to develop 

standards of quality, grades, grading 

programs, and services which facilitate 

trading of agricultural products and 

assure consumers of quality products 

that are graded and identified under 

USDA programs. 

To provide programs and services, 

section 203(h) of the AMA (7 U.S.C. 

1622(h)) directs and authorizes the 

Secretary of Agriculture to inspect, 

certify, and identify the grade, class, 

quality, quantity, and condition of 

agricultural products under such rules 

and regulations as the Secretary may 

prescribe, including assessment and 

collection of fees for the cost of service. 

The regulations in 7 CFR part 56 

provide a voluntary program for grading 

shell eggs on the basis of U.S. standards, 

grades and weight classes. In addition, 

the shell egg industry and users of the 

products have requested development 

and provision of other types of 

voluntary services under these 

regulations; e.g., contract and 

specification acceptance services and 

certification of quantity. Voluntary 

grading service is available on a resident 

basis or on an as-needed basis. The 

AMA requires Agency costs be assessed 

and collected from respondents who 

request voluntary program services. 

Information provided during the request 

is used by the Agency to determine cost 

assessments. 

The information collection 

requirements in this request are 

essential to carry out the intent of the 

AMA, to provide the respondents the 

type of service they request, and to 

administer the program. The 

information request requires personal 

data, such as name, type of business, 

address and description of service 

requested. 

The information collected is used 

only by authorized representatives of 

USDA (AMS, Poultry Programs’ national 

staff; regional directors and their staffs; 

Federal-State supervisors and their 

staffs; and resident Federal-State 

graders, which include State agencies). 

The information is used to administer 

and conduct grading services requested 

by respondents. The Agency is the 

primary user of the information. 

Information is also used by authorized 

State agencies under a cooperative 

agreement with AMS. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.227 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: State or local 

governments, businesses or other forprofits, Federal agencies or employees, 

small businesses or organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

658. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

23,145.50. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 35.18. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 5,254.20 hours. 

Send comments regarding, but not 

limited to, the following: (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; or (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. 

Dated: December 15, 2010. 

Robert C. Keeney, 

Acting Associate Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31921 Filed 12–20–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–CN–10–0110; CN–10–007] 

Tobacco Report: Notice of Request for 

Extension 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) intention to request 

approval, from the Office of 

Management and Budget, for an 

extension of the currently approved 

information collection for Tobacco 

Report (OMB No. 0581–0004). 


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