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Vol. 88, No. 203 

Monday, October 23, 2023 

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

Analysis of Service Contract Inventory 

for FY 2021 and the Planned Analysis 

of the FY 2022 Inventory; Notice of 

Availability 

AGENCY: United States Agency for 

International Development (USAID). 

ACTION: Notice of public availability. 

SUMMARY: Acting in compliance with 

section 743 of Division C of the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act of 

2010, requiring civilian agencies to 

prepare and analyze inventories of their 

service contracts, the United States 

Agency for International Development 

(USAID) is publishing this notice to 

advise the public of the availability of 

the FY 2022 Service Contract Inventory 

found at https://www.acquisition.gov/ 

content/service-contract-inventory, and 

the posting of the Analysis of Service 

Contract Inventory for FY 2021 and the 

Planned Analysis of the FY 2022 

Inventory found at: https://

www.usaid.gov/results-and-data/ 

budget-spending/official-servicecontract-inventory. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions regarding the service contract 

inventory should be directed to Eileen 

Simoes, Chief, Policy Division, Bureau 

for Management Policy, Budget and 

Performance, U.S. Agency for 

International Development, (202) 921– 

5090, esimoes@usaid.gov. 

Susan C. Radford, 

Management and Program Analyst, Bureau 

for Management Policy, Budget and 

Performance, U.S. Agency for International 

Development. 

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BILLING CODE 6116–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–SC–23–0044] 

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, this 

notice announces the Agricultural 

Marketing Service’s (AMS) intention to 

request an extension and revision to the 

approved forms and information 

collection for marketing orders covering 

various vegetables and specialty crops. 

DATES: Comments on this notice are due 

by December 22, 2023 to be assured of 

consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments 

concerning this notice. Comments must 

be sent to the Docket Clerk, Market 

Development Division, Specialty Crops 

Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, STOP 0237, 

Washington, DC 20250–0237; Fax: (202) 

720–8938; or online at https://

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: 

https://www.regulations.gov. All 

comments submitted in response to this 

notice will be included in the record 

and will be made available to the 

public. Please be advised that the 

identity of individuals or entities 

submitting the comments will be made 

available to the public on the internet at 

the address provided above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Matthew Pavone, Branch Chief, 

Rulemaking Services Branch, Market 

Development Division, Specialty Crops 

Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, STOP 0237, 

Room 1406–S, Washington, DC 20250– 

0237; Telephone: (202) 720–8085; Fax: 

(202) 720–8938; or Email: 

matthew.pavone@usda.gov. 

Small businesses may request 

information on this notice by contacting 

Richard Lower, Market Development 

Division, Specialty Crops Program, 

AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW, STOP 0237, Room 1406–S, 

Washington, DC 20250–0237; 

Telephone (202) 720–8085; Fax: (202) 

720–8938; or Email: Richard.Lower@

usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Fruit Crops. 

OMB Number: 0581–0189. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

December 31, 2023. 

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 specified production areas, to 

work together to solve marketing 

problems that cannot be solved 

individually. This notice covers the 

following marketing order citations: 7 

CFR parts 905 (Florida citrus), 906 

(Texas citrus), 915 (Florida avocados), 

920 (California kiwifruit), 923 

(Washington cherries), 925 (California 

table grapes), 927 (Oregon/Washington 

pears), and 929 (Cranberries grown in 10 

States). 

Marketing Order 922 (Apricots) has 

been terminated since the last three-year 

renewal period of this information 

collection package. 

Marketing order requirements help 

ensure adequate supplies of high-quality 

product and adequate returns to 

producers. Marketing orders are 

authorized under the Agricultural 

Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (Act), 

as amended (7 U.S.C. 601–674). The 

Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to 

oversee the marketing order operations 

and issue regulations recommended by 

a committee of representatives from 

each commodity industry. 

The information collection 

requirements in this request are 

essential to carry out the intent of the 

Act, to provide the respondents the type 

of service they request, and to 

administer the marketing orders. Under 

the Act, marketing orders may 

authorize: Production and marketing 

research, including paid advertising; 

volume regulation; reserves, including 

pools and producer allotments; 

container requirements; and quality 

control. Assessments are levied on 

handlers regulated under the marketing 

orders. Section 8e of the Act requires 


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imports of 14 commodities to meet 

certain standards. Included among these 

commodities are some covered in this 

forms package: avocados, grapefruit, 

kiwifruit, oranges, and table grapes. 

USDA requires several forms to be 

filed to enable the administration of 

each marketing order. These include 

forms covering the selection process for 

industry members to serve on a 

marketing order’s committee or board 

and ballots used in referenda to amend 

or continue marketing orders. 

Under Federal marketing orders, 

producers and handlers are nominated 

by their peers to serve as representatives 

on a committee or board which 

administers each program. Nominees 

must provide information on their 

qualifications to serve on the committee 

or board. Qualified nominees are then 

appointed by the Secretary. 

Amendments to marketing orders made 

through Formal rulemaking must be 

approved in referenda conducted by 

USDA and the Secretary. For the 

purposes of this action, ballots are 

considered information collections and 

are subject to the Paperwork Reduction 

Act. If a marketing order is amended, 

handlers are asked to sign an agreement 

indicating their willingness to abide by 

the provisions of the amended 

marketing order. 

Some forms are required to be filed 

with the committee or board. The 

marketing orders authorize the 

respective committee or board, the 

agencies responsible for local 

administration of the marketing orders, 

to require handlers and producers to 

submit certain information. Much of the 

information is compiled in aggregate 

and provided to the respective 

industries to assist in marketing 

decisions. The committees and boards 

developed forms as a means for persons 

to file required information relating to 

supplies, shipments, and dispositions of 

their respective commodities, and other 

information needed to effectively carry 

out the purpose of the Act and their 

respective orders, and these forms are 

utilized accordingly. 

The forms covered under this 

information collection require 

respondents to provide the minimum 

information necessary to effectively 

carry out the requirements of the 

marketing orders, and use of these forms 

is necessary to fulfill the intent of the 

Act as expressed in the marketing 

orders. 

The information collected is used 

only by authorized employees of the 

committees and authorized 

representatives of the USDA, including 

AMS, Specialty Crops Program’s 

regional and headquarters’ staff. 

Authorized committee or board 

employees 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 0.3 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Producers, handlers, 

processors, dehydrators, cooperatives, 

manufacturers, importers, and public 

members. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

4,535. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

21,838. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 4.82. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 6,595 hours. 

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 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Erin Morris, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

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BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

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 are 

requested regarding; 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; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 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. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by November 22, 

2023 will be considered. Written 

comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collection should 

be submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

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. 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Scrapie in Sheep and Goats; 

Interstate Movement Restrictions and 

Indemnity Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0101. 

Summary of Collection: The Animal 

Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 2002 is 

the primary Federal law governing the 

protection of animal health. The law 

gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad 

authority to detect, control, or eradicate 

pests or diseases of livestock or poultry. 

The Secretary may also prohibit or 

restrict import or export of any such 

animal or related material if necessary 

to prevent spread of any livestock or 

poultry pest or disease. The AHPA is 

contained in title X, subtitle E, sections 

10401–18 of Public Law 107–171, May 

13, 2002, the Farm Security and Rural 

Investment Act of 2002. Scrapie is a 

progressive, degenerative, and 

eventually fatal disease affecting the 

central nervous system of sheep and 

goats. Its control is complicated because 

the disease has an extremely long 

incubation period without clinical signs 

of disease, and there is no test for the 

disease and/or known treatment. The 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) restricts the interstate 

movement of certain sheep and goats to 


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