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Vol. 72, No. 71 

Friday, April 13, 2007 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. TB–07–01] 

Request for an Extension of and 

Revision to 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 and 

revision to the currently approved 

information collection in support of the 

Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act 

of 2004 (U.S.C. Chapter 518), the Rural 

Development, Food and Drug 

Administrative, and Related Agencies 

Appropriations Act for 2002 

(Appropriations Act), and the Tobacco 

Inspection Act and Regulations 

Governing the Tobacco Standards. 

DATES: Comments received by June 12, 

2007 will be considered. 

Additional Information Or Comments: 

Interested persons are invited to submit 

written comments concerning this 

proposal to Kenneth E. Wall, Chief, 

Standardization and Review Branch, 

Tobacco Programs, Agricultural 

Marketing Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 1306 Annapolis Drive, 

Raleigh, North Carolina 27608. 

Comments should be submitted in 

triplicate. Comments may also be 

submitted electronically through 

www.regulations.gov. All comments 

should reference the docket number and 

page number of this issue of the Federal 

Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kenneth E. Wall, Chief, Standardization 

and Review Branch, Tobacco Programs, 

Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA, 

1306 Annapolis Drive, Raleigh, North 

Carolina 27608, telephone (919) 856– 

4552 ext. 30 and facsimile (919) 856– 

4208, or e-mail at 

Kenneth.Wall@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Reporting and Recording 

Requirements for 7 CFR Part 29. 

OMB Number: 0581–0056. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

September 30, 2007. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: The Tobacco Inspection Act 

(7 U.S.C. 511 et seq.) requires that all 

tobacco sold at designated auction 

markets in the U.S. be inspected and 

graded. The Appropriations Act (7 

U.S.C. 511s note) requires that all 

tobacco eligible for price support in the 

U.S. be inspected and graded. The Fair 

and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 

2004 (7 U.S.C. 518) eliminated price 

supports and marketing quotas for all 

tobacco beginning with the 2005 crop 

year. Mandatory inspection and grading 

of domestic and imported tobacco was 

eliminated as well as the mandatory 

pesticide testing of imported tobacco 

and the tobacco market news program. 

The Tobacco Inspection Act also 

provides for interested parties to request 

inspection, pesticide testing and grading 

services on a permissive basis. 

The information collection 

requirements authorized for the 

programs under the Tobacco Inspection 

Act and the Appropriations Act include: 

application for inspection of tobacco, 

application and other information used 

in the approval of new auction markets 

or the extension of services to 

designated tobacco markets, and the 

information required to be provided in 

connection with auction and nonauction sales. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 1.60 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Primarily tobacco 

companies, tobacco manufacturers, 

import inspectors, and small businesses 

or organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 50 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 48 

Estimated Number of Responses: 2415 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 3851 

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 Kenneth E. 

Wall, Chief, Standardization and 

Review Branch, Tobacco Programs, 

Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 1306 

Annapolis Drive, Raleigh, North 

Carolina 27608. 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: April 9, 2007. 

Lloyd C. Day, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–7039 Filed 4–12–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2007–0036] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Communicable Diseases in Horses 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Extension of approval of an 

information collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service’s intention to 

request an extension of approval of an 


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