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31828 

Vol. 77, No. 104 

Wednesday, May 30, 2012 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. DA–12–01; AMS–DA–12–0001] 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection for the Regulations 

Governing the Inspection and Grading 

Services of Manufactured or 

Processed Dairy Products 

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 an 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection for the 

Regulations Governing the Inspection 

and Grading Services of Manufactured 

or Processed Dairy Products, and the 

Certification of Sanitary Design and 

Fabrication of Equipment Used in the 

Slaughter, Processing, and Packaging of 

Livestock and Poultry Products. 

DATES: Comments received by July 30, 

2012 will be considered. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments concerning 

this information collection document. 

Comments should be submitted online 

at www.regulations.gov or sent to Susan 

M. Sausville, USDA/AMS/Dairy 

Programs, Dairy Standardization 

Branch, Room 2746–South Building, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0230; Tel: (202) 

720–9382, Fax: (202) 720–2643 or via 

email at susan.sausville@ams.usda.gov. 

All comments will be posted without 

change, including any personal 

information provided, online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov and will be made 

available for public inspection at the 

above physical address during business 

hours. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan M. Sausville at the above 

physical address, by telephone (202) 

720–9382, or by email at 

susan.sausville@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Reporting Requirements Under 

Regulations Governing the Inspection 

and Grading Services of Manufactured 

or Processed Dairy Products. 

OMB Number: 0581–0126. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

November 30, 2012. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The dairy grading program 

is a voluntary user fee program 

authorized under the Agricultural 

Marketing Act (AMA) of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 

1621 et seq.). The regulations governing 

inspection and grading services of 

manufactured or processed dairy 

products are contained in 7 CFR part 58, 

while the regulations governing the 

certification of sanitary design and 

fabrication of equipment used in the 

slaughter, processing, and packaging of 

livestock and poultry products are 

contained in 7 CFR part 54. In order for 

a voluntary inspection program to 

perform satisfactorily, there must be 

written requirements and rules for both 

Government and industry. The 

information requested is used to 

identify the product offered for grading; 

to identify a request from a 

manufacturer of equipment used in 

dairy, meat or poultry industries for 

evaluation regarding sanitary design and 

construction; to identify and contact the 

party responsible for payment of the 

inspection, grading or equipment 

evaluation fee and expense; and to 

identify applicants who wish to be 

authorized for the display of official 

identification on product packaging 

materials, equipment, utensils, or on 

descriptive promotional materials. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average .06 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Dairy product 

manufacturers, dairy equipment 

fabricators and meat and poultry 

processing equipment fabricators. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

400. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 15. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 364 hours. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed collection of the 

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 

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 

become a matter of public record. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627. 

Dated: May 22, 2012. 

David R. Shipman, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–13064 Filed 5–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–ST–12–0010] 

Notice of Request for Revision of a 

Currently Approved Collection 

Application for Plant Variety Protection 

Certification and Objective Description 

of Variety 

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’s) intention to request 

approval from Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for an extension of 

and revision to the currently approved 

information collection ‘‘Application for 


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Plant Variety Protection Certification 

and Objective Description of Variety.’’ 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by July 30, 2012. 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 the 

individuals or entities submitting the 

comments will be made public on the 

Internet via www.regulations.gov. 

Additional Information or Comments: 

Contact Bernadette Thomas, Information 

Technology Specialist, Plant Variety 

Protection Office (PVPO), Science and 

Technology, AMS, Room 401, National 

Agricultural Library (NAL), 10301 

Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 

20705. Telephone (301) 504–5297 and 

Fax (301) 504–5291. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Regulations Governing the 

Application for Plant Variety Protection 

Certificate and Reporting Requirements 

under the Plant Variety Protection Act. 

OMB Number: 0581–0055. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

November 30, 2012. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: The Plant Variety Protection 

Act (PVPA) (7 U.S.C. 2321 et seq.) was 

established ‘‘To encourage the 

development of novel varieties of 

sexually reproduced plants and make 

them available to the public, providing 

protection available to those who breed, 

develop, or discover them, and thereby 

promote progress in agriculture in the 

public interest.’’ 

The PVPA is a voluntary user funded 

program which grants intellectual 

property rights protection to breeders of 

new, distinct, uniform, and stable seed 

reproduced and tuber propagated plant 

varieties. To obtain these rights the 

applicant must provide information 

which shows the variety is eligible for 

protection and that it is indeed new, 

distinct, uniform, and stable as the law 

requires. Application forms, descriptive 

forms, and ownership forms are 

furnished to applicants to identify the 

information which is required to be 

furnished by the applicant in order to 

legally issue a certificate of protection 

(ownership). The certificate is based on 

claims of the breeder and cannot be 

issued on the basis of reports in 

publications not submitted by the 

applicant. Regulations implementing 

the PVPA appear at 7 CFR part 92. 

Currently approved forms ST–470, 

Application for Plant Variety Protection 

Certificate, ST–470 A, Origin and 

Breeding History, ST–470 B, Statement 

of Distinctness, Form ST–470 series, 

Objective Description of Variety (Exhibit 

C), Form ST–470–E, Basis of Applicant’s 

Ownership, are the basis by which the 

determination, by experts at PVPO, is 

made as to whether a new, distinct, 

uniform, and stable seed reproduced or 

tuber-propagated variety in fact exists 

and is entitled to protection. 

The revised ST 470 application form 

has been revised to combine Exhibits A, 

B, and E into one form. The information 

received on applications, with certain 

exceptions, is required by law to remain 

confidential until the certificate is 

issued (7 U.S.C. 2426). 

The information collection 

requirements in this request are 

essential to carry out the intent of the 

PVPA, to provide applicants with 

certificates of protection, to provide the 

respondents the type of service they 

request, and to administer the program. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 1.23 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions, and 

Federal Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

76. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 30. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 2,839. 

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 Bernadette 

Thomas, Information Technology 

Specialist, Plant Variety Protection 

Office, Room 401, NAL Building, 10301 

Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 

20705. 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: May 22, 2012. 

David R. Shipman, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–13066 Filed 5–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0028] 

Importation of Fresh Bananas From 

the Philippines Into the Continental 

United States; Availability of an 

Environmental Assessment 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that we have prepared an environmental 

assessment relative to our recent 

proposal to allow the importation of 

fresh bananas from the Philippines into 

the continental United States. The 

environmental assessment documents 

our review and analysis of 

environmental impacts associated with 

the proposed action. We are making this 

environmental assessment available to 

the public for review and comment. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before June 29, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS–2011– 

0028–0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2011–0028, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

The proposed rule, environmental 

assessment, other supporting 

documents, and any comments we 

receive may be viewed at http:// 

www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS–2011–0028 or 

in our reading room, which is located in 

room 1141 of the USDA South Building, 

14th Street and Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading 

room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except 

holidays. To be sure someone is there to 

help you, please call (202) 799–7039 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Meredith Jones, Regulatory 


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