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Notices Federal Register

19165 

Vol. 72, No. 73 

Tuesday, April 17, 2007 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

April 11, 2007. 

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, Pub. 

L. 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: Seed Service Testing Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0581–0140. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Agricultural Marketing Act (AMA) of 

1946, as amended by 7 U.S.C. 1621 

authorizes the Secretary to inspect and 

certify the quality of agricultural 

products and collect such fees as 

reasonable to cover the cost of service 

rendered. The purpose of the voluntary 

program is to promote efficient, orderly 

marketing of seeds and assist in the 

development of new and expanding 

markets. Under the program, samples of 

agricultural and vegetable seeds 

submitted to the Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS) are tested for factors such 

as purity and germination at the request 

of the applicant for the service. The 

Testing Section of the Seed Regulatory 

and Testing Branch of AMS that test the 

seed and issues the certificates is the 

only Federal seed testing facility that 

can issue the Federal Seed Analysis 

Certificate. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Applicants generally are seed firms who 

use the seed analysis certificates to 

represent the quality of seed lots to 

foreign customers according to the terms 

specified in contracts of trade. The only 

information collected is information 

needed to provide the service requested 

by the applicant. Applicants must 

provide information such as the kind 

and quantity of seed, tests to be 

performed, and seed treatment if 

present, along with a sample of seed in 

order for AMS to provide the service. 

Only authorized AMS employees used 

the information collected to track, test, 

and report test results to the applicant. 

If the information were not collected, 

AMS would not know which test to 

conduct or would not be able to relate 

the test results with a specific lot of 

seed. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Farms; State, Local or 

tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 53. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting; 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 682. 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

Title: Tart Cherries Grown in the 

states of MI, NY, PA, OR, UT, WA, and 

WI. 

OMB Control Number: 0581–0177. 

Summary of Collection: Marketing 

Order No. 930 (7 CFR part 930) regulates 

the handling of tart cherries grown in 

Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, 

Oregon, Utah, Washington and 

Wisconsin. The Agricultural Marketing 

Agreement Act of 1937 was designed to 

permit regulation of certain agricultural 

commodities for the purpose of 

providing orderly marketing conditions 

in inter- and intrastate commerce and 

improving returns to growers. The 

primary objective of the Order is to 

stabilize the supply of tart cherries. 

Only tart cherries that will be canned or 

frozen will be regulated. An 18-member 

Board comprised of producers, handlers 

and one public member with each 

member serving for a three-year term 

office administer the Order. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Various forms were developed by the 

Board for persons to file required 

information relating to tart cherry 

inventories, shipments, diversions and 

other needed information to effectively 

carry out the requirements of the Order. 

The information collected is used to 

ensure compliance, verify eligibility, 

and vote on amendments, monitor and 

record grower’s information. Authorized 

Board employees and the industry are 

the primary users of the information. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for profit; Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 953. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 853. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–7217 Filed 4–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

April 11, 2007 

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, Pub. 

L. 104–13. Comments regarding (a) 

whether the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 


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