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Vol. 78, No. 78 

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–FV–12–0072; FV13–902–1] 

Marketing Orders for Fruit Crops; 

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 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice 

announces the Agricultural Marketing 

Service’s (AMS) intention to request an 

extension and revision to the approved 

forms and generic information 

collection for marketing orders covering 

fruit crops. 

DATES: Comments on this notice are due 

by June 24, 2013 to be assured of 

consideration. 

Additional Information: Contact 

Andrew Hatch, Chief, Program Services 

Branch, Marketing Order and 

Agreement Division, Fruit and 

Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237, 

Room 1406–S, Washington, DC, 20250– 

0237; Telephone: (202) 720–6862 or 

Email: andrew.hatch@ams.usda.gov. 

Small businesses may request 

information on this notice by contacting 

Jeffrey Smutny, Marketing Order and 

Agreement Division, Fruit and 

Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237, 

Room 1406–S, Washington, DC, 20250– 

0237; Telephone (202) 720–9922 or 

Email: jeffrey.smutny@ams.usda.gov. 

Comments: Comments should 

reference the document number and the 

date and page number of this issue of 

the Federal Register, and be mailed to 

the Docket Clerk, Fruit and Vegetable 

Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., Room 

1406–S, Washington, DC 20250–0237; 

Fax: (202) 720–8938); or submitted 

through the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Marketing Orders for Fruit 

Crops. 

OMB Number: 0581–0189. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

November 30, 2013. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

Revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: Marketing orders 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 program citations 7 CFR parts 905 

(Florida citrus), 906 (Texas citrus), 915 

(Florida avocados), 917 (California 

pears), 920 (California kiwifruit), 922 

(Washington apricots), 923 (Washington 

cherries), 924 (Oregon/Washington 

prunes), 925 (California table grapes), 

927 (Oregon/Washington pears), and 

929 (Cranberries grown in 10 States). 

Order regulations help ensure adequate 

supplies of high quality product and 

adequate returns to producers. 

Marketing order programs 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 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, orders may authorize: 

Production and marketing research, 

including paid advertising; volume 

regulations; reserves, including pools 

and producer allotments; container 

regulations; and quality control. 

Assessments are levied on handlers 

regulated under the marketing orders. 

USDA requires several forms to be 

filed to enable the administration of 

each marketing order program. 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 order 

programs. 

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. Nominees are appointed by 

the Secretary. Formal rulemaking 

amendments 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 an 

order is amended, handlers are asked to 

sign an agreement indicating their 

willingness to abide by the provisions of 

the amended order. 

Some forms are required to be filed 

with the committee or board. The orders 

and their rules and regulations 

authorize the respective commodities’ 

committees and boards, the agencies 

responsible for local administration of 

the 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 

have 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 the 

minimum information necessary to 

effectively carry out the requirements of 

the orders, and their use is necessary to 

fulfill the intent of the Act as expressed 

in the orders rules and regulations. 

The information collected is used 

only by authorized employees of the 

committees and authorized 

representatives of the USDA, including 

AMS, Fruit and Vegetable 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 

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is estimated to average .30 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Producers, handlers, 

processors, cooperatives, and public 

members. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

15,950. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

26,802. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1.68. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 8,266 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 

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. 

All comments received will be available 

for public inspection at the street 

address in the ‘‘Comment’’ section and 

can be viewed at: www.regulations.gov. 

Dated: April 16, 2013. 

David R. Shipman, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–09467 Filed 4–22–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–LS–13–0007] 

Seed Testing Service Program; 

Request for an Extension of and 

Revision to a Currently Approved 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this document 

announces the Agricultural Marketing 

Service’s (AMS) intention to request 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB), for an extension of 

and revision to the currently approved 

information collection for the Seed 

Service Testing Program. 

DATES: Comments on this document 

must be received by June 24, 2013 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments 

concerning this information collection 

document. Comments should be 

submitted online at 

www.regulations.gov. Send written 

comments to Fawad S. Shah, Director, 

Seed Regulatory and Testing Division 

(SRTD), Livestock, Poultry, and Seed 

Program, AMS, USDA, 801 Summit 

Crossing Place, Suite C, Gastonia, North 

Carolina 28054–2193, or by facsimile to 

(704) 852–4109. All comments should 

reference the docket number (AMS–LS– 

13–0007), the date, and page number of 

this issue of the Federal Register. All 

comments received 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 regular 

business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Seed Service Testing Program. 

OMB Number: 0581–0140. 

Expiration Date of Approval: October 

13, 2013. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: This information collection 

is necessary to conduct voluntary seed 

testing on a fee for service basis. The 

Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as 

amended, (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) 

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. Regulations for inspection 

and certification of quality of 

agricultural and vegetable seeds are 

contained in 7 CFR Part 75. 

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 AMS are tested for factors 

such as purity and germination at the 

request of the applicant for the service. 

In addition, grain samples, submitted at 

the applicant’s request, by the Grain 

Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards 

Administration are examined for the 

presence of certain weed and crop seed. 

A Federal Seed Analysis Certificate or 

an ISTA Orange International Seed Lot 

Certificate is issued giving the test 

results. Most of the seed tested under 

this program is scheduled for export. 

Many importing countries require a 

Federal Seed Analysis Certificate on 

U.S. seed. 

The only information collected is 

information needed to provide the 

service requested by the applicant. This 

includes information to identify the 

seed being tested, the seed treatment (if 

treated with a pesticide), the tests to be 

performed, and any other appropriate 

information required by the applicant to 

be on the Federal Seed Analysis 

Certificate or the ISTA Orange 

International Seed Lot Certificate. 

The number of seed companies 

applying for the seed testing service has 

decreased from 81 to 76 during the past 

3 years due to a decrease in the number 

of companies exporting seed. The total 

number of samples received for testing 

has decreased. Therefore, the average 

burden for information collection has 

decreased for seed companies applying 

for the service. 

The information in this collection is 

used only by authorized AMS 

employees to track, test, and report 

results to the applicant. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.25 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Applicants for seed 

testing service. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

76. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 25.46. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 483.75 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 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

All responses to this document will 

be summarized and included in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. 

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