This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

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Vol. 76, No. 88 

Friday, May 6, 2011 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Parts 54 and 62 

[Doc. No. AMS–LS–11–0039] 

Request for Extension and Revision of 

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, for an 

extension of and revision to the 

currently approved information 

collection 7 CFR part 54 Meats, 

Prepared Meats, and Meat Products 

(Grading, Certification, and Standards) 

and 7 CFR part 62 Quality Systems 

Verification Program (QSVP). 

DATES: Comments on this document 

must be received by July 5, 2011 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments concerning 

this information collection document. 

Comments should be submitted online 

at http://www.regulations.gov or sent to 

James Riva, Chief, Audit, Review and 

Compliance Branch, Livestock and Seed 

Program, Agricultural Marketing 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, 

Fredericksburg, Virginia, 22406, or by 

facsimile to (202) 690–1038. All 

comments should reference the docket 

number (AMS–LS–11–0039), the date, 

and the 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Riva at the above physical 

address, by telephone (540) 361–2740, 

or by e-mail at 

James.Riva@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 7 CFR part 54 Meats, Prepared 

Meats, and Meat Products (Grading, 

Certification, and Standards) and 7 CFR 

part 62 Quality Systems Verification 

Program (QSVP). 

OMB Number: 0581–0124. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

December 31, 2011. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing 

Act of 1946, (7 U.S.C. 1621 et.seq.) as 

amended, authorizes the Secretary of 

Agriculture to provide consumers with 

voluntary Federal meat grading and 

certification services that facilitate the 

marketing of meat and meat products. 

This is accomplished by providing meat 

and meat products that are uniform in 

quality. The Meat Grading and 

Certification (MGC) Branch provides 

these services under the authority of 7 

CFR Part 54—Meats, Prepared Meats, 

and Meat Products (Grading, 

Certification, and Standards). 

Due to the voluntary nature of grading 

and certification services, 7 CFR part 54 

contains provisions for the collection of 

fees from users of MGC Branch services 

that nearly as possible are equal to the 

cost of providing requested services. 

Applicants (individual or businesses 

with financial interest in the product) 

may request services through either 

submission of Form LS–313, 

‘‘Application for Service,’’ or Form LS– 

315, ‘‘Application for Commitment 

Grading or Certification Service.’’ 

Also, under the authority of the 1946 

Act, the Audit, Review, and Compliance 

(ARC) Branch conducts verification 

audits of the production process in 

accordance with procedures that are 

contained in 7 CFR Part 62—Quality 

Systems Verification Program (QSVP). 

QSVP is a collection of voluntary, auditbased, user-fee funded programs that 

allow applicants to have program 

documentation and program processes 

assessed by AMS auditor(s) and other 

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

officials. QSVP are user-fee programs 

based on the approved hourly rate 

established under 7 CFR part 62. 

Applicants (individual or business 

with financial interest in the product) 

may request verification services 

through the submission of Form-313 

‘‘Application for Service.’’ In addition to 

the application for service, applicant 

would have to develop a technical 

proposal documenting their quality 

management system. 

Congress did not specifically 

authorize this information collection, 

but as a user-fee service, completion and 

submission of Form LS–313 or Form 

LS–315 serve as a legal agreement and 

assures payment for services provided. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 7 minutes per 

response. 

Respondents: Livestock and meat 

industry or other for-profit businesses. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 83 

respondents. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

11,588 responses. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 140 responses. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1,423 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. 

Dated: April 29, 2011. 

David R. Shipman, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–11048 Filed 5–5–11; 8:45 am] 

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