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13070 

Vol. 77, No. 43 

Monday, March 5, 2012 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. Nos. AMS–DA–11–0061; DA–11–06] 

Notice of Request for Approval of a 

New Information Collection for Export/ 

Health Certificate Forms 

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 export 

certificate request forms for dairy 

products. There are currently 17 

different export certificate request forms 

for dairy products with more expected 

as negotiations continue with more 

countries. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by May 4, 2012 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to 

Office of the Deputy Administrator, 

USDA/AMS/Dairy Programs, Room 

2968–S, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20090–6465 or 

may be submitted at the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: http// 

www.regulations.gov. Comments should 

reference the docket number and the 

date and page of issue in the Federal 

Register. All comments received will be 

available for public inspection during 

regular business hours at the above 

address or at www.regulations.gov. The 

identity of the individuals or entities 

submitting comments will be made 

public. 

Additional Information: Contact 

Kenneth Vorgert, USDA/AMS/Dairy 

Programs, Dairy Grading Branch, 2150 

Western Court, Suite 100, Lisle, IL 

60532–1973; Tel: 630–437–5037, Fax: 

630–437–5037 or via email at: 

ken.vorgert@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Export Health Certificate 

Request Forms. 

OMB Numbers: 0581–NEW. 

Expiration Date of Approval: Three 

years from approval date. 

Type of Request: New 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. 

1621–1627). The regulations governing 

inspection and grading services of 

manufactured or processed dairy 

products are contained in 7 CFR part 58. 

International markets are increasing for 

United States dairy products. Importing 

countries are requiring certification as to 

production methods and sources of raw 

ingredients for dairy products. USDA, 

AMS, Dairy Grading Branch is the 

designated agency for issuing sanitary 

certificates for dairy products in the 

United States. Exporters must request 

export certificates from USDA, AMS, 

Dairy Grading Branch if the importing 

country requires them. 

Need and Use of the Information: In 

order for AMS to provide the required 

information on the export sanitary 

certificates it must collect the 

information from the exporter. The 

information required on the sanitary 

certificates varies from country to 

country requiring specific forms for 

each country to collect the information. 

Such information includes: identity of 

the importer and exporter; consignment 

specifics and border entry point at the 

country of destination. There are 

currently 16 different export certificate 

request forms with ongoing negotiations 

with at least 5 more countries on 

possible new sanitary certificates. The 

information gathered using these forms 

is only used to create the export sanitary 

certificate. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

for this information collection is 

estimated to average 0.16 hour per 

request. 

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of respondents: 

250. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

15,000. 

Estimated Average number of 

responses per respondent: 60. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 2,400 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 on the burden of the 

proposed collection of information 

including the validity of the 

methodology and the 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 notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Dated: February 28, 2012. 

Robert C. Keeney, 

Acting Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5194 Filed 3–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2012–0009] 

National Advisory Committee on 

Microbiological Criteria for Foods 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice is announcing 

that the National Advisory Committee 

on Microbiological Criteria for Foods 

(NACMCF) will hold a meeting of the 

full Committee by an audio conference 

call that is open to the public on March 

28, 2012. The Committee will discuss: 

Food Safety Questions from the United 

States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service 

to Support Ground Beef Purchase for the 

Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance 

Programs. Specifically NACMCF will 

address food safety questions to assist 

the 2012–2013 ground beef purchase for 

the School Lunch Program on 

microbiological criteria, pathogen 


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