Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 77 / Monday, April 22, 2013 / Notices 23737 

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) 690–3919 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: Export Fruit Regulations— 

Export Apple Act (7 CFR part 33) and 

the Export Grape and Plum Act (7 CFR 

part 35). 

OMB Number: 0581–0143. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

December 31, 2013. 

Type of Request: Request for Renewal 

of a Recordkeeping Burden. 

Abstract: Fresh apples and grapes 

grown in the United States shipped to 

any foreign destination must meet 

minimum quality and other 

requirements established by regulations 

issued under the Export Apple Act (7 

U.S.C. 581–590) and the Export Grape 

and Plum Act (7 U.S.C. 591–599)(Acts), 

which are found respectively at 7 CFR 

parts 33 and 35. Plum provision was 

terminated in 1991. The regulations 

issued under the Acts cover exports of 

fresh apples and grapes grown in the 

United States and shipped to foreign 

destinations, except Canada and 

Mexico. Certain limited quantity 

provisions may exempt some shipments 

and exporters from this information 

collection. The Secretary of Agriculture 

is authorized to oversee the 

implementation of the Acts and issue 

regulations regarding that activity. 

The information collection 

requirements in this request are 

essential to carry out the intent and 

administration of the Acts. Both Acts 

were designed to promote foreign trade 

in the export of apples, grapes and 

plums grown in the United States; to 

protect the reputation of the Americangrown commodities; and to prevent 

deception or misrepresentation of the 

quality of such products moving in 

foreign commerce. The Acts have been 

in effect since 1933 (apples) and 1960 

(grapes). 

Specific regulations issued under the 

Acts (7 CFR 33.11 for apples, and 35.12 

for grapes) require that the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

officially inspect and certify that each 

export shipment of fresh apples and 

grapes is in compliance with quality 

and shipping requirements effective 

under the Acts. Shipments are inspected 

and certified by Federal or Federal-State 

Inspection Program (FSIP) inspectors. 

FSIP is administered by USDA. 

The information collection 

requirements in this request impose the 

minimum burden necessary to 

effectively administer the Acts. 

The information collection burden for 

this action is primarily in the form of 

recordkeeping. Export Form Certificates 

(certificates) issued by FSIP are used to 

facilitate the export process. The 

certificates are not completed by the 

exporters or carriers and are not filed 

with USDA. The certificates are retained 

by each exporter, and third party carrier 

which ships the commodity, to verify 

their compliance with the Acts. There 

are an estimated 82 exporters of apples 

and grapes and an estimated 20 carriers 

which transport those shipments. 

Pursuant to the Acts, exporters and 

carriers must retain inspection 

certificates for three (3) years. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average .14 hours per 

response. 

Recordkeepers: Apple and grape 

exporters and carriers. 

Estimated Number of Recordkeepers: 

102. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 26 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 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. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–09380 Filed 4–19–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–LS–13–0017] 

Request for Extension and Revision of 

a Currently Approved Information 

Collection for Commodities Covered 

by the Livestock Mandatory Act of 

1999 

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 used to compile and generate 

cattle, swine, lamb, wholesale pork, and 

boxed beef market news reports under 

the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act 

of 1999. 

DATES: Comments on this document 

must be received by June 21, 2013 to be 

assured of consideration. 

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 Kim 

Harmon, Assistant to the Director, 

Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market 

News Division, Livestock, Poultry and 

Seed Program, Agricultural Marketing 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

1400 Independence Ave. SW., Room 

2619–S, Washington, DC 20250–0252, 

or by facsimile to (202) 690–3732. All 

comments should reference the docket 

number (AMS–LS–13–0017), 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:// 


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www.regulations.gov and will be made 

available for public inspection at the 

above physical address during regular 

business hours. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Harmon at the above physical address, 

by telephone (202) 720–8054, or by 

email at Kim.Harmon@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Livestock Mandatory reporting 

Act of 1999. 

OMB Number: 0581–0186. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

December 31, 2013. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The 1999 Act was enacted 

into law on October 22, 1999, (Pub. L. 

106–78; 7 U.S.C. 1635–1636i), as an 

amendment to the Agricultural 

Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621– 

1627). The 1999 Act as originally passed 

provided for the mandatory reporting of 

market information by federally 

inspected livestock processing plants 

that have slaughtered an average 

number of livestock during the 

immediately preceding 5 calendar years 

(125,000 for cattle and 100,000 for 

swine), including any processing plant 

that did not slaughter during the 

immediately preceding 5 calendar years 

if the Secretary determines that the 

plant should be considered a packer 

based on the plant’s capacity. For 

entities that did not slaughter during the 

immediately preceding 5 calendar years, 

such as a new plant or existing plant 

that begins operations, AMS projects the 

plant’s annual slaughter or production 

based upon the plant’s estimate of 

annual slaughter capacity to determine 

which entities meet the definition of 

packer as defined in the regulation. The 

1999 Act also gave the Secretary the 

latitude to provide for the reporting of 

lamb information. Federally inspected 

lamb processing plants that slaughtered 

an average of 75,000 head of lambs or 

processed an average of 75,000 lamb 

carcasses during the immediately 

preceding 5 calendar years were 

required to submit information to AMS. 

Additionally, a lamb processing plant 

that did not slaughter an average of 

75,000 lambs or process an average of 

75,000 lamb carcasses during the 

immediately preceding 5 calendar years 

was required to report information if the 

Secretary determined the processing 

plant should be considered a packer 

based on its capacity. In addition, the 

Act also established that for any 

calendar year, an importer of lamb that 

imported an average of 2,500 metric 

tons of lamb meat products during the 

immediately preceding 5 calendar years 

was required to report information on 

the domestic sales of imported boxed 

lamb cuts. Additionally, an importer 

that did not import an average of 2,500 

metric tons of lamb meat products 

during the immediately preceding 5 

calendar years was required to report 

information if the Secretary determined 

that the person should be considered an 

importer based on their volume of lamb 

imports. The regulations implementing 

the Act appear at 7 CFR part 59. 

The 1999 Act was reauthorized in 

October 2006, which re-established the 

regulatory authority and amended the 

swine reporting requirements to include 

swine packers that slaughtered an 

average of at least 200,000 sows, boars, 

and or combination thereof per year 

during the immediately preceding 5 

calendar years. On May 16, 2008, AMS 

published a final rule (75 FR 28606) 

implementing the same. 

September 28, 2010, the Mandatory 

Price Reporting Act reauthorized LMR 

for an additional 5 years and added a 

provision for mandatory reporting of 

wholesale pork cuts. 

The reports that are generated by the 

1999 Act are used by other Government 

agencies to evaluate market conditions 

and calculate price levels, such as 

USDA’s Economic Research Service and 

World Agricultural Outlook Board. 

Economists at most major agricultural 

colleges and universities use the reports 

to make short and long-term market 

projections. Also, the Government is a 

large purchaser of livestock related 

products. A system to monitor the 

collection and reporting of data 

therefore is needed. 

The information must be collected, 

compiled, and disseminated by an 

impartial third-party, in a manner 

which protects the confidentiality of the 

reporting entities. AMS is in the best 

position to provide this service. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average .171 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, individuals or 

households, farms, and the Federal 

Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

422 respondents. 

Estimated Number Responses: 

138,684 responses. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 329 responses. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 23,779 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 16, 2013. 

David R. Shipman, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–09383 Filed 4–19–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0013] 

Monsanto Company and Forage 

Genetics International (FGI); 

Availability of Petition for 

Determination of Nonregulated Status 

of Genetically Engineered Alfalfa 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) has received 

a petition from the Monsanto Company 

and Forage Genetics International (FGI) 

seeking a determination of nonregulated 

status of alfalfa designated as event 

KK179, which has been genetically 

engineered to express reduced levels of 

guaiacyl lignin. The petition has been 

submitted in accordance with our 

regulations concerning the introduction 

of certain genetically engineered 

organisms and products. We are making 

the Monsanto Company and FGI 

petition available for review and 

comment to help us identify potential 

environmental and interrelated 

economic issues and impacts that 

APHIS may determine should be 

considered in our evaluation of the 

petition. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before June 21, 

2013. 


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