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Secretary (7 CFR 2.18, 2.53) as specified 

in the Federal Meat Inspection Act 

(FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601, et seq.), the 

Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) 

(21 U.S.C. 451, et seq.), and the Egg 

Products Inspection Act (EPIA) (21 

U.S.C. 1031, et seq.). FSIS protects the 

public by verifying that meat, poultry, 

and egg products are safe, wholesome, 

not adulterated, and correctly labeled. 

FSIS is requesting the approval of two 

different forms to collect information for 

two distinct laboratory programs. 

FSIS will use the PEPRL–F–0008.04 

form as a self-assessment audit checklist 

to collect information related to the 

quality assurance/quality control 

procedures in place at in-plant and 

private laboratories participating in the 

Pasteurized Egg Product Recognized 

Laboratory (PEPRLab) program (9 CFR 

590.580). FSIS will use the data 

collected in the desk audit of existing 

labs or the appraisal of a new applicant. 

Any non-Federal laboratory that is 

applying for the FSIS Accredited 

Laboratory program will need to 

complete an Application for FSIS 

Accredited Laboratory Program form (9 

CFR 439). State or private laboratories 

need only submit the application once 

for entry into the program. FSIS will use 

the information collected by the form to 

help access the laboratory applying for 

admission to the FSIS Accredited 

Laboratory program. 

FSIS has made the following 

estimates based upon an information 

collection assessment. 

Estimate of Burden: FSIS estimates 

that it will take respondents an average 

of 0.96 hours per year to complete a 

laboratory form. 

Respondents: Laboratories. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

25. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 24 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

assessment can be obtained from John 

O’Connell, Paperwork Reduction Act 

Coordinator, Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., Room 6065, South 

Building, Washington, DC 20250; 

(202)720–0345. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of FSIS’s functions, including whether 

the information will have practical 

utility; (b) the accuracy of FSIS’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques, or other forms of 

information technology. Comments may 

be sent both to FSIS, at the addresses 

provided above, and to the Desk Officer 

for Agriculture, Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, Washington, 

DC 20253. 

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. 

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) prohibits discrimination in all 

its programs and activities on the basis 

of race, color, national origin, gender, 

religion, age, disability, political beliefs, 

sexual orientation, and marital or family 

status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to 

all programs.) Persons with disabilities 

who require alternative means for 

communication of program information 

(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) 

should contact USDA’s Target Center at 

202–720–2600 (voice and TTY). 

To file a written complaint of 

discrimination, write USDA, Office of 

the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–9410 or call 

202–720–5964 (voice and TTY). USDA 

is an equal opportunity provider and 

employer. 

Additional Public Notification 

FSIS will announce this notice online 

through the FSIS Web page located at 

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/ 

regulations_&_policies/Federal 

Register_Notices/index.asp. 

FSIS will also make copies of this 

Federal Register publication available 

through the FSIS Constituent Update, 

which is used to provide information 

regarding FSIS policies, procedures, 

regulations, Federal Register notices, 

FSIS public meetings, and other types of 

information that could affect or would 

be of interest to constituents and 

stakeholders. The Update is 

communicated via Listserv, a free 

electronic mail subscription service for 

industry, trade groups, consumer 

interest groups, health professionals, 

and other individuals who have asked 

to be included. The Update is also 

available on the FSIS Web page. In 

addition, FSIS offers an electronic mail 

subscription service which provides 

automatic and customized access to 

selected food safety news and 

information. This service is available at 

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/ 

News_&_Events/Email_Subscription/. 

Options range from recalls to export 

information to regulations, directives 

and notices. Customers can add or 

delete subscriptions themselves, and 

have the option to password protect 

their accounts. 

Done at Washington, DC, on April 18, 

2012. 

Alfred V. Almanza, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9852 Filed 4–23–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2012–0015] 

Retail Exemptions Adjusted Dollar 

Limitations 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Food Safety and 

Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing 

the dollar limitations on the amount of 

meat and meat food products and 

poultry and poultry products that a 

retail store can sell to hotels, 

restaurants, and similar institutions 

without disqualifying itself for 

exemption from Federal inspection 

requirements. In accordance with FSIS’ 

regulations, for calendar year 2012, the 

dollar limitation for meat and meat food 

products is being increased from 

$61,900 to $67,300 and for poultry 

products from $50,200 to $51,700. FSIS 

is changing the dollar limitations from 

calendar year 2011 based on price 

changes for these products evidenced by 

the Consumer Price Index. 

DATES: Effective Date: This notice is 

effective April 24, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

O’Connell, Policy Issuances Division, 

Office of Policy and Program 

Development, FSIS, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Room 6083 South Building, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3700; telephone 

(202) 720–0345. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.) and the Poultry 

Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 

et seq.) provide a comprehensive 

statutory framework to ensure that meat, 

meat food products, poultry, and 

poultry products prepared for commerce 

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are wholesome, not adulterated, and 

properly labeled and packaged. The 

statutes include an exception from the 

provisions requiring inspection of the 

preparation or processing of meat, meat 

food, poultry, and poultry products 

when the preparation or processing 

produces products in normal retail 

quantities, and the operations are of the 

type that are traditionally and usually 

conducted at retail stores and 

restaurants (21 U.S.C. 661(c)(2) and 

454(c)(2)). FSIS’s regulations (9 CFR 

303.1(d) and 381.10(d)) elaborate on the 

conditions where these exemptions 

apply to retail operations involving the 

preparation or processing of meat, meat 

food, poultry, and poultry products. 

Sales to Hotels, Restaurants, and 

Similar Institutions 

Under these regulations, sales to 

hotels, restaurants, and similar 

institutions (other than household 

consumers) disqualify a store for the 

exemption if the product sales exceed 

either of two maximum limits: 25 

percent of the dollar value of total 

product sales or the calendar year dollar 

limitation set by the Administrator. The 

dollar limitation is adjusted 

automatically during the first quarter of 

the calendar year if the Consumer Price 

Index (CPI), published by the Bureau of 

Labor Statistics, shows an increase or 

decrease of more than $500 in the price 

of the same volume of product for the 

previous year. FSIS publishes a notice 

of the adjusted dollar limitations in the 

Federal Register. (See 9 CFR 

303.1(d)(2)(iii)(b) and 

381.10(d)(2)(iii)(b).) 

The CPI for 2011 reveals an annual 

average price increase for meat and meat 

food products at 8.8 percent and for 

poultry products at 2.9 percent. When 

rounded to the nearest $100, the dollar 

limitation for meat and meat food 

products increased by $5,400, and the 

dollar limitation for poultry products 

increased by $1,500. Because the dollar 

limitation of meat, meat food products, 

poultry, and poultry products increased 

by more than $500, FSIS is increasing 

the dollar limitation on sales to hotels, 

restaurants, and similar institutions to 

$67,300 for meat and meat food 

products and to $51,700 for poultry and 

poultry products for calendar year 2012, 

in accordance with 9 CFR 

303.1(d)(2)(iii)(b) and 381.10 

(d)(2)(iii)(b). 

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) prohibits discrimination in all 

its programs and activities on the basis 

of race, color, national origin, gender, 

religion, age, disability, political beliefs, 

sexual orientation, and marital or family 

status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to 

all programs.) Persons with disabilities 

who require alternative means for 

communication of program information 

(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) 

should contact USDA’s Target Center at 

202–720–2600 (voice and TTY). 

To file a written complaint of 

discrimination, write USDA, Office of 

the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20250–9410 or call 

202–720–5964 (voice and TTY). USDA 

is an equal opportunity provider and 

employer. 

Additional Public Notification 

FSIS will announce this notice online 

through the FSIS Web page located at 

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/ 

regulations_&_policies/Federal 

Register_Notices/index.asp. 

FSIS will also make copies of this 

Federal Register publication available 

through the FSIS Constituent Update, 

which is used to provide information 

regarding FSIS policies, procedures, 

regulations, Federal Register notices, 

FSIS public meetings, and other types of 

information that could affect or would 

be of interest to constituents and 

stakeholders. The Update is 

communicated via Listserv, a free 

electronic mail subscription service for 

industry, trade groups, consumer 

interest groups, health professionals, 

and other individuals who have asked 

to be included. The Update is also 

available on the FSIS Web page. In 

addition, FSIS offers an electronic mail 

subscription service which provides 

automatic and customized access to 

selected food safety news and 

information. This service is available at 

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/ 

News_&_Events/Email_Subscription/. 

Options range from recalls to export 

information to regulations, directives 

and notices. 

Customers can add or delete 

subscriptions themselves, and have the 

option to password protect their 

accounts. 

Done at Washington, DC, on: April 18, 

2012. 

Alfred V. Almanza, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9813 Filed 4–23–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

National Urban and Community 

Forestry Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: 2012 Notice call for 

nominations. 

SUMMARY: The National Urban and 

Community Forestry Advisory Council, 

(NUCFAC) will be filling four positions 

that will expire at the end of December 

2012. Interested applicants may 

download a copy of the application and 

position descriptions from the U.S. 

Forest Service’s Urban and Community 

Forestry Web site: www.fs.fed.us/ucf/. 

DATES: Nomination(s) must be 

‘‘received’’ (not postmarked) by May 31, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Nomination applications by 

courier should be addressed to: Nancy 

Stremple, Executive Staff to National 

Urban and Community Forestry 

Advisory Council, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., Yates Building (1 Central) 

MS–1151, Washington, DC 20250–1151. 

Please submit electronic nomination(s) 

to: nucfac_ucf_proposals@fs.fed.us. The 

subject line should read: 2012 NUCFAC 

Nominations. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff to the 

National Urban and Community 

Forestry Advisory Council, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., Yates 

Building (1 Central) MS–1151, 

Washington, DC 20250–1151, phone 

202–205–1054. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Standard Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Facsimiles 

will not be accepted as official 

nominations. Email or courier service is 

recommended. Regular mail 

submissions must be screened by the 

agency and may delay the receipt of the 

application up to a month. 

A total of four positions will be filled. 

The following four positions will serve 

a 3-year term from January 1, 2013, to 

December 31, 2015: 

• One of two members representing a 

national non-profit forestry and/or 

conservation citizen organization; 

• A member representing city/town 

government; 

• One of two members representing 

academic institutions with an expertise 

in urban and community forestry 

activities; 

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