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following marketing order program 

citations: 7 CFR parts 932 (California 

olives), 945 (Idaho/Oregon potatoes), 

946 (Washington potatoes), 947 

(Oregon/California potatoes), 948 

(Colorado potatoes), 953 (North 

Carolina/Virginia potatoes), 955 (Vidalia 

onions), 956 (Walla Walla onions), 958 

(Idaho/Oregon onions), 959 (South 

Texas onions), 966 (Florida tomatoes), 

981 (California almonds), 982 (Oregon/ 

Washington hazelnuts), 984 (California 

walnuts), 985 (Northwest spearmint oil), 

987 (California dates), 989 (California 

raisins), 993 (California dried prunes), 

and 999 (Specialty Crop Import 

Regulation). 

Currently, the following marketing 

orders are suspended at the respective 

industry’s request, meaning their 

handling regulations and most of their 

information collection requirements are 

not active: 947 (Oregon/California 

potatoes); 953 (North Carolina/Virginia 

potatoes); and 993 (California dried 

prunes). The industries are in the 

process of determining whether to 

reactivate or permanently terminate 

their marketing order. In addition, the 

import regulation for California dried 

prunes, as contained in 7 CFR 999.200— 

Regulation governing the importation of 

prunes—is indefinitely suspended, 

effective January 17, 2009 (Federal 

Register, Vol. 74 No. 11). 

Order regulations help ensure 

adequate supplies of high quality 

products for consumers and adequate 

returns to producers. Under the 

Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act 

of 1937 (Act), as amended (7 U.S.C. 

601–674), industries enter into 

marketing order programs. The 

Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) is 

authorized to oversee the order 

operations and issue regulations 

recommended by a committee or board 

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. 

Also pursuant to Section 8e of the Act, 

importers of raisins, dates, and dried 

prunes are required to submit certain 

information. 

USDA requires several forms to be 

filed in order to enable the 

administration of each marketing order. 

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 selected 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 and the rules and 

regulations issued under the orders. 

The information collected is used 

only by authorized employees of the 

committees and boards and authorized 

representatives of the USDA, including 

AMS, Fruit and Vegetable Program’s 

regional and headquarters staff. 

Authorized committee/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 

is estimated to average 0.10 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Producers, handlers, 

processors, dehydrators, cooperatives, 

manufacturers, importers, and public 

members. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

20,626. 

Estimated Number of Total Annual 

Responses: 174,142. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 8.47 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 17,498.50 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 

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: July 17 2013. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–17831 Filed 7–24–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agriculture Research Service 

Notice of Intent to Seek Approval To 

Collect Information 

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Agricultural Research Service, National 

Agricultural Library’s (NAL) intent to 

request the approval of the Food Safety 

Education and Training Materials 

Sharing form from people who work in 

the food safety education and training 

fields. 


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DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by September 23, 2013 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments 

concerning this notice to Tara Smith, 

USDA, Agriculture Research Service, 

National Agricultural Library, 10301 

Baltimore Avenue, Room 108–B, 

Beltsville, Maryland 20705. Comments 

may be sent by fax to (301) 504–6409, 

or by email to tara.smith@ars.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara 

Smith, telephone (301) 504–5515. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Food Safety Education and 

Training Materials Sharing Form 

Authority: Pub. L. 104–13; 5 CFR Part 

1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995) 

OMB Number: OMB control number 

is 0518–0046. 

Expiration Date: Three years from the 

date of approval. 

Type of Request: Approval for data 

collection from individuals working in 

the areas of food safety education and 

training. 

Abstract: The Food Safety Education 

and Training Materials Sharing form 

contains three sections and is used to 

collect information about materials 

developed to support food safety 

education (e.g. DVDs, posters, 

curriculum, kits) for inclusion in NAL’s 

Food Safety Education and Training 

Materials Database. The questionnaire 

collects the name and email address of 

the person submitting the form, 

information on the resource/education 

material developed (e.g. title, target 

audience focus, a description, 

publisher/distributor information and 

information on the author) to determine 

if a readability formula was used or if 

the project is associated with a grant or 

other funded mechanism. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 15 minutes per 

respondent. 

Respondents: Individuals working in 

the areas of food safety education and 

training. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 35 

per year. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 525 minutes or 8.75 

hours. 

Comments are invited on (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of 

the Agency’s estimate of the burden of 

the proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and the 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 

on those who respond, including the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technology. Comments should be sent to 

the address in the preamble. 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: July 16, 2013. 

Caird E. Rexroad, Jr., 

Associate Administrator, ARS. 

[FR Doc. 2013–17887 Filed 7–24–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2012–0035] 

Monsanto Co.; Availability of Plant 

Pest Risk Assessment, Environmental 

Assessment, Preliminary Finding of No 

Significant Impact, and Preliminary 

Determination of Nonregulated Status 

of Canola Genetically Engineered for 

Herbicide Resistance 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service has prepared a 

preliminary determination regarding a 

request from the Monsanto Company 

seeking a determination of nonregulated 

status of canola designated as MON 

88302, which has been genetically 

engineered for resistance to the 

herbicide glyphosate with more 

flexibility in the timing of herbicide 

application. We are also making 

available for public review our plant 

pest risk assessment, environmental 

assessment, and preliminary finding of 

no significant impact for the 

preliminary determination of 

nonregulated status. 

DATES: We will consider any 

information that we receive on or before 

August 26, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit any 

information by either of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2012-0035. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2012–0035, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Supporting documents for this 

petition and any other information we 

receive on this docket may be viewed at 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2012-0035 or 

in our reading room, which is located in 

room 1141 of the USDA South Building, 

14th Street and Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading 

room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except 

holidays. To be sure someone is there to 

help you, please call (202) 799–7039 

before coming. 

Supporting documents for this 

petition are also available on the APHIS 

Web site at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ 

biotechnology/ 

petitions_table_pending.shtml under 

APHIS Petition Number 11–188–01p. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Rebecca Stankiewicz Gabel, Chief, 

Biotechnology Environmental Analysis 

Branch, Environmental Risk Analysis 

Programs, Biotechnology Regulatory 

Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 

147, Riverdale, MD 20737–1236; (301) 

851–3927, email: rebecca.l.stankiewiczgabel@aphis.usda.gov. To obtain copies 

of the petition, contact Ms. Cindy Eck at 

(301) 851–3892, email: 

cynthia.a.eck@aphis.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Under the authority of the plant pest 

provisions of the Plant Protection Act (7 

U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the regulations in 

7 CFR part 340, ‘‘Introduction of 

Organisms and Products Altered or 

Produced Through Genetic Engineering 

Which Are Plant Pests or Which There 

Is Reason to Believe Are Plant Pests,’’ 

regulate, among other things, the 

introduction (importation, interstate 

movement, or release into the 

environment) of organisms and products 

altered or produced through genetic 

engineering that are plant pests or that 

there is reason to believe are plant pests. 

Such genetically engineered (GE) 

organisms and products are considered 

‘‘regulated articles.’’ 

The regulations in § 340.6(a) provide 

that any person may submit a petition 

to the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) seeking a 

determination that an article should not 

be regulated under 7 CFR part 340. 

APHIS received a petition (APHIS 

Petition Number 11–188–01p) from the 

Monsanto Company (Monsanto) of St. 

Louis, MO, seeking a determination of 

nonregulated status of canola (Brassica 

napus) designated as event MON 88302, 


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