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The information collected is used only 

by authorized representatives of the 

USDA (AIMS, Livestock, Poultry and 

Seed Program’s national staff; regional 

directors and their staffs; Federal-State 

supervisors and their staffs; and resident 

Federal-State graders, which includes 

State agencies). The information is used 

to administer and conduct grading 

services requested by respondents. The 

Agency is the primary user of the 

information. Information is also used by 

each authorized State agency that has a 

cooperative agreement with AMS. 

Regulations Governing the Voluntary 

Grading of Poultry Products and Rabbit 

Products—7 CFR Part 70. 

This collection was approved by OMB 

on December 26, 2013 and all forms, 

responses and burden will be included 

with this submission. Total burden to be 

merged is 2,005 burden hours and 

24,053 responses. 

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 

become a matter of public record. 

Dated: February 18, 2014. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03856 Filed 2–24–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–FV–14–0003; FV14–900–1] 

Notice of Request for a Revision to and 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection: Qualitative 

Feedback on Agency Service Delivery 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Revision to and extension of 

approval of an information collection; 

comment request. 

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 (OMB), for a revision to and 

an extension of approval of an 

information collection associated with 

qualitative customer and stakeholder 

feedback on service delivery by ANS. 

DATES: All comments received by April 

28, 2014 will be considered. 

Additional Information: Contact 

Andrew Hatch, Supervisory Marketing 

Specialist, Marketing Order and 

Agreement Division, Fruit and 

Vegetable Program, Agricultural 

Marketing Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Stop 0237, Room 1406–S, 

Washington, DC 20250–0237. Phone: 

(202) 720–2491. Fax: (202) 720–8938. 

Email: andrew.hatch@ams.usda.gov. 

Comments: Comments are welcome 

and should reference OMB N 0581–0269 

and AMS’ Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery, and the date 

and page number of this issue of the 

Federal Register. Comments may be 

submitted by mail to the Docket Clerk, 

Fruit and Vegetable Program, AMS, 

USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Stop 0237, Room 1406–S, 

Washington, DC 20250–0237; Fax: (202) 

720–8938; or submitted online at 

www.regulations.gov. All comments 

received will be available for public 

inspection in the Office of the Docket 

Clerk during regular USDA business 

hours or they can be viewed at 

www.regulations.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery-AMS. 

OMB Number: 0581–0269. 

Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 

2014. 

Type of Request: Revision to and 

extension of approval of an information 

collection. 

Abstract: The proposed information 

collection activity provides a means for 

AMS to garner qualitative customer and 

stakeholder feedback in an efficient, 

timely manner, in accordance with 

AMS’ commitment to improving service 

delivery. 

By qualitative feedback we mean 

information that provides useful 

insights on perceptions and opinions, 

but not statistical surveys that yield 

quantitative results that can be 

generalized to the population of study. 

This feedback will provide insights into 

customer or stakeholder perceptions, 

experiences, and expectations; provide 

an early warning of issues with service; 

or focus attention on areas where 

communication, training, or changes in 

operations might improve delivery of 

products or services. This collection 

will allow for ongoing, collaborative and 

actionable communications between 

AMS and its customers and 

stakeholders. It will also allow feedback 

to contribute directly to the 

improvement of program management. 

The solicitation of feedback will target 

areas such as: Timeliness, 

appropriateness, accuracy of 

information, courtesy, efficiency of 

service delivery, and resolution of 

issues with service delivery. Responses 

will be assessed to plan and inform 

efforts to improve or maintain the 

quality of service offered to the public. 

If this information is not collected, vital 

feedback from customers and 

stakeholders on AMS services will be 

unavailable. AMS will only submit a 

collection for approval under this 

generic clearance if it meets the 

following conditions: 

• The collection is voluntary; 

• The collection is low-burden for 

respondents (based on considerations of 

total burden hours, total number of 

respondents, or burden-hours per 

respondent) and is low-cost for 

respondents and the Federal 

Government; 

• The collection is non-controversial 

and does not raise issues of concern to 

other Federal agencies; 

• The collection is targeted to the 

solicitation of opinions from 

respondents who have experience with 

the program or may have experience 

with the program in the near future; 

• Personally identifiable information 

(PII) is collected only to the extent 

necessary and is not retained; 

• Information gathered is intended to 

be used only internally for general 

service improvement and program 

management purposes and is not 

intended for release outside of AMS (if 

released, AMS must indicate the 

qualitative nature of the information); 

• Information gathered will not be 

used for the purpose of substantially 

informing influential policy decisions; 

and 

• Information gathered will yield 

qualitative information; the collection 

will not be designed or expected to 

yield statistically reliable results or used 

as though the results are generalizable to 

the population of study. 

Feedback collected under this generic 

clearance provides useful information, 


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but it does not yield data that can be 

generalized to the overall population. 

This type of generic clearance for 

qualitative information will not be used 

for quantitative information collections 

that are designed to yield reliably 

actionable results, such as monitoring 

trends over time or documenting 

program performance. Such data uses 

require more rigorous designs that 

address: The target population to which 

generalizations will be made, the 

sampling frame, the sample design 

(including stratification and clustering), 

the precision requirements or power 

calculations that justify the proposed 

sample size, the expected response rate, 

methods for assessing potential 

nonresponse bias, the protocols for data 

collection, and any testing procedures 

that were or will be undertaken prior to 

fielding this study. Depending on the 

degree of influence the results are likely 

to have, such collections may still be 

eligible for submission for other generic 

mechanisms that are designed to yield 

quantitative results. 

As a general matter, this information 

collection will not result in any new 

system of records containing privacy 

information and will not ask questions 

of a sensitive nature, such as sexual 

behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, 

and other matters that are commonly 

considered private. 

AMS currently has approval from 

OMB for this information collection 

under Executive Order 12862. This 

approval is for 60,000 burden hours, 

based on our initial request to OMB in 

April 2011. We are asking OMB to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities for three years. 

The purpose of this notice is to solicit 

comments from the public (as well as 

affected agencies) concerning our 

information collection. These comments 

will help us: 

(1) Evaluate whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of AMS, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, through use, as 

appropriate, of automated, electronic, 

mechanical, and other collection 

technologies; e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average .50 hours per 

response. 

Average Expected Annual Number of 

Activities: 8. 

Respondents: Individuals and 

households; businesses and 

organizations; State, local, or Tribal 

government agencies; academia; or other 

Federal departments. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 110,000. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

110,000. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 60,000. (Due to averaging, 

the total annual burden hours may not 

equal the product of the annual number 

of responses multiplied by the reporting 

burden per response.) 

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 18, 2014. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03853 Filed 2–24–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0006] 

Notice of Request for Revision To and 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; Animal Disease 

Traceability 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Revision to and extension of 

approval of an information collection; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service’s intention to 

request a revision to and extension of 

approval of an information collection 

associated with the animal disease 

traceability framework. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before April 28, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0006- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2014–0006, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed at http:// 

www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0006 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the animal disease 

traceability framework, contact Dr. John 

Wiemers, Senior Staff VeterinarianADT, VS, APHIS, APHIS, 2100 South 

Lake Storey Road, Galesburg, IL 61401; 

(309) 344–1942. For copies of more 

detailed information on the information 

collection, contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles, 

APHIS’ Information Collection 

Coordinator, at (301) 851–2908. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Animal Disease Traceability. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0327. 

Type of Request: Revision to and 

extension of approval of an information 

collection. 

Abstract: As part of its ongoing efforts 

to safeguard animal health, the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture’s Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

developed the Animal Disease 

Traceability (ADT) framework to 

provide a system that could provide for 

animal traceability. Traceability helps 

document the movement history of an 

animal throughout its life, including 

during an emergency response or for 

ongoing animal disease programs. States 

and Tribal Nations are able to establish 

the ability to trace animals moving 

interstate back to their State of origin. 

APHIS made systems for animal 

disease traceability available to Tribal 

Nations for managing the issuance of 

unique location identification numbers, 

including the Standardized Premises 

Location System and a Tribal Premises 

Location System, which required 

completion and submission of 

Veterinary Services Form 1–63, Tribal 

Location Identification System 

Implementation Request. 

The above information collection 

activity was previously approved by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) under this collection. However, 

on January 9, 2013, APHIS published a 

final rule in the Federal Register (78 FR 

2040–2075, Docket No. APHIS–2009– 


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