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Vol. 76, No. 174 

Thursday, September 8, 2011 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–PY–11–0064] 

Regulations for the Inspection of Eggs 

(Shell Egg Surveillance), Request for 

Extension and Revision of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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 a currently 

approved information collection in 

support of the shell egg surveillance 

portion of the Regulation for the 

Inspection of Eggs—7 CFR part 57. 

DATES: Comments received by 

November 7, 2011 will be considered. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov or to David 

Bowden, Jr., Chief; Standards, 

Promotion & Technology Division; 

Poultry Programs, AMS, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture; 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 0259; 

Washington, DC 20250–0259, fax (202) 

720–2930. Comments should reference 

the document number (AMS–PY–11– 

0064) and the date and page number of 

this issue of the Federal Register. 

Comments will be available for public 

inspection at the above address during 

regular business hours, or can be viewed 

at: http://www.regulations.gov. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change, including any personal 

information provided. 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Sara Lutton, Standards, 

Promotion, & Technology Division; 

Poultry Programs, AMS, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture; 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 0259; 

Washington, DC 20250–0259; phone 

(202) 720–0976; fax (202) 720–2930. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Regulations for the Inspection of 

Eggs (Egg Products Inspection Act). 

OMB Number: 0581–0113. 

Expiration Date of Approval: March 

31, 2012. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: Congress enacted the Egg 

Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 

1031–1056 (EPIA)) to provide, in part, a 

mandatory inspection program to 

control the disposition of dirty and 

checked shell eggs; to control 

unwholesome, adulterated, and inedible 

shell eggs that are unfit for human 

consumption; and to control the 

movement and disposition of imported 

shell eggs. 

The EPIA authorizes the Department 

to issue regulations, to assure that only 

eggs fit for human food are used for 

such purposes. 

Under the shell egg surveillance 

program, shell egg handlers are required 

to register with USDA. Quarterly, a State 

or Federal surveillance inspector visits 

each registered handler to verify that 

shell eggs packed for consumer use are 

in compliance, that restricted eggs are 

being disposed of properly, and that 

adequate records are being maintained. 

The information and recordkeeping 

requirements in this request are 

essential to carry out the intent of 

Congress, to administer the mandatory 

inspection program, and to take 

regulatory action, in accordance with 

the regulations and the EPIA. The forms 

within this collection package require 

the minimum information necessary to 

effectively carry out the requirements of 

the regulations, and their use is 

necessary to fulfill the intent of the 

EPIA. 

The information collected is used 

only by authorized representatives: 

AMS, Poultry Programs’ 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 assure 

compliance with the EPIA and the 

regulations and to facilitate regulatory 

action. The Agency is the primary user 

of the information; secondary users 

include each authorized State agency 

that have a cooperative agreement with 

AMS. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.31 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: State or local 

governments, businesses or other forprofit, Federal agencies or employees, 

small businesses or organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

853. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

6,274. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 7.35. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1936.58. 

Comments are invited on (a) whether 

the 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 burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumption 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 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques on 

other forms of information technology. 

Dated: September 2, 2011. 

David Shipman, 

Acting Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2011–22943 Filed 9–7–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Research Service 

Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive 

License 

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 


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