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44934 

Vol. 75, No. 146 

Friday, July 30, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–DA–10–0061; DA–10–05] 

Notice of Request for Extension and 

Revision of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

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 an 

extension for and revision to a currently 

approved information collection for 

report forms under the Federal milk 

marketing order program. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by September 28, 2010 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments 

electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov or to the Office of 

the Deputy Administrator, Dairy 

Programs, AMS, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Room 2968 

South, Stop 0225, Washington, DC 

20250–0225. Comments should make 

reference to the date and page number 

of this issue of the Federal Register. All 

comments will be posted electronically 

without change; including any personal 

information provided at http:// 

regulations.gov. Comments will also be 

available for public inspection in the 

above office during regular business 

hours. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William F. Newell, Chief, Order 

Operations Branch, Dairy Programs, 

(202) 690–2375, FAX: (202)720–2454. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Report Forms Under Federal 

Milk Orders (From Milk Handlers and 

Milk Marketing Cooperatives). 

OMB Number: 0581–0032. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

December 31, 2010. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: Federal milk marketing 

order regulations authorized under the 

Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act 

of 1937, as amended (7 U.S.C. 601–674), 

require milk handlers to report in detail 

the receipts and utilization of milk and 

milk products handled at each of their 

plants that are regulated by a Federal 

order. The data are needed to administer 

the classified pricing system and related 

requirements of each Federal order. 

A Federal milk marketing order 

(hereinafter, Order) is a regulation 

issued by the Secretary of Agriculture 

that places certain requirements on the 

handling of milk in the area it covers. 

Each Order is established under the 

authority of the Act. The Order requires 

that handlers of milk for a marketing 

area pay not less than certain minimum 

class prices according to how the milk 

is used. These prices are established 

under each Order after a public hearing 

at which evidence is received on the 

supply and demand conditions for milk 

in the market. An Order requires that 

payments for milk be pooled and paid 

to individual farmers or cooperative 

associations of farmers on the basis of a 

uniform or average price. Thus, all 

eligible farmers (producers) share in the 

market wide use-values of milk by 

regulated handlers. 

Milk Orders help ensure adequate 

supplies of milk and dairy products for 

consumers and adequate returns to 

producers. 

The Orders also provide for the public 

dissemination of market statistics and 

other information for the benefit of 

producers, handlers, and consumers. 

Formal rulemaking amendments to 

the Orders must be approved in 

referenda conducted by the Secretary. 

During 2009, 46,677 dairy farmers 

delivered over 123 billion pounds of 

milk to handlers regulated under the 

milk orders. This volume represents 66 

percent of all milk marketed in the U.S. 

and 66 percent of the milk of bottling 

quality (Grade A) sold in the country. 

The value of this milk delivered to 

Federal milk order handlers at 

minimum order blend prices was nearly 

$15.9 billion. Producer deliveries of 

milk used in Class I products (mainly 

fluid milk products) totaled 47 billion 

pounds—37 percent of total producer 

deliveries. More than 239 million 

Americans reside in Federal milk order 

marketing areas—80 percent of the total 

U.S. population. 

Each Order is administered by a 

market administrator who is an agent of 

the Secretary of Agriculture. The market 

administrator is authorized to levy 

assessments on regulated handlers to 

carry out the market administrator’s 

duties and responsibilities under the 

Orders. Additional duties of the market 

administrators are to prescribe reports 

required of each handler, to assure that 

handlers properly account for milk and 

milk products, and to assure that such 

handlers pay producers and associations 

of producers according to the provisions 

of the Order. The market administrator 

employs a staff that verifies handlers’ 

reports by examining records to 

determine that the required payments 

are made to producers. Most reports 

required from handlers are submitted 

monthly to the market administrator. 

The forms used by the market 

administrators are required by the 

respective Orders that are authorized by 

the Act. The forms are used to establish: 

The quantity of milk received by 

handlers, the pooling status of the 

handler, the class-use of the milk used 

by the handler, and the butterfat content 

and amounts of other components of the 

milk. 

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 in the rules and 

regulations issued under the Orders. 

The information collected is used 

only by authorized employees of the 

market administrator and authorized 

representatives of the USDA, including 

AMS Dairy Programs’ headquarters staff. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 1.07 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Milk handlers and milk 

marketing cooperatives. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

740 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

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Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 28 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 21,818 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 

become a matter of public record. 

Dated: July 27, 2010. 

David R. Shipman, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–18759 Filed 7–29–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS-2010-0068] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Certificate for Poultry and Hatching 

Eggs for Export 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: 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 an extension of approval of an 

information collection associated with 

the export of poultry and poultry 

hatching eggs from the United States. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before September 

28, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

∑ Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

(http://www.regulations.gov/ 

fdmspublic/component/ 

main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS2010-0068) to submit or view comments 

and to view supporting and related 

materials available electronically. 

∑ Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send one copy of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS-2010-0068, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 

River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737-1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS2010-0068. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on this 

docket in our reading room. The reading 

room 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) 690-2817 before 

coming. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

(http://www.aphis.usda.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the export of poultry and 

poultry hatching eggs from the United 

States, contact Dr. Sara Kaman, Senior 

Staff Veterinarian, Technical Trade 

Services Team—Animals, NCIE, VS, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 39, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-8364. 

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: Certificate for Poultry and 

Hatching Eggs for Export. 

OMB Number: 0579-0048. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: Under the Animal Health 

Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), 

the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture (USDA), among other 

things, collects information and 

conducts inspections to ensure that 

poultry and hatching eggs exported from 

the United States are free of 

communicable diseases. The export of 

agricultural commodities, including 

poultry and hatching eggs, is a major 

business in the United States and 

contributes to a favorable balance of 

trade. Receiving countries have specific 

health requirements for poultry and 

hatching eggs exported from the United 

States. Most countries require a 

certification that our poultry and 

hatching eggs are free of diseases of 

concern to the receiving country. This 

certification generally must carry the 

USDA seal and be endorsed by an 

authorized APHIS veterinarian. 

Veterinary Services Form 17-6, 

Certificate for Poultry and Hatching 

Eggs for Export, is used to meet these 

requirements. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities for an additional 3 

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 the 

Agency, 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: The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 0.5 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Accredited 

veterinarians, poultry owners, hatching 

egg production facility owners, and 

poultry and hatching egg exporters. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 300. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 34. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 10,200. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 5,100 hours. (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 

also become a matter of public record. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of 

July 2010. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–18750 Filed 7–29–10; 8:45 am] 

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