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Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6301–6311. 

Melissa Bailey, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22453 Filed 9–30–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–TM–24–0060] 

USDA Farmers Market Application; 

Notice of Request for an Extension and 

Revision of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Agricultural 

Marketing Service’s (AMS) intention to 

request approval, from the Office of 

Management and Budget, for an 

extension and revision of the currently 

approved information collection for 

USDA Farmers Market Application. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by December 2, 2024 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments concerning 

this notice by using the electronic 

process available at https://

www.regulations.gov or mailed to 

ToiAyna Thompson, Market Manager, 

Transportation and Marketing Programs, 

Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Room 1097 

South Building, Washington, DC 20250. 

Comments should reference the 

document number and the date and the 

page number of this issue of the Federal 

Register. All comments will be available 

for public inspection in person at 

USDA–AMS, Transportation and 

Marketing Programs, Marketing Services 

Division, Room 4523-South Building, 

1400 Independence Ave. SW, 

Washington, DC, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon 

and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, (except official Federal 

holidays) or can be viewed at https://

www.regulations.gov. Persons wanting 

to visit the USDA South Building to 

view comments received are requested 

to make an appointment in advance by 

calling (202) 690–1300. Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be posted without change, including 

any personal information provided, at 

https://www.regulations.gov and will be 

included in the record and made 

available to the public. Please be 

advised that the identity of the 

individuals or entities submitting the 

comments will be made public. 

Comments may be submitted 

anonymously. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

ToiAyna Thompson, Market Manager, 

Transportation and Marketing Programs, 

Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Room 1097 

South Building, Washington, DC 20250. 

Telephone 202–7450–7691. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: USDA Farmers Market 

Application. 

OMB Number: 0581–0229. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

September 30, 2024. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing 

Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627) directs 

and authorizes the Secretary of 

Agriculture to conduct, assist, and foster 

research, investigation, and 

experimentation to determine the best 

methods of processing, preparation for 

market packaging, handling, 

transporting, distributing, and 

marketing agricultural products, 7 

U.S.C. 1622(a). Moreover, 7 

U.S.C.1622(f) directs and authorizes the 

Secretary to conduct and cooperate in 

consumer education for more effective 

utilization and greater consumption of 

agricultural products. In addition, 7 

U.S.C. 1622(n) authorizes the Secretary 

to conduct services and to perform 

activities that will facilitate the 

marketing and utilization of agricultural 

products through commercial channels. 

On December 23, 2005, the AMS 

published a final rule in the Federal 

Register (70 FR 76129) to implement 

established regulations and procedures 

under 7 CFR part 170 for AMS to 

operate the USDA Farmers Market, 

specify vendor criteria and selection 

procedures, and define guidelines to be 

used for governing the USDA Farmers 

Market. In conjunction, the USDA 

Farmers Market Application was 

developed to receive information from 

farmers and small business owners who 

are interested in participating in the 

market. Prospective vendors fill out the 

Application online once per year. 

Copies of this one-time yearly 

application form to participate in the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

Farmers Market may be obtained by 

calling the AMS Transportation and 

Marketing Program contact listed in FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION section or visiting 

https://www.usda.gov/farmersmarket. 

The information collected on the 

Application allows AMS the means to 

review and select participants for the 

annual market season. The type of 

information requested on the 

Application includes: (1) Certification 

the applicant is the owner or 

representative of the farm or business; 

(2) applicant contact information 

including name(s), address, phone 

number, and email address; (3) farm or 

business location; (4) types of products 

grown or to be sold; (5) business 

practices and direct sourcing 

relationships with local farmers, 

ranchers and growers; (6) weekly sales 

data; (7) insurance coverage; and (8) all 

applicable food safety documents. 

Vendors selected to the market provide 

a signed copy of the Participant 

Agreement, which states that the vendor 

has read, understands and agrees to 

adhere to all applicable rules and 

guidelines as outlined in the USDA 

Farmers Market Rules, Procedures, and 

Operating Guidelines. Sales Data is 

collected from vendors weekly. This 

information is useful in letting AMS 

know how well the market and vendors 

are doing overall. 

We collect sales data at the beginning 

of every market day from the previous 

week. This is collected on an Excel 

spreadsheet that is stored by market 

manager. It then gets documented in a 

shared office file, that tracks the sales all 

season. Collecting sales gives us 

feedback as to how each vendor did 

each week and the success of the market 

each year. We use these numbers to 

determine the success of the market, the 

marketing strategies of each vendor, and 

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noted with a quick snapshot of the 

weather for each corresponding day, to 

determine if the sales were affected by 

extreme rain, heat, or any other natural 

disaster that would deter marketgoers 

from visiting and purchasing from the 

vendors. 

The USDA Farmers Market Customer 

Satisfaction Questionnaire and the 

VegUcation Questionnaire will be 

combined into one survey and 

submitted under 0581–0269 Generic 

Clearance for the Collection of 

Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service 

Delivery. The purpose of this survey is 

to learn who our customers are and 

what their preferences are in order to 

improve the USDA Farmers Market. The 

VegUcation classes take place weekly at 

the USDA Farmers Market and are free 

for anyone to attend and are taught by 

USDA subject matter experts. The 

purpose is to learn how familiar 

attendees are with the featured fruit or 

vegetable, if they found the class 

valuable, and if their attendance 

affected their market purchases. The 

Vendor Satisfaction Survey is used to 

determine the success of the market 

from the participating vendors for each 

season. 

Estimate of Burden: The public 

reporting burden for this collection is 

estimated to be 7 minutes per response. 

Respondents: Farmers and/or small 

business owners. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

68. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

1,764. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 25.98. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 201.12 hours. 

Comments: 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. 

The information collected is used 

only by authorized employees of the 

USDA, AMS. 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. 

Melissa Bailey, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22452 Filed 9–30–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of Inspector General 

Succession, Delegations of Authority, 

and Signature Authorities 

AGENCY: Office of Inspector General 

(OIG), Department of Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On August 1, 2024, pursuant 

to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 

1998 and the Inspector General (IG) Act 

of 1978, as amended, USDAIG Phyllis K. 

Fong issued IG–1313, Change 9, 

Succession, Delegations of Authority, 

and Signature Authorities. This 

directive supersedes IG–1313, Change 8, 

dated November 8, 2016, as amended by 

Assistant Inspector General (AIG) 

Bulletin C–20–001–1313, dated June 24, 

2020; and all previous delegations to the 

extent that they are inconsistent with 

this publication. This publication 

supersedes the USDA OIG’s prior notice 

of succession order. 

DATES: The revised directive referenced 

in this notice was issued on August 1, 

2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christy A. Slamowitz, Counsel to the IG, 

USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, 

Room 441–E, Washington, DC 20250– 

2308, Telephone: (202) 720–9110. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USDA 

OIG is issuing this notice to publish an 

updated line of succession and 

delegations of authority within USDA 

OIG. This publication supersedes the 

prior notice of succession order for 

USDA OIG published at 85 FR 58331 

(September 18, 2020). Accordingly, 

pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 

Reform Act of 1998 (5 U.S.C. 3345– 

3349d) and 5 U.S.C. 401–424, the IG has 

designated the detailed sequence of 

succession as follows: 

I. During any period in which the 

USDA IG, dies, resigns, or is otherwise 

unable to perform the functions and 

duties of the office (‘‘incapacity’’), and 

unless the President shall designate 

another officer to perform the functions 

and duties of the position, the Deputy 

IG, as the designated first assistant to 

the IG, shall temporarily perform the 

IG’s functions and duties in an acting 

capacity, pursuant to and subject to the 

Federal Vacancies Reform Act (5 U.S.C. 

3345–3349d) and 5 U.S.C. 403(h). 

However, per 5 U.S.C. 3345(b)(1), the 

Deputy IG does not become the acting 

IG if, during the 365-day period 

preceding the IG’s incapacity, the 

Deputy IG served as Deputy IG for less 

than 90 days and the President has 

nominated that Deputy IG as the new 

IG. In the absence of the IG and Deputy 

IG, the officials designated below, in the 

order listed, shall become the acting 

Deputy IG and so shall temporarily 

perform the functions and duties of the 

IG. This order may be changed by a 

delegation in writing by the IG, or by the 

Deputy IG while acting in the absence 

of the IG: 

1. Assistant IG for Audit (AIG/A); 

2. Assistant IG for Investigations 

(AIG/I); 

3. Assistant IG for Analytics and 

Innovation (AIG/AI); 

4. Assistant IG for Management (AIG/ 

M); 

5. Counsel to the IG; 

6. Deputy Assistant IG for Audit 

(DAIG/A), by seniority; 

7. Deputy Assistant IG for 

Investigations (DAIG/I); 

8. Deputy Assistant IG for Analytics 

and Innovation (DAIG/AI); and 

9. Audit Directors and SACs, 

alternating, by seniority (i.e., most 

senior Audit Director, then most senior 

SAC, then second most senior Audit 

Director, then second most senior SAC, 

and so on). For purposes of this 

paragraph only, the Division Director, 

Investigations Forensics and 

Technologies Division, will be counted 

as a SAC in the order of succession. 

Notwithstanding the preceding 

paragraph, the President also may direct 

an officer or employee (‘‘employee’’) of 

any OIG (including but not limited to 

USDA’s OIG) to perform the functions 

and duties of USDA’s IG temporarily in 

an acting capacity pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

403(h)(2)(C). However, such officer or 

employee must have served in a 

position in an OIG for not less than 90 

days during the 365-day period 

preceding the date of the IG’s 

incapacity, unless the employee is 

serving as an Inspector General (but not 

solely as an acting Inspector General). 

The employee must also have a rate of 

pay equal to or greater than the GS–15 

level prior to their appointment, and 

have demonstrated ability in 

accounting, auditing, financial analysis, 

law, management analysis, public 

administration, or investigations. 

Finally, in the 30 days prior to the 

appointment, the president must have 

given appropriate notice to both Houses 


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