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Vol. 77, No. 104 

Wednesday, May 30, 2012 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. DA–12–01; AMS–DA–12–0001] 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection for the Regulations 

Governing the Inspection and Grading 

Services of Manufactured or 

Processed Dairy Products 

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 of a currently approved 

information collection for the 

Regulations Governing the Inspection 

and Grading Services of Manufactured 

or Processed Dairy Products, and the 

Certification of Sanitary Design and 

Fabrication of Equipment Used in the 

Slaughter, Processing, and Packaging of 

Livestock and Poultry Products. 

DATES: Comments received by July 30, 

2012 will be considered. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments concerning 

this information collection document. 

Comments should be submitted online 

at www.regulations.gov or sent to Susan 

M. Sausville, USDA/AMS/Dairy 

Programs, Dairy Standardization 

Branch, Room 2746–South Building, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0230; Tel: (202) 

720–9382, Fax: (202) 720–2643 or via 

email at susan.sausville@ams.usda.gov. 

All comments will be posted without 

change, including any personal 

information provided, online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov and will be made 

available for public inspection at the 

above physical address during business 

hours. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan M. Sausville at the above 

physical address, by telephone (202) 

720–9382, or by email at 

susan.sausville@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Reporting Requirements Under 

Regulations Governing the Inspection 

and Grading Services of Manufactured 

or Processed Dairy Products. 

OMB Number: 0581–0126. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

November 30, 2012. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The dairy grading program 

is a voluntary user fee program 

authorized under the Agricultural 

Marketing Act (AMA) of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 

1621 et seq.). The regulations governing 

inspection and grading services of 

manufactured or processed dairy 

products are contained in 7 CFR part 58, 

while the regulations governing the 

certification of sanitary design and 

fabrication of equipment used in the 

slaughter, processing, and packaging of 

livestock and poultry products are 

contained in 7 CFR part 54. In order for 

a voluntary inspection program to 

perform satisfactorily, there must be 

written requirements and rules for both 

Government and industry. The 

information requested is used to 

identify the product offered for grading; 

to identify a request from a 

manufacturer of equipment used in 

dairy, meat or poultry industries for 

evaluation regarding sanitary design and 

construction; to identify and contact the 

party responsible for payment of the 

inspection, grading or equipment 

evaluation fee and expense; and to 

identify applicants who wish to be 

authorized for the display of official 

identification on product packaging 

materials, equipment, utensils, or on 

descriptive promotional materials. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average .06 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Dairy product 

manufacturers, dairy equipment 

fabricators and meat and poultry 

processing equipment fabricators. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

400. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 15. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 364 hours. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed collection of the 

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 

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. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627. 

Dated: May 22, 2012. 

David R. Shipman, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–13064 Filed 5–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–ST–12–0010] 

Notice of Request for Revision of a 

Currently Approved Collection 

Application for Plant Variety Protection 

Certification and Objective Description 

of Variety 

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’s) intention to request 

approval from Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for an extension of 

and revision to the currently approved 

information collection ‘‘Application for 


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