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experience and expertise, describe the 

project and how the applicant will 

operate it, and other material necessary 

for prudent Agency decisions and 

reasonable program monitoring. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 9 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Non-profit corporations, 

public agencies, and cooperatives. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

248. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 8. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

1,863. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 17,104. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Cheryl Thompson, 

Regulations and Paperwork 

Management Branch, Support Services 

Division at (202) 692–0043. 

Comments: 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of Rural BusinessCooperative Service, including whether 

the information will have practical 

utility; (b) the accuracy of Rural 

Business-Cooperative Service’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions 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 or other forms of information 

technology. Comments may be sent to 

Cheryl Thompson, Regulations and 

Paperwork Management Branch, 

Support Services Division, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Rural 

Development, STOP 0742, Washington, 

DC 20250. 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. 

Dated: June 29, 2010. 

Curtis A. Wiley, 

Acting Administrator, Rural BusinessCooperative Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–16346 Filed 7–2–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–FV–10–0018; FV–10–328] 

Domestic Origin Verification System 

Questionnaire and Regulations 

Governing Inspection and Certification 

of Processed Fruits and Vegetables 

and Related 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 intention of the 

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to 

request an extension and revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection that will combine a number 

of forms issued under inspection and 

grading services under the Agricultural 

Marketing Act of 1946 and section 8e of 

the Agricultural Marketing Agreement 

Act of 1937. AMS is combining all 

burden hours with this submission. 

DATES: Comments may be submitted on 

or before September 7, 2010. 

Additional Information or Comments: 

Interested persons are invited to submit 

comments. Comments must be sent to 

Chere L. Shorter, Processed Products 

Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 

Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, STOP 0247, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0247; fax (202) 

690–1527; or can be submitted to http://

www.regulations.gov. Comments should 

make reference to the date and page 

number of this issue of the Federal 

Register and will be made available for 

public inspection at the above office 

during regular business hours. Please be 

advised that all comments submitted in 

response to this notice will be included 

in the record and will be made available 

to the public on the Internet via http://

www.regulations.gov. Also, the identity 

of the individuals or entities submitting 

the comments will be made public. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 

‘‘Domestic Origin Verification System 

Questionnaire and Regulations 

Governing Inspection and Certification 

of Processed Fruits and Vegetables and 

Related Products–7 CFR Part 52.’’ 

OMB Number: 0581–0234. 

Expiration Date of Approval: Three 

years from date of approval. 

Type of Request: Request for 

extension and revision of currently 

approved information collections to be 

merged into one collection, the addition 

of two new forms, and revision of one 

form. 

Abstract: Merger of two currently 

approved information collections. 

The Agricultural Marketing Act of 

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

authorizes the Department to develop 

standards of quality, grades, grading 

programs, and other services to facilitate 

trading of agricultural products and 

assure consumers of quality products 

which are graded and identified under 

USDA programs. Section 203(h) of the 

Act specifically directs and authorizes 

the Secretary of Agriculture to inspect, 

certify, and identify the grade, class, 

quality, quantity, and condition of 

agricultural products under such rules 

and regulations as the Secretary may 

prescribe, including assessment and 

collection of fees for the cost of the 

service. 

The grading and certification of 

processed fruit and vegetable services 

under 7 CFR part 52 contains provisions 

for the collection of fees from users of 

the Processed Product Branch services 

that equal the cost of providing the 

requested services to the closest extent 

possible. In order for the Agency to 

satisfy those requests for service, the 

Agency must request certain 

information from those who apply for 

service. An application for service is a 

request for AMS to perform such 

services and requests such information 

as the applicant name, address, and 

product to be inspected. AMS also 

provides other types of voluntary 

services under the same regulations, 

e.g., contract and specification 

acceptance services, facility assessment 

services, certifications of quantity and 

quality, import product inspections, and 

export certification. 

The ‘‘Domestic Origin Verification’’ 

(DOV) program’s application for service 

is FV–DOV–1. This information 

collection is currently approved under 

OMB No. 0581–0234. The DOV program 

is an assessment program designed to 

provide validation of the applicant’s 

domestic origin verification program 

prior to bidding on contracts to supply 

food products to the Department of 

Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Domestic 

Feeding programs, and/or may be 

conducted after a contract is awarded. 

The DOV Program assists companies 

in meeting the domestic origin 

requirement for the USDA Purchase 

Program efficiently and eliminates 

redundancy in trace paperwork for 

USDA contracts. 

Affected public may include any 

partnership, association, business trust, 

corporation, organized group, and state, 

county or municipal government, and 

any authorized agent that has a financial 


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interest in the commodity involved and 

requests service. AMS intends to merge 

these two separate collections into one 

OMB control number. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for these two collections 

combined; the additional two new 

forms, and the revised form is estimated 

to average 0.33 hours per response. 

(6,192 total hours divided by 18,862 

total annual responses). 

Respondents: Applicants who are 

applying for grading and inspection 

services. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,142. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

18,862. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 20. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 6,192. 

The following are two new forms to 

be added to this information collection: 

Form FV–16, Notice for Hold for ReExamination and FV–358, Request for 

Surety Bond. 

Notice for Hold for Re-Examination 

(FV–16) 

When foreign material or Grade Not 

Certified (GNC) product is found in an 

original sample submitted for inspection 

in excess of AMS requirements or FDA 

defect action levels, an inspector will 

notify an applicant and make 

arrangements with the applicant for reexamination, if desired. The top part of 

Form FV–16 is completed by the 

inspector. 

Each ‘‘hold’’ lot must be 

conspicuously marked and 

distinguished from other lots as to code 

mark(s) and location when recording 

information on inspection documents, 

so that the lot may be easily found and 

identified. If the applicant disposes of 

GNC product immediately, Form FV–16 

is not issued, and inspection records are 

marked accordingly. 

Applicants have a number of options 

available, such as, segregation, 

reworking, destruction, or disposal for 

non-food use under AMS supervision. 

The option taken is reported to the 

inspector within two weeks from the 

date shown on the FV–16. The applicant 

indicates their desired option on the 

FV–16 form, and dates and signs the 

form. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.083 hours per 

response (1 total hour divided by 12 

total annual responses). 

Respondents: Applicants who use 

grading and inspection services. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

12. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 12. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1. 

Request for Surety Bond (FV–358) 

The information collected on the 

‘‘Request for Surety Bond’’ form assures 

the inspection service that fees and 

charges for any inspection service are 

paid by the interested party making the 

application for such service in 

accordance with the applicable 

provisions of the regulation. The 

inspection service payments are 

guaranteed by either an advance of 

funds prior to rendering inspection 

service or a suitable surety bond. 

Applicants that enter into a contract or 

an agreement for inspection service 

must provide acceptable surety. Form 

FV–358 sets forth the agreement for 

surety and provides for the amount to be 

paid. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.20 hours per 

response (5.0 total hours divided by 25 

total annual responses). 

Respondents: Applicants who request 

grading and inspection services. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

25. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 1. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 5. 

Application for Inspection and 

Certification of Sampling (FV–356) 

Form FV–356 is revised to include 

additional data required for inspection 

of products and services and combined 

under the same OMB control number. 

These include export certification, 

inspection of section 8e import 

products, and applicant submittal of 

unofficial samples. 

The revised form includes additional 

data elements for section 8e import 

product inspection. The information 

required for this type of inspection 

pertains to imported canned ripe olives, 

raisins, and dates which are required to 

be inspected by AMS, subject to 

exemptions listed in the applicable 

Marketing Orders, Import Regulations (7 

CFR parts 944.401, 999.300, and 999.1). 

Section 8e regulations are issued under 

section 608e–1 of the Agricultural 

Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as 

amended (7 U.S.C. 608e–1). The revised 

request includes such information as: 

Importer of record; port of entry; name 

of vessel, container number, country of 

origin, customs entry number, bill of 

lading number, broker reference 

number, date of entry, harmonized tariff 

code, consignee number, and Food 

Canning Establishment (FCE) Number 

obtained from the FDA. 

The revised application also includes 

information collected for the inspection 

of unofficially submitted samples of 

food products. This was previously 

Form FV–159 on the previous collection 

of OMB 581–0123. Form FV–159 will 

become obsolete as a result of the 

revision of this form. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.33 hours per 

response (6124 total hours divided by 

18,560 total annual responses). 

Respondents: Applicants requesting 

grading and inspection services. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,160. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

18,560. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 16. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 6,192. 

Forms FV–468, FV–356, and FV–358 

will be made available in hard copy 

form. Applicants also may submit 

information by telephone, facsimile, or 

by e-mail. Forms FV–DOV–1, FV–468, 

FV–356, FV–16 and FV–358 are 

accessible at http:// 

eforms.ams.usda.gov/#CustomersFV. 

Presently, form FV–DOV–1 may be 

accessed on the Internet at http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/DOV. 

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 Office of Management and Budget 

approval. All comments will become a 

matter of public record. 

Dated: June 29, 2010. 

Robert C. Keeney, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–16329 Filed 7–2–10; 8:45 am] 

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