Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 2 / Thursday, January 3, 2013 / Notices 283 

7700–40a ‘‘Commercial Use 

Attachment’’ or FS–7700–40b ‘‘Oversize 

Vehicle Attachment’’ if applicable. The 

forms provide identifying information 

about the applicant such as, the name; 

address; and telephone number; 

description of mileage of roads; purpose 

of use; use schedule; and plans for 

future use. FS will use the information 

to prepare the applicant’s permit, FS– 

7700–41 or FS–7700–48, to identify the 

road maintenance that is the direct 

result of the applicant’s traffic, to 

calculate any applicable collections for 

recovery of past Federal investments in 

roads and assure that the requirements 

are met. Without the Road Use Permit, 

the backlog of maintenance would 

increase and the FS would have great 

difficulty providing the transportation 

system necessary to meet our mission. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Individuals or 

households; State, Local or Tribal 

Government; Not-for-profit institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 2000. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 196. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–31640 Filed 1–2–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. Number FV–11–0052] 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Eggplant 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Final notice. 

SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS), of the Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), is revising the 

voluntary United States Standards for 

Grades of Eggplant. AMS has reviewed 

the fresh fruit and vegetable grade 

standards for usefulness in serving the 

industry. As a result, AMS will amend 

the similar varietal characteristic 

requirement in the U.S. Fancy and No. 

1 grades to allow mixed colors and/or 

types of eggplant when designated as a 

mixed or specialty pack. In addition, 

AMS will remove the ‘‘Unclassified’’ 

category from the standards. 

DATES: Effective Date: February 4, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dave Horner, Standardization Branch, 

Specialty Crops Inspection Division, 

(540) 361–1128. The United States 

Standards for Grades of Eggplant are 

available through the Specialty Crops 

Inspection Division Web site at http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/freshinspection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

203(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act 

of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627), as 

amended, directs and authorizes the 

Secretary of Agriculture ‘‘to develop and 

improve standards of quality, condition, 

quantity, grade and packaging and 

recommend and demonstrate such 

standards in order to encourage 

uniformity and consistency in 

commercial practices.’’ AMS is 

committed to carrying out this authority 

in a manner that facilitates the 

marketing of agricultural commodities 

and makes copies of official standards 

available upon request. The United 

States Standards for Grades of Fruits 

and Vegetables not connected with 

Federal Marketing Orders or U.S. Import 

Requirements, no longer appear in the 

Code of Federal Regulations, but are 

maintained by USDA, AMS, Fruit and 

Vegetable Programs, and are available 

on the internet at www.ams.usda.gov/ 

freshinspection. 

AMS is revising the voluntary United 

States Standards for Grades of Eggplant 

procedures that appear in Part 36, Title 

7 of the Code of Federal Regulations (7 

CFR part 36). 

Background and Comments 

On February 9, 2012, AMS published 

a notice in the Federal Register (77 FR 

6774), soliciting comments regarding 

amending the varietal characteristic 

requirement in the U.S. Fancy and No. 

1 grades, removing the unclassified 

section, and any other possible revision 

to the United States Standards for 

Grades of Eggplant. The public 

comment period closed on April 9, 

2012, with no responses. 

Based on the information gathered, 

AMS believes that permitting mixed 

colors and/or type packs will facilitate 

the marketing of eggplant by providing 

the industry with more flexibility that 

reflects current marketing practices and 

consumer demand. Therefore, AMS will 

revise provisions concerning the ‘‘U.S. 

Fancy’’ and ‘‘U.S. No. 1’’ grades by 

adding ‘‘except when specified as a 

mixed or specialty pack’’ to the similar 

varietal characteristics requirement. In 

addition, AMS will remove the 

‘‘Unclassified’’ category from the 

standards. 

The official grade of a lot of eggplant 

covered by these standards will be 

determined by the procedures set forth 

in the Regulations Governing 

Inspection, Certification, and Standards 

of Fresh Fruits, Vegetables and Other 

Products (Sec. 51.1 to 51.61). 

The United States Standards for 

Grades of Eggplant will be effective 30 

days after publication of this notice in 

the Federal Register. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627. 

Dated: December 28, 2012. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–31611 Filed 1–2–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket Number FSIS–2012–0048] 

RIN 0583–AD40 

2013 Rate Changes for the Basetime, 

Overtime, Holiday, and Laboratory 

Services Rates 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMMARY: The Food Safety and 

Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing 

the 2013 rates it will charge meat and 

poultry establishments, egg products 

plants, and importers and exporters for 

providing voluntary, overtime, and 

holiday inspection and identification, 

certification, and laboratory services. 

The 2013 basetime, overtime, holiday, 

and laboratory services rates will be 

applied on the first FSIS pay period at 

the beginning of the calendar year, 

January 13, 2013. 

DATES: FSIS will charge the rates 

announced in this notice beginning 

January 13, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information contact Michael 

Toner, Director, Budget Division, Office 

of Management, FSIS, U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, Room 2159 South 

Building, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20250–3700; 

Telephone (202) 720–8700, Fax (202) 

690–4155. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On April 12, 2011, FSIS published a 

final rule amending its regulations to 

establish formulas for calculating the 

rates it charges meat and poultry 

establishments, egg products plants, and 

importers and exporters for providing 

voluntary, overtime, and holiday 

inspection and identification, 

certification, and laboratory services (76 

FR 20220). 

In the final rule, FSIS stated that it 

would use the formulas to calculate the 


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