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Vol. 75, No. 100 

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–FV–10–0026, FV–10–329] 

Notice of Request for Extension 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 that the Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS) is requesting 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget for extension of the 

information collection: USDA Food 

Connect Web site. 

DATES: Comments received by July 26, 

2010 will be considered. 

Additional Information or Comments: 

Contact Lynne E. Yedinak, Business 

Development and Quality Assurance 

Section, 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, telephone: 

(202) 720–9939 and Fax: (202) 690– 

1527; or Internet: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: USDA Food Connect Web site. 

OMB Number: 0581–0224. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

December 30, 2010. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection. 

Abstract: The information collection 

requirements in this request are 

necessary for the operation of the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food 

Connect Web site, which operates 

pursuant to the authority of Section 32 

of Public Law 320. The USDA Food 

Connect Web site supports the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Agricultural 

Marketing Service’s mission of 

facilitating the efficient, fair marketing 

of U.S. agricultural products. 

Registering to participate on or use the 

USDA Food Connect Web site is 

voluntary. 

The USDA Food Connect Web site 

provides a Web-based resource where 

food processors and distributors register 

their nutritious, value-added foods for 

institutional food service professionals 

to choose from, for the products they 

require through a neutral venue. Brokers 

can also list the food processors and 

regions they represent on the Web site 

along with food associations’ 

information on their educational 

resources. 

The National School Lunch Program 

is a Federally assisted meal program 

operating in over 100,000 public and 

non-profit private schools and 

residential childcare institutions. It 

provides nutritionally balanced, lowcost or free lunches to more than 30.5 

million children each school day. In 

1998, Congress expanded the National 

School Lunch Program to include 

reimbursement for snacks served to 

children in after-school educational and 

enrichment programs, to include 

children through 18 years of age. The 

USDA Food Connect Web site was 

developed to assist schools and other 

feeding programs, such as those serving 

Native American facilities, health care 

facilities, prisons, and needy families, to 

find the most nutritious, value-added 

foods purchased by the Federal 

Government. 

Institutional food service 

professionals (public and private 

schools, the military, Veterans 

Administration facilities, Native 

American facilities, health care 

facilities, colleges and universities, 

prisons, child care facilities and 

facilities for needy families) who choose 

to register on the USDA Food Connect 

Web site provide the following 

information: The registrant’s name, 

position, e-mail address, telephone 

number, school/organization name, and 

address. Processors who choose to 

register on the USDA Food Connect 

Web site provide the following 

information: Confirmation that the 

company is eligible to participate in 

Federal procurement, the registrant’s 

name, position, e-mail address, 

telephone number, company name, 

address, country, and whether they are 

a national or regional processor. 

Distributors who choose to register on 

the USDA Food Connect Web site 

provide the following information: The 

registrant’s name, position, e-mail 

address, telephone number, company 

name, address, country, and whether 

they are a national or regional 

distributor. Brokers who choose to 

register on the USDA Food Connect 

Web site provide the following 

information: The registrant’s name, 

position, e-mail address, telephone 

number, brokerage company name, 

address, country, and the States they 

serve. Food related associations who 

choose to register on the USDA Food 

Connect Web site provide the following 

information: The association name, 

address, city, State, zip code, country, email address, telephone number, and a 

description of association services. 

Information provided by institutional 

food service professionals assists 

processors, distributors, and brokers to 

view meal-serving information of a 

school or organization. Processor and 

distributor food product and contact 

information are available to the 

institutional food service professionals 

to assist them in locating processors and 

distributors that handle the food 

products that they want to use. The 

information provided by brokers enables 

institutional food service professionals 

to know which manufacturers the 

broker represents, which States the 

broker serves, and contacts at the 

brokerage firm. All registrants on the 

USDA Food Connect Web site will be 

re-directed to the USDA 

eAuthentication Web site to register 

their Level 1 Access (OMB No. 0503– 

0014). Each new user must create their 

own login ID and password, to meet the 

eAuthentication requirements. 

The USDA Food Connect Web site has 

not had any changes since this 

information collection was approved 

December 30, 2007. Prior to launching 

the USDA Food Connect Web site in 

2004, the food manufacturers requested 

changes to streamline the data entry 

process. These changes were made and 

the Web site was redeployed October 

2006. The changes to the Web site 

provide processors and distributors with 

three methods to load product data to 

the USDA Food Connect Web site. Since 


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deploying the Web site October 2006, 

the new methods for entering date has 

dramatically reduced the actual number 

of responses and burden hours: Total 

actual responses reduced from an 

estimate of 1,845 to 374; total burden 

estimated hours from 292 hours to 53 

hours annually. Processors and 

distributors may continue to enter 

products one product at a time, but now 

have the opportunity to download their 

product information from existing 

product databases and use a template 

which they complete and download to 

the USDA Food Connect Web site. 

Estimating Burden: The estimated 

total burden for revision of a currently 

approved information collection for the 

USDA Food Connect Web site once 

USDA eAuthentication Web site 

registration is completed is as follows: 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.14 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Institutional food 

service professionals (public and private 

schools, the military, Veterans 

Administration facilities, Native 

American facilities, health care 

facilities, colleges and universities, 

prisons, child care facilities, and 

facilities for needy families), processors, 

distributors, brokers, and associations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

275 (188 institutional food service 

professionals, 37 processors, 7 

distributors, 40 brokers, and 3 

associations). 

Estimated Number of Responses: 388. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1.41. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 53 hours 

New registration submissions, for the 

USDA Food Connect Web site, are 

completed as follows: 

(1) Institutional Food Service 

Professional registration submission. 

Institutional food service professionals 

(public and private schools, the 

military, Veterans Administration 

facilities, Native American facilities, 

health care facilities, colleges and 

universities, prisons, child care facilities 

and facilities for needy families) use this 

registration submission to create their 

user profile on the USDA Food Connect 

Web site. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 7 minutes per 

response. 

Respondents: Institutional food 

service professionals (public and private 

schools, the military, Veterans 

Administration facilities, Native 

American facilities, health care 

facilities, colleges and universities, 

prisons, child care facilities and 

facilities for needy families). 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

188. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 188. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: Respondents only 

complete the registration once. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 21 hours. 

(2) Processors registration submission. 

Processors use this registration 

submission to register their companies 

on the USDA Food Connect Web site. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 9 minutes per 

response. 

Respondents: Processors. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

37. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 37. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: Respondents only 

complete the registration once. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 6 hours. 

(3) Processors Add a Plant and 

Request an Audit registration 

submission. Processors use this 

submission to register the plants in 

which they manufacture their products 

on the USDA Food Connect Web site. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 8 minutes per 

response. 

Respondents: Processors. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

37. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 37. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: Each respondent completes 

this submission once for each plant they 

register. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 5 hours. 

(4) Processors Add a New Product 

registration submission (A Single 

Product). Processors use this registration 

submission to register their products 

manufactured from USDA supplied 

commodities and their commercial food 

products, on the USDA Food Connect 

Web site using this method. Processors 

may include additional product 

information including but not limited 

to: Ingredients, product description, 

preparation and cooking instructions, 

nutrients, packaging data, and product 

fact sheet link. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 16 minutes per 

response. 

Respondents: Processors. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 2. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 2. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 10. Each respondent 

completes this submission once for each 

product they register. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 5 hours. 

(5) Processors Add a New Product 

registration submission (AFS 

Technologies, Inc.). Processors use this 

registration submission to register their 

products manufactured from USDA 

supplied commodities and their 

commercial food products, on the USDA 

Food Connect Web site using this 

method. Processors may include 

additional product information 

including but not limited to: 

Ingredients, product description, 

preparation and cooking instructions, 

nutrients, packaging data, and product 

fact sheet link. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 2 minutes per 

response. 

Respondents: Processors. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 5. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 5. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: Each respondent that uses 

AFS Technologies, Inc., Food Profile 

database to register their products 

completes this submission once. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 0.15 hours. 

(6) Processors Add a New Product 

registration submission (Excel 

spreadsheet). Processors use this 

registration submission to register their 

products manufactured from USDA 

supplied commodities and their 

commercial food products, on the USDA 

Food Connect Web site using this 

method. Processors may include 

additional product information 

including but not limited to: 

Ingredients, product description, 

preparation and cooking instructions, 

nutrients, packaging data, and product 

fact sheet link. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 10 minutes per 

response. 

Respondents: Processors. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

30. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 30. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: Each respondent that uses 

the Excel spreadsheet to register their 

products completes this submission 

once. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 4 hours. 

(7) Distributors registration 

submission. Distributors use this 

registration submission to register their 

food service distribution companies on 

the USDA Food Connect Web site. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 


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is estimated to average 9 minutes per 

response. 

Respondents: Distributors. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 7. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 7. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: Respondents only 

complete the registration once. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1 hour. 

(8) Distributors Add a Warehouse and 

Request an Audit registration 

submission. Distributors use this 

submission to register the warehouses in 

which they store the products they list 

on the USDA Food Connect Web site. 

This page is currently inactive due to 

technical problems. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 8 minutes per 

response. 

Respondents: Distributors. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 7. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 7. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: Each respondent completes 

this submission once for each 

warehouse they register. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1 hour. 

(9) Distributors Add a New Product 

registration submission (A Single 

Product). Distributors use this 

registration submission to register their 

branded commercial food products on 

the USDA Food Connect Web site using 

this method. Distributors may include 

additional product information 

including but not limited to: 

Ingredients, product description, 

preparation and cooking instructions, 

nutrients, package and packaging data, 

and product fact sheet link. This page is 

currently inactive due to technical 

problems. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 16 minutes per 

response. 

Respondents: Distributors. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 1. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 5. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: Each respondent completes 

this submission once for each product 

they register. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1 hour. 

(10) Distributors Add a New Product 

registration submission (AFS 

Technologies, Inc.). Distributors use this 

registration submission to register their 

branded commercial food products on 

the USDA Food Connect Web site using 

this method. Distributors may include 

additional product information 

including but not limited to: 

Ingredients, product description, 

preparation and cooking instructions, 

nutrients, package and packaging data, 

and product fact sheet link. This page is 

currently inactive due to technical 

problems. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 2 minutes per 

response. 

Respondents: Distributors. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 2. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 1. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: Each respondent that uses 

the AFS Technologies, Inc., Food Profile 

database to register their products 

completes this submission once. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1 hour. 

(11) Distributors Add a New Product 

registration submission (Excel 

spreadsheet). Distributors use this 

registration submission to register their 

branded commercial food products on 

the USDA Food Connect Web site using 

this method. Distributors may include 

additional product information 

including but not limited to: 

Ingredients, product description, 

preparation and cooking instructions, 

nutrients, package and packaging data, 

and product fact sheet link. This page is 

currently inactive due to technical 

problems. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 10 minutes per 

response. 

Respondents: Distributors. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 4. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 1. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: Each respondent that uses 

the Excel spreadsheet to register their 

products completes this submission 

once. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1 hour. 

(12) Brokers registration submission. 

Brokers use this registration submission 

to register the brokerage and the 

companies they represent on the USDA 

Food Connect Web site. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 16 minutes per 

response. 

Respondents: Brokers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

40. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 40. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: Respondents only 

complete the registration once. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 6 hours. 

(13) Brokers Add a Branch 

registration submission. Brokers use this 

submission to register any branches for 

the brokerage on the USDA Food 

Connect Web site. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 9 minutes per 

response. 

Respondents: Brokers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 1. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 1. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 3. Respondents only 

complete this submission when they 

have branch offices; if so, they complete 

one for each branch office. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 0.45 hours. 

(14) Association registration 

submission. Associations in the food 

service arena use this registration 

submission to create their user profile 

on the USDA Food Connect Web site. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 7 minutes per 

response. 

Respondents: Associations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 3. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 3. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: Respondents only 

complete the registration once. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 0.33 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. 

Comments may be sent to Lynne E. 

Yedinak, Process Products Branch, Fruit 

and Vegetable Programs, Agricultural 

Marketing Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, STOP 0247, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0247, telephone: 

(202) 720–9939 and Fax: (202) 690– 

1527; or Internet: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. All comments 

received will be available for public 

inspection in the above office during 

regular business hours at the same 

address or can be viewed at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 


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for OMB approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Dated: May 19, 2010. 

David R. Shipman, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12473 Filed 5–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–DA–10–005; DA–10–02] 

Notice of Request for Approval of a 

New 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 

approval, from the Office of 

Management and Budget, for two new 

forms: (1) Request for Applicant 

Number and (2) Export Applicant 

Number Activation. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by July 26, 2010 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to 

Office of the Deputy Administrator, 

USDA/AMS/Dairy Programs, Room 

2968–S, 1400 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20090–6465 or 

may be submitted at the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: http// 

www.regulations.gov. Comments should 

reference the docket number and the 

date and page of issue in the Federal 

Register. All comments received will be 

available for public inspection during 

regular business hours at the above 

address or at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. The identity of the 

individuals or entities submitting 

comments will be made public. 

Additional Information: Contact 

Kenneth Vorgert, USDA/AMS/Dairy 

Programs, Dairy Grading Branch, 2150 

Western Court, Suite 100, Lisle, IL 

60532–1973; Tel: 630–437–5037, Fax: 

630–437–5037 or via e-mail at: 

ken.vorgert@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (1) Title: 

Request for Applicant Number. 

OMB Number: 0581–NEW. 

Expiration Date of Approval: Three 

years from approval date. 

Type of Request: New 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. 

1621–1627). The regulations governing 

inspection and grading services of 

manufactured or processed dairy 

products are contained in 7 CFR part 58. 

In order for a voluntary inspection 

program to perform satisfactorily, 

appropriate information must be 

collected. In general, information 

requested is used to identify and contact 

the party responsible for payment of the 

export certification, inspection, grading 

or equipment evaluation fee and 

expense. The information requested on 

the two new forms is required for AMS 

Dairy Grading Branch to set up accounts 

to allow applicants to do business with 

AMS Dairy Grading Branch. This 

information is currently collected over 

the telephone, or through faxes, letters 

or e-mails. The new forms will allow for 

uniform collection of the information 

and more secure management of the 

information. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.05 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

250. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

250. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 12.5 hours. 

(2) Title: Export Applicant Number 

Activation. 

OMB Number: 0581–NEW. 

Expiration date of Approval: Three 

years from approval date. 

Type of Request: New 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. 

1621–1627). The regulations governing 

inspection and grading services of 

manufactured or processed dairy 

products are contained in 7 CFR part 58. 

In order for a voluntary inspection 

program to perform satisfactorily, 

appropriate information must be 

collected. The information collected 

will be used to activate the applicants 

account number in an automated system 

to request export certificates. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.05 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

250. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

250. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 12.5 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: May 19, 2010. 

Rayne Pegg, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12470 Filed 5–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–LS–10–0035] 

Notice of Request for Extension 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 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget, for an extension of the 

currently approved information 

collection used to compile and generate 

cattle, swine, lamb, and boxed beef 

market news reports under the 

Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 

1999. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by July 26, 2010 to be assured 

of consideration. 


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