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Vol. 79, No. 75 

Friday, April 18, 2014 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–LPS–14–0024] 

Livestock, Poultry and Seed Program; 

Request for Revision of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection and 

To Merge the Collections of OMB 

0581–0124 and 0581–0128 

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. § 3501–20), this notice 

announces the Agricultural Marketing 

Service’s (AMS) intention to request 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget, for revision of two 

previously approved collections by 

merging them into a single information 

collection. AMS recently merged the 

Livestock, Poultry and Seed Program’s 

Poultry Grading Branch and Grading 

and Verification Division. Due to this 

organizational merger, AMS intends to 

combine the following collections, 

0581–0128 ‘‘Regulations Governing the 

Voluntary Grading of Shell Eggs—7 CFR 

part 56’’ and 0581–0124 ‘‘7 CFR part 54 

Meats, Prepared Meats, and Meat 

Products (Grading, Certification, and 

Standards) and 7 CFR part 62 Quality 

Systems Verification Program (QSVP).’’ 

These collections will be combined into 

a single collection retitled 0581–0128 

‘‘Regulations for Voluntary Grading, 

Certification, and Standards—7 CFR 

parts 54, 56, 62, and 70.’’ 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by June 17, 2014 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments concerning 

this information collection notice. 

Comments should be submitted online 

at www.regulations.gov or sent to 

Michelle Degenhart, Assistant to the 

Director, Quality Assessment Division, 

Livestock, Poultry and Seed Program, 

Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Room 3942–S, 

Washington, DC 20250–0256, or by 

facsimile to (202) 690–2746. All 

comments should reference the Doc. No. 

(AMS–LPS–14–0024), the date, and the 

page number of this issue of the Federal 

Register. All comments received 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 

regular business hours. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michelle Degenhart at the above 

physical address, or by email at 

Michelle.Degenhart@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Regulations for Voluntary 

Grading, Certification, and Standards— 

7 CFR parts 54, 56, 62, and 70. 

OMB Number: 0581–0128. 

Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 

2014. 

Type of Request: Revision and merger 

of a currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing 

Act of 1946 (AMA) (7 U.S.C. § 1621– 

1627) directs and authorizes the United 

States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) to develop standards of quality, 

grades, grading programs, and 

certification services which facilitate 

marketing of agricultural products, 

assure consumers of quality products 

that are graded and identified under 

USDA programs. To provide programs 

and services, section 203(h) of the AMA 

(7 U.S.C. § 1622(h)) 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 service. The Livestock, Poultry 

and Seed Program recently merged the 

Poultry Grading Branch and the Grading 

and Verification Division and became 

the Quality Assessment Division (QAD). 

The regulations in 7 CFR part 54, 56, 

and 70 provide a voluntary program for 

grading, certification and standards of 

shell eggs, poultry products, rabbit 

products, meats, prepared meats, and 

meat products. The regulation in 7 CFR 

part 62—Quality Systems Verification 

Program (QSVP) is a collection of 

voluntary, audit based, user-fee funded 

programs that allow applicants to have 

program documentation and program 

processes assessed by AMS auditor(s) 

and other USDA officials. QSVP is userfee programs based on the approved 

hourly rate established under 7 CFR part 

62. AMS also provides other types of 

voluntary services under these 

regulations, e.g., contract and 

specification acceptance services and 

verification of product, processing, 

further processing, temperature, and 

quantity. Because this is a voluntary 

program, respondents request or apply 

for the specific service they wish, and 

in doing so, they provide information. 

The information collected is used only 

by authorized representatives of the 

USDA (AMS, Livestock, Poultry and 

Seed Program’s Quality Assessment 

Division national and field staff, which 

includes State agencies.) Examples of 

information collected includes, but not 

limited to: total received volume in 

pounds or cases, volume in pounds of 

graded, processed and reprocessed 

products, case volume of graded 

product, applicant’s name, billing and 

facility address, commitment hours and 

requests for approval of commodity 

specifications or chemical compounds 

and is used to conduct services 

requested by respondents. The Agency 

is the primary user of the information. 

The information collection requirements 

in this request are essential to carry out 

the intent of the AMA, to provide the 

respondents the type of service they 

request, and to administer the program. 

0581–0128: Regulations Governing the 

Voluntary Grading of Shell Eggs—7 

CFR Part 56 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average .227 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Shell Egg industry or 

other for-profit businesses. State or local 

governments, businesses or other for 

profits, and small businesses or 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

658 respondents. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

23,145.5 responses. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 35.18 responses. 

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Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 5,254.20 hours. 

0581–0124: 7 CFR Part 54 Meats, 

Prepared Meats, and Meat Products 

(Grading, Certification, and Standards) 

and 7 CFR Part 62 Quality Systems 

Verification Program (QSVP) 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average .22 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Livestock and meat 

industry or other for-profit businesses. 

State or local governments, businesses 

or other for profits, and small businesses 

or organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 83 

respondents. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

5,998 responses. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 72.3 responses. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1,330 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: April 15, 2014. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–08924 Filed 4–17–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Colville National Forest, LeClerc Creek 

Cattle Grazing Allotment 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). 

SUMMARY: The Colville National Forest 

is proposing to reauthorize livestock 

grazing in the LeClerc Creek Cattle and 

Horse Grazing Allotment (hereafter 

referred to as the allotment). The 

allotment contains land identified as 

suitable for domestic livestock grazing 

in the Colville National Forest Land and 

Resource Management Plan (Forest 

Plan). The focus of this project is to 

analyze management of the existing 

allotment. This analysis complies with 

Section 504 of the 1995 Rescissions Bill 

(Pub. L. 104–19). The Act requires new 

permits be issued unless there are 

significant environmental concerns. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be received by May 

19, 2014. The draft environmental 

impact statement is expected June 2014 

and the final environmental impact 

statement is expected January 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Newport/Sullivan Ranger District, 315 

N. Warren Ave. Newport, WA 99156. 

Comments may also be sent via email to 

comments-pacificnorthwest-newport@

fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to 509–447– 

7301. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michelle Paduani at 509–447–7361 or 

michellelpaduani@fs.fed.us. Electronic 

comments must be part of an email 

message or as an attachment in MS 

Word format (.doc or .docx), Rich Text 

Format (.rtf), Plain Text (.txt), or 

Portable Document Format (.pdf). 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Project Location 

The analysis area encompasses 23,413 

acres of land within the LeClerc Creek 

sub watershed. Primary access is via 

Fourth of July (FR 1932), East Branch 

LeClerc (FR 1934), Middle Branch 

LeC!erc (FR 1935), and West Branch 

LeC!erc (FR 1933) roads. 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The focus of this project is to analyze 

management of the existing grazing 

allotment permit. Analysis included as 

part of this environmental impact 

statement would: 

• Comply with Section 504 of the 

1995 Rescissions Bill (Pub. L. 104–19); 

• Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 

1960; Forest and Rangeland Renewable 

Resources Planning Act of 1974; Federal 

Land Policy and Management Act of 

1976; and the National Forest 

Management Act of 1976. 

• It is Forest Service policy to make 

forage available to qualified livestock 

operators from lands suitable for grazing 

consistent with land management plans 

(CFR 222.2(c); and Forest Service 

Manual [FSM] 2203.1). 

• The need for the proposed action is 

that a qualified applicant would like to 

continue livestock grazing on this 

allotment. Management proposals 

would move the existing condition 

toward compliance with the Riparian 

Management Objectives prescribed in 

the Inland Native Fish Strategy (USDA, 

1995), which would also indirectly lead 

to moving the state listed stream reach 

toward State Water Quality standards 

for temperature. There is also a need to 

determine what improvements are 

needed within the allotment, where 

they are needed, and how to implement 

the proposals. This includes improving 

allotment management conditions (e.g., 

improvement of riparian conditions in 

some areas, review of allotment 

boundaries, and improve forage quality 

and quantity). 

The current condition will be 

evaluated against Forest Plan 

management objectives and desired 

future conditions as described by the 

Forest Plan, Regional Forester’s Forest 

Plan Amendment #2, the Inland Native 

Fish Strategy Environmental 

Assessment (INFISH EA) (June 1995). 

Proposed Action 

The proposed action would include: 

• Maintain the current authorization 

of 535 Animal Unit Months (AUM); 

• Change the turn-on date for the 

allotment from June 1 to June 15. The 

end of the normal use period would be 

extended from October 1 to October 15; 

• Allotment boundary adjustment; 

• Removal of the Fourth of July 

pasture and associated improvements 

from the allotment; 

• Installation of new fence and 

improvement of existing fence; 

• Installation and maintenance of 

cattle guards; 

• Installation of upland water 

developments, or other water systems; 

• Establish a riparian exclosure; 

• Reroute public access to the holding 

pen at Hanlon Meadow; 

• Improve and develop hardened 

cattle crossings to reduce damage; 

• Establish a deferred rotation grazing 

strategy; and 

• Establish designated riparian 

monitoring areas. 

Possible Alternatives 

In addition to the Proposed Action 

and any alternative that is developed 

following the scoping effort, the project 

interdisciplinary team will analyze the 

effects of: 

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