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Notices Federal Register

45907 

Vol. 78, No. 146 

Tuesday, July 30, 2013 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

July 24, 2013. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (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 regarding this information 

collection received by August 29, 2013 

will be considered. Written comments 

should be addressed to: Desk Officer for 

Agriculture, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), New 

Executive Office Building, 725–17th 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. 

Commenters are encouraged to submit 

their comments to OMB via email to: 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Copies of the submission(s) may 

be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Animal & Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: National Animal Health 

Monitoring System; Dairy 2014 Study. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0205. 

Summary Of Collection: Collection 

and dissemination of animal health data 

and information is mandated by 7 

U.S.C. 391, the Animal Industry Act of 

1884, which established the precursor of 

the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services, 

the Bureau of Animal Industry. The 

collection, analysis and dissemination 

of livestock and poultry health 

information on a national basis are 

consistent with the APHIS mission of 

protecting and improving American 

agriculture’s productivity and 

competitiveness. In connection with 

this mission, the National Animal 

Health Monitoring System’s (NAHMS) 

program includes periodic national 

commodity studies to investigate 

current issues and examine general 

health and management practices used 

on farms. NAHMS will initiate the fifth 

national data collection for dairy 

through Dairy 2014. The Dairy 2014 

study is a part of an ongoing series of 

NAHMS studies on the U.S. dairy 

population. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

purpose of this fifth dairy study is to 

collect information, through two onfarm questionnaires and biological 

sampling to: (1) Describe trends in dairy 

cattle health and management practices; 

(2) describe management practices and 

production measures related to animal 

welfare; (3) estimate the herd level 

prevalence of lameness and identify 

housing and management factors 

associated with lameness; (4) evaluate 

dairy calf health from birth to weaning; 

(5) describe antibiotic use and residue 

prevention methods used to ensure milk 

and meal quality; and (6) estimate the 

prevalence and antimicrobial resistance 

pattern of foodborne pathogens. 

Without this type of national data, the 

U.S.’s ability to detect trends in 

management, production, and health 

status, either directly or indirectly, 

would be reduced or nonexistent. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 3,500. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting; 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 7,439. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Document Number AMS–FV–09–0028, FV– 

13–328] 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Frozen Vegetables 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS) of the Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) has revised eight 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Frozen Vegetables. This revision 

replaces dual grade nomenclature with 

single letter grade designations. ‘‘U.S. 

Grade A’’ (or ‘‘U.S. Fancy’’), ‘‘U.S. Grade 

B’’ (or ‘‘U.S. Extra Standard’’), and ‘‘U.S. 

Grade C’’ (or ‘‘U.S. Standard’’) become 

‘‘U.S. Grade A,’’ ‘‘U.S. Grade B,’’ and 

‘‘U.S. Grade C,’’ respectively. This 

change conforms to recent changes in 

other grade standards. AMS has also 

updated contact information for 

obtaining copies of the grade standards 

and color standards. These changes 

bring these grade standards in line with 

the present quality levels being 

marketed today and provide guidance in 

the effective use of these products. The 

grade standards covered by these 

revisions are: frozen asparagus, frozen 

lima beans, frozen speckled butter 

beans, frozen cooked squash, frozen 

summer squash, frozen sweetpotatoes, 

frozen turnip greens with turnips, and 

frozen mixed vegetables. 

DATES: Effective Date: August 29, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian E. Griffin, Standardization 

Branch, Specialty Crops Inspection 

Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, 

Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., Room 0709, 


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South Building; STOP 0247, 

Washington, DC 20250; fax: (202) 690– 

1527; or email at 

Brian.Griffin@ams.usda.gov. Copies of 

the revised U.S. Standards for Grades of 

Frozen Vegetables are available on the 

AMS Web site at http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/scihome, and on 

http://www.Regulations.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

203(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act 

of 1946, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1622(c)), 

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. Those United 

States Standards for Grades of Fruits 

and Vegetables no longer appear in the 

Code of Federal Regulations but are 

maintained by USDA, AMS, Fruit and 

Vegetable Program at the following Web 

site: http://www.ams.usda.gov/scihome. 

AMS has revised these U.S. Standards 

for Grades using the procedures that 

appear in part 36 of Title 7 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations (7 CFR part 36). 

Background: AMS periodically 

reviews the processed fruit and 

vegetable grade standards for usefulness 

in serving the industry. AMS has 

identified 18 grade standards covering 

various frozen vegetables for possible 

revision. More recently developed grade 

standards use a single term, such as 

‘‘U.S. Grade A’’ or ‘‘U.S. Grade B’’ to 

describe each level of quality within a 

grade standard. Older standards use a 

dual system, such as ‘‘U.S. Grade A’’ 

and ‘‘U.S. Fancy’’ to describe the same 

level of quality within a grade standard. 

Prior to undertaking detailed work 

developing the proposed revisions to 

these grade standards, AMS published a 

notice in the Federal Register on July 

23, 2010 (75 FR 43141) soliciting 

comments on the possible changes and 

any other comments regarding these 

grade standards to better serve the 

industry. A 60-day period was provided 

for interested persons to submit 

comments on the proposed grade 

standards. In response to the Notice, 

AMS received one comment from by the 

American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI). 

AFFI’s comments are available on the 

web at http://www.Regulations.gov. 

AFFI is a national trade association 

representing the interests of U.S. frozen 

food processors and their suppliers. 

AFFI’s more than 500 member 

companies represent approximately 90 

percent of the frozen food processed 

annually in the United States. AFFI’s 

comment was in support of the 

proposed revisions to the U.S. grade 

standards because its membership 

believes ‘‘moving to a one-term system 

of grading (e.g., referring to ‘‘Grade A’’ 

solely, instead of allowing the use of 

‘‘Grade A’’ and/or ‘‘Extra Fancy’’ to 

describe the same degree of quality) will 

help to improve consistency between 

new and old standards and minimize 

any confusion that might arise in the 

marketplace in interpreting or 

understanding the grading terminology 

used on packaging.’’ 

AMS published a second Notice with 

a 60-day comment period in the Federal 

Register on January 15, 2013 (78 FR 

2946). All comments are posted on 

http://www.Regulations.gov. In response 

to the second Notice, AMS received two 

comments. The first commenter, 

representing a state agency, agreed with 

the overall proposed change to the 

standards. This commenter went on to 

ask why the notice proposes to change 

the grading for only particular 

vegetables, e.g., asparagus, lima beans, 

speckled butter beans, cooked squash, 

summer squash, etc., and not other 

vegetables. AMS periodically reviews 

the processed fruit and vegetable grade 

standards for usefulness in serving the 

industry. Other grade standards have 

been identified and AMS has 

determined that these grade standards 

may require additional revisions before 

moving forward. The commenter also 

raised a question concerning frozen 

vegetables genetic modification, which 

is outside of the scope of this action. 

Further, the commenter was of the view 

that a good step overall in helping 

clarify the grading system would be to 

add an explanation of what a particular 

grade on a product means. For example, 

Grade A means that the product is 

carefully selected for color and 

tenderness. With regard to this 

suggestion, it should be noted that in 

each of the revised standards, there is a 

section titled ‘‘Grades of (name of 

commodity).’’ Within this section there 

is a definition of what each particular 

grade of a product means. The second 

commenter, representing a university, 

was in support of AMS revising the 

eight frozen vegetable standards 

identified in this Notice. 

This Notice revises eight of the 18 

grade standards identified in notices 

published July 23, 2010 (75 FR 43141) 

and January 15, 2013 (78 FR 2946). The 

changes to each of the grade standards 

are as follows: 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Frozen Asparagus 

Update address for AMS. Change 

‘‘U.S. Grade A or U.S. Fancy’’ to ‘‘U.S. 

Grade A.’’ Change ‘‘U.S. Grade B or U.S. 

Extra Standard’’ to ‘‘U.S. Grade B.’’ 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Frozen Cooked Squash 

Update address for AMS. Change 

‘‘U.S. Grade A or U.S. Fancy’’ to ‘‘U.S. 

Grade A.’’ Change ‘‘U.S. Grade B or U.S. 

Extra Standard’’ to ‘‘U.S. Grade B.’’ 

Correct a typographical error to read: 

‘‘U.S. Grade B is the quality of frozen 

cooked squash that possesses reasonably 

good flavor and odor.’’ This would 

ensure that these requirements are 

consistent throughout the document. 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Frozen Lima Beans 

Update address for AMS. Change 

‘‘U.S. Grade A or U.S. Fancy’’ to ‘‘U.S. 

Grade A.’’ Change ‘‘U.S. Grade B or U.S. 

Extra Standard’’ to ‘‘U.S. Grade B.’’ 

Change ‘‘U.S. Grade C or U.S. Standard’’ 

to ‘‘U.S. Grade C.’’ Update contact 

information for obtaining color 

standards for frozen lima beans. 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Frozen Mixed Vegetables 

Update address for AMS. Change 

‘‘U.S. Grade A or U.S. Fancy’’ to ‘‘U.S. 

Grade A.’’ Change ‘‘U.S. Grade B or U.S. 

Extra Standard’’ to ‘‘U.S. Grade B.’’ 

Change ‘‘U.S. Grade C or U.S. Standard’’ 

to ‘‘U.S. Grade C.’’ Update references to 

color standard and definitions to 

eliminate conflict with current U.S. 

Standards for Grades of Frozen Lima 

Beans (remove reference to Maerz and 

Paul’s Dictionary of Color and replace 

with current USDA Color Standards for 

Frozen Lima Beans). Update definition 

for color to ‘‘Green means that not less 

than 50 percent of the surface area of the 

individual lima bean possesses as much 

or more green color than U.S.D.A. lima 

bean green color standard for frozen 

lima beans.’’ Update definition to 

‘‘White means that more than 50 percent 

of the surface area of the individual lima 

bean is lighter in color than U.S.D.A. 

lima bean white color standard for 

frozen lima beans.’’ Add ‘‘Information 

regarding these color standards may be 

obtained by contacting the Specialty 

Crops Inspection Division.’’ These 

changes would eliminate the 

inconsistency in evaluating the color of 

frozen lima beans when they are a 

component in frozen mixed vegetables. 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Frozen Speckled Butter (Lima) Beans 

Update address for AMS. Change 

‘‘U.S. Grade A or U.S. Fancy’’ to ‘‘U.S. 


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Grade A.’’ Change ‘‘U.S. Grade B or U.S. 

Extra Standard’’ to ‘‘U.S. Grade B.’’ 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Frozen Squash (Summer Type) 

Update address for AMS. Change 

‘‘U.S. Grade A or U.S. Fancy’’ to ‘‘U.S. 

Grade A.’’ Change ‘‘U.S. Grade B or U.S. 

Extra Standard’’ to ‘‘U.S. Grade B.’’ 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Frozen Sweet Potatoes 

Update address for AMS. Change 

‘‘U.S. Grade A or U.S. Fancy’’ to ‘‘U.S. 

Grade A.’’ Change ‘‘U.S. Grade B or U.S. 

Extra Standard’’ to ‘‘U.S. Grade B.’’ 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Frozen Turnip Greens With Turnips 

Update address for AMS. Change 

‘‘U.S. Grade A or U.S. Fancy’’ to ‘‘U.S. 

Grade A.’’ Change ‘‘U.S. Grade B or U.S. 

Extra Standard’’ to ‘‘U.S. Grade B.’’ 

Change references for ‘‘flavor’’ to ‘‘flavor 

and odor’’ to ensure that these 

requirements are consistent throughout 

the document. 

The other grade standards identified 

in the original notice (75 FR 43141), 

namely frozen carrots, frozen whole 

kernel corn, frozen corn on the cob, 

frozen breaded onion rings, frozen peas, 

frozen peas and carrots, frozen French 

fried potatoes, frozen sweet peppers, 

frozen succotash, and frozen tomato 

juice and tomato juice from concentrate 

will be revised at a later date. AMS 

determined that these grade standards 

require additional revisions to take into 

account U.S. Food and Drug 

Administration’s Standards of Identity, 

new styles and pack types, and new 

commercially cultivated varieties (such 

as supersweet corn) which possess 

unique characteristics. AMS will seek 

additional guidance from the industry to 

update these grade standards so that 

they reflect current marketing practices 

and serve the needs of the industry. 

The revisions to these frozen 

vegetable grade standards made in this 

notice provide a common language for 

trade and better reflect the current 

marketing of frozen vegetables. The 

changes are made effective 30 days after 

the date of publication in the Federal 

Register. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627. 

Dated: July 24, 2013. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

Designation for the Amarillo, TX; Cairo, 

IL; Baton Rouge, LA; Raleigh, NC; and 

Belmond, IA Areas 

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the 

designation of Amarillo Grain Exchange, 

Inc. (Amarillo), Cairo Grain Inspection 

Agency, Inc. (Cairo), Louisiana 

Department of Agriculture and Forestry 

(Louisiana), North Carolina Department 

of Agriculture (North Carolina), and 

D.R. Schaal Agency, Inc. (Schaal) to 

provide official services under the 

United States Grain Standards Act 

(USGSA), as amended. 

DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Eric J. Jabs, Chief, USDA, 

GIPSA, FGIS, QACD, QADB, 10383 

North Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, 

MO 64153. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 

J. Jabs, 816–659–8408 or 

Eric.J.Jabs@usda.gov. 

Read Applications: All applications 

and comments will be available for 

public inspection at the office above 

during regular business hours (7 CFR 

1.27(c)). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

December 28, 2012 Federal Register (77 

FR 76453), GIPSA requested 

applications for designation to provide 

official services in the geographic areas 

presently serviced by Amarillo, Cairo, 

Louisiana, North Carolina, and Schaal. 

Applications were due by January 28, 

2013. Amarillo, Cairo, Louisiana, North 

Carolina and Schaal were the sole 

applicants for designation to provide 

official services in these areas. As a 

result, GIPSA did not ask for additional 

comments. 

GIPSA evaluated all available 

information regarding the designation 

criteria in section 79(f) of the USGSA (7 

U.S.C. 79(f)) and determined that 

Amarillo, Cairo, Louisiana, North 

Carolina, and Schaal are qualified to 

provide official services in the 

geographic area specified in the Federal 

Register on December 28, 2012 and as 

corrected in the Federal Register on July 

22, 2013, for the Cairo and Belmond 

geographic areas. This designation 

action to provide official services in 

these specified areas is effective October 

1, 2013 and terminates on September 

30, 2016. 

Interested persons may obtain official 

services by contacting these agencies at 

the following telephone numbers: 

Official agency Headquarters location and telephone Designation 

start 

Designation 

end 

Amarillo ............................................ Amarillo, TX (806) 372–8511 .................................................................. 10/1/2013 9/30/2016 

Cairo ................................................ Cairo, IL (618) 734–0689 ........................................................................ 10/1/2013 9/30/2016 

Louisiana .......................................... Baton Rouge, LA (225) 922–1341 .......................................................... 10/1/2013 9/30/2016 

North Carolina .................................. Raleigh, NC (919) 733–4491 .................................................................. 10/1/2013 9/30/2016 

D.R. Schaal ...................................... Belmond, IA (641) 444–3122 .................................................................. 10/1/2013 9/30/2016 

Section 79(f) of the USGSA authorizes 

the Secretary to designate a qualified 

applicant to provide official services in 

a specified area after determining that 

the applicant is better able than any 

other applicant to provide such official 

services (7 U.S.C. 79(f)). 

Under section 79(g) of the USGSA, 

designations of official agencies are 

effective for no longer than three years 

unless terminated by the Secretary; 

however, designations may be renewed 

according to the criteria and procedures 

prescribed in section 79(f) of the 

USGSA. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k. 

Larry Mitchell, 

Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration. 

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the Colorado Advisory Committee 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that a planning meeting of the 

Colorado Advisory Committee to the 


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