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Vol. 89, No. 237 

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 

1 Variable costs are out-of-pocket expenses that 

change in proportion to how much of a commodity 

is produced. 

2USDA, Economic Research Service. 2022 

Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) 

data. 

3Coppess, Jonathan. ‘‘Measuring Farm Policy, 

Part 4: Basic Input Costs and Payments.’’ farmdoc 

daily (14):66. April 4, 2024. https:// 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request; Reinstatement 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and reinstatement under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments are 

requested regarding 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; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 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 January 9, 2025 

will be considered. Written comments 

and recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

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. 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

Title: Foodborne Illness Outbreak 

Surveys for the FSIS Public Health 

Partners. 

OMB Control Number: 0583–0175. 

Summary of Collection: The Food 

Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has 

been delegated the authority to exercise 

the functions of the Secretary as 

provided in the Federal Meat Inspection 

Act (FMIA) (21 U. S.C. 601 et seq.), the 

Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) 

(21 U.S.C. 451, et seq.), and the Egg 

Products Inspection Act (EPIA) (21 

U.S.C. 1031). These statues mandate 

that FSIS protect the public by ensuring 

that meat, poultry, and egg products are 

safe, wholesome, unadulterated, and 

properly labeled and packaged. FSIS 

intends to collect information from state 

and territorial government partners on 

ways to strengthen the collaborative 

response to illness outbreaks associated 

with FSIS-regulated food products. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

FSIS will administer a series of surveys 

regarding foodborne illness outbreak 

investigation to state and territorial 

government partners. The results of 

these surveys will help FSIS assess 

communication trends and prioritize 

outreach efforts. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 200. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 67. 

Levi S. Harrell, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28941 Filed 12–9–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation Farm 

Service Agency 

[Docket ID FSA–2024–0011] 

Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA); 

Marketing Assistance for Specialty 

Crops 

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation 

and Farm Service Agency, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA). 

ACTION: Notification of funds 

availability. 

SUMMARY: The Farm Service Agency 

(FSA) is announcing the availability of 

Marketing Assistance for Specialty 

Crops (MASC), which will provide 

eligible specialty crop producers with 

marketing assistance payments that will 

help them engage in activities that aid 

in expanding domestic specialty crop 

markets or in developing new markets 

for their specialty crops. 

DATES: 

Applications Due Date: We will 

accept applications from December 10, 

2024, through January 8, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathy Sayers; telephone: (202) 720– 

6870; email: Kathy.Sayers@usda.gov. 

Individuals with disabilities who 

require alternative means for 

communication should contact the 

USDA Target Center at (202) 720–2600 

(voice and text telephone (TTY)) or dial 

711 for Telecommunications Relay 

Service (both voice and text telephone 

users can initiate this call from any 

telephone). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Specialty crop growers have typically 

faced higher marketing costs relative to 

non-specialty crop producers due to the 

tenderness and perishability of fruits, 

vegetables, floriculture, nursery crops, 

and herbs. They must invest in 

specialized handling and transport 

equipment that control for temperature 

and humidity, invest in packaging 

equipment and materials that prevent 

damage to commodities, and confront 

the need to get perishable products to 

market quickly. They also face labor 

costs that are nearly 45 percent of total 

variable 1 costs—far higher than the 9 

percent average across all the 

agricultural sector.2 Labor costs have 

increased steadily in recent years and 

input costs, in general, remain elevated 

in comparison with pre-pandemic 

levels.3


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