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Notices Federal Register

53148 

Vol. 70, No. 172 

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

August 31, 2005. 

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 should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

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 and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Animal Welfare, 9 CFR part 3, 

Marine Mammals. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0115. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Laboratory Animal Welfare Act (AWA) 

(Pub. L. 89–544) enacted August 24, 

1966, and amended December 24, 1970 

(Pub. L. 91–579); April 22, 1976 (Pub. L. 

94–279); and December 23, 1985 (Public 

Law 99–198) requires the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) to 

regulate the humane care and handling 

of most warm-blooded animals, 

including marine mammals, used for 

research or exhibition purposes, sold as 

pets, or transported in commerce. This 

legislation and its amendments were the 

result of extensive demand by organized 

animal welfare groups and private 

citizens requesting a Federal law to 

protect such animals. USDA, Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS), Animal Care (AC) has the 

responsibility to enforce the Animal 

Welfare Act and the provisions of 9 

CFR, Chapter 1, Subchapter A, which 

implements the Animal Welfare Act. 

APHIS will collect information through 

the use of reports and records that are 

kept for a period of at least one year to 

ensure that the animals are cared for in 

the prescribed manner that is required 

by regulations. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

APHIS will collect information to 

ensure compliance with the regulations 

intended to ensure the humane care and 

treatment of marine mammals. Without 

the information, none of the knowledge 

could be obtained from records, animal 

health certification would be at risk, and 

animals exposed to inadequate handling 

and care could not be properly 

documented. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 2,197. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 

Semi-annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 9,750. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–17647 Filed 9–6–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Docket Number FV–05–301] 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Strawberries 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS) of the Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) is soliciting 

comments on its proposal to revise the 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Strawberries. Based on a request from 

the California Strawberry Commission 

(CSC), AMS is proposing to modify the 

standards to allow that percentages be 

determined by count rather than 

volume. The proposed revision will 

make tolerance determination more 

objective and uniform. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

November 7, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

the Standardization Section, Fresh 

Products Branch, Fruit and Vegetable 

Programs, Agricultural Marketing 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

1400 Independence Ave. SW., Room 

1661 South Building, Stop 0240, 

Washington, DC 20250–0240; Fax (202) 

720–8871, E-mail 

FPB.DocketClerk@usda.gov. Comments 

should make reference to the dates and 

page number of this issue of the Federal 

Register and will be made available for 

public inspection in the above office 

during regular business hours. The 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Strawberries are available either through 

the address cited above or by accessing 

the Fresh Products Branch Web site at: 

http://www.ams.usda.gov/standards/ 

stanfrfv.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheri L Emery, at the above address or 

call (202) 720–2185, E-mail 

Cheri.Emery@usda.gov.