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Vol. 73, No. 26 

Thursday, February 7, 2008 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Docket No.: AMS–DA–08–0005; DA–08–01] 

Notice of Request for 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 that the Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS) is requesting 

approval from the Office of Management 

of Budget of a new information 

collection—Application for Export 

Certification—under the Dairy program. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before April 7, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments 

concerning this notice. Comments can 

be sent to Reginald Pasteur, Dairy 

Standardization Branch, Dairy 

Programs, Agricultural Marketing 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 2734– 

S; Washington, DC 20250–0230. E-mail 

address: Reginald.pasteur@usda.gov or 

fax (202) 720–2643. Comments may also 

be electronically submitted at the 

Federal eRulemaking portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

All comments should reference 

docket number DA–08–01 and note the 

date and page number of this issue of 

the Federal Register and will be 

available for public inspection at the 

above address between 8 a.m. and 4:30 

p.m., est, Monday through Friday, 

except legal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Reginald Pasteur, Dairy 

Standardization Branch, Dairy 

Programs, AMS, USDA (202) 690–3571, 

e-mail address: 

reginald.pasteur@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Secretary of Agriculture is authorized by 

the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 

(AMA), as amended (7 U.S.C. 1621 et 

seq.), to provide voluntary Federal dairy 

grading and inspection services to 

facilitate the orderly marketing of dairy 

products and to enable consumers to 

obtain the quality of dairy products they 

desire. One means of facilitating 

international marketing of domestically 

produced dairy products is through the 

issuance of export certificates. Many 

importing countries require shipment 

specific certificates attesting to the 

acceptability of products and/or the 

manufacturing operations that produce 

these products. Some countries accept 

generic export certificates issued by the 

Dairy Grading Branch. Other countries 

have accepted certificates issued by the 

Dairy Grading Branch that include 

country specific information. The Dairy 

Grading Branch coordinates the content 

of these certificates with other 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) and 

Federal agencies when the statements 

made in these certificates are based on 

responsibilities of those agencies. 

The manufacturing operations that 

produce products eligible for export 

certification include those operations 

participating in the USDA approved 

plant program administered by the 

Dairy Grading Branch (7 CFR part 58) 

and operations identified by the Food 

and Drug Administration. The AMA 

provides for the collection of reasonable 

fees from users of the services provided 

by the Dairy Grading Branch. 

Manufacturers and exporters requesting 

certificates are charged fees 

commensurate with costs associated 

with this service. 

In order to prepare an export 

certificate, it is necessary that the 

manufacturer or exporter provide 

shipment specific information. This is 

accomplished by completing a 

worksheet developed by the Dairy 

Grading Branch then mailing or faxing 

this completed worksheet to the 

Washington, DC office. In some 

instances a Certificate of Conformance 

prepared by the manufacturer or 

exporter must also be completed and 

provided to the office before an export 

certificate can be prepared. 

The information collection 

requirements in this request are needed 

in order for the Dairy Grading Branch to 

issue export certificates. The Export 

Certification Program supports the 

USDA, AMS mission of facilitating the 

marketing of U.S. agricultural products. 

Title: Applications for Export 

Certification. 

OMB Number: 0581–New. 

Expiration Date of Approval: Three 

years from date of OMB approval. 

Type of Request: New Information 

Collection. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.30 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Food product 

manufacturing facilities, export brokers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

125 respondents (100 manufacturers, 25 

export brokers). 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

4,250 responses per year. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 34. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1,275 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. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627. 

Dated: February 1, 2008. 

Lloyd C. Day, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–2192 Filed 2–6–08; 8:45 am] 

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