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Vol. 73, No. 193 

Friday, October 3, 2008 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. DA–08–09; AMS–DA–08–0082 ] 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice 

announces the Agricultural Marketing 

Service’s (AMS) intention to request an 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection for the 

Regulations Governing the Inspection 

and Grading Services of Manufactured 

or Processed Dairy Products, and the 

Certification of Sanitary Design and 

Fabrication of Equipment Used in the 

Slaughter, Processing, and Packaging of 

Livestock and Poultry Products. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

October 17, 2008 to be considered. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: 

Contact Reginald L. Pasteur, USDA/ 

AMS/Dairy Programs, Dairy 

Standardization Branch, Room 2746— 

South Building, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250– 

0230; Tel: (202) 690–3571, Fax: (202) 

720–2643 or via e-mail at 

reginald.pasteur@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Reporting Requirements Under 

Regulations Governing the Inspection 

and Grading Services of Manufactured 

or Processed Dairy Products. 

OMB Number: 0581–0126. 

Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 

2009. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The dairy grading program 

is a voluntary user fee program 

authorized under the Agricultural 

Marketing Act (AMA) of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 

1621–1627). The regulations governing 

inspection and grading services of 

manufactured or processed dairy 

products are contained in 7 CFR part 58. 

In order for a voluntary inspection form 

to perform satisfactorily, appropriate 

information must be collected. The 

information requested is used to 

identify the product offered for grading, 

to identify a request from a 

manufacturer of equipment used in 

dairy, meat or poultry industries for 

evaluation regarding sanitary design and 

construction, to identify and contact the 

party responsible for payment of the 

inspection, grading or equipment 

evaluation fee and expense and, to 

identify applicants who wish to be 

authorized for the display of official 

identification on product packaging 

materials, equipment, utensils, or on 

descriptive or promotional materials. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this record keeping is 

estimated to average .0585 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Distributors, 

manufacturers, and packers of butter 

and cheese; and manufacturers of 

processing equipment used in the dairy, 

meat and poultry industries. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

400. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 360. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed collection of the 

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 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments should reference OMB No. 

0581–0126 and the Dairy Inspection and 

Grading Program and be sent to the 

Office of the Deputy Administrator, 

USDA/AMS/Dairy Programs, Room 

2968–S, 1400 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20090–6456. 

Comments should reference the docket 

number and the date and page number 

of this issue of the Federal Register and 

be submitted at the Federal 

eRulemaking portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. All comments 

received will be available for public 

inspection during regular business 

hours at the same address. 

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: September 29, 2008. 

Lloyd C. Day, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–23392 Filed 10–2–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

Implementation of Farm Bill 

Amendments to the Packers and 

Stockyards; Notice of Town Hall 

Meetings 

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Town Hall Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces three 

Town Hall meetings to allow interested 

parties to provide advice and 

recommendations to the Department of 

Agriculture’s Grain Inspection, Packers 

and Stockyards Administration (GISPA) 

regarding the regulations that Title XI of 

the Food, Conservation and Energy Act 

of 2008 (Farm Bill) requires GIPSA to 

promulgate. 

DATES: GIPSA will hold a town hall 

meeting in three locations: 

1. October 14, 2008, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., 

Van Buren, Arkansas. 

2. October 16, 2008, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., 

Ames, Iowa. 

3. October 22, 2008, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., 

Gainesville, Georgia. 

ADDRESSES: The public meetings will be 

held in three locations: Arkansas, 

Georgia, and Iowa. 

1. Arkansas—Crawford County 

Cooperative Extension Office, 105 

Pointer Trail West Van Buren, AR 

72956. 

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