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Vol. 73, No. 199 

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

October 8, 2008. 

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. 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Title: Milk and Milk Products. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0020. 

Summary of Collection: The National 

Agricultural Statistics Service’s (NASS) 

primary function is to prepare and issue 

current official state and national 

estimates of crop and livestock 

production. Estimates of milk 

production and manufactured dairy 

products are an integral part of this 

program. Milk and dairy statistics are 

used by the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) to help administer 

price support programs and by the dairy 

industry in planning, pricing, and 

projecting supplies of milk and milk 

products. The general authority for 

these data collection activities is granted 

under U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

NASS will collect information on 

monthly estimates of stocks, shipments, 

and selling prices for such products as 

butter, cheese, dry whey, and nonfat dry 

milk. Cheddar cheese prices are 

collected weekly and used by USDA to 

assist in the determination of the fair 

market value of raw milk. Estimates of 

total milk production, number of milk 

cow, and milk production per cow, are 

used by the dairy industry in planning, 

pricing, and projecting supplies of milk 

and milk products. Collecting data less 

frequently would prevent USDA and the 

agricultural industry from keeping 

abreast of changes at the State and 

national level. 

Description of Respondents: Farms; 

Business or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 25,053. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Quarterly; Weekly; Monthly; Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 10,748. 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Title: Field Crops Objective Yield. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0088. 

Summary of Collection: The primary 

function of the National Agricultural 

Statistics Service (NASS) is to prepare 

and issue current official State and 

national estimates of crop and livestock 

production. General authority for these 

data collection activities is granted 

under U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204. 

This statue specifies the ‘‘The Secretary 

of Agriculture shall procure and 

preserve all information concerning 

agriculture which he can obtain * * * 

by the collection of statistics * * * and 

shall distribute them among 

agriculturists’’. Data collected provides 

yield estimates for corn, cotton, 

potatoes, soybeans and wheat. The yield 

estimates are extremely important 

because they’re used in conjunction 

with price data to estimate production 

and in making policy decisions in 

agricultural sectors. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

NASS will collect information on 

sample fields of corn, cotton, soybeans, 

potatoes, and winter, Durum and other 

Spring wheat. The information will be 

use to anticipate loan receipts and 

pricing of loan stocks for grains. 

Description of Respondents: Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 8,700. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Monthly during growing season. 

Total Burden Hours: 3,104. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Announcement of the First Meeting of 

the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory 

Committee and Solicitation of Written 

Comments 

AGENCIES: U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), Food, Nutrition 

and Consumer Services (FNCS) and 

Research, Education and Economics 

(REE); and U.S. Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS), Office of 

Public Health and Science (OPHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Agriculture and the Department of 

Health and Human Services (a) provide 

notice of the first meeting of the Dietary 

Guidelines Advisory Committee and (b) 

solicit written comments pertinent to 

review of the Dietary Guidelines for 

Americans. 

DATES: This Notice is provided to the 

public on October 14, 2008. (a) The first 

Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee 


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meeting will be held on October 30 and 

31, 2008, from 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. E.S.T. 

on both days. (b) Written comments on 

the Guidelines received by October 24, 

2008 will be ensured transmission to the 

Committee prior to this meeting. 

Written comments will, however, be 

accepted throughout the Committee’s 

deliberations. 

ADDRESSES: The first meeting will take 

place at the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Jefferson Auditorium, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20250. Written comments are 

encouraged to be submitted 

electronically at http:// 

www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. A ‘‘submit 

comments’’ button will be available to 

click on. Comments can also be mailed 

to the following address: Carole Davis, 

Co-Executive Secretary of the Dietary 

Guidelines Advisory Committee, Center 

for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park 

Center Drive, Room 1034, Alexandria, 

VA 22302, (703) 305–7600 (telephone), 

(703) 305–3300 (fax). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

USDA Co-Executive Secretaries: Carole 

Davis (telephone 703–305–7600), Center 

for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, 

3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1034, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22302; or, Shanthy 

Bowman (telephone 301–504–0619), 

Agricultural Research Service (ARS), 

Beltsville Human Nutrition Research 

Center, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, 

Building 005, Room 125, BARC–WEST, 

Beltsville, Maryland 20705. HHS CoExecutive Secretaries: Kathryn McMurry 

(telephone 240–453–8280) or Holly 

McPeak (telephone 240–453–8280), 

Office of Disease Prevention and Health 

Promotion, Office of Public Health and 

Science, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 

LL100, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

Additional information is available on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Meeting: Section 301 of 

Public Law 101–445 (7 U.S.C. 5341, the 

National Nutrition Monitoring and 

Related Research Act of 1990, Title III) 

directs the Secretaries of USDA and 

HHS to publish the Dietary Guidelines 

for Americans at least every five years. 

Based on a thorough review of the most 

current scientific and applied literature, 

the Dietary Guidelines Advisory 

Committee will advise the Secretaries as 

to whether a revision of the Dietary 

Guidelines for Americans, 2005 is 

warranted. If the Committee decides a 

revision is warranted, it will provide its 

recommendations in an advisory report 

to the Secretaries. 

Meeting Agenda: The meeting agenda 

will include (a) Orientation for the 

Committee members, (b) presentations 

on the history of the Dietary Guidelines 

and how they are used, (c) presentation 

on USDA’s Nutrition Evidence Library, 

(d) formulation of plans for future work 

of the Committee. 

Public Participation and Building 

Access 

The Jefferson Auditorium is in the 

USDA South Building, located on the 

corner of Independence Ave. and 14th 

Street, SW., Washington, DC. The 

meeting is open to the public. Due to the 

need for security screening, preregistration is required and all visitors 

must bring a photo I.D. To pre-register, 

please go to http:// 

www.DietaryGuidelines.gov and click on 

the link for Meeting Registration or call 

the scheduler through the meeting 

planner, Crystal Tyler, at 202–314–4701 

by 5 p.m. E.S.T., October 28, 2008. 

Registration must include name, 

affiliation, phone number or e-mail, and 

days attending. Space is limited for this 

meeting. Early registration is 

recommended. Following preregistration, individuals will receive a 

confirmation of registration via e-mail. 

This e-mail will also include important 

information regarding security 

procedures for entering the South 

Building, instructions to the Jefferson 

Auditorium, and metro, parking, and 

hotel information. Written comments 

from the public will be accepted; 

opportunities to present oral comments 

may be provided at future meetings. 

Please call Crystal Tyler at 202–314– 

4701 should you require a sign language 

interpreter or require other special 

accommodations. Documents pertaining 

to Committee deliberations will be 

available for public viewing at the 

meeting, and thereafter, will also be 

accessible 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern 

time, Monday through Friday (except 

Federal holidays) at the Reference Desk 

of the National Agricultural Library, 

USDA/ARS, 10301 Baltimore Avenue, 

Beltsville, MD 20705. The Reference 

Desk telephone phone number is 301– 

504–5755; however, no advanced 

appointments are necessary. Documents 

will be made available the day before 

and following the meeting. Meeting 

materials (i.e. , agenda, meeting 

minutes, and transcript) will be made 

available at http:// 

www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. 

Dated: August 22, 2008. 

Brian Wansink, 

Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy 

and Promotion, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture. 

Dated: August 27, 2008. 

Edward B. Knipling, 

Administrator, Agricultural Research Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

Dated: August 22, 2008. 

Penelope Slade Royall, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health 

(Disease Prevention and Health Promotion), 

U.S. Department of Health and Human 

Services. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2008–0066] 

Notice of Decision To Issue Permits for 

the Importation of Guavas From 

Mexico Into the United States 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public of 

our decision to begin issuing permits for 

the importation into the United States of 

fresh guava fruit from Mexico. Based on 

the findings of a pest risk analysis, 

which we made available to the public 

for review and comment through a 

previous notice, we believe that the 

application of one or more designated 

phytosanitary measures will be 

sufficient to mitigate the risks of 

introducing or disseminating plant pests 

or noxious weeds via the importation of 

guavas from Mexico. 

DATES: Effective Date: October 14, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

David B. Lamb, Import Specialist, 

Commodity Import Analysis and 

Operations, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737– 

1231; (301) 734–8758. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Under the regulations in ‘‘Subpart— 

Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56 

through 319.56–47, referred to below as 

the regulations), the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

prohibits or restricts the importation of 

fruits and vegetables into the United 

States from certain parts of the world to 

prevent plant pests from being 

introduced into and spread within the 

United States. 


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