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60711 

Vol. 75, No. 190 

Friday, October 1, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

[Docket #GIPSA–2010–FGIS–0014– 

NONRULEMAKING] 

Request for Extension and Revision of 

a Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration’s (GIPSA) 

intention to request that the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approve a 3-year extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection for the ‘‘Regulations 

Governing the National Inspection and 

Weighing System under the United 

States Grain Standards Act and under 

the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946.’’ 

This approval is required under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA). 

DATES: We will consider comments that 

we receive by November 30, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

comments on this notice. You may 

submit comments by any of the 

following methods: 

• Internet: Go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov and follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-Mail: comments.gipsa@usda.gov. 

• Mail: Tess Butler, GIPSA, USDA, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 

1647–S, Washington, DC 20250–3604. 

• Fax: (202) 690–2173. 

Instructions: All comments should be 

identified as ‘‘FGIS Information 

Collection,’’ and should reference the 

date and page number of this issue of 

the Federal Register. Information 

collection package and other documents 

relating to this action will be available 

for public inspection in Room 1643–S, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3604 during 

regular business hours. All comments 

will be available for public inspection in 

the above office during regular business 

hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)). Please call the 

Management and Budget Services Staff 

of GIPSA at (202) 720–7486 to arrange 

to inspect comments. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Congress enacted the United States 

Grain Standards Act (USGSA) (7 U.S.C. 

71–87k) and the Agricultural Marketing 

Act (AMA) (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627) to 

facilitate the marketing of grain, 

oilseeds, pulses, rice, and related 

commodities. These statutes provide for 

the establishment of standards and 

terms which accurately and consistently 

measure the quality of grain and related 

products, provide for uniform official 

inspection and weighing, provide 

regulatory and service responsibilities, 

and furnish the framework for 

commodity quality improvement 

incentives to both domestic and foreign 

buyers. The GIPSA’s Federal Grain 

Inspection Service (FGIS) establishes 

policies, guidelines, and regulations to 

carry out the objectives of the USGSA 

and the AMA. Regulations appear at 

7 CFR parts 800, 801, and 802 for the 

USGSA and 7 CFR part 868 for the 

AMA. 

The USGSA, with few exceptions, 

requires official inspection of export 

grain sold by grade. Official services are 

provided, upon request, for grain in 

domestic commerce. The AMA 

authorizes similar inspection and 

weighing services, upon request, for 

rice, pulses, flour, corn meal, and 

certain other agricultural products. 

Conversely, the regulations promulgated 

under the USGSA and the AMA 

requires specific information collection 

and recordkeeping necessary to carry 

out requests for official services. 

Applicants for official services must 

specify the kind and level of service, the 

identification of the product, the 

location, the amount, and other 

pertinent information in order that 

official personnel can efficiently 

respond to their needs. 

Official services under the USGSA are 

provided through FGIS field offices and 

delegated and/or designated State and 

private agencies. Delegated agencies are 

State agencies delegated authority under 

the USGSA to provide official 

inspection service, Class X or Class Y 

weighing services, or both, at one or 

more export port locations in the State. 

Designated agencies are State or local 

governmental agencies or persons 

designated under the USGSA to provide 

official inspection services, Class X or 

Class Y weighing services, or both, at 

locations other than export port 

locations. State and private agencies, as 

a requirement for delegation and/or 

designation, must comply with all 

regulations, procedures, and 

instructions in accordance with 

provisions established under the 

USGSA. FGIS field offices oversee the 

performance of these agencies and 

provide technical guidance as needed. 

Official services under the AMA are 

performed, upon request, on a fee basis 

for domestic and export shipments 

either by FGIS employees, individual 

contractors, or cooperators. Contractors 

are persons who enter into a contract 

with FGIS to perform specified 

sampling and inspection services. 

Cooperators are agencies or departments 

of the Federal Government which have 

an interagency agreement, State 

agencies, or other entities which have a 

reimbursable agreement with FGIS. 

Title: Regulations Governing the 

National Inspection and Weighing 

System Under the USGSA and AMA of 

1946. 

OMB Number: 0580–0013. 

Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 

2011. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: The USGSA and the AMA 

authorize USDA to inspect, certify and 

identify the class, quality, quantity and 

condition of agricultural products 

shipped or received in interstate and 

foreign commerce. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

and record keeping burden for this 

collection of information is estimated to 

average .13 hours per response. 

Respondents: Grain producers, 

buyers, and sellers, elevator operators, 

grain merchandisers, and official grain 

inspection agencies. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

8,754. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 142.12. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 164,393 hours. 


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60712 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 190 / Friday, October 1, 2010 / Notices 

As required by the PRA (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)) and its implementing 

regulations (5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1)(i)), 

GIPSA specifically requests comments 

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. 

J. Dudley Butler, 

Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24661 Filed 9–30–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Docket No. AMS–DA–10–0070; DA–10–06] 

Notice of Request for an Extension and 

Revision of a Currently Approved 

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 the Agricultural Marketing 

Service’s (AMS) intention to request 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget, for an extension of, and 

revision to a currently approved 

information collection for the National 

Research, Promotion, and Consumer 

Information Programs. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by November 30, 2010. 

Additional Information: Interested 

persons are invited to submit written 

comments on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov or to Whitney A. 

Rick, Promotion and Research Branch; 

Dairy Programs, AMS, U.S. Department 

of Agriculture; 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Stop 0233; Washington, 

DC 20250–0233, (202) 720–6909. 

Comments should reference the docket 

number and the date and page number 

of this issue of the Federal Register and 

will be available for public inspection in 

the Promotion and Research Branch, 

Dairy Programs, AMS, USDA, Room 

2958–S, 1400 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20250–0233, 

during regular business hours, or can be 

viewed at http://www.regulations.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: National Research, Promotion, 

and Consumer Information Programs. 

OMB Number: 0581–0093. Expiration 

Date, as approved by OMB: 11/30/2013. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

Revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: National research and 

promotion programs are designed to 

strengthen the position of a commodity 

in the marketplace, maintain and 

expand existing domestic and foreign 

markets, and develop new uses and 

markets for specified agricultural 

commodities. USDA has the 

responsibility for implementing and 

overseeing programs for a variety of 

commodities including beef, 

blueberries, cotton, dairy, eggs, fluid 

milk, Hass avocados, honey, lamb, 

mangos, mushrooms, peanuts, popcorn, 

pork, potatoes, sorghum, soybeans, and 

watermelons. The enabling legislation 

includes the Beef Promotion and 

Research Act of 1985 [7 U.S.C. 2901– 

2911]; Cotton Research and Promotion 

Act of 1966 [7 U.S.C. 2101–2118]; the 

Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 

1983 [7 U.S.C. 4501–4514]; the Fluid 

Milk Promotion Act of 1990 

[7 U.S.C. 6401–6417]; the Egg Research 

and Consumer Information Act [7 U.S.C. 

2701–2718]; the Hass Avocado 

Promotion, Research, and Information 

Act [7 U.S.C. 7801–7813]; the 

Mushroom Promotion, Research, and 

Consumer Information Act of 1990 [7 

U.S.C. 6101–6112]; the Popcorn 

Promotion, Research, and Consumer 

Information Act [7 U.S.C. 7481–7491]; 

the Pork Promotion, Research, and 

Consumer Information Act of 1985 

[7 U.S.C. 4801–4819]; the Potato 

Research and Promotion Act [7 U.S.C. 

2611–2627]; the Soybean Promotion, 

Research, and Consumer Information 

Act [7 U.S.C. 6301–6311]; the 

Watermelon Research and Promotion 

Act [7 U.S.C. 4901–4916]; and the 

Commodity Promotion, Research, and 

Information Act of 1996 [7 U.S.C. 7411– 

7425] (which governs the blueberry, 

honey, lamb, mango, peanut and 

sorghum programs). These programs 

appear in the Code of Federal 

Regulations at 7 CFR, parts 1150 and 

1160, and parts 1205 through 1260. 

These programs carry out projects 

relating to research, consumer 

information, advertising, sales 

promotion, producer information, 

market development, and product 

research to assist, improve, or promote 

the marketing, distribution, and 

utilization of their respective 

commodities. Approval of the programs 

is required through referendum of 

affected parties. The programs are 

administered by industry boards 

composed of producer, handler, 

processor, and in some cases, importer 

and public members appointed by the 

Secretary of Agriculture. Program 

funding is generated through 

assessments on designated industry 

segments. 

The Secretary also approves the 

board’s budgets, plans, and projects. 

These responsibilities have been 

delegated to AMS. The applicable 

commodity program areas within AMS 

have direct oversight of the respective 

programs. 

The information collection 

requirements in this request are 

essential to carry out the intents of the 

various Acts authorizing such programs, 

thereby providing a means of 

administering the programs. The 

objective in carrying out this 

responsibility includes assuring the 

following: (1) Funds are collected and 

properly accounted for; (2) expenditures 

of all funds are for the purposes 

authorized by the enabling legislation 

and (3) the board’s administration of 

programs conforms to USDA policy. The 

forms covered under this collection 

require the minimum information 

necessary to effectively carry out the 

requirements of the respective orders, 

and their use is necessary to fulfill the 

intents of the Acts as expressed in 

orders. The information collected is 

used only by authorized employees of 

the various boards and authorized 

employees of USDA. 

The various boards utilize a variety of 

forms including; reports concerning 

status information such as handler and 

importer reports; transaction reports; 

exemption from assessment forms and 

reimbursement forms; forms and 

information concerning referenda 

including ballots; forms and information 

concerning board nominations and 

selection and acceptance statements; 

certification of industry organizations; 

and recordkeeping requirements. The 

forms and information covered under 

this information collection require the 

minimum information necessary to 

effectively carry out the requirements of 

the programs and their use is necessary 


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