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Vol. 75, No. 192 

Tuesday, October 5, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

September 30, 2010. 

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) 720–8681. 

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. 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

Title: Fruit and Vegetable Market 

News Reports 

OMB Control Number: 0581–0006 

Summary of Collection: Section 203(g) 

of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 

1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621) directs and 

authorizes the collection of information 

and disseminating of marketing 

information including adequate outlook 

information on a market-area basis for 

the purpose of anticipating and meeting 

consumer requirements, aiding in the 

maintenance of farm income and 

bringing about balance between 

production and utilization of agriculture 

products. Market News provides all 

interested segments of the market chain 

with market information which tends to 

equalize the competitive position of all 

market participants. The fruit and 

vegetable industries, through their 

organizations, or government agencies, 

present formal requests that the 

Department of Agriculture issue daily, 

weekly, semi-monthly, or monthly 

market news reports on various aspects 

of the industry. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

AMS will collect information for the 

production of Market News reports that 

are then available to the industry and 

other interested parties in various 

formats. Information is provided on a 

voluntary basis and collected in person 

through face-to-face interviews and by 

confidential telephone throughout the 

country by market reporters. 

Description of Respondents: Farms; 

Business or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 4,013. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Daily; Weekly; Monthly. 

Total Burden Hours: 56,861. 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

Title: Poultry Market News Report. 

OMB Control Number: 0581–0033. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, 

legislates that USDA shall ‘‘collect and 

disseminate marketing information 

***’’ and ‘‘* * * collect, tabulate, and 

disseminate statistics on marketing 

agricultural products, including, but not 

restricted to statistics on marketing 

supplies, storage, stocks, quantity, 

quality, and condition of such products 

in various positions in the marketing 

channel, use of such products, and 

shipments and unloads thereof.’’ The 

mission of Market New is to provide 

current unbiased, factual information to 

all members of the Nation’s agricultural 

industry, from farm to retailer. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Information is used by the private sector 

to make economic decisions to establish 

market values for application in 

contracts or settlement value, and to 

address specific concerns or issues 

related to trade agreements and disputes 

as well as being used by educational 

institutions, specifically, agricultural 

colleges and universities. Government 

agencies such as the Foreign 

Agricultural Service, Economic 

Research Service and the National 

Agricultural Statistics Service use 

market news data in the performance of 

their missions. Also, the poultry and egg 

industry uses the data to help determine 

future production and marketing 

projections. The absence of these data 

would deny primary and secondary 

users information that otherwise would 

be available to aid them in their 

production and marketing decisions, 

analyses, research and knowledge of 

current market conditions. The 

omission of these data could adversely 

affect prices, supply, and demand. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 1,743. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Weekly; Monthly. 

Total Burden Hours: 17,999. 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

Title: Regulations for Voluntary 

Grading of Poultry Products and Rabbit 

Products, 7 CFR Part 70. 

OMB Control Number: 0581–0127 

Summary of Collection: The 

Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (60 

Stat. 1087–1091, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 

1621–1627) (AMA) directs and 

authorizes the Department to develop 

standards of quality, grades, grading 

programs, and services to enable a more 

orderly marketing of agricultural 

products so trading may be facilitated 

and so consumers may be able to obtain 

products graded and identified under 

USDA programs. Regulations in 7 CFR 

Part 70 provide for a voluntary program 

for grading poultry and rabbits on the 

basis of U.S. classes, standards and 

grades. The Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS) carries out the 

regulations, which provide a voluntary 

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program for grading poultry and rabbit 

products. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

This is a voluntary program on a fee for 

service basis. Respondents need to 

request or apply for the specific service 

they want and in doing so they provide 

information. The information is needed 

to administer the program, assess the 

cost of providing service, and to assure 

graded poultry and rabbits are properly 

labeled. Without this information the 

agency could not ensure properly 

labeled poultry and rabbit products and 

the integrity of the USDA grade mark if 

each new label was not submitted for 

approval. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for profit; Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 372. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Daily; Monthly; Semi-annually; 

Annually; Other: On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,861. 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

Title: Export Fruit Regulations. 

OMB Control Number: 0581–0143. 

Summary of Collection: Fresh apples 

and grapes grown in the United States 

shipped to any foreign destination must 

meet minimum quality and other 

requirements established by regulations 

issued under the Export Apple Act (7 

CFR Part 33) and the Export Grape and 

Plum Act (7 CFR Part 35). These Acts 

were designed to promote the foreign 

trade of the United States in apples and 

grapes; to protect the reputation of these 

American-grown commodities; and to 

prevent deception or misrepresentation 

of the quality of such products moving 

in foreign commerce. Plum provisions 

in the marketing order were terminated 

in 1991. The regulation issued under the 

Export Grape and Plum Act (7 CFR Part 

35) cover fresh grapes grown in the 

United States and shipped to foreign 

destinations, except Canada. Apples and 

grapes exported to Canada are exempt 

from the Acts’ regulations due to 

Canada’s import requirements. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Persons who ship fresh apples and 

grapes grown in the U.S. to foreign 

destinations must have such shipment 

inspected and certified by Federal or 

Federal-State Inspection Service (FSIS) 

inspectors. Agriculture Marketing 

Service administers the FSIS. Official 

FSIS inspection certificates and 

phytosanitary certificates issued by 

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service provide the needed 

information for USDA. Export carriers 

are required to keep on file for three 

years copies of inspection certificates 

for apples and grapes. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 100. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting; On occasion, 

Monthly, Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 25. 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

Title: Customer Service Survey for 

USDA—Donated Food Products. 

OMB Control Number: 0581–0182. 

Summary of Collection: Each year the 

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) 

procures about $700 million dollars of 

poultry, livestock, fruit, and vegetable 

products for the school lunch and other 

domestic feeding programs under 

authority of 7 CFR 250, Regulations for 

the Donation of Food for Use in the 

United States, its Territories and 

possessions and areas under its 

jurisdiction. To maintain and improve 

the quality of these products, AMS has 

sought to make this process more 

customer-driven and therefore is 

seeking opinions from the users of these 

products. Customers that use USDAprocured commodities to prepare and 

serve meals retrieve the AMS–11 cards 

from the boxes and use them to rate 

their perception of product flavor, 

texture, and appearance as well as 

overall satisfaction. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

AMS will use three different versions of 

the AMS–11, ‘‘Customer Opinion 

Postcard,’’ AMS–11A for Poultry 

Programs; AMS–11B for Livestock and 

Seed Programs and AMS–11C for Fruit 

and Vegetable Programs to collect 

information on the product type, 

production lot, and identify the location 

and type of facility in which the product 

was served. USDA program managers 

will use survey responses to maintain 

and improve product quality through 

the revision of USDA commodity 

specifications and follow-up action with 

producers of designated production lots. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local or Tribal Government; Not-forprofit institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 8,400. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 700. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24931 Filed 10–4–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection; Federal Excess 

Personal Property (FEPP) and 

Firefighter Property (FFP) Program 

Cooperative Agreements 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Forest Service is seeking comments 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations on the new information 

collection, Federal Excess Personal 

Property (FEPP) and Firefighter Property 

(FFP) program Cooperative Agreements. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before December 6, 2010 

to be assured of consideration. 

Comments received after that date will 

be considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this 

notice should be addressed to: USDA, 

Forest Service, Attn: Melissa Frey, Fire 

and Aviation Management (F&AM), 

1400 Independence Ave., SW., Mailstop 

1107, Washington, DC 20250. 

Comments also may be submitted via email to: mfrey@fs.fed.us. 

The public may inspect comments 

received at USDA Forest Service, 

F&AM, Room 2SO, 201 14th St., SW., 

Washington, DC, during normal 

business hours. Visitors are encouraged 

to call ahead to 202–206–1483 to 

facilitate entry to the building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melissa Frey, Fire and Aviation 

Management, 202–205–1090. 

Individuals who use telecommunication 

devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800– 

877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., 

Eastern Standard Time, Monday 

through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 

Federal Excess Personal Property (FEPP) 

and Firefighter Property (FFP) 

Cooperative Agreements. 

OMB Number: 0596–NEW. 

Type of Request: NEW. 

Abstract: Federal Excess Personal 

Property (FEPP) and Firefighter Property 

(FFP) program Cooperative Agreements 

programs are available to state forestry 

agencies. The program provides 

participating state agencies with surplus 

Department of Defense and other federal 

agencies equipment and supplies to be 

used in firefighting and emergency 

services. The FEPP program loans 

property to the state who in turn subloans the equipment and supplies to fire 

departments. The FFP program transfers 

ownership of the equipment to either 

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