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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to fulfill the intent of the applicable 

authorities. 

As part of this renewal collection for 

the National Research, Promotion, and 

Consumer Information Programs, AMS 

is merging the ‘‘Sorghum Promotion, 

Research, and Information Order, 0581– 

0246;’’ ‘‘Lamb Promotion, Research and 

Information Program, 0581–0198;’’ 

‘‘Honey Packers and Importers Research, 

Promotion, Consumer Education and 

Industry Information Order, 

Referendum Procedures, 0581–0245;’’ 

and ‘‘Establishment of the New Honey 

Packers and Importers R&P Program, 

0581–0247.’’ Upon approval of this 

revision of 0581–0093, AMS will 

request a Discontinuation Request for 

0581–0246, 0581–0198, 0581–0245, and 

0581–0247 to retire these collections. 

This action will keep all research and 

promotion collections under one generic 

collection since similar forms are used 

to collect information and to prevent 

duplication of burden. 

AMS is committed to complying with 

the E-Government Act, which requires 

Government agencies in general to 

provide the public the option of 

submitting information or transacting 

business electronically to the maximum 

extent possible. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.54 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Producers, processors, 

handlers, importers, and others in the 

marketing chain of a variety of 

agricultural commodities, and 

recordkeepers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

325,579. 

Estimated Total Annual Reponses: 

896,027. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 2.75. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 334,711.71 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Whitney A. Rick, 

Research and Promotion Branch; Dairy 

Programs at (202) 720–6909. 

Comments may be submitted 

regarding, but is not limited to: 

(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 comments received will be 

available for public inspection during 

regular business hours at the above 

address and may be viewed at 

http:www.regulations.gov. All responses 

to this notice will be summarized and 

included in the request for OMB 

approval. All comments will also 

become a matter of public record. 

Dated: September 27, 2010. 

David R. Shipman, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24627 Filed 9–30–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Docket No. AMS–TM–10–0082; TM–10–02] 

Farmers’ Market Promotion Program: 

Notice of Request for 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 (OMB) for the currently 

approved the information collection for 

OMB 0581–0235, an extension and 

revision of forms ‘‘TM–29, FMPP Project 

Proposal Narrative Form’’ and ‘‘TM–30, 

FMPP Supplemental Budget Summary 

Form.’’ Copies of these voluntary forms 

to participate in the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) Farmers Market 

Promotion Program, may be obtained by 

calling the AMS Marketing Services 

Branch contact listed. 

DATES: Comments received by 

November 30, 2010 will be considered. 

Additional Information: Contact 

Carmen Humphrey, Branch Chief, 

Marketing Grants and Technical 

Assistance Branch, Marketing Services 

Division, Transportation and Marketing 

Programs, Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS), USDA; 202–694–4000. 

ADDRESSES: Contact Errol R. Bragg, 

Associate Deputy Administrator, 

Marketing Services Branch, 

Transportation and Marketing Programs, 

AMS, USDA, 1800 M Street, NW., Room 

3012–South Tower, Washington, DC 

20036; 202/694–4000, or fax 202/694– 

5949. 

Comments should reference docket 

number AMS–TM–10–0082, TM–10–02 

and be sent to Mr. Errol Bragg at the 

above address or via the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Farmers Market Promotion 

Program. 

OMB Number: 0581–0235. 

Expiration Date of Approval: February 

21, 2011. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: The Farmers Market 

Promotion Program (FMPP) was created 

through an amendment of the Farmerto-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 

1976 (7 U.S.C. 3001–3006). The grants 

authorized by the FMPP, originally 

funded in 2006 and revised under the 

2008 Farm Bill (Pub. L. 110–246), are 

targeted to help improve and expand 

domestic farmers markets, roadside 

stands, community-supported 

agriculture programs, agritourism 

activities, and other direct producer-toconsumer marketing opportunities. 

Approximately $1 million each year was 

allocated for Fiscal Years (FY) 2006– 

2007 for the FMPP. The 2008 Farm Bill 

allocated mandatory funds, from the 

Commodity Credit Corporation, at $3 

million for FY 2008, $5 million for FY 

2009–2010, and $10 million for FY 

2011–2012. The maximum amount 

awarded for any one proposal cannot 

exceed $100,000. 

Entities eligible to apply include 

agricultural cooperatives, producer 

networks, and producer associations; 

local governments; nonprofit 

corporations; public health 

corporations; economic development 

corporations; regional farmers market 

authorities; and Tribal governments. 

On March 1, 2010, the AMS 

published a notice in the Federal 

Register (75 FR 9155) to announce the 

availability of 2010 FMPP grant funds 

under the FMPP. The OMB approved 

the revision of the information 

collection 0581–0235 for 3 years on 

February 21, 2008. The forms and other 

requirements under the FMPP are as 

follows: 

1. Form SF–424, ‘‘Application for 

Federal Assistance,’’ (approved under 

OMB collection number 4040–0004) is 

required by all entities seeking Federal 

assistance. 

2. Form SF–424A, ‘‘Budget 

Information—Non-Construction 

Programs,’’ (approved under OMB 

collection number 0348–0044) must also 


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