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Vol. 74, No. 126 

Thursday, July 2, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Notice of Intent To Request Revision 

and Extension of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics 

Service, Department of Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the intention of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) to request revision and 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection, the Vegetable 

Surveys Program. Revision to burden 

hours may be needed due to changes in 

the size of the target population, 

sampling design, and/or questionnaire 

length. Some of the vegetable 

production surveys will incorporate 

sampling of the total population of 

producers, while the processing surveys 

will involve a total enumeration of the 

entire population. Minor changes are 

being made to some of the 

questionnaires to accommodate changes 

in the industry and to make the 

questionnaires easier for the respondent 

to complete. This should help to reduce 

respondent burden and improve the 

overall response rates. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by August 31, 2009 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number 0535–0037, 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

Include docket number above in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Fax: (202) 720–6396. 

• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD– 

ROM submissions to: David Hancock, 

NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 

South Building, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250– 

2024. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand 

deliver to: David Hancock, NASS 

Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph T. Reilly, Associate 

Administrator, National Agricultural 

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, (202) 720–4333. Copies of 

this information collection and related 

instructions can be obtained without 

charge from David Hancock, NASS 

Clearance Officer, at (202) 690–2388. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Vegetable Surveys Program. 

OMB Number: 0535–0037. 

Expiration Date of Approval: October 

31, 2009. 

Type of Request: Intent to Seek 

Approval to Revise and Extend an 

Information Collection for a period of 

three years. 

Abstract: The primary objective of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) is to collect, prepare, and issue 

State and national estimates of crop and 

livestock production, prices, and 

disposition; as well as economic 

statistics, environmental statistics 

related to agriculture and also to 

conduct the Census of Agriculture. The 

Vegetable Surveys Program obtains 

basic agricultural statistics for fresh 

market and processing vegetables in 

major producing States. Vegetable 

statistics are used by the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture to help 

administer programs and by growers, 

processors, and marketers in making 

production and marketing decisions. 

The fresh market estimating program 

now consists of 25 selected crops and 

the processing program consists of 8 

principal crops. 

Authority: These data will be collected 

under the authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204g. 

Individually identifiable data collected under 

this authority are governed by section 1770 

of the Food Security Act of 1985 as amended, 

7 U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to afford 

strict confidentiality to non-aggregated data 

provided by respondents. This notice is 

submitted in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 

(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) and Office of 

Management and Budget regulations at 5 CFR 

part 1320. 

NASS also complies with OMB 

Implementation Guidance, 

‘‘Implementation Guidance for Title V 

of the E-Government Act, Confidential 

Information Protection and Statistical 

Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA),’’ 

Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June 

15, 2007, p. 33376. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated between 5 and 20 minutes 

per respondent per survey. 

Respondents: Farms and businesses. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

31,400. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 6,280 hours. 

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

(a) 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; 

(b) 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; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (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, 

technological, or other forms of 

information technology collection 

techniques. 

All responses to this notice will 

become a matter of public record and be 

summarized in the request for OMB 

approval. 

Signed at Washington, DC, May 27, 2009. 

Joseph T. Reilly, 

Associate Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E9–15667 Filed 7–1–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2009–0017] 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection (Application for Return of 

Exported Product) 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and