47688 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 197 / Friday, October 13, 2017 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Docket No. AMS–DA–17–0062] 

Revision of a Currently Approved 

Collection 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Agricultural 

Marketing Service’s (AMS) intention to 

request approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget, for a revision 

of a currently approved collection for 

the Regulations Governing the 

Inspection and Grading of Manufactured 

or Processed Dairy Products— 

Recordkeeping (Subpart B). 

DATES: Comments received by December 

12, 2017 will be considered. 

Additional Information or Comments: 

Contact Camia Lane, Dairy Grading and 

Standardization Division, Dairy 

Programs, Agricultural Marketing 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Room 2968—South Building, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0230; 

Telephone: 202–720–1671, Fax: 202– 

720–2643, Camia.Lane@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Regulations Governing the 

Inspection and Grading of Manufactured 

or Processed Dairy Products—Record 

Keeping (Subpart B). 

OMB Number: 0581–0110. 

Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 

2018. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing 

Act (AMA) of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et 

seq.) directs the Department to develop 

programs which will provide for and 

facilitate the marketing of agricultural 

products. One of these programs is the 

USDA voluntary inspection and grading 

program for dairy products (7 CFR part 

58). 

Dairy products are graded according 

to U.S. grade standards by a USDA 

grader. Dairy processors, buyers, 

retailers, institutional users, and 

consumers have requested that such a 

program be developed to assure the 

uniform quality of dairy products 

purchased. In order for any service 

program to perform satisfactorily, there 

are regulations for the provider and 

user. For these reasons, the dairy 

inspection and grading program 

regulations were developed and issued 

under the authority of the AMA. These 

regulations are essential to administer 

the program to meet the needs of the 

user and to carry out the purposes of the 

AMA. 

The information collection 

requirements in this request are 

essential to carry out the intent of the 

AMA to ensure that dairy products are 

produced under sanitary conditions and 

buyers are purchasing a quality product. 

In order for the General Specifications 

for Dairy Plants Approved for USDA 

Inspection and Grading Service to serve 

the government, industry, and the 

consumer, laboratory test results must 

be recorded. 

Respondents are not required to 

submit information to the agency. The 

records are to be evaluated by a USDA 

inspector at the time of an inspection. 

These records include quality tests of 

each producer, plant records of required 

tests and analysis, and starter and 

cheese make records. As an offsetting 

benefit, the records required by USDA 

are also records that are routinely used 

by the inspected facility for their own 

supervisory and quality control 

purposes. 

Estimate of Burden: Public 

recordkeeping burden for this collection 

of information is estimated to average 

2.73 hours per response. 

Respondents: Dairy products 

manufacturing facilities. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

369. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 369. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1007. 

Comments are invited 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. 

Dated: October 6, 2017. 

Bruce Summers, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22134 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0078] 

Notice of Request for Revision to and 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; Importation of 

Fresh Blueberry Fruit From Morocco 

Into the Continental United States 

ACTION: Revision to and extension of 

approval of an information collection; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service’s intention to 

request a revision to and extension of 

approval of an information collection 

associated with the regulations for the 

importation of fresh blueberry fruit from 

Morocco into the continental United 

States. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before December 

12, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0078. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2017–0078, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed at http://

www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0078 or 

in our reading room, which is located in 

room 1141 of the USDA South Building, 

14th Street and Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading 

room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except 

holidays. To be sure someone is there to 

help you, please call (202) 799–7039 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the regulations related to 

the importation of fresh blueberries 

from Morocco into the continental 

United States, contact Ms. Dorothy 

Wayson, Senior Regulatory Specialist, 


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