[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 79 (Thursday, April 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 19987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10558]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 18, 1997.
    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), Washington, DC 20503 and to 
Department 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) 720-6204 or (202) 720-6746.
    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.

 Food Safety Inspection Service

    Title: Use of Sorbitol in Cooked Roast Beef Products.
    OMB Control Number: 0583-New.
    Summary: The product label is submitted to FSIS for approval.
    Need and Use of the Information: This information is used to ensure 
that meat products are properly labeled.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 315.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 788.

 Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: National Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information 
Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0093.
    Summary: Information is collected from producers, handlers and 
processors including production, disposition, qualification data, and 
assessment information.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information is used to 
strengthen market place position and to maintain, develop, and expand 
markets for the various commodities.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; 
Individuals or households; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 319,342.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 
Weekly; Monthly; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 413,448.

 Forest Service

    Title: Hells Canyon Private Land Use Regulations: 36 CFR 292, 
Subpart E.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-0135.
    Summary: This collection provides a process by which 235 landowners 
within the Hells Canyon Recreation Area can determine if their use and 
development of those lands is compatible with regulations and not 
result in Federal taking.
    Need and Use of the Information: This procedure facilitates 
landowner/agency communications avoiding a need for costly Federal 
actions.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or 
other-for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; Federal 
Government; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 1.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 4.
Larry Roberson,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-10558 Filed 4-23-97; 8:45 am]
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