[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 136 (Monday, July 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40469-40470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11202]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 11, 2006.
    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), [email protected] 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

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displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Risk Management

    Title: Organic Price Project.
    OMB Control Number: 0563-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: This collection is in support of a 
partnership agreement between the Risk Management Agency and the Rodale 
Institute, as authorized under section 522(d) of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act. The agreement with the Rodale Institute will address the 
development and implementation of a price reporting system for 
producers of selected organic commodities. Since early 2003, the Rodale 
Institute has posted prices for around 40 organic products in a file 
called the ``Organic Price Index''.
    Need and Use of the Information: The price information will be 
collected weekly by e-mail, telephone, fax, and from Web sites in 
whatever form is customarily used by the distributor to post prices. 
The prices are collected from wholesale distributors, sales agencies, 
and cooperatives that specialize in the marketing of organic products. 
This information will be disseminated and posted on an existing Web 
site maintained by the Rodale Institute to assist organic producers and 
allied interests in price discovery. Fruit and vegetable prices have 
been collected from organic wholesalers operating in the vicinity of 
the Seattle and Boston wholesale produce markets. Prices of identical 
conventional products reported by Agricultural Marketing Service in 
these markets are also posted for comparison. As part of this project, 
prices will be collected for a wider array of organic products and in 
13 additional market areas.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; farms; 
individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 60.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Weekly.
    Total Burden Hours: 53.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-11202 Filed 7-14-06; 8:45 am]
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