[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 37504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-13317]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 3, 2007.
    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) 720-8958.
    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 and Inspection Service

    Title: Listeria Control for Ready-to-Eat Products.
    OMB Control Number: 0583-0132.
    Summary of Collection: The Food Safety and Inspection Service 
(FSIS) has been delegated the authority to exercise the functions of 
the Secretary as provided in the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) (21 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) and the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) (21 
U.S.C. 451 et seq). These statutes mandate that FSIS protect the public 
by verifying that meat and poultry products are safe, wholesome, 
unadulterated, and properly labeled and packaged. FSIS is requiring 
that official establishments that produce certain ready-to-eat (RTE) 
meat and poultry products to take measures to prevent product 
adulteration by the pathogenic environmental contaminant Listeria 
monocytogenes. The regulations (9 CFR 430.4) particularly affect 
establishments that produce RTE meat and poultry products that are 
exposed to the environment after lethality treatments and that support 
the growth of Listeria monocytogenes. Establishments must employ one of 
four distinct methods found in the regulations.
    Need and Use of the Information: FSIS will information from 
establishment's information on the production volume of RTE products 
affected by the regulations and the control measures used by the 
establishments. The establishment must also provide an estimate of 
production volume by product type and regulatory control method used 
for the upcoming year.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 3,590.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 30,173.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-13317 Filed 7-9-07; 8:45 am]
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