[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 14, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45412-45413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-15931]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 9, 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) 720-8681.
    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 displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Reporting Forms under Milk Marketing Order Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0032.
    Summary of Collection: Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) 
oversees the administration of the Federal Milk Marketing Orders 
authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as 
amended. The Act is designed to improve returns to producers while 
protecting the interests of consumers. The Federal Milk Marketing Order 
regulations require places certain requirements on the handling of milk 
in the area it covers. Currently, there are 10 milk marketing orders 
regulating the handling of milk in the respective marketing areas.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected is 
needed to administer the classified pricing system and related 
requirements of each Federal Order. Forms are used for reporting 
purposes and to establish the quantity of milk received by handlers, 
the pooling status of the handler, and the class-use of the milk used 
by the handler and the butterfat content and amounts of other 
components of the milk. Without the monthly information, the market 
administrator would not have the information to compute each monthly 
price nor know if handlers were paying producers on dates prescribed in 
the order. Penalties are imposed for order violation, such as the 
failure to pay producers by the prescribed dates.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-
profit institutions; Individuals or households; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 740.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 
Quarterly; Monthly; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 21,819.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for 7 CFR, Part 29.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0056.
    Summary of Collection: The Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 
2004 (7 U.S.C. 518) eliminated price supports and marketing quotas for 
all tobacco beginning with the 2005 crop year. Mandatory inspection and 
grading of domestic and imported tobacco was eliminated as well as the 
mandatory pesticide testing of imported tobacco and the tobacco Market 
News Program. The Tobacco Inspection Act (U.S.C. 511) requires that all 
tobacco sold at designated auction markets in the U.S. be inspected and 
graded. Provision is also made for interested parties to request 
inspection, pesticide testing and grading services on an ``as needed'' 
basis.
    Need and Use of the Information: Information is collected through 
various forms and other documents for the inspection and certification 
process. Upon receiving request information from tobacco dealers and/or 
manufacturers, tobacco inspectors will pull samples and apply U.S. 
Standard Grades to samples to provide a Tobacco Inspection Certificate 
(TB-92). Also, samples can be submitted to a USDA laboratory for 
pesticide testing and a detailed analysis is provided to the customer.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit;
    Number of Respondents: 50.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting; On occasion,
    Total Burden Hours: 3,851.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Lamb Promotion, Research and Information Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0198.
    Summary of Collection: The authority for Lamb Promotion, Research, 
and Information Order is established under the Commodity Promotion, 
Research, and Information Act of 1996. These programs carry out 
projects relating to research, consumer information, advertising, 
producer information, market development, and product research with the 
goal of maintaining and expanding their existing markets and uses and 
strengthening their position in the marketplace.
    Need and Use of the Information: Various forms will be used to 
collect information for reporting, background, certification, and 
nomination and is the minimum information necessary to effectively 
carry out the requirements of the program. The information is not 
available from other sources because it relates specifically to 
individual lamb producers, feeders, seed stock producers, exporters and 
first handlers.

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    Description of Respondents: Farms; Farms; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 3,953.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Monthly.
    Total Burden Hours: 8,066.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-15931 Filed 8-13-07; 8:45 am]
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