[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17682-17683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7855]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Doc. No. AMS-PY-10-0013]


Notice of Request for an Extension of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the intention of the 
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to request an extension from the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), for a currently approved 
information collection in support of customer-focused improvement 
initiatives for USDA-procured poultry, livestock, fruit, and vegetable 
products.

DATES: Comments received by June 7, 2010 will be considered.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov or to David Bowden, Jr., 
Chief, Standards, Promotions, and Technology Branch, Poultry Programs, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 
Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 0259, Washington, DC 20250-0259, (202) 
690-3148. Comments should reference the docket number and the date and 
page number of this issue of the Federal Register. All comments will be 
available for public inspection at the above address during regular 
business hours, or can be viewed at: http://www.regulations.gov. All 
comments received will be posted without change, including any personal 
information provided. The identity of anyone submitting comments will 
also be made public.
    Additional Information: Contact David Bowden, Jr., Chief, 
Standards, Promotions, and Technology Branch, Poultry Programs, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 
Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 0259, Washington, DC 20250-0259, (202) 
690-3148.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Customer Service Survey for USDA[dash]Donated Food Products.
    OMB Number: 0581-0182.
    Expiration Date, as approved by OMB: 11/30/2010.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Starting with a 1996 pilot project by AMS, customers have 
been able to use the Customer Opinion Postcard, Form AMS-11, to 
voluntarily submit their comments concerning poultry, livestock, fruit, 
and vegetable products procured by USDA for the school lunch program 
that is authorized by the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and other domestic food assistance programs. 
These cards have proven to be a quick and inexpensive way for AMS to 
get customer opinions and feedback about USDA commodities, thereby 
helping the Agency to make improvements to its products. AMS would like 
to continue the use of the customer opinion postcards to get voluntary 
customer feedback on various products each year by re-approval of the 
Customer Opinion Postcard, Form AMS-11. In this way, AMS will be better 
able to meet the quality expectations of school food service personnel 
and the 31 million school children who consume these products daily as 
well as recipients of other food assistance programs.
    Information about customers' perceptions of USDA-procured products 
is sought as a sound management practice to support AMS activities 
under 7 CFR 250, regulations for ``Donation of Foods for Use in the 
United States, Its Territories and Possessions and Areas Under Its

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Jurisdiction.'' The information collected will be used primarily by 
authorized representatives of USDA (AMS, and the Food and Nutrition 
Service) and shared with State government agencies and product 
suppliers. To enable customers to mail cards directly to the commodity 
program that is soliciting the information, several versions of Form 
AMS-11 will be used, each with a different return address. Response 
information about products produced by a particular supplier may be 
shared with that supplier. Similarly, response information from 
customers located in a particular State may be shared with government 
agencies within that State.
    AMS is committed to complying with the E[dash]Government Act, which 
requires Government agencies in general to provide the public the 
option of submitting information or transacting business electronically 
to the maximum extent possible.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 0.083 hours (5 minutes) per 
response.
    Respondents: State, local, and tribal governments, and not-for-
profit businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,400.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 700 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from David 
Bowden, Jr., Chief, Standards, Promotions, and Technology Branch, at 
(202) 690-3148.
    Send comments regarding, but not limited to, the following: (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; and (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.
    Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov or to David Bowden, Jr., Chief, 
Standards, Promotions, and Technology Branch, Poultry Programs, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 
Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 0259, Washington, DC 20250-0259, (202) 
690-3148. Comments should reference the docket number and the date and 
page number of this issue of the Federal Register. All comments will be 
available for public inspection at the above address during regular 
business hours, or can be viewed at: http://www.regulations.gov.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments, including any personal 
information provided, will be made publically viewable as a matter of 
public record.

    Dated: April 2, 2010.
Rayne Pegg,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-7855 Filed 4-6-10; 8:45 am]
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