[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 231 (Monday, December 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84119-84120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26507]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Doc. No. AMS-SC-23-0054]


Notice of Request for Extension and Revision 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, this 
notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention 
to request an extension for and revision to a currently approved 
information collection for Tart Cherries Grown in Michigan, New York, 
Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin, pursuant to 
Marketing Order No. 930.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by February 2, 2024 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
concerning this notice. Comments must be sent to the Docket Clerk, 
Market Development Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW, STOP 0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237; Fax: 
(202) 720-8938; or internet: https://www.regulations.gov. Comments 
should reference the docket number and the date and page number of this 
issue of the Federal Register and will be available for public 
inspection in the Office of the Docket Clerk during regular business 
hours or can be viewed at: https://www.regulations.gov. All comments 
submitted in response to this notice will be included in the record and 
will be made available to the public. Please be advised that the 
identity of individuals or entities submitting the comments will be 
made public on the internet at the address provided above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Pavone, Chief, Rulemaking 
Services Branch, Market Development Division, Specialty Crops Program, 
AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, STOP 0237, Room 1406-S, 
Washington, DC 20250-0237; Telephone: (202) 720-8085, Fax: (202) 720-
8938, or Email: [email protected].
    Small businesses may request information on this notice by 
contacting Richard Lower, Market Development Division, Specialty Crops 
Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, STOP 0237, Room 1406-
S, Washington, DC 20250-0237; Telephone: (202) 720-8085, Fax: (202) 
720-8938, or Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Tart Cherries Grown in Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, 
Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin. Marketing Order No. 930 (7 CFR 
part 930).
    OMB Number: 0581-0177.
    Expiration Date of Approval: January 31, 2024.
    Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: Marketing order programs provide an opportunity for 
producers of fresh fruits, vegetables, and specialty crops, in a 
specified production area, to work together to solve marketing problems 
that cannot be solved individually. Marketing order regulations help 
ensure adequate supplies of high-quality product and adequate returns 
to producers. Marketing orders are authorized under the Agricultural 
Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (Act), as amended (7 U.S.C. 601-674). 
The Secretary of Agriculture oversees these operations and issues 
regulations recommended by a committee of representatives from the 
respective commodity industry. The information collection requirements 
in this request are essential to carry out the intent of the Act and to 
administer the program, which has operated since 1996.
    The Federal marketing order for tart cherries (7 CFR part 930) 
regulates the handling of tart cherries grown in Michigan, New York, 
Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin. The marketing 
order authorizes volume regulations that provide for a reserve pool in 
times of heavy cherry supplies. The marketing order also provides for 
minimum grade and size regulations, and market research and development 
projects, including paid advertising. These provisions are not 
currently in use.
    The marketing order, and rules and regulations issued thereunder, 
authorizes the Cherry Industry Administrative Board (Board), the agency 
responsible for local administration of the marketing order, to require 
handlers and growers to submit certain information. Much of this 
information is compiled in aggregate and provided to the Board to 
assist in carrying out marketing decisions.
    The Board has developed 11 forms as a means for persons to file the 
required and minimum necessary reports with the Board, such as tart 
cherry inventories, shipments, diversions, and background data. All the 
information provided is needed to effectively carry out the 
requirements of the marketing order and fulfill the intent of the Act 
as expressed in the marketing order. Since this marketing order 
regulates canned and frozen forms of tart cherries, reporting 
requirements will be in effect all year.
    Nine United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) forms are also 
included in this request. Tart cherry growers and handlers nominated by 
their peers to serve as representatives on the Board must submit 
nomination forms to the USDA. Formal rulemaking amendments to the 
marketing order must be approved in grower referenda authorized and 
conducted by the USDA. In addition, USDA may conduct a referendum to 
determine industry support for continuation of the marketing order. 
Finally, handlers are asked to sign an agreement to indicate their 
willingness to comply with the provisions of the marketing order if the 
order is amended. A standardized background form and combined 
Acceptance Statement for nominees to multiple committees are included 
in OMB No. 0581-0177.
    The information collected is used only by authorized 
representatives of the AMS's regional and headquarters staff, and 
authorized Board employees. Authorized Board employees and the

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industry are the primary users of the information, and AMS is the 
secondary user.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average .227 hours per response.
    Respondents: Tart cherry growers and for-profit businesses handling 
fresh and processed tart cherries produced in Michigan, New York, 
Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin, and public 
members.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 642.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 3,270.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 5.09.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 741 hours.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (4) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who 
respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments should reference this docket number and be sent to AMS in 
care of the Docket Clerk at the address above. All comments received 
within the provided comment period will be available for public 
inspection during regular business hours at the same address.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.
    AMS is committed to compliance with the E-Government Act to promote 
the use of the internet and other information technologies, to provide 
increased opportunities for citizen access to Government information 
and services, and for other purposes.
    A 60-day comment period is provided to allow interested persons to 
respond to the notice.

Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-26507 Filed 12-1-23; 8:45 am]
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