[Federal Register: March 3, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 43)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Docket Number LS-99-22]
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 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing
Service's (AMS) intention to request an extension of and revision to
the currently approved collections of information for 7 CFR Part 54-
Meats, Prepared Meats, and Meat Products (Grading, Certification, and
Standards), which includes Form LS-313, ``Application for Service'' and
Form LS-315, ``Application for Commitment Grading or Certification
Service.''
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by May 2, 2000 to be
assured consideration.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Terry L. Lutz, Assistant to the
Chief; USDA, AMS, LS, MGC; STOP 0248, Room 2628-S; 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW.; Washington, DC 20250-0248. Comments may be faxed to (202)
690-4119, or E-mailed to Terry.Lutz@usda.gov.
State that your comments refer to Docket No. LS-99-22, and note the
date and page number of this issue of the Federal Register.
Comments received may be inspected at the above location between 8
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except
Holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terry L. Lutz, Assistant to the Chief,
Meat Grading and Certification (MGC) Branch, 202-720-1246.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 7 CFR part 54--Meats, Prepared Meats, and Meat Products
(Grading, Certification, and Standards)
OMB Number: 0581-0124
Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 2000.
Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved
collection of information.
Abstract: The application for meat grading and certification
services requests Department of Agriculture employees to perform such
services in the requesting establishment. The information contained on
the applications constitutes an agreement between USDA and the
requesting establishment.
The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended, authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture to provide voluntary Federal meat grading and
certification services that facilitate the marketing of meat and meat
products. The Meat Grading and Certification (MGC) Branch provides
these services pursuant to 7 CFR part 54--Meats, Prepared Meats, and
Meat Products (Grading, Certification, and Standards).
Due to the voluntary nature of grading and certification services,
7 CFR part 54 contains provisions for the collection of
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fees from users of MGC Branch services that as nearly as possible are
equal to the cost of providing the requested services. Applicants
(individual or businesses with financial interest in the product) may
request MGC Branch services through either submission of Form LS-313 or
Form LS-315.
Congress did not specifically authorize this collection of
information, but completion and submission of Form LS-313 or Form LS-
315 serves as an agreement by the requester to pay for services
provided.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average .0169 hours per response.
Respondents: Livestock and meat industry or other for-profit
businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 888.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 27.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 406 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 to be collected; and (4) 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.
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.
Dated: February 25, 2000.
Barry L. Carpenter,
Deputy Administrator, Livestock and Seed Program.
[FR Doc. 00-5056 Filed 3-2-00; 8:45 am]
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