Notice2023-24557
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
November 7, 2023
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76719-76720]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24557]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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
are requested regarding: 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; the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if
received by December 7, 2023. Written comments and recommendations for
the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days
of the publication of this notice on the following website
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function
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: National Science Laboratories.
OMB Control Number: 0581-NEW.
Summary of Collection: Under the Agricultural Marketing Act of
1946, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627), the Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) administers programs that create domestic and
international marketing opportunities for U.S. producers of food,
fiber, and specialty crops. AMS also provides the agricultural industry
with valuable services to ensure the quality and availability of
wholesome food for consumers across the country and around the world.
AMS' Science & Technology Program (S&T) provides scientific,
certification and analytical services to the agricultural community to
improve the quality, wholesomeness and marketing of agricultural
products domestically and internationally. S&T provides support to USDA
Agencies, Federal and State agencies, and private sector food and
agricultural industries. S&T is organized into four divisions:
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Laboratory Approval & Testing Division (LATD); Monitoring Programs
Division (MPD); the Plant Variety Protection Office (PVPO); and the
Seed Regulatory and Testing Division (SRTD). AMS' S&T, LATD provides
analytical lab testing and approval services to facilitate domestic and
international marketing of food and agricultural commodities. AMS,
LATD's National Science Laboratories (NSL) provides objective, timely,
and cost-effective analytical testing services to facilitate marketing
of food and agricultural products. Regulations implementing AMS' NSL
appear at 7 CFR part 91.
Pursuant to this authority, AMS' National Science Laboratories
(NSL) is a fee-for-service lab network (7 CFR parts 91) utilized by
both industry and government. Through laboratories located in Gastonia,
NC, and Blakely, GA, NSL provides chemical, microbiological, and bio-
molecular analyses on food and agricultural commodities. NSL provides
testing service for AMS commodity programs, other USDA agencies,
Federal and State agencies, US Military, research institutions, and
private sector food and agricultural industries.
Need and Use of the Information: The National Science Laboratories
(NSL) collects, voluntarily from the applicant, customer/business
information and specific information about the sample(s) being
submitted to perform chemical, microbiological, and bio-molecular
analyses on food and agricultural commodities, provide an analytical
report/certificate, and collect payment for services. The customer/
business information requested is used by the Administrative Officer to
identify the applicant in the billing system, to set up an account in
the billing system and contact the party responsible for payment of the
fee for services. The Sample information documentation requested, to be
provided with sample(s), is used by NSL staff to uniquely identify
sample, sample conditions, and requested analytical test(s). This is a
``fee for service'' program with voluntary participation. All costs are
recovered. Only information essential to provide service is requested.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 490.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 2613.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-24557 Filed 11-6-23; 8:45 am]
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