Notice2023-26507
Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
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December 4, 2023
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Agriculture DepartmentAgricultural Marketing Service
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 231 (Monday, December 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26507]
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Federal Register / Vol. 88 , No. 231 / Monday, December 4, 2023 /
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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: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. 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: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. 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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d895b9acacb0bdaff688b9aeb7b6bd98adabbcb9f6bfb7ae"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7e331f0a0a161b09502e1f0811101b3e0b0d1a1f50191108">[email protected]</span></a>.
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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cf9da6aca7aebdabe183a0b8aabd8fbabcabaee1a8a0b9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2d7f444e454c5f490361425a485f6d585e494c034a425b">[email protected]</span></a>.
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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