96-28025. Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 213 (Friday, November 1, 1996)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 56509-56510]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-28025]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
    
    Agricultural Marketing Service
    [Docket No. FV96-920-4 NC]
    
    
    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 for and revision to a 
    currently approved information collection for Kiwifruit Grown in 
    California, Marketing Order No. 920.
    
    DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by December 31, 1996 to 
    be assured of consideration.
    
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: Contact Charles L. Rush, Marketing 
    Order Administration Branch, F & V, AMS, USDA, P.O. Box 96456, room 
    2523-S, Washington, D.C., 20090-6456, or FAX (202) 720-5698; or Rose M. 
    Aguayo, California Marketing Field Office, Marketing Order 
    Administration Branch, F&V, AMS, USDA, 2202 Monterey Street, suite 
    102B, Fresno, California 93721; telephone: (209) 487-5901, Fax # (209) 
    487-5906.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    
        Title: Kiwifruit Grown in California, Marketing Order 920.
        OMB Number: 0581-0149.
        Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 1997.
        Type of Request: Extension and revision of 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. Order regulations help ensure 
    adequate supplies of high quality product and adequate returns to 
    producers. Under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 
    (AMAA), as amended (7 U.S.C. 601-674), industries enter into marketing 
    order programs. The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to oversee 
    the order operations and issue regulations recommended by a committee 
    of representatives from each commodity industry.
        The information collection requirements in this request are 
    essential to carry out the intent of the AMAA, to provide the 
    respondents the type of service they request, and to administer the 
    kiwifruit marketing order program, which has been operating since 1984.
        The kiwifruit marketing order authorizes the issuance of quality 
    regulations and inspection requirements. Regulatory provisions apply to 
    kiwifruit shipped within and outside of the production area, except 
    those specifically exempt. The order also has authority for production 
    and marketing research and development projects, including paid 
    advertising.
        The order, and rules and regulations issued thereunder, authorize 
    the Kiwifruit Administrative Committee (Committee), the agency 
    responsible for local administration of the order, to require handlers 
    and growers to submit certain information. Much of this information is 
    compiled in aggregate and provided to the industry to assist in 
    marketing decisions.
        The Committee has developed forms as a means for persons to file 
    required information with the Committee relating to kiwifruit supplies, 
    shipments, dispositions, and other information needed to effectively 
    carry out the purpose of the Act and order. Kiwifruit may be shipped 
    beginning in October and ending in April, and these forms are utilized 
    accordingly. A USDA form is used to allow growers to vote on amendments 
    to or continuance of the marketing order. In addition, kiwifruit 
    growers and handlers who are nominated by their peers to serve as 
    representatives on the Committee must file nomination forms with the 
    Secretary.
        The forms covered under this information collection require the 
    minimum information necessary to effectively carry out the requirements 
    of the order, and their use is necessary to fulfill the intent of the 
    Act as expressed in the order.
        The information collected is used only by authorized 
    representatives of the USDA, including AMS, Fruit and Vegetable 
    Division regional and headquarter's staff, and authorized employees of 
    the Committee. Authorized Committee employees and the 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 .335 hours per response.
        Respondents: Kiwifruit growers and handlers in the designated 
    production area in California.
        Estimated Number of Respondents: 247.
        Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 8.032.
        Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 665 hours.
        Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
    information is necessary for the functioning of the kiwifruit marketing 
    order program; (2) the accuracy of the collection burden estimate and 
    the validity of methodology and assumptions used in estimating the 
    burden of respondents; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
    clarity of the information requested; and (4) ways to minimize the 
    burden, including use of automated electronic technologies.
        Comments should reference OMB No. 0581-0149 and Kiwifruit Marketing 
    Order No. 920, and be mailed to Docket Clerk, Fruit and Vegetable 
    Division, AMS, USDA, P.O. Box 96456, room 2525-S, Washington, D.C., 
    20090-6456. Comments should reference the docket number and the date 
    and page number of this issue of the Federal Register. All comments 
    received will be available for public inspection in the Office of the 
    Docket Clerk during regular USDA business hours at 14th and 
    Independence Ave. S.W., Washington, D.C., room 2525 South Building.
        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.
    
    
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        Dated: October 28, 1996.
    Robert C. Keeney,
    Director, Fruit and Vegetable Divison.
    [FR Doc. 96-28025 Filed 10-31-96; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
11/01/1996
Department:
Agricultural Marketing Service
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice and request for comments.
Document Number:
96-28025
Dates:
Comments on this notice must be received by December 31, 1996 to be assured of consideration.
Pages:
56509-56510 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Docket No. FV96-920-4 NC
PDF File:
96-28025.pdf