[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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Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 213 / Friday, November 1, 1996 /
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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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