The Domestic Origin Verification (DOV) Program assists companies to meet the domestic origin requirement for the USDA Purchase Program by expediting the verification of a company's trace back process. Regulations governing inspection and certification develop standards of quality, grades, grading programs, and other services to facilitate trading of agricultural products and assure consumers of quality products which are graded and identified under USDA programs.
US Code:
7 USC 1622
Name of Law: Agricultural Marketing Act
There is an overall increase in burden of +5450 hours. Increase is attributed to merging of 0581-0123 and the per response time correction of a form within this package.
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(ii) Use of information;
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