Form LS-313 Application for Service

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FORM APPROVED – OMB NO. 0581-0124

U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Marketing Service
Livestock and Seed Program

Meat Grading and Certification Branch
Fax:
720-497-0571
Email:
GradingInfo@usda.gov

Application for Service

USDA, MRP, AMS, LSP, MGC Branch
13952 Denver West Parkway
Bldg. 53, Suite 350
Lakewood, CO 80401

Audit, Review and Compliance Branch
Fax:
202-690-1038
Email:
ARCBranch@usda.gov
Phone:
540-361-7640
USDA, MRP, AMS, LSP, ARC Branch
100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 135
Fredericksburg, VA 22406

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Privacy Act of 1974 (U.S.C. 522a) and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as amended. The authority for requesting this information to be supplied on this form is the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, Secs.
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The undersigned hereby applies to either the Meat Grading and Certification Branch, Livestock and Seed Program, or the Audit, Review and Compliance Branch, Livestock and Seed Program,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, for the furnishing of official services to be provided at the following location:

Tax ID Number (Required by IRS). Corporate
Tax ID number unless Applicant is an Individual,
then Social Security Number.

Name of Applicant:
Billing Address (Include P.O. Box or Street, City, State,

Physical Address of Service Location (no P.O.

and Zip Code)

Box)

Telephone Number
Fax Number
Email Address

Meat Grading and Certification Branch Services

ARC Branch Services

Type of Service Required (Check all that apply)

Type of Service Required (Check all that apply)

Carcass Grading (check applicable species)
Beef
Pork
Veal/Calf
Product Certification
Further Processing
Product Examination Service
Other (Specify)

Process Verified Program (PVP)
Quality System Assessment Program (QSA)
Export Verification (EV) Program
Non-Hormone Treated Cattle (NHTC) Program
Pork for the European Union (PFEU) Program
USDA ISO Guide 65 Program
National Organic Program (NOP)
Seed Accreditation Programs (ASL, AFIP, ASSP)
Other (Specify)

Lamb

Carcass Grade Factor
Meat Judging Contest

Inspection Information: FSIS Est. No.
Operations Conducted:
Slaughter (Identify Species)
Cattle

or

Veal

Calves

Sheep

Swine

NFI Est. No.
Bison

Processing Fabrication Distribution Breeding Support Services Marketing
Legal Status (Check One)
Individual Owner
Partnership
Financial Interest In
Corporation
Other (Specify)
Product:
I (We) agree to:

Goats
Feeding

Other
Other
Owner/Part Owner
Contractor

Other (Specify)

I (We) agree to:

1. To comply with all applicable provisions of the Federal Meat Grading and Certification
Regulations, 7 CFR, Part 54 (Revised), a copy of which I (we) have received and read;
2. To notify the Customer Service Director, in writing and in advance of my (our) cancellation
of this application;
3. To notify the Customer Service Director immediately when a change occurs in my (our) legal
status/Applicant Representative; and
4. That the Federal meat grading certification service for which application is hereby made may
be denied or withdrawn at any time as provided in the Federal Meat Grading and Certification
Regulations

1. To comply with all applicable provisions of the Quality Systems Verification Programs, 7 CFR,
Part 62, a copy of which I (we) have received and read;
2. To notify the Audit, Review, and Compliance Branch in writing and in advance of my (our)
cancellation of this application;
3. To notify the Audit, Review, and Compliance Branch immediately when a change occurs in my
(our) status/Applicant Representative; and
4. That the quality system verification service for which application is hereby made may be denied or
withdrawn at any time as provided in the Quality Systems Verification Programs.

Signature of Applicant or Representative

Date

Print or Type Name of Signee
Title of Signee
Information provided in this application is needed to authorize USDA employees to perform the requested service (7 CFR 54, 6, & 7 CFR 62). You may by law, be fined up to $10,000, imprisoned up to 5 years, or both for
knowingly or willfully making false statements within this document (18 U.S.C. Section 1001).

Date Of Approval

Title of Approving Officer

LS-313 (05-08) Previous editions must be destroyed.

For Official Use Only
Signature of Approving Officer