[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32226-32227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12656]
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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 103 / Wednesday, May 29, 2013 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-LPS-13-0021]
Poultry Market News Reports; Request for Extension and Revision
of the Currently Approved Information Collection and To Merge the
Collections of Livestock, Poultry, Meat, Grain, and Their Related
Products Used as Market News Information
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this document announces Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) intention to revise three previously approved collections
by merging them into a single information collection. AMS recently
merged its Livestock and Grain Market News Division with the Poultry
Market News Division, creating the Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market
News Division (LPGMN). Due to this organizational merger, AMS intends
to combine the following collections, 0581-0033 ``Poultry Market News
Reports'', 0581-0005 ``Grain Market News'', and 0581-0154 ``Livestock
and Meat Market News.'' These collections will be combined into a
single collection re-titled 0581-0033 ``Livestock, Poultry, Meat, and
Grain Market News Reports.'' Finally, this document announces AMS
intention to request approval for an extension to the re-titled
collection 0581-0033 ``Livestock, Poultry, Meat, and Grain Market News
Reports.'' LPGMN provides a timely exchange of accurate and unbiased
information on current marketing conditions affecting trade in
livestock, poultry, eggs, meats, grain, and wool.
DATES: Comments on this document must be received by July 29, 2013 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments concerning
this information collection document. Comments should be submitted
online at www.regulations.gov or sent to Kim Harmon, Assistant to the
Director, Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News Division, Livestock,
Poultry and Seed Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave. S. W., Room 2619-S
Washington, DC, 20250-0252, or by facsimile to (202) 690-3732. All
comments should reference the document number (AMS-LPS-13-0021), the
date, and the page number of this issue of the Federal Register. All
comments received will be posted without change, including any personal
information provided, online at http://www.regulations.gov and will be
made available for public inspection at the above physical address
during regular business hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Harmon at the above physical
address, by telephone (202) 720-8054, or by email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Poultry Market News Reports.
OMB Number: 0581-0033.
Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 2013.
Type of Request: Revision and Extension of approval of an
information collection.
Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-
1627) as amended authorizes AMS, Market News Divisions to provide up-
to-the-minute nationwide coverage of prices, supply, demands, trends,
movement, and other pertinent information affecting the trading of
livestock, poultry, meat, eggs, grain, and their related products. AMS
recently merged the Livestock and Seed Program with the Poultry
Programs. The newly combined program is called the Livestock, Poultry
and Seed Program. Subsequently, the two respective market news
divisions were also merged to form the LPGMN Division. The market
reports compiled and disseminated by the LPGMN Division provide
current, unbiased, and factual information to all members of the
Nation's agricultural industry. Market news reports assist producers,
processors, wholesalers, retailers, and others in making informed
production, purchasing, and sales decisions. LPGMN reports also promote
orderly marketing by placing buyers and sellers on a more equal
negotiation basis.
LPGMN reporters communicate with buyers and sellers of livestock,
poultry, meat, eggs, grain, and their respective commodities on a daily
basis in order to accomplish the Program's mission. This communication
and information gathering is accomplished through the use of telephone
conversations, facsimile transmissions, face to face meetings, and
electronic mail messages. The information provided by respondents
initiates market news reporting, which must be timely accurate,
unbiased, and continuous if it is to be meaningful to the industry. AMS
will collect information on price, supply, demand, trends, movement,
and other information of livestock, poultry, meat, grain, eggs, and
their respective commodities. LPGMN uses one OMB approved form, PY-90:
``Monthly Dried Egg Solids Stocks Report'', to collect inventory
information from commercial dried egg products plants throughout the
United States. Cooperating firms voluntarily submit this form to LPGMN
primarily via electronic mail and facsimile transmissions.
With this revision, LPGMN is including information collection
requirements currently approved by OMB control number 0581-0033
``Poultry Market News Reports'' (Expires 12/31/2013), 0581-0005 ``Grain
Market News'' (Expires 09/30/2014), and 0581-0154 ``Livestock and Meat
Market News'' (Expires 06/30/2014) into one collection. After OMB
approves and combines the burden for the collection under a single
collection retitled ``Livestock, Poultry, Meat, and Grain Market News
Reports'' (0581-0033), the Department will retire numbers 0581-0005 and
0581-0154. Merging the collections will enable the division to more
efficiently manage the collection and prevent duplication of burden.
For Poultry Market News Reports 0581-0033
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.083 hours per response.
Respondents: Producers, processors, brokers, distributors,
retailers, and commercial dried egg products plants.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 411 respondents.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 50,471 responses.
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Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 122.80 responses.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 4,189 hours.
For Grain Market News 0581-0005
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average .033 hours per response.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, individuals or
households, farms, and Federal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,737 respondents.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 153,168 responses.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 88.18 responses.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 5,100 hours.
For Livestock and Meat Market News 0581-0154
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average .083 per response.
Respondents: Producers, processors, brokers, distributors,
retailers, and wholesalers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 520 respondents.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 65,520 responses.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 126 responses.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 5,458 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 to be collected; and (4) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
All responses to this document will be summarized and included in
the request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated: May 21, 2013.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-12656 Filed 5-28-13; 8:45 am]
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