[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49173-49174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22991]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
October 19, 2017.
The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 on or after the date
of publication of this notice. Comments are requested regarding: (1)
Whether the 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 burden 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 through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC; New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are encouraged to submit their
comments to OMB via email to: [email protected] or fax (202)
395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop
7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602.
Comments regarding these information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received by November 24, 2017. Copies of
the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Plan for Estimating Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal
Inspection.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0050.
Summary of Collection: The Agriculture Marketing Act of 1946 (7
U.S.C. 1621-1627) Section 203(g), directs and authorizes the collection
and dissemination of marketing information, including adequate outlook
information on a market area basis, for the purpose of anticipating and
meeting consumer requirements aiding in the maintenance of farm income
and to bring about a balance between
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production and utilization. Livestock, Poultry, and Grain market news
provides a timely exchange of accurate and unbiased information on
current marketing conditions (supply, demand, prices, trends, movement,
and other information) affecting trade in livestock, poultry, meats,
eggs, grain, hay and wool. Administered by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), this nationwide
market news program is conducted in cooperation with approximately 28
State departments of agriculture.
Need and Use of the Information: AMS will collect information on
estimation of the current day's slaughter at their plant(s) and the
actual slaughter of the previous day. The report is used to make market
outlook projections and maintain statistical data. The up-to-the-minute
reports collected and disseminated by professional market reporters are
intended to provide both buyers and sellers with the information
necessary for making intelligent, informed marketing decisions, thus
putting everyone in the marketing system in an equal bargaining
position. Since the government is a large purchaser of meat, a system
to monitor the collection and reporting of data is needed. Collecting
this information less frequently would hinder the timely use of this
data.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit;
Individuals or households; Farms.
Number of Respondents: 58.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting; Weekly; Other: Daily.
Total Burden Hours: 502.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-22991 Filed 10-23-17; 8:45 am]
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