[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 80 (Monday, April 28, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17560-17561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07200]
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Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 80 / Monday, April 28, 2025 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-DA-25-0007]
Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently
Approved Information Collection for the Dairy Product Mandatory
Reporting Program
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, this
notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention
to request an extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection under the Dairy Product Mandatory Reporting
Program. The information collected supports the marketing of dairy
products and is used to verify compliance with Federal milk marketing
regulations.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 27, 2025, to be
considered.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments by using
the electronic process available at https://www.regulations.gov or sent
to Lorie Cashman, USDA/AMS/Dairy Program, Economics Division, STOP
0225-Room 2535, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-0225.
All comments should reference the docket number (AMS-DA-25-0007), the
date, and page number of this issue of the Federal Register. All
comments received will be posted without change, including any personal
information provided at https://www.regulations.gov and will be
included in the record and made available to the public. Please do not
include personally identifiable information (such as name, address, or
other contact information) or confidential business information that
you do not want publicly disclosed. Comments may be submitted
anonymously.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lorie Cashman, USDA/AMS/Dairy Program,
Economics Division, by telephone: (202) 720-4405, or by Email:
Lorie.Cashman@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Dairy Products Mandatory Sales Reporting.
OMB Number: 0581-0274.
Expiration Date of Approval: February 28, 2026.
Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: Under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C.
1621 et seq.), as amended, persons engaged in manufacturing dairy
products are required to provide to the Department of Agriculture
(USDA) certain information, including the price, quantity, and moisture
content, where applicable, of dairy products sold by the manufacturer.
Manufacturers and other persons storing dairy products must also report
to USDA information on the quantity of dairy products stored. This
information is used by USDA to help administer Federal programs and is
used by the dairy industry in planning, pricing, and projecting
supplies of milk and milk products.
Under the Dairy Product Mandatory Reporting Program (7 CFR part
1170), various manufacturer reports are filed electronically on a
weekly basis. USDA publishes composites of the information obtained to
help industry members make informed marketing decisions regarding dairy
products. The information is also used to establish minimum prices for
Class III and Class IV milk under Federal milk marketing orders.
Additional paper forms are filed by manufacturers on an annual basis to
validate participation in the mandatory reporting program. USDA uses
the information collected to verify compliance with applicable
regulations.
Only authorized representatives of USDA, including AMS Dairy
Program's regional and headquarters staff, have access to information
provided on the forms.
Requesting public comments on the information collection and forms
described below is part of the process to obtain approval through the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Forms needing OMB approval are
contained in OMB No. 0581-0274 and include forms for reporting cheddar
cheese price and volume (DY-202); butter price and volume (DY-201);
nonfat dry milk price and volume (DY-205); and dry whey price and
volume (DY-204). Annual validation information is reported on Forms DA-
230 and DA-230-S. Manufacturers and others who are required to file
reports under this program must also maintain original records
associated with the sale and storage of dairy products for two years
and must make those records available to USDA upon request.
Manufacturers who produce and annually market less than one million
pounds of cheddar cheese, butter, nonfat dry milk, or dry whey are
exempt from the reporting requirements for those products.
Information collection requirements included in this request for an
extension are as follows:
(1) Dairy Products Sales, Cheddar Cheese, 40-Pound Blocks
Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 20 minutes per week for each
report submitted.
Respondents: Cheddar cheese manufacturers of 40-pound blocks. Each
reporting entity may report for a single cheddar cheese plant or it may
report for more than one cheddar cheese plant, depending upon how the
business is structured.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 18.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 52.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 312 hours.
(2) Dairy Products Sales, Butter
Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 20 minutes per week for each
report submitted.
Respondents: Butter manufacturers. Each reporting entity may report
for a single butter plant or it may report for more than one butter
plant, depending upon how the business is structured.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 16.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 52.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 277 hours.
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(3) Dairy Products Sales, Nonfat Dry Milk
Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 20 minutes per week for each
report submitted.
Respondents: Nonfat dry milk (NFDM) manufacturers. Each reporting
entity may report for a single NFDM plant or it may report for more
than one NFDM plant, depending upon how the business is structured.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 27.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 52.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 468 hours.
(4) Dairy Products Sales, Dry Whey
Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 20 minutes per week for each
report submitted.
Respondents: Dry whey manufacturers. Each reporting entity may
report for a single dry whey plant or it may report for more than one
dry whey plant, depending upon how the business is structured.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 16.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 52.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 277 hours.
(5) Annual Validation Survey
Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 20 minutes per year for each
report submitted.
Respondents: Dairy manufacturers. Each reporting entity may report
for a single plant or it may report for more than one plant, depending
upon how the business is structured.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 96.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 32 hours.
(6) Follow-Up Verification for Data Reported in Items (1)-(4)
Follow up questions may be sent to respondents for questionable
data submitted for the weekly dairy product sales data collection. The
follow-up verification is sent via email or phone call.
Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 5 minutes for each contact from
AMS.
Respondents: Dairy manufacturers. AMS may contact manufacturers
required to report in sections (1)-(4) as necessary to follow up on
missing or incomplete reports and ensure accurate information is
provided by manufacturers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 7.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 52.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 30 hours.
Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of the 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 through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
All comments on this notice will be summarized and included in the
submission for OMB approval and will become a matter of public record.
AMS is committed to complying with the E-Government Act to promote
the use of the internet and other information technologies, to provide
increased opportunities for citizen access to Government information
and services, and for other purposes.
A 60-day comment period is provided to allow interested persons to
respond to the notice.
Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-07200 Filed 4-25-25; 8:45 am]
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