[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 118 (Monday, June 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33043-33044]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15702]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
June 11, 1999.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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), Washington, D.C. 20503 and to
Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington,
D.C. 20250-7602. Comments regarding these information collections are
best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days of
this notification. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by
calling (202) 720-6746.
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 Agricultural Marketing Act of 1046 (7
U.S.C. 1621) 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 production and
utilization. Livestock and Grain 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, meats, grain, 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 30 state departments of agriculture. 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. AMS will collect information using market new
reports.
Need and Use of the Information: AMS will collect information from
processing plants on the estimated of the current day's slaughter and
the actual slaughter of the previous day. The report is used to make
market outlook projections and maintain statistical data. The
information must be collected and disseminated by an impartial third
party. Since the Government is a large purchaser of meat, a system to
monitor the collection and reporting of data is needed.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit;
individuals or households; farms; Federal Government; State, Local or
Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 82.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Weekly; other: daily.
Total Burden Hours: 740.
Farm Service Agency
Title: Standard Rules Tender Governing Motor Carrier
Transportation.
OMB Control Number: 0560-NEW.
Summary of Collection: USDA provides a variety of commodities for
domestic food distribution programs. The types of commodities available
to transport for Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO) include: dairy
products (milk, butter, and cheese), fruit and vegetables (canned and
frozen), and mixed loads of dry freight. The purpose of this
information collection is to establish the motor carrier transportation
service needs of USDA, Farm Service Agency (FSA), and KCCO for the
movement of its freight traffic; and to ensure that motor freight
carriers providing transportation services have both the willingness
and the capability to meet these needs. The Standard Rules Tender
Governing Motor Carrier Transportation necessitates the collect
information to determine motor carrier compliance with the requirements
and to determine eligibility of motor carriers to haul agricultural
products for FSA. FSA will collect information by mail from motor
carriers.
Need and Use of the Information: FSA will collect information to
establish the motor carrier's qualifications, insurance coverage, and
carriage rates and conditions. Without this information FSA and KCCO
could not obtain transportation services to meet program requirements.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal;
not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 141.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Once.
Total Burden Hours: 141.
Farm Service Agency
Title: Standard Operating Agreement Governing Intermodal
Transportation.
OMB Control Number: 0560-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Farm Service Agency (FSA), in
conjunction with the Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO), delivers
commodities worldwide. FSA ships commodities via motor carrier,
intermodal marketing company, railroad, or ocean carrier. Intermodal
Marketing Companies (IMC) are required to provide information relative
to Trailer on Flatcar/Container or on Flatcar (TOFC/COFC) rates and
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agreements. The use of the Standard Operating Agreement Governing
Intermodal Transportation is necessary to collect information to
determine IMC compliance with KCCO eligibility requirements. FSA will
collect information by mail from IMCs.
Need and Use of the Information: FSA will collect information to
establish the Intermodal Marketing Companies qualifications, insurance
coverage, and carriage rates and conditions. Without this information
FSA and KCCO could not meet program requirements.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profits; Federal;
Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 23.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Once.
Total Burden Hours: 23.
Forest Service
Title: Interpretive Association Annual Report.
OMB Control Number: 0596-0097.
Summary of Collection: The Organic Administration Act of 1897 (30
Stat. 11;16 U.S.C. 55) and the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960
(Pub. L. 86-517 Stat. 215;16 U.S.C. 528-531) gives Forest Service (FS)
general authorities to provide public education and information about
the preservation and conservation of the natural resources; and to
promote the agency mission to achieve quality land management to meet
the diverse needs of people through education about the variety of
outdoor recreation uses of the natural resources. The Cooperative Funds
and Deposits Act of December 12, 1975 (Pub. L. 94-148, 89 Stat. 804; 16
U.S.C. 565a-1 thru 565a-3) authorizes FS to enter into cooperative
agreements with public and private agencies, organizations,
institutions, or persons. Non-profit Interpretive Associations
affiliated with the Forest Service provide important supplementary
services to National Forest visitors. The agreements between FS and the
Interpretive Associations state that Interpretive Associations need to
submit annual reports and financial statements to the FS. FS will
collect information using Form FS-2300-5. Annual Report Interpretive
Associations.
Needs and Use of the Information: FS will collect information
pertaining to income, expenditures, and annual accomplishments of each
interpretive association to the regional forester. Without the
collection of information, effective management of interpretive
association programs including the monitoring of income allocation for
special projects, would not be possible.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 52.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 52.
Agricultural Research Service
Title: USDA Biological Shipment Record--Beneficial Organisms.
OMB Control Number: 0518-0013.
Summary of Collection: Collection of information related to the
introduction and release of non-indigenous biological control organisms
contributes to the biological control and taxonomic research programs
of USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Provision of the data is
entirely voluntary and is used to populate the USDA Release of
Beneficial Organisms in the United States and Territories (ROBO)
database. ARS will collect information using forms AD-941, AD-942 and
AD-943.
Need and Use of the Information: ARS will collect information on
the biological/control and taxonomic research program in USDA by
recording the introduction and release of non-indigenous biological
control organisms and pollinators in the United States.
Description of Respondents: Federal; non-for-profit institutions;
State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 100.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion, annually.
Total Burden Hours: 25.
Nancy B. Sternberg,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-15702 Filed 6-18-99; 8:45 am]
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