81 FR 39247 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 116 (June 16, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-14264

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 116 (Thursday, June 16, 2016)

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 13, 2016.
    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 July 18, 2016. 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: Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0186.
    Summary of Collection: The Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) Act 
of 1999 (Pub. L. 106-78; 7 U.S.C. 1635-1636h) mandates the reporting of 
information on prices and quantities of livestock and livestock 
products. The 1999 Act was established to provide timely, accurate, and 
reliable market information on the marketing of cattle, swine, lambs, 
and related products. Under this program, certain livestock packers, 
livestock product processors and importers meeting certain criteria, 
including size as measured by annual slaughter are required to report 
market information to the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). On 
September 30, 2015, the Agriculture Reauthorizations Act of 2015 (2015 
Reauthorization Act) reauthorized LMR for an additional five years, 
until September 30, 2020. The information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of AMS. USDA's market news provides all 
market participants, including producers, with the information 
necessary to make intelligent and informed marketing decisions.
    Need and use of the information: The information collected and 
recordkeeping requirements will serve as the basis for livestock and 
livestock product market news reports utilized by the industry for 
marketing purposes. The reports are used by other Government agencies 
to evaluate market conditions and calculate price levels. Economists at 
major agricultural colleges and universities use the reports to make 
short and long-term market projections. The information is reported up 
to three times daily and once weekly and is only available directly 
from those entities required to report under the Act.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 128.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting; Weekly; Other (Daily).
    Total Burden Hours: 23,791.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER submission(s) may be obtained by Description of Respondents: Business
contains documents other than rules or calling (202) 720–8681. or other for-profit.
proposed rules that are applicable to the An agency may not conduct or Number of Respondents: 128.
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, sponsor a collection of information Frequency of Responses: Reporting;
committee meetings, agency decisions and Weekly; Other (Daily).
unless the collection of information
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of Total Burden Hours: 23,791.
petitions and applications and agency displays a currently valid OMB control
statements of organization and functions are number and the agency informs Charlene Parker,
examples of documents appearing in this potential persons who are to respond to Departmental Information Collection
section. the collection of information that such Clearance Officer.
persons are not required to respond to [FR Doc. 2016–14264 Filed 6–15–16; 8:45 am]
the collection of information unless it
BILLING CODE 3410–02–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Agricultural Marketing Service DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Title: Livestock Mandatory Reporting Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Comment Request Act of 1999. Service
June 13, 2016. OMB Control Number: 0581–0186.
Summary of Collection: The Livestock [Docket No. APHIS–2008–0119]
The Department of Agriculture will Mandatory Reporting (LMR) Act of 1999
submit the following information Implementation of Revised Lacey Act
(Pub. L. 106–78; 7 U.S.C. 1635–1636h) Provisions
collection requirement(s) to OMB for mandates the reporting of information
review and clearance under the on prices and quantities of livestock and AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, livestock products. The 1999 Act was Inspection Service, USDA.
Public Law 104–13 on or after the date established to provide timely, accurate, ACTION: Notice.
of publication of this notice. Comments and reliable market information on the
are requested regarding (1) whether the marketing of cattle, swine, lambs, and SUMMARY: The Food, Conservation, and
collection of information is necessary related products. Under this program, Energy Act of 2008 amended the Lacey
for the proper performance of the certain livestock packers, livestock Act to provide, among other things, that
functions of the agency, including product processors and importers importers submit a declaration at the
whether the information will have meeting certain criteria, including size time of importation for certain plants
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the as measured by annual slaughter are and plant products. Enforcement of the
agency’s estimate of burden including required to report market information to declaration requirement began on April
the validity of the methodology and the Agricultural Marketing Service 1, 2009, and products requiring a
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance (AMS). On September 30, 2015, the declaration are being phased-in. The
the quality, utility and clarity of the Agriculture Reauthorizations Act of purpose of this notice is to clarify that
information to be collected; and (4) 2015 (2015 Reauthorization Act) the declaration is required for all formal
ways to minimize the burden of the reauthorized LMR for an additional five consumption entries of plant and plant
collection of information on those who years, until September 30, 2020. The products into the United States,
are to respond, including through the information is necessary for the proper including those entries from foreign
use of appropriate automated, performance of the functions of AMS. trade zones and bonded warehouses.
electronic, mechanical, or other USDA’s market news provides all FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
technological collection techniques or market participants, including Parul Patel, Senior Agriculturalist,
other forms of information technology producers, with the information Permitting and Compliance
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for necessary to make intelligent and Coordination, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River
Agriculture, Office of Information and informed marketing decisions. Road Unit 60, Riverdale, MD 20737–
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Need and use of the information: The 1231; (301) 851–2351.
Management and Budget (OMB), New information collected and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Executive Office Building, Washington, recordkeeping requirements will serve
DC; New Executive Office Building, 725 as the basis for livestock and livestock Background
17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. product market news reports utilized by The Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. 3371 et
Commenters are encouraged to submit the industry for marketing purposes. seq.), first enacted in 1900 and
their comments to OMB via email to: The reports are used by other significantly amended in 1981, is the
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(202) 395–5806 and to Departmental conditions and calculate price levels. statute. The Act combats trafficking in
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Economists at major agricultural illegally taken wildlife, fish, and plants.
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– colleges and universities use the reports The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act
7602. to make short and long-term market of 2008 amended the Lacey Act by
Comments regarding these projections. The information is reported expanding its protection to a broader
information collections are best assured up to three times daily and once weekly range of plants and plant products
of having their full effect if received by and is only available directly from those (Section 8204, Prevention of Illegal
July 18, 2016. Copies of the entities required to report under the Act. Logging Practices). As amended, the

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81 FR 39247 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAgricultural Marketing Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 116 (June 16, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service