82 FR 33040 - Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 137 (July 19, 2017)

Page Range		33040-33040
FR Document		2017-15129

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intent to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an extension of the currently approved information collection used to compile and generate the Federally Inspected Estimated Daily Slaughter Report (OMB 0581- 0050).

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Doc. No. AMS-LPS-17-0030]


Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information 
Collection

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 
Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intent to request approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an extension of the 
currently approved information collection used to compile and generate 
the Federally Inspected Estimated Daily Slaughter Report (OMB 0581-
0050).

DATES: Comments must be received by September 18, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted electronically at http://www.regulations.gov. Comments may also be submitted to Sam Jones-
Ellard, Assistant to the Director, Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market 
News Division, Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program, Agricultural 
Marketing Service, USDA; Room 2619-S; Stop 0252; 1400 Independence 
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-0252. All comments should reference 
docket number AMS-LPS-17-0030, the date of submission, and the page 
number of this issue of the Federal Register. All comments received 
will be posted without change, including any personal information 
provided, and will be made available for public inspection at the above 
physical address during regular business hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sam Jones-Ellard, Assistant to the 
Director, Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News Division, AMS, 
USDA, by telephone at (202) 720-6231, or via email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Plan for Estimating Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal 
Inspection.
    OMB Number: 0581-0050.
    Expiration Date of Approval: 01-31-2018.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Agricultural 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 production and 
utilization.
    The USDA issues a Market News report estimating daily livestock 
slaughter under Federal inspection. This report is compiled by AMS on a 
voluntary basis in cooperation with the livestock and meat industry. 
Market News reporting must be timely, accurate, and continuous if it is 
to be useful to producers, processors, and the trade in general. The 
daily livestock slaughter estimates are provided at the request of 
industry and are used to make production and marketing decisions.
    The Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection 
Report is used by a wide range of industry contacts, including packers, 
processors, producers, brokers, and retailers of meat and meat 
products. The livestock and meat industry requested that USDA issue 
slaughter estimates (daily and weekly), by species, for cattle, calves, 
hogs, and sheep to assist them in making immediate production and 
marketing decisions and as a guide to the volume of meat in the 
marketing channel. The information requested from respondents includes 
their estimation of the current day's slaughter at their plant(s) and 
the actual slaughter for the previous day. Also, the Government is a 
large purchaser of meat and related products and this report assists 
other Government agencies in providing timely information on the 
quantity of meat entering the processing channels.
    The information must be collected, compiled, and disseminated by an 
impartial third-party, in a manner which protects the confidentiality 
of the reporting entity. AMS is in the best position to provide this 
service.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average .0333 hours per response.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, individuals or 
households, farms, and the Federal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 58 respondents.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 260 responses per 
respondent.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 15,080 responses.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 502 hours.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
AMS, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) 
the accuracy of AMS 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 notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public 
record.

    Dated: July 14, 2017.
Bruce Summers,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-15129 Filed 7-18-17; 8:45 am]
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER telephone at (202) 720–6231, or via impartial third-party, in a manner
contains documents other than rules or email at Samuel.Jones@ams.usda.gov. which protects the confidentiality of the
proposed rules that are applicable to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: reporting entity. AMS is in the best
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Title: Plan for Estimating Daily position to provide this service.
committee meetings, agency decisions and Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
Livestock Slaughter Under Federal
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency Inspection. burden for this collection of information
statements of organization and functions are OMB Number: 0581–0050. is estimated to average .0333 hours per
examples of documents appearing in this Expiration Date of Approval: 01–31– response.
section. 2018. Respondents: Business or other for-
Type of Request: Extension of a profit entities, individuals or
currently approved information households, farms, and the Federal
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE collection. Government.
Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing Estimated Number of Respondents: 58
Agricultural Marketing Service Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627) respondents.
section 203(g) directs and authorizes the Estimated Number of Responses per
[Doc. No. AMS–LPS–17–0030] collection and dissemination of Respondent: 260 responses per
Request for Extension of a Currently marketing information including respondent.
Approved Information Collection adequate outlook information, on a Estimated Number of Responses:
market area basis, for the purpose of 15,080 responses.
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, anticipating and meeting consumer Estimated Total Annual Burden on
USDA. requirements, aiding in the maintenance Respondents: 502 hours.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments. of farm income, and to bring about a Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
balance between production and the proposed collection of information
SUMMARY: In accordance with the utilization. is necessary for the proper performance
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this The USDA issues a Market News of the functions of AMS, including
notice announces the U. S. Department report estimating daily livestock whether the information will have
of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural slaughter under Federal inspection. This practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
Marketing Service’s (AMS) intent to report is compiled by AMS on a AMS estimate of the burden of the
request approval from the Office of voluntary basis in cooperation with the proposed collection of information,
Management and Budget (OMB) for an livestock and meat industry. Market including the validity of the
extension of the currently approved News reporting must be timely, methodology and assumptions used; (3)
information collection used to compile accurate, and continuous if it is to be ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
and generate the Federally Inspected useful to producers, processors, and the clarity of the information to be
Estimated Daily Slaughter Report (OMB trade in general. The daily livestock collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
0581–0050). slaughter estimates are provided at the burden of the collection of information
DATES: Comments must be received by request of industry and are used to make on those who are to respond, including
September 18, 2017. production and marketing decisions. the use of appropriate automated,
The Estimated Daily Livestock
ADDRESSES: Comments should be electronic, mechanical, or other
Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
submitted electronically at http:// technological collection techniques or
Report is used by a wide range of
www.regulations.gov. Comments may other forms of information technology.
industry contacts, including packers,
also be submitted to Sam Jones-Ellard, All responses to this notice will be
processors, producers, brokers, and
Assistant to the Director, Livestock, summarized and included in the request
retailers of meat and meat products. The
Poultry, and Grain Market News for OMB approval. All comments will
livestock and meat industry requested
Division, Livestock, Poultry, and Seed become a matter of public record.
that USDA issue slaughter estimates
Program, Agricultural Marketing (daily and weekly), by species, for Dated: July 14, 2017.
Service, USDA; Room 2619–S; Stop cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep to assist Bruce Summers,
0252; 1400 Independence Avenue SW., them in making immediate production Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Washington, DC 20250–0252. All and marketing decisions and as a guide Service.
comments should reference docket to the volume of meat in the marketing [FR Doc. 2017–15129 Filed 7–18–17; 8:45 am]
number AMS–LPS–17–0030, the date of channel. The information requested BILLING CODE 3410–02–P
submission, and the page number of this from respondents includes their
issue of the Federal Register. All estimation of the current day’s slaughter
comments received will be posted at their plant(s) and the actual slaughter DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
without change, including any personal
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for the previous day. Also, the
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available for public inspection at the and related products and this report
above physical address during regular assists other Government agencies in Information Collection Request;
business hours. providing timely information on the Certified State Mediation Program
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sam quantity of meat entering the processing AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.
Jones-Ellard, Assistant to the Director, channels. ACTION: Notice of information collection;
Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market The information must be collected,
request for comment.
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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice; request for comments.
Dates		Comments must be received by September 18, 2017.
Contact		Sam Jones-Ellard, Assistant to the Director, Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News Division, AMS, USDA, by telephone at (202) 720-6231, or via email at [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 33040

82 FR 33040 - Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAgricultural Marketing Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 137 (July 19, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service