[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41369-41370]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14118]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 13, 2005.
    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

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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), [email protected]. GOV 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 
within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the submission(s) may be 
obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
    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.

National Agricultural Statistics Service

    Title: Livestock Slaughter.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0005.
    Summary of Collection: The primary function of the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is to prepare and issue current 
official State and national estimates of crop and livestock production. 
General authority for data collection activities is granted under U.S. 
Code Title 7, Section 2204. This statue specifies the ``The Secretary 
of Agriculture shall procure and preserve all information concerning 
agriculture which he can obtain * * * by the collection of statistics * 
* * and shall distribute them among agriculturists''. Information from 
federally and non-federally inspected slaughter plants are used to 
estimate total red meat production.
    Need and Use of the Information: NASS will use a survey to collect 
information on the number of head slaughtered plus live and dressed 
weights of cattle, calves, hogs and sheep. Accurate and timely 
livestock estimates provide USDA and the livestock industry with basic 
data to project future meat supplies and producer prices. Agricultural 
economists in both the public and private sectors use this information 
in economic analysis and research.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 1,600.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Weekly, Monthly.
    Total Burden Hours: 550.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-14118 Filed 7-18-05; 8:45 am]
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