[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 173 (Friday, September 7, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 51378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4405]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

7 CFR Part 59

[Docket No. AMS-LS-07-0106; LS-07-01]
RIN 0581-AC67


Livestock Mandatory Reporting; Reestablishment and Revision of 
the Reporting Regulation for Swine, Cattle, Lamb, and Boxed Beef

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the comment period on the 
reestablishment and revision of the Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) 
program is extended until September 24, 2007.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 24, 2007, to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
concerning this proposal. Comments can be submitted on the Internet at: 
http://www.regulations.gov. Written comments can be sent to Warren P. 
Preston, Chief, Livestock and Grain Market News Branch, Docket No. LS-
07-01, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Room 2619-S, Washington, DC 20250-
0252, or by facsimile to (202) 690-3732. All comments should reference 
the docket number and the date and page number of this issue. All 
comments will be available for public inspection at the above location, 
or on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Comments that 
specifically pertain to the information collection and recordkeeping 
requirements of this action should also be sent to the Desk Officer for 
Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street, 
NW., Room 725, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Warren P. Preston, Chief, Livestock 
and Grain Market News Branch at (202) 720-6231, fax (202) 690-3732, or 
e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 2, 2001, AMS implemented the LMR 
program as required by the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 
(1999 Act). The statutory authority for the program lapsed on Sept. 30, 
2005. In October 2006, Congress enacted legislation to reauthorize the 
1999 Act through Sept. 30, 2010 (Reauthorization Act), and to amend the 
swine reporting requirements of the 1999 Act.
    As such, a proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on 
August 8, 2007, (72 FR 44671) to re-establish the regulatory authority 
for the program's continued operation and incorporate the swine 
reporting changes contained within the Reauthorization Act. In 
addition, the rule proposed changes to the LMR program that seek to 
enhance the program's overall effectiveness and efficiency based on 
AMS' experience in the administration of the program over the past six 
years.
    The comment period was originally scheduled to end on September 7, 
2007. However, several industry organizations have requested additional 
time to provide more thorough comments. AMS believes it is beneficial 
to extend the comment period until September 5, 2007, in order to 
receive input from all interested parties.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.

    Dated: September 5, 2007.
Lloyd C. Day,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 07-4405 Filed 9-5-07; 10:51 am]
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