[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 136 (Friday, July 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 41753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17884]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 12, 2011.
    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), New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC; [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 
within 30 days of publication of this notification. 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.

National Agricultural Statistics Service

    Title: Distillers Co-Products Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0247.
    Summary of Collection: The National Agricultural Statistics Service 
(NASS) primary function is to prepare and issue official State and 
national estimates of crop and livestock production, disposition and 
prices. The goal of this NASS project is to conduct a large scale 
survey to measure livestock producers' use of distillers' grains and 
other crops, which are nutritional by-products of distilling processes, 
such as ethyl alcohol (ethanol) or biodiesel production. The Energy 
Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 established targets for 
the production of biofuel in the United States. The renewable Fuel 
Standard (RFS) passed as a part of the EISA, sets target levels for 
fuels produced from specific feedstock categories. These distillers' 
by-products contain valuable protein, fiber, vitamins, and minerals and 
can be utilized as quality livestock feed.
    Need and Use of the Information: Distillers co-products were 
traditionally sold to livestock operations in the vicinity of ethanol 
plants. Recent improvements in the milling and drying process have 
allowed a large portion of the co-products to be marketed in many new 
regions of the U.S. The survey will contact livestock and poultry 
operations to determine the extent of feeding of distiller's by-
products, and aspects on which producers base their decisions regarding 
livestock and poultry feed, such as nutrient values, product 
consistency, product form, product testing, inclusion rates, economics, 
shelf life, storage, and transportation. The probability-based survey 
will include beef (cow/calf and feedlot), dairy, swine, and poultry 
species with targeted size-of-operation criteria. The survey will be 
conducted in all States except Alaska and Hawaii.
    Description of Respondents: Farmers and Ranchers.
    Number of Respondents: 59,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: One-time.
    Total Burden Hours: 23,386.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-17884 Filed 7-14-11; 8:45 am]
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