[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77478-77479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31863]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 7, 2011.
    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 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.

DATES: Comments regarding these information collections are best 
assured of having their full effect if received by January 12, 2012. 
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: Plan for Estimating Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal 
Inspection.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0050.
    Summary of Collection: The Agriculture Marketing Act of 1946 (7 
U.S.C. 1621) 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. 
Livestock and Grain news provides a timely exchange of accurate and 
unbiased information on a current marketing conditions (supply, demand, 
prices, trends, movement, and other information) affecting trade in 
livestock, meats, grain, and wool. Administered by the U.S. Department 
of Agriculture's Agricultural marketing Service (AMS), this nationwide 
market news program is conducted in cooperation with approximately 30 
State departments of agriculture. The up-to-the minute reports 
collected and disseminated by professional market reporters are 
intended to provide both buyers and sellers with the information 
necessary for making intelligent, informed marketing decisions, thus 
putting everyone in the marketing system in an equal bargaining 
position.
    Need and Use of the Information: AMS will collect information on 
estimation of the current day's slaughter at their plant(s) and the 
actual slaughter of the previous day. The report is used to make market 
outlook projections and maintain statistical data. The

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information must be collected and disseminated by an impartial their 
party. Since the government is a large purchaser of meat, a system to 
monitor the collection and reporting of data is needed. Collecting this 
information less frequently would hinder the timely use of this data.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; 
Individuals or households; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 72.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting; Weekly; Other: Daily.
    Total Burden Hours: 623.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-31863 Filed 12-12-11; 8:45 am]
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