[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32226-32227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12656]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Doc. No. AMS-LPS-13-0021]


Poultry Market News Reports; Request for Extension and Revision 
of the Currently Approved Information Collection and To Merge the 
Collections of Livestock, Poultry, Meat, Grain, and Their Related 
Products Used as Market News Information

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this document announces Agricultural Marketing 
Service (AMS) intention to revise three previously approved collections 
by merging them into a single information collection. AMS recently 
merged its Livestock and Grain Market News Division with the Poultry 
Market News Division, creating the Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market 
News Division (LPGMN). Due to this organizational merger, AMS intends 
to combine the following collections, 0581-0033 ``Poultry Market News 
Reports'', 0581-0005 ``Grain Market News'', and 0581-0154 ``Livestock 
and Meat Market News.'' These collections will be combined into a 
single collection re-titled 0581-0033 ``Livestock, Poultry, Meat, and 
Grain Market News Reports.'' Finally, this document announces AMS 
intention to request approval for an extension to the re-titled 
collection 0581-0033 ``Livestock, Poultry, Meat, and Grain Market News 
Reports.'' LPGMN provides a timely exchange of accurate and unbiased 
information on current marketing conditions affecting trade in 
livestock, poultry, eggs, meats, grain, and wool.

DATES: Comments on this document must be received by July 29, 2013 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments concerning 
this information collection document. Comments should be submitted 
online at www.regulations.gov or sent to Kim Harmon, Assistant to the 
Director, Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News Division, Livestock, 
Poultry and Seed Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave. S. W., Room 2619-S 
Washington, DC, 20250-0252, or by facsimile to (202) 690-3732. All 
comments should reference the document number (AMS-LPS-13-0021), the 
date, and the page number of this issue of the Federal Register. All 
comments received will be posted without change, including any personal 
information provided, online at http://www.regulations.gov and will be 
made available for public inspection at the above physical address 
during regular business hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Harmon at the above physical 
address, by telephone (202) 720-8054, or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Poultry Market News Reports.
    OMB Number: 0581-0033.
    Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 2013.
    Type of Request: Revision and Extension of approval of an 
information collection.
    Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-
1627) as amended authorizes AMS, Market News Divisions to provide up-
to-the-minute nationwide coverage of prices, supply, demands, trends, 
movement, and other pertinent information affecting the trading of 
livestock, poultry, meat, eggs, grain, and their related products. AMS 
recently merged the Livestock and Seed Program with the Poultry 
Programs. The newly combined program is called the Livestock, Poultry 
and Seed Program. Subsequently, the two respective market news 
divisions were also merged to form the LPGMN Division. The market 
reports compiled and disseminated by the LPGMN Division provide 
current, unbiased, and factual information to all members of the 
Nation's agricultural industry. Market news reports assist producers, 
processors, wholesalers, retailers, and others in making informed 
production, purchasing, and sales decisions. LPGMN reports also promote 
orderly marketing by placing buyers and sellers on a more equal 
negotiation basis.
    LPGMN reporters communicate with buyers and sellers of livestock, 
poultry, meat, eggs, grain, and their respective commodities on a daily 
basis in order to accomplish the Program's mission. This communication 
and information gathering is accomplished through the use of telephone 
conversations, facsimile transmissions, face to face meetings, and 
electronic mail messages. The information provided by respondents 
initiates market news reporting, which must be timely accurate, 
unbiased, and continuous if it is to be meaningful to the industry. AMS 
will collect information on price, supply, demand, trends, movement, 
and other information of livestock, poultry, meat, grain, eggs, and 
their respective commodities. LPGMN uses one OMB approved form, PY-90: 
``Monthly Dried Egg Solids Stocks Report'', to collect inventory 
information from commercial dried egg products plants throughout the 
United States. Cooperating firms voluntarily submit this form to LPGMN 
primarily via electronic mail and facsimile transmissions.
    With this revision, LPGMN is including information collection 
requirements currently approved by OMB control number 0581-0033 
``Poultry Market News Reports'' (Expires 12/31/2013), 0581-0005 ``Grain 
Market News'' (Expires 09/30/2014), and 0581-0154 ``Livestock and Meat 
Market News'' (Expires 06/30/2014) into one collection. After OMB 
approves and combines the burden for the collection under a single 
collection retitled ``Livestock, Poultry, Meat, and Grain Market News 
Reports'' (0581-0033), the Department will retire numbers 0581-0005 and 
0581-0154. Merging the collections will enable the division to more 
efficiently manage the collection and prevent duplication of burden.

For Poultry Market News Reports 0581-0033

    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 0.083 hours per response.
    Respondents: Producers, processors, brokers, distributors, 
retailers, and commercial dried egg products plants.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 411 respondents.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 50,471 responses.

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    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 122.80 responses.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 4,189 hours.

For Grain Market News 0581-0005

    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average .033 hours per response.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, individuals or 
households, farms, and Federal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,737 respondents.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 153,168 responses.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 88.18 responses.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 5,100 hours.

For Livestock and Meat Market News 0581-0154

    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average .083 per response.
    Respondents: Producers, processors, brokers, distributors, 
retailers, and wholesalers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 520 respondents.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 65,520 responses.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 126 responses.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 5,458 hours.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's 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 document will be summarized and included in 
the request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of 
public record.

    Dated: May 21, 2013.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-12656 Filed 5-28-13; 8:45 am]
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