[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 13, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49250-49251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19504]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 7, 2013.
    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; New Executive Office 
Building, 725--17th Street NW., Washington, DC, 20503. Commenters are 
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: [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 by September 12, 2013. 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: Livestock, Poultry, Grain and Meat Market News
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0033
    Summary of Collection: The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, (60 
Stat. 1087-1091, as amended: 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627, (AMA) legislates that 
USDA shall ``collect and disseminate marketing information . . . '' and 
`` . . . collect, tabulate, and disseminate statistics on marketing 
agricultural products, including, but not restricted to statistics on 
marketing supplies, storage, stocks, quantity, quality, and condition 
of such products in various positions in the marketing channel, use of 
such products, and shipments and unloads thereof.'' The mission of 
Market New is to provide current unbiased, factual information to all 
members of the Nation's agricultural industry, from farm to retailer.
    This notice announces the merger of 0581-0005 ``Grain Market 
News,'' and 0581-0154 ``Livestock and Meat Market News'' into this 
revised renewal submission of 0581-0033 creating a single collection 
and re-titled ``Livestock, Poultry, Grain and Meat Market News'' 
(LPGMN).
    Need and Use of the Information: Information is used by the private 
sector to make economic decisions to establish market values for 
application in contracts or settlement value, and to address specific 
concerns or issues related to trade agreements and disputes as well as 
being used by educational institutions, specifically, agricultural 
colleges and universities. Government agencies such as the Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Economic Research Service and the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service use market news data in the performance 
of their missions. LPGMN reports provide interested segments of the 
market chain and the general public with unbiased comprehensive 
livestock, poultry, meat, eggs, wool and grain market data which helps 
equalize the competitive position of all market participants. The 
absence of these data would deny primary and secondary users 
information that otherwise would be available to aid them in their 
production and marketing decisions, analyses, research and knowledge of 
current market conditions. The omission of these data could adversely 
affect prices, supply, and demand.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms
    Number of Respondents: 2,668
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Weekly; Monthly
    Total Burden Hours: 14,747

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0186
    Summary of Collection: The Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 
1999 (Pub. L. 106-78; 7 U.S.C. 1635-1636h) mandates the reporting of 
information on prices and quantities of livestock and livestock 
products. Under this program, certain livestock packers, livestock 
product processors and importers meeting certain criteria, including 
size as measured by annual slaughter are required to report market 
information to the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). The 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
AMS. USDA's market news provides all market participants, including 
producers, with the information necessary to make intelligent and 
informed marketing decisions.
    AMS is merging associated burden and form LS-89 approved under 
information collection 0581-0279, ``Livestock Mandatory Reporting 
Program, Establishment of the Reporting Regulations for Wholesale 
Pork'' into the 0581-0186 revised renewal submission.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected and 
recordkeeping requirements will serve as the basis for livestock and 
livestock product market news reports utilized by the industry for 
marketing purposes. The reports are used by other Government agencies 
to evaluate market conditions and calculate price levels. Economists at 
major agricultural colleges and universities use the reports to make 
short and long-term market projections. The information is reported up 
to three times daily and once weekly

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and is only available directly from those entities required to report 
under the Act.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit;
    Number of Respondents: 422
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting; Weekly; Other (Daily)
    Total Burden Hours: 23,766

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP)
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0240
    Summary of Collection: The Federal-State Marketing Improvement 
Program (FSMIP) operates pursuant to the authority of the Agricultural 
Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621, et.seq.). Section 204(b) authorizes the 
Secretary of Agriculture to make available funds to State Departments 
of Agriculture, State bureaus and departments of markets, State 
agricultural experiment stations, and other appropriate State agencies 
for cooperative projects in marketing service and in marketing research 
to effectuate the purposes of title II of the Agricultural Act of 1946. 
FSMIP provides matching grants on a competitive basis to enable States 
to explore new market opportunities for U.S. food and agricultural 
products and to encourage research and innovation aimed at improving 
the efficiency and performance of the U.S. marketing system.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collection 
requirements in this request are needed to implement the Federal-State 
Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP). The information will be used by 
the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to establish the entity's 
eligibility for participation, the suitability of the budget for the 
proposed project, and compliance with applicable Federal regulations.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government
    Number of Respondents: 80
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually; Semi-annually
    Total Burden Hours: 5,363

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-19504 Filed 8-12-13; 8:45 am]
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