[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49173-49174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22991]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 19, 2017.
    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 are requested regarding: (1) 
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; (2) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of burden 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 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 November 24, 2017. 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. 1621-1627) 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

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production and utilization. Livestock, Poultry, and Grain market news 
provides a timely exchange of accurate and unbiased information on 
current marketing conditions (supply, demand, prices, trends, movement, 
and other information) affecting trade in livestock, poultry, meats, 
eggs, grain, hay 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 28 
State departments of agriculture.
    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 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. 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: 58.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting; Weekly; Other: Daily.
    Total Burden Hours: 502.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-22991 Filed 10-23-17; 8:45 am]
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