[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 67 (Monday, April 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 13862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06823]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
April 3, 2019.
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 May 8, 2019. 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 Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0186.
Summary of Collection: The Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) 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. The 1999 Act was established to provide timely, accurate, and
reliable market information on the marketing of cattle, swine, lambs,
and related 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). On
September 30, 2015, the Agriculture Reauthorizations Act of 2015 (2015
Reauthorization Act) reauthorized LMR for an additional five years,
until September 30, 2020. 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.
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 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: 47.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting; Weekly; Other (Daily).
Total Burden Hours: 21,698.
Kimble Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-06823 Filed 4-5-19; 8:45 am]
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