[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 148 (Thursday, August 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37615-37616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16399]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
July 29, 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:
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; the accuracy of the agency's
estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of
the information to be collected; and 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 3, 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: Swine Contract Library.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0311.
Summary of Collection: The Swine Packer Marketing Contracts
subtitle of the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 (LMRA)
amended the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act to mandate the
establishment of a library of swine packer marketing contracts (swine
contract library), and a monthly report of types of contracts in
existence and available, and commitments under such contracts. On
February 17, 2016, a final rule was published in the Federal
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Register re-establishing regulatory authority for the Swine Contract
Library's (SCL) regulations (9 CFR part 206) by amending the
regulations' authority citation to include Subtitle B of Title II of
the P&S Act (7 U.S.C. 198-198b). In addition to amending the SCL
regulations to make them consistent with the Reauthorization Act (Pub.
L. 109-296) the Agency also amended the SCL regulations making other
changes to enhance the library's overall effectiveness and efficiency
in response to input from regulated entities and the public. PSD issued
regulations to address the implementation and requirements for the
swine contract library.
Need and Use of the Information: Information is required from
packers for processing plants that meet certain criteria, including
size as measured by annual slaughter. The USDA Agricultural Marketing
Service, Packers and Stockyards Division (PSD) is responsible for
implementing and enforcing the P&S Act, including the swine contract
library. The collection of information is necessary for PSD to perform
the functions required for the mandatory reporting of swine packer
marketing contract information.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 55.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 2,122.
Kimble Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-16399 Filed 7-31-19; 8:45 am]
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