[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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