[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 191 (Thursday, October 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61919-61920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21686]
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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 191 / Thursday, October 1, 2020 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-LP-20-0070]
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing
Service's (AMS) intention to request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for an extension of the currently approved
information collection used to compile and generate the Federally
Inspected Estimated Daily Slaughter Report. Upon approval of this
information collection, AMS will request approval from the OMB to merge
this collection, ``Plan for Estimating Daily Livestock Slaughter Under
Federal Inspection'' (OMB 0581-0050), with the currently approved
information collection titled ``Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market
News'' (OMB 0186-0033). Both collections are directed and authorized by
the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627), and rely
on voluntary cooperation with the livestock industry to collect and
disseminate marketing information, utilizing the same information
gathering tactics.
DATES: Comments must be received by November 30, 2020.
Additional Information or Comments: Comments should be submitted
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov. Comments may also be
submitted to Charlie Potts, Officer in Charge, Livestock, Poultry, and
Grain Market News Division, Livestock and Poultry Program, Agricultural
Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; STOP 0252; 1400
Independence Avenue SW.; Room 2619-S; Washington, DC 20250-0252. All
comments should reference docket number AMS-LP-20-0070 and note the
date and page number of this issue of the Federal Register.
Submitted comments will be available for public inspection at
http://www.regulations.gov or at the above address during regular
business hours. Comments submitted in response to this Notice will be
included in the records and will be made available to the public. All
comments received will be posted without change, including any personal
information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charlie Potts, Officer in Charge,
Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News Division, AMS, USDA, by
telephone at (816) 676-7000, or via email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Plan for Estimating Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal
Inspection
OMB Number: 0581-0050.
Expiration Date of Approval: 01-31-2021.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The Agricultural 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 production and
utilization.
Under this Market News program, USDA issues a Market News report
estimating daily livestock slaughter under Federal inspection. This
report is compiled by AMS on a voluntary basis in cooperation with the
livestock and meat industry. Market News reporting must be timely,
accurate, and continuous if it is to be useful to producers,
processors, and the trade in general. The daily livestock slaughter
estimates are provided at the request of industry and are used to make
production and marketing decisions.
The Daily Estimated Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Report is used by a wide range of industry contacts, including packers,
processors, producers, brokers, and retailers of meat and meat
products. The livestock and meat industry requested that USDA issue
slaughter estimates (daily and weekly), by species, for cattle, calves,
hogs, and sheep in order to assist them in making immediate production
and marketing decisions and as a guide to the volume of meat in the
marketing channel. The information requested from respondents includes
their estimation of the current day's slaughter at their plant(s) and
the actual slaughter for the previous day. Also, the Government is a
large purchaser of meat and related products and this report assists
other Government agencies in providing timely information on the
quantity of meat entering the processing channels.
The information must be collected, compiled, and disseminated by an
impartial third-party, in a manner which protects the confidentiality
of the reporting entity. AMS is in the best position to provide this
service.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average .0333 hours per response.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, individuals or
households, farms, and the Federal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 60.
Estimated Number of Responses: 15,600.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 260.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 519 hours.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed 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 the burden of the
proposed collection of information, 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 the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
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All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public
record.
Bruce Summers,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-21686 Filed 9-30-20; 8:45 am]
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