[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 101 (Thursday, May 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28525-28526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11202]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comments Requested

    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. Comments regarding these information collections are best 
assured of having their full effect if received by June 28, 2021. 
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function.
    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: Dairy Products Mandatory Sales Reporting.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0274.
    Summary of Collection: The Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010 
amended Sec.  273(d) of the Agricultural

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Marketing Act of 1946, requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to 
establish an electronic reporting system for certain manufacturers of 
dairy products to report sales information under a mandatory dairy 
product reporting program. Data collection for cheddar cheese, butter, 
dry whey, or nonfat dry milk sales is limited to manufacturing plants 
producing annually 1 million pounds or more of one of the surveyed 
commodities specified in the program.
    Need and Use of the Information: Persons engaged in manufacturing 
dairy products are required to provide the Department of Agriculture 
(USDA) certain information, including the price, quantity, and moisture 
content, where applicable, of dairy products sold by the manufacturer. 
Various manufacturer reports are filed electronically on a weekly 
basis. Additional paper forms are filed by manufacturers on an annual 
basis to validate participation in the mandatory reporting program. 
Manufacturers and other persons storing dairy products must also report 
information on the quantity of dairy products stored. USDA publishes 
composites of the information obtained to help industry members make 
informed marketing decisions regarding dairy products. The information 
is also used to establish minimum prices for Class III and Class IV 
milk under Federal milk marketing orders. Without this information USDA 
would not be able to verify compliance with applicable regulations.
    Description of Respondents: Businesses--Cheddar Cheese, 40 lb. 
Blocks.
    Number of Respondents: 219.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Weekly; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,767.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-11202 Filed 5-26-21; 8:45 am]
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