[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 69 (Monday, April 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 21083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07629]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Doc. No. AMS-FTPP-22-0013]


Information Collection for USDA/DOJ Complaint Portal: 
FarmerFairness.gov

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 (PRA), 
this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) 
intention to request approval, from the Office of Management and 
Budget, for an information collection package for the web form to be 
used for the collection of complaints and tips from the public through 
the FarmerFairness.gov web portal. The U.S. Department of Agriculture 
(USDA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) launched a web portal to 
allow farmers, ranchers and interested persons to report a complaint or 
submit information regarding potential violations of the Packers and 
Stockyards (P&S) Act or other federal anti-trust laws. USDA and DOJ 
will assess information collected to determine appropriate jurisdiction 
and any follow up actions. The joint USDA/DOJ web portal, 
FarmerFairness.gov, is subject to the reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements under the P&S Act.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 10, 2022 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments concerning 
this notice by using the electronic process available at https://www.regulations.gov/. All comments should reference the document number 
and the date and page number of this issue of the Federal Register. All 
comments submitted in response to this notice will be posted without 
change, including any personal information provided, at https://www.regulations.gov/ and will be included in the record and made 
available to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: S. Brett Offutt, Chief Legal Officer/
Policy Advisor, Packers and Stockyards Division, USDA AMS Fair Trade 
Practices Program, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, stop 3601, Washington, DC 
20250; Phone: (202) 690-4355; or Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Agency: AMS, USDA.
    Title: FarmerFairness.gov USDA/DOJ Complaint Web Portal.
    OMB Number: 0581-0333.
    Expiration Date of Approval: May 31, 2022.
    Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: The P&S Act and the regulations issued under the P&S Act 
authorize the collection of information for the purpose of enforcing 
the P&S Act and regulations and for conducting studies requested by 
Congress. The laws and regulations relating to competition in the meat 
and poultry industries confer separate and overlapping jurisdiction to 
the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Justice. 
Farmers, ranchers, and other interested persons may not be aware of 
this and may not know to whom or how to file a complaint or tip if they 
suspect a violation of those laws or regulations. This joint complaint 
portal allows those farmers, ranchers and interested persons to go to 
one website to submit information and USDA and DOJ will determine the 
appropriate jurisdiction and any follow up actions. This information 
collection is necessary for PSD and DOJ to monitor and examine 
complaints regarding financial, competitive, and trade practices in the 
livestock, meat packing and poultry industries. The purpose of this 
notice is to solicit comments from the public concerning PSD's 
information collection.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 1.5 hours per response.
    Respondents: Livestock auction markets, livestock dealers, packer 
buyers, meat packers, live poultry dealers, Livestock and poultry 
organizations, farmers, ranchers, and other interested persons.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 110.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 1.5 hours.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 165 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.
    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.

Melissa Bailey,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-07629 Filed 4-8-22; 8:45 am]
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