Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection Under the Packers and Stockyards Act, 26425-26426 [2017-11806]
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ACTION:
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration
SUMMARY:
Request for Extension and Revision of
a Currently Approved Information
Collection Under the Packers and
Stockyards Act
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration, USDA.
AGENCY:
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Notice and request for
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This notice announces the
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration’s (GIPSA)
intention to request that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approve a 3-year extension of a
currently approved information
collection in support of the reporting
and recordkeeping requirements under
the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921,
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Dated: May 23, 2017.
Jessica Shahin,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition
Service.
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as amended and supplemented (P&S
Act). This approval is required under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA).
DATES: We will consider comments that
we receive by August 7, 2017.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments on this notice. You may
submit comments by any of the
following methods:
• Internet: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Hardcopy: Mail, hand deliver, or
courier to Dexter Thomas, GIPSA,
USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Room 2530–S, Washington, DC
20250–3604.
• Fax: (202) 690–2173.
Instructions: All comments should
refer to the date and page number of this
issue of the Federal Register. The
information collection package, public
comments and other documents relating
to this action will be available for public
inspection during regular business
hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)). Please call
GIPSA’s Management and Budget
Services at (202) 720–8479 to arrange a
viewing of these documents.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Catherine Grasso, Program Analyst,
Litigation and Economic Analysis
Division at (202)720–7201 or
Catherine.M.Grasso@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GIPSA
administers and enforces the P&S Act (7
U.S.C. 181–229, 229c). The P&S Act
prohibits unfair, deceptive, and
fraudulent practices by livestock market
agencies, dealers, stockyard owners,
meat packers, swine contractors, and
live poultry dealers in the livestock,
poultry, and meatpacking industries.
Title: Packers and Stockyards Program
Reporting and Recordkeeping
Requirements.
OMB Number: 0580–0015.
Expiration Date of Approval:
November 30, 2017.
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. Through
the forms in this information collection,
GIPSA’s Packers and Stockyards
Program (P&SP) gathers information that
keeps P&SP current on the ownership
and operations of regulated entities
which permit P&SP oversight of the
regulated entities. For example, P&SP
gathers information regarding the
number of head of livestock purchased
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and the cost of the livestock to
determine if the entity is adequately
bonded to protect the livestock sellers.
The information regarding the amount
of livestock purchased is also
consolidated for public reporting in
GIPSA’s annual report. Other financial
information is gathered to determine if
the regulated entities are operating
while solvent as required by the P&S
Act. This information collection is
necessary for GIPSA to monitor and
examine 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
GIPSA’s information collection.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
and recordkeeping burden for this
collection of information is estimated to
average 1.73 hours per response.
Respondents (Affected Public):
Livestock auction markets, livestock
dealers, packer buyers, meat packers,
and live poultry dealers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
22,900.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 3.2.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 348,328 hours.
As required by the PRA (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)) and its implementing
regulations (5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1)(i)),
GIPSA specifically requests comments
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.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506 and 5 CFR
1320.8.
Randall D. Jones,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection,
Packers and Stockyards Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Inviting Applications for SociallyDisadvantaged Groups Grants
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This Notice announces that
the Rural Business-Cooperative Service
(Agency) is accepting fiscal year (FY)
2017 applications for the SociallyDisadvantaged Groups Grant (SDGG)
program. The Agency will publish the
program funding level on the SDGG
Web site located at https://
www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/
socially-disadvantaged-groups-grant.
Expenses incurred in developing
applications are the responsibility of the
applicant.
The purpose of this program is to
provide technical assistance to SociallyDisadvantaged Groups in rural areas.
Eligible applicants include
Cooperatives, Groups of Cooperatives,
and Cooperative Development Centers.
This program supports Rural
Development’s (RD) mission of
improving the quality of life for rural
Americans and commitment to directing
resources to those who most need them.
DATES: Completed applications for
grants must be submitted on paper or
electronically according to the following
deadlines:
Paper copies must be postmarked and
mailed, shipped, or sent overnight no
later than August 1, 2017. You may also
hand carry your application to one of
our field offices, but it must be received
by close of business on the deadline
date.
Electronic copies must be received by
https://www.grants.gov no later than
midnight Eastern Time July 25, 2017.
Late applications are not eligible for
funding under this Notice and will not
be evaluated.
ADDRESSES: You should contact the
USDA Rural Development State Office
(State Office) located in the State where
you are headquartered if you have
questions. Contact information for State
Offices can be found at: https://
www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/stateoffices. You are encouraged to contact
your State Office well in advance of the
application deadline to discuss your
project and ask any questions about the
application process. Program guidance
as well as application templates may be
obtained at https://www.rd.usda.gov/
programs-services/sociallydisadvantaged-groups-grant or by
contacting your State Office.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved
Information Collection Under the Packers and Stockyards Act
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration's (GIPSA) intention to request that the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve a 3-year extension of a
currently approved information collection in support of the reporting
and recordkeeping requirements under the Packers and Stockyards Act of
1921,
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as amended and supplemented (P&S Act). This approval is required under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).
DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by August 7, 2017.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. You may
submit comments by any of the following methods:
Internet: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting comments.
Hardcopy: Mail, hand deliver, or courier to Dexter Thomas,
GIPSA, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 2530-S, Washington, DC
20250-3604.
Fax: (202) 690-2173.
Instructions: All comments should refer to the date and page number
of this issue of the Federal Register. The information collection
package, public comments and other documents relating to this action
will be available for public inspection during regular business hours
(7 CFR 1.27(b)). Please call GIPSA's Management and Budget Services at
(202) 720-8479 to arrange a viewing of these documents.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Grasso, Program Analyst,
Litigation and Economic Analysis Division at (202)720-7201 or
Catherine.M.Grasso@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GIPSA administers and enforces the P&S Act
(7 U.S.C. 181-229, 229c). The P&S Act prohibits unfair, deceptive, and
fraudulent practices by livestock market agencies, dealers, stockyard
owners, meat packers, swine contractors, and live poultry dealers in
the livestock, poultry, and meatpacking industries.
Title: Packers and Stockyards Program Reporting and Recordkeeping
Requirements.
OMB Number: 0580-0015.
Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 2017.
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. Through the forms in this information collection, GIPSA's
Packers and Stockyards Program (P&SP) gathers information that keeps
P&SP current on the ownership and operations of regulated entities
which permit P&SP oversight of the regulated entities. For example,
P&SP gathers information regarding the number of head of livestock
purchased and the cost of the livestock to determine if the entity is
adequately bonded to protect the livestock sellers. The information
regarding the amount of livestock purchased is also consolidated for
public reporting in GIPSA's annual report. Other financial information
is gathered to determine if the regulated entities are operating while
solvent as required by the P&S Act. This information collection is
necessary for GIPSA to monitor and examine 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 GIPSA's information collection.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is estimated to average 1.73 hours per
response.
Respondents (Affected Public): Livestock auction markets, livestock
dealers, packer buyers, meat packers, and live poultry dealers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 22,900.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 3.2.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 348,328 hours.
As required by the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) and its
implementing regulations (5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1)(i)), GIPSA specifically
requests comments 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.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506 and 5 CFR 1320.8.
Randall D. Jones,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration.
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