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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To
Conduct an Information Collection
National Agricultural Statistics
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–113) and Office of Management
and Budget regulations at 5 CFR part
1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995),
this notice announces the intention of
the National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS) to request approval to
conduct a new information collection,
the Distillers Grains Survey.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by April 7, 2006 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to
Ginny McBride, NASS Clearance
Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Room 5336 South Building, 1400
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250 or sent
electronically to
gmcbride@nass.usda.gov.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph T. Reilly, Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, (202) 720–4333.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Distillers Grains Survey.
Type of Request: Intent to Seek
Approval to Conduct a New Information
Collection.
Abstract: The primary objective of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
is to prepare and issue State and
national estimates of crop and livestock
production, prices, and disposition. The
goal of this NASS project is to conduct
a large-scale survey to measure livestock
producers’ use of distillers grains,
which are nutritional by-products of
ethyl alcohol (ethanol) production.
President Bush has encouraged
increases in energy production so
America will be less dependent on
foreign oil. U.S. production of ethanol is
a part of that energy strategy and recent
passage of the Renewable Fuels
Standard by Congress strengthens the
ethanol industry’s continued expansion.
As more ethanol is produced, there is
also more of an important by-product of
the corn ethanol dry mill process:
distillers grains. These distillers grains
contain valuable protein, fiber,
vitamins, and minerals and can be
utilized as quality livestock feed.
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Secretary of Agriculture Johanns, then
Governor of Nebraska, said in July 2002,
‘‘We must develop other markets for
ethanol and its by-products. As all
ethanol producers can tell you, markets
for the by-products help make the plant
profitable.’’ Distillers grains are now
sold mainly to livestock operations in
the immediate vicinity of ethanol
plants. Marketing of the increasingly
large volume of distillers grains to more
livestock producers at higher feed ratios
would generate more sales, contributing
to plant stability and profitability.
Three small-scale studies of distillers
grains were conducted in 2003 by the
Iowa Department of Agriculture and
Land Stewardship in partnership with
the USDA/Federal-State Market
Improvement Program. A status and
assessment survey was conducted for
each segment of the industry—ethanol
producers, feed companies and
marketers, and livestock feeders—to
obtain data such as operation profiles,
types and quantities of distillers grains,
product qualities, volume of sales,
pricing, storage facilities, marketing
channels, plant services, transportation
requirements, species fed, and feed
ratios. In its summary report, which was
disseminated at conferences and
workshops, the Iowa Department of
Agriculture and Land Stewardship
noted that ethanol plants ‘‘must be able
to sell their distillers grains, not just
dispose of them * * *. It is an excellent
product and more livestock feeders
must be educated about its benefits and
encouraged to make it a vital and
substantial part of their feeding rations.’’
To facilitate the marketing of distillers
grains locally, regionally, and globally,
the Department concluded that: (1) The
nation’s livestock feeders must be
surveyed and tracked; different surveys
should be administered to target feeders
in States with the largest concentrations
of specific species. (2) Any barriers to
usage must be addressed. (3) The
customer base must be expanded and
the feed usage raised. (4) Distillers
grains promotions and education must
be greatly expanded to match the
increased levels of distillers grains being
produced.
NASS will collaborate with Nebraska
Corn Development’s Utilization &
Marketing Board, an agency of the State
of Nebraska, to conduct a survey of
livestock producers in 12 Midwestern
States in early 2007. The survey will
contact livestock operations to
determine the extent of feeding of
ethanol by-products, any factors
preventing the use of distillers grains in
feed rations, and aspects on which
producers base their decisions regarding
livestock feed, such as nutrient values,
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product consistency, product form,
product testing, inclusion rates,
economics, shelf life, storage, and
transportation. The probability-based
survey will include beef (cow/calf and
feedlot), dairy, and swine species with
targeted size-of-operation criteria. Due
to the complex structure of the poultry
industry and limited resources available
for this survey, poultry will not be
studied. The survey will be conducted
in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South
Dakota, and Wisconsin. The survey
reference date will be the calendar year
2006. Approximately 9,400 operations
will be contacted by mail about
February 1, 2007, with a second mailing
and telephone follow-up later in the
month. The National Agricultural
Statistics Service will publish
summaries in June 2007 at the regional
level, combining all States surveyed for
each livestock species. Most of the
figures will be proportions or
percentages which will allow statistical
comparisons among operations not
feeding distillers grains.
These data will be collected under the
authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204(a).
Individually identifiable data collected
under this authority are governed by
Section 1770 of the Food Security Act
of 1985, 7 U.S.C. 2276, which requires
USDA to afford strict confidentiality to
non-aggregated data provided by
respondents.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 20 minutes per
response.
Respondents: Farm operators.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
9,400.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 3,200 hours.
Copies of this information collection
and related instructions can be obtained
without charge from Ginny McBride,
NASS Clearance Officer, at (202) 720–
5778.
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(a) 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;
(b) 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; (c) Ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
Ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
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electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
All responses to this notice will
become a matter of public record and be
summarized in the request for OMB
approval.
Signed at Washington, DC, January 19,
2006.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
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sign language interpreter should contact
the Regional Office at least ten (10)
working days before the scheduled date
of the meeting.
The meeting will be conducted
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the Commission.
Dated at Washington, DC February 1, 2006.
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Acting Chief, Regional Programs
Coordination Unit.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce has
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the
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following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Alaska Individual Fishing Quota
Cost Recovery Program Requirements.
Form Number(s): None.
OMB Approval Number: 0648–0398.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 5,452.
Number of Respondents: 2,700.
Average Hours Per Response: 2 hours
to complete Individual Fishing Quota
(IFQ) Permit Holder Fee Submission
Form; 2 hours to complete IFQ
Registered Buyer Ex-vessel Value and
Volume Report; 2 hours to complete the
appeal process; and 30 minutes for
prepayment of fees.
Needs and Uses: The MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act requires that the
Secretary of Commerce maintain a Cost
Recovery Program to cover the
management and enforcement costs of
the Individual Fishing Quotas for
Pacific Halibut and Sablefish in the
Alaska Fisheries (IFQs) Program. This
Cost Recovery Program requires
Registered Buyers to submit information
about the volume and value of IFQ
species landings and for the IFQ permit
holders to calculate and submit fees.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker,
(202) 395–3897.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Diana Hynek,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of
Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dHynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk
Officer, Fax number (202) 395–7285, or
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Dated: January 31, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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Dated: January 31, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce has
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Processed Product Family of
Forms.
Form Number(s): None.
OMB Approval Number: 0648–0018.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 680.
Number of Respondents: 1,320.
Average Hours Per Response: 30
minutes for the annual survey and 15
minutes for the monthly report.
Needs and Uses: This is a survey of
seafood and industrial fish processing
firms.The firms processing fish from
certain fisheries must report on their
annual volume, the wholesale value of
products, and monthly employment
figures. Data are used in economic
analyses to estimate the capacity and
extent to which processors utilize
domestic harvest. These analyses are
necessary to carry out the provision of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Annually and monthly.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker,
(202) 395–3897.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Diana Hynek,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of
Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dHynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk
Officer, Fax number (202) 395–7285, or
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Conduct an Information
Collection
AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104-113) and Office of Management and Budget regulations at 5 CFR
part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces the
intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to
request approval to conduct a new information collection, the
Distillers Grains Survey.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by April 7, 2006 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Ginny McBride, NASS Clearance
Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250 or sent electronically to
gmcbride@nass.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph T. Reilly, Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, (202) 720-4333.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Distillers Grains Survey.
Type of Request: Intent to Seek Approval to Conduct a New
Information Collection.
Abstract: The primary objective of the National Agricultural
Statistics Service is to prepare and issue State and national estimates
of crop and livestock production, prices, and disposition. The goal of
this NASS project is to conduct a large-scale survey to measure
livestock producers' use of distillers grains, which are nutritional
by-products of ethyl alcohol (ethanol) production.
President Bush has encouraged increases in energy production so
America will be less dependent on foreign oil. U.S. production of
ethanol is a part of that energy strategy and recent passage of the
Renewable Fuels Standard by Congress strengthens the ethanol industry's
continued expansion. As more ethanol is produced, there is also more of
an important by-product of the corn ethanol dry mill process:
distillers grains. These distillers grains contain valuable protein,
fiber, vitamins, and minerals and can be utilized as quality livestock
feed. Secretary of Agriculture Johanns, then Governor of Nebraska, said
in July 2002, ``We must develop other markets for ethanol and its by-
products. As all ethanol producers can tell you, markets for the by-
products help make the plant profitable.'' Distillers grains are now
sold mainly to livestock operations in the immediate vicinity of
ethanol plants. Marketing of the increasingly large volume of
distillers grains to more livestock producers at higher feed ratios
would generate more sales, contributing to plant stability and
profitability.
Three small-scale studies of distillers grains were conducted in
2003 by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship in
partnership with the USDA/Federal-State Market Improvement Program. A
status and assessment survey was conducted for each segment of the
industry--ethanol producers, feed companies and marketers, and
livestock feeders--to obtain data such as operation profiles, types and
quantities of distillers grains, product qualities, volume of sales,
pricing, storage facilities, marketing channels, plant services,
transportation requirements, species fed, and feed ratios. In its
summary report, which was disseminated at conferences and workshops,
the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship noted that
ethanol plants ``must be able to sell their distillers grains, not just
dispose of them * * *. It is an excellent product and more livestock
feeders must be educated about its benefits and encouraged to make it a
vital and substantial part of their feeding rations.'' To facilitate
the marketing of distillers grains locally, regionally, and globally,
the Department concluded that: (1) The nation's livestock feeders must
be surveyed and tracked; different surveys should be administered to
target feeders in States with the largest concentrations of specific
species. (2) Any barriers to usage must be addressed. (3) The customer
base must be expanded and the feed usage raised. (4) Distillers grains
promotions and education must be greatly expanded to match the
increased levels of distillers grains being produced.
NASS will collaborate with Nebraska Corn Development's Utilization
& Marketing Board, an agency of the State of Nebraska, to conduct a
survey of livestock producers in 12 Midwestern States in early 2007.
The survey will contact livestock operations to determine the extent of
feeding of ethanol by-products, any factors preventing the use of
distillers grains in feed rations, and aspects on which producers base
their decisions regarding livestock feed, such as nutrient values,
product consistency, product form, product testing, inclusion rates,
economics, shelf life, storage, and transportation. The probability-
based survey will include beef (cow/calf and feedlot), dairy, and swine
species with targeted size-of-operation criteria. Due to the complex
structure of the poultry industry and limited resources available for
this survey, poultry will not be studied. The survey will be conducted
in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The survey
reference date will be the calendar year 2006. Approximately 9,400
operations will be contacted by mail about February 1, 2007, with a
second mailing and telephone follow-up later in the month. The National
Agricultural Statistics Service will publish summaries in June 2007 at
the regional level, combining all States surveyed for each livestock
species. Most of the figures will be proportions or percentages which
will allow statistical comparisons among operations not feeding
distillers grains.
These data will be collected under the authority of 7 U.S.C.
2204(a). Individually identifiable data collected under this authority
are governed by Section 1770 of the Food Security Act of 1985, 7 U.S.C.
2276, which requires USDA to afford strict confidentiality to non-
aggregated data provided by respondents.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 20 minutes per response.
Respondents: Farm operators.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,400.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 3,200 hours.
Copies of this information collection and related instructions can
be obtained without charge from Ginny McBride, NASS Clearance Officer,
at (202) 720-5778.
Comments: Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) 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; (c) Ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated,
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electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
All responses to this notice will become a matter of public record
and be summarized in the request for OMB approval.
Signed at Washington, DC, January 19, 2006.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. E6-1530 Filed 2-3-06; 8:45 am]
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