Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 33434 [E6-8970]

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 111 (Friday, June 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 33434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8970]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 5, 2006.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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 should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or 
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, 
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these 
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if 
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the 
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
    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.

National Agriculture Statistics Service

    Title: Distillers' Grains Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The National Agricultural Statistics Service 
(NASS) primary function is to prepare and issue official State and 
national estimates of crop and livestock production, disposition and 
prices. NASS has entered into an agreement with an agency of the State 
of Nebraska, the Nebraska Corn Development's Utilization and Marketing 
Board, to conduct a survey to measure livestock producers' use of 
distillers' grains, which are nutritional by-products of ethyl alcohol 
(ethanol) production. These distillers' grains contain valuable 
protein, fiber, vitamins, and minerals and can replace corn and protein 
in livestock rations. The Nebraska Corn Board, supported by State and 
national commodity and livestock organizations, proposes to establish a 
baseline measure of the current usage of distillers' grains and 
identify any barriers hindering livestock producers from utilizing 
distillers' grains and other ethanol by-products in their rations.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected from the 
survey will benefit livestock producers, feed manufacturers, and corn 
producers as well as ethanol producers. The survey will determine 
whether and how the different types of livestock producers are 
utilizing distillers' grains and will identify usage patterns and 
preferences and lead to more efficient marketing and orderly growth. It 
will promote the use of by-products that are now disposed of instead of 
utilized as well as provide stability to this sector of the energy 
industry.
    Description of Respondents: Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 9,400.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: One-time.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,151.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-8970 Filed 6-8-06; 8:45 am]
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