Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection Under the Packers and Stockyards Act, 27980 [2010-11992]
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development to replace the current
Commodity Operations Systems for
several USDA agencies, and the United
States Agency for International
Development. The Agricultural Trade
Development and Assistance Act of
1954, as amended, (Title II, Pub. L. 480),
Section 416(b) of the Agricultural Act of
1949, as amended (Section 416(b)), and
the Food for Progress Act of 1985, as
amended (for Food for Progress)
authorizes Commodity Management
Division and International Procurement
Division to prepare and issue
announcement for the purchase of grain,
procure, sell, and transport agricultural
commodities, and obtain discharge/
delivery survey information.
Contractors, vendors, and steamship
companies submit competitive offers for
agricultural commodities and services.
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) will
collect information using WBSCM and
some forms.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information collected will enable
Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO)
to evaluate offers impartially, purchase
or sell commodities, and obtain services
to meet domestic and export program
needs. Without the information KCCO
could not meet program requirements.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 829.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Quarterly; Weekly; Semi-annually;
Monthly; Annually; Other (Bi-weekly &
Bi-monthly).
Total Burden Hours: 1,066.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration
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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.
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration’s (GIPSA)
intention to request approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for an extension of a currently
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approved information collection in
support of the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements under the
Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921, 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 July 19, 2010.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments on this notice. You may
submit comments by any of the
following methods:
• E-Mail: comments.gipsa@usda.gov.
• Mail: Tess Butler, GIPSA, USDA,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room
1647–S, Washington, DC 20250–3604.
• Fax: (202) 690–2755.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver
comments to: Tess Butler, GIPSA,
USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., Room 1647–S, Washington, DC
20250–3604.
• Internet: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Instructions: All comments should be
identified as ‘‘P&S Act Information
Collection,’’ and should reference the
date and page number of this issue of
the Federal Register. Information
collection package and other documents
relating to this action will be available
for public inspection in Room 1643–S,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–3604 during
regular business hours. All comments
will be available for public inspection in
the above office during regular business
hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)). Please call the
Management and Budget Services Staff
of GIPSA at (202) 720–7486 to arrange
to inspect comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information regarding the information
collection activities and the use of the
information, contact Catherine Grasso
by telephone at (202) 720–7201, or by Email at 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: January
31, 2011.
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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. GIPSA
needs this information in order to carry
out its responsibilities under the P&S
Act. The information 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 8.5 hours per response.
Respondents (Affected Public):
Livestock auction markets, livestock
dealers, packer buyers, meat packers,
and live poultry dealers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
10,950.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 3.3.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 307,148 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.
J. Dudley Butler,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration.
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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 approval from
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an extension of a
currently approved information collection in support of the reporting
and recordkeeping requirements under the Packers and Stockyards Act of
1921, 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 July 19, 2010.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. You may
submit comments by any of the following methods:
E-Mail: comments.gipsa@usda.gov.
Mail: Tess Butler, GIPSA, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., Room 1647-S, Washington, DC 20250-3604.
Fax: (202) 690-2755.
Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver comments to: Tess
Butler, GIPSA, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 1647-S,
Washington, DC 20250-3604.
Internet: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the
on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All comments should be identified as ``P&S Act
Information Collection,'' and should reference the date and page number
of this issue of the Federal Register. Information collection package
and other documents relating to this action will be available for
public inspection in Room 1643-S, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250-3604 during regular business hours. All comments
will be available for public inspection in the above office during
regular business hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)). Please call the Management and
Budget Services Staff of GIPSA at (202) 720-7486 to arrange to inspect
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding the
information collection activities and the use of the information,
contact Catherine Grasso by telephone at (202) 720-7201, or by E-mail
at 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: January 31, 2011.
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. GIPSA needs this information in order to carry out its
responsibilities under the P&S Act. The information 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 8.5 hours per
response.
Respondents (Affected Public): Livestock auction markets, livestock
dealers, packer buyers, meat packers, and live poultry dealers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,950.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 3.3.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 307,148 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.
J. Dudley Butler,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-11992 Filed 5-18-10; 8:45 am]
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