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Additional Information or Comments:
Comments may be mailed to Jimmy A.
Beard; Assistant to the Chief; Livestock
and Grain Market News Branch,
Livestock and Seed Program,
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture; STOP 0252;
1400 Independence Avenue, SW.; Room
2619–S; Washington, DC 20250–0252;
Phone (202) 720–8054; Fax (202) 690–
3732; or e-mailed to the Federal
Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov or e-mailed to
marketnewscomments@usda.gov. State
that your comments refer to Docket No.
AMS–AMS–10–0012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Lynch, Acting Chief, Livestock
and Grain Market News Branch, AMS,
USDA, by telephone on 202/720–6231,
or via e-mail at:
michael.lynch@ams.usda.gov, or Jimmy
A. Beard, Assistant to the Chief,
Livestock and Grain Market News
Branch, AMS, USDA, or by telephone
on 202/720–6231, or e-mail at:
jimmy.beard@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Livestock Mandatory Reporting
Act of 1999.
OMB Number: 0581–0186.
Expiration Date of Approval: 09–30–
2010.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The 1999 Act was enacted
into law on October 22, 1999 (Pub. L.
106–78; 7 U.S.C. 1635–1636h), as an
amendment to the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–
1627). The 1999 Act as originally passed
provided for the mandatory reporting of
market information by federally
inspected livestock processing plants
that have slaughtered an average
number of livestock during the
immediately preceding 5 calendar years
(125,000 for cattle and 100,000 for
swine), including any processing plant
that did not slaughter during the
immediately preceding 5 calendar years
if the Secretary determines that the
plant should be considered a packer
based on the plant’s capacity. For
entities that did not slaughter during the
immediately preceding 5 calendar years,
such as a new plant or existing plant
that begins operations, AMS projects the
plant’s annual slaughter or production
based upon the plant’s estimate of
annual slaughter capacity to determine
which entities meet the definition of a
packer as defined in this regulation. The
1999 Act also gave the Secretary the
latitude to provide for the reporting of
lamb information. Federally inspected
lamb processing plants that slaughtered
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an average of 75,000 head of lambs or
processed an average of 75,000 lamb
carcasses during the immediately
preceding 5 calendar years were
required to submit information to AMS.
Additionally, a lamb processing plant
that did not slaughter an average of
75,000 lambs or process an average of
75,000 lamb carcasses during the
immediately preceding 5 calendar years
was required to report information if the
Secretary determined the processing
plant should be considered a packer
based on its capacity. In addition, the
Act also established that for any
calendar year, an importer of lamb that
imported an average of 5,000 metric
tons of lamb meat products per year
during the immediately preceding 5
calendar years, report information on
the domestic sales of imported boxed
lamb cuts. Additionally, an importer
that did not import an average of 5,000
metric tons of lamb meat products
during the immediately preceding 5
calendar years was required to report
information if the Secretary determined
that the person should be considered an
importer based on their volume of lamb
imports. The regulations implementing
the Act appear at 7 CFR, part 59. On
September 2, 2004, AMS published a
final rule (69 FR 53783) that revised the
threshold for importers to 2,500 metric
tons and modified the definition of
carlot when used in reference to boxed
lamb cuts.
The 1999 Act was reauthorized in
October 2006, which re-established the
regulatory authority and amended the
swine reporting requirements to include
swine packers that slaughtered an
average of at least 200,000 sows, boars,
or combination thereof per year during
the immediately preceding 5 calendar
years. On May 16, 2008, AMS published
a final rule (75 FR 28606) implementing
the same.
The reports that are generated by the
1999 Act are used by other Government
agencies to evaluate market conditions
and calculate price levels, such as
USDA’s Farm Service Agency, that
administers the Farmer-owned Reserve
Program. Economists at most major
agricultural colleges and universities
use the reports to make short and longterm market projections. Also, the
Government is a large purchaser of
livestock and related products. A system
to monitor the collection and reporting
of data therefore is needed.
The information must be collected,
compiled, and disseminated by an
impartial third-party, in a manner
which protects the confidentiality of the
reporting entity. AMS is in the best
position to provide this service.
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Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this Collection of
information is estimated to average
.1928 hours per response.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, individuals or
households, farms, and the Federal
Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
389.
Estimated Number of Responses:
118,768.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 305.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 22,898 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.
Comments may be sent to Jimmy A.
Beard, 1400 Independence Ave., Room
2619–S; Washington, DC 20250–0252.
Comments can be submitted to: https://
www.regulations.gov and viewed there
as well. All comments received will be
available for public inspection during
regular business hours at the same
address or on the Internet at https://
www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubs.
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.
Dated: May 19, 2010.
David R. Shipman,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
[FR Doc. 2010–12468 Filed 5–24–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No FV10–CP–01, AMS–FV–10–0041]
Web Based Supply Chain Management
Commodity Offer Form, Paperwork
Collection Notice
AGENCY:
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is
seeking comments from all interested
individuals and organizations on a
revision of a currently approved
information collection request. This
information collection is necessary to
support the procurement of agricultural
commodities for domestic nutrition
assistance programs. AMS issues
invitations to purchase fresh and
processed commodities for domestic
nutrition assistance programs on a year
round basis. The revision to the
information collection request is
required for the implementation of a
new system named Web Based Supply
Chain Management (WBSCM) that will
allow respondents to submit
information electronically. It will
replace the existing computer request
for information collected with and a
similar set of computer requested data
in WBSCM. The information collection
burden for respondents should not
increase.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received on or before July 26, 2010.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments on this notice. In your
comment, include date, and page
number of this issue of the Federal
Register. You may submit comments by
any of the following methods:
• E-mail: Send comments to:
david.tuckwiller@ams.usda.gov.
• Fax: (202) 720–2782.
• Mail: David Tuckwiller, Project
Manager, Web Based Supply Chain
Management System, Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS), 1400
Independence Ave., SW., Room 1406,
Washington, DC 20090.
You may also send comments to the
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Tuckwiller, Project Manager, Web
Based Supply Chain Management
System, phone (202) 720–4517.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: WBSCM Offer Forms.
OMB Number: 0581–NEW.
Expiration Date: Three years from
approval.
Type of Request: Regular.
Abstract: AMS purchases
commodities for various domestic
nutrition assistance programs, and
provides support for commodity
markets with surplus inventory. AMS
issues invitations to purchase
agricultural commodities for use in
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domestic nutrition assistance programs.
Currently, vendors respond by
submitting sealed bids electronically via
Domestic Electronic Bid Entry System
(DEBES).
This information collection request is
for the new WBSCM system where
respondents will submit information
electronically via that system. It will
replace DEBES.
Vendor information and the annual
certification information will be entered
and received electronically in WBSCM.
All of the domestic offer information
will be entered and received
electronically in WBSCM. Vendors will
be able to access WBSCM to see the date
and time the system shows for receipt
of bid, bid modification, or bid
cancellation information. At bid
opening date and time, the bid
information is evaluated through the
WBSCM system. Acceptances will be
sent to the successful offerors
electronically. Awarded contracts will
be posted on the AMS Web site.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for collecting information under
this notice is estimated to average 25
(divide the burden hours by # of
responses 944/2266 = .41 or 25 minutes)
minutes per response, including the
time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources,
gathering and maintaining the data
needed, and completing and reviewing
the collection of information.
Respondents: Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
344.
Estimated Average Number of
Responses per Respondent: 6.59 (# of
response/# of respondents 2266/344 =
6.59).
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
2266.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 944 hours.
We are requesting comments on all
aspects of this information collection
that will help us to:
(1) Evaluate 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;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected;
(4) 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
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technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
All comments to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: May 19, 2010.
David R. Shipman,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2010–0004]
Availability of Compliance Guide for
Mobile Slaughter Units
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability and
opportunity for comments.
SUMMARY: The Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
the availability of a compliance guide
on mobile slaughter units. FSIS will
post this compliance guide on its
Significant Guidance Documents Web
page https://www.fsis.usda.gov/
Significant_Guidance/index.asp. FSIS
encourages those who own or manage
mobile slaughter units to avail
themselves of this guidance document
in meeting the pertinent regulatory
requirements. FSIS is also soliciting
comments on this compliance guide.
The Agency will consider carefully all
comments submitted and will revise the
guide as warranted.
DATES: Submit written comments by
July 26, 2010.
ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested
persons to submit comments on this
notice and the compliance guidelines.
Comments may be submitted by either
of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: This
Web site provides the ability to type
short comments directly into the
comment field on this Web page or
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go
to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the online instructions at that site for
submitting comments.
Mail, including floppy disks or CD–
ROMs, and hand- or courier-delivered
items: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA),
FSIS, Room 2–2127, George Washington
Carver Center, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue,
Mailstop 5474, Beltsville, MD 20705–
5474.
Instructions: All items submitted by
mail or electronic mail must include the
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No FV10-CP-01, AMS-FV-10-0041]
Web Based Supply Chain Management Commodity Offer Form, Paperwork
Collection Notice
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
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ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking comments from all
interested individuals and organizations on a revision of a currently
approved information collection request. This information collection is
necessary to support the procurement of agricultural commodities for
domestic nutrition assistance programs. AMS issues invitations to
purchase fresh and processed commodities for domestic nutrition
assistance programs on a year round basis. The revision to the
information collection request is required for the implementation of a
new system named Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) that will
allow respondents to submit information electronically. It will replace
the existing computer request for information collected with and a
similar set of computer requested data in WBSCM. The information
collection burden for respondents should not increase.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before July 26,
2010.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. In your
comment, include date, and page number of this issue of the Federal
Register. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
E-mail: Send comments to: david.tuckwiller@ams.usda.gov.
Fax: (202) 720-2782.
Mail: David Tuckwiller, Project Manager, Web Based Supply
Chain Management System, Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), 1400
Independence Ave., SW., Room 1406, Washington, DC 20090.
You may also send comments to the Desk Officer for Agriculture,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Tuckwiller, Project Manager, Web
Based Supply Chain Management System, phone (202) 720-4517.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: WBSCM Offer Forms.
OMB Number: 0581-NEW.
Expiration Date: Three years from approval.
Type of Request: Regular.
Abstract: AMS purchases commodities for various domestic nutrition
assistance programs, and provides support for commodity markets with
surplus inventory. AMS issues invitations to purchase agricultural
commodities for use in domestic nutrition assistance programs.
Currently, vendors respond by submitting sealed bids electronically via
Domestic Electronic Bid Entry System (DEBES).
This information collection request is for the new WBSCM system
where respondents will submit information electronically via that
system. It will replace DEBES.
Vendor information and the annual certification information will be
entered and received electronically in WBSCM. All of the domestic offer
information will be entered and received electronically in WBSCM.
Vendors will be able to access WBSCM to see the date and time the
system shows for receipt of bid, bid modification, or bid cancellation
information. At bid opening date and time, the bid information is
evaluated through the WBSCM system. Acceptances will be sent to the
successful offerors electronically. Awarded contracts will be posted on
the AMS Web site.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for collecting
information under this notice is estimated to average 25 (divide the
burden hours by of responses 944/2266 = .41 or 25 minutes)
minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data
needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.
Respondents: Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 344.
Estimated Average Number of Responses per Respondent: 6.59
( of response/ of respondents 2266/344 = 6.59).
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 2266.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 944 hours.
We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information
collection that will help us to:
(1) Evaluate 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;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(4) 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.
All comments to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Dated: May 19, 2010.
David R. Shipman,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-12472 Filed 5-24-10; 8:45 am]
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