Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection, 33040 [2017-15129]

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• Agricultural Marketing Service
• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 33040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15129]


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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 137 / Wednesday, July 19, 2017 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Doc. No. AMS-LPS-17-0030]


Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information 
Collection

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 
Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intent to request approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an extension of the 
currently approved information collection used to compile and generate 
the Federally Inspected Estimated Daily Slaughter Report (OMB 0581-
0050).

DATES: Comments must be received by September 18, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted electronically at https://www.regulations.gov. Comments may also be submitted to Sam Jones-
Ellard, Assistant to the Director, Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market 
News Division, Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program, Agricultural 
Marketing Service, USDA; Room 2619-S; Stop 0252; 1400 Independence 
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-0252. All comments should reference 
docket number AMS-LPS-17-0030, the date of submission, and the page 
number of this issue of the Federal Register. All comments received 
will be posted without change, including any personal information 
provided, and will be made available for public inspection at the above 
physical address during regular business hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sam Jones-Ellard, Assistant to the 
Director, Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News Division, AMS, 
USDA, by telephone at (202) 720-6231, or via email at 
Samuel.Jones@ams.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Plan for Estimating Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal 
Inspection.
    OMB Number: 0581-0050.
    Expiration Date of Approval: 01-31-2018.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-
1627) section 203(g) directs and authorizes the collection and 
dissemination of marketing information including adequate outlook 
information, on a market area basis, for the purpose of anticipating 
and meeting consumer requirements, aiding in the maintenance of farm 
income, and to bring about a balance between production and 
utilization.
    The USDA issues a Market News report estimating daily livestock 
slaughter under Federal inspection. This report is compiled by AMS on a 
voluntary basis in cooperation with the livestock and meat industry. 
Market News reporting must be timely, accurate, and continuous if it is 
to be useful to producers, processors, and the trade in general. The 
daily livestock slaughter estimates are provided at the request of 
industry and are used to make production and marketing decisions.
    The Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection 
Report is used by a wide range of industry contacts, including packers, 
processors, producers, brokers, and retailers of meat and meat 
products. The livestock and meat industry requested that USDA issue 
slaughter estimates (daily and weekly), by species, for cattle, calves, 
hogs, and sheep to assist them in making immediate production and 
marketing decisions and as a guide to the volume of meat in the 
marketing channel. The information requested from respondents includes 
their estimation of the current day's slaughter at their plant(s) and 
the actual slaughter for the previous day. Also, the Government is a 
large purchaser of meat and related products and this report assists 
other Government agencies in providing timely information on the 
quantity of meat entering the processing channels.
    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.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average .0333 hours per response.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, individuals or 
households, farms, and the Federal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 58 respondents.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 260 responses per 
respondent.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 15,080 responses.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 502 hours.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
AMS, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) 
the accuracy of AMS 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.

    Dated: July 14, 2017.
Bruce Summers,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-15129 Filed 7-18-17; 8:45 am]
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