Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 7353 [2021-01881]

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 17 (Thursday, January 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 7353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01881]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 25, 2021.
    The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information 
collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 on or after the date 
of publication of this notice. Comments are requested regarding: 
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; the accuracy of the agency's 
estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and 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 Comments regarding these information collections are best 
assured of having their full effect if received by March 1, 2021. 
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function.
    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.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Plan for Estimating Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal 
Inspection.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0050.
    Summary of Collection: The Agriculture 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. 
Livestock, Poultry, and Grain market news provides a timely exchange of 
accurate and unbiased information on current marketing conditions 
(supply, demand, prices, trends, movement, and other information) 
affecting trade in livestock, poultry, meats, eggs, grain, hay and 
wool. Administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural 
Marketing Service (AMS), this nationwide market news program is 
conducted in cooperation with approximately 28 State departments of 
agriculture.
    Need and Use of the Information: AMS will collect information on 
estimation of the current day's slaughter at their plant(s) and the 
actual slaughter of the previous day. The report is used to make market 
outlook projections and maintain statistical data. The up-to-the-minute 
reports collected and disseminated by professional market reporters are 
intended to provide both buyers and sellers with the information 
necessary for making intelligent, informed marketing decisions, thus 
putting everyone in the marketing system in an equal bargaining 
position. Since the government is a large purchaser of meat, a system 
to monitor the collection and reporting of data is needed. Collecting 
this information less frequently would hinder the timely use of this 
data.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; 
Individuals or households; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 60.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting; Weekly; Other: Daily.
    Total Burden Hours: 519.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-01881 Filed 1-27-21; 8:45 am]
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