Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 64401-64402 [2023-20267]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64401-64402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20267]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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 
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 October 19, 2023. 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

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the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Specialty Crops Market News Reports.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0006.
    Summary of Collection: Section 203(g) of the Agricultural Marketing 
Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621) directs and authorizes the collection of 
information and disseminating of market 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 bringing about balance between 
production and utilization of agriculture products.
    Market News provides all interested segments of the market chain 
with timely, accurate information from an unbiased third party. Equal 
access to timely and reliable market information tends to equalize the 
competitive position of all market participants. In the absence of 
Market News information and reports, small and medium sized market 
participants with limited resources for developing and collecting 
information are at a competitive disadvantage to larger participants 
who might be able to afford very sophisticated information systems.
    Need and Use of the Information: AMS will collect market 
information on some 411 specialty crops for prices and supply. The 
Specialty Crops Market News Division reports are used by academia and 
various government agencies for regulatory and other purposes, but are 
primarily used by the specialty crops trade, which includes packers, 
processors, brokers, retailers, producers, and associated industries. 
Members of the specialty crops industry regularly make it clear that 
they need and expect AMS to issue price and supply market reports for 
commodities of regional, national, and international significance in 
order to assist in making immediate production and marketing decisions 
and as a guide to the amount of product in the supply channel.
    In addition, AMS buys hundreds of millions of dollars of specialty 
crops products each year for domestic feeding programs, and Specialty 
Crops Market News Division data is a critical component of the 
decision-making process. The absence of these data would deny primary 
and secondary users information that otherwise would be available to 
aid them in their production, marketing decisions, analyses, research 
and knowledge of current market conditions. The omission of these data 
could adversely affect prices, supply, and demand.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 2,761.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Weekly; Monthly.
    Total Burden Hours: 50,071.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-20267 Filed 9-18-23; 8:45 am]
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