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[Doc. No. AMS–LP–23–0027]
Soybean Promotion, Research, and
Information Program: Results of
Soybean Request for Referendum
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
In accordance with the
emergency review procedures of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), USAID is requesting emergency
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for a new data
collection survey on employees of the
Implementing Partners of USAID
contracts in Afghanistan for the purpose
of facilitating the Special Immigrant
Visa (SIV) Chief Of Mission (COM)
approval process overseen by the
Department of State.
DATES: USAID plans to collect this
information starting from October, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sulieman Hedayat, Afghanistan Partner
Relocation Task Force’s SIV inbox:
afghansiv@usaid.gov and 202–712–1914
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to 5 CFR 1320.13, the Agency submitted
a request for emergency approval to
collect new information on the
employment records of full-time Afghan
employees from USAID contractors in
Afghanistan.
Description of Proposed Use of
Information: The information will
include employee details such as dates
of employment and contract number,
which will be used to verify
employment as part of the COM
approval step of the SIV application
process. This information will be
collected via email through encrypted
Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.
Estimated Time Burden: The total
amount of time estimated for this data
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AGENCY:
United States Agency for
International Development (USAID).
ACTION: Notice of OMB approval.
AGENCY:
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Agricultural Marketing Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Employment
Records Collection From Implementing
Partners of Contracts in Afghanistan
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Kevin Brownawell,
Executive Director, Afghan Partner Relocation
Task Force, USAID.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
SUMMARY:
collection is less than 1,000 hours
(considered at 3 hours per partner for an
estimated 300 contractors).
The results of the Agricultural
Marketing Service’s (AMS) Request for
Referendum indicate that too few
soybean producers wanted a referendum
on the Soybean Promotion and Research
Order (Order) for one to be conducted.
The Request for Referendum was
conducted from May 6, 2024, through
May 31, 2024, at the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service
Agency County offices. To trigger a
referendum, 41,336 soybean producers,
which represents 10 percent of the total
nationwide soybean producers, needed
to complete a valid Request for
Referendum. The total number of
soybean producers participating in the
referendum was 229. The number of
valid petitions received was 207.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jason Julian, Research and Promotion
Division, Livestock and Poultry
Program, AMS, USDA, Room 2092–S,
STOP 0249, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20250–0249;
Telephone: (202) 731–2149; or Email:
Jason.Julian@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Soybean Promotion, Research,
and Consumer Information Act (Act) (7
U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), every 5 years the
Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary)
gives soybean producers the
opportunity to request a referendum on
the Order. If the Secretary determines
that at least 10 percent of U.S. producers
engaged in growing soybeans (not in
excess of one-fifth of which may be
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producers in any one State) support the
conduct of a referendum, the Secretary
must conduct a referendum within one
year of that determination. If these
requirements are not met, a referendum
is not conducted.
A notice of opportunity to Request a
Soybean Referendum was published in
the Federal Register (89 FR 7353) on
February 2, 2024. To be eligible to
participate in the Request for
Referendum, producers or the producer
entity that they are authorized to
represent must provide supporting
documentation showing that they or the
producer entity they represent paid an
assessment sometime during the
representative period between January
1, 2022, and December 31, 2023. Based
on data from USDA’s Farm Service
Agency, there are 413,358 soybean
producers in the United States.
A total of 229 producers participated
in the Request for Referendum. Only
207 valid requests for a referendum
were completed by eligible soybean
producers. This number does not meet
the requisite number of 41,336.
Therefore, based on the results, a
referendum will not be conducted. In
accordance with the provisions of the
Act, soybean producers will be provided
another opportunity to request a
referendum in 5 years.
The following are the State-by-State
results of the Request for Referendum:
State
Alabama ................................
Alaska ...................................
Arizona ..................................
Arkansas ...............................
California ...............................
Colorado ...............................
Connecticut ...........................
Delaware ...............................
Florida ...................................
Georgia .................................
Hawaii ...................................
Idaho .....................................
Illinois ....................................
Indiana ..................................
Iowa ......................................
Kansas ..................................
Kentucky ...............................
Louisiana ..............................
Maine ....................................
Maryland ...............................
Massachusetts ......................
Michigan ...............................
Minnesota .............................
Mississippi ............................
Missouri ................................
Montana ................................
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Valid ballots
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
35
33
46
2
7
0
0
4
0
1
27
0
12
0
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State
Valid ballots
Nebraska ..............................
Nevada .................................
New Hampshire ....................
New Jersey ...........................
New Mexico ..........................
New York ..............................
North Carolina ......................
North Dakota ........................
Ohio ......................................
Oklahoma .............................
Oregon ..................................
Pennsylvania ........................
Rhode Island ........................
South Carolina ......................
South Dakota ........................
Tennessee ............................
Texas ....................................
Utah ......................................
Vermont ................................
Virginia ..................................
Washington ...........................
West Virginia ........................
Wisconsin .............................
Wyoming ...............................
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
14
0
0
2
0
0
12
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6301–6311.
Melissa Bailey,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2024–22453 Filed 9–30–24; 8:45 am]
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Independence Avenue SW, Room 1097
South Building, Washington, DC 20250.
Comments should reference the
document number and the date and the
page number of this issue of the Federal
Register. All comments will be available
for public inspection in person at
USDA–AMS, Transportation and
Marketing Programs, Marketing Services
Division, Room 4523-South Building,
1400 Independence Ave. SW,
Washington, DC, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon
and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, (except official Federal
holidays) or can be viewed at https://
www.regulations.gov. Persons wanting
to visit the USDA South Building to
view comments received are requested
to make an appointment in advance by
calling (202) 690–1300. Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be posted without change, including
any personal information provided, at
https://www.regulations.gov and will be
included in the record and made
available to the public. Please be
advised that the identity of the
individuals or entities submitting the
comments will be made public.
Comments may be submitted
anonymously.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–TM–24–0060]
USDA Farmers Market Application;
Notice of Request for an Extension and
Revision of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Agricultural
Marketing Service’s (AMS) intention to
request approval, from the Office of
Management and Budget, for an
extension and revision of the currently
approved information collection for
USDA Farmers Market Application.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by December 2, 2024 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments concerning
this notice by using the electronic
process available at https://
www.regulations.gov or mailed to
ToiAyna Thompson, Market Manager,
Transportation and Marketing Programs,
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400
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ToiAyna Thompson, Market Manager,
Transportation and Marketing Programs,
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 1097
South Building, Washington, DC 20250.
Telephone 202–7450–7691.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: USDA Farmers Market
Application.
OMB Number: 0581–0229.
Expiration Date of Approval:
September 30, 2024.
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing
Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627) directs
and authorizes the Secretary of
Agriculture to conduct, assist, and foster
research, investigation, and
experimentation to determine the best
methods of processing, preparation for
market packaging, handling,
transporting, distributing, and
marketing agricultural products, 7
U.S.C. 1622(a). Moreover, 7
U.S.C.1622(f) directs and authorizes the
Secretary to conduct and cooperate in
consumer education for more effective
utilization and greater consumption of
agricultural products. In addition, 7
U.S.C. 1622(n) authorizes the Secretary
to conduct services and to perform
activities that will facilitate the
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marketing and utilization of agricultural
products through commercial channels.
On December 23, 2005, the AMS
published a final rule in the Federal
Register (70 FR 76129) to implement
established regulations and procedures
under 7 CFR part 170 for AMS to
operate the USDA Farmers Market,
specify vendor criteria and selection
procedures, and define guidelines to be
used for governing the USDA Farmers
Market. In conjunction, the USDA
Farmers Market Application was
developed to receive information from
farmers and small business owners who
are interested in participating in the
market. Prospective vendors fill out the
Application online once per year.
Copies of this one-time yearly
application form to participate in the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Farmers Market may be obtained by
calling the AMS Transportation and
Marketing Program contact listed in FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION section or visiting
https://www.usda.gov/farmersmarket.
The information collected on the
Application allows AMS the means to
review and select participants for the
annual market season. The type of
information requested on the
Application includes: (1) Certification
the applicant is the owner or
representative of the farm or business;
(2) applicant contact information
including name(s), address, phone
number, and email address; (3) farm or
business location; (4) types of products
grown or to be sold; (5) business
practices and direct sourcing
relationships with local farmers,
ranchers and growers; (6) weekly sales
data; (7) insurance coverage; and (8) all
applicable food safety documents.
Vendors selected to the market provide
a signed copy of the Participant
Agreement, which states that the vendor
has read, understands and agrees to
adhere to all applicable rules and
guidelines as outlined in the USDA
Farmers Market Rules, Procedures, and
Operating Guidelines. Sales Data is
collected from vendors weekly. This
information is useful in letting AMS
know how well the market and vendors
are doing overall.
We collect sales data at the beginning
of every market day from the previous
week. This is collected on an Excel
spreadsheet that is stored by market
manager. It then gets documented in a
shared office file, that tracks the sales all
season. Collecting sales gives us
feedback as to how each vendor did
each week and the success of the market
each year. We use these numbers to
determine the success of the market, the
marketing strategies of each vendor, and
uniqueness of each product. It is also
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-LP-23-0027]
Soybean Promotion, Research, and Information Program: Results of
Soybean Request for Referendum
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The results of the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS)
Request for Referendum indicate that too few soybean producers wanted a
referendum on the Soybean Promotion and Research Order (Order) for one
to be conducted. The Request for Referendum was conducted from May 6,
2024, through May 31, 2024, at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's
(USDA) Farm Service Agency County offices. To trigger a referendum,
41,336 soybean producers, which represents 10 percent of the total
nationwide soybean producers, needed to complete a valid Request for
Referendum. The total number of soybean producers participating in the
referendum was 229. The number of valid petitions received was 207.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Julian, Research and Promotion
Division, Livestock and Poultry Program, AMS, USDA, Room 2092-S, STOP
0249, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-0249;
Telephone: (202) 731-2149; or Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Soybean Promotion, Research,
and Consumer Information Act (Act) (7 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), every 5
years the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) gives soybean producers
the opportunity to request a referendum on the Order. If the Secretary
determines that at least 10 percent of U.S. producers engaged in
growing soybeans (not in excess of one-fifth of which may be producers
in any one State) support the conduct of a referendum, the Secretary
must conduct a referendum within one year of that determination. If
these requirements are not met, a referendum is not conducted.
A notice of opportunity to Request a Soybean Referendum was
published in the Federal Register (89 FR 7353) on February 2, 2024. To
be eligible to participate in the Request for Referendum, producers or
the producer entity that they are authorized to represent must provide
supporting documentation showing that they or the producer entity they
represent paid an assessment sometime during the representative period
between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2023. Based on data from
USDA's Farm Service Agency, there are 413,358 soybean producers in the
United States.
A total of 229 producers participated in the Request for
Referendum. Only 207 valid requests for a referendum were completed by
eligible soybean producers. This number does not meet the requisite
number of 41,336. Therefore, based on the results, a referendum will
not be conducted. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, soybean
producers will be provided another opportunity to request a referendum
in 5 years.
The following are the State-by-State results of the Request for
Referendum:
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State Valid ballots
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Alabama................................................. 0
Alaska.................................................. 0
Arizona................................................. 0
Arkansas................................................ 0
California.............................................. 0
Colorado................................................ 0
Connecticut............................................. 0
Delaware................................................ 0
Florida................................................. 0
Georgia................................................. 0
Hawaii.................................................. 0
Idaho................................................... 0
Illinois................................................ 35
Indiana................................................. 33
Iowa.................................................... 46
Kansas.................................................. 2
Kentucky................................................ 7
Louisiana............................................... 0
Maine................................................... 0
Maryland................................................ 4
Massachusetts........................................... 0
Michigan................................................ 1
Minnesota............................................... 27
Mississippi............................................. 0
Missouri................................................ 12
Montana................................................. 0
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Nebraska................................................ 4
Nevada.................................................. 0
New Hampshire........................................... 0
New Jersey.............................................. 0
New Mexico.............................................. 0
New York................................................ 0
North Carolina.......................................... 0
North Dakota............................................ 2
Ohio.................................................... 14
Oklahoma................................................ 0
Oregon.................................................. 0
Pennsylvania............................................ 2
Rhode Island............................................ 0
South Carolina.......................................... 0
South Dakota............................................ 12
Tennessee............................................... 0
Texas................................................... 1
Utah.................................................... 0
Vermont................................................. 0
Virginia................................................ 0
Washington.............................................. 0
West Virginia........................................... 0
Wisconsin............................................... 5
Wyoming................................................. 0
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Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6301-6311.
Melissa Bailey,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-22453 Filed 9-30-24; 8:45 am]
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