Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection, 85137 [2024-24844]

Agencies

• Agricultural Marketing Service
• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 85137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24844]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Doc. No. AMS-LP-24-0064]


Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: 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 (OMB) for 
an extension of the currently approved information collection ``Plan 
for Estimating Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection'' 
(OMB 0581-0050).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by December 24, 2024 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments concerning 
this notice online using the electronic process available at https://www.regulations.gov. Comments may also be submitted to Russell Avalos, 
Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News Division, Livestock and 
Poultry Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture; STOP 0252; 1400 Independence Avenue SW; Room 2619-S; 
Washington, DC 20250-0252. All comments should reference docket number 
AMS-LP-24-0064 and note the date and page number of this issue of the 
Federal Register. All comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be posted without change, including any personal information 
provided, at https://www.regulations.gov/, and become a matter of 
public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Russell Avalos, Livestock, Poultry, 
and Grain Market News Division, AMS, USDA, by telephone at (202) 738-
2112, or via email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Plan for Estimating Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal 
Inspection.
    OMB Number: 0581-0050.
    Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 2024.
    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 U.S. Department of 
Agriculture (USDA) to collect and disseminate 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.
    Under this Market News program, AMS 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 Daily Estimated 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 AMS issue 
slaughter estimates (daily and weekly), by species, for cattle, calves, 
hogs, and sheep in order 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 aforementioned information must be collected, compiled, and 
disseminated by an impartial third-party, in a manner which protects 
the confidentiality of the reporting entity. USDA's Agricultural 
Marketing Service 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: 69.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 17,940.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 260.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 597 hours.
    Comments: 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.
    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.

Melissa Bailey,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-24844 Filed 10-24-24; 8:45 am]
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