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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.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–DA–23–0064]
Notice of Request for Approval of an
Existing Information Collection in Use
Without an OMB Control Number
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Agricultural
Marketing Service’s (AMS) intent to
request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) of an
existing information collection in use
without an OMB control number for
Dairy Market News pursuant to Section
203(g) of the Agricultural Marketing Act
of 1946, as amended.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by February 21, 2025 to be
considered.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments by using
the electronic process available at
https://www.regulations.gov or sent to
Lorie Cashman, Director, Economics
Division, AMS Dairy Program, 4600
American Parkway, STE 106, Madison,
WI 53718. All comments should
reference the docket number (AMS–DA–
23–0064), the date, and page number of
this issue of the Federal Register. All
comments received 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 do not
include personally identifiable
information (such as name, address, or
other contact information) or
confidential business information that
you do not want publicly disclosed.
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Comments may be submitted
anonymously.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lorie Cashman, Director, Economics
Division, AMS Dairy Program, by
telephone: (202) 720–4405, or by email:
Lorie.Cashman@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dairy
Market News (DMN) covers supply,
demand, and pricing on a regional,
national, and international basis for
milk, butter, cheese, and dry and fluid
milk products. The DMN goal is to
provide timely and unbiased market
insight that helps American farmers and
businesses understand market trends
and make informed decisions about the
marketing, sale, and delivery of their
products. The Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) administers programs
that provide information to facilitate
domestic and international marketing
opportunities for U.S. producers of food,
fiber, and specialty crops. Within that
AMS framework, the DMN program
focuses on providing domestic and
international market information on
various dairy commodities.
Title: Dairy Market News.
OMB Number: 0581–NEW.
Expiration Date of Approval: Three
years from approval date.
Type of Request: Existing Information
Collection in use without an OMB
Control Number.
Abstract: Section 203(g) of the
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq),
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture
to collect and disseminate marketing
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 a balance between
production and utilization of
agricultural products by providing
timely coverage of prices, supply,
demands, trends, movement, and other
pertinent information affecting the
trading of milk and dairy products. The
market reports compiled and
disseminated by the AMS Dairy
Program’s DMN provide current,
unbiased, and factual information to all
stakeholders in the U.S. agricultural
industry. DMN reports assist producers,
processors, wholesalers, retailers, and
others to make informed production,
purchasing, and sales decisions. DMN
reports also promote orderly marketing
by fostering a more equitable
relationship between buyers and sellers.
DMN reporters communicate with
buyers and sellers of fluid milk and
manufactured dairy products about their
respective commodities generally on a
weekly basis to accomplish the DMN
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mission. These communications are
voluntary. Participants are members of
dairy industry businesses and trade
organizations with whom DMN has
established connections. Conversations
typically last less than 5 minutes on a
weekly basis. This communication and
information gathering is accomplished
through the use of telephone
conversations, face-to-face and/or
virtual meetings, and email messages.
The information provided by
respondents facilitates DMN reporting,
which must be timely, accurate,
unbiased, and continuous if it is to be
meaningful to the industry. DMN
collects information on price, supply,
demand, trends, movement, and other
information of milk and dairy products
from the respondents.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average .083 hours per
response.
Respondents: Processors, brokers,
traders, and farms.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
120.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
6,240.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 52 (rounded).
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 518 hours (rounded).
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.
AMS developed the estimates of
burden and cost to the industry using
publicly available listings of dairy
manufacturers, brokers, and traders.
Phone calls occur weekly with each
participant and last about 5 minutes.
Labor costs are derived from tables on
the Bureau of Labor Statistics website
for private industry workers’ wages as
well as for average employer costs per
hour for benefits.
All comments on this notice will be
summarized and included in the
submission for OMB approval and will
become a matter of public record.
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AMS is committed to complying with
the E-Government Act to promote the
use of the internet and other
information technologies, to provide
increased opportunities for citizen
access to Government information and
services, and for other purposes.
A 60-day comment period is provided
to allow interested persons to respond
to the notice.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. chapter 35.
Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
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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 and other forms of
information technology.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by January 22, 2025
will be considered. 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
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displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Forest Service
Title: Special Use Administration.
OMB Control Number: 0596–0082.
Summary of Collection: This
information collection is used by the
Forest Service to evaluate and ensure
that authorized uses of National Forest
System (NFS) lands are in the public
interest and are compatible with the
agency’s mission. The information helps
the agency identify environmental and
social impacts of special uses for
purposes of compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) and program administration. In
addition, the agency uses the
information to ascertain whether the
land use fee being charged for special
use authorizations is based on market
value. The information is collected
through application forms and terms
and conditions in special use
authorizations and operating plans.
Ongoing uses must be monitored to
ensure compliance with the terms of the
corresponding authorizations. In certain
situations, information from the
authorization holder is the only way the
Forest Service can verify compliance
with the terms of an authorization.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information collected is evaluated by
the FS to ensure that authorized uses of
NFS lands are in the public interest and
are compatible with the agency’s
mission. The information helps each
agency identify environmental and
social impacts of special uses for
purposes of compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act and
program administration. Information is
collected under six categories: (1)
information required from proponents
and applicants to evaluate proposals
and applications to use or occupy NFS
lands; (2) information required from
applicants to complete special use
authorizations; (3) annual financial
information required from holders to
determine land use fees; (4) information
required from holders to prepare and
update operating plans; (5) information
required from holders to prepare and
update maintenance plans; and (6)
information required from holders to
complete compliance reports and
information updates.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households; Business or
other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; Farms; Federal
Government; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 80,684.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually, On occasion.
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Total Burden Hours: 77,653.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Request for Information: Child
Nutrition Programs Tribal Pilot
Projects
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for information.
AGENCY:
This is a Request for
Information to inform the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s)
development of the Child Nutrition
Programs Tribal Pilot Projects, as
authorized in the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2024. The Act
authorized USDA to conduct pilot
projects to allow one or more Tribes or
Tribal organizations to administer one
or more Child Nutrition Programs,
assuming the roles and responsibilities
typically held by State agencies. USDA
will use comments received in response
to this Request for Information to inform
the application process, and eligibility
and selection criteria, for the Child
Nutrition Tribal Pilot Projects. USDA
invites feedback from Tribes; Tribal
organizations, leaders, representatives,
and associations; State agencies that
administer the Child Nutrition
Programs; and others interested in
opportunities to promote Tribal
sovereignty in the operation of the Child
Nutrition Programs. This notice is not a
request for proposals and does not
commit the Government to issue a
solicitation, make an award, or pay any
costs associated with responding to this
announcement. All submitted
information will remain with the
Government and will not be returned.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before March 24, 2025.
ADDRESSES: USDA invites the
submission of the requested information
through one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal
(preferred method): Go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Send written comments to the
Child Nutrition Programs, USDA Food
and Nutrition Service, Braddock Metro
Center II, 1320 Braddock Place,
Alexandria, VA 22314.
All comments submitted in response
to this Request for Information will be
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-DA-23-0064]
Notice of Request for Approval of an Existing Information
Collection in Use Without an OMB Control Number
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) intent to
request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of an
existing information collection in use without an OMB control number
for Dairy Market News pursuant to Section 203(g) of the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946, as amended.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by February 21, 2025 to
be considered.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments by using
the electronic process available at https://www.regulations.gov or sent
to Lorie Cashman, Director, Economics Division, AMS Dairy Program, 4600
American Parkway, STE 106, Madison, WI 53718. All comments should
reference the docket number (AMS-DA-23-0064), the date, and page number
of this issue of the Federal Register. All comments received 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 do not include personally identifiable
information (such as name, address, or other contact information) or
confidential business information that you do not want publicly
disclosed. Comments may be submitted anonymously.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lorie Cashman, Director, Economics
Division, AMS Dairy Program, by telephone: (202) 720-4405, or by email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dairy Market News (DMN) covers supply,
demand, and pricing on a regional, national, and international basis
for milk, butter, cheese, and dry and fluid milk products. The DMN goal
is to provide timely and unbiased market insight that helps American
farmers and businesses understand market trends and make informed
decisions about the marketing, sale, and delivery of their products.
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) administers programs that
provide information to facilitate domestic and international marketing
opportunities for U.S. producers of food, fiber, and specialty crops.
Within that AMS framework, the DMN program focuses on providing
domestic and international market information on various dairy
commodities.
Title: Dairy Market News.
OMB Number: 0581-NEW.
Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from approval date.
Type of Request: Existing Information Collection in use without an
OMB Control Number.
Abstract: Section 203(g) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946,
as amended (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq), authorizes the Secretary of
Agriculture to collect and disseminate marketing 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 a balance between production and utilization of agricultural
products by providing timely coverage of prices, supply, demands,
trends, movement, and other pertinent information affecting the trading
of milk and dairy products. The market reports compiled and
disseminated by the AMS Dairy Program's DMN provide current, unbiased,
and factual information to all stakeholders in the U.S. agricultural
industry. DMN reports assist producers, processors, wholesalers,
retailers, and others to make informed production, purchasing, and
sales decisions. DMN reports also promote orderly marketing by
fostering a more equitable relationship between buyers and sellers.
DMN reporters communicate with buyers and sellers of fluid milk and
manufactured dairy products about their respective commodities
generally on a weekly basis to accomplish the DMN mission. These
communications are voluntary. Participants are members of dairy
industry businesses and trade organizations with whom DMN has
established connections. Conversations typically last less than 5
minutes on a weekly basis. This communication and information gathering
is accomplished through the use of telephone conversations, face-to-
face and/or virtual meetings, and email messages. The information
provided by respondents facilitates DMN reporting, which must be
timely, accurate, unbiased, and continuous if it is to be meaningful to
the industry. DMN collects information on price, supply, demand,
trends, movement, and other information of milk and dairy products from
the respondents.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average .083 hours per response.
Respondents: Processors, brokers, traders, and farms.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 120.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 6,240.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 52 (rounded).
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 518 hours (rounded).
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.
AMS developed the estimates of burden and cost to the industry
using publicly available listings of dairy manufacturers, brokers, and
traders. Phone calls occur weekly with each participant and last about
5 minutes. Labor costs are derived from tables on the Bureau of Labor
Statistics website for private industry workers' wages as well as for
average employer costs per hour for benefits.
All comments on this notice will be summarized and included in the
submission for OMB approval and will become a matter of public record.
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AMS is committed to complying with the E-Government Act to promote
the use of the internet and other information technologies, to provide
increased opportunities for citizen access to Government information
and services, and for other purposes.
A 60-day comment period is provided to allow interested persons to
respond to the notice.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. chapter 35.
Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-30497 Filed 12-20-24; 8:45 am]
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