Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 106413 [2024-31249]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 249 (Monday, December 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 106413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31249]


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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 approval 
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 January 29, 2025. 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 Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 
U.S.C. 1621-1627) (AMA), as amended, authorizes the Secretary of 
Agriculture ``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 bringing about a balance between 
production, and utilization of agricultural products.'' The collection 
of information in this request is based on the AMA, title II, subtitle 
A, sec. 203, principally, paragraphs (b), (g), and (k) that direct the 
Secretary of Agriculture to determine agricultural marketing costs and 
develop efficient marketing methods to reduce the price spread between 
producer and consumer; to collect and disseminate marketing information 
to bring about a balance between production and utilization of 
agricultural products; and to collect, tabulate, and disseminate 
agricultural marketing statistics.
    Under this authority, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) 
Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News (LPGMN) Division works to 
provide timely information of prices, supply, demands, trends, 
movement, and other details affecting the trade of livestock, poultry, 
meat, eggs, grain, and their related products, as well as locally 
produced and marketed products. The information requested is used to 
compile and disseminate market reports that provide current, unbiased 
information to all stakeholders in the U.S. agricultural industry.
    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: 69.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting; Weekly; Other: Daily.
    Total Burden Hours: 597.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-31249 Filed 12-27-24; 8:45 am]
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