Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
| Published date | 01 October 2020 |
| Record Number | 2020-21686 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Agricultural Marketing Service,Agriculture Department |
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Vol. 85, No. 191
Thursday, October 1, 2020
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–LP–20–0070]
Notice of Request for Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection
AGENCY
: Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION
: Notice and request for
comments.
SUMMARY
: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), 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 used to compile and generate
the Federally Inspected Estimated Daily
Slaughter Report. Upon approval of this
information collection, AMS will
request approval from the OMB to
merge this collection, ‘‘Plan for
Estimating Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection’’ (OMB 0581–
0050), with the currently approved
information collection titled ‘‘Livestock,
Poultry, and Grain Market News’’ (OMB
0186–0033). Both collections are
directed and authorized by the
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7
U.S.C. 1621–1627), and rely on
voluntary cooperation with the livestock
industry to collect and disseminate
marketing information, utilizing the
same information gathering tactics.
DATES
: Comments must be received by
November 30, 2020.
Additional Information or Comments:
Comments should be submitted
electronically at http://
www.regulations.gov. Comments may
also be submitted to Charlie Potts,
Officer in Charge, 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–20–0070 and note the
date and page number of this issue of
the Federal Register.
Submitted comments will be available
for public inspection at http://
www.regulations.gov or at the above
address during regular business hours.
Comments submitted in response to this
Notice will be included in the records
and will be made available to the
public. All comments received will be
posted without change, including any
personal information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Charlie Potts, Officer in Charge,
Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market
News Division, AMS, USDA, by
telephone at (816) 676–7000, or via
email at Charlie.Potts@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
Title: Plan for Estimating Daily
Livestock Slaughter Under Federal
Inspection
OMB Number: 0581–0050.
Expiration Date of Approval: 01–31–
2021.
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 collection and dissemination of
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,
USDA 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 USDA 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 information must be collected,
compiled, and disseminated by an
impartial third-party, in a manner
which protects the confidentiality of the
reporting entity. AMS 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:
60.
Estimated Number of Responses:
15,600.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 260.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 519 hours.
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.
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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 191 / Thursday, October 1, 2020 / Notices
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.
Bruce Summers,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
[FR Doc. 2020–21686 Filed 9–30–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–02–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2020–0084]
Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Importation of
Live Swine, Pork and Pork Products,
and Swine Semen From the European
Union
AGENCY
: Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION
: Revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection;
comment request.
SUMMARY
: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
request a revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection
associated with regulations for the
importation of live swine, pork and pork
products, and swine semen from the
European Union.
DATES
: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before November
30, 2020.
ADDRESSES
: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
•Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2020-0084.
•Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2020–0084, Regulatory Analysis
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
Supporting documents and any
comments we receive on this docket
may be viewed at http://
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2020-0084 or
in our reading room, which is located in
room 1620 of the USDA South Building,
14th Street and Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC. Normal reading
room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except
holidays. To be sure someone is there to
help you, please call (202) 799–7039
before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
: For
information regarding the regulations
for the importation of live swine, pork
and pork products, and swine semen
from the European Union, contact Dr.
Alexandra MacKenzie, Senior
Veterinary Medical Officer, VS Strategy
& Policy, Live Animal Imports, APHIS,
4700 River Road Unit 39, Riverdale, MD
20737–1236; (301) 851–3411. For copies
of more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Mr.
Joseph Moxey, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
Title: Importation of Live Swine, Pork
and Pork Products, and Swine Semen
from the European Union.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0218.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.),
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) of the United States
Department of Agriculture is authorized,
among other things, to prohibit or
restrict the importation and interstate
movement of animals and animal
products to prevent the introduction
into and dissemination within the
United States of livestock diseases and
pests. To carry out this mission, APHIS
regulates the importation of animals and
animal products into the United States.
The regulations in 9 CFR part 94,
prohibit or restrict the importation of
specified animals and animal products
to prevent the introduction of diseases
such as classical swine fever (CSF), foot-
and-mouth disease, swine vesicular
disease, and African swine fever.
Among other things, part 94 lists the
requirements for the importation of pork
and pork products and live swine where
these diseases exist. Section 94.31 lists
the requirements for the importation of
pork, pork products, and breeding swine
from the European Union (‘‘the APHIS
defined European CSF region’’). In
addition, 9 CFR 98.38 lists the
requirements for the importation of
swine semen from the APHIS-defined
European CSF region.
These regulations require information
collection activities, such as a certificate
for pork and pork products, breeding
swine, and swine semen; application for
import or in-transit permit; and
declaration of importation. Since the
last approval, we have decreased the
estimates of burden to reflect the
decrease in importation of pork and
pork products.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
collection activities, as described, for an
additional 3 years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit
comments from the public (as well as
affected agencies) concerning this
information collection. These comments
will help us:
(1) Evaluate 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;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, through use, as
appropriate, of automated, electronic,
mechanical, and other collection
technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 1 hour per
response.
Respondents: Foreign government
animal health officials.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 194.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 8.3.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 1,611.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 1,598 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours
may not equal the product of the annual
number of responses multiplied by the
reporting burden per response.)
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 28th day of
September 2020.
Mark Davidson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2020–21746 Filed 9–30–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Notice of Public Meeting of the
Pennsylvania Advisory Committee
AGENCY
: Commission on Civil Rights.
ACTION
: Announcement of meeting.
SUMMARY
: Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the U.S. Commission
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