[Federal Register: August 30, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 167)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 23, 2004.
    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 
regarding: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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 should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Comments regarding these information collections are best assured 
of having their full effect if received within 30 days of this 
notification. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling 
(202) 720-8681.
    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.

Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration

    Title: Regulations and Related Reporting and Recordkeeping 
Requirements--Packers and Stockyards Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 0580-0015.
    Summary of Collection: The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration (GIPSA) administers the provisions of the Packers and 
Stockyards Act of 1921 (7 U.S.C. 181-229) and the regulations under the 
Act. The Act is designed to protect the financial interests of 
livestock and poultry producers engaged in commerce of livestock and 
live poultry sold for slaughter. It also protects members of the 
livestock and poultry marketing, processing, and merchandising 
industries from unfair competitive practices. GIPSA will collect 
information using several forms.
    Need and Use of the Information: GIPSA will collect information to 
monitor and examine financial, competitive and trade practices in the 
livestock, meatpacking, and poultry industries. Also, the information 
will help assure that the regulated entities do not engage in unfair, 
unjustly discriminatory, or deceptive trade practices or anti-
competitive behavior.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 37,572.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Third party disclosure; 
Reporting: On occasion; Semi-annually; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 304,789.

Sondra Blakey,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-19646 Filed 8-27-04; 8:45 am]