[Federal Register: June 29, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 124)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
June 23, 2005.
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,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 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 and Stockyard Administration
Title: Livestock and Meat Marketing Study (Part 1--Survey Data
Collection).
OMB Control Number: 0580-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration (GIPSA) administers the Packers and Stockyards Act of
1921, as amended and supplemented (7 U.S.C. 71-87) (USGSA), and the
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended (7 U.S.C. 181-229) (P&S
Act). The P&S Act prohibits unfair, deceptive and fraudulent practices
by market agencies, dealers, stockyards, packers, swine contractors,
and live poultry dealers in the livestock, meatpacking, and poultry
industries. During the development of the 2002 Farm Bill, the Senate
considered an amendment to the P&S Act that would make it unlawful for
a packer to own, control, or feed livestock intended for slaughter. In
fiscal year 2003, GIPSA received $4.5 million in appropriations for a
packer concentration study (Public Law 108-7, 117 Stat. 22). Congress
stated that the study should address issues related to packer ownership
of livestock. The survey will be conducted for cattle, hog, and lamb
and their meat products among producers, feeders, dealers, meat
packers, meat processors, food wholesalers, food retailers, food
service operations, and meat exporters.
Need and Use of the Information: The purpose of the survey is to
collect information on the use and terms of alternative marketing
arrangements, volume of livestock and meat products transferred through
spot and alternative marketing arrangements, and respondents'
perceptions regarding the costs and benefits associated with using
alternative marketing arrangements.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; farms.
Number of Respondents: 3,460.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: on occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 3,589.
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard Administration
Title: Livestock and Meat Marketing Study (Part 2--Transactions
Data Collection).
OMB Control Number: 0580-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration (GIPSA) administers the Packers and Stockyards Act of
1921, as amended and supplemented (7 U.S.C. 71-87) (USGSA), and the
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended (7 U.S.C. 181-229) (P&S
Act). The P&S Act prohibits unfair, deceptive and fraudulent practices
by market agencies, dealers, stockyards, packers, swine contractors,
and live poultry dealers in the livestock, meatpacking, and poultry
industries. During the development of the 2002 Farm Bill, the Senate
considered an amendment to the P&S Act that would make it unlawful for
a packer to own, control, or feed livestock intended for slaughter. In
fiscal year 2003, GIPSA received $4.5 million in appropriations for a
packer concentration study (Public Law 108-7, 117 Stat. 22). Congress
stated that the study should address issues related to packer ownership
of livestock. To conduct the Livestock and Meat Marketing Study, data
needs to be collected on procurement and sales transactions from the
largest meat packers, meat processors, food wholesalers, food
retailers, food service operators and meat exporters.
Need and Use of the Information: The study will examine the use and
economic effects of various methods for transferring cattle, hogs,
lambs, and meat between successive stages of the livestock and meat
marketing system. It will examine marketing arrangements from the first
producer (that is, cow-calf producers, lamb producers, and hog
farrowing operations) to the procurement of meat and meat products by
wholesalers, retailer, food service operators, and exporters.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; farms.
Number of Respondents: 268.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: on occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 29,120.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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