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document will be included in the 

records and will be made available to 

the public. Please be advised that the 

identity of the individuals or entities 

submitting the comments will be made 

public on the Internet at the above 

address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Porter, Deputy Director, 

Livestock and Grain Market News 

Division, AMS, USDA, by telephone at 

(202) 720–6231, or via e-mail at 

Jennifer.Porter@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Plan for Estimating Daily 

Livestock Slaughter Under Federal 

Inspection. 

OMB Number: 0581–0050. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 01–31– 

2012. 

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 forprofit entities, individuals or 

households, farms, and the Federal 

Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

72. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

18,720. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 260. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 624 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. 

All responses to this document will 

be summarized and included in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. 

Dated: August 3, 2011. 

David R. Shipman, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20113 Filed 8–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Research Service 

Notice of the Advisory Committee on 

Biotechnology and 21st Century 

Agriculture Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary, 

Research, Education, and Economics, 

Agricultural Research Service. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App., the United States 

Department of Agriculture announces a 

meeting of the Advisory Committee on 

Biotechnology and 21st Century 

Agriculture (AC21). 

DATES: August 30–31, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Rooms 104A and 107A, 

USDA Jamie L. Whitten Federal 

Building, 12th Street and Jefferson 

Drive, SW., Washington, DC 20250. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Schechtman, Designated 

Federal Official, Office of the Deputy 

Secretary, USDA, 202B Jamie L. Whitten 

Federal Building, 12th and 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250; Telephone (202) 

720–3817; Fax (202) 690–4265; E-mail 

AC21@ars.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The first 

meeting of the reconstituted AC21 has 

been scheduled for August 30–31, 2011. 

The AC21 consists of members 

representing the biotechnology industry, 

the organic food industry, farming 

communities, the seed industry, food 

manufacturers, state government, 

consumer and community development 

groups, as well as academic researchers 

and a medical doctor. In addition, 

representatives from the Departments of 

Commerce, Health and Human Services, 

and State, and the Environmental 

Protection Agency, the Council on 

Environmental Quality, and the Office 

of the United States Trade 

Representative have been invited to 

serve as ‘‘ex officio’’ members. The 

Committee meeting will be held from 

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on each day. The 

topics to be discussed will include: (1) 

Rules of procedure for the AC21; (2) 

assessment of informational needs of 

AC21 members; (3) organization of the 

AC21’s work in developing practical 

recommendations on approaches for 

bolstering coexistence among different 

agricultural production methods; and 

(4) preliminary presentations and 

introductory discussions on above work 

topic. 

Background information regarding the 

work and membership of the AC21 will 


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be made available on the USDA Web 

site at http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/ 

usda/usdahome?contentid=AC21Main.

xml&contentidonly=true. Members of 

the public who wish to make oral 

statements should also inform Dr. 

Schechtman in writing or via e-mail at 

the indicated addresses at least three 

business days before the meeting. On 

August 30, 2011, if time permits, 

reasonable provision will be made for 

oral presentations of no more than five 

minutes each in duration. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public, but space is limited. If you 

would like to attend the meetings, you 

must register by contacting Ms. Dianne 

Fowler at (202) 720–4074, by fax at 

(202) 720–3191 or by e-mail at 

Dianne.fowler@ars.usda.gov at least 7 

days prior to the meeting. Please 

provide your name, title, business 

affiliation, address, telephone, and fax 

number when you register. If you are a 

person with a disability and request 

reasonable accommodations to 

participate in this meeting, please note 

the request in your registration. All 

reasonable accommodation requests are 

managed on a case by case basis. 

Dated: July 29, 2011. 

Catherine E. Woteki, 

Under Secretary, Research, Education and 

Economics. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20121 Filed 8–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—Study of the 

Effectiveness of Efforts To Increase 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program Participation Among 

Medicare’s Extra Help Population Pilot 

Projects 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS), USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on 

proposed information collection. The 

proposed collection is a new collection 

for the purpose of conducting the Study 

of the Effectiveness of Efforts to Increase 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program Participation Among 

Medicare’s Extra Help Population Pilot 

Projects. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before October 11, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information has practical utility; (b) the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions that 

were used; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

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. 

Comments may be sent to: Steven 

Carlson, Office of Research and 

Analysis, Food and Nutrition Service/ 

USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 

1014, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments 

may also be submitted via fax to the 

attention of Steven Carlson at 703–305– 

2576 or via e-mail to 

Steve.Carlson@fns.usda.gov. Comments 

will also be accepted through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments electronically. 

All written comments will be open for 

public inspection at the office of the 

Food and Nutrition Service during 

regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday) at 3101 

Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 

22302, Room 1014. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) approval. All comments will be 

a matter of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this information collection 

should be directed to Steven Carlson at 

703–305–2017. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Study of the Effectiveness of 

Efforts to Increase Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program 

Participation Among Medicare’s Extra 

Help Population Pilot Projects 

Form Number: Not yet assigned. 

OMB Number: 0584–New. 

Expiration Date: Not yet assigned. 

Type of Request: New collection of 

Information. 

Abstract: The Agriculture, Rural 

Development, Food and Drug 

Administration, and Related Agencies 

Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111– 

80) provides the Food and Nutrition 

Service (FNS) with funds to test the 

effectiveness of pilot projects designed 

to increase elderly participation in the 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP; formerly known as the 

Food Stamp Program). Historically, 

elderly individuals who are eligible for 

SNAP have the lowest participation 

rates among all demographic groups. 

The pilot projects will attempt to 

increase participation in SNAP among 

beneficiaries of Medicare’s Extra Help 

by using data from Extra Help 

applications that are forwarded to State 

Medicaid offices. Because Extra Help 

and SNAP eligibility requirements do 

not directly correspond, these pilot 

projects will evaluate methods of using 

these Medicaid data to increase SNAP 

participation among Extra Help 

beneficiaries. 

FNS invited State agencies to submit 

grant applications to use data from the 

Extra Help program to reduce the 

barriers to SNAP participation 

experienced by Extra Help applicants. 

FNS is funding three pilot projects to 

address some of these challenges 

through three approaches: (1) Targeted 

outreach in Washington, (2) simplified 

eligibility criteria in Pennsylvania, and 

(3) standardized SNAP benefits in New 

Mexico. 

The overarching goal of the evaluation 

is to understand how the pilot programs 

operated, who they served, and the 

extent to which they generated any 

measurable effects on participation, 

cost, and SNAP benefits. As part of the 

evaluation, FNS will (1) Obtain a 

detailed description of each pilot 

project; (2) obtain a detailed description 

of the implementation process of each 

pilot project; (3) assess the effect of each 

pilot project on SNAP participation 

among the target population; (4) assess 

the effect of each pilot project on SNAP 

benefits; (5) assess the federal, State, 

and local administrative costs of each 

pilot project, including both 

implementation costs and operational 

costs; (6) assess the overall pilot 

experience among SNAP participants 

and non-participants within the target 

group; (7) assess the effect of each pilot 

project on SNAP case and payment 

errors; (8) assess the sustainability of 

each pilot project and the prerequisites 

for statewide expansion, including 

describing administrative barriers that 

may hinder replication of the pilot 

projects, and (9) assess and compare the 

relative promise of alternative models. 

The information collection being 

requested for this project is to address 

the assessment of overall pilot 

experience among SNAP participants 

and eligible non-participants (objective 

6 above). In order to accomplish this, 

the evaluation will solicit feedback from 


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