Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 100 / Tuesday, May 25, 2010 / Notices 29307 

Additional Information or Comments: 

Comments may be mailed to Jimmy A. 

Beard; Assistant to the Chief; Livestock 

and Grain Market News Branch, 

Livestock and Seed Program, 

Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture; STOP 0252; 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW.; Room 

2619–S; Washington, DC 20250–0252; 

Phone (202) 720–8054; Fax (202) 690– 

3732; or e-mailed to the Federal 

Rulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov or e-mailed to 

marketnewscomments@usda.gov. State 

that your comments refer to Docket No. 

AMS–AMS–10–0012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Lynch, Acting Chief, Livestock 

and Grain Market News Branch, AMS, 

USDA, by telephone on 202/720–6231, 

or via e-mail at: 

michael.lynch@ams.usda.gov, or Jimmy 

A. Beard, Assistant to the Chief, 

Livestock and Grain Market News 

Branch, AMS, USDA, or by telephone 

on 202/720–6231, or e-mail at: 

jimmy.beard@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Livestock Mandatory Reporting 

Act of 1999. 

OMB Number: 0581–0186. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 09–30– 

2010. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The 1999 Act was enacted 

into law on October 22, 1999 (Pub. L. 

106–78; 7 U.S.C. 1635–1636h), as an 

amendment to the Agricultural 

Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621– 

1627). The 1999 Act as originally passed 

provided for the mandatory reporting of 

market information by federally 

inspected livestock processing plants 

that have slaughtered an average 

number of livestock during the 

immediately preceding 5 calendar years 

(125,000 for cattle and 100,000 for 

swine), including any processing plant 

that did not slaughter during the 

immediately preceding 5 calendar years 

if the Secretary determines that the 

plant should be considered a packer 

based on the plant’s capacity. For 

entities that did not slaughter during the 

immediately preceding 5 calendar years, 

such as a new plant or existing plant 

that begins operations, AMS projects the 

plant’s annual slaughter or production 

based upon the plant’s estimate of 

annual slaughter capacity to determine 

which entities meet the definition of a 

packer as defined in this regulation. The 

1999 Act also gave the Secretary the 

latitude to provide for the reporting of 

lamb information. Federally inspected 

lamb processing plants that slaughtered 

an average of 75,000 head of lambs or 

processed an average of 75,000 lamb 

carcasses during the immediately 

preceding 5 calendar years were 

required to submit information to AMS. 

Additionally, a lamb processing plant 

that did not slaughter an average of 

75,000 lambs or process an average of 

75,000 lamb carcasses during the 

immediately preceding 5 calendar years 

was required to report information if the 

Secretary determined the processing 

plant should be considered a packer 

based on its capacity. In addition, the 

Act also established that for any 

calendar year, an importer of lamb that 

imported an average of 5,000 metric 

tons of lamb meat products per year 

during the immediately preceding 5 

calendar years, report information on 

the domestic sales of imported boxed 

lamb cuts. Additionally, an importer 

that did not import an average of 5,000 

metric tons of lamb meat products 

during the immediately preceding 5 

calendar years was required to report 

information if the Secretary determined 

that the person should be considered an 

importer based on their volume of lamb 

imports. The regulations implementing 

the Act appear at 7 CFR, part 59. On 

September 2, 2004, AMS published a 

final rule (69 FR 53783) that revised the 

threshold for importers to 2,500 metric 

tons and modified the definition of 

carlot when used in reference to boxed 

lamb cuts. 

The 1999 Act was reauthorized in 

October 2006, which re-established the 

regulatory authority and amended the 

swine reporting requirements to include 

swine packers that slaughtered an 

average of at least 200,000 sows, boars, 

or combination thereof per year during 

the immediately preceding 5 calendar 

years. On May 16, 2008, AMS published 

a final rule (75 FR 28606) implementing 

the same. 

The reports that are generated by the 

1999 Act are used by other Government 

agencies to evaluate market conditions 

and calculate price levels, such as 

USDA’s Farm Service Agency, that 

administers the Farmer-owned Reserve 

Program. Economists at most major 

agricultural colleges and universities 

use the reports to make short and longterm market projections. Also, the 

Government is a large purchaser of 

livestock and related products. A system 

to monitor the collection and reporting 

of data therefore is needed. 

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 

.1928 hours per response. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, individuals or 

households, farms, and the Federal 

Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

389. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

118,768. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 305. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 22,898 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. 

Comments may be sent to Jimmy A. 

Beard, 1400 Independence Ave., Room 

2619–S; Washington, DC 20250–0252. 

Comments can be submitted to: http:// 

www.regulations.gov and viewed there 

as well. All comments received will be 

available for public inspection during 

regular business hours at the same 

address or on the Internet at http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubs. 

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. 

Dated: May 19, 2010. 

David R. Shipman, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12468 Filed 5–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No FV10–CP–01, AMS–FV–10–0041] 

Web Based Supply Chain Management 

Commodity Offer Form, Paperwork 

Collection Notice 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 


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29308 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 100 / Tuesday, May 25, 2010 / Notices 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is 

seeking comments from all interested 

individuals and organizations on a 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection request. This 

information collection is necessary to 

support the procurement of agricultural 

commodities for domestic nutrition 

assistance programs. AMS issues 

invitations to purchase fresh and 

processed commodities for domestic 

nutrition assistance programs on a year 

round basis. The revision to the 

information collection request is 

required for the implementation of a 

new system named Web Based Supply 

Chain Management (WBSCM) that will 

allow respondents to submit 

information electronically. It will 

replace the existing computer request 

for information collected with and a 

similar set of computer requested data 

in WBSCM. The information collection 

burden for respondents should not 

increase. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before July 26, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

comments on this notice. In your 

comment, include date, and page 

number of this issue of the Federal 

Register. You may submit comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: Send comments to: 

david.tuckwiller@ams.usda.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 720–2782. 

• Mail: David Tuckwiller, Project 

Manager, Web Based Supply Chain 

Management System, Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS), 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Room 1406, 

Washington, DC 20090. 

You may also send comments to the 

Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Tuckwiller, Project Manager, Web 

Based Supply Chain Management 

System, phone (202) 720–4517. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: WBSCM Offer Forms. 

OMB Number: 0581–NEW. 

Expiration Date: Three years from 

approval. 

Type of Request: Regular. 

Abstract: AMS purchases 

commodities for various domestic 

nutrition assistance programs, and 

provides support for commodity 

markets with surplus inventory. AMS 

issues invitations to purchase 

agricultural commodities for use in 

domestic nutrition assistance programs. 

Currently, vendors respond by 

submitting sealed bids electronically via 

Domestic Electronic Bid Entry System 

(DEBES). 

This information collection request is 

for the new WBSCM system where 

respondents will submit information 

electronically via that system. It will 

replace DEBES. 

Vendor information and the annual 

certification information will be entered 

and received electronically in WBSCM. 

All of the domestic offer information 

will be entered and received 

electronically in WBSCM. Vendors will 

be able to access WBSCM to see the date 

and time the system shows for receipt 

of bid, bid modification, or bid 

cancellation information. At bid 

opening date and time, the bid 

information is evaluated through the 

WBSCM system. Acceptances will be 

sent to the successful offerors 

electronically. Awarded contracts will 

be posted on the AMS Web site. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for collecting information under 

this notice is estimated to average 25 

(divide the burden hours by # of 

responses 944/2266 = .41 or 25 minutes) 

minutes per response, including the 

time for reviewing instructions, 

searching existing data sources, 

gathering and maintaining the data 

needed, and completing and reviewing 

the collection of information. 

Respondents: Businesses. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

344. 

Estimated Average Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 6.59 (# of 

response/# of respondents 2266/344 = 

6.59). 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

2266. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 944 hours. 

We are requesting comments on all 

aspects of this information collection 

that will help us to: 

(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 the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; 

(4) 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. 

All comments to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Dated: May 19, 2010. 

David R. Shipman, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12472 Filed 5–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2010–0004] 

Availability of Compliance Guide for 

Mobile Slaughter Units 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

opportunity for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Food Safety and 

Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing 

the availability of a compliance guide 

on mobile slaughter units. FSIS will 

post this compliance guide on its 

Significant Guidance Documents Web 

page http://www.fsis.usda.gov/ 

Significant_Guidance/index.asp. FSIS 

encourages those who own or manage 

mobile slaughter units to avail 

themselves of this guidance document 

in meeting the pertinent regulatory 

requirements. FSIS is also soliciting 

comments on this compliance guide. 

The Agency will consider carefully all 

comments submitted and will revise the 

guide as warranted. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

July 26, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested 

persons to submit comments on this 

notice and the compliance guidelines. 

Comments may be submitted by either 

of the following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: This 

Web site provides the ability to type 

short comments directly into the 

comment field on this Web page or 

attach a file for lengthier comments. Go 

to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 

the online instructions at that site for 

submitting comments. 

Mail, including floppy disks or CD– 

ROMs, and hand- or courier-delivered 

items: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA), 

FSIS, Room 2–2127, George Washington 

Carver Center, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, 

Mailstop 5474, Beltsville, MD 20705– 

5474. 

Instructions: All items submitted by 

mail or electronic mail must include the 


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