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Notices Federal Register

78718 

Vol. 88, No. 220 

Thursday, November 16, 2023 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–FTPP–23–0008] 

Proposed Posting and Posting of 

Stockyards 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS) is taking action to post 

stockyards under the Packers and 

Stockyards Act (P&S Act). Specifically, 

we are proposing that 15 stockyards 

now operating subject to the P&S Act be 

posted. Also, we are posting 10 

stockyards that were identified 

previously as operating subject to the 

P&S Act. We determined that the 

stockyards meet the definition of a 

stockyard under the P&S Act and, 

therefore, they have been posted. 

DATES: For the proposed posting of 

stockyards, comments received on or 

before December 18, 2023 will be 

considered. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments concerning 

this notice. Comments may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Internet: Go to https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 690–3207. 

• Mail, hand delivery, or courier: 

Dora Malykin, USDA, AMS, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Room 2097– 

S, Washington, DC 20250–3601. 

Instructions: All comments should 

reference the document number and the 

date and page number of this issue of 

the Federal Register. All comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be included in the record and will be 

made available for public inspection. 

Please be advised that the identity of the 

individuals or entities submitting 

comments will be made public on the 

internet at the address provided above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Donna A. Ash, Marketing Specialist, 

AMS, Packers, and Stockyards Division; 

Telephone: (202) 720–0222 or Email: 

Donna.a.ash@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AMS 

administers and enforces the P&S Act of 

1921 (7 U.S.C. 181 et seq.). The P&S Act 

prohibits unfair, deceptive, and 

fraudulent practices by livestock market 

agencies, dealers, stockyard owners, 

meat packers, swine contractors, and 

live poultry dealers in the livestock, 

poultry, and meatpacking industries. 

Section 302(a) of the P&S Act (7 

U.S.C. 202(a)) defines the term 

‘‘stockyard’’ as ‘‘any place, 

establishment, or facility commonly 

known as stockyards, conducted, 

operated, or managed for profit or 

nonprofit as a public market for 

livestock producers, feeders, market 

agencies, and buyers, consisting of pens, 

or other enclosures, and their 

appurtenances, in which live cattle, 

sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats are 

received, held, or kept for sale or 

shipment in commerce.’’ 

Section 302(b) of the P&S Act (7 

U.S.C. 202(b)) requires the Secretary of 

Agriculture to determine which 

stockyards meet this definition, and to 

notify the owner of the stockyard and 

the public of that determination by 

posting a notice in each designated 

stockyard. Once the Secretary provides 

notice to the stockyard owner and the 

public, the stockyard is subject to the 

provisions of Title III of the P&S Act (7 

U.S.C. 201–203 and 205–217a) until the 

Secretary de-posts the stockyard by 

public notice. To post a stockyard, we 

assign the stockyard a facility number, 

notify the stockyard owner, and send an 

official posting notice to the stockyard 

owner to display in a public area of the 

stockyard. This process is referred to as 

‘‘posting.’’ The date of posting is the 

date that the posting notices are 

physically displayed at the stockyard. A 

facility that does not meet the definition 

of a stockyard is not subject to the P&S 

Act and therefore cannot be posted. A 

posted stockyard can be ‘‘de-posted,’’ 

which occurs when the facility is no 

longer used as a stockyard. 

We are hereby notifying stockyard 

owners and the public that the 

following 15 stockyards meet the P&S 

Act’s definition of a stockyard and that 

we propose to designate these 

stockyards as posted stockyards. 

Proposed facility 

No. Stockyard name and location 

AL–198 ................... Rocking L Horse Sales LLC, Mount Hope, Alabama. 

AL–199 ................... Dennis Horse Sales, Audalusia, Alabama. 

AR–185 .................. Hilltop Acres Goat & Sheep Auction, LLC, Romance, Arkansas. 

AR–186 .................. Johnny Smith Livestock, Plumerville, Arkansas. 

GA–238 .................. Southern Blitz/Heart of Dixie Boer Goat Sale, Harlem, Georgia. 

IN–169 ................... Monroe Livestock Auction, LLC, Monroe, Indiana. 

MO–290 ................. Show Me Horse Sale, Barnett, Missouri. 

MO–292 ................. Lord S Nemo Auction, Kirksville, Missouri. 

MO–291 ................. Owensville Auction LLC, Owensville, Missouri. 

MD–121 ................. Wolfe Agricultural Actions, Inc., Thurmont, Maryland. 

NY–180 .................. Lakeview Sales Barn, Penn Yan, New York. 

OH–161 .................. BLT Livestock, Inc., Maryville, Ohio. 

OK–226 .................. D&D Auction Barn, LLC, Gans, Oklahoma. 

TN–219 .................. Prestige Horse Sales, LLC, Shelbyville, Tennessee. 

VA–165 .................. Cedar Grove Auctions, Charlotte, Virginia. 


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We are also notifying the public that 

the stockyards listed in the following 

table meet the P&S Act’s definition of a 

stockyard and, therefore, we have 

posted these stockyards. On May 14, 

2020, we published a notice in the 

Federal Register (85 FR 28928) 

proposing to post these 10 stockyards. 

Since we received no comments to our 

proposal, we assigned the stockyards a 

facility number and notified the owners 

of the stockyard facilities. Posting 

notices were sent to each stockyard 

owner to display in public areas of their 

stockyard. The table below reflects the 

date of posting for these stockyards. 

Facility No. Stockyard name and location Date of 

posting 

NY–178 .................. Davis Livestock Sales, Inc., Gouverneur, New York ...................................................................................... 07/15/2020 

NY–179 .................. Argyle Livestock Station, LLC, Argyle, New York ........................................................................................... 07/15/2020 

OK–266 .................. Geary Livestock Market, LLC, Geary, Oklahoma ........................................................................................... 07/15/2020 

OK–227 .................. McDaniel Livestock Exchange LLC, Valliant, Oklahoma ................................................................................ 07/15/2020 

TX–358 .................. Mort Livestock Exchange, Canton, Texas ...................................................................................................... 07/16/2020 

TX–359 .................. Amarillo West Stockyards LLC, Wildorado, Texas ......................................................................................... 07/16/2020 

PA–164 .................. Double E. Auction Service LLC, Quarryville, Pennsylvania ........................................................................... 07/16/2020 

KY–190 .................. Triple C. Auctions, Ewing, Kentucky ............................................................................................................... 07/17/2020 

FL–141 ................... Cattleman’s Market of Okeechobee LLC, Okeechobee, Florida .................................................................... 07/15/2020 

ND–134 .................. Bismarck Livestock Auction, LLC, Bismarck, North Dakota ........................................................................... 07/15/2020 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 202. 

Erin Morris, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25248 Filed 11–15–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

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 are 

requested regarding; 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; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 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. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by December 18, 

2023 will be considered. Written 

comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collection should 

be submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

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. 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: National Veterinary 

Accreditation Program Application 

Form. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0297. 

Summary of Collection: The Animal 

Health Protection Act, (APHA) of 2002 

is the primary Federal law governing the 

protection of animal health. The APHA 

is contained in 7 U.S.C. 8301, et seq., 

and were created the Farm Security and 

Rural Investment Act of 2002. The law 

gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad 

authority to detect, control, or eradicate 

pests or diseases of livestock or poultry. 

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) is the agency charged 

with carrying out this disease 

prevention mission. For APHIS to 

conduct all its disease prevention tasks, 

it utilizes APHIS-certified private 

veterinarians to work cooperatively with 

Federal and State animal health 

authorities on the Agency’s behalf. 

These veterinarians obtain their 

certification through the APHIS 

National Veterinary Accreditation 

Program (NVAP) which has an 

application and renewal process. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

APHIS will use VS form 1–36A, 

National Veterinary Accreditation 

Program Application Form to collect 

information to certify private 

veterinarians to work Federal and State 

animal health authorities to prevent 

disease and carry out disease 

surveillance on USDA’s behalf. 

Applicants may appeal denial, 

revocation, or suspension of accredited 

status. The written appeal is prepared in 

letter format and signed by the denied 

veterinarian. If information from 

accredited veterinarians was collected 

less frequently or not collected, APHIS 

would lose access to professional and 

demographic data for more than 70,000 

cooperators, and APHIS coverage of 

veterinary, plant, and agricultural 

activities would be proportionately 

reduced. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 24,820. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 9,929. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25302 Filed 11–15–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

[Docket No. RUS–23–Telecom–0023] 

Publication of Depreciation Rates for 

Telecommunications Plant 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The United States Department 

of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities 

Service (RUS) administers rural utilities 

programs, including the 

Telecommunications Program. Through 

this notice, RUS is announcing the 


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