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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. 2010–12473 Filed 5–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–DA–10–005; DA–10–02] 

Notice of Request for Approval of a 

New Information Collection 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice 

announces the Agricultural Marketing 

Service’s (AMS) intention to request 

approval, from the Office of 

Management and Budget, for two new 

forms: (1) Request for Applicant 

Number and (2) Export Applicant 

Number Activation. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by July 26, 2010 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to 

Office of the Deputy Administrator, 

USDA/AMS/Dairy Programs, Room 

2968–S, 1400 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20090–6465 or 

may be submitted at the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: http// 

www.regulations.gov. Comments should 

reference the docket number and the 

date and page of issue in the Federal 

Register. All comments received will be 

available for public inspection during 

regular business hours at the above 

address or at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. The identity of the 

individuals or entities submitting 

comments will be made public. 

Additional Information: Contact 

Kenneth Vorgert, USDA/AMS/Dairy 

Programs, Dairy Grading Branch, 2150 

Western Court, Suite 100, Lisle, IL 

60532–1973; Tel: 630–437–5037, Fax: 

630–437–5037 or via e-mail at: 

ken.vorgert@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (1) Title: 

Request for Applicant Number. 

OMB Number: 0581–NEW. 

Expiration Date of Approval: Three 

years from approval date. 

Type of Request: New information 

collection. 

Abstract: The dairy grading program 

is a voluntary user fee program 

authorized under the Agricultural 

Marketing Act (AMA) of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 

1621–1627). The regulations governing 

inspection and grading services of 

manufactured or processed dairy 

products are contained in 7 CFR part 58. 

In order for a voluntary inspection 

program to perform satisfactorily, 

appropriate information must be 

collected. In general, information 

requested is used to identify and contact 

the party responsible for payment of the 

export certification, inspection, grading 

or equipment evaluation fee and 

expense. The information requested on 

the two new forms is required for AMS 

Dairy Grading Branch to set up accounts 

to allow applicants to do business with 

AMS Dairy Grading Branch. This 

information is currently collected over 

the telephone, or through faxes, letters 

or e-mails. The new forms will allow for 

uniform collection of the information 

and more secure management of the 

information. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.05 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

250. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

250. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 12.5 hours. 

(2) Title: Export Applicant Number 

Activation. 

OMB Number: 0581–NEW. 

Expiration date of Approval: Three 

years from approval date. 

Type of Request: New information 

collection. 

Abstract: The dairy grading program 

is a voluntary user fee program 

authorized under the Agricultural 

Marketing Act (AMA) of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 

1621–1627). The regulations governing 

inspection and grading services of 

manufactured or processed dairy 

products are contained in 7 CFR part 58. 

In order for a voluntary inspection 

program to perform satisfactorily, 

appropriate information must be 

collected. The information collected 

will be used to activate the applicants 

account number in an automated system 

to request export certificates. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.05 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

250. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

250. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 12.5 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 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. 

Rayne Pegg, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12470 Filed 5–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–LS–10–0035] 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice 

announces the Agricultural Marketing 

Service’s (AMS) intention to request 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget, for an extension of the 

currently approved information 

collection used to compile and generate 

cattle, swine, lamb, and boxed beef 

market news reports under the 

Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 

1999. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by July 26, 2010 to be assured 

of consideration. 


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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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