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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 89, No. 231 

Monday, December 2, 2024 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–FTPP–24–0063] 

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 

(PRA), this notice announces the 

Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) 

intention to request approval, from the 

Office of Management and Budget, for 

an extension of and revision to the 

currently approved information 

collection in support of the reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements under 

the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921, 

as amended and supplemented (P&S 

Act). This approval is required under 

the PRA. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by January 31, 2025 to be 

assured of consideration 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments concerning 

this notice online using the electronic 

process available at https://

www.regulations.gov. Comments may 

also be submitted to Brett Offutt, Chief 

Legal Officer/Policy Advisor, Packers 

and Stockyards Division, Rm. 2507, 

1400 Independence Ave. SW, 

Washington, DC 20250–3601. All 

comments should reference docket 

number AMS–FTPP–24–0063 and note 

the date and page number of this issue 

of the Federal Register. All comments 

submitted in response to this notice, 

including any personal information 

provided, will be posted without change 

at https://www.regulations.gov/ and 

become a matter of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Amy R. Blechinger, Acting 

Enforcement Branch Chief, Packers and 

Stockyards Division, USDA AMS Fair 

Trade Practices Program, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW, Washington, 

DC 20250; Phone: (202) 720–5877, or 

Email: amy.r.blechinger@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Regulations and Related 

Reporting and Recording 

Requirements—Packers and Stockyards 

Division 

OMB Number: 0581–0308. 

Expiration Date of Approval: January 

31, 2025. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: The P&S Act and the 

regulations issued under the P&S Act 

authorize the collection of information 

for the purpose of enforcing the P&S Act 

and regulations and for conducting 

studies requested by Congress. Through 

the forms in this information collection, 

the Fair Trade Practices Program 

(FTPP), Packers and Stockyards 

Division (PSD) gathers information that 

keeps PSD current on the ownership 

and operations of regulated entities 

which permit PSD oversight of the 

regulated entities. For example, PSD 

gathers information regarding the 

number of head of livestock purchased 

and the cost of the livestock to 

determine if the entity is adequately 

bonded to protect the livestock sellers. 

The information regarding the amount 

of livestock purchased is also 

consolidated for public reporting in 

PSD’s annual report. Other financial 

information is gathered to determine if 

the regulated entities are operating 

while solvent as required by the P&S 

Act. This information collection is 

necessary for PSD to monitor and 

examine financial, competitive, and 

trade practices in the livestock, meat 

packing and poultry industries. The 

purpose of this notice is to solicit 

comments from the public concerning 

PSD’s information collection. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 1.73 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Livestock auction 

markets, livestock dealers, packer 

buyers, meat packers, and live poultry 

dealers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

14,129. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

Less than 1.8 hours. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden hours 

on Respondents: 49,339. 

Comments: 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. 

Erin Morris, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

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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 

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mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by January 2, 2025 

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. 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Title:. Food Delivery Portal (FDP) Data 

Collection. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0401. 

Summary of Collection: This is a 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection that was formerly 

titled ‘‘The Integrity Profile (TIP) Data 

Collection.’’ Under the Special 

Supplemental Nutrition Program for 

Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) 

program regulations at 7 CFR 

246.12(j)(5). WIC State agencies 

administering the Special Supplemental 

Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, 

and Children (WIC) are required by 7 

CFR 246.12(j)(5) to submit to FNS an 

annual summary of the results of their 

vendor monitoring efforts in order to 

provide Congress, senior FNS officials, 

as well as the public, assurance that 

every reasonable effort is being made to 

ensure integrity in the WIC Program. 

The number of WIC State agencies in 

fiscal year 2023 is 89. This includes 50 

geographic State agencies, 33 State 

agencies operated by Indian Tribal 

Organizations, the District of Columbia, 

Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, 

the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands. 

All WIC State agencies use the webbased system called Food Delivery 

Portal (FDP). 

FDP is a robust data collection system 

which aligns with current security 

protocols and compliance guidance, 

supports data storage and web 

components, ensures cost effectiveness, 

allows for data-driven decision-making, 

has enhanced FNS reporting 

capabilities, reduces grantee burden 

through automated calculations and 

consolidated reporting, and adds data 

validation features to reduce reporting 

errors. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

This is a mandatory collection, and the 

respondents are WIC State agencies. 

FNS uses the data for Federal oversight 

of the WIC Program and to ensure 

compliance with WIC Program 

regulations. Specifically, FNS uses the 

data in FDP to ensure that WIC State 

agencies are providing appropriate 

vendor training, consistently monitoring 

vendors for compliance with Program 

rules, conducting the required ratio of 

compliance investigations, and are 

applying the correct sanctions for any 

patterns of violations identified. FNS 

works with State agencies to address 

any discrepancies or anomalies in the 

data. Final WIC State agency data is 

aggregated by FNS at the national level, 

to generate nationwide reports and 

trend analysis. Additionally, FNS uses 

this data to provide information on WIC 

State agency vendor management and 

vendor compliance to stakeholders, 

including Congress, USDA’s Office of 

the Inspector General (OIG), outside 

auditors, researchers, and the public. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local, or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 356. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 3,576. 

Rachelle Ragland-Greene, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28095 Filed 11–29–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Tribal Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Office of Tribal Relations, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice of public, hybrid 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture (USDA) and the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the 

Office of Tribal Relations is announcing 

a meeting of the Tribal Advisory 

Committee. The Committee is 

authorized under the Agriculture 

Improvement Act of 2018 (the 2018 

Farm Bill) and operates in compliance 

with the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act. The purpose of the Committee is to 

provide advice and guidance to USDA 

on matters related to Tribal and Indian 

affairs. 

DATES: In person meetings with virtual 

webinar and call-in options will take 

place at the Palm’s Casino Resort on 

Tuesday, December 10th, 2024, from 1 

p.m. to approximately 5 p.m. Pacific 

standard time (PST) in Room Madison 

C/D and Wednesday, December 11th, 

2024, from 9 a.m. to approximately 5 

p.m. in the Kaos room. This venue is 

located at 4321 W Flamingo Rd., Las 

Vegas, NV 89103. Meeting room updates 

will be posted on https://www.usda.gov/ 

tribalrelations/advisory-committee. 

ADDRESSES: 

Webinar Participation Information: 

Registration to attend this meeting, 

including to provide oral public 

comments, is available at https://

www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/ 

WN_3wk0eEvGSduYZUL767g0hg. 

Public Comments: The public may file 

written comments to the Tribal 

Advisory Committee by Thursday, 

December 5, 2024, via email at 

Tribal.Relations@usda.gov. Additional 

comments will be included in the 

public record. 

Members of the public are invited to 

join the Tribal Advisory Committee 

meeting to listen to deliberations each 

day and will be invited to give oral 

comments to the Committee from 1:15 

p.m. to 2:45 p.m. PST on Tuesday, 

December 10th. Members of the public 

who request to give oral comments to 

the Committee must arrive by 1:00 p.m. 

and will be given no more than five (5) 

minutes to provide their comment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

General information about the 

Committee can be found at https://

www.usda.gov/tribalrelations/advisorycommittee. Josiah Griffin, Designated 

Federal Officer, by phone at 202–205– 

2249 or via email at Josiah.Griffin@

usda.gov. Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., 

Eastern Standard Time, Monday 

through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting will be the fourth convening of 

the Tribal Advisory Committee. An 

agenda and more information for this 

meeting will be available at https://

www.usda.gov/tribalrelations/advisorycommittee. 

The Secretary established the 

Committee pursuant to section 12303 of 

the Agriculture Improvement Act of 

2018 (7 U.S.C. 6921(b)). The Committee 

is managed in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 


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