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Vol. 89, No. 246 

Monday, December 23, 2024 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–FGIS–24–0041] 

Request for Extension and Revision of 

a Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) 

intention to request that the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approve a 3-year extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection for the ‘‘Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Requirements under the 

United States Grain Standards Act 

(USGSA) and under the Agricultural 

Marketing Act of 1946 (AMA).’’ This 

approval is required under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by February 21, 2025 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments concerning 

this notice by using the electronic 

process available at https://

www.regulations.gov. All comments 

should reference the docket number 

(same number as above assigned by 

Originating Program), the date, and the 

page number of this issue of the Federal 

Register. All comments received will be 

posted without change, including any 

personal information provided, at 

https://www.regulations.gov and will be 

included in the record and made 

available to the public. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Gregory J. Giese USDA AMS; 

telephone: (816) 702–3926; email: 

Gregory.J.Giese@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Congress 

enacted the United States Grain 

Standards Act (USGSA) (7 U.S.C. 71– 

87k) and the Agricultural Marketing Act 

of 1946 (AMA) (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627) to 

facilitate the marketing of grain, 

oilseeds, pulses, rice, and related 

commodities. These statutes provide for 

the establishment of standards and 

terms which accurately and consistently 

measure the quality of grain and related 

products, provide for uniform official 

inspection and weighing, provide 

regulatory and service responsibilities, 

and furnish the framework for 

commodity quality improvement 

incentives to both domestic and foreign 

buyers. AMS’s Federal Grain Inspection 

Service (FGIS) establishes policies, 

guidelines, and regulations to carry out 

the objectives of the USGSA and the 

AMA. Regulations appear at 7 CFR parts 

800 through 802 for the USGSA and 7 

CFR part 868 for the AMA. 

The USGSA, with few exceptions, 

requires official inspection of export 

grain sold by grade. Official services are 

provided, upon request, for grain in 

domestic commerce. The AMA 

authorizes similar inspection and 

weighing services, upon request, for 

rice, pulses, flour, corn meal, and 

certain other agricultural products. 

Conversely, the regulations promulgated 

under the USGSA and the AMA require 

specific information collection and 

recordkeeping necessary to carry out 

requests for official services. Applicants 

for official services must specify the 

kind and level of service, the 

identification of the product, the 

location, the amount, and other 

pertinent information in order that 

official personnel can efficiently 

respond to their needs. 

Official services under the USGSA are 

provided through FGIS field offices and 

delegated and/or designated State and 

private agencies. Delegated agencies are 

State agencies delegated authority under 

the USGSA to provide official 

inspection service, Class X or Class Y 

weighing services, or both, at one or 

more export port locations in the State. 

Designated agencies are State or local 

governmental agencies or persons 

designated under the USGSA to provide 

official inspection services, Class X or 

Class Y weighing services, or both, at 

locations other than export port 

locations. State and private agencies, as 

a requirement for delegation and/or 

designation, must comply with all 

regulations, procedures, and 

instructions in accordance with 

provisions established under the 

USGSA. FGIS field offices oversee the 

performance of these agencies and 

provide technical guidance as needed. 

Official services under the AMA are 

performed, upon request, on a fee basis 

for domestic and export shipments 

either by FGIS employees, individual 

contractors, or cooperators. Contractors 

are persons who enter into a contract 

with FGIS to perform specified 

sampling and inspection services. 

Cooperators are agencies or departments 

of the Federal Government which have 

an interagency agreement, State 

agencies, or other entities which have a 

reimbursable agreement with FGIS. 

Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Requirements (United States Grain 

Standards Act and Agricultural 

Marketing Act of 1946). 

OMB Number: 0581–0309. 

Expiration Date of Approval: March 

31, 2025. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: The USGSA and the AMA 

authorize USDA to inspect, certify and 

identify the class, quality, quantity and 

condition of agricultural products 

shipped or received in interstate and 

foreign commerce. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

and record keeping burden for this 

collection of information is estimated to 

average 0.13 hours per response. 

Respondents: Grain producers, 

buyers, and sellers, elevator operators, 

grain merchandisers, and official grain 

inspection agencies. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

9,910. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 126. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 162,259 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 


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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. 

Melissa Bailey, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30546 Filed 12–20–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–DA–23–0064] 

Notice of Request for Approval of an 

Existing Information Collection in Use 

Without an OMB Control Number 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Agricultural 

Marketing Service’s (AMS) intent to 

request approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) of an 

existing information collection in use 

without an OMB control number for 

Dairy Market News pursuant to Section 

203(g) of the Agricultural Marketing Act 

of 1946, as amended. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by February 21, 2025 to be 

considered. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments by using 

the electronic process available at 

https://www.regulations.gov or sent to 

Lorie Cashman, Director, Economics 

Division, AMS Dairy Program, 4600 

American Parkway, STE 106, Madison, 

WI 53718. All comments should 

reference the docket number (AMS–DA– 

23–0064), the date, and page number of 

this issue of the Federal Register. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change, including any personal 

information provided at https://

www.regulations.gov and will be 

included in the record and made 

available to the public. Please do not 

include personally identifiable 

information (such as name, address, or 

other contact information) or 

confidential business information that 

you do not want publicly disclosed. 

Comments may be submitted 

anonymously. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lorie Cashman, Director, Economics 

Division, AMS Dairy Program, by 

telephone: (202) 720–4405, or by email: 

Lorie.Cashman@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dairy 

Market News (DMN) covers supply, 

demand, and pricing on a regional, 

national, and international basis for 

milk, butter, cheese, and dry and fluid 

milk products. The DMN goal is to 

provide timely and unbiased market 

insight that helps American farmers and 

businesses understand market trends 

and make informed decisions about the 

marketing, sale, and delivery of their 

products. The Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS) administers programs 

that provide information to facilitate 

domestic and international marketing 

opportunities for U.S. producers of food, 

fiber, and specialty crops. Within that 

AMS framework, the DMN program 

focuses on providing domestic and 

international market information on 

various dairy commodities. 

Title: Dairy Market News. 

OMB Number: 0581–NEW. 

Expiration Date of Approval: Three 

years from approval date. 

Type of Request: Existing Information 

Collection in use without an OMB 

Control Number. 

Abstract: Section 203(g) of the 

Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as 

amended (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq), 

authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture 

to collect and disseminate marketing 

information on a market-area basis for 

the purpose of anticipating and meeting 

consumer requirements, aiding in the 

maintenance of farm income, and 

bringing about a balance between 

production and utilization of 

agricultural products by providing 

timely coverage of prices, supply, 

demands, trends, movement, and other 

pertinent information affecting the 

trading of milk and dairy products. The 

market reports compiled and 

disseminated by the AMS Dairy 

Program’s DMN provide current, 

unbiased, and factual information to all 

stakeholders in the U.S. agricultural 

industry. DMN reports assist producers, 

processors, wholesalers, retailers, and 

others to make informed production, 

purchasing, and sales decisions. DMN 

reports also promote orderly marketing 

by fostering a more equitable 

relationship between buyers and sellers. 

DMN reporters communicate with 

buyers and sellers of fluid milk and 

manufactured dairy products about their 

respective commodities generally on a 

weekly basis to accomplish the DMN 

mission. These communications are 

voluntary. Participants are members of 

dairy industry businesses and trade 

organizations with whom DMN has 

established connections. Conversations 

typically last less than 5 minutes on a 

weekly basis. This communication and 

information gathering is accomplished 

through the use of telephone 

conversations, face-to-face and/or 

virtual meetings, and email messages. 

The information provided by 

respondents facilitates DMN reporting, 

which must be timely, accurate, 

unbiased, and continuous if it is to be 

meaningful to the industry. DMN 

collects information on price, supply, 

demand, trends, movement, and other 

information of milk and dairy products 

from the respondents. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average .083 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Processors, brokers, 

traders, and farms. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

120. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

6,240. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 52 (rounded). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 518 hours (rounded). 

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. 

AMS developed the estimates of 

burden and cost to the industry using 

publicly available listings of dairy 

manufacturers, brokers, and traders. 

Phone calls occur weekly with each 

participant and last about 5 minutes. 

Labor costs are derived from tables on 

the Bureau of Labor Statistics website 

for private industry workers’ wages as 

well as for average employer costs per 

hour for benefits. 

All comments on this notice will be 

summarized and included in the 

submission for OMB approval and will 

become a matter of public record. 


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